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the Department of Defense shall require that not less than 20
percent of the total of United States military students at each
war college shall be from military departments other than the
hosting military department: Provided, That each military depart-
ment will recognize the attendance at a sister military department
war college as the equivalent of attendance at its own war college
for promotion and advancement of personnel.
SEC. 8109. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
expended for the refurbishment of M61/20 mm Gatling Gun assets
for domestic or foreign military sales unless the Department of
the Air Force competes this work among qualified depots and
commercial contractors.
SEC. 8110. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
obligated or expended for the sale of zinc in the National Defense
Stockpile if zinc commodity prices decline more than five percent
below the London Metals Exchange market price reported on the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 8111. Funds made available to the Department of the
Navy for the EA–6B program in this Act and prior Department
of Defense Appropriations Acts may be used to procure any lower
costs alternative to the ADVCAP upgrade program considered by
the Department of the Navy to be appropriate and cost effective.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 8112. For the rehabilitation of damage caused to Rongelap
Atoll by the nuclear testing program and for the resettlement
of Rongelap Atoll, $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Department
of Defense, which shall be transferred to the Department of the
Interior for deposit into the Rongelap Resettlement Trust Fund.
SEC. 8113. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN ACTIVI-
TIES AT CAMERON STATION, VIRGINIA.—(a) PROHIBITION.—None of
the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise made available
to the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended by
the Secretary of Defense for the execution pursuant to subsection
(f) of section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) of a lease, permit, or deed of conveyance
for use to assist the homeless of any property described in subsection
(b) until the Secretary of Health and Human Services, appropriate
representatives of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, and representa-
tives of the homeless whose applications for use of such property
to assist the homeless have been approved by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services under subsection (e)(3) of such section
jointly determine that such use is reasonable under the redevelop-
ment plan for Cameron Station, Virginia.
(b) COVERED PROPERTY.—Subsection (a) applies to the public
buildings and real property located at Cameron Station, Virginia,
which installation was approved for closure pursuant to the provi-
sions of title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and
Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note).
SEC. 8114. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command,
Control, Communications and Intelligence shall establish and imple-
ment a master plan for all acquisitions of automated document
conversion systems, equipment, and technologies: Provided, That
none of the funds in this Act may be used to develop technologies
or to acquire new automated document conversion equipment, serv-
ices, or systems which cost more than $5,000,000 after April 1,
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1995 unless such acquisitions are approved in advance by the
Assistant Secretary or his designee: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for Procurement,
Defense-Wide, not less than $20,000,000 shall be used only to
integrate the Automated Document Conversion System into the
Joint Engineering Data Management and Information Control
System.
SEC. 8114A. (a) FISCAL YEAR 1995 COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT
FOR MILITARY RETIREES.—(1) The fiscal year 1995 increase in mili-
tary retired pay shall (notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section
1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code) first be payable as
part of such retired pay for the month of March 1995.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (a):
(A) The term ‘‘fiscal year 1995 increase in military retired
pay’’ means the increase in retired pay that, pursuant to para-
graph (1) of section 1401a(b) of title 10, United States Code,
becomes effective on December 1, 1994.
(B) The term ‘‘retired pay’’ includes retainer pay.
(b) FUTURE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR MILITARY RETIR-
EES.—
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), subparagraph (B) of section
1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking out ‘‘THROUGH 1998’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘THROUGH 1996’’; and
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘THROUGH 1998’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘AND 1996’’;
(ii) by striking out ‘‘of 1994, 1995, 1996, or 1997’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘of 1994 or 1995’’; and
(iii) by striking out ‘‘September’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘March’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall be effective only if—
(A) the President, in the budget of the President for
fiscal year 1996, proposes legislation which if enacted would
be qualifying offsetting legislation; and
(B) there is enacted during the first session of the
104th Congress qualifying offsetting legislation.
(3) If the conditions in paragraph (2) are met, then the
amendments by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January
1, 1996.
(4) For purposes of this subsection:
(A) The term ‘‘qualifying offsetting legislation’’ means
legislation (other than an appropriations Act) that includes
provisions that—
(i) offset fully the increased outlays for each of
fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 to be made from
the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund
by reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1);
(ii) expressly state that they are enacted for the
purpose of the offset described in clause (i); and
(iii) are included in full on the PayGo scorecard.
