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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998


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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
(House of Representatives - October 23, 1997)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages H9076-H9464] CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 Mr. SPENCE submitted the following conference report and statement on the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes: Conference Report (H. Rept. 105-340) The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Authorization for B-2 bomber program. Sec. 132. ALR radar warning receivers. Sec. 133. Analysis of requirements for replacement of engines on military aircraft derived from Boeing 707 aircraft. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to availability from domestic sources. Sec. 142. NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program. Sec. 204. Reduction in amount for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program. Sec. 212. Report on operational field assessments program. Sec. 213. Joint Strike Fighter program. Sec. 214. Kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite technology program. Sec. 215. Micro-satellite technology development program. Sec. 216. High altitude endurance unmanned vehicle program. Sec. 217. F-22 aircraft program. Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Sec. 231. National Missile Defense Program. Sec. 232. Budgetary treatment of amounts for procurement for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 233. Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense program. Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Sec. 236. Repeal of required deployment dates for core theater missile defense programs Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 241. Restructuring of National Oceanographic Partnership Program organizations. Sec. 242. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force installations. Sec. 243. Expansion of eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 244. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service. Sec. 245. Sense of Congress regarding Comanche program. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Fisher House Trust Funds. Sec. 305. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks. Sec. 307. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Sec. 308. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar. Sec. 309. Contracted training flight services. Sec. 310. Procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 311. Operation of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues Sec. 321. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities. Sec. 322. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports. Sec. 323. Semiannual reports on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations. Sec. 324. Annual report on aircraft inventory. Sec. 325. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training or other readiness activities. Sec. 326. Common measurement of operations tempo and personnel tempo. Sec. 327. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and maintenance budget line items. [[Page H9077]] Sec. 328. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system. Sec. 329. Report on military readiness requirements of the Armed Forces. Sec. 330. Assessment of cyclical readiness posture of the Armed Forces. Sec. 331. Report on military exercises conducted under certain training exercises programs Sec. 332. Report on overseas deployments. Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board. Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other agencies in support of environmental technology certification. Sec. 343. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense toxic and hazardous materials. Sec. 344. Annual report on payments and activities in response to fines and penalties assessed under environmental laws. Sec. 345. Annual report on environmental activities of the Department of Defense overseas. Sec. 346. Review of existing environmental consequences of the presence of the Armed Forces in Bermuda. Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on deployment of United States Armed Forces abroad for environmental preservation activities. Sec. 348. Recovery and sharing of costs of environmental restoration at Department of Defense sites. Sec. 349. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental technologies. Sec. 350. Procurement of recycled copier paper. Sec. 351. Pilot program for the sale of air pollution emission reduction incentives. Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities Sec. 355. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 356. Core logistics capabilities of Department of Defense. Sec. 357. Increase in percentage of depot-level maintenance and repair that may be contracted for performance by non-government personnel. Sec. 358. Annual report on depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 359. Requirement for use of competitive procedures in contracting for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads formerly performed at closed or realigned military installations. Sec. 360. Clarification of prohibition on management of depot employees by constraints on personnel levels. Sec. 361. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 362. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval shipyards to engage in defense-related production and services. Sec. 363. Repeal of a conditional repeal of certain depot-level maintenance and repair laws and a related reporting requirement. Sec. 364. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army Workload and Performance System. Sec. 365. Report on allocation of core logistics activities among Department of Defense facilities and private sector facilities. Sec. 366. Review of use of temporary duty assignments for ship repair and maintenance. Sec. 367. Sense of Congress regarding realignment of performance of ground communication-electronic workload. Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 371. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Sec. 372. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores. Sec. 373. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name commercial items for resale in commissary stores. Sec. 374. Treatment of revenues derived from commissary store activities. Sec. 375. Maintenance, repair, and renovation of Armed Forces Recreation Center, Europe. Sec. 376. Plan for use of public and private partnerships to benefit morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 381. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 382. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. Sec. 383. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense Automated Printing Service. Sec. 384. Study and notification requirements for conversion of commercial and industrial type functions to contractor performance. Sec. 385. Collection and retention of cost information data on converted services and functions. Sec. 386. Financial assistance to support additional duties assigned to Army National Guard. Sec. 387. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services. Sec. 388. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to identify overpayments made to vendors. Sec. 389. Development of standard forms regarding performance work statement and request for proposal for conversion of certain operational functions of military installations. Sec. 390. Base operations support for military installations on Guam. Sec. 391. Warranty claims recovery pilot program. Sec. 392. Program to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within Department of Defense. Sec. 393. Multitechnology automated reader card demonstration program. Sec. 394. Reduction in overhead costs of Inventory Control Points. Sec. 395. Inventory management. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional contingencies. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may serve in positions outside their own service. Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on period of recall to active duty. Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by promotion boards. Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers serving as chaplains. Sec. 505. Increase in number of officers allowed to be frocked to grades of colonel and Navy captain. Sec. 506. Increased years of commissioned service for mandatory retirement of regular generals and admirals in grades above major general and rear admiral. Sec. 507. Uniform policy for requirement of exemplary conduct by commanding officers and others in authority. Sec. 508. Report on the command selection process for District Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority. Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program. Sec. 513.Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or aggravate an illness in the line of duty. Sec. 514. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer grades. Sec. 515. Prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air Force base security functions. Sec. 516. Involuntary separation of reserve officers in an inactive status. Sec. 517. Federal status of service by National Guard members as honor guards at funerals of veterans. Subtitle C--Military Technicians Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier general. Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status). Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians. Sec. 524. Report on feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR personnel to military technicians (dual status). Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit Attrition Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems. Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for military service. Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits. Subtitle E--Military Education and Training Part I--Officer Education Programs Sec. 541. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance. Sec. 542. Service academy foreign exchange program. Sec. 543. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service academies of persons from foreign countries. Sec. 544. Continuation of support to senior military colleges. Sec. 545. Report on making United States nationals eligible for participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Sec. 546. Coordination of establishment and maintenance of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units to maximize enrollment and enhance efficiency. Part II--Other Education Matters Sec. 551. United States Naval Postgraduate School. [[Page H9078]] Sec. 552. Community College of the Air Force. Sec. 553. Preservation of entitlement to educational assistance of members of the Selected Reserve serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation. Part III--Training of Army Drill Sergeants Sec. 556. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process. Sec. 557. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant trainees. Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues Sec. 561. Establishment and composition of Commission. Sec. 562. Duties. Sec. 563. Administrative matters. Sec. 564. Termination of Commission. Sec. 565. Funding. Sec. 566. Subsequent consideration by Congress. Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards Sec. 571. Purple Heart to be awarded only to members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 572. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard. Sec. 573. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to specified persons. Sec. 574. Clarification of eligibility of members of Ready Reserve for award of service medal for heroism. Sec. 575. One-year extension of period for receipt of recommendations for decorations and awards for certain military intelligence personnel. Sec. 576. Eligibility of certain World War II military organizations for award of unit decorations. Sec. 577. Retroactivity of Medal of Honor special pension. Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters Sec. 581. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders serving life sentence. Subtitle I--Other Matters Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports. Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to gender equity in the Armed Forces. Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of certain non-Federal entities. Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army. Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France. Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft. Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to Department of Defense. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence. Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances. Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by reform of subsistence and housing allowances. Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing certain duty. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive pay for certain members. Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus. Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental officers. Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain dental officers. Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship duty locations. Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay. Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former enlisted members. Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard Reserve. Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified officers. Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted members extending tours of duty at designated locations overseas. Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance. Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before approval of member's court-martial sentence. Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance. Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor Benefit Plan. Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former spouse to spouse may be made. Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws. Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income widows. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain health professions. Sec. 652. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers separation pay to separation pay for members of other uniformed services. Sec. 653. Eligibility of Public Health Service officers and NOAA commissioned corps officers for reimbursement of adoption expenses. Sec. 654. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World War II veterans who served as guerrilla fighters in the Philippines. Sec. 655. Subsistence of members of the Armed Forces above the poverty level. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Health Care Services Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries. Sec. 703. Study concerning the provision of comparative information. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10. Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program. Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 722. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs. Sec. 723. Limitation on total payments. Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care Management Sec. 731. Improvements in health care coverage and access for members assigned to certain duty locations far from sources of care. Sec. 732. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental program. Sec. 733. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental insurance programs; extension of deadline for implementation of dental insurance program for military retirees. Sec. 734. Dental insurance plan coverage for retirees of the Public Health Service and NOAA. Sec. 735. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for services. Sec. 736. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health care services and legal protection for providers. Sec. 737. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense health care professionals. Sec. 738. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment for services. Sec. 739. Chiropractic health care demonstration program. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician assistant training program of Army Medical Department. Sec. 742. Payment for emergency health care overseas for military and civilian personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency. Sec. 743. Authority for agreement for use of medical resource facility, Alamogordo, New Mexico. Sec. 744. Disclosures of cautionary information on prescription medications. Sec. 745. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services. Sec. 746. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS. Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy programs. Sec. 748. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education program. [[Page H9079]] Sec. 749. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to include additional Medicare-eligible covered beneficiaries. Sec. 750. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical facilities in National Capital Region. Sec. 751. Report on policies and programs to promote healthy lifestyles for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. Sec. 752. Sense of Congress regarding quality health care for retirees. Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness Sec. 761. Definitions. Sec. 762. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans. Sec. 763. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for physical evaluation boards. Sec. 764. Medical care for certain reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 765. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed overseas in contingency or combat operations. Sec. 766. Notice of use of investigational new drugs or drugs unapproved for their applied use. Sec. 767. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of operations. Sec. 768. Sense of Congress regarding the deployment of specialized units for detecting and monitoring chemical, biological, and similar hazards in a theater of operations. Sec. 769. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf War illnesses. Sec. 770. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program. Sec. 771. Sense of Congress concerning Gulf War illness. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing fiscal years to all severable service contracts not exceeding a year. Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid under progress payment arrangements or similar arrangements. Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions. Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts. Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive vehicles. Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts. Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing- related items by military installations in the United States. Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants. Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts. Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic source limitations. Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program. Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract litigation. Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure. Sec. 833. Unit cost reports. Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public and small businesses. Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward meeting subcontracting goals. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by commercial entities. Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not eligible for defense contracts. Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans. Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce. Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American Act. Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major weapon systems. Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases. Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps. Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of civilian acquisition programs with policy established for defense acquisition programs. Sec. 852. Modification of process requirements for the solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 853. Guidance and standards for defense acquisition workforce training requirements. Sec. 854. Study and report to Congress assessing dependence on foreign sources for resistors and capacitors. Sec. 855. Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries joint study. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other General Matters Sec. 901. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard matters and for Reserve matters. Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection. Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy guidance for contingency plans. Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory committees. Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management. Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board. Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations and audits. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management Sec. 911. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquarters and headquarters support activities. Sec. 912. Defense acquisition workforce. Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers Sec. 921. Professional military education schools. Sec. 922. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Sec. 923. Correction to reference to George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence-Related Matters Sec. 931. Transfer of certain military department programs from TIARA budget aggregation. Sec. 932. Report on coordination of access of commanders and deployed units to intelligence collected and analyzed by the intelligence community. Sec. 933. Protection of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information and data. Sec. 934. POW/MIA intelligence analysis. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001 Transfer authority. Sec. 1002 Incorporation of classified annex. Sec. 1003 Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations. Sec. 1004 Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1997. Sec. 1005 Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority. Sec. 1006 Revision of authority for Fisher House trust funds. Sec. 1007 Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding contracts for which a small final payment is due. Sec. 1008 Biennial financial management improvement plan. Sec. 1009 Estimates and requests for procurement and military construction for the reserve components. Sec. 1010 Sense of Congress regarding funding for reserve component modernization not requested in President's budget. Sec. 1011 Management of working-capital funds. Sec. 1012 Authority of Secretary of Defense to settle claims relating to pay, allowances, and other benefits. Sec. 1013 Payment of claims by members for loss of personal property due to flooding in Red River Basin. Sec. 1014. Advances for payment of public services. Sec. 1015 United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation. Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1021. Procedures for sale of vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) program. Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army. Sec. 1024. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of ex- U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) and ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41). Sec. 1025. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1026. Reports relating to export of vessels that may contain polychlorinated biphenyls. Sec. 1027. Conversion of defense capability preservation authority to Navy shipbuilding capability preservation authority. Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1031. Use of National Guard for State drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. Sec. 1032. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Mexico. Sec. 1033. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Peru and Colombia. Sec. 1034. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics detection technologies. [[Page H9080]] Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous reporting requirements. Sec. 1042. Study of transfer of modular airborne fire fighting system. Sec. 1043. Overseas infrastructure requirements. Sec. 1044. Additional matters for annual report on activities of the General Accounting Office. Sec. 1045. Eye safety at small arms firing ranges. Sec. 1046. Reports on Department of Defense procedures for investigating military aviation accidents and for notifying and assisting families of victims. Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism Sec. 1051. Oversight of counterterrorism and antiterrorism activities; report. Sec. 1052. Provision of adequate troop protection equipment for Armed Forces personnel engaged in peace operations; report on antiterrorism activities and protection of personnel. Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property Sec. 1061. Lease of nonexcess personal property of military departments. Sec. 1062. Lease of nonexcess property of Defense Agencies. Sec. 1063. Donation of excess chapel property to churches damaged or destroyed by arson or other acts of terrorism. Sec. 1064. Authority of the Secretary of Defense concerning disposal of assets under cooperative agreements on air defense in Central Europe. Sec. 1065. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and ammunition components. Sec. 1066. Transfer of B-17 aircraft to museum. Sec. 1067. Report on disposal of excess and surplus materials. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1071. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service to execute warrants and make arrests. Sec. 1072. Study of investigative practices of military criminal investigative organizations relating to sex crimes. Sec. 1073. Technical and clerical amendments. Sec. 1074. Sustainment and operation of the Global Positioning System. Sec. 1075. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily provided by air carriers. Sec. 1076. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for civilian youth. Sec. 1077. Disqualification from certain burial-related benefits for persons convicted of capital crimes. Sec. 1078. Restrictions on the use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents. Sec. 1079. Treatment of military flight operations. Sec. 1080. Naturalization of certain foreign nationals who serve honorably in the Armed Forces during a period of conflict. Sec. 1081. Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of specified independent study organizations. Sec. 1082. Display of POW/MIA flag. Sec. 1083. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean conflict. Sec. 1084. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government civilian personnel who served during the Cold War; certificate of recognition. Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress on granting of statutory Federal charters. Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding military voting rights. Sec. 1087. Designation of Bob Hope as an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Sec. 1088. Five-year extension of aviation insurance program. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1102. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served on active duty during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 1103. Repeal of deadline for placement consideration of involuntarily separated military reserve technicians. Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon transfer to General Schedule position. Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment. Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay authority. Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government employees on official business. Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration of business relationships between Government and private sector. Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian faculty members. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sec. 1201. Findings. Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1203. Withdrawal of United States ground forces from Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on tasks carried out by United States forces. Sec. 1205. Presidential report on situation in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1206. Definitions. Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers Sec. 1211. Export approvals for high performance computers. Sec. 1212. Report on exports of high performance computers. Sec. 1213. Post-shipment verification of export of high performance computers. Sec. 1214. GAO study on certain computers; end user information assistance. Sec. 1215. Congressional committees. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 1221. Defense burdensharing. Sec. 1222. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing agreements. Sec. 1223. Sense of Congress and reports regarding financial costs of enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress regarding enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1225. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region. Sec. 1226. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on need for Russian openness on the Yamantau Mountain project. Sec. 1228. Assessment of the Cuban threat to United States national security. Sec. 1229. Report on Helsinki Joint statement. Sec. 1230. Commendation of Mexico on free and fair elections. Sec. 1231. Sense of Congress regarding Cambodia. Sec. 1232. Congratulating Governor Christopher Patten of Hong Kong. TITLE XIII--ARMS CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 1301. Presidential report concerning detargeting of Russian strategic missiles. Sec. 1302. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Sec. 1303. Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Sec. 1304. Transfers of authorizations for high-priority counterproliferation programs. Sec. 1305. Advice to the President and Congress regarding the safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 1306. Reconstitution of commission to assess the ballistic missile threat to the United States. Sec. 1307. Sense of Congress regarding the relationship between United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and environmental laws. Sec. 1308. Extension of counterproliferation authorities for support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq. Sec. 1309. Annual report on moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines. TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1401. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. Sec. 1402. Funding allocations. Sec. 1403. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. Sec. 1404. Limitation on use of funds for projects related to START II Treaty until submission of certification. Sec. 1405. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility. Sec. 1406. Limitation on use of funds for destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1407. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian fissile material. Sec. 1408. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security. Sec. 1409. Report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1410. Availability of funds. TITLE XV--FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION Sec. 1501. Recognition and grant of Federal charter. Sec. 1502. Powers. Sec. 1503. Purposes. Sec. 1504. Service of process. Sec. 1505. Membership. Sec. 1506. Board of directors. Sec. 1507. Officers. Sec. 1508. Restrictions. Sec. 1509. Liability. Sec. 1510. Maintenance and inspection of books and records. Sec. 1511. Audit of financial transactions. Sec. 1512. Annual report. Sec. 1513. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter. [[Page H9081]] Sec. 1514. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter. Sec. 1515. Termination. Sec. 1516. Definition of State. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, California. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Authorization of military construction project at Naval Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2206. Increase in authorization for military construction projects at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been appropriated. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design. Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2406. Clarification of authority relating to fiscal year 1997 project at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sec. 2407. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1995 projects. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization of military construction projects for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Camp Williams, Utah. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 projects. Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 projects. Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 projects. Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of relocatable over-the-horizon radar, Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Sec. 2707. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor construction. Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for facility repair projects. Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida. Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy savings and water conservation activities. Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of Department of Defense housing funds for investments in nongovernmental entities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects. Sec. 2812. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems. Sec. 2813. Administrative expenses for certain real property transactions. Sec. 2814. Screening of real property to be conveyed by Department of Defense. Sec. 2815. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, Brigham City, Utah. Sec. 2816. Fire protection and hazardous materials protection at Fort Meade, Maryland. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new Federal facilities. Sec. 2822. Adjustment and diversification assistance to enhance performance of military family support services by private sector sources. Sec. 2823. Security, fire protection, and other services at property formerly associated with Red River Army Depot, Texas. Sec. 2824. Report on closure and realignment of military installations. Sec. 2825. Sense of Senate regarding utilization of savings derived from base closure process. Sec. 2826. Prohibition against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, Long Beach, California. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, Alabama. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, Durant, Oklahoma. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, Illinois. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Sec. 2836. Land conveyances, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral County, Nevada. Sec. 2838. Expansion of land conveyance authority, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana. Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California. Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado. Sec. 2841. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve Center, Anderson, South Carolina. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Topsham Annex, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine. Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 464, Oyster Bay, New York. Sec. 2853. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York. Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Havre Air Force Station, Montana, and Havre Training Site, Montana. Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Charleston Family Housing Complex, Bangor, Maine. Sec. 2867. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2871. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm. Sec. 2872. Long-term lease of property, Naples, Italy. Sec. 2873. Designation of military family housing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former Member of the House of Representatives. Sec. 2874. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military installations. TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT Sec. 2901. Short title. Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments. Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act. Sec. 2904. Preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2906. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military installations. Sec. 2907. Annual reviews and reports. Sec. 2908. Cooperative agreements. Sec. 2909. Federal enforcement. Sec. 2910. Natural resources management services. Sec. 2911. Definitions. Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision. Sec. 2913. Technical amendments. Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations. 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. [[Page H9082]] Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3131. Memorandum of understanding for use of national laboratories for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 3132. Defense environmental management privatization projects. Sec. 3133. International cooperative stockpile stewardship. Sec. 3134. Modernization of enduring nuclear weapons complex. Sec. 3135. Tritium production. Sec. 3136. Processing, treatment, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel rods and other legacy nuclear materials at the Savannah River Site. Sec. 3137. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. Sec. 3138. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain Department of Energy assets. Sec. 3139. Modification and extension of authority relating to appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3140. Limitation on use of funds for subcritical nuclear weapons tests. Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans are submitted. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3152. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements. Sec. 3153. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce restructuring plans. Sec. 3154. Report and plan for external oversight of national laboratories. Sec. 3155. University-based research collaboration program. Sec. 3156. Stockpile stewardship program. Sec. 3157. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign nations. Sec. 3158. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy facilities. Sec. 3159. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager of Hanford Reservation. Sec. 3160. Submittal of biennial waste management reports. Sec. 3161. Department of Energy Security Management Board. Sec. 3162. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions at nuclear weapons facilities. Sec. 3163. Modification of authority on Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise. Sec. 3164. Land transfer, Bandelier National Monument. Sec. 3165. Final settlement of Department of Energy community assistance obligations with respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3166. Sense of Congress regarding the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Sec. 3167. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3168. Improvements to Greenville Road, Livermore, California. Sec. 3169. Report on alternative system for availability of funds. Sec. 3170. Report on remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities. TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3301. Definitions. Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3303. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3304. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3305. Disposal of cobalt in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical materials. Sec. 3307. Return of surplus platinum from the Department of the Treasury. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3403. Repeal of requirement to assign Navy officers to Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3. TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures. Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles. Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties. Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition Sec. 3511. Short title; references. Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to canal transition. Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and Employees Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3522. Post-Canal transfer personnel authorities. Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation of Commission officers and employees. Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal travel regulation. Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities. Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments. Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations. Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal Authority after Canal Transfer Date. Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of Canal Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and Board of Contract Appeals. Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages. Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels. Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability. Sec. 3546. Appointment of notaries public. Sec. 3547. Commercial services. Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory functions relating to employment classification appeals. Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority. Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments. TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal districts of the United States. Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program. Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity. Sec. 3605. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel. Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel double hull requirements. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program.

