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tion projects for the installations and locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the follow-
ing table:
Air Force: Inside the United States
State
Installation or location
Amount
Alabama .................................
Maxwell Air Force Base ...................
$19,398,000
Alaska ....................................
Eielson Air Force Base ....................
$4,352,000
Arizona ..................................
Luke Air Force Base ........................
$3,400,000
California ...............................
Edwards Air Force Base ..................
$10,361,000
Travis Air Force Base ......................
$4,250,000
Vandenberg Air Force Base .............
$18,709,000
Colorado ................................
Falcon Air Force Station .................
$9,601,000
United States Air Force Academy ...
$4,413,000
District of Columbia ..............
Bolling Air Force Base ....................
$2,948,000
Florida ...................................
Eglin Air Force Base .......................
$20,437,000
Eglin Auxiliary Field 9 ....................
$3,837,000
MacDill Air Force Base ...................
$9,808,000
Tyndall Air Force Base ....................
$3,600,000
Georgia ..................................
Robins Air Force Base .....................
$11,894,000
Hawaii ...................................
Hickam Air Force Base ...................
$5,890,000
Idaho .....................................
Mountain Home Air Force Base ......
$16,397,000
Kansas ...................................
McConnell Air Force Base ...............
$4,450,000
Maryland ...............................
Andrews Air Force Base ..................
$4,448,000
Mississippi .............................
Keesler Air Force Base ....................
$35,526,000
Nevada ...................................
Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary
Air Field .......................................
$15,013,000
Nellis Air Force Base .......................
$6,378,000
New Jersey ............................
McGuire Air Force Base ..................
$6,044,000
New Mexico ...........................
Holloman Air Force Base ................
$11,100,000
Kirtland Air Force Base ..................
$1,774,000
North Carolina ......................
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base ...
$6,100,000
North Dakota ........................
Grand Forks Air Force Base ...........
$2,686,000
Ohio .......................................
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ....
$22,000,000
Oklahoma ..............................
Altus Air Force Base .......................
$5,300,000
Tinker Air Force Base .....................
$25,385,000
Vance Air Force Base ......................
$6,223,000
South Carolina ......................
Charleston Air Force Base ...............
$24,330,000
South Dakota ........................
Ellsworth Air Force Base ................
$6,500,000
Tennessee ..............................
Arnold Air Force Base .....................
$11,600,000
Texas .....................................
Brooks Air Force Base ....................
$7,000,000
Dyess Air Force Base ......................
$3,350,000
Lackland Air Force Base .................
$14,930,000
Laughlin Air Force Base .................
$7,315,000
Randolph Air Force Base .................
$3,166,000
Washington ............................
Fairchild Air Force Base .................
$13,820,000
McChord Air Force Base .................
$51,847,000
Total .....................................
$445,580,000
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(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installations and locations outside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the follow-
ing table:
Air Force: Outside the United States
Country
Installation or location
Amount
Germany ................................
Spangdahlem Air Base .....................
$13,967,000
Korea .....................................
Kunsan Air Base ..............................
$5,958,000
Osan Air Base ..................................
$7,496,000
Turkey ...................................
Incirlik Air Base ...............................
$2,949,000
United Kingdom ....................
Royal Air Force, Lakenheath ...........
$15,838,000
Royal Air Force, Mildenhall .............
$24,960,000
Total .....................................
$71,168,000
SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the
Air Force may construct or acquire family housing units
(including land acquisition) at the installations, for the
purposes, and in the amounts set forth in the following
table:
Air Force: Family Housing
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Purpose
Amount
Alabama ...............................
Maxwell Air Force Base ......
143 Units ...........
$16,300,000
Alaska ..................................
Eielson Air Force Base .......
46 Units .............
$12,932,000
California .............................
Edwards Air Force Base .....
48 Units .............
$12,580,000
Vandenberg Air Force Base
95 Units .............
$18,499,000
Delaware ..............................
Dover Air Force Base .........
55 Units .............
$8,998,000
Florida .................................
MacDill Air Force Base ......
48 Units .............
$7,609,000
Patrick Air Force Base .......
46 Units .............
$9,692,000
Tyndall Air Force Base ......
122 Units ...........
$14,500,000
Nebraska .............................
Offutt Air Force Base .........
Ancillary Facility
$870,000
Offutt Air Force Base .........
Ancillary Facility
$900,000
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Air Force: Family Housing—Continued
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Purpose
Amount
Offutt Air Force Base .........
90 Units .............
$12,212,000
Nevada .................................
Nellis Air Force Base .........
60 Units .............
$10,550,000
New Mexico .........................
Kirtland Air Force Base .....
37 Units .............
$6,400,000
Ohio .....................................
Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base .................................
40 Units .............
$5,600,000
Texas ...................................
Dyess Air Force Base .........
64 Units .............
$9,415,000
Sheppard Air Force Base ...
65 Units .............
$7,000,000
Washington ..........................
Fairchild Air Force Base ....
Ancillary Facility
$1,692,000
Fairchild Air Force Base ....
14 Units .............
$2,300,000
Total ...........
$158,049,000
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may
carry out architectural and engineering services and con-
struction design activities with respect to the construction
or improvement of military family housing units in an
amount not to exceed $11,342,000.
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A),
the Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing mili-
tary family housing units in an amount not to exceed
$81,778,000.
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR
FORCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September
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30, 1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and
military family housing functions of the Department of the
Air Force in the total amount of $1,577,264,000 as fol-
lows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the
United States authorized by section 2301(a),
$445,580,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside
the United States authorized by section 2301(b),
$71,168,000.
(3) For unspecified minor construction projects
authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States
Code, $7,135,000.
(4) For architectural and engineering services
and construction design under section 2807 of title
10, United States Code, $37,592,000.
(5) For military housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, plan-
ning and design, and improvement of military
family housing and facilities, $251,169,000.
(B) For support of military family housing
(including the functions described in section
2833 of title 10, United States Code),
$785,204,000.
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(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost
of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
(c) ADJUSTMENT.—The total amount authorized to
be appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5)
of subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by—
(1) $9,584,000 which represents the combina-
tion of project savings in military family housing
construction resulting from favorable bids, reduced
overhead costs, and cancellations due to force struc-
ture changes; and
(2) $11,000,000 which represents the combina-
tion of project savings in military construction re-
sulting from favorable bids, reduced overhead costs,
and cancellations due to force structure changes.
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TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE
AGENCIES
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2404(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may
acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations and locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the follow-
ing table:
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Chemical Demilitarization .....
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
$186,350,000
Newport Army Depot, Indiana ........
$191,550,000
Defense Logistics Agency ......
Defense Fuel Support Point, Fort
Sill, Oklahoma ..............................
$3,500,000
Defense Fuel Support Point, Jack-
sonville Annex, Mayport, Florida
$11,020,000
Defense Fuel Support Point, Jack-
sonville, Florida ............................
$11,000,000
Defense General Supply Center,
Richmond (DLA), Virginia ..........
$10,500,000
Defense Fuels Supply Center, Camp
Shelby, Mississippi .......................
$5,300,000
Defense Fuels Supply Center, El-
mendorf Air Force Base, Alaska ..
$19,500,000
Defense Fuels Supply Center, Pope
Air Force Base, North Carolina ...
$4,100,000
Various Locations .............................
$1,300,000
Defense Medical Facilities
Office .................................
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisi-
ana ................................................
$3,450,000
Beale Air Force Base, California .....
$3,500,000
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania .......
$4,678,000
Cheatham Annex, Virginia ...............
$11,300,000
Edwards Air Force Base, California
$6,000,000
Elgin Air Force Base, Florida .........
$9,200,000
Fort Bragg, North Carolina .............
$6,500,000
Fort Hood, Texas .............................
$14,100,000
Fort 
Stewart/Hunter 
Army 
Air
Field, Georgia ...............................
$10,400,000
Grand Forks Air Force Base, North
Dakota ..........................................
$5,600,000
Holloman Air Force Base, New
Mexico ...........................................
$1,300,000
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
$700,000
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Marine Corps Air Station, Camp
Pendleton, California.. ..................
$6,300,000
McChord Air Force Base, Washing-
ton ................................................
$20,000,000
Moody Air Force Base, Georgia .......
$11,000,000
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Flor-
ida .................................................
$25,400,000
Naval Hospital, Bremerton, Wash-
ington ............................................
$28,000,000
Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Illinois
$7,100,000
Naval Station, San Diego, California
$1,350,000
Naval Submarine Base, Bangor,
Washington ...................................
$5,700,000
Travis Air Force Base, California ....
$1,700,000
Defense Education Activity ...
Marine Corps Base, Camp LeJeune,
North Carolina .............................
$16,900,000
United States Military Academy,
West Point, New York .................
$2,840,000
National Security Agency ......
Fort Meade, Maryland .....................
$668,000
Special Operations Command
Elgin Auxiliary Field 3, Florida ......
$7,310,000
Elgin Auxiliary Field 9, Florida ......
$2,400,000
Fort Campbell, Kentucky .................
$15,000,000
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida .....
$8,400,000
Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado,
California ......................................
$3,600,000
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi ....
$5,500,000
Total ..................................
$690,016,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2404(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may
acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations and locations outside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the follow-
ing table:
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Ballistic Missile Defense Or-
ganization ..........................
Kwajalein Atoll, Kwajalein ...............
$4,600,000
Defense Logistics Agency ......
Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal ..........
$7,700,000
Defense Medical Facilities
Office .................................
Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy ...
$5,300,000
Royal 
Air 
Force, 
Lakenheath,
United Kingdom ...........................
$10,800,000
Defense Education Activity ...
Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico ............
$8,805,000
Naval Activities, Guam ....................
$13,100,000
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Defense Agencies: Outside the United States—Continued
Agency
Installation or location
Amount
Special Operations Command
Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads,
Puerto Rico ...................................
$9,600,000
Total ..................................
$59,905,000
SEC. 2402. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
UNITS.
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriation in section 2404(a)(11)(A),
the Secretary of Defense may improve existing military
family housing units in an amount not to exceed
$345,000.
SEC. 2403. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2404(a)(9), the Sec-
retary of Defense may carry out energy conservation
projects under section 2865 of title 10, United States
Code.
SEC. 2404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE-
FENSE AGENCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1998, for military construction, land acquisition, and
military family housing functions of the Department of
Defense (other than the military departments), in the total
amount of $2,386,023,000 as follows:
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(1) For military construction projects inside the
United States authorized by section 2401(a),
$369,966,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside
the United States authorized by section 2401(a),
$59,905,000.
(3) For construction of the Ammunition Demili-
tarization Facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas au-
thorized by section 2401 of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 3040), as
amended by section 2407 of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 539), sec-
tion 2408 of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law
105–85; 111 Stat. 1982), and section 2405 of this
Act, $16,500,000.
(4) For construction of the Ammunition Demili-
tarization Facility, Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon,
authorized by section 2401 of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, as
amended by section 2407 of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, section
2408 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
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for Fiscal Year 1998, and section 2405 of this Act,
$50,950,000.
(5) For military construction projects at Ports-
mouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, hospital replace-
ment, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
1990 and 1991 (division B of Public Law 101–189;
106 Stat. 1640), as amended by section 2406 of this
Act, $17,954,000.
(6) For unspecified minor construction projects
under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code,
$16,094,000.
(7) For contingency construction projects of the
Secretary of Defense under section 2804 of title 10,
United States Code, $4,890,000.
(8) For architectural and engineering services
and construction design under section 2807 of title
10, United States Code, $39,866,000.
(9) For energy conservation projects authorized
by section 2404, $46,950,000.
(10) For base closure and realignment activities
as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note),
$1,730,704,000.
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(11) For military family housing functions:
(A) For improvement of military family
housing and facilities, $345,000.
