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amendment no. 596
(Senate - June 08, 1999)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6658-S6692] amendment no. 596 (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress commending the men and women of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for their ongoing contributions to Operation Allied Force over Yugoslavia) At the end of the general provisions, add the following: Sec. 8109. (a) Congress makes the following findings: (1) The B-2 bomber has been used in combat for the first time in Operation Allied Force against Yugoslavia. (2) The B-2 bomber has demonstrated unparalleled strike capability in Operation Allied Force, with cursory data indicating that the bomber could have dropped nearly 20 percent of the precision ordnance while flying less than 3 percent of the attack sorties. (3) According to the congressionally mandated Long Range Air Power Panel, ``long range air power is an increasingly important element of United States military capability''. (4) The crews of the B-2 bomber and the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deserve particular credit for flying and supporting the strike missions against Yugoslavia, some of the longest combat missions in the history of the Air Force. (5) The bravery and professionalism of the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base have advanced American interests in the face of significant challenge and hardship. (6) The dedication of those who serve in the Armed Forces, exemplified clearly by the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, is the greatest national security asset of the United States. (b) It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the skill and professionalism with which the B-2 bomber has been used in Operation Allied Force is a credit to the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and the Air Force; (2) the B-2 bomber has demonstrated an unparalleled capability to travel long distances and deliver devastating weapons payloads, proving its essential role for United States power projection in the future; and (3) the crews of the B-2 bomber and the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base deserve the gratitude of the American people for their dedicated performance in an indispensable role in the air campaign against Yugoslavia and in the defense of the United States. ____ amendment no. 597 In the appropriate page in the bill, insert the following: Sec. . Of the funds appropriated in title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force,'' up to $10,000,000 may be made available for U-2 aircraft defensive system modernization. ____ amendment no. 598 (Purpose: To set aside $25,185,000, the amount provided for research and development relating to Persian Gulf illnesses, of which $4,000,000 is to be available for continuation of research into Gulf War syndrome that includes multidisciplinary studies of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and $2,000,000 is to be available for expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region) At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: Sec. 8104. Of the amount appropriated in title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $25,185,000 shall be available for research and development relating to Persian Gulf illnesses, of which $4,000,000 shall be available for continuation of research into Gulf War syndrome that includes multidisciplinary studies of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and the use of research methods of cognitive and computational neuroscience, and of which up to $2,000,000 may be made available for expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region. ____ Amendment No. 599 (Purpose: To set aside $17,500,000 for procurement of the F-15A/B data link for the Air National Guard) At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following: Sec. 8109. Of the total amount appropriated in title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', up to $17,500,000 may be made available for procurement of the F- 15A/B data link for the Air National Guard. ____ Amendment No. 600 (Purpose: To increase funds for the MK-43 Machine Gun Conversion Program) At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: [[Page S6659]] Sec. . Of the funds appropriated in Title III under the heading ``Weapons Procurement, Navy,'' up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the MK-43 Machine Gun Conversion Program. ____ amendment no. 601 At the appropriate place in the bill insert: SEC. . DEVELOPMENT OF FORD ISLAND, HAWAII. (a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy may exercise any authority or combination of authorities in this section for the purpose of developing or facilitating the development of Ford Island, Hawaii, to the extent that the Secretary determines the development is compatible with the mission of the Navy. (2) The Secretary may not exercise any authority under this section until-- (A) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a master plan for the development of Ford Island; and (B) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following the date on which the notification is received by those committees. (b) Conveyance Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may convey to any public or private person or entity all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any real property (including any improvements thereon) or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines-- (A) is excess to the needs of the Navy and all of the other Armed Forces; and (B) will promote the purpose of this section. (2) A conveyance under this subsection may include such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (c) Lease Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may lease to any public or private person or entity any real property or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines-- (A) is not needed for current operations of the Navy and all of the other Armed Forces; and (B) will promote the purpose of this section. (2) A lease under this subsection shall be subject to section 2667(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and may include such others terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (3) A lease of real property under this subsection may provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the lessee shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the real property covered by the lease if the property is then conveyed under subsection (b). (4)(A) The Secretary may provide property support services to or for real property leased under this subsection. (B) To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any payment made to the Secretary for services provided under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation, account, or fund from which the cost of providing the services was paid. (d) Acquisition of Leasehold Interest by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may acquire a leasehold interest in any facility constructed under subsection (f) as consideration for a transaction authorized by this section upon such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to promote the purpose of this section. (2) The term of a lease under paragraph (1) may not exceed 10 years, unless the Secretary of Defense approves a term in excess of 10 years for the purpose of this section. (3) A lease under this subsection may provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the United States shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the facility covered by the lease. (e) Requirement for Competition.--The Secretary of the Navy shall use competitive procedures for purposes of selecting the recipient of real or personal property under subsection (b) and the lessee of real or personal property under subsection (c). (f) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance of real or personal property under subsection (b), or for the lease of real or personal property under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall accept cash, real property, personal property, or services, or any combination thereof, in an aggregate amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the real or personal property conveyed or leased. (2) Subject to subsection (i), the services accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may include the following: (A) The construction or improvement of facilities at Ford Island. (B) The restoration or rehabilitation of real property at Ford Island. (C) The provision of property support services for property or facilities at Ford Island. (g) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary of the Navy may not carry out a transaction authorized by this section until-- (1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification of the transaction, including-- (A) a detailed description of the transaction; and (B) a justification for the transaction specifying the manner in which the transaction will meet the purpose of this section; and (2) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following the date on which the notification is received by those committees. (h) Ford Island Improvement Account.--(1) There is established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the ``Ford Island Improvement Account''. (2) There shall be deposited into the account the following amounts: (A) Amounts authorized and appropriated to the account. (B) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4)(B), the amount of any cash payment received by the Secretary for a transaction under this section. (i) Use of Account.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, funds in the Ford Island Improvement Account may be used as follows: (A) To carry out or facilitate the carrying out of a transaction authorized by this section. (B) To carry out improvements of property or facilities at Ford Island. (C) To obtain property support services for property or facilities at Ford Island. (2) To extent that the authorities provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, are available to the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary may not use the authorities in this section to acquire, construct, or improve family housing units, military unaccompanied housing units, or ancillary supporting facilities related to military housing at Ford Island. (3)(A) The Secretary may transfer funds from the Ford Island Improvement Account to the following funds: (i) The Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (ii) The Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of that title. (B) Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) to a fund referred to in that subparagraph shall be available in accordance with the provisions of section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, for activities authorized under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of that title at Ford Island. (j) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management Laws.-- Except as otherwise provided in this section, transactions under this section shall not be subject to the following: (1) Sections 2667 and 2696 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411). (3) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484). (k) Scoring.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive the applicability to any lease entered into under this section of the budget scorekeeping guidelines used to measure compliance with the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (l) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2883(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2862(i)(3)(A)(i) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred amounts specified in that section.''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2862(i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred amounts specified in that section.''. (m) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 2801(4) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term ``property support service'' means the following: (A) Any utility service or other service listed in section 2686(a) of title 10, United States Code. (B) Any other service determined by the Secretary to be a service that supports the operation and maintenance of real property, personal property, or facilities. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendments are agreed to. The amendments (Nos. 592 through 601) were agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider that action. Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it is my understanding that the time has now arrived when no more first degree amendments will be cleared to be offered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct. Mr. STEVENS. I inquire from the Senator from Arizona if he wishes to address the Senate at this time. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona is recognized. [[Page S6660]] Amendment No. 584 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, this amendment restores $3.1 billion in operations and maintenance and procurement funding that is cut by section 108 of the bill. It reduces various accounts to eliminate funding for low-priority, unnecessary and wasteful spending by an equal amount. The amendment doesn't change the total amount for defense in this bill. It simply redirects the cuts to eliminate pork barrel spending rather than high-priority readiness and modernization funds. I find it staggering that the committee would cut funding for readiness and modernization by $3.1 billion when this bill contains nearly $5 billion in spending for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary and wasteful spending programs that have not been scrutinized in the normal merit-based review process. Congress recently passed an emergency spending bill that contained nearly $11 billion in defense spending to pay for the costs of ongoing operations in Kosovo. I believe the administration request was around $5 billion. As the chairman of the committee stated on the floor yesterday, we will very likely need to act later this year on another supplemental bill to pay for continued offensive operations against Serbia or to enforce a peace agreement and protect the Kosovars who return home. Why, then, would we want to cut funding from this bill that would be needed to carry out these operations into the next fiscal year? Why wouldn't we instead cut some of the $5 billion in pork barrel spending that has been put in this bill principally for the benefit of Members and their constituents? Here is the list of unrequested programs included in the bill that I have accumulated. I ask unanimous consent that this list of unrequested and unwanted projects be printed in the Record at this time. There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Department of Defense appropriation bill for fiscal year 2000, objectionable provisions [In millions of dollars] OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Army Fort Wainwright utilidors........................................... $7 Air Battle Captain Helo. Flight Training Program....................1.2 Joint Assessment Neurological Examination Equip.....................1.5 Army Conservation and Ecosystem Management.......................... 3 BOS-Dugway Proving Ground, Utah..................................... 5 UC-35A Basing and Sustainment......................................17.8 Rock Island Bridge Repairs.......................................... 5 Fort Des Moines--Historic OCS Memorial.............................. 2 Directive Report Language: Directs the Army to consider conveying firefighting equipment to the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority and the City of Bayonne; Recommends that Rock Island Arsenal be included as a priority facility for the Department's Total Asset Visibility Implementation Plan. Navy Operational Meteorology and Oceanography............................ 10 Shipyard Apprentice Program......................................... 12 Ship Depot Operations Support, Phila. Naval Shipyard................ 23 Warfare Tactics PMRF facilities improvements........................ 5 UNOLS............................................................... 3 Professional Development/Education Asia Pacific Ctr.................1.7 Barrow landfill..................................................... 