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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
(House of Representatives - October 23, 1997)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages H9076-H9464] CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 Mr. SPENCE submitted the following conference report and statement on the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes: Conference Report (H. Rept. 105-340) The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Authorization for B-2 bomber program. Sec. 132. ALR radar warning receivers. Sec. 133. Analysis of requirements for replacement of engines on military aircraft derived from Boeing 707 aircraft. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to availability from domestic sources. Sec. 142. NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program. Sec. 204. Reduction in amount for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program. Sec. 212. Report on operational field assessments program. Sec. 213. Joint Strike Fighter program. Sec. 214. Kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite technology program. Sec. 215. Micro-satellite technology development program. Sec. 216. High altitude endurance unmanned vehicle program. Sec. 217. F-22 aircraft program. Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Sec. 231. National Missile Defense Program. Sec. 232. Budgetary treatment of amounts for procurement for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 233. Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense program. Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Sec. 236. Repeal of required deployment dates for core theater missile defense programs Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 241. Restructuring of National Oceanographic Partnership Program organizations. Sec. 242. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force installations. Sec. 243. Expansion of eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 244. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service. Sec. 245. Sense of Congress regarding Comanche program. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Fisher House Trust Funds. Sec. 305. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks. Sec. 307. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Sec. 308. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar. Sec. 309. Contracted training flight services. Sec. 310. Procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 311. Operation of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues Sec. 321. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities. Sec. 322. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports. Sec. 323. Semiannual reports on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations. Sec. 324. Annual report on aircraft inventory. Sec. 325. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training or other readiness activities. Sec. 326. Common measurement of operations tempo and personnel tempo. Sec. 327. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and maintenance budget line items. [[Page H9077]] Sec. 328. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system. Sec. 329. Report on military readiness requirements of the Armed Forces. Sec. 330. Assessment of cyclical readiness posture of the Armed Forces. Sec. 331. Report on military exercises conducted under certain training exercises programs Sec. 332. Report on overseas deployments. Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board. Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other agencies in support of environmental technology certification. Sec. 343. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense toxic and hazardous materials. Sec. 344. Annual report on payments and activities in response to fines and penalties assessed under environmental laws. Sec. 345. Annual report on environmental activities of the Department of Defense overseas. Sec. 346. Review of existing environmental consequences of the presence of the Armed Forces in Bermuda. Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on deployment of United States Armed Forces abroad for environmental preservation activities. Sec. 348. Recovery and sharing of costs of environmental restoration at Department of Defense sites. Sec. 349. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental technologies. Sec. 350. Procurement of recycled copier paper. Sec. 351. Pilot program for the sale of air pollution emission reduction incentives. Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities Sec. 355. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 356. Core logistics capabilities of Department of Defense. Sec. 357. Increase in percentage of depot-level maintenance and repair that may be contracted for performance by non-government personnel. Sec. 358. Annual report on depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 359. Requirement for use of competitive procedures in contracting for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads formerly performed at closed or realigned military installations. Sec. 360. Clarification of prohibition on management of depot employees by constraints on personnel levels. Sec. 361. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 362. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval shipyards to engage in defense-related production and services. Sec. 363. Repeal of a conditional repeal of certain depot-level maintenance and repair laws and a related reporting requirement. Sec. 364. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army Workload and Performance System. Sec. 365. Report on allocation of core logistics activities among Department of Defense facilities and private sector facilities. Sec. 366. Review of use of temporary duty assignments for ship repair and maintenance. Sec. 367. Sense of Congress regarding realignment of performance of ground communication-electronic workload. Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 371. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Sec. 372. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores. Sec. 373. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name commercial items for resale in commissary stores. Sec. 374. Treatment of revenues derived from commissary store activities. Sec. 375. Maintenance, repair, and renovation of Armed Forces Recreation Center, Europe. Sec. 376. Plan for use of public and private partnerships to benefit morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 381. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 382. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. Sec. 383. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense Automated Printing Service. Sec. 384. Study and notification requirements for conversion of commercial and industrial type functions to contractor performance. Sec. 385. Collection and retention of cost information data on converted services and functions. Sec. 386. Financial assistance to support additional duties assigned to Army National Guard. Sec. 387. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services. Sec. 388. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to identify overpayments made to vendors. Sec. 389. Development of standard forms regarding performance work statement and request for proposal for conversion of certain operational functions of military installations. Sec. 390. Base operations support for military installations on Guam. Sec. 391. Warranty claims recovery pilot program. Sec. 392. Program to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within Department of Defense. Sec. 393. Multitechnology automated reader card demonstration program. Sec. 394. Reduction in overhead costs of Inventory Control Points. Sec. 395. Inventory management. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional contingencies. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may serve in positions outside their own service. Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on period of recall to active duty. Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by promotion boards. Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers serving as chaplains. Sec. 505. Increase in number of officers allowed to be frocked to grades of colonel and Navy captain. Sec. 506. Increased years of commissioned service for mandatory retirement of regular generals and admirals in grades above major general and rear admiral. Sec. 507. Uniform policy for requirement of exemplary conduct by commanding officers and others in authority. Sec. 508. Report on the command selection process for District Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority. Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program. Sec. 513.Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or aggravate an illness in the line of duty. Sec. 514. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer grades. Sec. 515. Prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air Force base security functions. Sec. 516. Involuntary separation of reserve officers in an inactive status. Sec. 517. Federal status of service by National Guard members as honor guards at funerals of veterans. Subtitle C--Military Technicians Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier general. Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status). Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians. Sec. 524. Report on feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR personnel to military technicians (dual status). Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit Attrition Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems. Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for military service. Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits. Subtitle E--Military Education and Training Part I--Officer Education Programs Sec. 541. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance. Sec. 542. Service academy foreign exchange program. Sec. 543. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service academies of persons from foreign countries. Sec. 544. Continuation of support to senior military colleges. Sec. 545. Report on making United States nationals eligible for participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Sec. 546. Coordination of establishment and maintenance of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units to maximize enrollment and enhance efficiency. Part II--Other Education Matters Sec. 551. United States Naval Postgraduate School. [[Page H9078]] Sec. 552. Community College of the Air Force. Sec. 553. Preservation of entitlement to educational assistance of members of the Selected Reserve serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation. Part III--Training of Army Drill Sergeants Sec. 556. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process. Sec. 557. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant trainees. Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues Sec. 561. Establishment and composition of Commission. Sec. 562. Duties. Sec. 563. Administrative matters. Sec. 564. Termination of Commission. Sec. 565. Funding. Sec. 566. Subsequent consideration by Congress. Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards Sec. 571. Purple Heart to be awarded only to members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 572. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard. Sec. 573. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to specified persons. Sec. 574. Clarification of eligibility of members of Ready Reserve for award of service medal for heroism. Sec. 575. One-year extension of period for receipt of recommendations for decorations and awards for certain military intelligence personnel. Sec. 576. Eligibility of certain World War II military organizations for award of unit decorations. Sec. 577. Retroactivity of Medal of Honor special pension. Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters Sec. 581. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders serving life sentence. Subtitle I--Other Matters Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports. Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to gender equity in the Armed Forces. Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of certain non-Federal entities. Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army. Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France. Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft. Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to Department of Defense. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence. Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances. Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by reform of subsistence and housing allowances. Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing certain duty. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive pay for certain members. Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus. Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental officers. Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain dental officers. Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship duty locations. Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay. Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former enlisted members. Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard Reserve. Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified officers. Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted members extending tours of duty at designated locations overseas. Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance. Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before approval of member's court-martial sentence. Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance. Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor Benefit Plan. Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former spouse to spouse may be made. Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws. Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income widows. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain health professions. Sec. 652. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers separation pay to separation pay for members of other uniformed services. Sec. 653. Eligibility of Public Health Service officers and NOAA commissioned corps officers for reimbursement of adoption expenses. Sec. 654. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World War II veterans who served as guerrilla fighters in the Philippines. Sec. 655. Subsistence of members of the Armed Forces above the poverty level. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Health Care Services Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries. Sec. 703. Study concerning the provision of comparative information. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10. Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program. Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 722. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs. Sec. 723. Limitation on total payments. Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care Management Sec. 731. Improvements in health care coverage and access for members assigned to certain duty locations far from sources of care. Sec. 732. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental program. Sec. 733. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental insurance programs; extension of deadline for implementation of dental insurance program for military retirees. Sec. 734. Dental insurance plan coverage for retirees of the Public Health Service and NOAA. Sec. 735. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for services. Sec. 736. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health care services and legal protection for providers. Sec. 737. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense health care professionals. Sec. 738. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment for services. Sec. 739. Chiropractic health care demonstration program. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician assistant training program of Army Medical Department. Sec. 742. Payment for emergency health care overseas for military and civilian personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency. Sec. 743. Authority for agreement for use of medical resource facility, Alamogordo, New Mexico. Sec. 744. Disclosures of cautionary information on prescription medications. Sec. 745. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services. Sec. 746. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS. Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy programs. Sec. 748. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education program. [[Page H9079]] Sec. 749. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to include additional Medicare-eligible covered beneficiaries. Sec. 750. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical facilities in National Capital Region. Sec. 751. Report on policies and programs to promote healthy lifestyles for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. Sec. 752. Sense of Congress regarding quality health care for retirees. Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness Sec. 761. Definitions. Sec. 762. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans. Sec. 763. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for physical evaluation boards. Sec. 764. Medical care for certain reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 765. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed overseas in contingency or combat operations. Sec. 766. Notice of use of investigational new drugs or drugs unapproved for their applied use. Sec. 767. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of operations. Sec. 768. Sense of Congress regarding the deployment of specialized units for detecting and monitoring chemical, biological, and similar hazards in a theater of operations. Sec. 769. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf War illnesses. Sec. 770. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program. Sec. 771. Sense of Congress concerning Gulf War illness. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing fiscal years to all severable service contracts not exceeding a year. Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid under progress payment arrangements or similar arrangements. Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions. Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts. Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive vehicles. Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts. Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing- related items by military installations in the United States. Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants. Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts. Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic source limitations. Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program. Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract litigation. Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure. Sec. 833. Unit cost reports. Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public and small businesses. Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward meeting subcontracting goals. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by commercial entities. Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not eligible for defense contracts. Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans. Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce. Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American Act. Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major weapon systems. Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases. Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps. Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of civilian acquisition programs with policy established for defense acquisition programs. Sec. 852. Modification of process requirements for the solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 853. Guidance and standards for defense acquisition workforce training requirements. Sec. 854. Study and report to Congress assessing dependence on foreign sources for resistors and capacitors. Sec. 855. Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries joint study. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other General Matters Sec. 901. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard matters and for Reserve matters. Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection. Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy guidance for contingency plans. Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory committees. Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management. Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board. Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations and audits. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management Sec. 911. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquarters and headquarters support activities. Sec. 912. Defense acquisition workforce. Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers Sec. 921. Professional military education schools. Sec. 922. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Sec. 923. Correction to reference to George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence-Related Matters Sec. 931. Transfer of certain military department programs from TIARA budget aggregation. Sec. 932. Report on coordination of access of commanders and deployed units to intelligence collected and analyzed by the intelligence community. Sec. 933. Protection of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information and data. Sec. 934. POW/MIA intelligence analysis. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001 Transfer authority. Sec. 1002 Incorporation of classified annex. Sec. 1003 Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations. Sec. 1004 Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1997. Sec. 1005 Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority. Sec. 1006 Revision of authority for Fisher House trust funds. Sec. 1007 Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding contracts for which a small final payment is due. Sec. 1008 Biennial financial management improvement plan. Sec. 1009 Estimates and requests for procurement and military construction for the reserve components. Sec. 1010 Sense of Congress regarding funding for reserve component modernization not requested in President's budget. Sec. 1011 Management of working-capital funds. Sec. 1012 Authority of Secretary of Defense to settle claims relating to pay, allowances, and other benefits. Sec. 1013 Payment of claims by members for loss of personal property due to flooding in Red River Basin. Sec. 1014. Advances for payment of public services. Sec. 1015 United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation. Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1021. Procedures for sale of vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) program. Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army. Sec. 1024. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of ex- U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) and ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41). Sec. 1025. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1026. Reports relating to export of vessels that may contain polychlorinated biphenyls. Sec. 1027. Conversion of defense capability preservation authority to Navy shipbuilding capability preservation authority. Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1031. Use of National Guard for State drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. Sec. 1032. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Mexico. Sec. 1033. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Peru and Colombia. Sec. 1034. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics detection technologies. [[Page H9080]] Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous reporting requirements. Sec. 1042. Study of transfer of modular airborne fire fighting system. Sec. 1043. Overseas infrastructure requirements. Sec. 1044. Additional matters for annual report on activities of the General Accounting Office. Sec. 1045. Eye safety at small arms firing ranges. Sec. 1046. Reports on Department of Defense procedures for investigating military aviation accidents and for notifying and assisting families of victims. Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism Sec. 1051. Oversight of counterterrorism and antiterrorism activities; report. Sec. 1052. Provision of adequate troop protection equipment for Armed Forces personnel engaged in peace operations; report on antiterrorism activities and protection of personnel. Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property Sec. 1061. Lease of nonexcess personal property of military departments. Sec. 1062. Lease of nonexcess property of Defense Agencies. Sec. 1063. Donation of excess chapel property to churches damaged or destroyed by arson or other acts of terrorism. Sec. 1064. Authority of the Secretary of Defense concerning disposal of assets under cooperative agreements on air defense in Central Europe. Sec. 1065. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and ammunition components. Sec. 1066. Transfer of B-17 aircraft to museum. Sec. 1067. Report on disposal of excess and surplus materials. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1071. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service to execute warrants and make arrests. Sec. 1072. Study of investigative practices of military criminal investigative organizations relating to sex crimes. Sec. 1073. Technical and clerical amendments. Sec. 1074. Sustainment and operation of the Global Positioning System. Sec. 1075. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily provided by air carriers. Sec. 1076. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for civilian youth. Sec. 1077. Disqualification from certain burial-related benefits for persons convicted of capital crimes. Sec. 1078. Restrictions on the use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents. Sec. 1079. Treatment of military flight operations. Sec. 1080. Naturalization of certain foreign nationals who serve honorably in the Armed Forces during a period of conflict. Sec. 1081. Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of specified independent study organizations. Sec. 1082. Display of POW/MIA flag. Sec. 1083. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean conflict. Sec. 1084. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government civilian personnel who served during the Cold War; certificate of recognition. Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress on granting of statutory Federal charters. Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding military voting rights. Sec. 1087. Designation of Bob Hope as an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Sec. 1088. Five-year extension of aviation insurance program. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1102. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served on active duty during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 1103. Repeal of deadline for placement consideration of involuntarily separated military reserve technicians. Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon transfer to General Schedule position. Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment. Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay authority. Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government employees on official business. Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration of business relationships between Government and private sector. Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian faculty members. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sec. 1201. Findings. Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1203. Withdrawal of United States ground forces from Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on tasks carried out by United States forces. Sec. 1205. Presidential report on situation in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1206. Definitions. Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers Sec. 1211. Export approvals for high performance computers. Sec. 1212. Report on exports of high performance computers. Sec. 1213. Post-shipment verification of export of high performance computers. Sec. 1214. GAO study on certain computers; end user information assistance. Sec. 1215. Congressional committees. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 1221. Defense burdensharing. Sec. 1222. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing agreements. Sec. 1223. Sense of Congress and reports regarding financial costs of enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress regarding enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1225. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region. Sec. 1226. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on need for Russian openness on the Yamantau Mountain project. Sec. 1228. Assessment of the Cuban threat to United States national security. Sec. 1229. Report on Helsinki Joint statement. Sec. 1230. Commendation of Mexico on free and fair elections. Sec. 1231. Sense of Congress regarding Cambodia. Sec. 1232. Congratulating Governor Christopher Patten of Hong Kong. TITLE XIII--ARMS CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 1301. Presidential report concerning detargeting of Russian strategic missiles. Sec. 1302. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Sec. 1303. Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Sec. 1304. Transfers of authorizations for high-priority counterproliferation programs. Sec. 1305. Advice to the President and Congress regarding the safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 1306. Reconstitution of commission to assess the ballistic missile threat to the United States. Sec. 1307. Sense of Congress regarding the relationship between United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and environmental laws. Sec. 1308. Extension of counterproliferation authorities for support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq. Sec. 1309. Annual report on moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines. TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1401. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. Sec. 1402. Funding allocations. Sec. 1403. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. Sec. 1404. Limitation on use of funds for projects related to START II Treaty until submission of certification. Sec. 1405. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility. Sec. 1406. Limitation on use of funds for destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1407. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian fissile material. Sec. 1408. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security. Sec. 1409. Report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1410. Availability of funds. TITLE XV--FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION Sec. 1501. Recognition and grant of Federal charter. Sec. 1502. Powers. Sec. 1503. Purposes. Sec. 1504. Service of process. Sec. 1505. Membership. Sec. 1506. Board of directors. Sec. 1507. Officers. Sec. 1508. Restrictions. Sec. 1509. Liability. Sec. 1510. Maintenance and inspection of books and records. Sec. 1511. Audit of financial transactions. Sec. 1512. Annual report. Sec. 1513. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter. [[Page H9081]] Sec. 1514. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter. Sec. 1515. Termination. Sec. 1516. Definition of State. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, California. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Authorization of military construction project at Naval Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2206. Increase in authorization for military construction projects at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been appropriated. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design. Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2406. Clarification of authority relating to fiscal year 1997 project at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sec. 2407. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1995 projects. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization of military construction projects for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Camp Williams, Utah. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 projects. Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 projects. Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 projects. Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of relocatable over-the-horizon radar, Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Sec. 2707. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor construction. Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for facility repair projects. Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida. Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy savings and water conservation activities. Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of Department of Defense housing funds for investments in nongovernmental entities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects. Sec. 2812. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems. Sec. 2813. Administrative expenses for certain real property transactions. Sec. 2814. Screening of real property to be conveyed by Department of Defense. Sec. 2815. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, Brigham City, Utah. Sec. 2816. Fire protection and hazardous materials protection at Fort Meade, Maryland. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new Federal facilities. Sec. 2822. Adjustment and diversification assistance to enhance performance of military family support services by private sector sources. Sec. 2823. Security, fire protection, and other services at property formerly associated with Red River Army Depot, Texas. Sec. 2824. Report on closure and realignment of military installations. Sec. 2825. Sense of Senate regarding utilization of savings derived from base closure process. Sec. 2826. Prohibition against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, Long Beach, California. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, Alabama. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, Durant, Oklahoma. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, Illinois. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Sec. 2836. Land conveyances, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral County, Nevada. Sec. 2838. Expansion of land conveyance authority, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana. Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California. Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado. Sec. 2841. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve Center, Anderson, South Carolina. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Topsham Annex, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine. Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 464, Oyster Bay, New York. Sec. 2853. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York. Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Havre Air Force Station, Montana, and Havre Training Site, Montana. Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Charleston Family Housing Complex, Bangor, Maine. Sec. 2867. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2871. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm. Sec. 2872. Long-term lease of property, Naples, Italy. Sec. 2873. Designation of military family housing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former Member of the House of Representatives. Sec. 2874. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military installations. TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT Sec. 2901. Short title. Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments. Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act. Sec. 2904. Preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2906. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military installations. Sec. 2907. Annual reviews and reports. Sec. 2908. Cooperative agreements. Sec. 2909. Federal enforcement. Sec. 2910. Natural resources management services. Sec. 2911. Definitions. Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision. Sec. 2913. Technical amendments. Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations. 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. [[Page H9082]] Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3131. Memorandum of understanding for use of national laboratories for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 3132. Defense environmental management privatization projects. Sec. 3133. International cooperative stockpile stewardship. Sec. 3134. Modernization of enduring nuclear weapons complex. Sec. 3135. Tritium production. Sec. 3136. Processing, treatment, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel rods and other legacy nuclear materials at the Savannah River Site. Sec. 3137. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. Sec. 3138. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain Department of Energy assets. Sec. 3139. Modification and extension of authority relating to appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3140. Limitation on use of funds for subcritical nuclear weapons tests. Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans are submitted. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3152. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements. Sec. 3153. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce restructuring plans. Sec. 3154. Report and plan for external oversight of national laboratories. Sec. 3155. University-based research collaboration program. Sec. 3156. Stockpile stewardship program. Sec. 3157. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign nations. Sec. 3158. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy facilities. Sec. 3159. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager of Hanford Reservation. Sec. 3160. Submittal of biennial waste management reports. Sec. 3161. Department of Energy Security Management Board. Sec. 3162. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions at nuclear weapons facilities. Sec. 3163. Modification of authority on Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise. Sec. 3164. Land transfer, Bandelier National Monument. Sec. 3165. Final settlement of Department of Energy community assistance obligations with respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3166. Sense of Congress regarding the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Sec. 3167. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3168. Improvements to Greenville Road, Livermore, California. Sec. 3169. Report on alternative system for availability of funds. Sec. 3170. Report on remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities. TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3301. Definitions. Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3303. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3304. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3305. Disposal of cobalt in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical materials. Sec. 3307. Return of surplus platinum from the Department of the Treasury. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3403. Repeal of requirement to assign Navy officers to Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3. TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures. Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles. Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties. Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition Sec. 3511. Short title; references. Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to canal transition. Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and Employees Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3522. Post-Canal transfer personnel authorities. Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation of Commission officers and employees. Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal travel regulation. Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities. Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments. Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations. Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal Authority after Canal Transfer Date. Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of Canal Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and Board of Contract Appeals. Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages. Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels. Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability. Sec. 3546. Appointment of notaries public. Sec. 3547. Commercial services. Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory functions relating to employment classification appeals. Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority. Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments. TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal districts of the United States. Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program. Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity. Sec. 3605. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel. Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel double hull requirements. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. 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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998


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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
(House of Representatives - October 23, 1997)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages H9076-H9464] CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 Mr. SPENCE submitted the following conference report and statement on the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes: Conference Report (H. Rept. 105-340) The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Authorization for B-2 bomber program. Sec. 132. ALR radar warning receivers. Sec. 133. Analysis of requirements for replacement of engines on military aircraft derived from Boeing 707 aircraft. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to availability from domestic sources. Sec. 142. NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program. Sec. 204. Reduction in amount for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program. Sec. 212. Report on operational field assessments program. Sec. 213. Joint Strike Fighter program. Sec. 214. Kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite technology program. Sec. 215. Micro-satellite technology development program. Sec. 216. High altitude endurance unmanned vehicle program. Sec. 217. F-22 aircraft program. Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Sec. 231. National Missile Defense Program. Sec. 232. Budgetary treatment of amounts for procurement for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 233. Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense program. Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Sec. 236. Repeal of required deployment dates for core theater missile defense programs Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 241. Restructuring of National Oceanographic Partnership Program organizations. Sec. 242. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force installations. Sec. 243. Expansion of eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 244. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service. Sec. 245. Sense of Congress regarding Comanche program. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Fisher House Trust Funds. Sec. 305. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks. Sec. 307. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Sec. 308. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar. Sec. 309. Contracted training flight services. Sec. 310. Procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 311. Operation of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues Sec. 321. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities. Sec. 322. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports. Sec. 323. Semiannual reports on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations. Sec. 324. Annual report on aircraft inventory. Sec. 325. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training or other readiness activities. Sec. 326. Common measurement of operations tempo and personnel tempo. Sec. 327. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and maintenance budget line items. [[Page H9077]] Sec. 328. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system. Sec. 329. Report on military readiness requirements of the Armed Forces. Sec. 330. Assessment of cyclical readiness posture of the Armed Forces. Sec. 331. Report on military exercises conducted under certain training exercises programs Sec. 332. Report on overseas deployments. Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board. Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other agencies in support of environmental technology certification. Sec. 343. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense toxic and hazardous materials. Sec. 344. Annual report on payments and activities in response to fines and penalties assessed under environmental laws. Sec. 345. Annual report on environmental activities of the Department of Defense overseas. Sec. 346. Review of existing environmental consequences of the presence of the Armed Forces in Bermuda. Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on deployment of United States Armed Forces abroad for environmental preservation activities. Sec. 348. Recovery and sharing of costs of environmental restoration at Department of Defense sites. Sec. 349. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental technologies. Sec. 350. Procurement of recycled copier paper. Sec. 351. Pilot program for the sale of air pollution emission reduction incentives. Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities Sec. 355. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 356. Core logistics capabilities of Department of Defense. Sec. 357. Increase in percentage of depot-level maintenance and repair that may be contracted for performance by non-government personnel. Sec. 358. Annual report on depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 359. Requirement for use of competitive procedures in contracting for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads formerly performed at closed or realigned military installations. Sec. 360. Clarification of prohibition on management of depot employees by constraints on personnel levels. Sec. 361. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 362. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval shipyards to engage in defense-related production and services. Sec. 363. Repeal of a conditional repeal of certain depot-level maintenance and repair laws and a related reporting requirement. Sec. 364. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army Workload and Performance System. Sec. 365. Report on allocation of core logistics activities among Department of Defense facilities and private sector facilities. Sec. 366. Review of use of temporary duty assignments for ship repair and maintenance. Sec. 367. Sense of Congress regarding realignment of performance of ground communication-electronic workload. Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 371. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Sec. 372. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores. Sec. 373. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name commercial items for resale in commissary stores. Sec. 374. Treatment of revenues derived from commissary store activities. Sec. 375. Maintenance, repair, and renovation of Armed Forces Recreation Center, Europe. Sec. 376. Plan for use of public and private partnerships to benefit morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 381. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 382. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. Sec. 383. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense Automated Printing Service. Sec. 384. Study and notification requirements for conversion of commercial and industrial type functions to contractor performance. Sec. 385. Collection and retention of cost information data on converted services and functions. Sec. 386. Financial assistance to support additional duties assigned to Army National Guard. Sec. 387. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services. Sec. 388. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to identify overpayments made to vendors. Sec. 389. Development of standard forms regarding performance work statement and request for proposal for conversion of certain operational functions of military installations. Sec. 390. Base operations support for military installations on Guam. Sec. 391. Warranty claims recovery pilot program. Sec. 392. Program to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within Department of Defense. Sec. 393. Multitechnology automated reader card demonstration program. Sec. 394. Reduction in overhead costs of Inventory Control Points. Sec. 395. Inventory management. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional contingencies. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may serve in positions outside their own service. Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on period of recall to active duty. Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by promotion boards. Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers serving as chaplains. Sec. 505. Increase in number of officers allowed to be frocked to grades of colonel and Navy captain. Sec. 506. Increased years of commissioned service for mandatory retirement of regular generals and admirals in grades above major general and rear admiral. Sec. 507. Uniform policy for requirement of exemplary conduct by commanding officers and others in authority. Sec. 508. Report on the command selection process for District Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority. Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program. Sec. 513.Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or aggravate an illness in the line of duty. Sec. 514. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer grades. Sec. 515. Prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air Force base security functions. Sec. 516. Involuntary separation of reserve officers in an inactive status. Sec. 517. Federal status of service by National Guard members as honor guards at funerals of veterans. Subtitle C--Military Technicians Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier general. Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status). Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians. Sec. 524. Report on feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR personnel to military technicians (dual status). Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit Attrition Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems. Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for military service. Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits. Subtitle E--Military Education and Training Part I--Officer Education Programs Sec. 541. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance. Sec. 542. Service academy foreign exchange program. Sec. 543. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service academies of persons from foreign countries. Sec. 544. Continuation of support to senior military colleges. Sec. 545. Report on making United States nationals eligible for participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Sec. 546. Coordination of establishment and maintenance of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units to maximize enrollment and enhance efficiency. Part II--Other Education Matters Sec. 551. United States Naval Postgraduate School. [[Page H9078]] Sec. 552. Community College of the Air Force. Sec. 553. Preservation of entitlement to educational assistance of members of the Selected Reserve serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation. Part III--Training of Army Drill Sergeants Sec. 556. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process. Sec. 557. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant trainees. Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues Sec. 561. Establishment and composition of Commission. Sec. 562. Duties. Sec. 563. Administrative matters. Sec. 564. Termination of Commission. Sec. 565. Funding. Sec. 566. Subsequent consideration by Congress. Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards Sec. 571. Purple Heart to be awarded only to members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 572. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard. Sec. 573. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to specified persons. Sec. 574. Clarification of eligibility of members of Ready Reserve for award of service medal for heroism. Sec. 575. One-year extension of period for receipt of recommendations for decorations and awards for certain military intelligence personnel. Sec. 576. Eligibility of certain World War II military organizations for award of unit decorations. Sec. 577. Retroactivity of Medal of Honor special pension. Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters Sec. 581. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders serving life sentence. Subtitle I--Other Matters Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports. Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to gender equity in the Armed Forces. Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of certain non-Federal entities. Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army. Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France. Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft. Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to Department of Defense. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence. Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances. Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by reform of subsistence and housing allowances. Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing certain duty. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive pay for certain members. Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus. Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental officers. Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain dental officers. Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship duty locations. Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay. Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former enlisted members. Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard Reserve. Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified officers. Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted members extending tours of duty at designated locations overseas. Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance. Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before approval of member's court-martial sentence. Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance. Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor Benefit Plan. Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former spouse to spouse may be made. Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws. Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income widows. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain health professions. Sec. 652. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers separation pay to separation pay for members of other uniformed services. Sec. 653. Eligibility of Public Health Service officers and NOAA commissioned corps officers for reimbursement of adoption expenses. Sec. 654. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World War II veterans who served as guerrilla fighters in the Philippines. Sec. 655. Subsistence of members of the Armed Forces above the poverty level. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Health Care Services Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries. Sec. 703. Study concerning the provision of comparative information. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10. Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program. Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 722. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs. Sec. 723. Limitation on total payments. Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care Management Sec. 731. Improvements in health care coverage and access for members assigned to certain duty locations far from sources of care. Sec. 732. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental program. Sec. 733. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental insurance programs; extension of deadline for implementation of dental insurance program for military retirees. Sec. 734. Dental insurance plan coverage for retirees of the Public Health Service and NOAA. Sec. 735. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for services. Sec. 736. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health care services and legal protection for providers. Sec. 737. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense health care professionals. Sec. 738. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment for services. Sec. 739. Chiropractic health care demonstration program. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician assistant training program of Army Medical Department. Sec. 742. Payment for emergency health care overseas for military and civilian personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency. Sec. 743. Authority for agreement for use of medical resource facility, Alamogordo, New Mexico. Sec. 744. Disclosures of cautionary information on prescription medications. Sec. 745. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services. Sec. 746. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS. Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy programs. Sec. 748. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education program. [[Page H9079]] Sec. 749. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to include additional Medicare-eligible covered beneficiaries. Sec. 750. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical facilities in National Capital Region. Sec. 751. Report on policies and programs to promote healthy lifestyles for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. Sec. 752. Sense of Congress regarding quality health care for retirees. Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness Sec. 761. Definitions. Sec. 762. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans. Sec. 763. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for physical evaluation boards. Sec. 764. Medical care for certain reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 765. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed overseas in contingency or combat operations. Sec. 766. Notice of use of investigational new drugs or drugs unapproved for their applied use. Sec. 767. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of operations. Sec. 768. Sense of Congress regarding the deployment of specialized units for detecting and monitoring chemical, biological, and similar hazards in a theater of operations. Sec. 769. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf War illnesses. Sec. 770. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program. Sec. 771. Sense of Congress concerning Gulf War illness. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing fiscal years to all severable service contracts not exceeding a year. Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid under progress payment arrangements or similar arrangements. Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions. Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts. Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive vehicles. Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts. Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing- related items by military installations in the United States. Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants. Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts. Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic source limitations. Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program. Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract litigation. Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure. Sec. 833. Unit cost reports. Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public and small businesses. Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward meeting subcontracting goals. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by commercial entities. Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not eligible for defense contracts. Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans. Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce. Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American Act. Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major weapon systems. Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases. Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps. Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of civilian acquisition programs with policy established for defense acquisition programs. Sec. 852. Modification of process requirements for the solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 853. Guidance and standards for defense acquisition workforce training requirements. Sec. 854. Study and report to Congress assessing dependence on foreign sources for resistors and capacitors. Sec. 855. Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries joint study. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other General Matters Sec. 901. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard matters and for Reserve matters. Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection. Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy guidance for contingency plans. Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory committees. Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management. Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board. Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations and audits. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management Sec. 911. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquarters and headquarters support activities. Sec. 912. Defense acquisition workforce. Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers Sec. 921. Professional military education schools. Sec. 922. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Sec. 923. Correction to reference to George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence-Related Matters Sec. 931. Transfer of certain military department programs from TIARA budget aggregation. Sec. 932. Report on coordination of access of commanders and deployed units to intelligence collected and analyzed by the intelligence community. Sec. 933. Protection of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information and data. Sec. 934. POW/MIA intelligence analysis. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001 Transfer authority. Sec. 1002 Incorporation of classified annex. Sec. 1003 Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations. Sec. 1004 Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1997. Sec. 1005 Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority. Sec. 1006 Revision of authority for Fisher House trust funds. Sec. 1007 Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding contracts for which a small final payment is due. Sec. 1008 Biennial financial management improvement plan. Sec. 1009 Estimates and requests for procurement and military construction for the reserve components. Sec. 1010 Sense of Congress regarding funding for reserve component modernization not requested in President's budget. Sec. 1011 Management of working-capital funds. Sec. 1012 Authority of Secretary of Defense to settle claims relating to pay, allowances, and other benefits. Sec. 1013 Payment of claims by members for loss of personal property due to flooding in Red River Basin. Sec. 1014. Advances for payment of public services. Sec. 1015 United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation. Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1021. Procedures for sale of vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) program. Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army. Sec. 1024. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of ex- U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) and ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41). Sec. 1025. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1026. Reports relating to export of vessels that may contain polychlorinated biphenyls. Sec. 1027. Conversion of defense capability preservation authority to Navy shipbuilding capability preservation authority. Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1031. Use of National Guard for State drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. Sec. 1032. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Mexico. Sec. 1033. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Peru and Colombia. Sec. 1034. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics detection technologies. [[Page H9080]] Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous reporting requirements. Sec. 1042. Study of transfer of modular airborne fire fighting system. Sec. 1043. Overseas infrastructure requirements. Sec. 1044. Additional matters for annual report on activities of the General Accounting Office. Sec. 1045. Eye safety at small arms firing ranges. Sec. 1046. Reports on Department of Defense procedures for investigating military aviation accidents and for notifying and assisting families of victims. Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism Sec. 1051. Oversight of counterterrorism and antiterrorism activities; report. Sec. 1052. Provision of adequate troop protection equipment for Armed Forces personnel engaged in peace operations; report on antiterrorism activities and protection of personnel. Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property Sec. 1061. Lease of nonexcess personal property of military departments. Sec. 1062. Lease of nonexcess property of Defense Agencies. Sec. 1063. Donation of excess chapel property to churches damaged or destroyed by arson or other acts of terrorism. Sec. 1064. Authority of the Secretary of Defense concerning disposal of assets under cooperative agreements on air defense in Central Europe. Sec. 1065. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and ammunition components. Sec. 1066. Transfer of B-17 aircraft to museum. Sec. 1067. Report on disposal of excess and surplus materials. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1071. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service to execute warrants and make arrests. Sec. 1072. Study of investigative practices of military criminal investigative organizations relating to sex crimes. Sec. 1073. Technical and clerical amendments. Sec. 1074. Sustainment and operation of the Global Positioning System. Sec. 1075. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily provided by air carriers. Sec. 1076. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for civilian youth. Sec. 1077. Disqualification from certain burial-related benefits for persons convicted of capital crimes. Sec. 1078. Restrictions on the use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents. Sec. 1079. Treatment of military flight operations. Sec. 1080. Naturalization of certain foreign nationals who serve honorably in the Armed Forces during a period of conflict. Sec. 1081. Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of specified independent study organizations. Sec. 1082. Display of POW/MIA flag. Sec. 1083. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean conflict. Sec. 1084. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government civilian personnel who served during the Cold War; certificate of recognition. Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress on granting of statutory Federal charters. Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding military voting rights. Sec. 1087. Designation of Bob Hope as an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Sec. 1088. Five-year extension of aviation insurance program. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1102. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served on active duty during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 1103. Repeal of deadline for placement consideration of involuntarily separated military reserve technicians. Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon transfer to General Schedule position. Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment. Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay authority. Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government employees on official business. Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration of business relationships between Government and private sector. Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian faculty members. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sec. 1201. Findings. Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1203. Withdrawal of United States ground forces from Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on tasks carried out by United States forces. Sec. 1205. Presidential report on situation in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1206. Definitions. Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers Sec. 1211. Export approvals for high performance computers. Sec. 1212. Report on exports of high performance computers. Sec. 1213. Post-shipment verification of export of high performance computers. Sec. 1214. GAO study on certain computers; end user information assistance. Sec. 1215. Congressional committees. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 1221. Defense burdensharing. Sec. 1222. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing agreements. Sec. 1223. Sense of Congress and reports regarding financial costs of enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress regarding enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1225. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region. Sec. 1226. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on need for Russian openness on the Yamantau Mountain project. Sec. 1228. Assessment of the Cuban threat to United States national security. Sec. 1229. Report on Helsinki Joint statement. Sec. 1230. Commendation of Mexico on free and fair elections. Sec. 1231. Sense of Congress regarding Cambodia. Sec. 1232. Congratulating Governor Christopher Patten of Hong Kong. TITLE XIII--ARMS CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 1301. Presidential report concerning detargeting of Russian strategic missiles. Sec. 1302. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Sec. 1303. Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Sec. 1304. Transfers of authorizations for high-priority counterproliferation programs. Sec. 1305. Advice to the President and Congress regarding the safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 1306. Reconstitution of commission to assess the ballistic missile threat to the United States. Sec. 1307. Sense of Congress regarding the relationship between United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and environmental laws. Sec. 1308. Extension of counterproliferation authorities for support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq. Sec. 1309. Annual report on moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines. TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1401. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. Sec. 1402. Funding allocations. Sec. 1403. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. Sec. 1404. Limitation on use of funds for projects related to START II Treaty until submission of certification. Sec. 1405. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility. Sec. 1406. Limitation on use of funds for destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1407. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian fissile material. Sec. 1408. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security. Sec. 1409. Report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1410. Availability of funds. TITLE XV--FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION Sec. 1501. Recognition and grant of Federal charter. Sec. 1502. Powers. Sec. 1503. Purposes. Sec. 1504. Service of process. Sec. 1505. Membership. Sec. 1506. Board of directors. Sec. 1507. Officers. Sec. 1508. Restrictions. Sec. 1509. Liability. Sec. 1510. Maintenance and inspection of books and records. Sec. 1511. Audit of financial transactions. Sec. 1512. Annual report. Sec. 1513. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter. [[Page H9081]] Sec. 1514. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter. Sec. 1515. Termination. Sec. 1516. Definition of State. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, California. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Authorization of military construction project at Naval Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2206. Increase in authorization for military construction projects at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been appropriated. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design. Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2406. Clarification of authority relating to fiscal year 1997 project at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sec. 2407. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1995 projects. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization of military construction projects for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Camp Williams, Utah. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 projects. Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 projects. Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 projects. Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of relocatable over-the-horizon radar, Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Sec. 2707. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor construction. Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for facility repair projects. Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida. Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy savings and water conservation activities. Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of Department of Defense housing funds for investments in nongovernmental entities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects. Sec. 2812. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems. Sec. 2813. Administrative expenses for certain real property transactions. Sec. 2814. Screening of real property to be conveyed by Department of Defense. Sec. 2815. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, Brigham City, Utah. Sec. 2816. Fire protection and hazardous materials protection at Fort Meade, Maryland. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new Federal facilities. Sec. 2822. Adjustment and diversification assistance to enhance performance of military family support services by private sector sources. Sec. 2823. Security, fire protection, and other services at property formerly associated with Red River Army Depot, Texas. Sec. 2824. Report on closure and realignment of military installations. Sec. 2825. Sense of Senate regarding utilization of savings derived from base closure process. Sec. 2826. Prohibition against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, Long Beach, California. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, Alabama. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, Durant, Oklahoma. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, Illinois. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Sec. 2836. Land conveyances, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral County, Nevada. Sec. 2838. Expansion of land conveyance authority, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana. Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California. Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado. Sec. 2841. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve Center, Anderson, South Carolina. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Topsham Annex, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine. Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 464, Oyster Bay, New York. Sec. 2853. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York. Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Havre Air Force Station, Montana, and Havre Training Site, Montana. Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Charleston Family Housing Complex, Bangor, Maine. Sec. 2867. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2871. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm. Sec. 2872. Long-term lease of property, Naples, Italy. Sec. 2873. Designation of military family housing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former Member of the House of Representatives. Sec. 2874. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military installations. TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT Sec. 2901. Short title. Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments. Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act. Sec. 2904. Preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2906. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military installations. Sec. 2907. Annual reviews and reports. Sec. 2908. Cooperative agreements. Sec. 2909. Federal enforcement. Sec. 2910. Natural resources management services. Sec. 2911. Definitions. Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision. Sec. 2913. Technical amendments. Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations. 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. [[Page H9082]] Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3131. Memorandum of understanding for use of national laboratories for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 3132. Defense environmental management privatization projects. Sec. 3133. International cooperative stockpile stewardship. Sec. 3134. Modernization of enduring nuclear weapons complex. Sec. 3135. Tritium production. Sec. 3136. Processing, treatment, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel rods and other legacy nuclear materials at the Savannah River Site. Sec. 3137. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. Sec. 3138. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain Department of Energy assets. Sec. 3139. Modification and extension of authority relating to appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3140. Limitation on use of funds for subcritical nuclear weapons tests. Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans are submitted. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3152. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements. Sec. 3153. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce restructuring plans. Sec. 3154. Report and plan for external oversight of national laboratories. Sec. 3155. University-based research collaboration program. Sec. 3156. Stockpile stewardship program. Sec. 3157. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign nations. Sec. 3158. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy facilities. Sec. 3159. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager of Hanford Reservation. Sec. 3160. Submittal of biennial waste management reports. Sec. 3161. Department of Energy Security Management Board. Sec. 3162. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions at nuclear weapons facilities. Sec. 3163. Modification of authority on Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise. Sec. 3164. Land transfer, Bandelier National Monument. Sec. 3165. Final settlement of Department of Energy community assistance obligations with respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3166. Sense of Congress regarding the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Sec. 3167. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3168. Improvements to Greenville Road, Livermore, California. Sec. 3169. Report on alternative system for availability of funds. Sec. 3170. Report on remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities. TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3301. Definitions. Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3303. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3304. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3305. Disposal of cobalt in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical materials. Sec. 3307. Return of surplus platinum from the Department of the Treasury. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3403. Repeal of requirement to assign Navy officers to Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3. TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures. Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles. Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties. Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition Sec. 3511. Short title; references. Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to canal transition. Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and Employees Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3522. Post-Canal transfer personnel authorities. Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation of Commission officers and employees. Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal travel regulation. Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities. Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments. Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations. Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal Authority after Canal Transfer Date. Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of Canal Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and Board of Contract Appeals. Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages. Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels. Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability. Sec. 3546. Appointment of notaries public. Sec. 3547. Commercial services. Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory functions relating to employment classification appeals. Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority. Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments. TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal districts of the United States. Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program. Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity. Sec. 3605. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel. Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel double hull requirements. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program.

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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
(House of Representatives - October 23, 1997)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages H9076-H9464] CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 Mr. SPENCE submitted the following conference report and statement on the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes: Conference Report (H. Rept. 105-340) The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Authorization for B-2 bomber program. Sec. 132. ALR radar warning receivers. Sec. 133. Analysis of requirements for replacement of engines on military aircraft derived from Boeing 707 aircraft. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to availability from domestic sources. Sec. 142. NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program. Sec. 204. Reduction in amount for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program. Sec. 212. Report on operational field assessments program. Sec. 213. Joint Strike Fighter program. Sec. 214. Kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite technology program. Sec. 215. Micro-satellite technology development program. Sec. 216. High altitude endurance unmanned vehicle program. Sec. 217. F-22 aircraft program. Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Sec. 231. National Missile Defense Program. Sec. 232. Budgetary treatment of amounts for procurement for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 233. Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense program. Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Sec. 236. Repeal of required deployment dates for core theater missile defense programs Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 241. Restructuring of National Oceanographic Partnership Program organizations. Sec. 242. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force installations. Sec. 243. Expansion of eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 244. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service. Sec. 245. Sense of Congress regarding Comanche program. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Fisher House Trust Funds. Sec. 305. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks. Sec. 307. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Sec. 308. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar. Sec. 309. Contracted training flight services. Sec. 310. Procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 311. Operation of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues Sec. 321. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities. Sec. 322. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports. Sec. 323. Semiannual reports on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations. Sec. 324. Annual report on aircraft inventory. Sec. 325. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training or other readiness activities. Sec. 326. Common measurement of operations tempo and personnel tempo. Sec. 327. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and maintenance budget line items. [[Page H9077]] Sec. 328. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system. Sec. 329. Report on military readiness requirements of the Armed Forces. Sec. 330. Assessment of cyclical readiness posture of the Armed Forces. Sec. 331. Report on military exercises conducted under certain training exercises programs Sec. 332. Report on overseas deployments. Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board. Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other agencies in support of environmental technology certification. Sec. 343. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense toxic and hazardous materials. Sec. 344. Annual report on payments and activities in response to fines and penalties assessed under environmental laws. Sec. 345. Annual report on environmental activities of the Department of Defense overseas. Sec. 346. Review of existing environmental consequences of the presence of the Armed Forces in Bermuda. Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on deployment of United States Armed Forces abroad for environmental preservation activities. Sec. 348. Recovery and sharing of costs of environmental restoration at Department of Defense sites. Sec. 349. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental technologies. Sec. 350. Procurement of recycled copier paper. Sec. 351. Pilot program for the sale of air pollution emission reduction incentives. Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities Sec. 355. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 356. Core logistics capabilities of Department of Defense. Sec. 357. Increase in percentage of depot-level maintenance and repair that may be contracted for performance by non-government personnel. Sec. 358. Annual report on depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 359. Requirement for use of competitive procedures in contracting for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads formerly performed at closed or realigned military installations. Sec. 360. Clarification of prohibition on management of depot employees by constraints on personnel levels. Sec. 361. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 362. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval shipyards to engage in defense-related production and services. Sec. 363. Repeal of a conditional repeal of certain depot-level maintenance and repair laws and a related reporting requirement. Sec. 364. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army Workload and Performance System. Sec. 365. Report on allocation of core logistics activities among Department of Defense facilities and private sector facilities. Sec. 366. Review of use of temporary duty assignments for ship repair and maintenance. Sec. 367. Sense of Congress regarding realignment of performance of ground communication-electronic workload. Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 371. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Sec. 372. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores. Sec. 373. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name commercial items for resale in commissary stores. Sec. 374. Treatment of revenues derived from commissary store activities. Sec. 375. Maintenance, repair, and renovation of Armed Forces Recreation Center, Europe. Sec. 376. Plan for use of public and private partnerships to benefit morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 381. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 382. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. Sec. 383. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense Automated Printing Service. Sec. 384. Study and notification requirements for conversion of commercial and industrial type functions to contractor performance. Sec. 385. Collection and retention of cost information data on converted services and functions. Sec. 386. Financial assistance to support additional duties assigned to Army National Guard. Sec. 387. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services. Sec. 388. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to identify overpayments made to vendors. Sec. 389. Development of standard forms regarding performance work statement and request for proposal for conversion of certain operational functions of military installations. Sec. 390. Base operations support for military installations on Guam. Sec. 391. Warranty claims recovery pilot program. Sec. 392. Program to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within Department of Defense. Sec. 393. Multitechnology automated reader card demonstration program. Sec. 394. Reduction in overhead costs of Inventory Control Points. Sec. 395. Inventory management. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional contingencies. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may serve in positions outside their own service. Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on period of recall to active duty. Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by promotion boards. Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers serving as chaplains. Sec. 505. Increase in number of officers allowed to be frocked to grades of colonel and Navy captain. Sec. 506. Increased years of commissioned service for mandatory retirement of regular generals and admirals in grades above major general and rear admiral. Sec. 507. Uniform policy for requirement of exemplary conduct by commanding officers and others in authority. Sec. 508. Report on the command selection process for District Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority. Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program. Sec. 513.Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or aggravate an illness in the line of duty. Sec. 514. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer grades. Sec. 515. Prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air Force base security functions. Sec. 516. Involuntary separation of reserve officers in an inactive status. Sec. 517. Federal status of service by National Guard members as honor guards at funerals of veterans. Subtitle C--Military Technicians Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier general. Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status). Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians. Sec. 524. Report on feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR personnel to military technicians (dual status). Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit Attrition Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems. Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for military service. Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits. Subtitle E--Military Education and Training Part I--Officer Education Programs Sec. 541. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance. Sec. 542. Service academy foreign exchange program. Sec. 543. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service academies of persons from foreign countries. Sec. 544. Continuation of support to senior military colleges. Sec. 545. Report on making United States nationals eligible for participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Sec. 546. Coordination of establishment and maintenance of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units to maximize enrollment and enhance efficiency. Part II--Other Education Matters Sec. 551. United States Naval Postgraduate School. [[Page H9078]] Sec. 552. Community College of the Air Force. Sec. 553. Preservation of entitlement to educational assistance of members of the Selected Reserve serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation. Part III--Training of Army Drill Sergeants Sec. 556. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process. Sec. 557. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant trainees. Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues Sec. 561. Establishment and composition of Commission. Sec. 562. Duties. Sec. 563. Administrative matters. Sec. 564. Termination of Commission. Sec. 565. Funding. Sec. 566. Subsequent consideration by Congress. Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards Sec. 571. Purple Heart to be awarded only to members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 572. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard. Sec. 573. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to specified persons. Sec. 574. Clarification of eligibility of members of Ready Reserve for award of service medal for heroism. Sec. 575. One-year extension of period for receipt of recommendations for decorations and awards for certain military intelligence personnel. Sec. 576. Eligibility of certain World War II military organizations for award of unit decorations. Sec. 577. Retroactivity of Medal of Honor special pension. Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters Sec. 581. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders serving life sentence. Subtitle I--Other Matters Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports. Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to gender equity in the Armed Forces. Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of certain non-Federal entities. Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army. Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France. Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft. Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to Department of Defense. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence. Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances. Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by reform of subsistence and housing allowances. Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing certain duty. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive pay for certain members. Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus. Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental officers. Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain dental officers. Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship duty locations. Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay. Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former enlisted members. Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard Reserve. Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified officers. Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted members extending tours of duty at designated locations overseas. Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance. Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before approval of member's court-martial sentence. Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance. Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor Benefit Plan. Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former spouse to spouse may be made. Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws. Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income widows. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain health professions. Sec. 652. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers separation pay to separation pay for members of other uniformed services. Sec. 653. Eligibility of Public Health Service officers and NOAA commissioned corps officers for reimbursement of adoption expenses. Sec. 654. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World War II veterans who served as guerrilla fighters in the Philippines. Sec. 655. Subsistence of members of the Armed Forces above the poverty level. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Health Care Services Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries. Sec. 703. Study concerning the provision of comparative information. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10. Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program. Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 722. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs. Sec. 723. Limitation on total payments. Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care Management Sec. 731. Improvements in health care coverage and access for members assigned to certain duty locations far from sources of care. Sec. 732. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental program. Sec. 733. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental insurance programs; extension of deadline for implementation of dental insurance program for military retirees. Sec. 734. Dental insurance plan coverage for retirees of the Public Health Service and NOAA. Sec. 735. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for services. Sec. 736. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health care services and legal protection for providers. Sec. 737. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense health care professionals. Sec. 738. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment for services. Sec. 739. Chiropractic health care demonstration program. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician assistant training program of Army Medical Department. Sec. 742. Payment for emergency health care overseas for military and civilian personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency. Sec. 743. Authority for agreement for use of medical resource facility, Alamogordo, New Mexico. Sec. 744. Disclosures of cautionary information on prescription medications. Sec. 745. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services. Sec. 746. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS. Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy programs. Sec. 748. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education program. [[Page H9079]] Sec. 749. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to include additional Medicare-eligible covered beneficiaries. Sec. 750. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical facilities in National Capital Region. Sec. 751. Report on policies and programs to promote healthy lifestyles for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. Sec. 752. Sense of Congress regarding quality health care for retirees. Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness Sec. 761. Definitions. Sec. 762. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans. Sec. 763. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for physical evaluation boards. Sec. 764. Medical care for certain reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 765. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed overseas in contingency or combat operations. Sec. 766. Notice of use of investigational new drugs or drugs unapproved for their applied use. Sec. 767. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of operations. Sec. 768. Sense of Congress regarding the deployment of specialized units for detecting and monitoring chemical, biological, and similar hazards in a theater of operations. Sec. 769. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf War illnesses. Sec. 770. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program. Sec. 771. Sense of Congress concerning Gulf War illness. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing fiscal years to all severable service contracts not exceeding a year. Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid under progress payment arrangements or similar arrangements. Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions. Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts. Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive vehicles. Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts. Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing- related items by military installations in the United States. Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants. Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts. Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic source limitations. Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program. Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract litigation. Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure. Sec. 833. Unit cost reports. Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public and small businesses. Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward meeting subcontracting goals. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by commercial entities. Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not eligible for defense contracts. Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans. Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce. Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American Act. Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major weapon systems. Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases. Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps. Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of civilian acquisition programs with policy established for defense acquisition programs. Sec. 852. Modification of process requirements for the solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 853. Guidance and standards for defense acquisition workforce training requirements. Sec. 854. Study and report to Congress assessing dependence on foreign sources for resistors and capacitors. Sec. 855. Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries joint study. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other General Matters Sec. 901. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard matters and for Reserve matters. Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection. Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy guidance for contingency plans. Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory committees. Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management. Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board. Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations and audits. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management Sec. 911. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquarters and headquarters support activities. Sec. 912. Defense acquisition workforce. Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers Sec. 921. Professional military education schools. Sec. 922. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Sec. 923. Correction to reference to George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence-Related Matters Sec. 931. Transfer of certain military department programs from TIARA budget aggregation. Sec. 932. Report on coordination of access of commanders and deployed units to intelligence collected and analyzed by the intelligence community. Sec. 933. Protection of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information and data. Sec. 934. POW/MIA intelligence analysis. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001 Transfer authority. Sec. 1002 Incorporation of classified annex. Sec. 1003 Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations. Sec. 1004 Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1997. Sec. 1005 Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority. Sec. 1006 Revision of authority for Fisher House trust funds. Sec. 1007 Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding contracts for which a small final payment is due. Sec. 1008 Biennial financial management improvement plan. Sec. 1009 Estimates and requests for procurement and military construction for the reserve components. Sec. 1010 Sense of Congress regarding funding for reserve component modernization not requested in President's budget. Sec. 1011 Management of working-capital funds. Sec. 1012 Authority of Secretary of Defense to settle claims relating to pay, allowances, and other benefits. Sec. 1013 Payment of claims by members for loss of personal property due to flooding in Red River Basin. Sec. 1014. Advances for payment of public services. Sec. 1015 United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation. Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1021. Procedures for sale of vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) program. Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army. Sec. 1024. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of ex- U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) and ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41). Sec. 1025. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1026. Reports relating to export of vessels that may contain polychlorinated biphenyls. Sec. 1027. Conversion of defense capability preservation authority to Navy shipbuilding capability preservation authority. Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1031. Use of National Guard for State drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. Sec. 1032. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Mexico. Sec. 1033. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Peru and Colombia. Sec. 1034. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics detection technologies. [[Page H9080]] Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous reporting requirements. Sec. 1042. Study of transfer of modular airborne fire fighting system. Sec. 1043. Overseas infrastructure requirements. Sec. 1044. Additional matters for annual report on activities of the General Accounting Office. Sec. 1045. Eye safety at small arms firing ranges. Sec. 1046. Reports on Department of Defense procedures for investigating military aviation accidents and for notifying and assisting families of victims. Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism Sec. 1051. Oversight of counterterrorism and antiterrorism activities; report. Sec. 1052. Provision of adequate troop protection equipment for Armed Forces personnel engaged in peace operations; report on antiterrorism activities and protection of personnel. Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property Sec. 1061. Lease of nonexcess personal property of military departments. Sec. 1062. Lease of nonexcess property of Defense Agencies. Sec. 1063. Donation of excess chapel property to churches damaged or destroyed by arson or other acts of terrorism. Sec. 1064. Authority of the Secretary of Defense concerning disposal of assets under cooperative agreements on air defense in Central Europe. Sec. 1065. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and ammunition components. Sec. 1066. Transfer of B-17 aircraft to museum. Sec. 1067. Report on disposal of excess and surplus materials. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1071. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service to execute warrants and make arrests. Sec. 1072. Study of investigative practices of military criminal investigative organizations relating to sex crimes. Sec. 1073. Technical and clerical amendments. Sec. 1074. Sustainment and operation of the Global Positioning System. Sec. 1075. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily provided by air carriers. Sec. 1076. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for civilian youth. Sec. 1077. Disqualification from certain burial-related benefits for persons convicted of capital crimes. Sec. 1078. Restrictions on the use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents. Sec. 1079. Treatment of military flight operations. Sec. 1080. Naturalization of certain foreign nationals who serve honorably in the Armed Forces during a period of conflict. Sec. 1081. Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of specified independent study organizations. Sec. 1082. Display of POW/MIA flag. Sec. 1083. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean conflict. Sec. 1084. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government civilian personnel who served during the Cold War; certificate of recognition. Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress on granting of statutory Federal charters. Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding military voting rights. Sec. 1087. Designation of Bob Hope as an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Sec. 1088. Five-year extension of aviation insurance program. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1102. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served on active duty during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 1103. Repeal of deadline for placement consideration of involuntarily separated military reserve technicians. Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon transfer to General Schedule position. Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment. Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay authority. Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government employees on official business. Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration of business relationships between Government and private sector. Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian faculty members. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sec. 1201. Findings. Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1203. Withdrawal of United States ground forces from Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on tasks carried out by United States forces. Sec. 1205. Presidential report on situation in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1206. Definitions. Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers Sec. 1211. Export approvals for high performance computers. Sec. 1212. Report on exports of high performance computers. Sec. 1213. Post-shipment verification of export of high performance computers. Sec. 1214. GAO study on certain computers; end user information assistance. Sec. 1215. Congressional committees. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 1221. Defense burdensharing. Sec. 1222. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing agreements. Sec. 1223. Sense of Congress and reports regarding financial costs of enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress regarding enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1225. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region. Sec. 1226. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on need for Russian openness on the Yamantau Mountain project. Sec. 1228. Assessment of the Cuban threat to United States national security. Sec. 1229. Report on Helsinki Joint statement. Sec. 1230. Commendation of Mexico on free and fair elections. Sec. 1231. Sense of Congress regarding Cambodia. Sec. 1232. Congratulating Governor Christopher Patten of Hong Kong. TITLE XIII--ARMS CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 1301. Presidential report concerning detargeting of Russian strategic missiles. Sec. 1302. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Sec. 1303. Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Sec. 1304. Transfers of authorizations for high-priority counterproliferation programs. Sec. 1305. Advice to the President and Congress regarding the safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 1306. Reconstitution of commission to assess the ballistic missile threat to the United States. Sec. 1307. Sense of Congress regarding the relationship between United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and environmental laws. Sec. 1308. Extension of counterproliferation authorities for support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq. Sec. 1309. Annual report on moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines. TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1401. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. Sec. 1402. Funding allocations. Sec. 1403. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. Sec. 1404. Limitation on use of funds for projects related to START II Treaty until submission of certification. Sec. 1405. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility. Sec. 1406. Limitation on use of funds for destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1407. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian fissile material. Sec. 1408. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security. Sec. 1409. Report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1410. Availability of funds. TITLE XV--FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION Sec. 1501. Recognition and grant of Federal charter. Sec. 1502. Powers. Sec. 1503. Purposes. Sec. 1504. Service of process. Sec. 1505. Membership. Sec. 1506. Board of directors. Sec. 1507. Officers. Sec. 1508. Restrictions. Sec. 1509. Liability. Sec. 1510. Maintenance and inspection of books and records. Sec. 1511. Audit of financial transactions. Sec. 1512. Annual report. Sec. 1513. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter. [[Page H9081]] Sec. 1514. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter. Sec. 1515. Termination. Sec. 1516. Definition of State. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, California. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Authorization of military construction project at Naval Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2206. Increase in authorization for military construction projects at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been appropriated. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design. Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2406. Clarification of authority relating to fiscal year 1997 project at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sec. 2407. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1995 projects. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization of military construction projects for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Camp Williams, Utah. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 projects. Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 projects. Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 projects. Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of relocatable over-the-horizon radar, Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Sec. 2707. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor construction. Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for facility repair projects. Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida. Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy savings and water conservation activities. Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of Department of Defense housing funds for investments in nongovernmental entities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects. Sec. 2812. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems. Sec. 2813. Administrative expenses for certain real property transactions. Sec. 2814. Screening of real property to be conveyed by Department of Defense. Sec. 2815. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, Brigham City, Utah. Sec. 2816. Fire protection and hazardous materials protection at Fort Meade, Maryland. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new Federal facilities. Sec. 2822. Adjustment and diversification assistance to enhance performance of military family support services by private sector sources. Sec. 2823. Security, fire protection, and other services at property formerly associated with Red River Army Depot, Texas. Sec. 2824. Report on closure and realignment of military installations. Sec. 2825. Sense of Senate regarding utilization of savings derived from base closure process. Sec. 2826. Prohibition against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, Long Beach, California. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, Alabama. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, Durant, Oklahoma. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, Illinois. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Sec. 2836. Land conveyances, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral County, Nevada. Sec. 2838. Expansion of land conveyance authority, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana. Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California. Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado. Sec. 2841. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve Center, Anderson, South Carolina. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Topsham Annex, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine. Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 464, Oyster Bay, New York. Sec. 2853. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York. Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Havre Air Force Station, Montana, and Havre Training Site, Montana. Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Charleston Family Housing Complex, Bangor, Maine. Sec. 2867. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2871. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm. Sec. 2872. Long-term lease of property, Naples, Italy. Sec. 2873. Designation of military family housing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former Member of the House of Representatives. Sec. 2874. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military installations. TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT Sec. 2901. Short title. Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments. Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act. Sec. 2904. Preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2906. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military installations. Sec. 2907. Annual reviews and reports. Sec. 2908. Cooperative agreements. Sec. 2909. Federal enforcement. Sec. 2910. Natural resources management services. Sec. 2911. Definitions. Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision. Sec. 2913. Technical amendments. Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations. 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. [[Page H9082]] Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3131. Memorandum of understanding for use of national laboratories for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 3132. Defense environmental management privatization projects. Sec. 3133. International cooperative stockpile stewardship. Sec. 3134. Modernization of enduring nuclear weapons complex. Sec. 3135. Tritium production. Sec. 3136. Processing, treatment, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel rods and other legacy nuclear materials at the Savannah River Site. Sec. 3137. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. Sec. 3138. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain Department of Energy assets. Sec. 3139. Modification and extension of authority relating to appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3140. Limitation on use of funds for subcritical nuclear weapons tests. Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans are submitted. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3152. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements. Sec. 3153. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce restructuring plans. Sec. 3154. Report and plan for external oversight of national laboratories. Sec. 3155. University-based research collaboration program. Sec. 3156. Stockpile stewardship program. Sec. 3157. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign nations. Sec. 3158. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy facilities. Sec. 3159. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager of Hanford Reservation. Sec. 3160. Submittal of biennial waste management reports. Sec. 3161. Department of Energy Security Management Board. Sec. 3162. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions at nuclear weapons facilities. Sec. 3163. Modification of authority on Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise. Sec. 3164. Land transfer, Bandelier National Monument. Sec. 3165. Final settlement of Department of Energy community assistance obligations with respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3166. Sense of Congress regarding the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Sec. 3167. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3168. Improvements to Greenville Road, Livermore, California. Sec. 3169. Report on alternative system for availability of funds. Sec. 3170. Report on remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities. TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3301. Definitions. Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3303. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3304. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3305. Disposal of cobalt in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical materials. Sec. 3307. Return of surplus platinum from the Department of the Treasury. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3403. Repeal of requirement to assign Navy officers to Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3. TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures. Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles. Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties. Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition Sec. 3511. Short title; references. Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to canal transition. Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and Employees Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3522. Post-Canal transfer personnel authorities. Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation of Commission officers and employees. Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal travel regulation. Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities. Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments. Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations. Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal Authority after Canal Transfer Date. Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of Canal Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and Board of Contract Appeals. Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages. Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels. Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability. Sec. 3546. Appointment of notaries public. Sec. 3547. Commercial services. Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory functions relating to employment classification appeals. Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority. Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments. TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal districts of the United States. Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program. Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity. Sec. 3605. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel. Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel double hull requirements. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. 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Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages H9076-H9464] CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 Mr. SPENCE submitted the following conference report and statement on the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes: Conference Report (H. Rept. 105-340) The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Authorization for B-2 bomber program. Sec. 132. ALR radar warning receivers. Sec. 133. Analysis of requirements for replacement of engines on military aircraft derived from Boeing 707 aircraft. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to availability from domestic sources. Sec. 142. NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program. Sec. 204. Reduction in amount for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program. Sec. 212. Report on operational field assessments program. Sec. 213. Joint Strike Fighter program. Sec. 214. Kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite technology program. Sec. 215. Micro-satellite technology development program. Sec. 216. High altitude endurance unmanned vehicle program. Sec. 217. F-22 aircraft program. Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Sec. 231. National Missile Defense Program. Sec. 232. Budgetary treatment of amounts for procurement for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 233. Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense program. Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Sec. 236. Repeal of required deployment dates for core theater missile defense programs Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 241. Restructuring of National Oceanographic Partnership Program organizations. Sec. 242. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force installations. Sec. 243. Expansion of eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 244. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service. Sec. 245. Sense of Congress regarding Comanche program. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Fisher House Trust Funds. Sec. 305. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks. Sec. 307. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Sec. 308. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar. Sec. 309. Contracted training flight services. Sec. 310. Procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 311. Operation of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues Sec. 321. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities. Sec. 322. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports. Sec. 323. Semiannual reports on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations. Sec. 324. Annual report on aircraft inventory. Sec. 325. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training or other readiness activities. Sec. 326. Common measurement of operations tempo and personnel tempo. Sec. 327. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and maintenance budget line items. [[Page H9077]] Sec. 328. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system. Sec. 329. Report on military readiness requirements of the Armed Forces. Sec. 330. Assessment of cyclical readiness posture of the Armed Forces. Sec. 331. Report on military exercises conducted under certain training exercises programs Sec. 332. Report on overseas deployments. Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board. Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other agencies in support of environmental technology certification. Sec. 343. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense toxic and hazardous materials. Sec. 344. Annual report on payments and activities in response to fines and penalties assessed under environmental laws. Sec. 345. Annual report on environmental activities of the Department of Defense overseas. Sec. 346. Review of existing environmental consequences of the presence of the Armed Forces in Bermuda. Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on deployment of United States Armed Forces abroad for environmental preservation activities. Sec. 348. Recovery and sharing of costs of environmental restoration at Department of Defense sites. Sec. 349. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental technologies. Sec. 350. Procurement of recycled copier paper. Sec. 351. Pilot program for the sale of air pollution emission reduction incentives. Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities Sec. 355. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 356. Core logistics capabilities of Department of Defense. Sec. 357. Increase in percentage of depot-level maintenance and repair that may be contracted for performance by non-government personnel. Sec. 358. Annual report on depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 359. Requirement for use of competitive procedures in contracting for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads formerly performed at closed or realigned military installations. Sec. 360. Clarification of prohibition on management of depot employees by constraints on personnel levels. Sec. 361. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 362. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval shipyards to engage in defense-related production and services. Sec. 363. Repeal of a conditional repeal of certain depot-level maintenance and repair laws and a related reporting requirement. Sec. 364. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army Workload and Performance System. Sec. 365. Report on allocation of core logistics activities among Department of Defense facilities and private sector facilities. Sec. 366. Review of use of temporary duty assignments for ship repair and maintenance. Sec. 367. Sense of Congress regarding realignment of performance of ground communication-electronic workload. Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 371. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Sec. 372. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores. Sec. 373. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name commercial items for resale in commissary stores. Sec. 374. Treatment of revenues derived from commissary store activities. Sec. 375. Maintenance, repair, and renovation of Armed Forces Recreation Center, Europe. Sec. 376. Plan for use of public and private partnerships to benefit morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 381. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 382. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. Sec. 383. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense Automated Printing Service. Sec. 384. Study and notification requirements for conversion of commercial and industrial type functions to contractor performance. Sec. 385. Collection and retention of cost information data on converted services and functions. Sec. 386. Financial assistance to support additional duties assigned to Army National Guard. Sec. 387. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services. Sec. 388. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to identify overpayments made to vendors. Sec. 389. Development of standard forms regarding performance work statement and request for proposal for conversion of certain operational functions of military installations. Sec. 390. Base operations support for military installations on Guam. Sec. 391. Warranty claims recovery pilot program. Sec. 392. Program to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within Department of Defense. Sec. 393. Multitechnology automated reader card demonstration program. Sec. 394. Reduction in overhead costs of Inventory Control Points. Sec. 395. Inventory management. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional contingencies. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may serve in positions outside their own service. Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on period of recall to active duty. Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by promotion boards. Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers serving as chaplains. Sec. 505. Increase in number of officers allowed to be frocked to grades of colonel and Navy captain. Sec. 506. Increased years of commissioned service for mandatory retirement of regular generals and admirals in grades above major general and rear admiral. Sec. 507. Uniform policy for requirement of exemplary conduct by commanding officers and others in authority. Sec. 508. Report on the command selection process for District Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority. Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program. Sec. 513.Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or aggravate an illness in the line of duty. Sec. 514. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer grades. Sec. 515. Prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air Force base security functions. Sec. 516. Involuntary separation of reserve officers in an inactive status. Sec. 517. Federal status of service by National Guard members as honor guards at funerals of veterans. Subtitle C--Military Technicians Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier general. Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status). Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians. Sec. 524. Report on feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR personnel to military technicians (dual status). Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit Attrition Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems. Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for military service. Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits. Subtitle E--Military Education and Training Part I--Officer Education Programs Sec. 541. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance. Sec. 542. Service academy foreign exchange program. Sec. 543. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service academies of persons from foreign countries. Sec. 544. Continuation of support to senior military colleges. Sec. 545. Report on making United States nationals eligible for participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Sec. 546. Coordination of establishment and maintenance of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units to maximize enrollment and enhance efficiency. Part II--Other Education Matters Sec. 551. United States Naval Postgraduate School. [[Page H9078]] Sec. 552. Community College of the Air Force. Sec. 553. Preservation of entitlement to educational assistance of members of the Selected Reserve serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation. Part III--Training of Army Drill Sergeants Sec. 556. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process. Sec. 557. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant trainees. Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues Sec. 561. Establishment and composition of Commission. Sec. 562. Duties. Sec. 563. Administrative matters. Sec. 564. Termination of Commission. Sec. 565. Funding. Sec. 566. Subsequent consideration by Congress. Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards Sec. 571. Purple Heart to be awarded only to members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 572. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard. Sec. 573. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to specified persons. Sec. 574. Clarification of eligibility of members of Ready Reserve for award of service medal for heroism. Sec. 575. One-year extension of period for receipt of recommendations for decorations and awards for certain military intelligence personnel. Sec. 576. Eligibility of certain World War II military organizations for award of unit decorations. Sec. 577. Retroactivity of Medal of Honor special pension. Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters Sec. 581. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders serving life sentence. Subtitle I--Other Matters Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports. Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to gender equity in the Armed Forces. Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of certain non-Federal entities. Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army. Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France. Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft. Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to Department of Defense. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence. Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances. Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by reform of subsistence and housing allowances. Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing certain duty. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive pay for certain members. Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus. Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental officers. Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain dental officers. Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship duty locations. Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay. Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former enlisted members. Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard Reserve. Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified officers. Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted members extending tours of duty at designated locations overseas. Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance. Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before approval of member's court-martial sentence. Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance. Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor Benefit Plan. Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former spouse to spouse may be made. Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws. Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income widows. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain health professions. Sec. 652. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers separation pay to separation pay for members of other uniformed services. Sec. 653. Eligibility of Public Health Service officers and NOAA commissioned corps officers for reimbursement of adoption expenses. Sec. 654. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World War II veterans who served as guerrilla fighters in the Philippines. Sec. 655. Subsistence of members of the Armed Forces above the poverty level. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Health Care Services Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries. Sec. 703. Study concerning the provision of comparative information. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10. Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program. Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 722. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs. Sec. 723. Limitation on total payments. Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care Management Sec. 731. Improvements in health care coverage and access for members assigned to certain duty locations far from sources of care. Sec. 732. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental program. Sec. 733. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental insurance programs; extension of deadline for implementation of dental insurance program for military retirees. Sec. 734. Dental insurance plan coverage for retirees of the Public Health Service and NOAA. Sec. 735. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for services. Sec. 736. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health care services and legal protection for providers. Sec. 737. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense health care professionals. Sec. 738. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment for services. Sec. 739. Chiropractic health care demonstration program. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician assistant training program of Army Medical Department. Sec. 742. Payment for emergency health care overseas for military and civilian personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency. Sec. 743. Authority for agreement for use of medical resource facility, Alamogordo, New Mexico. Sec. 744. Disclosures of cautionary information on prescription medications. Sec. 745. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services. Sec. 746. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS. Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy programs. Sec. 748. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education program. [[Page H9079]] Sec. 749. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to include additional Medicare-eligible covered beneficiaries. Sec. 750. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical facilities in National Capital Region. Sec. 751. Report on policies and programs to promote healthy lifestyles for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. Sec. 752. Sense of Congress regarding quality health care for retirees. Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness Sec. 761. Definitions. Sec. 762. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans. Sec. 763. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for physical evaluation boards. Sec. 764. Medical care for certain reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 765. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed overseas in contingency or combat operations. Sec. 766. Notice of use of investigational new drugs or drugs unapproved for their applied use. Sec. 767. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of operations. Sec. 768. Sense of Congress regarding the deployment of specialized units for detecting and monitoring chemical, biological, and similar hazards in a theater of operations. Sec. 769. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf War illnesses. Sec. 770. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program. Sec. 771. Sense of Congress concerning Gulf War illness. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing fiscal years to all severable service contracts not exceeding a year. Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid under progress payment arrangements or similar arrangements. Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions. Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts. Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive vehicles. Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts. Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing- related items by military installations in the United States. Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants. Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts. Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic source limitations. Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program. Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract litigation. Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure. Sec. 833. Unit cost reports. Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public and small businesses. Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward meeting subcontracting goals. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by commercial entities. Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not eligible for defense contracts. Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans. Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce. Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American Act. Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major weapon systems. Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases. Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps. Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of civilian acquisition programs with policy established for defense acquisition programs. Sec. 852. Modification of process requirements for the solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 853. Guidance and standards for defense acquisition workforce training requirements. Sec. 854. Study and report to Congress assessing dependence on foreign sources for resistors and capacitors. Sec. 855. Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries joint study. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other General Matters Sec. 901. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard matters and for Reserve matters. Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection. Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy guidance for contingency plans. Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory committees. Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management. Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board. Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations and audits. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management Sec. 911. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquarters and headquarters support activities. Sec. 912. Defense acquisition workforce. Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers Sec. 921. Professional military education schools. Sec. 922. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Sec. 923. Correction to reference to George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence-Related Matters Sec. 931. Transfer of certain military department programs from TIARA budget aggregation. Sec. 932. Report on coordination of access of commanders and deployed units to intelligence collected and analyzed by the intelligence community. Sec. 933. Protection of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information and data. Sec. 934. POW/MIA intelligence analysis. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001 Transfer authority. Sec. 1002 Incorporation of classified annex. Sec. 1003 Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations. Sec. 1004 Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1997. Sec. 1005 Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority. Sec. 1006 Revision of authority for Fisher House trust funds. Sec. 1007 Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding contracts for which a small final payment is due. Sec. 1008 Biennial financial management improvement plan. Sec. 1009 Estimates and requests for procurement and military construction for the reserve components. Sec. 1010 Sense of Congress regarding funding for reserve component modernization not requested in President's budget. Sec. 1011 Management of working-capital funds. Sec. 1012 Authority of Secretary of Defense to settle claims relating to pay, allowances, and other benefits. Sec. 1013 Payment of claims by members for loss of personal property due to flooding in Red River Basin. Sec. 1014. Advances for payment of public services. Sec. 1015 United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation. Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1021. Procedures for sale of vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) program. Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army. Sec. 1024. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of ex- U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) and ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41). Sec. 1025. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1026. Reports relating to export of vessels that may contain polychlorinated biphenyls. Sec. 1027. Conversion of defense capability preservation authority to Navy shipbuilding capability preservation authority. Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1031. Use of National Guard for State drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. Sec. 1032. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Mexico. Sec. 1033. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Peru and Colombia. Sec. 1034. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics detection technologies. [[Page H9080]] Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous reporting requirements. Sec. 1042. Study of transfer of modular airborne fire fighting system. Sec. 1043. Overseas infrastructure requirements. Sec. 1044. Additional matters for annual report on activities of the General Accounting Office. Sec. 1045. Eye safety at small arms firing ranges. Sec. 1046. Reports on Department of Defense procedures for investigating military aviation accidents and for notifying and assisting families of victims. Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism Sec. 1051. Oversight of counterterrorism and antiterrorism activities; report. Sec. 1052. Provision of adequate troop protection equipment for Armed Forces personnel engaged in peace operations; report on antiterrorism activities and protection of personnel. Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property Sec. 1061. Lease of nonexcess personal property of military departments. Sec. 1062. Lease of nonexcess property of Defense Agencies. Sec. 1063. Donation of excess chapel property to churches damaged or destroyed by arson or other acts of terrorism. Sec. 1064. Authority of the Secretary of Defense concerning disposal of assets under cooperative agreements on air defense in Central Europe. Sec. 1065. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and ammunition components. Sec. 1066. Transfer of B-17 aircraft to museum. Sec. 1067. Report on disposal of excess and surplus materials. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1071. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service to execute warrants and make arrests. Sec. 1072. Study of investigative practices of military criminal investigative organizations relating to sex crimes. Sec. 1073. Technical and clerical amendments. Sec. 1074. Sustainment and operation of the Global Positioning System. Sec. 1075. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily provided by air carriers. Sec. 1076. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for civilian youth. Sec. 1077. Disqualification from certain burial-related benefits for persons convicted of capital crimes. Sec. 1078. Restrictions on the use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents. Sec. 1079. Treatment of military flight operations. Sec. 1080. Naturalization of certain foreign nationals who serve honorably in the Armed Forces during a period of conflict. Sec. 1081. Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of specified independent study organizations. Sec. 1082. Display of POW/MIA flag. Sec. 1083. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean conflict. Sec. 1084. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government civilian personnel who served during the Cold War; certificate of recognition. Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress on granting of statutory Federal charters. Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding military voting rights. Sec. 1087. Designation of Bob Hope as an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Sec. 1088. Five-year extension of aviation insurance program. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1102. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served on active duty during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 1103. Repeal of deadline for placement consideration of involuntarily separated military reserve technicians. Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon transfer to General Schedule position. Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment. Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay authority. Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government employees on official business. Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration of business relationships between Government and private sector. Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian faculty members. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sec. 1201. Findings. Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1203. Withdrawal of United States ground forces from Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on tasks carried out by United States forces. Sec. 1205. Presidential report on situation in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1206. Definitions. Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers Sec. 1211. Export approvals for high performance computers. Sec. 1212. Report on exports of high performance computers. Sec. 1213. Post-shipment verification of export of high performance computers. Sec. 1214. GAO study on certain computers; end user information assistance. Sec. 1215. Congressional committees. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 1221. Defense burdensharing. Sec. 1222. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing agreements. Sec. 1223. Sense of Congress and reports regarding financial costs of enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress regarding enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1225. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region. Sec. 1226. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on need for Russian openness on the Yamantau Mountain project. Sec. 1228. Assessment of the Cuban threat to United States national security. Sec. 1229. Report on Helsinki Joint statement. Sec. 1230. Commendation of Mexico on free and fair elections. Sec. 1231. Sense of Congress regarding Cambodia. Sec. 1232. Congratulating Governor Christopher Patten of Hong Kong. TITLE XIII--ARMS CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 1301. Presidential report concerning detargeting of Russian strategic missiles. Sec. 1302. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Sec. 1303. Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Sec. 1304. Transfers of authorizations for high-priority counterproliferation programs. Sec. 1305. Advice to the President and Congress regarding the safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 1306. Reconstitution of commission to assess the ballistic missile threat to the United States. Sec. 1307. Sense of Congress regarding the relationship between United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and environmental laws. Sec. 1308. Extension of counterproliferation authorities for support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq. Sec. 1309. Annual report on moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines. TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1401. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. Sec. 1402. Funding allocations. Sec. 1403. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. Sec. 1404. Limitation on use of funds for projects related to START II Treaty until submission of certification. Sec. 1405. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility. Sec. 1406. Limitation on use of funds for destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1407. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian fissile material. Sec. 1408. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security. Sec. 1409. Report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1410. Availability of funds. TITLE XV--FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION Sec. 1501. Recognition and grant of Federal charter. Sec. 1502. Powers. Sec. 1503. Purposes. Sec. 1504. Service of process. Sec. 1505. Membership. Sec. 1506. Board of directors. Sec. 1507. Officers. Sec. 1508. Restrictions. Sec. 1509. Liability. Sec. 1510. Maintenance and inspection of books and records. Sec. 1511. Audit of financial transactions. Sec. 1512. Annual report. Sec. 1513. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter. [[Page H9081]] Sec. 1514. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter. Sec. 1515. Termination. Sec. 1516. Definition of State. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, California. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Authorization of military construction project at Naval Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2206. Increase in authorization for military construction projects at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been appropriated. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design. Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2406. Clarification of authority relating to fiscal year 1997 project at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sec. 2407. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1995 projects. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization of military construction projects for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Camp Williams, Utah. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 projects. Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 projects. Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 projects. Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of relocatable over-the-horizon radar, Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Sec. 2707. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor construction. Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for facility repair projects. Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida. Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy savings and water conservation activities. Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of Department of Defense housing funds for investments in nongovernmental entities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects. Sec. 2812. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems. Sec. 2813. Administrative expenses for certain real property transactions. Sec. 2814. Screening of real property to be conveyed by Department of Defense. Sec. 2815. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, Brigham City, Utah. Sec. 2816. Fire protection and hazardous materials protection at Fort Meade, Maryland. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new Federal facilities. Sec. 2822. Adjustment and diversification assistance to enhance performance of military family support services by private sector sources. Sec. 2823. Security, fire protection, and other services at property formerly associated with Red River Army Depot, Texas. Sec. 2824. Report on closure and realignment of military installations. Sec. 2825. Sense of Senate regarding utilization of savings derived from base closure process. Sec. 2826. Prohibition against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, Long Beach, California. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, Alabama. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, Durant, Oklahoma. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, Illinois. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Sec. 2836. Land conveyances, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral County, Nevada. Sec. 2838. Expansion of land conveyance authority, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana. Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California. Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado. Sec. 2841. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve Center, Anderson, South Carolina. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Topsham Annex, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine. Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 464, Oyster Bay, New York. Sec. 2853. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York. Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Havre Air Force Station, Montana, and Havre Training Site, Montana. Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Charleston Family Housing Complex, Bangor, Maine. Sec. 2867. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2871. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm. Sec. 2872. Long-term lease of property, Naples, Italy. Sec. 2873. Designation of military family housing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former Member of the House of Representatives. Sec. 2874. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military installations. TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT Sec. 2901. Short title. Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments. Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act. Sec. 2904. Preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2906. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military installations. Sec. 2907. Annual reviews and reports. Sec. 2908. Cooperative agreements. Sec. 2909. Federal enforcement. Sec. 2910. Natural resources management services. Sec. 2911. Definitions. Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision. Sec. 2913. Technical amendments. Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations. 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. [[Page H9082]] Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3131. Memorandum of understanding for use of national laboratories for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 3132. Defense environmental management privatization projects. Sec. 3133. International cooperative stockpile stewardship. Sec. 3134. Modernization of enduring nuclear weapons complex. Sec. 3135. Tritium production. Sec. 3136. Processing, treatment, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel rods and other legacy nuclear materials at the Savannah River Site. Sec. 3137. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. Sec. 3138. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain Department of Energy assets. Sec. 3139. Modification and extension of authority relating to appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3140. Limitation on use of funds for subcritical nuclear weapons tests. Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans are submitted. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3152. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements. Sec. 3153. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce restructuring plans. Sec. 3154. Report and plan for external oversight of national laboratories. Sec. 3155. University-based research collaboration program. Sec. 3156. Stockpile stewardship program. Sec. 3157. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign nations. Sec. 3158. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy facilities. Sec. 3159. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager of Hanford Reservation. Sec. 3160. Submittal of biennial waste management reports. Sec. 3161. Department of Energy Security Management Board. Sec. 3162. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions at nuclear weapons facilities. Sec. 3163. Modification of authority on Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise. Sec. 3164. Land transfer, Bandelier National Monument. Sec. 3165. Final settlement of Department of Energy community assistance obligations with respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3166. Sense of Congress regarding the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Sec. 3167. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3168. Improvements to Greenville Road, Livermore, California. Sec. 3169. Report on alternative system for availability of funds. Sec. 3170. Report on remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities. TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3301. Definitions. Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3303. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3304. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3305. Disposal of cobalt in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical materials. Sec. 3307. Return of surplus platinum from the Department of the Treasury. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3403. Repeal of requirement to assign Navy officers to Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3. TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures. Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles. Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties. Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition Sec. 3511. Short title; references. Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to canal transition. Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and Employees Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3522. Post-Canal transfer personnel authorities. Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation of Commission officers and employees. Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal travel regulation. Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities. Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments. Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations. Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal Authority after Canal Transfer Date. Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of Canal Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and Board of Contract Appeals. Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages. Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels. Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability. Sec. 3546. Appointment of notaries public. Sec. 3547. Commercial services. Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory functions relating to employment classification appeals. Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority. Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments. TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal districts of the United States. Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program. Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity. Sec. 3605. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel. Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel double hull requirements. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program.