(B) For support of military housing (in-
cluding functions described in section 2833 of
title 10, United States Code), $36,899,000 of
which not more than $31,139,000 may be obli-
gated or expended for the leasing of military
family housing units worldwide.
(C) For credit to the Department of De-
fense Family Housing Improvement Fund es-
tablished by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, $7,000,000.
(b) LIMITATION OF TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variation author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and
any other cost variations authorized by law, the total cost
of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act
may not exceed—
(1) the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(a);
(2) $162,050,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(a) for the construc-
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tion of the Ammunition Demilitarization Facility at
Newport Army Depot, Indiana); and
(3) $158,000,000 (the balance of the amount
authorized under section 2401(a) for the construc-
tion of the Ammunition Demilitarization Facility at
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland).
(c) ADJUSTMENT.—The total amount authorized to
be appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (11)
of subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by
$12,000,000, which represents the combination of project
savings in military construction resulting from favorable
bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due to
force structure changes.
SEC. 2405. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1995 AUTHORIZATION
FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT
PINE 
BLUFF 
ARSENAL, 
ARKANSAS, 
AND
UMATILLA ARMY DEPOT, OREGON.
The table in section 2401 of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B
of Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 3040), as amended by
section 2407 of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–
106; 110 Stat. 539) and section 2408 of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division
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B of Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1982), under the
agency heading relating to Chemical Weapons and Muni-
tions Destruction, is amended—
(1) in the item relating to Pine Bluff Arsenal,
Arkansas, by striking out $134,000,000’’ in the
amount column and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$154,400,000’’; and
(2) in the item relating to Umatilla Army
Depot, Oregon, by striking out ‘‘$187,000,000’’ in
the amount column and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$193,377,000’’.
SEC. 2406. INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1990 AUTHORIZATION
FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL HOSPITAL, VIRGINIA.
(a) INCREASE.—The table in section 2401(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
1990 and 1991 (division B of Public Law 100–189; 103
Stat. 1640) is amended in the item relating to Portsmouth
Naval Hospital, Virginia, by striking out ‘‘$330,000,000’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$351,354,000’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2405(b)(2)
of that Act (103 Stat. 1642) is amended by striking out
‘‘$321,500,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
in 
lieu 
thereof
‘‘$342,854,000’’.
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TITLE 
XXV—NORTH 
ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANIZATION SE-
CURITY 
INVESTMENT 
PRO-
GRAM
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment program as provided in section 2806 of title 10,
United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum
of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur-
pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of con-
struction previously financed by the United States.
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998, for con-
tributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806
of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United
States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment program authorized by
section 2501, in the amount of $169,000,000.
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TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND
RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 1998, for the costs of acquisi-
tion, architectural and engineering services, and construc-
tion of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and
for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10,
United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of
land for those facilities), the following amounts:
(1) For the Department of the Army—
(A) for the Army National Guard of the
United States, $70,338,000; and
(B) for the Army Reserve, $84,608,000.
(2) For the Department of the Navy, for the
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, $33,721,000.
(3) For the Department of the Air Force—
(A) for the Air National Guard of the
United States, $97,701,000; and
(B) 
for 
the 
Air 
Force 
Reserve,
$35,371,000.
(b) ADJUSTMENT.—(1) The amount authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) is reduced
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by $2,000,000, which represents the combination of
project savings in military construction resulting from fa-
vorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due
to force structure changes.
(2) The amount authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to subsection (a)(3)(A) is reduced by $4,000,000,
which represents the combination of project savings in
military construction resulting from favorable bids, re-
duced overhead costs, and cancellations due to force struc-
ture changes.
SEC. 2602. ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, SALT
LAKE CITY, UTAH.
(a) COST SHARE REQUIREMENT.—With regard to
the military construction project for the Army Reserve
concerning construction of a reserve center and organiza-
tional maintenance shop at an appropriate site in, or in
the vicinity of, Salt Lake City, Utah, to be carried out
using funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2601(a)(1)(B), the Secretary of
the Army shall enter into an agreement with the State
of Utah under which the State agrees to provide financial
or in-kind contributions in connection with the project.
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—(1) Sec-
tion 2603 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
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for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law 105–85;
111 Stat. 1983) is repealed.
(2) Section 2601(a)(1)(B) of such Act is amended by
striking out ‘‘$66,267,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$53,553,000’’.
TITLE XXVII—EXPIRATION AND
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZA-
TIONS
SEC. 
2701. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY
LAW.
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVI for military
construction projects, land acquisition, family housing
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program
(and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex-
pire on the later of—
(1) October 1, 2001; or
(2) the date of enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2002.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
authorizations for military construction projects, land ac-
quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con-
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tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se-
curity Investment program (and authorizations of appro-
priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have
been obligated before the later of—
(1) October 1, 2001; or
(2) the date of enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for fiscal year 2002 for military construction
projects, land acquisition, family housing projects
and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization Security Investment program.
SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 1996 PROJECTS.
(a) EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding section 2701 of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat.
541), authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables
in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201, 2302, or
2601 of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1,
1999, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2000, which-
ever is later.
(b) TABLES.—The tables referred to in subsection (a)
are as follows:
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Navy: Extension of 1996 Project Authorization
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Puerto Rico .........................
Naval Station Roosevelt
Roads ...............................
Housing Office ...
$710,000
Air Force: Extension of 1996 Project Authorization
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Texas ...................................
Lackland Air Force Base ....
Family Housing
(67 units) .......
$6,200,000
Army National Guard: Extension of 1996 Project Authorization
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Mississippi ...........................
Camp Shelby .......................
Multipurpose
Range Complex
(Phase I) ........
$5,000,000
SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL
YEAR 1995 PROJECT.
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2701 of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat.
3046), the authorization for the project set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that
Act and extended by section 2702 of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division
B of Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1985), shall remain
in effect until October 1, 1999, or the date of enactment
of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for
fiscal year 2000, whichever is later.
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a)
is as follows:
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Navy: Extension of 1995 Project Authorization
State
Installation or loca-
tion
Project
Amount
Maryland .............................
Indian Head Naval Surface
Warfare Center ...............
Denitrification/
Acid Mixing
Facility ...........
$6,400,000
SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI
shall take effect on the later of—
(1) October 1, 1998; or
(2) the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE XXVIII—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Military Construction
Program and Military Family
Housing Changes
SEC. 2801. DEFINITION OF ANCILLARY SUPPORTING FA-
CILITIES UNDER THE ALTERNATIVE AUTHOR-
ITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT
OF MILITARY HOUSING.
Section 2871(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after ‘‘including’’ the following: ‘‘fa-
cilities to provide or support elementary or secondary edu-
cation,’’.
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Subtitle B—Real Property and
Facilities Administration
SEC. 2811. RESTORATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
LANDS USED BY ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY.
(a) INCLUSION
OF RESTORATION
AS CONTRACT
TERM.—Section 2691 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) As a condition of any lease, permit, license, or
other grant of access entered into by the Secretary of a
military department with another Federal agency author-
izing the other agency to use lands under the control of
the Secretary, the Secretary may require the other agency
to agree to remove any improvements and to take any
other action necessary in the judgment of the Secretary
to restore the land used by the agency to the condition
the land was in before its use by the agency. In lieu of
performing the work itself, the Federal agency may elect,
with the consent of the Secretary, to reimburse the Sec-
retary for the costs incurred by the military department
to perform the removal and restoration work.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of
such section is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 2691. Restoration of land used by permit or lease’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 2691 and inserting in lieu
thereof the following new item:
‘‘2691. Restoration of land used by permit or lease.’’.
SEC. 2812. OUTDOOR RECREATION DEVELOPMENT ON MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS FOR DISABLED VETER-
ANS, MILITARY DEPENDENTS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES, AND OTHER PERSONS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.
(a) ACCESS ENHANCEMENT.—Section 103 of the
Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670c) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsections:
‘‘(b) ACCESS FOR DISABLED VETERANS, MILITARY
DEPENDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND OTHER PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES.—(1) In developing facilities and con-
ducting programs for public outdoor recreation at military
installations, consistent with the primary military mission
of the installations, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure,
to the extent reasonably practicable, that outdoor recre-
ation opportunities (including fishing, hunting, trapping,
wildlife viewing, boating, and camping) made available to
the public also provide access for persons described in
paragraph (2) when topographic, vegetative, and water re-
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sources allow access for such persons without substantial
modification to the natural environment.
‘‘(2) Persons referred to in paragraph (1) are the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(A) Disabled veterans.
‘‘(B) Military dependents with disabilities.
‘‘(C) Other persons with disabilities, when ac-
cess to a military installation for such persons and
other civilians is not otherwise restricted.
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out this
subsection in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, national service, military, and veterans organiza-
tions, and sporting organizations in the private sector that
participate in outdoor recreation projects for persons de-
scribed in paragraph (2).
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.—In connection
with the facilities and programs for public outdoor recre-
ation at military installations, in particular the require-
ment under subsection (b) to provide access for persons
described in paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Sec-
retary of Defense may accept—
‘‘(1) the voluntary services of individuals and
organizations; and
‘‘(2) donations of money or property, whether
real, personal, mixed, tangible, or intangible.
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SEC. 2813. REPORT ON USE OF UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEY-
ANCE AUTHORITY.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1,
1999, the Secretary of each military department shall sub-
mit to Congress a report containing—
(1) the criteria to be used by the Secretary to
select utility systems, and related real property,
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for convey-
ance to a municipal, private, regional, district, or co-
operative utility company or other entity under the
authority of section 2688 of title 10, United States
Code; and
(2) a description of the manner in which the
Secretary will ensure that any such conveyance does
not adversely affect the national security of the
United States.
(b) LIST OF LIKELY SYSTEMS FOR CONVEYANCE.—
The report submitted by the Secretary of a military de-
partment under subsection (a) shall also contain a list of
the utility systems, including the locations of the utility
systems, that, as of the date of the submission of the re-
port, the Secretary considers are likely to be conveyed
under the authority of section 2688 of title 10, United
States Code.
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Subtitle C—Defense Base Closure
and Realignment
SEC. 2821. PAYMENT OF STIPULATED PENALTIES ASSESSED
UNDER 
THE 
COMPREHENSIVE 
ENVIRON-
MENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LI-
ABILITY ACT OF 1980 IN CONNECTION WITH
MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA.
(a) SOURCE
OF PAYMENT.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (b) of section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of Title XXIX of
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), the Secretary
of Defense may use amounts in the Department of De-
fense Base Closure Account 1990 established under sub-
section (a) of such section to pay stipulated penalties as-
sessed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)
against McClellan Air Force Base, California.
(b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount expended
under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed
$15,000.
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SEC. 2822. ELIMINATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY REGARD-
ING PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN CON-
VEYANCES OF PROPERTY AT NAVAL STATION,
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
Section 2826 of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (division B of Public Law
105–85; 111 Stat. 2001) is amended by striking out sub-
section (e).
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances
PART I—ARMY CONVEYANCES
SEC. 2831. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER,
MASSENA, NEW YORK.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may convey, without consideration, to the Vil-
lage of Massena, New York (in this section referred to
as the ‘‘Village’’), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of real property (including im-
provements thereon) consisting of the Army Reserve Cen-
ter in Massena, New York, for the purpose of permitting
the Village to develop the parcel for public benefit, includ-
ing the development of municipal office space.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be
borne by the Village.
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(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER,
OGDENSBURG, NEW YORK.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may convey, without consideration, to the City
of Ogdensburg, New York (in this section referred to as
the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of real property (including im-
provements thereon) consisting of the Army Reserve Cen-
ter in Ogdensburg, New York, for the purpose of permit-
ting the City to develop the parcel for public benefit, in-
cluding the development of municipal office space.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be
borne by the City.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
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(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER,
JAMESTOWN, OHIO.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may convey, without consideration, to the
Greeneview Local School District of Jamestown, Ohio, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
a parcel of excess Federal real property, including im-
provements thereon, that is located at 5693 Plymouth
Road in Jamestown, Ohio, and contains an Army Reserve
Center.