3 Directive Report Language: Directs the Navy to establish a pilot program for purpose of verifying cost savings that can be achieved through the use of a west coast propeller overhaul facility. Specifies characteristics that result in one possible candidate site. Marine Corps Initial Issue....................................................... 15 NBC Defense Equipment...............................................1.1 Air Force B-52 attrition reserve.............................................. 35 Civil Air Patrol Corporation.......................................12.5 University Partnering for Operational Support....................... 5 TACCSF upgrades..................................................... 10 Eielson utilidors...................................................9.9 Tinker and Altus base repairs....................................... 25 Defense-Wide DoDDS Math Teacher Leadership Program............................... .4 Technology innovation and teacher education......................... 5 OEA; Fitzsimmons Army Hospital...................................... 10 Charleston Macalloy site............................................ 10 OSD; Pacific Disaster Center operations............................. 4 Clara Barton Center, Pine Bluff.....................................1.3 Jefferson Project................................................... 5 Civil-Military Programs Youth Challenge....................................................62.5 Innovative readiness training....................................... 20 Starbase Youth Program.............................................. 6 National Guard and Reserve Directive Report Language: The Committee encourages the Army Reserve to expend resources on the Modern Burner Unit. Distance Learning Project........................................... 45 Addtional full-time support technicians............................. 26 School house support................................................ 10 Project Alert.......................................................3.2 Fort Belknap Training Range......................................... 2 Defense Systems Evaluation, White Sands Missile Range...............2.5 PROCUREMENT Aircraft, Army UC-35 aircraft (5).................................................. 27 UH-60 helicopter (11)...............................................175 AH-64 helicopter mods............................................... 45 C-12 airplane mods.................................................. 3 Kiowa Warrior helicopter mission trainer............................6.6 Kiowa Warrior switchable eyesafe laser rangefinder..................2.6 Aircraft survivability equipment: advanced threat infrared countermeasures/common missile warning system.....................8.1 Night Vision Imaging Systems........................................ 5 Aircrew integrated systems.......................................... 8 Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army Command and control vehicle......................................... 6 Heavy assault bridge mods..........................................15.5 MK-19 automatic grenada launcher.................................... 5 Items less than $5 million.......................................... 15 Ammunition Procurement, Army 40mm CTG............................................................ 8 60mm mortar......................................................... 9 120mm HE mortar CTG................................................. 3 120mm WP smoke CTG.................................................. 5 105mm CTG artillery................................................. 10 Wide area munitions................................................. 10 ARMS Initiative..................................................... 14 Other Procurement, Army Tactical trailers/dolly sets........................................ 6 Army Data Distribution System....................................... 15 SINCGARS family..................................................... 20 AN/TTC-56 warfighter information network (ACUS)..................... 40 Secure terminal equipment (ISSP)...................................12.5 Worldwide Technical Control Improvement Program (Multi-purpose Range Targetry Electronics).............................................5.1 Information systems................................................. 45 LTWT Video reconnaissance system....................................1.5 Firefinder radar system mods........................................8.1 Striker command and control system.................................. 10 LOGTECH Army Automatic Identification Technology (AIT).............. 5 Ribbon bridge equipment............................................13.5 Lightweight Maintenance Enclosure...................................3.2 Water purification system........................................... 3 Combat medical support equipment.................................... 4 Combat training centers support (incl. Ft. Polk).................... 10 Improved moving target simulator upgrade program....................3.5 Commercial Construction Equipment SLEP.............................. 8 Aircraft Procurement, Navy F/A-18E/F advance procurement (6)................................... 14 EA-6 aircraft transmitters.......................................... 25 EA-6 night vision devises........................................... 15 SH-60 helicopter AQS-13F............................................7.5 UH-1 helicopter infrared radar system............................... 10 UH-1 helicopter engine torque pressure system.......................2.5 P-3 aircraft AIP kits..............................................24.2 C-2A aircraft propeller............................................. 5 Common ground equipment direct support sqdrn, readiness training.... 3 High Pressure Pure Air Generator....................................2.5 Weapons Procurement, Navy BQM-74 aerial targets............................................... 30 Improved tactical air launched decoy (ITALD)........................ 20 Weapons industrial facilities.......................................7.7 MK-45 gun mount mods................................................ 28 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy LHD-8 advance procurement...........................................500 Other Procurement, Navy Other navigation equipment.......................................... 19 Items less than $5 million (Distance Learning)......................6.5 AN/BPS-15H surface search radar..................................... 8 AN/SPS-73 radar..................................................... 8 SSN acoustics.......................................................2.6 [[Page S6661]] JEDMICS............................................................. 9 Information Systems Security Program (ISSP).........................3.5 Passive sonobuoys................................................... 3 AN/SSQ-62........................................................... 3 AN-SSQ-101.......................................................... 3 Weapons Range Support Equipment..................................... 11 Retrofit OMNI IV/V night vision goggles............................18.1 NULKA anti-ship missile decoy....................................... 12 Procurement, Marine Corps LAV mortar test program sets........................................ 4 Tracked vehicle modification kits..................................60.5 K-Band test obscuration pairing system.............................. 2 Radio systems....................................................... 10 D-7G bulldozer...................................................... 10 Aircraft Procurement, Air Force F-16C/D (2)......................................................... 50 F-16C/D advance procurement (12).................................... 24 EC-130J (1)........................................................87.8 C-130J spares and mods.............................................24.2 F-15 E-Kit engine upgrades for Air National Guard................... 20 F-16 fuel tanks; oxygen generating systems; digital terrain system; theater airborne recon. system...................................34.5 C-17 maintenance trainer............................................3.5 C-12 spare parts.................................................... 5 Common support equip.: multi-platform boresight equip............... 10 Missile Procurement, Air Force Minuteman III mods.................................................. 40 Ammunition Procurement, Air Force Sensor Fuzed Weapon................................................. 8 Other Procurement, Air Force Combat training ranges: unmanned treat emitter...................... 28 C3 countermeasures.................................................. 5 Theater Deployable Communication.................................... 35 Radio equipment.....................................................3.7 Laser eye protection................................................2.4 Mechanized material handling equipment.............................. 10 Procurement, Defense-Wide Automatic Document Conversion System................................ 50 Patriot PAC-3 procurement........................................... 60 Chemical decontamination............................................ 5 National Guard and Reserve equipment................................300 RDTE ARMY Defense Research Sciences: Cold Regions Military Eng................1.0 University and Industry Research Centers: Basic Research In Counter Terrorism..............................15.0 Electro And Hyper Velocity Physics Research.......................3.0 Advanced And Interactive Displays.................................1.3 National Automotive Center..........................................3.0 Materials Technology: AAN Materials.................................2.5 Missile Technology: Scramjet Technologies.............................................2.0 Computational Fluid Dynamics......................................9.2 Modeling and Simulation Technology: Photonics.......................5.0 Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology: ``Smart Truck'' Initiative........................................3.5 Alternative Vehicle Propulsion...................................10.0 Chemical, Smoke, and Equipment Defeating Technology: Optical Spectroscopy......................................................2.0 Electronics and Electronic Devices: Hybrid Fuel Cell..................................................1.5 Improved High Rate Alkaline Cell..................................1.0 Low Cost Reusable Alkaline Manganese-Zinc.........................1.4 Re-Usable Coin Cells..............................................0.6 Lithium Carbon Monoflouride Coin Cells............................0.4 ``AA'' Zinc Air Battery...........................................0.7 Countermine Systems: Nonlinear Acoustic Technology..................1.0 Human Factors Engineering Technology: Emergency Medical Team Coordination......................................................3.4 Environmental Quality Technology: Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System (PEPS).............................8.0 Phyto-Remediation In Arid Lands...................................3.0 Texas Regional Institute for Env. Studies.........................1.0 Military Engineering Technology: University Partnering For Ops Support.............................3.0 Cold Regions R Medical Technology: Disaster Relief And Emergency Medical Services....................5.0 Center For Innovative Minimally Invasive Therapy.................10.0 Osteoporosis And Bone Disease.....................................2.5 Medical Advanced Technology: Center For Prostate Disease Research WRAMC........................7.5 Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator...................................1.0 Volume Angio CAT..................................................6.0 Joint Diabetes Project...........................................10.0 Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology: Future Combat Vehicle Development.................................5.0 Improved HMMWV Research...........................................8.0 Command, Control, Communications Advanced Technology: Innovative Sensor Enhancement And Integration...............................10.0 Manpower, Personnel and Training Advanced Technology: Army Aircrew Coordination Training.............................................3.0 Missile and Rocket Advanced Technology: Future Missile Technology Integration (FMTI)................................................5.0 Joint Service Small Arms Program: Objective Crew Served Weapon (OCSW)............................................................5.0 Advanced Tactical Computer Science and Sensor Technology: Digital Situation Mapboard................................................2.0 Army Missile Defense Systems Integration (DEM/VAL): Missile Defense Flight Experiment Support........................14.7 Tactical High Energy Laser.......................................15.0 Acoustic Technology Research......................................4.0 Radar Power Technology............................................4.0 Family Of Systems Simulators (Fossim).............................1.5 Small Fast ChemBio Detectors......................................1.0 SMDC Battlelab....................................................5.0 Armament Enhancement Initiative: XM 1007 Precision Guided Kinetic Energy Munition..................................................15.0 Aviation--Adv Dev: Virtual Cockpit Optimization.....................5.0 Medical Systems--Adv Dev: Combat Trauma Patient Simulation..........5.8 EW Development: ATIRCMS/CMWS........................................4.0 Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition (BAT): TACMS 2000.................10.0 Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System: JSTARS..............10.0 Weapons and Munitions--Eng Dev: Motar Anti-Personnel/Anti-Material (MAPAM)........................7.2 50 Caliber Quick Change Barrels...................................2.0 Sense and Destroy Armament Missile: Program Increase...............10.0 Firefinder: TBM Cueing..............................................7.9 Threat Simulator Development: Threat EO/IR Simulator............................................2.5 Threat Mine Simulator.............................................1.2 Virtual Threat Simulator..........................................4.0 Concepts Experimentation Program: Digital Information Technology Testbed...........................................................3.0 Army Test Ranges and Facilities: White Sands Missile Range..........7.5 DOD High Energy Laser Test Facility: HELSTF........................14.0 Munitions Standardization Effectiveness and Safety: Contained Detonation Technology...................................3.0 Bluegrass Army Depot..............................................2.5 Management Headquarters (R): Akamai research project.............23.0 Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs: M-1 Large Area Flat Panel Displays.......................................................... 