(B) The term ‘‘PayGo scorecard’’ means the estimates
that are made with respect to fiscal years through fiscal
year 1998 by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget under section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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SEC. 8115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
of the funds provided in this Act may be used to procure vessel
propellers six feet in diameter and greater unless such propellers
are manufactured in the United States incorporating only castings
which are poured and finished in the United States. Nor may
any of the funds provided in this Act be used to procure ship
propulsion shafting unless such ship propulsion shafting is manufac-
tured in the United States: Provided, That when adequate domestic
supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense require-
ments on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible
for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case
basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability
for national security purposes.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 8115A. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act, $11,200,000 is hereby appropriated
to the Department of Defense and shall be available only for transfer
to the United States Coast Guard for a 2.6 percent pay increase
for uniformed members.
SEC. 8116. Such additional sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1995 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be
absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 8117. After April 15, 1995, none of the funds provided
in this Act may be obligated for payment on new contracts on
which allowable costs charged to the government include payments
for individual compensation at a rate in excess of $250,000 per
year.
SEC. 8118. None of the funds available in this Act may be
used to reduce the authorized positions for military (civilian) techni-
cians of the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, Army
Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any
administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduc-
tion on military (civilian) technicians, unless such reductions are
a direct result of a reduction in military force structure: Provided,
That the Department of Defense shall prepare and submit to the
Congressional defense committees a report on reductions of civilian
technicians which may be required to align civilian technician posi-
tions with force structure changes in the Reserve component.
SEC. 8119. During the current fiscal year and hereafter, the
Department of State and the Department of Defense are authorized
to provide interagency courier service on a non-reimbursable basis.
SEC. 8120. None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the
Department of the Army may be obligated for procurement of
120mm mortars or 120mm mortar ammunition manufactured out-
side of the United States.
SEC. 8121. (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct
a study of the receipt of benefits under the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) by the members of the Armed Forces.
The study shall include the following elements:
(1) The number of members of the Armed Forces who
are eligible to receive benefits under that Act.
(2) The number of such members who receive benefits
under that Act.
(3) The location by State and region of the members
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
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(4) An estimate of the cost of raising the rate of basic
pay of members of the Armed Forces to a rate at which such
members would no longer be eligible to receive benefits under
that Act.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
on the study required under subsection (b) not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 8122. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit, on a
quarterly basis, a report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees setting forth all costs (including incremental costs) incurred
by the Department of Defense during the preceding quarter in
implementing or supporting resolutions of the United Nations Secu-
rity Council, including any such resolution calling for international
sanctions, international peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian
missions undertaken by the Department of Defense. The quarterly
report shall include an aggregate of all such Department of Defense
costs by operation or mission.
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall detail in the quarterly reports
all efforts made to seek credit against past United Nations expendi-
tures and all efforts made to seek compensation from the United
Nations for costs incurred by the Department of Defense in
implementing and supporting United Nations activities.
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional
committees’’ means—
(1) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate;
(2) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives.
SEC. 8123. During the current fiscal year, funds appropriated
in this Act are available to compensate members of the National
Guard for duty performed pursuant to a plan submitted by a Gov-
ernor of a State and approved by the Secretary of Defense under
section 112 of title 32, United States Code: Provided, That during
the performance of such duty, the members of the National Guard
shall be under State command and control: Provided further, That
such duty shall be treated as full-time National Guard duty for
purposes of sections 3686(2) and 8686(2) of title 10, United States
Code.
SEC. 8124. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING THE REPUBLIC
OF BULGARIA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:
(1) In the spring of 1990, Bulgaria held its first round-
table discussions and held its first free, democratic elections
in June 1990;
(2) In August 1990, the Bulgarian Grand National Assem-
bly elected Dr. Zhelyu Zhelev as President of the Republic;
(3) On July 12, 1991 the Parliament of Bulgaria adopted
the new Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, which pro-
claims that Bulgaria is governed by the rule of law;
(4) In addition, the Bulgarian Constitution establishes the
principles of a market economy in Bulgaria, including Article
17 which guarantees and protects the right to property and
inheritance and proclaims the inviolability of private property,