(b) PURPOSE OF CONVEYANCE.—The purpose of the
conveyance under subsection (a) is to permit the
Greeneview Local School District to retain and use the
conveyed property for the benefit of the students of
Greeneview schools.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be
borne by the Greeneview Local School District.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
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(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, STEWART ARMY SUB-POST,
NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may convey, without consideration, to the Town
of New Windsor, New York (in this section referred to
as the ‘‘Town’’), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of real property, including any
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 291
acres at the Stewart Army Sub-Post in New Windsor, New
York.
(b) EXCLUSION.—The real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) does not include any portion of the
approximately 89.2-acre parcel at Stewart Army Sub-Post
that is proposed for transfer to the jurisdiction and control
of the Marine Corps or the approximately 22-acre parcel
at Stewart Army Sub-Post that is proposed for transfer
to the jurisdiction and control of the Army Reserve.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be
borne by the Town.
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(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 2835. LAND CONVEYANCE, INDIANA ARMY AMMUNI-
TION PLANT, CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may convey to the Indiana Army Ammunition
Plant Reuse Authority (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Reuse Authority’’) all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to a parcel of real property, including
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 4660
acres located at the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant,
Charlestown, Indiana, for the purpose of developing the
parcel as an industrial park to replace all or part of the
economic activity lost at the inactivated plant.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d), as consideration for the conveyance under sub-
section (a), the Reuse Authority shall pay to the Secretary
an amount equal to the fair market value of the conveyed
property as of the time of the conveyance, determined by
the Secretary in accordance with Federal appraisal stand-
ards and procedures.
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(c) TIME
FOR PAYMENT.—The consideration re-
quired under subsection (b) shall be paid by the Reuse
Authority at the end of the 10-year period beginning on
the date on which the conveyance under subsection (a) is
completed.
(d) EFFECT OF RECONVEYANCE OR LEASE.—(1) If,
during the 10-year period specified in subsection (c), the
Reuse Authority reconveys all or any part of the property
conveyed under subsection (a), the Reuse Authority shall
pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair mar-
ket value of the reconveyed property as of the time of the
reconveyance, excluding the value of any improvements
made to the property by the Reuse Authority, determined
by the Secretary in accordance with Federal appraisal
standards and procedures.
(2) The Secretary may treat a lease of the property
within such 10-year period as a reconveyance if the Sec-
retary determines that the lease is being used to avoid ap-
plication of paragraph (1).
(e) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall de-
posit any proceeds received under subsection (b) or (d)
in the special account established pursuant to section
204(h)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
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(f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In connection with
the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary may
accept amounts provided by the Reuse Authority or other
persons to cover administrative expenses incurred by the
Secretary in making the conveyance. Amounts received
under this subsection for administrative expenses shall be
credited to the appropriation, fund, or account from which
the expenses were paid and shall be available, to the extent
provided in appropriation Acts, for the same purposes and
subject to the same limitations as other funds in such ap-
propriation, fund, or account.
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The property to
be conveyed under subsection (a) includes the administra-
tive area of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant as well
as open space in the southern end of the plant. The exact
acreage and legal description of the property to be con-
veyed shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the
Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the
Reuse Authority.
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
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(i) ADDITIONAL CONVEYANCE FOR RECREATIONAL
PURPOSES.—Section 2858(a) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–
106; 110 Stat. 571), as amended by section 2838 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
(Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 2006), is further amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The Secretary may also convey to the State,
without consideration, another parcel of real property at
the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant consisting of ap-
proximately 2,000 acres of additional riverfront property
in order to connect the parcel conveyed under paragraph
(2) with the parcels of Charlestown State Park conveyed
to the State under paragraph (1) and title II of the De-
fense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and
Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687
note).’’.
SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, VOLUNTEER ARMY AMMU-
NITION PLANT, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may convey to Hamilton County, Tennessee (in
this section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of
real property, including improvements thereon, consisting
of approximately 1033 acres located at the Volunteer
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Army Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the
purpose of developing the parcel as an industrial park to
replace all or part of the economic activity lost at the inac-
tivated plant.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d), as consideration for the conveyance under sub-
section (a), the County shall pay to the Secretary an
amount equal to the fair market value of the conveyed
property as of the time of the conveyance, determined by
the Secretary in accordance with Federal appraisal stand-
ards and procedures.
(c) TIME
FOR PAYMENT.—The consideration re-
quired under subsection (b) shall be paid by the County
at the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date
on which the conveyance under subsection (a) is com-
pleted.
(d) EFFECT OF RECONVEYANCE OR LEASE.—(1) If,
during the 10-year period specified in subsection (c), the
County reconveys all or any part of the property conveyed
under subsection (a), the County shall pay to the United
States an amount equal to the fair market value of the
reconveyed property as of the time of the reconveyance,
excluding the value of any improvements made to the
property by the County, determined by the Secretary in
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accordance with Federal appraisal standards and proce-
dures.
(2) The Secretary may treat a lease of the property
within such 10-year period as a reconveyance if the Sec-
retary determines that the lease is being used to avoid ap-
plication of paragraph (1).
(e) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall de-
posit any proceeds received under subsection (b) or (d)
in the special account established pursuant to section
204(h)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
(f) EFFECT ON EXISTING LEASES.—The conveyance
of the real property under subsection (a) shall not affect
the terms or length of any contract entered into by the
Secretary before the date of the enactment of this Act with
regard to the property to be conveyed.
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—In connection
with the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary
may accept amounts provided by the County or other per-
sons to cover administrative expenses incurred by the Sec-
retary in making the conveyance. Amounts received under
this subsection for administrative expenses shall be cred-
ited to the appropriation, fund, or account from which the
expenses were paid and shall be available, to the extent
provided in appropriation Acts, for the same purposes and
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subject to the same limitations as other funds in such ap-
propriation, fund, or account.
(h) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the County.
(i) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
SEC. 2837. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST OF
UNITED 
STATES 
IN 
FORMER 
REDSTONE
ARMY ARSENAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO
ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMMIS-
SION.
(a) RELEASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the
Army may release, without consideration and to such ex-
tent as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States, the reversionary interests
of the United States in the real property described in sub-
section (b), which were retained by the United States
when the property was conveyed to the Alabama Space
Science Exhibit Commission, an agency of the State of
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Alabama. The release shall be executed in the manner pro-
vided in this section.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The real property
referred to in this section is the real property conveyed
to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission under
the authority of the following provisions of law:
(1) The first section of Public Law 90–276 (82
Stat. 68).
(2) Section 813 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–125; 93
Stat. 952).
(3) Section 813 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act, 1984 (Public Law 98–115; 97
Stat. 790).
(c) RELEASE, WAIVER, OR CONVEYANCE OF OTHER
RIGHTS, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS.—As part of the re-
lease under subsection (a), the Secretary may release,
waive, or convey, without consideration and to such extent
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States—
(1) any and all other rights retained by the
United States in and to the real property described
in subsection (b) when the property was conveyed to
the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission;
and
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(2) any and all terms and conditions and re-
strictions on the use of the real property imposed as
part of the conveyances described in subsection (b).
(d) CONDITIONS ON RELEASE, WAIVER, OR CONVEY-
ANCE.—(1) The Secretary may execute the release under
subsection (a) or a release, waiver, or conveyance under
subsection (c) only after—
(A) the Secretary approves of the master plan
prepared by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit
Commission, as such plan may exist or be revised
from time to time, for development of the real prop-
erty described in subsection (b); and
(B) the installation commander at Redstone Ar-
senal, Alabama, certifies to the Secretary that the
release, waiver, or conveyance is consistent with the
master plan.
(2) A new facility or structure may not be con-
structed on the real property described in subsection (b)
unless the facility or structure is included in the master
plan, which has been approved and certified as provided
in paragraph (1).
(e) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE, WAIVER, OR CONVEY-
ANCE.—In making a release, waiver, or conveyance au-
thorized by this section, the Secretary shall execute and
file in the appropriate office or offices a deed of release,
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amended deed, or other appropriate instrument effectuat-
ing the release, waiver, or conveyance.
(f) EFFECT OF RELEASE.—Except as provided in
subsection (g), upon release of any reversionary interest
under this section, the right, title and interest of the Ala-
bama Space Science Exhibit Commission in and to the real
property described in subsection (b) shall, to the extent
of the release, no longer be subject to the conditions pre-
scribed in the provisions of law specified in such sub-
section. Except as provided in subsection (g), the Alabama
Space Science Exhibit Commission may use the real prop-
erty for any such purpose or purposes as it considers ap-
propriate consistent with the master plan approved and
certified as provided in subsection (d), and the real prop-
erty may be conveyed by the Alabama Space Science Ex-
hibit Commission without restriction and unencumbered
by any claims or rights of the United States with respect
to the property, subject to such rights, terms, and condi-
tions of the United States previously imposed on the real
property and not conveyed or released by the Secretary
under subsection (c).
(g) EXCEPTIONS.—(1) Conveyance of the drainage
and utility easement reserved to the United States pursu-
ant to section 813(b)(3) of the Military Construction Au-
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thorization Act, 1984 (Public Law 98–115; 97 Stat. 791),
is not authorized under this section.
(2) In no event may title to any portion of the real
property described in subsection (b) be conveyed by the
Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission or any future
deed holder of the real property to any person other than
an agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, municipal
corporation, or public corporation of the State of Alabama,
and the land use of such conveyed property may not be
changed without the approval of the Secretary.
SEC. 2838. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Army may convey to the City of Lake Forest, Illinois
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title,
and interest, of the United States in and to all or some
portion of the parcel of real property, including improve-
ments thereon, at the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, con-
sisting of approximately 14 acres and known as the north-
ern Army Reserve enclave area.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the
United States an amount equal to not less than the fair
market value of the real property to be conveyed, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.
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(c) USE OF PROCEEDS.—In such amounts as are pro-
vided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary
may use the funds paid by the City under subsection (b)
to provide for the construction of replacement facilities
and for the relocation costs for Reserve units and activities
affected by the conveyance.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be
borne by the City.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
PART II—NAVY CONVEYANCES
SEC. 2841. EASEMENT, MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PEN-
DLETON, CALIFORNIA.
(a) EASEMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the
Navy may grant an easement, in perpetuity, to the Foot-
hill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Agency’’) over a parcel of real
property at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Califor-
nia, consisting of approximately 340 acres to permit the
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Recipient of the easement to construct, operate, and main-
tain a restricted access highway. The area covered by the
easement shall include slopes and all necessary incidents
thereto.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of the easement under subsection (a), the Agency
shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the
fair market value of the easement, as determined by an
independent appraisal satisfactory to the Secretary and
paid for by the Agency.
(c) USE OF PROCEEDS.—In such amounts as are pro-
vided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall
use the funds paid by the Agency under subsection (b)
to carry out one or more of the following programs at
Camp Pendleton:
(1) Enhancement of access from Red, White,
and Green Beach under the I–5 interstate highway
and railroad crossings to inland areas.
(2) Improvement of roads and bridge structures
in the range and training area.
(3) Realignment of Basilone Road.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the easement to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
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to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the Agency.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the easement under subsection (a)
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL RESERVE READI-
NESS CENTER, PORTLAND, MAINE.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Navy may convey to the Gulf of Maine Aquarium De-
velopment Corporation, Portland, Maine (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Corporation’’), all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to a parcel of real prop-
erty, including improvements thereon and any appur-
tenant interest in submerged lands thereon, consisting of
approximately 3.72 acres in Portland, Maine, which is the
site of the Naval Reserve Readiness Center, Portland,
Maine.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the conveyance under
subsection (a) is to facilitate economic development in ac-
cordance with the plan of the Corporation for the con-
struction of an aquarium and marine research facility in
Portland, Maine.