8 Digitization: Fort Hood Digitization Research.......................2.0 Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2): FBCB2.........21.7 End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities: Instrumental Factory For Gears (INFAC)............................4.0 Totally Integrated Manufacturing Enterprise......................10.0 Directive Report Language: Directs the Army and Marine Corps to develop a plan, and report on its implementation, for including the Rock Island arsenal in all aspects of howitzer design, development and production. RDTE NAVY Air and Surface Launched Weapons Technology: Pulsed Detonation Engine Technology.................................................5.0 Ship, Submarine and Logistics Technology: Stainless Steel Double Hull..............................................................5.0 Marine Corps Landing Force Technology: Non-Traditional Military Operations........................................................5.0 Communications, Command and Control, Intel Surveillance: Hyperspectral Research............................................4.0 UESA Signal Processing Support....................................5.0 Human Systems Technology: Coastal Cancer Control (MUSC).....................................5.0 Retinal Pigment Laser Damage......................................0.2 Materials, Electronics and Computer Technology: Heatshield Research...............................................2.0 Thermal Management Materials......................................2.0 Photomagnetic Material Research...................................0.5 Silicon Carbide For Electronic Power Devices......................2.0 Innovative Communications Materials..............................2.25 Advanced Material Processing Center...............................5.0 ADPICAS..........................................................1.15 Electronic Warfare Technology: Free Electron Laser..............................................10.0 Waveform Generator................................................3.0 [[Page S6662]] Oceanographic and Atmospheric Technology: Distributed Marine- Environment Forecast System.......................................2.4 Undersea Warfare Weaponry Technology: Computational Eng. Design.........................................3.5 SAUVIM............................................................1.5 Surface Ship and Submarine HM Advanced Technology: Composite Helo Hangar.............................................5.0 Reconfigurable Ship Simulation....................................2.5 Power Node Control Centers........................................3.0 Virtual Testbed For Advanced Electrical Systems...................5.0 Marine Corps Advanced Technology Demonstration (ADT): BURRO.............................................................5.0 Advanced Light Weight Grenade.....................................1.0 Project Albert....................................................4.0 Vehicle Technology Demo...........................................1.0 Medical Development (Advanced): Naval Dental Research Institute...................................3.0 Prostate Cancer Immuno- therapy...................................1.5 Manpower, Personnel and Training Adv Tech Dev: Integrated Manufacturing Studies..................................3.0 T-Star............................................................1.5 Environmental Quality and Logistics Advanced Technology: Visualization Of Technical Information (VTI)......................3.0 Navy Technical Information Presentation System: Joint Experimentation..................................................15.0 Undersea Warfare Advanced Technology: Terfenol-D....................2.5 Mine and Expeditionalary Warfare Advanced Technology: Ocean Modeling9.0 Advanced Technology Transition: Low Observable Stack.............................................10.0 Vector Thrusted Dusted Propeller..................................6.0 Advanced Trailer Research.........................................6.0 Mine Countermeasures Ship........................................12.0 C3 Advanced Technology: National Technology Alliance...............10.0 Surface and Shallow Ater Mine Countermeasures: Integrated Combat Weapons Systems (ICWS)...........................................18.0 Shipboard System Component Development: Advanced Water Jet Technology........................................................2.0 Pilot Fish..........................................................2.5 Advanced Submarine System Development: Enhanced Performance Motor Brush.............................................................2.3 Ship Concept Advanced Design: STEP Development--Navy CAE Technology.2.0 Advanced Surface Machinery Systems: Naval Ship Survivability........2.5 Combat Systems Integration: Common Command And Decision Systems.....5.0 Cooperative Engagement: CEC Space..................................15.0 Environmental Protection: Asbestos Conversion Pilot Program.........4.0 Land Attack Technology: Continuous Processor, NSWC..................6.3 Land Attack Technology: Extended Range Guided Munition.............. 10 Non-Lethal Weapons--Dem/Val:........................................ Innovation Initiatives..............................................3.0 Space and Electronic Warfare (SEW) Arch/Eng Support: NAVCIITI.......4.0 Other Helo Development: Sentient Sensors..................................................1.0 Parametric Airborne Dipping Sonar................................15.0 H-1 Upgrades: EMD Program..........................................26.6 Aircrew Systems Development: Aircrew Systems........................3.5 Surface Combatant Combat System Engineering: AEGIS Interoperability25.0 Airborne MCM: CH-60 Upgrades........................................2.0 Air Control: ECARS..................................................7.0 Enhanced Modular Signal Processor: ARCI/MPP........................11.0 Swath (Small Waterplane are Twin Hull) Oceanographic Ship: SWATH....9.0 New Design SSN: Non-propulsion Electronic Systems..................10.0 Ship Contract Design/Live Fire T: Smart Propulsor Product Model...2.0 Ship Self Defense--EMD: NULKA.......................................4.4 Distributed Surveillance System: Advanced Deployable System........22.0 Major T Investment................................................5.0 Marine Corps Program Wide Support: ChemBio Individual Sampler (CBIS).................................4.8 Consequence Management Information System (CMIS)..................1.2 Small Unit Biological Detector (SUBD).............................4.0 F-18 Squadrons: Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System..................5.0 Consolidated Training Systems Development: Battle Force Tactical Training System (BFTT)............................................7.5 Surface ASW Combat System Integration: High Dyn. Range, Towed Array Rec. & Sonar......................................................8.0 Navy Science Assistance Program: Lash.............................................................12.0 Airship/LASH Study for Range Enhancements.........................1.0 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems: Hyperspectral Modular Upgrades.....4.0 Modeling and Simulation Support: SPAWAR Modeling and Simulation Initiative........................................................3.0 Industrial Preparedness Mantech....................................10.0 RDTE AIR FORCE Defense Research Sciences: National Solar Observatory..............0.65 Materials: Structural Monitoring of Aging Aircraft...........................1.5 Friction Stir Welding.............................................2.0 Thermal Management For Space Structures...........................2.5 Titanium Matrix Composites........................................2.2 Materials--High Temperature Ceramic Fibers........................2.4 Resin Systems For AF Engine Applications..........................2.0 Metals Affordability Initiative Consortium........................9.0 Electrochem Fatigue Sensor Dev & Field Use Tests..................3.0 Human Effectiveness Applied Research: Solid Electrolyte Oxygen Separator................................6.0 Behavioral Science Res Under AFRL.................................5.1 Aerospace Proulsion: High Thermal Stability Fuel Technology............................1.0 KC-135 Variable Displacement Vane Pump............................4.0 High Power, Advanced Low Mass Systems Prototype...................6.0 More Electric Aircraft Program....................................3.0 Thermophotovoltaic (TPV)..........................................2.0 ISSES/AFRL......................................................0.775 Hypersonic Technology Program: Restore Hypersonic And High Speed Propulsion.......................................................16.0 Phillips Lab Exploratory Development: HAARP............................................................10.0 Radio Frequency Applications Development..........................5.0 Tropo-Weather.....................................................2.5 Space Survivability...............................................0.6 HIS Spectral Sensing..............................................0.8 Command, Control and Communications: Electromagnetic Technology.....9.3 Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems: Composite Space Launch Payload Dispensers................................................4.5 Aerospace Structures: Polymeric Foam Core...........................4.0 Aerospace Propulsion and Power Technology: More Electric Aircraft Program..........................................................0.25 Personnel Training and Simulation Technology: Behaviorial Science Research & AFRL...................................................1.8 Crew Systems and Personnel Protection Technology: Helmet Mounted Visual System Comp. & Mini-CRT.....................5.0 Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG).............................3.0 Advanced Spacecraft Technology: Scorpius............................5.0 MSTRS: Upper Stage Flight Experiment....................................15.0 Space Maneuver Vehicles..........................................25.0 Advanced Weapons Technology: Laser Spark Missile Countermeasures Program.......................5.0 Field Laser, Radar Upgrades.......................................6.0 Environmental Engineering Technology: E-Smart Environmental Monitoring Tool...................................................5.0 Space Control Technology: Program Increase..........................5.0 Joint Strike Fighter: Alternative Engine Development...............15.0 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Dem/Val): Quick Reaction Launch Demonstration Under RSLP.........................................19.2 Space Based Laser: SBL Plan, Eng. And Design Of SBL Test Facility..10.0 B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber: B-2 Upgrades And Maintainability Enhancements.....................................................37.0 EW Development: Precision And Location & ID Prog. (PLAID) Upgrade..10.0 Submunitions: 3-D Advanced Track Acquisition And Imaging System.....4.5 Life Support Systems: Life Support Systems..........................2.5 Computer Resource Technology Transition (CRTT): Asset Software Re- Use Program.......................................................2.8 Major T Investment: MARIAH II Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Program......6.0 Program Reduction: Big Crow Program Office..........................5.0 Space Test Program (STP): Micro Satellite Technology...............10.0 F-16 Squadrons: ADV Identification Friend Or Foe (AIFF) For F-16....6.0 [[Page S6663]] F-117A Squadrons: Pre-EMD And EMD Efforts On Block 3 Upgrades......20.0 Compass Cass: TRACS-F Upgrade.......................................8.0 Theater Air Control Systems: Theater Air Control Systems (TACS).....6.0 Theater Battle Management (TBM) C41: Theater Battle Management Core Systems...........................................................5.0 Cobra Ball: Advanced Airborne Sensor................................4.0 Information Systems Security Program: Lighthouse Cyber Security Program..........................................................10.0 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems: JSAF LBSS And HBSS................10.0 Manned Reconnaissance Systems: Prototype Pre-Processor...........................................4.5 U-2 Dual Data-Link II Upgrade.....................................8.0 Industrial Preparedness: Nickel-Metal Hydride Replacement Battery For F-16.........................................................1.33 Productivity, Reliability, Availability, Maintain, Program OFC: Aging Aircraft Extension Program..................................7.0 Blade Repair Facility.............................................7.0 Support Systems Development: Integrated Maintenance Data Systems....9.0 DEFENSE-WIDE, RDT Support Technologies--Applied Research: Wide Band Gap Materials..........................................14.0 POAP..............................................................8.0 Laser Communications Experiment...................................3.0 Support Technologies--Advanced Technology Dev. Atmospheric Interceptor Technology (AIT).........................30.0 Excalibur...........................................................5.0 Scorpius..........................................................5.0 Silicon Thick Film Mirror Coatings................................2.0 Joint Theater Missile Defense Program: Liquid Surrogate Target Development Program.......................5.0 PMRF TMD Upgrades................................................10.0 Optical-Electro Sensors...........................................5.0 Kauai Test Facility...............................................4.0 BMD Technical Operations: SMDC Adv. Research Center.................3.0 Threat and Countermeasures: Comprehensive Advanced Radar Technology...........................4.0 Phase IV of Long Range Missile Feasibility........................3.0 Patriot PAC-3 Theater Missile Defense Acquisition-EMD: Program Cost Growth..........................................................152.0 OTHER ADJUSTMENTS Defense Research Sciences: Spectral Hole Burning Applications.......2.0 University Research Initiatives: Anticorrosion Studies.............................................1.5 Advanced High Yield Software Development..........................1.5 Active Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor Research Program Chemical And Biological Defense Programs: Chemical And Biological Detection Programs..........................................................4.0 Medical Free Electron Laser.......................................2.281 Re-Use Technology Adoption Program.................................. 3 Chemical And Biological Defense Program: Chemical And Biological Detection Programs...............................................10.0 Tactical Technology: CEROS.......................................... 7 Integrated Command And Control Technology: High Definition System (HDS)............................................................10.0 Fabrication of 3-D Micro Structures................................. 2 Biodegradable Plastics..............................................1.5 Strategic Materials................................................. 2 WMD Related Technology: Thermionics.......................................................3.0 Nuclear Weapons Effects...........................................7.0 Deep Digger.......................................................5.0 Explosives Demilitarization Technology: Explosives Demilitarization Technology........................................................7.0 Counter Terror Technical Support: Facial Recognition Technology.....................................3.0 Testing Of Air Blast And Improvised Explosives....................4.0 Special Technical Support: Complex Systems Development..............5.0 Verification Technology Demonstration: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Verification......................................................1.5 Generic Logistics R Technology Demonstrations: Microelectronics..................................................3.0 Computer Assisted Technology Transfer.............................6.0 Strategic Environmental Research Program: Biosystems Technology.....6.0 Cooperative DOD/VA Medical Research................................10.0 Advanced Electronics Technologies: Change Detection Technology....................................... 3 Defense Techlink..................................................1.5 Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices................... 4 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations: Magnetic Bearing Cooling Turbine...........................................................4.0 High Performance Computing Modernization Program: Multi Thread Arch. System For High Per. Modem.....................4.0 High Performance Visualization Center.............................3.0 Large Millimeter Telescope.......................................... 