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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
(House of Representatives - October 23, 1997)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages H9076-H9464] CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 Mr. SPENCE submitted the following conference report and statement on the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes: Conference Report (H. Rept. 105-340) The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1119) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Authorization for B-2 bomber program. Sec. 132. ALR radar warning receivers. Sec. 133. Analysis of requirements for replacement of engines on military aircraft derived from Boeing 707 aircraft. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pilot program on sales of manufactured articles and services of certain Army industrial facilities without regard to availability from domestic sources. Sec. 142. NATO Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Dual-use technology program. Sec. 204. Reduction in amount for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Manufacturing technology program. Sec. 212. Report on operational field assessments program. Sec. 213. Joint Strike Fighter program. Sec. 214. Kinetic energy tactical anti-satellite technology program. Sec. 215. Micro-satellite technology development program. Sec. 216. High altitude endurance unmanned vehicle program. Sec. 217. F-22 aircraft program. Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Sec. 231. National Missile Defense Program. Sec. 232. Budgetary treatment of amounts for procurement for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 233. Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defense program. Sec. 234. Annual report on threat posed to the United States by weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Sec. 235. Director of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Sec. 236. Repeal of required deployment dates for core theater missile defense programs Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 241. Restructuring of National Oceanographic Partnership Program organizations. Sec. 242. Maintenance and repair of real property at Air Force installations. Sec. 243. Expansion of eligibility for the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 244. Bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service. Sec. 245. Sense of Congress regarding Comanche program. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Fisher House Trust Funds. Sec. 305. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Sec. 306. Refurbishment of M1-A1 tanks. Sec. 307. Operation of prepositioned fleet, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Sec. 308. Refurbishment and installation of air search radar. Sec. 309. Contracted training flight services. Sec. 310. Procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 311. Operation of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Subtitle B--Military Readiness Issues Sec. 321. Monthly reports on allocation of funds within operation and maintenance budget subactivities. Sec. 322. Expansion of scope of quarterly readiness reports. Sec. 323. Semiannual reports on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations. Sec. 324. Annual report on aircraft inventory. Sec. 325. Administrative actions adversely affecting military training or other readiness activities. Sec. 326. Common measurement of operations tempo and personnel tempo. Sec. 327. Inclusion of Air Force depot maintenance as operation and maintenance budget line items. [[Page H9077]] Sec. 328. Prohibition of implementation of tiered readiness system. Sec. 329. Report on military readiness requirements of the Armed Forces. Sec. 330. Assessment of cyclical readiness posture of the Armed Forces. Sec. 331. Report on military exercises conducted under certain training exercises programs Sec. 332. Report on overseas deployments. Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Revision of membership terms for Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board. Sec. 342. Amendments to authority to enter into agreements with other agencies in support of environmental technology certification. Sec. 343. Modifications of authority to store and dispose of nondefense toxic and hazardous materials. Sec. 344. Annual report on payments and activities in response to fines and penalties assessed under environmental laws. Sec. 345. Annual report on environmental activities of the Department of Defense overseas. Sec. 346. Review of existing environmental consequences of the presence of the Armed Forces in Bermuda. Sec. 347. Sense of Congress on deployment of United States Armed Forces abroad for environmental preservation activities. Sec. 348. Recovery and sharing of costs of environmental restoration at Department of Defense sites. Sec. 349. Partnerships for investment in innovative environmental technologies. Sec. 350. Procurement of recycled copier paper. Sec. 351. Pilot program for the sale of air pollution emission reduction incentives. Subtitle D--Depot-Level Activities Sec. 355. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 356. Core logistics capabilities of Department of Defense. Sec. 357. Increase in percentage of depot-level maintenance and repair that may be contracted for performance by non-government personnel. Sec. 358. Annual report on depot-level maintenance and repair. Sec. 359. Requirement for use of competitive procedures in contracting for performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads formerly performed at closed or realigned military installations. Sec. 360. Clarification of prohibition on management of depot employees by constraints on personnel levels. Sec. 361. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 362. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval shipyards to engage in defense-related production and services. Sec. 363. Repeal of a conditional repeal of certain depot-level maintenance and repair laws and a related reporting requirement. Sec. 364. Personnel reductions, Army depots participating in Army Workload and Performance System. Sec. 365. Report on allocation of core logistics activities among Department of Defense facilities and private sector facilities. Sec. 366. Review of use of temporary duty assignments for ship repair and maintenance. Sec. 367. Sense of Congress regarding realignment of performance of ground communication-electronic workload. Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 371. Reorganization of laws regarding commissaries and exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Sec. 372. Merchandise and pricing requirements for commissary stores. Sec. 373. Limitation on noncompetitive procurement of brand-name commercial items for resale in commissary stores. Sec. 374. Treatment of revenues derived from commissary store activities. Sec. 375. Maintenance, repair, and renovation of Armed Forces Recreation Center, Europe. Sec. 376. Plan for use of public and private partnerships to benefit morale, welfare, and recreation activities. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 381. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 382. Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. Sec. 383. Applicability of Federal printing requirements to Defense Automated Printing Service. Sec. 384. Study and notification requirements for conversion of commercial and industrial type functions to contractor performance. Sec. 385. Collection and retention of cost information data on converted services and functions. Sec. 386. Financial assistance to support additional duties assigned to Army National Guard. Sec. 387. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services. Sec. 388. Continuation and expansion of demonstration program to identify overpayments made to vendors. Sec. 389. Development of standard forms regarding performance work statement and request for proposal for conversion of certain operational functions of military installations. Sec. 390. Base operations support for military installations on Guam. Sec. 391. Warranty claims recovery pilot program. Sec. 392. Program to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within Department of Defense. Sec. 393. Multitechnology automated reader card demonstration program. Sec. 394. Reduction in overhead costs of Inventory Control Points. Sec. 395. Inventory management. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional contingencies. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Limitation on number of general and flag officers who may serve in positions outside their own service. Sec. 502. Exclusion of certain retired officers from limitation on period of recall to active duty. Sec. 503. Clarification of officers eligible for consideration by promotion boards. Sec. 504. Authority to defer mandatory retirement for age of officers serving as chaplains. Sec. 505. Increase in number of officers allowed to be frocked to grades of colonel and Navy captain. Sec. 506. Increased years of commissioned service for mandatory retirement of regular generals and admirals in grades above major general and rear admiral. Sec. 507. Uniform policy for requirement of exemplary conduct by commanding officers and others in authority. Sec. 508. Report on the command selection process for District Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Matters Sec. 511. Individual Ready Reserve activation authority. Sec. 512. Termination of Mobilization Income Insurance Program. Sec. 513.Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death and disability benefits for reserve members who incur or aggravate an illness in the line of duty. Sec. 514. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be considered by vacancy promotion board to general officer grades. Sec. 515. Prohibition on use of Air Force Reserve AGR personnel for Air Force base security functions. Sec. 516. Involuntary separation of reserve officers in an inactive status. Sec. 517. Federal status of service by National Guard members as honor guards at funerals of veterans. Subtitle C--Military Technicians Sec. 521. Authority to retain on the reserve active-status list until age 60 military technicians in the grade of brigadier general. Sec. 522. Military technicians (dual status). Sec. 523. Non-dual status military technicians. Sec. 524. Report on feasibility and desirability of conversion of AGR personnel to military technicians (dual status). Subtitle D--Measures To Improve Recruit Quality and Reduce Recruit Attrition Sec. 531. Reform of military recruiting systems. Sec. 532. Improvements in medical prescreening of applicants for military service. Sec. 533. Improvements in physical fitness of recruits. Subtitle E--Military Education and Training Part I--Officer Education Programs Sec. 541. Requirement for candidates for admission to United States Naval Academy to take oath of allegiance. Sec. 542. Service academy foreign exchange program. Sec. 543. Reimbursement of expenses incurred for instruction at service academies of persons from foreign countries. Sec. 544. Continuation of support to senior military colleges. Sec. 545. Report on making United States nationals eligible for participation in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Sec. 546. Coordination of establishment and maintenance of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units to maximize enrollment and enhance efficiency. Part II--Other Education Matters Sec. 551. United States Naval Postgraduate School. [[Page H9078]] Sec. 552. Community College of the Air Force. Sec. 553. Preservation of entitlement to educational assistance of members of the Selected Reserve serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation. Part III--Training of Army Drill Sergeants Sec. 556. Reform of Army drill sergeant selection and training process. Sec. 557. Training in human relations matters for Army drill sergeant trainees. Subtitle F--Commission on Military Training and Gender-Related Issues Sec. 561. Establishment and composition of Commission. Sec. 562. Duties. Sec. 563. Administrative matters. Sec. 564. Termination of Commission. Sec. 565. Funding. Sec. 566. Subsequent consideration by Congress. Subtitle G--Military Decorations and Awards Sec. 571. Purple Heart to be awarded only to members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 572. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard. Sec. 573. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to specified persons. Sec. 574. Clarification of eligibility of members of Ready Reserve for award of service medal for heroism. Sec. 575. One-year extension of period for receipt of recommendations for decorations and awards for certain military intelligence personnel. Sec. 576. Eligibility of certain World War II military organizations for award of unit decorations. Sec. 577. Retroactivity of Medal of Honor special pension. Subtitle H--Military Justice Matters Sec. 581. Establishment of sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Sec. 582. Limitation on appeal of denial of parole for offenders serving life sentence. Subtitle I--Other Matters Sec. 591. Sexual harassment investigations and reports. Sec. 592. Sense of the Senate regarding study of matters relating to gender equity in the Armed Forces. Sec. 593. Authority for personnel to participate in management of certain non-Federal entities. Sec. 594. Treatment of participation of members in Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 595. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense civil military programs. Sec. 596. Establishment of public affairs specialty in the Army. Sec. 597. Grade of defense attache in France. Sec. 598. Report on crew requirements of WC-130J aircraft. Sec. 599. Improvement of missing persons authorities applicable to Department of Defense. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 602. Reform of basic allowance for subsistence. Sec. 603. Consolidation of basic allowance for quarters, variable housing allowance, and overseas housing allowances. Sec. 604. Revision of authority to adjust compensation necessitated by reform of subsistence and housing allowances. Sec. 605. Protection of total compensation of members while performing certain duty. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Increase in minimum monthly rate of hazardous duty incentive pay for certain members. Sec. 615. Increase in aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 616. Modification of aviation officer retention bonus. Sec. 617. Availability of multiyear retention bonus for dental officers. Sec. 618. Increase in variable and additional special pays for certain dental officers. Sec. 619. Availability of special pay for duty at designated hardship duty locations. Sec. 620. Definition of sea duty for purposes of career sea pay. Sec. 621. Modification of Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. Sec. 622. Modification of Selected Reserve enlistment bonus for former enlisted members. Sec. 623. Expansion of reserve affiliation bonus to include Coast Guard Reserve. Sec. 624. Increase in special pay and bonuses for nuclear-qualified officers. Sec. 625. Provision of bonuses in lieu of special pay for enlisted members extending tours of duty at designated locations overseas. Sec. 626. Increase in amount of family separation allowance. Sec. 627. Deadline for payment of Ready Reserve muster duty allowance. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents before approval of member's court-martial sentence. Sec. 632. Dislocation allowance. Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 641. One-year opportunity to discontinue participation in Survivor Benefit Plan. Sec. 642. Time in which change in survivor benefit coverage from former spouse to spouse may be made. Sec. 643. Review of Federal former spouse protection laws. Sec. 644. Annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 645. Administration of benefits for so-called minimum income widows. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 651. Loan repayment program for commissioned officers in certain health professions. Sec. 652. Conformance of NOAA commissioned officers separation pay to separation pay for members of other uniformed services. Sec. 653. Eligibility of Public Health Service officers and NOAA commissioned corps officers for reimbursement of adoption expenses. Sec. 654. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World War II veterans who served as guerrilla fighters in the Philippines. Sec. 655. Subsistence of members of the Armed Forces above the poverty level. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Health Care Services Sec. 701. Expansion of retiree dental insurance plan to include surviving spouse and child dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 702. Provision of prosthetic devices to covered beneficiaries. Sec. 703. Study concerning the provision of comparative information. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Addition of definition of TRICARE program to title 10. Sec. 712. Plan for expansion of managed care option of TRICARE program. Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Sec. 721. Implementation of designated provider agreements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 722. Continued acquisition of reduced-cost drugs. Sec. 723. Limitation on total payments. Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care Management Sec. 731. Improvements in health care coverage and access for members assigned to certain duty locations far from sources of care. Sec. 732. Waiver or reduction of copayments under overseas dental program. Sec. 733. Premium collection requirements for medical and dental insurance programs; extension of deadline for implementation of dental insurance program for military retirees. Sec. 734. Dental insurance plan coverage for retirees of the Public Health Service and NOAA. Sec. 735. Consistency between CHAMPUS and Medicare in payment rates for services. Sec. 736. Use of personal services contracts for provision of health care services and legal protection for providers. Sec. 737. Portability of State licenses for Department of Defense health care professionals. Sec. 738. Standard form and requirements regarding claims for payment for services. Sec. 739. Chiropractic health care demonstration program. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 741. Continued admission of civilians as students in physician assistant training program of Army Medical Department. Sec. 742. Payment for emergency health care overseas for military and civilian personnel of the On-Site Inspection Agency. Sec. 743. Authority for agreement for use of medical resource facility, Alamogordo, New Mexico. Sec. 744. Disclosures of cautionary information on prescription medications. Sec. 745. Competitive procurement of certain ophthalmic services. Sec. 746. Comptroller General study of adequacy and effect of maximum allowable charges for physicians under CHAMPUS. Sec. 747. Comptroller General study of Department of Defense pharmacy programs. Sec. 748. Comptroller General study of Navy graduate medical education program. [[Page H9079]] Sec. 749. Study of expansion of pharmaceuticals by mail program to include additional Medicare-eligible covered beneficiaries. Sec. 750. Comptroller General study of requirement for military medical facilities in National Capital Region. Sec. 751. Report on policies and programs to promote healthy lifestyles for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. Sec. 752. Sense of Congress regarding quality health care for retirees. Subtitle F--Persian Gulf Illness Sec. 761. Definitions. Sec. 762. Plan for health care services for Persian Gulf veterans. Sec. 763. Comptroller General study of revised disability criteria for physical evaluation boards. Sec. 764. Medical care for certain reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 765. Improved medical tracking system for members deployed overseas in contingency or combat operations. Sec. 766. Notice of use of investigational new drugs or drugs unapproved for their applied use. Sec. 767. Report on plans to track location of members in a theater of operations. Sec. 768. Sense of Congress regarding the deployment of specialized units for detecting and monitoring chemical, biological, and similar hazards in a theater of operations. Sec. 769. Report on effectiveness of research efforts regarding Gulf War illnesses. Sec. 770. Persian Gulf illness clinical trials program. Sec. 771. Sense of Congress concerning Gulf War illness. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 801. Expansion of authority to enter into contracts crossing fiscal years to all severable service contracts not exceeding a year. Sec. 802. Vesting of title in the United States under contracts paid under progress payment arrangements or similar arrangements. Sec. 803. Restriction on undefinitized contract actions. Sec. 804. Limitation and report on payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts. Sec. 805. Increased price limitation on purchases of right-hand drive vehicles. Sec. 806. Multiyear procurement contracts. Sec. 807. Audit of procurement of military clothing and clothing- related items by military installations in the United States. Sec. 808. Limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. Sec. 809. Elimination of certification requirement for grants. Sec. 810. Repeal of limitation on adjustment of shipbuilding contracts. Sec. 811. Item-by-item and country-by-country waivers of domestic source limitations. Subtitle B--Acquisition Assistance Programs Sec. 821. One-year extension of pilot mentor-protege program. Sec. 822. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions Sec. 831. Retention of expired funds during the pendency of contract litigation. Sec. 832. Protection of certain information from disclosure. Sec. 833. Unit cost reports. Sec. 834. Plan for providing contracting information to general public and small businesses. Sec. 835. Two-year extension of crediting of certain purchases toward meeting subcontracting goals. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 841. Repeal of certain acquisition requirements and reports Sec. 842. Use of major range and test facility installations by commercial entities. Sec. 843. Requirement to develop and maintain list of firms not eligible for defense contracts. Sec. 844. Sense of Congress regarding allowability of costs of employee stock ownership plans. Sec. 845. Expansion of personnel eligible to participate in demonstration project relating to acquisition workforce. Sec. 846. Time for submission of annual report relating to Buy American Act. Sec. 847. Repeal of requirement for contractor guarantees on major weapon systems. Sec. 848. Requirements relating to micro-purchases. Sec. 849. Promotion rate for officers in an acquisition corps. Sec. 850. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement. Sec. 851. Conformance of policy on performance based management of civilian acquisition programs with policy established for defense acquisition programs. Sec. 852. Modification of process requirements for the solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 853. Guidance and standards for defense acquisition workforce training requirements. Sec. 854. Study and report to Congress assessing dependence on foreign sources for resistors and capacitors. Sec. 855. Department of Defense and Federal Prison Industries joint study. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Department of Defense Positions and Organizations and Other General Matters Sec. 901. Assistants to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard matters and for Reserve matters. Sec. 902. Use of CINC Initiative Fund for force protection. Sec. 903. Revision to required frequency for provision of policy guidance for contingency plans. Sec. 904. Annual justification for Department of Defense advisory committees. Sec. 905. Airborne reconnaissance management. Sec. 906. Termination of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board. Sec. 907. Coordination of Department of Defense criminal investigations and audits. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Personnel Management Sec. 911. Reduction in personnel assigned to management headquarters and headquarters support activities. Sec. 912. Defense acquisition workforce. Subtitle C--Department of Defense Schools and Centers Sec. 921. Professional military education schools. Sec. 922. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Sec. 923. Correction to reference to George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Intelligence-Related Matters Sec. 931. Transfer of certain military department programs from TIARA budget aggregation. Sec. 932. Report on coordination of access of commanders and deployed units to intelligence collected and analyzed by the intelligence community. Sec. 933. Protection of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information and data. Sec. 934. POW/MIA intelligence analysis. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001 Transfer authority. Sec. 1002 Incorporation of classified annex. Sec. 1003 Authority for obligation of unauthorized fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations. Sec. 1004 Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1997. Sec. 1005 Increase in fiscal year 1996 transfer authority. Sec. 1006 Revision of authority for Fisher House trust funds. Sec. 1007 Flexibility in financing closure of certain outstanding contracts for which a small final payment is due. Sec. 1008 Biennial financial management improvement plan. Sec. 1009 Estimates and requests for procurement and military construction for the reserve components. Sec. 1010 Sense of Congress regarding funding for reserve component modernization not requested in President's budget. Sec. 1011 Management of working-capital funds. Sec. 1012 Authority of Secretary of Defense to settle claims relating to pay, allowances, and other benefits. Sec. 1013 Payment of claims by members for loss of personal property due to flooding in Red River Basin. Sec. 1014. Advances for payment of public services. Sec. 1015 United States Man and the Biosphere Program limitation. Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1021. Procedures for sale of vessels stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Sec. 1022. Authority to enter into a long-term charter for a vessel in support of the Surveillance Towed-Array Sensor (SURTASS) program. Sec. 1023. Transfer of two specified obsolete tugboats of the Army. Sec. 1024. Congressional review period with respect to transfer of ex- U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12) and ex-U.S.S. Midway (CV-41). Sec. 1025. Transfers of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1026. Reports relating to export of vessels that may contain polychlorinated biphenyls. Sec. 1027. Conversion of defense capability preservation authority to Navy shipbuilding capability preservation authority. Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1031. Use of National Guard for State drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. Sec. 1032. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Mexico. Sec. 1033. Authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Peru and Colombia. Sec. 1034. Annual report on development and deployment of narcotics detection technologies. [[Page H9080]] Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Sec. 1041. Repeal of miscellaneous reporting requirements. Sec. 1042. Study of transfer of modular airborne fire fighting system. Sec. 1043. Overseas infrastructure requirements. Sec. 1044. Additional matters for annual report on activities of the General Accounting Office. Sec. 1045. Eye safety at small arms firing ranges. Sec. 1046. Reports on Department of Defense procedures for investigating military aviation accidents and for notifying and assisting families of victims. Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Terrorism Sec. 1051. Oversight of counterterrorism and antiterrorism activities; report. Sec. 1052. Provision of adequate troop protection equipment for Armed Forces personnel engaged in peace operations; report on antiterrorism activities and protection of personnel. Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Defense Property Sec. 1061. Lease of nonexcess personal property of military departments. Sec. 1062. Lease of nonexcess property of Defense Agencies. Sec. 1063. Donation of excess chapel property to churches damaged or destroyed by arson or other acts of terrorism. Sec. 1064. Authority of the Secretary of Defense concerning disposal of assets under cooperative agreements on air defense in Central Europe. Sec. 1065. Sale of excess, obsolete, or unserviceable ammunition and ammunition components. Sec. 1066. Transfer of B-17 aircraft to museum. Sec. 1067. Report on disposal of excess and surplus materials. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1071. Authority for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service to execute warrants and make arrests. Sec. 1072. Study of investigative practices of military criminal investigative organizations relating to sex crimes. Sec. 1073. Technical and clerical amendments. Sec. 1074. Sustainment and operation of the Global Positioning System. Sec. 1075. Protection of safety-related information voluntarily provided by air carriers. Sec. 1076. National Guard Challenge Program to create opportunities for civilian youth. Sec. 1077. Disqualification from certain burial-related benefits for persons convicted of capital crimes. Sec. 1078. Restrictions on the use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents. Sec. 1079. Treatment of military flight operations. Sec. 1080. Naturalization of certain foreign nationals who serve honorably in the Armed Forces during a period of conflict. Sec. 1081. Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of specified independent study organizations. Sec. 1082. Display of POW/MIA flag. Sec. 1083. Program to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Korean conflict. Sec. 1084. Commendation of members of the Armed Forces and Government civilian personnel who served during the Cold War; certificate of recognition. Sec. 1085. Sense of Congress on granting of statutory Federal charters. Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding military voting rights. Sec. 1087. Designation of Bob Hope as an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Sec. 1088. Five-year extension of aviation insurance program. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1102. Veterans' preference status for certain veterans who served on active duty during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 1103. Repeal of deadline for placement consideration of involuntarily separated military reserve technicians. Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon transfer to General Schedule position. Sec. 1105. Garnishment and involuntary allotment. Sec. 1106. Extension and revision of voluntary separation incentive pay authority. Sec. 1107. Use of approved fire-safe accommodations by Government employees on official business. Sec. 1108. Navy higher education pilot program regarding administration of business relationships between Government and private sector. Sec. 1109. Authority for Marine Corps University to employ civilian faculty members. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Subtitle A--United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sec. 1201. Findings. Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1203. Withdrawal of United States ground forces from Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1204. Secretary of Defense reports on tasks carried out by United States forces. Sec. 1205. Presidential report on situation in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sec. 1206. Definitions. Subtitle B--Export Controls on High Performance Computers Sec. 1211. Export approvals for high performance computers. Sec. 1212. Report on exports of high performance computers. Sec. 1213. Post-shipment verification of export of high performance computers. Sec. 1214. GAO study on certain computers; end user information assistance. Sec. 1215. Congressional committees. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 1221. Defense burdensharing. Sec. 1222. Temporary use of general purpose vehicles and nonlethal military equipment under acquisition and cross servicing agreements. Sec. 1223. Sense of Congress and reports regarding financial costs of enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1224. Sense of Congress regarding enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1225. Sense of the Congress relating to level of United States military personnel in the East Asia and Pacific region. Sec. 1226. Report on future military capabilities and strategy of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on need for Russian openness on the Yamantau Mountain project. Sec. 1228. Assessment of the Cuban threat to United States national security. Sec. 1229. Report on Helsinki Joint statement. Sec. 1230. Commendation of Mexico on free and fair elections. Sec. 1231. Sense of Congress regarding Cambodia. Sec. 1232. Congratulating Governor Christopher Patten of Hong Kong. TITLE XIII--ARMS CONTROL AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 1301. Presidential report concerning detargeting of Russian strategic missiles. Sec. 1302. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Sec. 1303. Assistance for facilities subject to inspection under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Sec. 1304. Transfers of authorizations for high-priority counterproliferation programs. Sec. 1305. Advice to the President and Congress regarding the safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 1306. Reconstitution of commission to assess the ballistic missile threat to the United States. Sec. 1307. Sense of Congress regarding the relationship between United States obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and environmental laws. Sec. 1308. Extension of counterproliferation authorities for support of United Nations Special Commission on Iraq. Sec. 1309. Annual report on moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines. TITLE XIV--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1401. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. Sec. 1402. Funding allocations. Sec. 1403. Prohibition on use of funds for specified purposes. Sec. 1404. Limitation on use of funds for projects related to START II Treaty until submission of certification. Sec. 1405. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility. Sec. 1406. Limitation on use of funds for destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1407. Limitation on use of funds for storage facility for Russian fissile material. Sec. 1408. Limitation on use of funds for weapons storage security. Sec. 1409. Report on issues regarding payment of taxes, duties, and other assessments on assistance provided to Russia under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1410. Availability of funds. TITLE XV--FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION Sec. 1501. Recognition and grant of Federal charter. Sec. 1502. Powers. Sec. 1503. Purposes. Sec. 1504. Service of process. Sec. 1505. Membership. Sec. 1506. Board of directors. Sec. 1507. Officers. Sec. 1508. Restrictions. Sec. 1509. Liability. Sec. 1510. Maintenance and inspection of books and records. Sec. 1511. Audit of financial transactions. Sec. 1512. Annual report. Sec. 1513. Reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal charter. [[Page H9081]] Sec. 1514. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter. Sec. 1515. Termination. Sec. 1516. Definition of State. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Correction in authorized uses of funds, Fort Irwin, California. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Authorization of military construction project at Naval Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi, for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2206. Increase in authorization for military construction projects at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Authorization of military construction project at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, for which funds have been appropriated. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Military housing planning and design. Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2406. Clarification of authority relating to fiscal year 1997 project at Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sec. 2407. Correction in authorized uses of funds, McClellan Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1995 projects. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization of military construction projects for which funds have been appropriated. Sec. 2603. Army Reserve construction project, Camp Williams, Utah. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1995 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1994 projects. Sec. 2704. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 projects. Sec. 2705. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 projects. Sec. 2706. Extension of availability of funds for construction of relocatable over-the-horizon radar, Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Sec. 2707. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Use of mobility enhancement funds for unspecified minor construction. Sec. 2802. Limitation on use of operation and maintenance funds for facility repair projects. Sec. 2803. Leasing of military family housing, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida. Sec. 2804. Use of financial incentives provided as part of energy savings and water conservation activities. Sec. 2805. Congressional notification requirements regarding use of Department of Defense housing funds for investments in nongovernmental entities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in ceiling for minor land acquisition projects. Sec. 2812. Permanent authority regarding conveyance of utility systems. Sec. 2813. Administrative expenses for certain real property transactions. Sec. 2814. Screening of real property to be conveyed by Department of Defense. Sec. 2815. Disposition of proceeds from sale of Air Force Plant 78, Brigham City, Utah. Sec. 2816. Fire protection and hazardous materials protection at Fort Meade, Maryland. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Consideration of military installations as sites for new Federal facilities. Sec. 2822. Adjustment and diversification assistance to enhance performance of military family support services by private sector sources. Sec. 2823. Security, fire protection, and other services at property formerly associated with Red River Army Depot, Texas. Sec. 2824. Report on closure and realignment of military installations. Sec. 2825. Sense of Senate regarding utilization of savings derived from base closure process. Sec. 2826. Prohibition against certain conveyances of property at Naval Station, Long Beach, California. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Greensboro, Alabama. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, James T. Coker Army Reserve Center, Durant, Oklahoma. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Gibson Army Reserve Center, Chicago, Illinois. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Sec. 2835. Land conveyances, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Sec. 2836. Land conveyances, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot, Mineral County, Nevada. Sec. 2838. Expansion of land conveyance authority, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana. Sec. 2839. Modification of land conveyance, Lompoc, California. Sec. 2840. Modification of land conveyance, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado. Sec. 2841. Correction of land conveyance authority, Army Reserve Center, Anderson, South Carolina. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Topsham Annex, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine. Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant No. 464, Oyster Bay, New York. Sec. 2853. Correction of lease authority, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Land transfer, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, March Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York. Sec. 2865. Land conveyance, Havre Air Force Station, Montana, and Havre Training Site, Montana. Sec. 2866. Land conveyance, Charleston Family Housing Complex, Bangor, Maine. Sec. 2867. Study of land exchange options, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2871. Repeal of requirement to operate Naval Academy dairy farm. Sec. 2872. Long-term lease of property, Naples, Italy. Sec. 2873. Designation of military family housing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in honor of Frank Tejeda, a former Member of the House of Representatives. Sec. 2874. Fiber-optics based telecommunications linkage of military installations. TITLE XXIX--SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT Sec. 2901. Short title. Sec. 2902. Definition of Sikes Act for purposes of amendments. Sec. 2903. Codification of short title of Act. Sec. 2904. Preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2905. Review for preparation of integrated natural resources management plans. Sec. 2906. Transfer of wildlife conservation fees from closed military installations. Sec. 2907. Annual reviews and reports. Sec. 2908. Cooperative agreements. Sec. 2909. Federal enforcement. Sec. 2910. Natural resources management services. Sec. 2911. Definitions. Sec. 2912. Repeal of superseded provision. Sec. 2913. Technical amendments. Sec. 2914. Authorizations of appropriations. 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. [[Page H9082]] Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfers of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3131. Memorandum of understanding for use of national laboratories for ballistic missile defense programs. Sec. 3132. Defense environmental management privatization projects. Sec. 3133. International cooperative stockpile stewardship. Sec. 3134. Modernization of enduring nuclear weapons complex. Sec. 3135. Tritium production. Sec. 3136. Processing, treatment, and disposition of spent nuclear fuel rods and other legacy nuclear materials at the Savannah River Site. Sec. 3137. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. Sec. 3138. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain Department of Energy assets. Sec. 3139. Modification and extension of authority relating to appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3140. Limitation on use of funds for subcritical nuclear weapons tests. Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of certain funds until future use plans are submitted. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3152. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirements. Sec. 3153. Study and funding relating to implementation of workforce restructuring plans. Sec. 3154. Report and plan for external oversight of national laboratories. Sec. 3155. University-based research collaboration program. Sec. 3156. Stockpile stewardship program. Sec. 3157. Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign nations. Sec. 3158. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy facilities. Sec. 3159. Requirement to delegate certain authorities to site manager of Hanford Reservation. Sec. 3160. Submittal of biennial waste management reports. Sec. 3161. Department of Energy Security Management Board. Sec. 3162. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions at nuclear weapons facilities. Sec. 3163. Modification of authority on Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise. Sec. 3164. Land transfer, Bandelier National Monument. Sec. 3165. Final settlement of Department of Energy community assistance obligations with respect to Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3166. Sense of Congress regarding the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Sec. 3167. Support for public education in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Sec. 3168. Improvements to Greenville Road, Livermore, California. Sec. 3169. Report on alternative system for availability of funds. Sec. 3170. Report on remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities. TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3301. Definitions. Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3303. Disposal of beryllium copper master alloy in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3304. Disposal of titanium sponge in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3305. Disposal of cobalt in National Defense Stockpile. Sec. 3306. Required procedures for disposal of strategic and critical materials. Sec. 3307. Return of surplus platinum from the Department of the Treasury. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3403. Repeal of requirement to assign Navy officers to Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Sec. 3404. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3. TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Subtitle A--Authorization of Expenditures From Revolving Fund Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures. Sec. 3503. Purchase of vehicles. Sec. 3504. Expenditures only in accordance with treaties. Subtitle B--Facilitation of Panama Canal Transition Sec. 3511. Short title; references. Sec. 3512. Definitions relating to canal transition. Part I--Transition Matters Relating to Commission Officers and Employees Sec. 3521. Authority for the Administrator of the Commission to accept appointment as the Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3522. Post-Canal transfer personnel authorities. Sec. 3523. Enhanced authority of Commission to establish compensation of Commission officers and employees. Sec. 3524. Travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for Commission personnel no longer subject to Federal travel regulation. Sec. 3525. Enhanced recruitment and retention authorities. Sec. 3526. Transition separation incentive payments. Sec. 3527. Labor-management relations. Sec. 3528. Availability of Panama Canal Revolving Fund for severance pay for certain employees separated by Panama Canal Authority after Canal Transfer Date. Part II--Transition Matters Relating to Operation and Administration of Canal Sec. 3541. Establishment of procurement system and Board of Contract Appeals. Sec. 3542. Transactions with the Panama Canal Authority. Sec. 3543. Time limitations on filing of claims for damages. Sec. 3544. Tolls for small vessels. Sec. 3545. Date of actuarial evaluation of FECA liability. Sec. 3546. Appointment of notaries public. Sec. 3547. Commercial services. Sec. 3548. Transfer from President to Commission of certain regulatory functions relating to employment classification appeals. Sec. 3549. Enhanced printing authority. Sec. 3550. Technical and conforming amendments. TITLE XXXVI--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3601. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1998. Sec. 3602. Repeal of obsolete annual report requirement concerning relative cost of shipbuilding in the various coastal districts of the United States. Sec. 3603. Provisions relating to maritime security fleet program. Sec. 3604. Authority to utilize replacement vessels and capacity. Sec. 3605. Authority to convey National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel. Sec. 3606. Determination of gross tonnage for purposes of tank vessel double hull requirements. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical Demilitarization Program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Sec. 109. Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Army helicopter modernization plan. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for specified Army programs. Sec. 113. M113 vehicle modifications. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. New Attack Submarine program. Sec. 122. CVN-77 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 123. Exclusion from cost limitation for Seawolf submarine progr

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