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(c) CONSIDERATION.—(1) As consideration for the
conveyance authorized by subsection (a), the Corporation
shall provide for such facilities as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate for the Naval Reserve to replace the
facilities conveyed under that subsection.
(2) To provide the replacement facilities, the Cor-
poration may—
(A) convey to the United States a parcel of real
property determined by the Secretary to be an ap-
propriate location for the facilities and design and
construct the facilities on the conveyed parcel; or
(B) design and construct the facilities on such
parcel of real property under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary as the Secretary shall specify.
(3) The Secretary shall select the form in which the
consideration under paragraph (2) will be provided.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a), and of the real property, if any, to
be conveyed under subsection (c), shall be determined by
surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the sur-
veys shall be borne by the Corporation.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
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(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interest of the United States.
SEC. 2843. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS
RESERVE FACILITY, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Navy may convey, without consideration, to the City
of Youngstown, Ohio (in this section referred to as the
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to a parcel of excess real property, including im-
provements thereon, that is located at 315 East Laclede
Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio, and is the location of a
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve facility.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the conveyance under
subsection (a) is to permit the City to use the parcel for
educational purposes.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be
borne by the City.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
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PART III—AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES
SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, LAKE CHARLES AIR FORCE
STATION, LOUISIANA.
(a) CONVEYANCES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Air Force may convey, without consideration, to
McNeese State University of Louisiana (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘University’’) all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property
(including improvements thereon) consisting of approxi-
mately 4.38 at Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana,
for the purpose of permitting the University to use the
parcel for educational purposes and agricultural research.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be
borne by the University.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 2852. LAND CONVEYANCE, AIR FORCE HOUSING FACIL-
ITY, LA JUNTA, COLORADO.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Air Force may convey, without consideration, to the City
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of La Junta, Colorado (in this section referred to as the
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the unused Air Force housing facility, consisting
of approximately 28 acres and improvements thereon, lo-
cated within the southern most boundary of the City.
(b) PURPOSE OF CONVEYANCE.—The purpose of the
conveyance under subsection (a) is to permit the city to
develop the conveyed property for housing and educational
purposes.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the City.
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
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Subtitle E—Other Matters
SEC. 2861. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF
GRAY ARMY AIRFIELD, FORT HOOD, TEXAS,
WITH CIVIL AVIATION.
Section 319 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99–661; 100 Stat.
3855) is repealed.
SEC. 2862. DESIGNATION OF BUILDING CONTAINING NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER, AU-
GUSTA, GEORGIA.
The building containing the Navy and Marine Corps
Reserve Center located at 2869 Central Avenue in Au-
gusta, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘A.
James Dyess Building’’.
SEC. 2863. EXPANSION OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEME-
TERY.
(a) LAND TRANSFER, NAVY ANNEX, ARLINGTON,
VIRGINIA.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense
shall provide for the transfer to the Secretary of the
Army of administrative jurisdiction over the follow-
ing parcels of land situated in Arlington, Virginia:
(A) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 26 acres bounded by Columbia Pike to
the south and east, Oak Street to the west, and
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the boundary wall of Arlington National Ceme-
tery to the north including Southgate Road.
(B) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 8 acres bounded by Shirley Memorial
Boulevard (Interstate 395) to the south, prop-
erty of the Virginia Department of Transpor-
tation to the west, Columbia Pike to the north,
and Joyce Street to the east.
(C) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 2.5 acres bounded by Shirley Memorial
Boulevard (Interstate 395) to the south, Joyce
Street to the west, Columbia Pike to the north,
and the cloverleaf interchange of Route 100
and Columbia Pike to the east.
(2) USE OF LAND.—The Secretary of the Army
shall incorporate the parcels of land transferred
under paragraph (1) into Arlington National Ceme-
tery.
(3) REMEDIATION
OF
LAND
FOR
CEMETERY
USE.—Before the transfer of administrative jurisdic-
tion over the parcels of land under paragraph (1),
the Secretary of Defense shall provide for the re-
moval of any improvements on the parcels of land
and, in consultation with the Superintendent of Ar-
lington National Cemetery, the preparation of the
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land for use for interment of remains of individuals
in Arlington National Cemetery.
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report ex-
plaining in detail the measures required to prepare
the land for use as a part of Arlington National
Cemetery.
(5) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall
complete the transfer of administrative jurisdiction
over the parcels of land under this subsection not
later than the earlier of—
(A) January 1, 2010; or
(B) the date when those parcels are no
longer required (as determined by the Sec-
retary) for use as temporary office space due to
the renovation of the Pentagon.
(b) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY OF ARLINGTON
NATIONAL CEMETERY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army
shall modify the boundary of Arlington National
Cemetery to include the following parcels of land sit-
uated in Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia:
(A) Certain lands which comprise approxi-
mately 5 acres bounded by the Fort Myer Post
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SEC. 
2864. 
REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS 
UNDER 
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT FOR PURCHASE OF
FIRE, SECURITY, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS,
AND UTILITY SERVICES FROM LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT AGENCIES.
Section 816(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat.
2820) is amended by striking out ‘‘and 1998’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘through 2000’’.
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—National Security
Programs Authorizations
SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal
year 1999 for weapons activities in carrying out programs
necessary for national security in the amount of
$4,142,100,000, to be allocated as follows:
(1) STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP.—Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
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ment of Energy for fiscal year 1999 for stockpile
stewardship in carrying out weapons activities nec-
essary for national security programs in the amount
of $2,138,375,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) 
For 
core 
stockpile 
stewardship,
$1,591,375,000, to be allocated as follows:
(i) For operation and maintenance,
$1,475,832,000.
(ii) For plant projects (including
maintenance, restoration, planning, con-
struction, acquisition, modification of fa-
cilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisi-
tion related thereto), $115,543,000, to be
allocated as follows:
Project 99–D–102, rehabilitation
of maintenance facility, Lawrence
Livermore 
National 
Laboratory,
Livermore, California, $6,500,000.
Project 
99–D–103, 
isotope
sciences facility, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, Livermore, Cali-
fornia, $4,000,000.
Project 99–D–104, protection of
real property (roof reconstruction,
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Phase II), Lawrence Livermore Na-
tional Laboratory, Livermore, Califor-
nia, $7,300,000.
Project 99–D–105, central health
physics calibration facility, Los Ala-
mos National Laboratory, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, $3,900,000.
Project 99–D–106, model valida-
tion and system certification test cen-
ter, Sandia National Laboratories, Al-
buquerque, New Mexico, $1,600,000.
Project 99–D–107, joint com-
putational 
engineering 
laboratory,
Sandia National Laboratories, Albu-
querque, New Mexico, $1,800,000.
Project 99–D–108, renovate ex-
isting roadways, Nevada Test Site,
Nevada, $2,000,000.
Project 97–D–102, dual-axis ra-
diographic hydrotest facility, Los Ala-
mos National Laboratory, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, $36,000,000.
Project 
96–D–102, 
stockpile
stewardship 
facilities 
revitalization,
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Phase 
VI, 
various 
locations,
$20,423,000.
Project 96–D–103, ATLAS, Los
Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, $6,400,000.
Project 
96–D–104, 
processing
and environmental technology labora-
tory, Sandia National Laboratories,
Albuquerque, 
New 
Mexico,
$18,920,000.
Project 96–D–105, contained fir-
ing facility addition, Lawrence Liver-
more National Laboratory, Livermore,
California, $6,700,000.
(B) For inertial fusion, $498,000,000, to
be allocated as follows:
(i) For operation and maintenance,
$213,800,000.
(ii) For the following plant project
(including maintenance, restoration, plan-
ning, construction, acquisition, and modi-
fication of facilities, and land acquisition
related thereto), $284,200,000, to be allo-
cated as follows:
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Project 96–D–111, national igni-
tion facility, Lawrence Livermore Na-
tional Laboratory, Livermore, Califor-
nia, $284,200,000.
(C) For technology partnership and edu-
cation, $49,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
(i) 
For 
technology 
partnership,
$40,000,000.
(ii) For education, $9,000,000.
(2) STOCKPILE
MANAGEMENT.—Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 1999 for stockpile
management in carrying out weapons activities nec-
essary for national security programs in the amount
of $2,134,625,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$2,019,303,000.
(B) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$115,322,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 99–D–122, rapid reactivation,
various locations, $11,200,000.
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Project 99–D–123, replace mechanical
utility systems Y–12, Oak Ridge, Ten-
nessee, $1,900,000.
Project 99–D–125, replace boilers and
controls, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City,
Missouri, $1,000,000.
Project 99–D–127, stockpile manage-
ment restructuring initiative, Kansas City
Plant, 
Kansas 
City, 
Missouri,
$13,700,000.
Project 99–D–128, stockpile manage-
ment restructuring initiative, Pantex con-
solidation, Amarillo, Texas, $1,108,000.
Project 99–D–132, stockpile manage-
ment restructuring initiative, nuclear mate-
rial safeguards and security upgrades
project, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Los Alamos, New Mexico, $9,700,000.
Project 98–D–123, stockpile manage-
ment restructuring initiative, tritium fac-
tory modernization and consolidation, Sa-
vannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina,
$27,500,000.
Project 98–D–124, stockpile manage-
ment restructuring initiative, Y–12 Plant
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consolidation, 
Oak 
Ridge, 
Tennessee,
$10,700,000.
Project 97–D–122, nuclear materials
storage facility renovation, Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New
Mexico, $9,164,000.
Project 97–D–123, structural up-
grades, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City,
Missouri, $6,400,000.
Project 96–D–122, sewage treatment
quality upgrade (STQU), Pantex Plant,
Amarillo, Texas, $3,700,000.
Project 95–D–102, chemistry and
metallurgy 
research 
(CMR) 
upgrades
project, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Los Alamos, New Mexico, $16,000,000.
Project 93–D–122, life safety up-
grades, Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Ten-
nessee, $3,250,000.
(3) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Energy for fiscal year 1999 for program direction in
carrying out weapons activities necessary for na-
tional 
security 
programs 
in 
the 
amount 
of
$240,000,000.
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(b) ADJUSTMENTS.—
(1) CONSTRUCTION.—The total amount author-
ized to be appropriated pursuant to paragraphs
(1)(A)(ii), (1)(B)(ii), and (2)(B) of subsection (a) is
the sum of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated in those paragraphs, reduced by the sum of
$30,000,000.
(2) NON-CONSTRUCTION.—The total amount
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to para-
graphs (1)(A)(i), (1)(B)(i), (1)(C), (2)(A), and (3)
of subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated in those paragraphs, reduced
by the sum of $340,900,000, to be derived from use
of prior year balances.
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal
year 1999 for environmental restoration and waste man-
agement in carrying out programs necessary for national
security in the amount of $5,706,650,000, to be allocated
as follows:
(1) CLOSURE PROJECTS.—For closure projects
carried out in accordance with section 3143 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
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1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2836; 42
U.S.C. 7274n) in the amount of $1,046,240,000.
(2) PRIVATIZATION.—For privatization projects
in carrying out environmental restoration and waste
management activities necessary for national secu-
rity programs in the amount of $286,857,000.
(3) SITE PROJECT AND COMPLETION.—For site
project and completion in carrying out environ-
mental restoration and waste management activities
necessary for national security programs in the
amount of $1,085,253,000, to be allocated as fol-
lows:
(A) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$886,090,000.
(B) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$199,163,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 99–D–402, tank farm support
services, F&H areas, Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina, $2,745,000.
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Project 99–D–404, health physics in-
strumentation laboratory, Idaho National
Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $950,000.