2 Joint Wargaming Simulations Management Office: Synthetic Range Study1.0 Joint Robotics Program: Lightweight Robotic Vehicles................5.0 Advanced Sensor Applications Program: HAARP.............................................................5.0 Solid State Dye Laser Applications................................6.0 CALS Initiative: CALS--Integrated Date Environment (IDE)............4.0 Chemical and Biological Defense program--Dem/Val: Bioadhesion Research To Combat Biological Warfare.................2.0 M93 Al For Chemical Simulation Training Suites....................5.0 Humanitarian Demining: Demining Technologies For Unexploded Land Mines.............................................................3.0 Joint Robotics Program EMD: Vehicle Teleoperations..................5.0 Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization: Support Jamming AOA..............................................................10.0 Defense Technology Analysis: Commodity MGT System Consolidation.....5.0 Information Systems Security Program: Trusted Rubix Database Guard..1.8 Defense Imagery and Mapping Program: Pacific Imagery Program for Exploitations.........................2.8 NIMA View Joint Mapping Tool......................................8.0 Defense Reconnaissance Support Activities (Space): Pacific Disaster Center............................................................6.0 Defense Health Program Operation and Maintenance: Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership............................1.4 Graduate School of Nursing........................................2.3 Tri-Service Nursing Research Program..............................6.0 Pacific Island Health Care........................................ 5 Center for Disaster Management....................................5.0 Military Health Services Information Management................... 10 Brown Tree Snakes................................................. 1 PACMEDNET, Hawaii................................................12.0 Automated Clinical Practice Guidelines............................7.5 Outcome Driven Health Care and Info Systems.......................6.0 Research, development, test and evaluation: Breast Cancer Research Program..................................175.0 Prostate Cancer Research Program.................................75.0 Acute lung injury, advanced soft tissue modeling, alcohol abuse prevention, alcoholism, brain injury, childhood asthma, cognitive neuroscience, diabetes, digital mammography imaging, disease management demonstration, enzymatic wound disinfectants, neurofibromatosis, osteoporosis and bone disease, ovarian cancer, polynitroxylated hemoglobin, smoking cessation, stem cell, tissue regeneration research.............................50.0 Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities National Guard counterdrug support, New Jersey.....................20.0 Gulf States counterdrug computer upgrades in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana & Mississippi..........................................10.0 Marijuana eradication...............................................6.0 Counterdrug intelligence and infrastructure support................50.0 R-OTHR radar study..................................................1.0 Northeast Regional Counterdrug Training Center......................2.0 Counternarcotics Center at Hammer...................................8.0 __________ Total........................................................4.887B Some Examples of Protectionist Legislation ``Buy American'' anchor chains. ``Buy American'' carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate. ``Buy American'' ball and roller bearings. ``Buy American'' computers. ``Buy American'' coal for municipal district heat, Germany. ``Buy American'' food, speciality metals, hand tools, measuring tools, clothing, and fabrics (Berry Amendment). bill language Operations and Maintenance, Army Not less than $355 million shall be available only for conventional ammunition care and maintenance. Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a contract for an LHD-1 Amphibious Assault Ship which shall be funded on an incremental basis. Chemical Agents and Munition Destruction, Army $1 million shall be available until expended each year only for a Johnston Atoll off-island leave program. [[Page S6664]] Intelligence Community Management Account $27 million shall be transferred to the Department of Justice for the National Drug Intelligence Center. Kaho' olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund: $35 million. Section 8022: $500,000 shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capitol Region. Section 8029: Prohibition on the use of funds to reduce or disestablish the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, Keesler Air Force Base. Section 8033: $26.4 million shall be available only for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation. Section 8070: Restrictive employment practices for contractors that could increase the cost of the work to be performed. Section 8071: The Army shall use the former George Air Force Base as the airhead for the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. Section 8083: Authorizes the Defense Department to waive reimbursement costs associated with the conduct of seminars, conferences and other activities at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Section 8098: Authorizes $255,333 for payment to Trans World Airlines to replace lost and canceled Treasury checks. Section 8103: $5 million shall be transferred to the Department of Transportation to realign railroad track on Elmendorf Air Force Base. Section 8105: Requires procurement of malt beverages and wine sold by nonappropriated fund activities of the Defense Department from commercial entities within the state in which the military installation resides. Section 8107: Amends the Communications Act with respect to the bidding process involving the sale of the frequency spectrum. Mandates such bidding process be initiated during fiscal year 1999. Section 8108: Reduces the amount available for national defense by $3.1 billion. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, it totals $5 billion. Self-restraint in fiduciary matters is a virtue, especially for a party that rose to majority status with the promise of reducing this type of practice. But every year it is the same old story: More money for NULKA antiship decoy systems; more money for the plethora of laser projects that have proliferated at every lab in the country; more money for unrequested and unneeded aircraft; more money for automatic grenade launchers--we have got to have a stockpile of these things that will last forever--more money for research into double-hull technology, which shipbuilders are supposed to provide themselves per the requirements of the Oil Pollution Prevention Act. There are millions every year for hyperspectral research that is not requested by the military. Earmarks like the one that requires the Army and Marine Corps to make the Rock Island arsenal the center of all future design, development and production activities related to artillery do not represent good public policy. What is it that forces us to designate Rock Island arsenal as a center for this? That's not public policy. Medical research and environmental matters unrelated to combat ought to be carefully scrutinized when funded in the defense budget. We do just the opposite: we use the defense budget to fund pet projects that should be funded through nondefense agencies in nondefense spending bills. Osteoporosis is a serious problem, but in the defense budget? $3 million to fund phyto-remediation research and arid lands? In the defense budget? How can we take ourselves seriously--how can the public take us seriously, when we demonstrate absolutely no willingness to curtail the very spending practices that put this country so heavily in debt? At the very time a consensus has formed around the proposition that the armed forces are being stretched perilously thin, a situation that will get worse when we send more than a brigade's worth of ground forces into Kosovo, it is incumbent upon those of us elected to represent the interests of the nation that we act with a modicum of self-restraint where the public treasure is concerned. Failing to do so will not only damage the treasure, it will most assuredly cost lives. This is, after all, national defense. Let's review some recent examples of readiness shortcomings, shortcomings that the Joint Chiefs of Staff have repeatedly emphasized pose a serious threat to both near and long-term readiness: The nuclear carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) recently deployed to the Persian Gulf and Kosovo, undermanned by some 800 sailors. We are losing pilots to the commercial airlines faster than we can train them. The Navy has one-half the F/A-18 pilots, one-third of the S-3 pilots, and only one-quarter of the EA-6B pilots it needs. Only 26 percent of the Air Force pilots have committed to stay beyond their current service agreement. The Army says that five of its ten divisions lack enough majors, captains, senior enlisted personnel, tankers and gunners. Again, the world watches as the Air Force's main bomber, the B-52, once again is called to duty to delivery air launched cruise missiles in combat. How many times has the Air Force called upon this 40-year old workhorse to deliver devastating firepower? The B-52 bomber was already old when I saw it fly in Vietnam, and yet the Air Force plan will carry the current bomber fleet through the next 40 years, with a replacement to the B-52 tentatively planned in 2037. The Navy is struggling to maintain a fleet of 300 ships, down from over 500 in the early 1990s. The fiscal year 2000 budget will not support a Navy of even 200 ships. The Marine Corps saves money in spare parts by retreading light trucks and Humvees, so as to afford small arms ammunition for forward deployed Marines. Mr. President, the cumulative effect of these types of readiness problems will most assuredly translate into higher risks for the young men and women we send into harm's way to defend us and our country. Mr. President, I understand what is going on here. We have a problem, and that is the existence of stringent budget caps designed to keep government spending in check. I support those who are resisting the urge to bust the budget by exceeding the spending allowed by the 1997 budget agreement. I also understand that the Appropriations Committee has to balance the interests of those who favor domestic spending over defense spending, and I realize that compromises have to be made. But we shouldn't be stuffing appropriations bills, defense or otherwise, full of pork-barrel spending. And we shouldn't be cutting defense, like this bill does, to set aside money to cover the excess pork-barrel spending that will inevitably show up in other domestic appropriations bills later in the process. And I would just like to make the point that the money that was taken from this bill for later pork-barrel spending could just as easily be reallocated back into this bill, when this amendment is adopted. We shouldn't be jeopardizing the readiness of our Armed Forces by cutting high-priority funding just to stay within the budget caps. We should do the right thing, and c

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Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6658-S6692] amendment no. 596 (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress commending the men and women of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for their ongoing contributions to Operation Allied Force over Yugoslavia) At the end of the general provisions, add the following: Sec. 8109. (a) Congress makes the following findings: (1) The B-2 bomber has been used in combat for the first time in Operation Allied Force against Yugoslavia. (2) The B-2 bomber has demonstrated unparalleled strike capability in Operation Allied Force, with cursory data indicating that the bomber could have dropped nearly 20 percent of the precision ordnance while flying less than 3 percent of the attack sorties. (3) According to the congressionally mandated Long Range Air Power Panel, ``long range air power is an increasingly important element of United States military capability''. (4) The crews of the B-2 bomber and the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deserve particular credit for flying and supporting the strike missions against Yugoslavia, some of the longest combat missions in the history of the Air Force. (5) The bravery and professionalism of the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base have advanced American interests in the face of significant challenge and hardship. (6) The dedication of those who serve in the Armed Forces, exemplified clearly by the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, is the greatest national security asset of the United States. (b) It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the skill and professionalism with which the B-2 bomber has been used in Operation Allied Force is a credit to the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and the Air Force; (2) the B-2 bomber has demonstrated an unparalleled capability to travel long distances and deliver devastating weapons payloads, proving its essential role for United States power projection in the future; and (3) the crews of the B-2 bomber and the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base deserve the gratitude of the American people for their dedicated performance in an indispensable role in the air campaign against Yugoslavia and in the defense of the United States. ____ amendment no. 597 In the appropriate page in the bill, insert the following: Sec. . Of the funds appropriated in title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force,'' up to $10,000,000 may be made available for U-2 aircraft defensive system modernization. ____ amendment no. 598 (Purpose: To set aside $25,185,000, the amount provided for research and development relating to Persian Gulf illnesses, of which $4,000,000 is to be available for continuation of research into Gulf War syndrome that includes multidisciplinary studies of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and $2,000,000 is to be available for expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region) At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: Sec. 8104. Of the amount appropriated in title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $25,185,000 shall be available for research and development relating to Persian Gulf illnesses, of which $4,000,000 shall be available for continuation of research into Gulf War syndrome that includes multidisciplinary studies of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and the use of research methods of cognitive and computational neuroscience, and of which up to $2,000,000 may be made available for expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region. ____ Amendment No. 599 (Purpose: To set aside $17,500,000 for procurement of the F-15A/B data link for the Air National Guard) At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following: Sec. 8109. Of the total amount appropriated in title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', up to $17,500,000 may be made available for procurement of the F- 15A/B data link for the Air National Guard. ____ Amendment No. 600 (Purpose: To increase funds for the MK-43 Machine Gun Conversion Program) At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: [[Page S6659]] Sec. . Of the funds appropriated in Title III under the heading ``Weapons Procurement, Navy,'' up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the MK-43 Machine Gun Conversion Program. ____ amendment no. 601 At the appropriate place in the bill insert: SEC. . DEVELOPMENT OF FORD ISLAND, HAWAII. (a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy may exercise any authority or combination of authorities in this section for the purpose of developing or facilitating the development of Ford Island, Hawaii, to the extent that the Secretary determines the development is compatible with the mission of the Navy. (2) The Secretary may not exercise any authority under this section until-- (A) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a master plan for the development of Ford Island; and (B) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following the date on which the notification is received by those committees. (b) Conveyance Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may convey to any public or private person or entity all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any real property (including any improvements thereon) or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines-- (A) is excess to the needs of the Navy and all of the other Armed Forces; and (B) will promote the purpose of this section. (2) A conveyance under this subsection may include such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (c) Lease Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may lease to any public or private person or entity any real property or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines-- (A) is not needed for current operations of the Navy and all of the other Armed Forces; and (B) will promote the purpose of this section. (2) A lease under this subsection shall be subject to section 2667(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and may include such others terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (3) A lease of real property under this subsection may provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the lessee shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the real property covered by the lease if the property is then conveyed under subsection (b). (4)(A) The Secretary may provide property support services to or for real property leased under this subsection. (B) To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any payment made to the Secretary for services provided under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation, account, or fund from which the cost of providing the services was paid. (d) Acquisition of Leasehold Interest by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may acquire a leasehold interest in any facility constructed under subsection (f) as consideration for a transaction authorized by this section upon such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to promote the purpose of this section. (2) The term of a lease under paragraph (1) may not exceed 10 years, unless the Secretary of Defense approves a term in excess of 10 years for the purpose of this section. (3) A lease under this subsection may provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the United States shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the facility covered by the lease. (e) Requirement for Competition.