Project 
98–D–401, 
H-tank 
farm
storm water systems upgrade, Savannah
River 
Site, 
Aiken, 
South 
Carolina,
$3,120,000.
Project 98–D–453, plutonium sta-
bilization and handling system for pluto-
nium finishing plant, Richland, Washing-
ton, $26,814,000.
Project 98–D–700, road rehabilita-
tion, Idaho National Engineering Labora-
tory, Idaho, $7,710,000.
Project 97–D–450, Actinide packag-
ing and storage facility, Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $79,184,000.
Project 
97–D–470, 
environmental
monitoring laboratory, Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $7,000,000.
Project 96–D–406, spent nuclear fuels
canister storage and stabilization facility,
Richland, Washington, $38,680,000.
Project 96–D–408, waste manage-
ment upgrades, Kansas City Plant, Kansas
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City, Missouri, and Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina, $4,512,000.
Project 96–D–464, electrical and util-
ity systems upgrade, Idaho Chemical Proc-
essing Plant, Idaho National Engineering
Laboratory, Idaho, $11,544,000.
Project 96–D–471, chlorofluorocarbon
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
and chiller retrofit, Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina, $8,000,000.
Project 95–D–456, security facilities
consolidation, Idaho Chemical Processing
Plant, Idaho National Engineering Labora-
tory, Idaho, $485,000.
Project 92–D–140, F&H canyon ex-
haust upgrades, Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina, $3,667,000.
Project 86–D–103, decontamination
and waste treatment facility, Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, Liver-
more, California, $4,752,000.
(4) POST-2006
COMPLETION.—For post-2006
project completion in carrying out environmental
restoration and waste management activities nec-
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essary for national security programs in the amount
of $2,765,451,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$2,684,195,000.
(B) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$81,256,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 
99–D–403, 
privatization
phase I infrastructure support, Richland,
Washington, $14,800,000.
Project 97–D–402, tank farm restora-
tion and safe operations, Richland, Wash-
ington, $22,723,000.
Project 96–D–408, waste manage-
ment upgrades, Richland, Washington,
$171,000.
Project 94–D–407, initial tank re-
trieval systems, Richland, Washington,
$32,860,000.
Project 93–D–187, high-level waste
removal from filled waste tanks, Savannah
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River 
Site, 
Aiken, 
South 
Carolina,
$10,702,000.
(5) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—For science
and technology in carrying out environmental res-
toration and waste management activities necessary
for national security programs in the amount of
$270,750,000.
(6) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—For program direc-
tion in carrying out environmental restoration and
waste management activities necessary for national
security programs in the amount of $346,199,000.
(b) ADJUSTMENT.—The total amount authorized to
be appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1), (3)(A),
(4)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (a) is the sum of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated in those para-
graphs, reduced by the sum of $94,100,000, to be derived
from use of prior year balances.
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal
year 1999 for other defense activities in carrying out pro-
grams necessary for national security in the amount of
$1,720,760,000, to be allocated as follows:
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(1) NONPROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECU-
RITY.—For nonproliferation and national security,
$693,900,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) For verification and control tech-
nology, $500,500,000, to be allocated as fol-
lows:
(i) For nonproliferation and verifica-
tion 
research 
and 
development,
$210,000,000.
(ii) For arms control, $256,900,000.
(iii) For intelligence, $33,600,000.
(B) For nuclear safeguards and security,
$53,200,000.
(C) 
For 
security 
investigations,
$30,000,000.
(D) 
For 
emergency 
management,
$21,300,000.
(E) For program direction, $88,900,000.
(2) WORKER AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION AS-
SISTANCE.—For worker and community transition
assistance, $45,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) For worker and community transition,
$41,000,000.
(B) For program direction, $4,000,000.
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(3) FISSILE MATERIALS CONTROL AND DISPOSI-
TION.—For fissile materials control and disposition,
$168,960,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$111,372,000.
(B) For program direction, $4,588,000.
(C) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$53,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 99–D–141, pit disassembly
and conversion facility, various locations,
$25,000,000.
Project 99–D–143, mixed oxide fuel
fabrication 
facility, 
various 
locations,
$28,000,000.
(4) ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND
HEALTH.—
For environment, safety, and health, defense,
$94,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) For the Office of Environment, Safety,
and Health (Defense), $89,231,000.
(B) For program direction, $4,769,000.
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(5) OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS.—For
the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $2,400,000.
(6) INTERNATIONAL
NUCLEAR
SAFETY.—For
international nuclear safety, $35,000,000.
(7) NAVAL
REACTORS.—For naval reactors,
$681,500,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) 
For 
naval 
reactors 
development,
$661,400,000, to be allocated as follows:
(i) For operation and maintenance,
$639,600,000.
(ii) For plant projects (including
maintenance, restoration, planning, con-
struction, acquisition, modification of fa-
cilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisi-
tion related thereto), $21,800,000, to be
allocated as follows:
GPN–101 general plant projects,
various locations, $9,000,000.
Project 98–D–200, site labora-
tory/facility upgrade, various loca-
tions, $7,000,000.
Project 90–N–102, expended core
facility dry cell project, Naval Reac-
tors Facility, Idaho, $5,800,000.
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(B) For program direction, $20,100,000.
(b) ADJUSTMENT.—The total amount authorized to
be appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (1)
through (7) of subsection (a) reduced by the sum of
$20,000,000.
SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1999 for pay-
ment to the Nuclear Waste Fund established in section
302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42
U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount of $190,000,000.
Subtitle B—Recurring General
Provisions
SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Until the Secretary of Energy
submits to the congressional defense committees the re-
port referred to in subsection (b) and a period of 30 days
has elapsed after the date on which such committees re-
ceive the report, the Secretary may not use amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to this title for any program—
(1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year—
(A) 110 percent of the amount authorized
for that program by this title; or
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(B) $1,000,000 more than the amount au-
thorized for that program by this title; or
(2) which has not been presented to, or re-
quested of, Congress.
(b) REPORT.—(1) The report referred to in sub-
section (a) is a report containing a full and complete state-
ment of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and
circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed ac-
tion.
(2) In the computation of the 30-day period under
subsection (a), there shall be excluded any day on which
either House of Congress is not in session because of an
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) In no event may the total
amount of funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed
the total amount authorized to be appropriated by this
title.
(2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not
be used for an item for which Congress has specifically
denied funds.
SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may
carry out any construction project under the general plant
projects authorized by this title if the total estimated cost
of the construction project does not exceed $5,000,000.
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(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If, at any time during
the construction of any general plant project authorized
by this title, the estimated cost of the project is revised
because of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost
of the project exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall im-
mediately furnish a complete report to the congressional
defense committees explaining the reasons for the cost
variation.
SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Except as provided in para-
graph (2), construction on a construction project may not
be started or additional obligations incurred in connection
with the project above the total estimated cost, whenever
the current estimated cost of the construction project,
which is authorized by section 3101, 3102, or 3103, or
which is in support of national security programs of the
Department of Energy and was authorized by any pre-
vious Act, exceeds by more than 25 percent the higher
of—
(A) the amount authorized for the project; or
(B) the amount of the total estimated cost for
the project as shown in the most recent budget jus-
tification data submitted to Congress.
(2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be
taken if—
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(A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to
the congressional defense committees a report on the
actions and the circumstances making such action
necessary; and
(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the
date on which the report is received by the commit-
tees.
(3) In the computation of the 30-day period under
paragraph (2), there shall be excluded any day on which
either House of Congress is not in session because of an
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
any construction project which has a current estimated
cost of less than $5,000,000.
SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
(a) TRANSFER TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
The Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized
to be appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant
to this title to other Federal agencies for the performance
of work for which the funds were authorized. Funds so
transferred may be merged with and be available for the
same purposes and for the same period as the authoriza-
tions of the Federal agency to which the amounts are
transferred.
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(b) TRANSFER WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy may
transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Energy pursuant to this title between any
such authorizations. Amounts of authorizations so trans-
ferred may be merged with and be available for the same
purposes and for the same period as the authorization to
which the amounts are transferred.
(2) Not more than five percent of any such authoriza-
tion may be transferred between authorizations under
paragraph (1). No such authorization may be increased
or decreased by more than five percent by a transfer under
such paragraph.
(c) LIMITATION.—The authority provided by this sec-
tion to transfer authorizations—
(1) may only be used to provide funds for items
relating to activities necessary for national security
programs that have a higher priority than the items
from which the funds are transferred; and
(2) may not be used to provide funds for an
item for which Congress has specifically denied
funds.
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall promptly notify the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the Committee on National Security
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of the House of Representatives of any transfer of funds
to or from authorizations under this title.
SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUC-
TION DESIGN.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN.—(1)
Subject to paragraph (2) and except as provided in para-
graph (3), before submitting to Congress a request for
funds for a construction project that is in support of a
national security program of the Department of Energy,
the Secretary of Energy shall complete a conceptual de-
sign for that project.
(2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual
design for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a request for funds for
the conceptual design before submitting a request for
funds for the construction project.
(3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply
to a request for funds—
(A) for a construction project the total esti-
mated cost of which is less than $5,000,000; or
(B) for emergency planning, design, and con-
struction activities under section 3126.
(b) AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.—(1)
Within the amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary
of Energy may carry out construction design (including
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architectural and engineering services) in connection with
any proposed construction project if the total estimated
cost for such design does not exceed $600,000.
(2) If the total estimated cost for construction design
in connection with any construction project exceeds
$600,000, funds for such design must be specifically au-
thorized by law.
SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DE-
SIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Energy may use
any funds available to the Department of Energy pursuant
to an authorization in this title, including those funds au-
thorized to be appropriated for advance planning and con-
struction design under sections 3101, 3102, and 3103, to
perform planning, design, and construction activities for
any Department of Energy national security program con-
struction project that, as determined by the Secretary,
must proceed expeditiously in order to protect public
health and safety, to meet the needs of national defense,
or to protect property.
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not exercise
the authority under subsection (a) in the case of any con-
struction project until the Secretary has submitted to the
congressional defense committees a report on the activities
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that the Secretary intends to carry out under this section
and the circumstances making such activities necessary.
(c) SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.—The requirement of sec-
tion 3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, de-
sign, and construction activities conducted under this sec-
tion.
SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECU-
RITY PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY.
Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts and
section 3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title
for management and support activities and for general
plant projects are available for use, when necessary, in
connection with all national security programs of the De-
partment of Energy.
SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), when so specified in an appropriations Act, amounts
appropriated for operation and maintenance or for plant
projects may remain available until expended.
(b) EXCEPTION FOR PROGRAM DIRECTION FUNDS.—
Amounts appropriated for program direction pursuant to
an authorization of appropriations in subtitle A shall re-
main available to be expended only until the end of fiscal
year 2000.
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SEC. 3129. TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT FUNDS.
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE ENVIRON-
MENTAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall provide the manager of each field office of the
Department of Energy with the authority to transfer de-
fense environmental management funds from a program
or project under the jurisdiction of the office to another
such program or project.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—(1) Only one transfer may be
made to or from any program or project under subsection
(a) in a fiscal year.
(2) The amount transferred to or from a program
or project under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000
in a fiscal year.
(3) A transfer may not be carried out by a manager
of a field office under subsection (a) unless the manager
determines that the transfer is necessary to address a risk
to health, safety, or the environment or to assure the most
efficient use of defense environmental management funds
at the field office.
(4) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a)
may not be used for an item for which Congress has spe-
cifically denied funds or for a new program or project that
has not been authorized by Congress.
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(c) EXEMPTION FROM REPROGRAMMING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The requirements of section 3121 shall not
apply to transfers of funds pursuant to subsection (a).
(d) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary, acting through
the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental
Management, shall notify Congress of any transfer of
funds pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30 days
after such transfer occurs.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘program or project’’ means, with
respect to a field office of the Department of En-
ergy, any of the following:
(A) A project listed in paragraph (3) or
(4) of section 3102.