--The Secretary of the Navy shall use competitive procedures for purposes of selecting the recipient of real or personal property under subsection (b) and the lessee of real or personal property under subsection (c). (f) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance of real or personal property under subsection (b), or for the lease of real or personal property under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall accept cash, real property, personal property, or services, or any combination thereof, in an aggregate amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the real or personal property conveyed or leased. (2) Subject to subsection (i), the services accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may include the following: (A) The construction or improvement of facilities at Ford Island. (B) The restoration or rehabilitation of real property at Ford Island. (C) The provision of property support services for property or facilities at Ford Island. (g) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary of the Navy may not carry out a transaction authorized by this section until-- (1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification of the transaction, including-- (A) a detailed description of the transaction; and (B) a justification for the transaction specifying the manner in which the transaction will meet the purpose of this section; and (2) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following the date on which the notification is received by those committees. (h) Ford Island Improvement Account.--(1) There is established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the ``Ford Island Improvement Account''. (2) There shall be deposited into the account the following amounts: (A) Amounts authorized and appropriated to the account. (B) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4)(B), the amount of any cash payment received by the Secretary for a transaction under this section. (i) Use of Account.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, funds in the Ford Island Improvement Account may be used as follows: (A) To carry out or facilitate the carrying out of a transaction authorized by this section. (B) To carry out improvements of property or facilities at Ford Island. (C) To obtain property support services for property or facilities at Ford Island. (2) To extent that the authorities provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, are available to the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary may not use the authorities in this section to acquire, construct, or improve family housing units, military unaccompanied housing units, or ancillary supporting facilities related to military housing at Ford Island. (3)(A) The Secretary may transfer funds from the Ford Island Improvement Account to the following funds: (i) The Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (ii) The Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of that title. (B) Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) to a fund referred to in that subparagraph shall be available in accordance with the provisions of section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, for activities authorized under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of that title at Ford Island. (j) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management Laws.-- Except as otherwise provided in this section, transactions under this section shall not be subject to the following: (1) Sections 2667 and 2696 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411). (3) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484). (k) Scoring.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive the applicability to any lease entered into under this section of the budget scorekeeping guidelines used to measure compliance with the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (l) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2883(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2862(i)(3)(A)(i) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred amounts specified in that section.''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2862(i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred amounts specified in that section.''. (m) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 2801(4) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term ``property support service'' means the following: (A) Any utility service or other service listed in section 2686(a) of title 10, United States Code. (B) Any other service determined by the Secretary to be a service that supports the operation and maintenance of real property, personal property, or facilities. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendments are agreed to. The amendments (Nos. 592 through 601) were agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider that action. Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it is my understanding that the time has now arrived when no more first degree amendments will be cleared to be offered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct. Mr. STEVENS. I inquire from the Senator from Arizona if he wishes to address the Senate at this time. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona is recognized. [[Page S6660]] Amendment No. 584 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, this amendment restores $3.1 billion in operations and maintenance and procurement funding that is cut by section 108 of the bill. It reduces various accounts to eliminate funding for low-priority, unnecessary and wasteful spending by an equal amount. The amendment doesn't change the total amount for defense in this bill. It simply redirects the cuts to eliminate pork barrel spending rather than high-priority readiness and modernization funds. I find it staggering that the committee would cut funding for readiness and modernization by $3.1 billion when this bill contains nearly $5 billion in spending for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary and wasteful spending programs that have not been scrutinized in the normal merit-based review process. Congress recently passed an emergency spending bill that contained nearly $11 billion in defense spending to pay for the costs of ongoing operations in Kosovo. I believe the administration request was around $5 billion. As the chairman of the committee stated on the floor yesterday, we will very likely need to act later this year on another supplemental bill to pay for continued offensive operations against Serbia or to enforce a peace agreement and protect the Kosovars who return home. Why, then, would we want to cut funding from this bill that would be needed to carry out these operations into the next fiscal year? Why wouldn't we instead cut some of the $5 billion in pork barrel spending that has been put in this bill principally for the benefit of Members and their constituents? Here is the list of unrequested programs included in the bill that I have accumulated. I ask unanimous consent that this list of unrequested and unwanted projects be printed in the Record at this time. There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Department of Defense appropriation bill for fiscal year 2000, objectionable provisions [In millions of dollars] OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Army Fort Wainwright utilidors........................................... $7 Air Battle Captain Helo. Flight Training Program....................1.2 Joint Assessment Neurological Examination Equip.....................1.5 Army Conservation and Ecosystem Management.......................... 3 BOS-Dugway Proving Ground, Utah..................................... 5 UC-35A Basing and Sustainment......................................17.8 Rock Island Bridge Repairs.......................................... 5 Fort Des Moines--Historic OCS Memorial.............................. 2 Directive Report Language: Directs the Army to consider conveying firefighting equipment to the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority and the City of Bayonne; Recommends that Rock Island Arsenal be included as a priority facility for the Department's Total Asset Visibility Implementation Plan. Navy Operational Meteorology and Oceanography............................ 10 Shipyard Apprentice Program......................................... 12 Ship Depot Operations Support, Phila. Naval Shipyard................ 23 Warfare Tactics PMRF facilities improvements........................ 5 UNOLS............................................................... 3 Professional Development/Education Asia Pacific Ctr.................1.7 Barrow landfill..................................................... 3 Directive Report Language: Directs the Navy to establish a pilot program for purpose of verifying cost savings that can be achieved through the use of a west coast propeller overhaul facility. Specifies characteristics that result in one possible candidate site. Marine Corps Initial Issue....................................................... 15 NBC Defense Equipment...............................................1.1 Air Force B-52 attrition reserve.............................................. 35 Civil Air Patrol Corporation.......................................12.5 University Partnering for Operational Support....................... 5 TACCSF upgrades..................................................... 10 Eielson utilidors...................................................9.9 Tinker and Altus base repairs....................................... 25 Defense-Wide DoDDS Math Teacher Leadership Program............................... .4 Technology innovation and teacher education......................... 5 OEA; Fitzsimmons Army Hospital...................................... 10 Charleston Macalloy site............................................ 10 OSD; Pacific Disaster Center operations............................. 4 Clara Barton Center, Pine Bluff.....................................1.3 Jefferson Project................................................... 5 Civil-Military Programs Youth Challenge....................................................62.5 Innovative readiness training....................................... 20 Starbase Youth Program.............................................. 6 National Guard and Reserve Directive Report Language: The Committee encourages the Army Reserve to expend resources on the Modern Burner Unit. Distance Learning Project........................................... 45 Addtional full-time support technicians............................. 26 School house support................................................ 10 Project Alert.......................................................3.2 Fort Belknap Training Range......................................... 2 Defense Systems Evaluation, White Sands Missile Range...............2.5 PROCUREMENT Aircraft, Army UC-35 aircraft (5).................................................. 27 UH-60 helicopter (11)...............................................175 AH-64 helicopter mods............................................... 45 C-12 airplane mods.................................................. 3 Kiowa Warrior helicopter mission trainer............................6.6 Kiowa Warrior switchable eyesafe laser rangefinder..................2.6 Aircraft survivability equipment: advanced threat infrared countermeasures/common missile warning system.....................8.1 Night Vision Imaging Systems........................................ 5 Aircrew integrated systems.......................................... 8 Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army Command and control vehicle......................................... 6 Heavy assault bridge mods..........................................15.5 MK-19 automatic grenada launcher.................................... 5 Items less than $5 million.......................................... 15 Ammunition Procurement, Army 40mm CTG............................................................ 8 60mm mortar......................................................... 9 120mm HE mortar CTG................................................. 3 120mm WP smoke CTG.................................................. 5 105mm CTG artillery................................................. 10 Wide area munitions................................................. 10 ARMS Initiative..................................................... 14 Other Procurement, Army Tactical trailers/dolly sets........................................ 6 Army Data Distribution System....................................... 15 SINCGARS family..................................................... 20 AN/TTC-56 warfighter information network (ACUS)..................... 40 Secure terminal equipment (ISSP)...................................12.5 Worldwide Technical Control Improvement Program (Multi-purpose Range Targetry Electronics).............................................5.1 Information systems................................................. 45 LTWT Video reconnaissance system....................................1.5 Firefinder radar system mods........................................8.1 Striker command and control system.................................. 10 LOGTECH Army Automatic Identification Technology (AIT).............. 5 Ribbon bridge equipment............................................13.5 Lightweight Maintenance Enclosure...................................3.2 Water purification system........................................... 3 Combat medical support equipment.................................... 4 Combat training centers support (incl. Ft. Polk).................... 10 Improved moving target simulator upgrade program....................3.5 Commercial Construction Equipment SLEP.............................. 8 Aircraft Procurement, Navy F/A-18E/F advance procurement (6)................................... 14 EA-6 aircraft transmitters.......................................... 25 EA-6 night vision devises........................................... 15 SH-60 helicopter AQS-13F............................................7.5 UH-1 helicopter infrared radar system............................... 10 UH-1 helicopter engine torque pressure system.......................2.5 P-3 aircraft AIP kits..............................................24.2 C-2A aircraft propeller............................................. 5 Common ground equipment direct support sqdrn, readiness training.... 3 High Pressure Pure Air Generator....................................2.5 Weapons Procurement, Navy BQM-74 aerial targets............................................... 30 Improved tactical air launched decoy (ITALD)........................ 