(B) A program referred to in paragraph
(3), (4), or (5) of section 3102.
(C) A project or program not described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) that is for environ-
mental restoration or waste management activi-
ties necessary for national security programs of
the Department, that is being carried out by
the office, and for which defense environmental
management funds have been authorized and
appropriated before the date of enactment of
this Act.
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(2) The term ‘‘defense environmental manage-
ment funds’’ means funds appropriated to the De-
partment of Energy pursuant to an authorization for
carrying out environmental restoration and waste
management activities necessary for national secu-
rity programs.
(f) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The managers of the
field offices of the Department may exercise the authority
provided under subsection (a) during the period beginning
on October 1, 1998, and ending on September 30, 1999.
Subtitle 
C—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions
SEC. 3131. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL LOAN GUARANTEES
FOR DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGE-
MENT PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS.
Section 3132 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat.
2034) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(g) PROHIBITION
ON LOAN GUARANTEES.—The
Secretary of Energy may not guarantee any loan made
by a private sector entity to a contractor to pay for any
costs (including costs described in subsection (a)(3)) borne
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by the contractor to carry out a contract entered into
under this section.’’.
SEC. 3132. EXTENSION OF FUNDING PROHIBITION RELAT-
ING 
TO 
INTERNATIONAL 
COOPERATIVE
STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP.
Section 3133(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111
Stat. 2036) is amended by striking out ‘‘for fiscal year
1998’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for any fiscal year’’.
SEC. 3133. USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant
to section 3101, the Secretary of Energy shall make avail-
able not less than $60,000,000 for the purpose of develop-
ing, demonstrating, and testing hit-to-kill interceptor vehi-
cles for theater missile defense systems. The Secretary
shall carry out this section in cooperation with the Ballis-
tic Missile Defense Organization of the Department of De-
fense.
SEC. 3134. SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGY FOR TRITIUM PRO-
DUCTION.
(a) SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGY.—(1) Subject to
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy shall select a pri-
mary technology for the production of tritium not later
than December 31, 1999.
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(2) The Secretary may not select a primary tech-
nology for the production of tritium until the date that
is the later of the following:
(A) The date occurring 30 days after the com-
pletion of the test program at the Watts Bar Nu-
clear Station, Tennessee.
(B) The date on which the report required by
subsection (b) is submitted.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Energy shall submit
to Congress a report on the results of the test program
at the Watts Bar Nuclear Station. The report shall in-
clude—
(1) data on any leakage of tritium from the test
rods;
(2) the amount of tritium produced during the
test; and
(3) any other technical findings resulting from
the test.
SEC. 3135. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS AT
HANFORD SITE.
(a) LIMITATION.—(1) None of the funds described in
subsection (b) may be used unless the Secretary of Energy
certifies to Congress not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act that the Department of En-
ergy does not intend to pay overhead costs that exceed
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more than 33 percent of total contract costs during fiscal
year 1999 for the Project Hanford Management Contrac-
tors (at the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington), includ-
ing the prime contractor and subcontractors at any tier
(including Enterprise Company contractors).
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), overhead costs in-
clude—
(A) indirect overhead costs, which include all
activities whose costs are spread across other ac-
counts of the contractor or site;
(B) support service overhead costs, which in-
clude activities or services for which programs pay
per unit used;
(C) all fee, awards, and other profit on indirect
and support service overhead costs, or fees that are
not attributable to performance on a single project;
(D) any portion of Enterprise Company costs
for which there is no competitive bid and which,
under the prior contract, had been an indirect or
service function; and
(E) all computer service and information man-
agement costs that had previously been reported in
indirect overhead or service center pool accounts.
(b) FUNDS.—The funds referred to in subsection (a)
are the following:
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(1) $12,000,000 for reactor decontamination
and decommissioning, as authorized to be appro-
priated by section 3102 and allocated under sub-
section (a)(4)(A).
(2) $18,000,000 for single-shell tank drainage,
as authorized to be appropriated by section 3102
and allocated under subsection (a)(4)(A).
(c) USE OF SAVINGS.—The expected savings during
fiscal year 1999 from compliance with subsection (a) shall
be used at the Hanford Site for ensuring full compliance
with the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent
Order and recommendations of the Defense Nuclear Fa-
cilities Safety Board.
(d) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that—
(1) overhead costs for contractors performing
environmental cleanup work at defense nuclear fa-
cilities are out of control;
(2) some of the increase in overhead costs can
be attributed to unnecessary regulation by the De-
partment of Energy; and
(3) the Department of Energy should take
whatever actions possible to minimize any increased
costs of contractor overhead that are attributable to
unnecessary regulation by the Department.
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SEC. 3136. HANFORD TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM REFORMS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF RIVER PROTEC-
TION.—The Secretary of Energy shall establish an office
at the Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington, to be
known as the ‘‘Office of River Protection’’.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—The Office shall be headed by
a senior official of the Department of Energy, who shall
be responsible for managing all aspects of the Tank Waste
Remediation System (also referred to as the Hanford
Tank Farm operations), including those portions under
privatization contracts, of the Department of Energy at
the Hanford Reservation. The Office shall be responsible
for developing the integrated management plan under sub-
section (d).
(c) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESPONSIBILITIES.—
The Secretary of Energy shall—
(1) provide the manager of the Office of River
Protection with the resources and personnel nec-
essary to manage the tank waste privatization pro-
gram in an efficient and streamlined manner; and
(2) establish a five-member advisory committee,
including the manager of the Richland operations of-
fice and a representative of the Office of Privatiza-
tion and Contract Reform, to advise the Office.
(d) INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
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the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
National Security of the House of Representatives an inte-
grated management plan for all aspects of the Hanford
Tank Farm operations, including the roles, responsibil-
ities, and reporting relationships of the Office of River
Protection. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider the extent to which the Office should be physically
and administratively separate from the Richland oper-
ations office.
(e) REPORT.—After the Office of River Protection
has been in operation for two years, the Secretary of En-
ergy shall submit to Congress a report on the success of
the Tank Waste Remediation System and the Office in
improving the management structure of the Department
of Energy.
(f) TERMINATION.—The Office of River Protection
shall terminate after it has been in operation for five
years, unless the Secretary of Energy determines that
such termination would disrupt effective management of
Hanford Tank Farm operations. The Secretary shall in-
form the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and
the Committee on National Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives of this determination in writing.
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Subtitle D—Other Matters
SEC. 3151. TERMINATION OF WORKER AND COMMUNITY
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.
(a) PROHIBITION.—No funds may be used by the
Secretary of Energy after September 30, 2000, to provide
worker or community transition assistance with respect to
defense nuclear facilities, including assistance provided
under section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h).
(b) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2000, section
3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h) is repealed.
(c) STUDY
BY
THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OF-
FICE.—
(1) STUDY
REQUIREMENT.—The Comptroller
General shall conduct a study on the effects of work-
force restructuring plans for defense nuclear facili-
ties developed pursuant to section 3161 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h).
(2) MATTERS COVERED BY STUDY.—The study
shall cover the four-year period preceding the date
of the enactment of this Act and shall include the
following:
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(A) An analysis of the number of jobs cre-
ated by any employee retraining, education, and
reemployment assistance and any community
impact assistance provided in each workforce
restructuring plan developed pursuant to sec-
tion 3161 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1993.
(B) An analysis of other benefits provided
pursuant to such plans, including any assist-
ance provided to community reuse organiza-
tions.
(C) A description of the funds expended,
and the funds obligated but not expended, pur-
suant to such plans as of the date of the report.
(D) A description of the criteria used since
October 23, 1992, in providing assistance pur-
suant to such plans.
(E) A comparison of any similar benefits
provided—
(i) pursuant to such a plan to employ-
ees whose employment at the defense nu-
clear facility covered by the plan is termi-
nated; and
(ii) to employees whose employment at
a facility where more than 50 percent of
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the revenues are derived from contracts
with the Department of Defense has been
terminated as a result of cancellation, ter-
mination, or completion of contracts with
the Department of Defense and the em-
ployees whose employment is terminated
constitute more than 15 percent of the em-
ployees at that facility.
(F) A comparison of—
(i) involuntary separation benefits
provided to employees of Department of
Energy contractors and subcontractors
under such plans; and
(ii) involuntary separation benefits
provided to employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment.
(G) A comparison of costs to the Federal
Government (including costs of involuntary sep-
aration benefits) for—
(i) involuntary separations of employ-
ees of Department of Energy contractors
and subcontractors; and
(ii) involuntary separations of employ-
ees of contractors and subcontractors of
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other Federal Government departments
and agencies.
(H) A description of the length of service
and hiring dates of employees of Department of
Energy contractors and subcontractors provided
benefits under such plans in the two-year period
preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) REPORT ON STUDY.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit a report to Congress on the results
of the study not later than March 31, 1999.
(4) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘de-
fense nuclear facility’’ has the meaning provided the
term ‘‘Department of Energy defense nuclear facil-
ity’’ in section 3163 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–
484; 42 U.S.C. 7274j).
(d) EFFECT ON USEC PRIVATIZATION ACT.—(1)
Section 3110(a)(5) of the USEC Privatization Act (Public
Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–341; 42 U.S.C. 2297h–
8(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘With respect to such section 3161, the Secretary shall,
on and after the effective date of the repeal of such sec-
tion, provide assistance to any such employee in accord-
ance with the terms of such section as in effect on the
day before the effective date of its repeal.’’.
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(2) After the effective date of the repeal of section
3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h), no funds appropriated to
the Department of Energy for atomic energy defense ac-
tivities may be used to provide assistance under that sec-
tion (by reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1))
to the adversely affected employees described in section
3110(a)(5) of the USEC Privatization Act (Public Law
104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–341; 42 U.S.C. 2297h–8(a)(5)).
SEC. 3152. REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN TO MODIFY EMPLOY-
MENT SYSTEM USED BY DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY IN DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MAN-
AGEMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) PLAN REQUIREMENT.—(1) The Secretary of En-
ergy shall develop a plan to modify the Federal employ-
ment system used within the defense environmental man-
agement programs of the Department of Energy to allow
for workforce restructuring in those programs.
(2) The plan shall address strategies to recruit and
hire—
(A) individuals with a high degree of scientific
and technical competence in the areas of nuclear and
toxic waste remediation and environmental restora-
tion; and
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(B) individuals with the necessary skills to
manage large construction and environmental reme-
diation projects.
(3) The plan shall include an identification of the pro-
visions of Federal law that would need to be changed to
allow the Secretary of Energy to restructure the Depart-
ment of Energy defense environmental management work-
force to hire individuals described in paragraph (2), while
staying within any numerical limitations required by law
(including section 3161 of Public Law 103–337 (42
U.S.C. 7231 note)) on employment of such individuals.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the plan developed under subsection (a).
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—The
Secretary of Energy may not use more than 75 percent
of the funds available to the Secretary pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in section 3102(a)(6) (re-
lating to program direction) until the Secretary submits
the report required by subsection (b).
SEC. 3153. REPORT ON STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP CRI-
TERIA.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CRITERIA.—The Secretary of
Energy shall develop clear and specific criteria for judging
whether the science-based tools being used by the Depart-
ment of Energy for determining the safety and reliability
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of the nuclear weapons stockpile are performing in a man-
ner that will provide an adequate degree of certainty that
the stockpile is safe and reliable.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 1999, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Na-
tional Security of the House of Representatives a report
on the efforts by the Department of Energy to develop
the criteria required by subsection (a). The report shall
include—
(1) a description of the information needed to
determine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe
and reliable and the relationship of the science-based
tools to the collection of that information; and
(2) a description of the criteria required by sub-
section (a) to the extent they have been defined as
of the date of the submission of the report.
SEC. 3154. PROHIBITION ON USE OF TRITIUM PRODUCED
IN FACLITIES LICENSED UNDER THE ATOMIC
ENERGY ACT FOR NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE PUR-
POSES.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 57(e) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(e)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘section 11,’’ the following: ‘‘or tritium’’.
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(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 108 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 2138) is amended by inserting ‘‘or
tritium’’ after ‘‘special nuclear material’’ in the second
and third sentences each place it appears.
SEC. 3155. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND
EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE 
TRAINING 
PRO-
GRAM.
The Secretary of Energy may enter into partnership
arrangements with Federal and non-Federal entities to
share the costs of operating the hazardous materials man-
agement and hazardous materials emergency response
training program authorized under section 3140(a) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
(Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 3088). Such arrange-
ments may include the exchange of equipment and serv-
ices, in lieu of payment for the training program.
SEC. 3156. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Currently in the post-cold war world, there
are new opportunities to facilitate international po-
litical and scientific cooperation on cost-effective, ad-
vanced, and innovative nuclear management tech-
nologies.
(2) There is increasing public interest in mon-
itoring and remediation of nuclear waste.
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(3) It is in the best interest of the United
States to explore and develop options with the inter-
national community to facilitate the exchange of
evolving advanced nuclear wastes technologies.
(4) The Advanced Technology Research Project
facilitates an international clearinghouse and mar-
ketplace for advanced nuclear technologies.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that the President should instruct the Sec-
retary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and other officials as
appropriate, to consider the Advanced Technology Re-
search Project and submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Se-
curity of the House of Representatives a report containing
the following:
(1) An assessment of whether the United States
should encourage the establishment of an inter-
national project to facilitate the international ex-
change of information (including costs data) relating
to advanced nuclear waste technologies, including
technologies for solid and liquid radioactive wastes
and contaminated soils and sediments.
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(2) An assessment of whether such a project
could be funded privately through industry, public
interest, and scientific organizations and adminis-
tered by an international nongovernmental organiza-
tion, with operations in the United States, Russia,
and other countries that have an interest in develop-
ing such technologies.
(3) Recommendations for any legislation that
the Secretary of Energy believes would be required
to enable such a project to be undertaken.
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY
BOARD
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 1999, $17,500,000 for the operation of the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
TITLE XXXIII—NATIONAL
DEFENSE STOCKPILE
SEC. 3301. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) The term ‘‘National Defense Stockpile’’
means the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the
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Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50
U.S.C. 98c).
(2) The term ‘‘National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund’’ means the fund in the Treasury
of the United States established under section 9(a)
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling
Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(a)).
SEC. 3302. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.
(a) OBLIGATION OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.—During fis-
cal year 1999, the National Defense Stockpile Manager
may obligate up to $82,647,000 of the funds in the Na-
tional Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund for the author-
ized uses of such funds under section 9(b)(2) of the Stra-
tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C.
98h(b)(2)).
(b) ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—The National De-
fense Stockpile Manager may obligate amounts in excess
of the amount specified in subsection (a) if the National
Defense Stockpile Manager notifies Congress that extraor-
dinary or emergency conditions necessitate the additional
obligations. The National Defense Stockpile Manager may
make the additional obligations described in the notifica-
tion after the end of the 45-day period beginning on the
date Congress receives the notification.
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(c) LIMITATIONS.—The authorities provided by this
section shall be subject to such limitations as may be pro-
vided in appropriations Acts.
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL
PETROLEUM RESERVES
SEC. 3401. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) The term ‘‘naval petroleum reserves’’ has
the meaning given the term in section 7420(2) of
title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ‘‘Naval Petroleum Reserve Num-
bered 2’’ means the naval petroleum reserve, com-
monly referred to as the Buena Vista unit, that is
located in Kern County, California, and was estab-
lished by Executive order of the President, dated
December 13, 1912.
(3) The term ‘‘Naval Petroleum Reserve Num-
bered 3’’ means the naval petroleum reserve, com-
monly referred to as the Teapot Dome unit, that is
located in the State of Wyoming and was established
by Executive order of the President, dated April 30,
1915.
(4) The term ‘‘Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2’’
means the naval petroleum reserve that is located in
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the State of Utah and was established by Executive
order of the President, dated December 6, 1916.
(5) The term ‘‘antitrust laws’’ means has the
meaning given the term in section 1(a) of the Clay-
ton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that the term also
includes—
(A) the Act of June 19, 1936 (15 U.S.C.
13 et seq.; commonly known as the Robinson-
Patman Act); and
(B) section 5 of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 45), to the extent that
such section applies to unfair methods of com-
petition.
(6) The term ‘‘general land laws’’ includes the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the
Materials Act of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), but
excludes the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et
seq.).
(7) The term ‘‘petroleum’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 7420(3) of title 10, United
States Code.
SEC. 3402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
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of Energy $22,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for the pur-
pose of carrying out—
(1) activities under chapter 641 of title 10,
United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum
reserves;
(2) closeout activities at Naval Petroleum Re-
serve Numbered 1 upon the sale of that reserve
under subtitle B of title XXXIV of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996 (Public
Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 7420 note); and
(3) activities under this title relating to the dis-
position of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2,
Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3, and Oil
Shale Reserve Numbered 2.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 3403. PRICE REQUIREMENT ON SALE OF CERTAIN PE-
TROLEUM DURING FISCAL YEAR 1999.
Notwithstanding section 7430(b)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, during fiscal year 1999, any sale of
any part of the United States share of petroleum produced
from Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 or Naval Pe-
troleum Reserve Numbered 3, shall be made at a price
not less than 90 percent of the current sales price, as esti-
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mated by the Secretary of Energy, of comparable petro-
leum in the same area.
SEC. 3404. DISPOSAL OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE
NUMBERED 2.
(a) DISPOSAL OF FORD CITY LOTS.—(1) Subject to
section 3407, the Secretary of Energy shall dispose of that
portion of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 located
within the town lots in Ford City, California, as generally
depicted on the map of Naval Petroleum Reserve Num-
bered 2 that accompanies the report of the Secretary enti-
tled ‘‘Report and Recommendations on the Management
and Disposition of the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Re-
serves (Excluding Elk Hills)’’, dated March 1997.
(2) The Secretary of Energy may carry out the dis-
posal of that portion of Naval Petroleum Reserve Num-
bered 2 described in paragraph (1) by competitive sale or
lease consistent with commercial practices, by transfer to
another Federal agency or a public or private entity, or
by any other means. Any competitive sale or lease under
this subsection shall provide for the disposal of all right,
title, and interest of the United States in the property to
be conveyed. The Secretary of Energy may use the author-
ity provided by the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869
et seq.; commonly known as the Recreation and Public
Purposes Act), in the same manner and to the same extent
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as the Secretary of the Interior, to dispose of that portion
of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 described in
paragraph (1).
(3) The Secretary of Energy may extend to a pur-
chaser or other transferee of property under this sub-
section such indemnities and warranties as the Secretary
considers reasonable and necessary to protect the pur-
chaser or transferee from claims arising from the owner-
ship of the property by the United States or the adminis-
tration of the property by the Secretary of Energy.
(b) EVENTUAL TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JU-
RISDICTION.—(1) The Secretary of Energy shall continue
to administer Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2
(other than the portion of the reserve subject to disposal
under subsection (a)) in accordance with chapter 641 of
title 10, United States Code, until such time as the Sec-
retary makes a determination to abandon oil and gas oper-
ations in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 in accord-
ance with commercial operating practices.
(2) After oil and gas operations are abandoned in
Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 under paragraph
(1), the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the Sec-
retary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction and con-
trol over all public domain lands included within Naval
Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 (other than the portion
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of the reserve subject to disposal under subsection (a)) for
management in accordance with the general land laws.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO ANTITRUST LAWS.—This sec-
tion does not modify, impair, or supersede the operation
of the antitrust laws.
SEC. 3405. DISPOSAL OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE
NUMBERED 3.
(a) CONTINUED ADMINISTRATION PENDING TERMI-
NATION OF OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of Energy shall
continue to administer Naval Petroleum Reserve Num-
bered 3 in accordance with chapter 641 of title 10, United
States Code, until such time as the Secretary makes a de-
termination to abandon oil and gas operations in Naval
Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 in accordance with com-
mercial operating practices.
(b) DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—(1) After oil and gas op-
erations are abandoned in Naval Petroleum Reserve Num-
bered 3, the Secretary of Energy may dispose of, subject
to section 3407, the reserve by sale, lease, transfer, or
other means. Any sale or lease shall provide for the dis-
posal of all right, title, and interest of the United States
in the property to be conveyed and shall be conducted in
accordance with competitive procedures consistent with
commercial practices, as established by the Secretary of
Energy.
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(2) The Secretary of Energy may extend to a pur-
chaser or other transferee of property under this sub-
section such indemnities and warranties as the Secretary
considers reasonable and necessary to protect the pur-
chaser or transferee from claims arising from the owner-
ship of the property by the United States or the adminis-
tration of the property by the Secretary of Energy.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO ANTITRUST LAWS.—This sec-
tion does not modify, impair, or supersede the operation
of the antitrust laws.
SEC. 3406. DISPOSAL OF OIL SHALE RESERVE NUMBERED 2.
(a) TRANSFER
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
TION.—Subject to section 3407, effective September 30,
1999, the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the Sec-
retary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction and con-
trol over all public domain lands included within Oil Shale
Reserve Numbered 2 for management in accordance with
the general land laws.
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO INDIAN RESERVATION.—The
transfer of administrative jurisdiction under this section
does not affect any interest, right, or obligation respecting
the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation located in Oil
Shale Reserve Numbered 2.
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SEC. 3407. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Using the authority
provided by section 303(c)(7) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253(c)(7)), the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
the Interior may separately enter into contracts for the
acquisition of such services as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to carry out the requirements of this title, except
that the notification required under subparagraph (B) of
such section for each such contract shall be submitted to
Congress not less than seven days before the award of the
contract.
(b) PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS.—At the dis-
cretion of the Secretary of Energy, the disposal of prop-
erty under this title shall be subject to any contract related
to the United States ownership interest in the property
in effect at the time of disposal, including any lease agree-
ment pertaining to the United States interest in Naval Pe-
troleum Reserve Numbered 2.
(c) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.—Notwithstanding any
other law, all monies received by the United States from
the disposal of property under this title or under section
7439 of title 10, United States Code, including monies re-
ceived from a lease entered into under this title or such
section, shall be deposited in the general fund of the
Treasury.
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(d) TREATMENT OF ROYALTIES.—Any petroleum ac-
cruing to the United States as royalty from any lease of
lands transferred under this title or under section 7439
of title 10, United States Code, shall be delivered to the
United States, or shall be paid for in money, as the Sec-
retary of the Interior may elect.
(e) ELEMENTS OF LEASE.—A lease under this title
may provide for the exploration for, and development and
production of, petroleum, other than petroleum in the
form of oil shale.
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO CURRENT LAW.—Except as
otherwise provided in this title, chapter 641 of title 10,
United States Code, does not apply to the disposal of prop-
erty under this title and ceases to apply to property in
Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2, Naval Petroleum
Reserve Numbered 3, and Oil Shale Reserve Numbered
2, upon the final disposal of the property.
SEC. 3408. TREATMENT OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA CLAIM
REGARDING NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE
NUMBERED 1.
Section 3415(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 10
U.S.C. 7420 note) is amended by striking out the first
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘Amounts in the contingent fund shall be available for
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paying a claim described in subsection (a) in accordance
with the terms of, and the payment schedule contained
in, the Settlement Agreement entered into between the
State of California and the Department of Energy, dated
October 11, 1996, and supplemented on December 10,
1997. The Secretary shall modify the Settlement Agree-
ment to negate the requirements of the Settlement Agree-
ment with respect to the request for and appropriation of
funds.’’.
TITLE XXXV—PANAMA CANAL
COMMISSION
SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO PANAMA CANAL
ACT OF 1979.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the
‘‘Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1999’’.
(b) REFERENCES
TO
PANAMA
CANAL
ACT
OF
1979.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Panama Canal Act of
1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).
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SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the
Panama Canal Commission is authorized to use amounts
in the Panama Canal Revolving Fund to make such ex-
penditures within the limits of funds and borrowing au-
thority available to it in accordance with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments, as may be necessary
under the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601
et seq.) for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and
administration of the Panama Canal for fiscal year 1999.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—For fiscal year 1999, the Panama
Canal Commission may expend from funds in the Panama
Canal Revolving Fund not more than $90,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, of which—
(1) not more than $28,000 may be used for of-
ficial reception and representation expenses of the
Supervisory Board of the Commission;
(2) not more than $14,000 may be used for of-
ficial reception and representation expenses of the
Secretary of the Commission; and
(3) not more than $48,000 may be used for of-
ficial reception and representation expenses of the
Administrator of the Commission.
SEC. 3503. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
funds available to the Commission shall be available for
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the purchase and transportation to the Republic of Pan-
ama of passenger motor vehicles built in the United
States, the purchase price of which shall not exceed
$23,000 per vehicle.
SEC. 3504. EXPENDITURES ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
TREATIES.
Expenditures authorized under this title may be made
only in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of
1977 and any law of the United States implementing
those treaties.
SEC. 3505. DONATIONS TO THE COMMISSION.
Section 1102b (22 U.S.C. 3612b) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) The Commission may seek and accept dona-
tions of funds, property, and services from individuals,
foundations, corporations, and other private and public en-
tities for the purpose of carrying out its promotional ac-
tivities.
‘‘(2) The Commission shall establish written guide-
lines setting forth the criteria to be used in determining
whether the acceptance of funds, property, or services au-
thorized by paragraph (1) would reflect unfavorably upon
the ability of the Commission (or any employee of the
Commission) to carry out its responsibilities or official du-
ties in a fair and objective manner or would compromise
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the integrity or the appearance of the integrity of its pro-
grams or of any official in those programs.’’.
SEC. 3506. SUNSET OF UNITED STATES OVERSEAS BENE-
FITS JUST BEFORE TRANSFER.
(a) REPEALS.—Effective 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Stand-
ard Time), December 30, 1999, the following provisions
are repealed and any right or condition of employment
provided for in, or arising from, those provisions is termi-
nated: sections 1206 (22 U.S.C. 3646), 1207 (22 U.S.C.
3647), 1217(a) (22 U.S.C. 3657(a)), and 1224(11) (22
U.S.C. 3664(11)), subparagraphs (A), (B), (F), (G), and
(H) of section 1231(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 3671(a)(2)) and sec-
tion 1321(e) (22 U.S.C. 3731(e)).
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION FOR BASIC PAY.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a), benefits based on basic pay, as
listed in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section
1218 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979, shall be paid as
if sections 1217(a) and 1231(a)(2) (A) and (B) of that
Act had been repealed effective 12:00 p.m., December 31,
1999. The exception under the preceding sentence shall
not apply to any pay for hours of work performed on De-
cember 31, 1999.
(c) NONAPPLICABILITY
TO AGENCIES
IN PANAMA
OTHER THAN PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION.—Section
1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 3652(b)(3)) is amended by striking
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‘‘(b) The Commission may not consider or pay any
claim under section 1411 or 1412 of this Act, nor may
an action for damages lie thereon, unless the claimant is
covered by one or more valid policies of insurance totalling
at least $1,000,000 against the injuries specified in those
sections. The Commission’s liability on any such claim
shall be limited to damages in excess of all amounts recov-
ered or recoverable by the claimant from its insurers. The
Commission may not consider or pay any claim by an in-
surer or subrogee of a claimant under section 1411 or
1412 of this Act.’’.
SEC. 3509. PANAMA CANAL BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PAY OF BOARD.—Section
3102(a) (22 U.S.C. 3862(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ‘‘shall’’ in
the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘may’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) Compensation for members of the Board of Con-
tract Appeals shall be established by the Commission’s su-
pervisory board, except that such compensation may not
be reduced during a member’s term of office from the level
established at the time of the appointment.’’.
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(b) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF BOARD.—
Section 3102(e) (22 U.S.C. 3862(e)) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘, but not later than January 1, 1999’’.
SEC. 3510. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) PANAMA CANAL ACT OF 1979.—The Panama
Canal Act of 1979 is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1202(c) (22 U.S.C. 3642(c)) is
amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘the day before the
date of the enactment of the Panama Canal
Transition Facilitation Act of 1997’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘November 17, 1997,’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘on or after that
date’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘the day before the
date of enactment’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘that date’’.
(2) Section 1212(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 3652(b)(3))
is amended by inserting ‘‘the’’ after ‘‘by the head
of’’.
(3) Section 1313 (22 U.S.C. 3723) is amended
by striking out ‘‘subsection (d)’’ in each of sub-
sections (a), (b), and (d) and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘subsection (c)’’.
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(4) Sections 1411(a) and 1412 (22 U.S.C.
3771(a), 3772) are amended by striking out ‘‘the
date of the enactment of the Panama Canal Transi-
tion Facilitation Act of 1997’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘by November 18, 1998’’.
(b) PUBLIC LAW 104–201.—Effective as of Septem-
ber 23, 1996, and as if included therein as enacted, section
3548(b)(3) of the Panama Canal Act Amendments of
1996 (subtitle B of title XXXV of Public Law 104–201;
110 Stat. 2869) is amended by striking out ‘‘section’’ in
both items of quoted matter and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘sections’’.
TITLE XXXVI—MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 3601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 1999.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1999, to be available without fiscal year limita-
tion if so provided in appropriations Act, for the use of
the Department of Transportation for the Maritime Ad-
ministration as follows:
(1) For expenses necessary for operations and
training activities, $70,553,000.
(2) For expenses under the loan guarantee pro-
gram authorized by title XI of the Merchant Marine
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Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1271 et seq.),
$20,000,000 of which—
(A) $16,000,000 is for the cost (as defined
in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan guar-
antees under the program; and
(B) $4,000,000 is for administrative ex-
penses related to loan guarantee commitments
under the program.
SEC. 3602. CONVEYANCE OF NDRF VESSEL M/V BAYAMON.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of
Transportation may convey all right, title, and interest of
the United States Government in and to the vessel M/V
BAYAMON (United States official number 530007) to
the Trade Fair Ship Company, a corporation established
under the laws of the State of Deleware and having its
principal offices located in New York, New York (in this
section referred to as the ‘‘recipient’’), for use as floating
trade exposition to showcase United States technology, in-
dustrial products, and services.
(b) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) DELIVERY
OF
VESSEL.—In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary shall deliver the ves-
sel—
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(A) at the place where the vessel is located
on the date of conveyance;
(B) in its condition on that date; and
(C) at no cost to the United States Gov-
ernment.
(2) REQUIRED
CONDITIONS.—The Secretary
may not convey a vessel under this section unless—
(A) the recipient pays consideration equal
to the domestic fair market value of the vessel
as determined by the Secretary;
(B) the recipient agrees that any repair,
restoration, or reconstruction work for the ves-
sel will be performed in the United States;
(C) the recipient agrees to hold the Gov-
ernment harmless for any claims arising from
exposure to hazardous material, including as-
bestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after the
conveyance of the vessel, except for claims aris-
ing before the date of the conveyance or from
use of the vessel by the Government after that
date; and
(D) the recipient provides sufficient evi-
dence to the Secretary that it has adequate fi-
nancial resources in the form of cash, liquid as-
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sets, or a written loan commitment to complete
the reconstruction of the vessel.
(3) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary may
require such additional terms in connection with the
conveyance authorized by this section as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.
(c) PROCEEDS.—Any amounts received by the United
States as proceeds from the sale of the M/V BAYAMON
shall be deposited in the Vessel Operations Revolving
Fund established by the Act of June 2, 1951 (chapter
121; 46 App. U.S.C. 1241a).
SEC. 3603. CONVEYANCE OF NDRF VESSELS BENJAMIN ISH-
ERWOOD AND HENRY ECKFORD.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of
Transportation may convey all right, title, and interest of
the United States Government in and to the vessels BEN-
JAMIN 
ISHERWOOD 
(TAO–191) 
and 
HENRY
ECKFORD (TAO–192) to a purchaser for the purpose
of reconstruction of those vessels for sale or charter.
(b) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) DELIVERY
OF
VESSEL.—In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary shall deliver the ves-
sel—
(A) at the place where the vessel is located
on the date of the conveyance;
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(B) in its condition on that date; and
(C) at no cost to the United States Gov-
ernment.
(2) REQUIRED
CONDITIONS.—The Secretary
may not convey a vessel under this section unless—
(A) the recipient pays consideration equal
to the domestic fair market value of the vessel,
as determined by the Secretary;
(B) the recipient agrees to sell or charter
the vessel to a member nation of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization for use as an oiler;
(C) the recipient provides sufficient evi-
dence to the Secretary that it has adequate fi-
nancial resources in the form of cash, liquid as-
sets, or a written loan commitment to complete
the reconstruction of the vessel;
(D) the recipient agrees that any repair,
restoration, or reconstruction work for the ves-
sel will be performed in the United States; and
(E) the recipient agrees to hold the Gov-
ernment harmless for any claims arising from
defects in the vessel or from exposure to haz-
ardous material, including asbestos and poly-
chlorinated biphenyls, after the conveyance of
the vessel, except for claims arising before the
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date of the conveyance or from use of the vessel
by the Government after that date.
(3) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary may
require such additional terms in connection with a
conveyance authorized by this section as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.
(c) PROCEEDS.—Any amounts received by the United
States as proceeds from the sale of a vessel under this
section shall be deposited in the Vessel Operations Revolv-
ing Fund established by the Act of June 2, 1951 (chapter
121; 46 App. U.S.C. 1241a).
(d) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the
Secretary under this section may only be exercised during
the one-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 3604. CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MARITIME INFORMATION.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to section 3601(1) for operations of the Maritime Ad-
ministration, $75,000 shall be available for the establish-
ment at a State Maritime Academy of a clearinghouse for
maritime information that makes that information pub-
licly available, including by use of the Internet.
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SEC. 3605. CONVEYANCE OF NDRF VESSEL EX-USS LORAIN
COUNTY.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of
Transportation may convey all right, title, and interest of
the Federal Government in and to the vessel ex-USS LO-
RAIN COUNTY (LST–1177) to the Ohio War Memorial,
Inc., located in Sandusky, Ohio (in this section referred
to as the ‘‘recipient’’), for use as a memorial to Ohio veter-
ans.
(b) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) DELIVERY
OF
VESSEL.—In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary shall deliver the ves-
sel—
(A) at the place where the vessel is located
on the date of conveyance;
(B) in its condition on that date; and
(C) at no cost to the Federal Government.
(2) REQUIRED
CONDITIONS.—The Secretary
may not convey a vessel under this section unless—
(A) the recipient agrees to hold the Gov-
ernment harmless for any claims arising from
exposure to hazardous material, including as-
bestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, after con-
veyance of the vessel, except for claims arising
before the date of the conveyance or from use
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of the vessel by the Government after that date;
and
(B) the recipient has available, for use to
restore the vessel, in the form of cash, liquid as-
sets, or a written loan commitment, financial
resources of at least $100,000.
(3) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary may
require such additional terms in connection with the
conveyance authorized by this section as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.
(c) OTHER UNNEEDED EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary
may convey to the recipient of the vessel conveyed under
this section any unneeded equipment from other vessels
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, for use to restore
the vessel conveyed under this section to museum quality.
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.