20 Weapons industrial facilities.......................................7.7 MK-45 gun mount mods................................................ 28 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy LHD-8 advance procurement...........................................500 Other Procurement, Navy Other navigation equipment.......................................... 19 Items less than $5 million (Distance Learning)......................6.5 AN/BPS-15H surface search radar..................................... 8 AN/SPS-73 radar..................................................... 8 SSN acoustics.......................................................2.6 [[Page S6661]] JEDMICS............................................................. 9 Information Systems Security Program (ISSP).........................3.5 Passive sonobuoys................................................... 3 AN/SSQ-62........................................................... 3 AN-SSQ-101.......................................................... 3 Weapons Range Support Equipment..................................... 11 Retrofit OMNI IV/V night vision goggles............................18.1 NULKA anti-ship missile decoy....................................... 12 Procurement, Marine Corps LAV mortar test program sets........................................ 4 Tracked vehicle modification kits..................................60.5 K-Band test obscuration pairing system.............................. 2 Radio systems....................................................... 10 D-7G bulldozer...................................................... 10 Aircraft Procurement, Air Force F-16C/D (2)......................................................... 50 F-16C/D advance procurement (12).................................... 24 EC-130J (1)........................................................87.8 C-130J spares and mods.............................................24.2 F-15 E-Kit engine upgrades for Air National Guard................... 20 F-16 fuel tanks; oxygen generating systems; digital terrain system; theater airborne recon. system...................................34.5 C-17 maintenance trainer............................................3.5 C-12 spare parts.................................................... 5 Common support equip.: multi-platform boresight equip............... 10 Missile Procurement, Air Force Minuteman III mods.................................................. 40 Ammunition Procurement, Air Force Sensor Fuzed Weapon................................................. 8 Other Procurement, Air Force Combat training ranges: unmanned treat emitter...................... 28 C3 countermeasures.................................................. 5 Theater Deployable Communication.................................... 35 Radio equipment.....................................................3.7 Laser eye protection................................................2.4 Mechanized material handling equipment.............................. 10 Procurement, Defense-Wide Automatic Document Conversion System................................ 50 Patriot PAC-3 procurement........................................... 60 Chemical decontamination............................................ 5 National Guard and Reserve equipment................................300 RDTE ARMY Defense Research Sciences: Cold Regions Military Eng................1.0 University and Industry Research Centers: Basic Research In Counter Terrorism..............................15.0 Electro And Hyper Velocity Physics Research.......................3.0 Advanced And Interactive Displays.................................1.3 National Automotive Center..........................................3.0 Materials Technology: AAN Materials.................................2.5 Missile Technology: Scramjet Technologies.............................................2.0 Computational Fluid Dynamics......................................9.2 Modeling and Simulation Technology: Photonics.......................5.0 Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology: ``Smart Truck'' Initiative........................................3.5 Alternative Vehicle Propulsion...................................10.0 Chemical, Smoke, and Equipment Defeating Technology: Optical Spectroscopy......................................................2.0 Electronics and Electronic Devices: Hybrid Fuel Cell..................................................1.5 Improved High Rate Alkaline Cell..................................1.0 Low Cost Reusable Alkaline Manganese-Zinc.........................1.4 Re-Usable Coin Cells..............................................0.6 Lithium Carbon Monoflouride Coin Cells............................0.4 ``AA'' Zinc Air Battery...........................................0.7 Countermine Systems: Nonlinear Acoustic Technology..................1.0 Human Factors Engineering Technology: Emergency Medical Team Coordination......................................................3.4 Environmental Quality Technology: Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System (PEPS).............................8.0 Phyto-Remediation In Arid Lands...................................3.0 Texas Regional Institute for Env. Studies.........................1.0 Military Engineering Technology: University Partnering For Ops Support.............................3.0 Cold Regions R Medical Technology: Disaster Relief And Emergency Medical Services....................5.0 Center For Innovative Minimally Invasive Therapy.................10.0 Osteoporosis And Bone Disease.....................................2.5 Medical Advanced Technology: Center For Prostate Disease Research WRAMC........................7.5 Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator...................................1.0 Volume Angio CAT..................................................6.0 Joint Diabetes Project...........................................10.0 Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology: Future Combat Vehicle Development.................................5.0 Improved HMMWV Research...........................................8.0 Command, Control, Communications Advanced Technology: Innovative Sensor Enhancement And Integration...............................10.0 Manpower, Personnel and Training Advanced Technology: Army Aircrew Coordination Training.............................................3.0 Missile and Rocket Advanced Technology: Future Missile Technology Integration (FMTI)................................................5.0 Joint Service Small Arms Program: Objective Crew Served Weapon (OCSW)............................................................5.0 Advanced Tactical Computer Science and Sensor Technology: Digital Situation Mapboard................................................2.0 Army Missile Defense Systems Integration (DEM/VAL): Missile Defense Flight Experiment Support........................14.7 Tactical High Energy Laser.......................................15.0 Acoustic Technology Research......................................4.0 Radar Power Technology............................................4.0 Family Of Systems Simulators (Fossim).............................1.5 Small Fast ChemBio Detectors......................................1.0 SMDC Battlelab....................................................5.0 Armament Enhancement Initiative: XM 1007 Precision Guided Kinetic Energy Munition..................................................15.0 Aviation--Adv Dev: Virtual Cockpit Optimization.....................5.0 Medical Systems--Adv Dev: Combat Trauma Patient Simulation..........5.8 EW Development: ATIRCMS/CMWS........................................4.0 Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition (BAT): TACMS 2000.................10.0 Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System: JSTARS..............10.0 Weapons and Munitions--Eng Dev: Motar Anti-Personnel/Anti-Material (MAPAM)........................7.2 50 Caliber Quick Change Barrels...................................2.0 Sense and Destroy Armament Missile: Program Increase...............10.0 Firefinder: TBM Cueing..............................................7.9 Threat Simulator Development: Threat EO/IR Simulator............................................2.5 Threat Mine Simulator.............................................1.2 Virtual Threat Simulator..........................................4.0 Concepts Experimentation Program: Digital Information Technology Testbed...........................................................3.0 Army Test Ranges and Facilities: White Sands Missile Range..........7.5 DOD High Energy Laser Test Facility: HELSTF........................14.0 Munitions Standardization Effectiveness and Safety: Contained Detonation Technology...................................3.0 Bluegrass Army Depot..............................................2.5 Management Headquarters (R): Akamai research project.............23.0 Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs: M-1 Large Area Flat Panel Displays.......................................................... 8 Digitization: Fort Hood Digitization Research.......................2.0 Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2): FBCB2.........21.7 End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities: Instrumental Factory For Gears (INFAC)............................4.0 Totally Integrated Manufacturing Enterprise......................10.0 Directive Report Language: Directs the Army and Marine Corps to develop a plan, and report on its implementation, for including the Rock Island arsenal in all aspects of howitzer design, development and production. RDTE NAVY Air and Surface Launched Weapons Technology: Pulsed Detonation Engine Technology.................................................5.0 Ship, Submarine and Logistics Technology: Stainless Steel Double Hull..............................................................5.0 Marine Corps Landing Force Technology: Non-Traditional Military Operations........................................................5.0 Communications, Command and Control, Intel Surveillance: Hyperspectral Research............................................4.0 UESA Signal Processing Support....................................5.0 Human Systems Technology: Coastal Cancer Control (MUSC).....................................5.0 Retinal Pigment Laser Damage......................................0.2 Materials, Electronics and Computer Technology: Heatshield Research...............................................2.0 Thermal Management Materials......................................2.0 Photomagnetic Material Research...................................0.5 Silicon Carbide For Electronic Power Devices......................2.0 Innovative Communications Materials..............................2.25 Advanced Material Processing Center...............................5.0 ADPICAS..........................................................1.15 Electronic Warfare Technology: Free Electron Laser..............................................10.0 Waveform Generator................................................3.0 [[Page S6662]] Oceanographic and Atmospheric Technology: Distributed Marine- Environment Forecast System.......................................2.4 Undersea Warfare Weaponry Technology: Computational Eng. Design.........................................3.5 SAUVIM............................................................1.5 Surface Ship and Submarine HM Advanced Technology: Composite Helo Hangar.............................................5.0 Reconfigurable Ship Simulation....................................2.5 Power Node Control Centers........................................3.0 Virtual Testbed For Advanced Electrical Systems...................5.0 Marine Corps Advanced Technology Demonstration (ADT): BURRO.............................................................5.0 Advanced Light Weight Grenade.....................................1.0 Project Albert....................................................4.0 Vehicle Technology Demo...........................................1.0 Medical Development (Advanced): Naval Dental Research Institute...................................3.0 Prostate Cancer Immuno- therapy...................................1.5 Manpower, Personnel and Training Adv Tech Dev: Integrated Manufacturing Studies..................................3.0 T-Star............................................................1.5 Environmental Quality and Logistics Advanced Technology: Visualization Of Technical Information (VTI)......................3.0 Navy Technical Information Presentation System: Joint Experimentation..................................................15.0 Undersea Warfare Advanced Technology: Terfenol-D....................2.5 Mine and Expeditionalary Warfare Advanced Technology: Ocean Modeling9.0 Advanced Technology Transition: Low Observable Stack.............................................10.0 Vector Thrusted Dusted Propeller..................................6.0 Advanced Trailer Research.........................................6.0 Mine Countermeasures Ship........................................12.0 C3 Advanced Technology: National Technology Alliance...............10.0 Surface and Shallow Ater Mine Countermeasures: Integrated Combat Weapons Systems (ICWS)...........................................18.0 Shipboard System Component Development: Advanced Water Jet Technology........................................................2.0 Pilot Fish..........................................................2.5 Advanced Submarine System Development: Enhanced Performance Motor Brush.............................................................2.3 Ship Concept Advanced Design: STEP Development--Navy CAE Technology.2.0 Advanced Surface Machinery Systems: Naval Ship Survivability........2.5 Combat Systems Integration: Common Command And Decision Systems.....5.0 Cooperative Engagement: CEC Space..................................15.0 Environmental Protection: Asbestos Conversion Pilot Program.........4.0 Land Attack Technology: Continuous Processor, NSWC..................6.3 Land Attack Technology: Extended Range Guided Munition.............. 10 Non-Lethal Weapons--Dem/Val:........................................ Innovation Initiatives..............................................3.0 Space and Electronic Warfare (SEW) Arch/Eng Support: NAVCIITI.......4.0 Other Helo Development: Sentient Sensors..................................................1.0 Parametric Airborne Dipping Sonar................................15.0 H-1 Upgrades: EMD Program..........................................26.6 Aircrew Systems Development: Aircrew Systems........................3.5 Surface Combatant Combat System Engineering: AEGIS Interoperability25.0 Airborne MCM: CH-60 Upgrades........................................2.0 Air Control: ECARS..................................................7.0 Enhanced Modular Signal Processor: ARCI/MPP........................11.0 Swath (Small Waterplane are Twin Hull) Oceanographic Ship: SWATH....9.0 New Design SSN: Non-propulsion Electronic Systems..................10.0 Ship Contract Design/Live Fire T: Smart Propulsor Product Model...2.0 Ship Self Defense--EMD: NULKA.......................................4.4 Distributed Surveillance System: Advanced Deployable System........22.0 Major T Investment................................................5.0 Marine Corps Program Wide Support: ChemBio Individual Sampler (CBIS).................................4.8 Consequence Management Information System (CMIS)..................1.2 Small Unit Biological Detector (SUBD).............................4.0 F-18 Squadrons: Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System..................5.0 Consolidated Training Systems Development: Battle Force Tactical Training System (BFTT)............................................7.5 Surface ASW Combat System Integration: High Dyn. Range, Towed Array Rec. & Sonar......................................................8.0 Navy Science Assistance Program: Lash.............................................................12.0 Airship/LASH Study for Range Enhancements.........................1.0 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems: Hyperspectral Modular Upgrades.....4.0 Modeling and Simulation Support: SPAWAR Modeling and Simulation Initiative........................................................3.0 Industrial Preparedness Mantech....................................10.0 RDTE AIR FORCE Defense Research Sciences: National Solar Observatory..............0.65 Materials: Structural Monitoring of Aging Aircraft...........................1.5 Friction Stir Welding.............................................2.0 Thermal Management For Space Structures...........................2.5 Titanium Matrix Composites........................................2.2 Materials--High Temperature Ceramic Fibers........................2.4 Resin Systems For AF Engine Applications..........................2.0 Metals Affordability Initiative Consortium........................9.0 Electrochem Fatigue Sensor Dev & Field Use Tests..................3.0 Human Effectiveness Applied Research: Solid Electrolyte Oxygen Separator................................6.0 Behavioral Science Res Under AFRL.................................5.1 Aerospace Proulsion: High Thermal Stability Fuel Technology............................1.0 KC-135 Variable Displacement Vane Pump............................4.0 High Power, Advanced Low Mass Systems Prototype...................6.0 More Electric Aircraft Program....................................3.0 Thermophotovoltaic (TPV)..........................................2.0 ISSES/AFRL......................................................0.775 Hypersonic Technology Program: Restore Hypersonic And High Speed Propulsion.......................................................16.0 Phillips Lab Exploratory Development: HAARP............................................................10.0 Radio Frequency Applications Development..........................5.0 Tropo-Weather.....................................................2.5 Space Survivability...............................................0.6 HIS Spectral Sensing..............................................0.8 Command, Control and Communications: Electromagnetic Technology.....9.3 Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems: Composite Space Launch Payload Dispensers................................................4.5 Aerospace Structures: Polymeric Foam Core...........................4.0 Aerospace Propulsion and Power Technology: More Electric Aircraft Program..........................................................0.25 Personnel Training and Simulation Technology: Behaviorial Science Research & AFRL...................................................1.8 Crew Systems and Personnel Protection Technology: Helmet Mounted Visual System Comp. & Mini-CRT.....................5.0 Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG).............................3.0 Advanced Spacecraft Technology: Scorpius............................5.0 MSTRS: Upper Stage Flight Experiment....................................15.0 Space Maneuver Vehicles..........................................25.0 Advanced Weapons Technology: Laser Spark Missile Countermeasures Program.......................5.0 Field Laser, Radar Upgrades.......................................6.0 Environmental Engineering Technology: E-Smart Environmental Monitoring Tool...................................................5.0 Space Control Technology: Program Increase..........................5.0 Joint Strike Fighter: Alternative Engine Development...............15.0 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Dem/Val): Quick Reaction Launch Demonstration Under RSLP.........................................19.2 Space Based Laser: SBL Plan, Eng. And Design Of SBL Test Facility..10.0 B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber: B-2 Upgrades And Maintainability Enhancements.....................................................37.0 EW Development: Precision And Location & ID Prog. (PLAID) Upgrade..10.0 Submunitions: 3-D Advanced Track Acquisition And Imaging System.....4.5 Life Support Systems: Life Support Systems..........................2.5 Computer Resource Technology Transition (CRTT): Asset Software Re- Use Program.......................................................2.8 Major T Investment: MARIAH II Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Program......6.0 Program Reduction: Big Crow Program Office..........................5.0 Space Test Program (STP): Micro Satellite Technology...............10.0 F-16 Squadrons: ADV Identification Friend Or Foe (AIFF) For F-16....6.0 [[Page S6663]] F-117A Squadrons: Pre-EMD And EMD Efforts On Block 3 Upgrades......20.0 Compass Cass: TRACS-F Upgrade.......................................8.0 Theater Air Control Systems: Theater Air Control Systems (TACS).....6.0 Theater Battle Management (TBM) C41: Theater Battle Management Core Systems...........................................................5.0 Cobra Ball: Advanced Airborne Sensor................................4.0 Information Systems Security Program: Lighthouse Cyber Security Program..........................................................10.0 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems: JSAF LBSS And HBSS................10.0 Manned Reconnaissance Systems: Prototype Pre-Processor...........................................4.5 U-2 Dual Data-Link II Upgrade.....................................8.0 Industrial Preparedness: Nickel-Metal Hydride Replacement Battery For F-16.........................................................1.33 Productivity, Reliability, Availability, Maintain, Program OFC: Aging Aircraft Extension Program..................................7.0 Blade Repair Facility.............................................7.0 Support Systems Development: Integrated Maintenance Data Systems....9.0 DEFENSE-WIDE, RDT Support Technologies--Applied Research: Wide Band Gap Materials..........................................14.0 POAP..............................................................8.0 Laser Communications Experiment...................................3.0 Support Technologies--Advanced Technology Dev. Atmospheric Interceptor Technology (AIT).........................30.0 Excalibur...........................................................5.0 Scorpius..........................................................5.0 Silicon Thick Film Mirror Coatings................................2.0 Joint Theater Missile Defense Program: Liquid Surrogate Target Development Program.......................5.0 PMRF TMD Upgrades................................................10.0 Optical-Electro Sensors...........................................5.0 Kauai Test Facility...............................................4.0 BMD Technical Operations: SMDC Adv. Research Center.................3.0 Threat and Countermeasures: Comprehensive Advanced Radar Technology...........................4.0 Phase IV of Long Range Missile Feasibility........................3.0 Patriot PAC-3 Theater Missile Defense Acquisition-EMD: Program Cost Growth..........................................................152.0 OTHER ADJUSTMENTS Defense Research Sciences: Spectral Hole Burning Applications.......2.0 University Research Initiatives: Anticorrosion Studies.............................................1.5 Advanced High Yield Software Development..........................1.5 Active Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor Research Program Chemical And Biological Defense Programs: Chemical And Biological Detection Programs..........................................................4.0 Medical Free Electron Laser.......................................2.281 Re-Use Technology Adoption Program.................................. 3 Chemical And Biological Defense Program: Chemical And Biological Detection Programs...............................................10.0 Tactical Technology: CEROS.......................................... 7 Integrated Command And Control Technology: High Definition System (HDS)............................................................10.0 Fabrication of 3-D Micro Structures................................. 2 Biodegradable Plastics..............................................1.5 Strategic Materials................................................. 2 WMD Related Technology: Thermionics.......................................................3.0 Nuclear Weapons Effects...........................................7.0 Deep Digger.......................................................5.0 Explosives Demilitarization Technology: Explosives Demilitarization Technology........................................................7.0 Counter Terror Technical Support: Facial Recognition Technology.....................................3.0 Testing Of Air Blast And Improvised Explosives....................4.0 Special Technical Support: Complex Systems Development..............5.0 Verification Technology Demonstration: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Verification......................................................1.5 Generic Logistics R Technology Demonstrations: Microelectronics..................................................3.0 Computer Assisted Technology Transfer.............................6.0 Strategic Environmental Research Program: Biosystems Technology.....6.0 Cooperative DOD/VA Medical Research................................10.0 Advanced Electronics Technologies: Change Detection Technology....................................... 3 Defense Techlink..................................................1.5 Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices................... 4 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations: Magnetic Bearing Cooling Turbine...........................................................4.0 High Performance Computing Modernization Program: Multi Thread Arch. System For High Per. Modem.....................4.0 High Performance Visualization Center.............................3.0 Large Millimeter Telescope.......................................... 2 Joint Wargaming Simulations Management Office: Synthetic Range Study1.0 Joint Robotics Program: Lightweight Robotic Vehicles................5.0 Advanced Sensor Applications Program: HAARP.............................................................5.0 Solid State Dye Laser Applications................................6.0 CALS Initiative: CALS--Integrated Date Environment (IDE)............4.0 Chemical and Biological Defense program--Dem/Val: Bioadhesion Research To Combat Biological Warfare.................2.0 M93 Al For Chemical Simulation Training Suites....................5.0 Humanitarian Demining: Demining Technologies For Unexploded Land Mines.............................................................3.0 Joint Robotics Program EMD: Vehicle Teleoperations..................5.0 Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization: Support Jamming AOA..............................................................10.0 Defense Technology Analysis: Commodity MGT System Consolidation.....5.0 Information Systems Security Program: Trusted Rubix Database Guard..1.8 Defense Imagery and Mapping Program: Pacific Imagery Program for Exploitations.........................2.8 NIMA View Joint Mapping Tool......................................8.0 Defense Reconnaissance Support Activities (Space): Pacific Disaster Center............................................................6.0 Defense Health Program Operation and Maintenance: Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership............................1.4 Graduate School of Nursing........................................2.3 Tri-Service Nursing Research Program..............................6.0 Pacific Island Health Care........................................ 5 Center for Disaster Management....................................5.0 Military Health Services Information Management................... 10 Brown Tree Snakes................................................. 1 PACMEDNET, Hawaii................................................12.0 Automated Clinical Practice Guidelines............................7.5 Outcome Driven Health Care and Info Systems.......................6.0 Research, development, test and evaluation: Breast Cancer Research Program..................................175.0 Prostate Cancer Research Program.................................75.0 Acute lung injury, advanced soft tissue modeling, alcohol abuse prevention, alcoholism, brain injury, childhood asthma, cognitive neuroscience, diabetes, digital mammography imaging, disease management demonstration, enzymatic wound disinfectants, neurofibromatosis, osteoporosis and bone disease, ovarian cancer, polynitroxylated hemoglobin, smoking cessation, stem cell, tissue regeneration research.............................50.0 Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities National Guard counterdrug support, New Jersey.....................20.0 Gulf States counterdrug computer upgrades in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana & Mississippi..........................................10.0 Marijuana eradication...............................................6.0 Counterdrug intelligence and infrastructure support................50.0 R-OTHR radar study..................................................1.0 Northeast Regional Counterdrug Training Center......................2.0 Counternarcotics Center at Hammer...................................8.0 __________ Total........................................................4.887B Some Examples of Protectionist Legislation ``Buy American'' anchor chains. ``Buy American'' carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate. ``Buy American'' ball and roller bearings. ``Buy American'' computers. ``Buy American'' coal for municipal district heat, Germany. ``Buy American'' food, speciality metals, hand tools, measuring tools, clothing, and fabrics (Berry Amendment). bill language Operations and Maintenance, Army Not less than $355 million shall be available only for conventional ammunition care and maintenance. Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a contract for an LHD-1 Amphibious Assault Ship which shall be funded on an incremental basis. Chemical Agents and Munition Destruction, Army $1 million shall be available until expended each year only for a Johnston Atoll off-island leave program. [[Page S6664]] Intelligence Community Management Account $27 million shall be transferred to the Department of Justice for the National Drug Intelligence Center. Kaho' olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund: $35 million. Section 8022: $500,000 shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capitol Region. Section 8029: Prohibition on the use of funds to reduce or disestablish the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, Keesler Air Force Base. Section 8033: $26.4 million shall be available only for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation. Section 8070: Restrictive employment practices for contractors that could increase the cost of the work to be performed. Section 8071: The Army shall use the former George Air Force Base as the airhead for the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. Section 8083: Authorizes the Defense Department to waive reimbursement costs associated with the conduct of seminars, conferences and other activities at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Section 8098: Authorizes $255,333 for payment to Trans World Airlines to replace lost and canceled Treasury checks. Section 8103: $5 million shall be transferred to the Department of Transportation to realign railroad track on Elmendorf Air Force Base. Section 8105: Requires procurement of malt beverages and wine sold by nonappropriated fund activities of the Defense Department from commercial entities within the state in which the military installation resides. Section 8107: Amends the Communications Act with respect to the bidding process involving the sale of the frequency spectrum. Mandates such bidding process be initiated during fiscal year 1999. Section 8108: Reduces the amount available for national defense by $3.1 billion. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, it totals $5 billion. Self-restraint in fiduciary matters is a virtue, especially for a party that rose to majority status with the promise of reducing this type of practice. But every year it is the same old story: More money for NULKA antiship decoy systems; more money for the plethora of laser projects that have proliferated at every lab in the country; more money for unrequested and unneeded aircraft; more money for automatic grenade launchers--we have got to have a stockpile of these things that will last forever--more money for research into double-hull technology, which shipbuilders are supposed to provide themselves per the requirements of the Oil Pollution Prevention Act. There are millions every year for hyperspectral research that is not requested by the military. Earmarks like the one that requires the Army and Marine Corps to make the Rock Island arsenal the center of all future design, development and production activities related to artillery do not represent good public policy. What is it that forces us to designate Rock Island arsenal as a center for this? That's not public policy. Medical research and environmental matters unrelated to combat ought to be carefully scrutinized when funded in the defense budget. We do just the opposite: we use the defense budget to fund pet projects that should be funded through nondefense agencies in nondefense spending bills. Osteoporosis is a serious problem, but in the defense budget? $3 million to fund phyto-remediation research and arid lands? In the defense budget? How can we take ourselves seriously--how can the public take us seriously, when we demonstrate absolutely no willingness to curtail the very spending practices that put this country so heavily in debt? At the very time a consensus has formed around the proposition that the armed forces are being stretched perilously thin, a situation that will get worse when we send more than a brigade's worth of ground forces into Kosovo, it is incumbent upon those of us elected to represent the interests of the nation that we act with a modicum of self-restraint where the public treasure is concerned. Failing to do so will not only damage the treasure, it will most assuredly cost lives. This is, after all, national defense. Let's review some recent examples of readiness shortcomings, shortcomings that the Joint Chiefs of Staff have repeatedly emphasized pose a serious threat to both near and long-term readiness: The nuclear carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) recently deployed to the Persian Gulf and Kosovo, undermanned by some 800 sailors. We are losing pilots to the commercial airlines faster than we can train them. The Navy has one-half the F/A-18 pilots, one-third of the S-3 pilots, and only one-quarter of the EA-6B pilots it needs. Only 26 percent of the Air Force pilots have committed to stay beyond their current service agreement. The Army says that five of its ten divisions lack enough majors, captains, senior enlisted personnel, tankers and gunners. Again, the world watches as the Air Force's main bomber, the B-52, once again is called to duty to delivery air launched cruise missiles in combat. How many times has the Air Force called upon this 40-year old workhorse to deliver devastating firepower? The B-52 bomber was already old when I saw it fly in Vietnam, and yet the Air Force plan will carry the current bomber fleet through the next 40 years, with a replacement to the B-52 tentatively planned in 2037. The Navy is struggling to maintain a fleet of 300 ships, down from over 500 in the early 1990s. The fiscal year 2000 budget will not support a Navy of even 200 ships. The Marine Corps saves money in spare parts by retreading light trucks and Humvees, so as to afford small arms ammunition for forward deployed Marines. Mr. President, the cumulative effect of these types of readiness problems will most assuredly translate into higher risks for the young men and women we send into harm's way to defend us and our country. Mr. President, I understand what is going on here. We have a problem, and that is the existence of stringent budget caps designed to keep government spending in check. I support those who are resisting the urge to bust the budget by exceeding the spending allowed by the 1997 budget agreement. I also understand that the Appropriations Committee has to balance the interests of those who favor domestic spending over defense spending, and I realize that compromises have to be made. But we shouldn't be stuffing appropriations bills, defense or otherwise, full of pork-barrel spending. And we shouldn't be cutting defense, like this bill does, to set aside money to cover the excess pork-barrel spending that will inevitably show up in other domestic appropriations bills later in the process. And I would just like to make the point that the money that was taken from this bill for later pork-barrel spending could just as easily be reallocated back into this bill, when this amendment is adopted. We shouldn't be jeopardizing the readiness of our Armed Forces by cutting high-priority funding just to stay within the budget caps. We should do the right th

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(Senate - June 08, 1999)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6658-S6692] amendment no. 596 (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress commending the men and women of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for their ongoing contributions to Operation Allied Force over Yugoslavia) At the end of the general provisions, add the following: Sec. 8109. (a) Congress makes the following findings: (1) The B-2 bomber has been used in combat for the first time in Operation Allied Force against Yugoslavia. (2) The B-2 bomber has demonstrated unparalleled strike capability in Operation Allied Force, with cursory data indicating that the bomber could have dropped nearly 20 percent of the precision ordnance while flying less than 3 percent of the attack sorties. (3) According to the congressionally mandated Long Range Air Power Panel, ``long range air power is an increasingly important element of United States military capability''. (4) The crews of the B-2 bomber and the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deserve particular credit for flying and supporting the strike missions against Yugoslavia, some of the longest combat missions in the history of the Air Force. (5) The bravery and professionalism of the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base have advanced American interests in the face of significant challenge and hardship. (6) The dedication of those who serve in the Armed Forces, exemplified clearly by the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, is the greatest national security asset of the United States. (b) It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the skill and professionalism with which the B-2 bomber has been used in Operation Allied Force is a credit to the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and the Air Force; (2) the B-2 bomber has demonstrated an unparalleled capability to travel long distances and deliver devastating weapons payloads, proving its essential role for United States power projection in the future; and (3) the crews of the B-2 bomber and the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base deserve the gratitude of the American people for their dedicated performance in an indispensable role in the air campaign against Yugoslavia and in the defense of the United States. ____ amendment no. 597 In the appropriate page in the bill, insert the following: Sec. . Of the funds appropriated in title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force,'' up to $10,000,000 may be made available for U-2 aircraft defensive system modernization. ____ amendment no. 598 (Purpose: To set aside $25,185,000, the amount provided for research and development relating to Persian Gulf illnesses, of which $4,000,000 is to be available for continuation of research into Gulf War syndrome that includes multidisciplinary studies of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and $2,000,000 is to be available for expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region) At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: Sec. 8104. Of the amount appropriated in title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $25,185,000 shall be available for research and development relating to Persian Gulf illnesses, of which $4,000,000 shall be available for continuation of research into Gulf War syndrome that includes multidisciplinary studies of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and the use of research methods of cognitive and computational neuroscience, and of which up to $2,000,000 may be made available for expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region. ____ Amendment No. 599 (Purpose: To set aside $17,500,000 for procurement of the F-15A/B data link for the Air National Guard) At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following: Sec. 8109. Of the total amount appropriated in title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', up to $17,500,000 may be made available for procurement of the F- 15A/B data link for the Air National Guard. ____ Amendment No. 600 (Purpose: To increase funds for the MK-43 Machine Gun Conversion Program) At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: [[Page S6659]] Sec. . Of the funds appropriated in Title III under the heading ``Weapons Procurement, Navy,'' up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the MK-43 Machine Gun Conversion Program. ____ amendment no. 601 At the appropriate place in the bill insert: SEC. . DEVELOPMENT OF FORD ISLAND, HAWAII. (a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy may exercise any authority or combination of authorities in this section for the purpose of developing or facilitating the development of Ford Island, Hawaii, to the extent that the Secretary determines the development is compatible with the mission of the Navy. (2) The Secretary may not exercise any authority under this section until-- (A) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a master plan for the development of Ford Island; and (B) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following the date on which the notification is received by those committees. (b) Conveyance Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may convey to any public or private person or entity all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any real property (including any improvements thereon) or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines-- (A) is excess to the needs of the Navy and all of the other Armed Forces; and (B) will promote the purpose of this section. (2) A conveyance under this subsection may include such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (c) Lease Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may lease to any public or private person or entity any real property or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines-- (A) is not needed for current operations of the Navy and all of the other Armed Forces; and (B) will promote the purpose of this section. (2) A lease under this subsection shall be subject to section 2667(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and may include such others terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (3) A lease of real property under this subsection may provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the lessee shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the real property covered by the lease if the property is then conveyed under subsection (b). (4)(A) The Secretary may provide property support services to or for real property leased under this subsection. (B) To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any payment made to the Secretary for services provided under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation, account, or fund from which the cost of providing the services was paid. (d) Acquisition of Leasehold Interest by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may acquire a leasehold interest in any facility constructed under subsection (f) as consideration for a transaction authorized by this section upon such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to promote the purpose of this section. (2) The term of a lease under paragraph (1) may not exceed 10 years, unless the Secretary of Defense approves a term in excess of 10 years for the purpose of this section. (3) A lease under this subsection may provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the United States shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the facility covered by the lease. (e) Requirement for Competition.--The Secretary of the Navy shall use competitive procedures for purposes of selecting the recipient of real or personal property under subsection (b) and the lessee of real or personal property under subsection (c). (f) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance of real or personal property under subsection (b), or for the lease of real or personal property under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall accept cash, real property, personal property, or services, or any combination thereof, in an aggregate amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the real or personal property conveyed or leased. (2) Subject to subsection (i), the services accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may include the following: (A) The construction or improvement of facilities at Ford Island. (B) The restoration or rehabilitation of real property at Ford Island. (C) The provision of property support services for property or facilities at Ford Island. (g) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary of the Navy may not carry out a transaction authorized by this section until-- (1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification of the transaction, including-- (A) a detailed description of the transaction; and (B) a justification for the transaction specifying the manner in which the transaction will meet the purpose of this section; and (2) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following the date on which the notification is received by those committees. (h) Ford Island Improvement Account.--(1) There is established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the ``Ford Island Improvement Account''. (2) There shall be deposited into the account the following amounts: (A) Amounts authorized and appropriated to the account. (B) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4)(B), the amount of any cash payment received by the Secretary for a transaction under this section. (i) Use of Account.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, funds in the Ford Island Improvement Account may be used as follows: (A) To carry out or facilitate the carrying out of a transaction authorized by this section. (B) To carry out improvements of property or facilities at Ford Island. (C) To obtain property support services for property or facilities at Ford Island. (2) To extent that the authorities provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, are available to the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary may not use the authorities in this section to acquire, construct, or improve family housing units, military unaccompanied housing units, or ancillary supporting facilities related to military housing at Ford Island. (3)(A) The Secretary may transfer funds from the Ford Island Improvement Account to the following funds: (i) The Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (ii) The Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of that title. (B) Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) to a fund referred to in that subparagraph shall be available in accordance with the provisions of section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, for activities authorized under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of that title at Ford Island. (j) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management Laws.-- Except as otherwise provided in this section, transactions under this section shall not be subject to the following: (1) Sections 2667 and 2696 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411). (3) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484). (k) Scoring.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive the applicability to any lease entered into under this section of the budget scorekeeping guidelines used to measure compliance with the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (l) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2883(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2862(i)(3)(A)(i) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred amounts specified in that section.''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2862(i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred amounts specified in that section.''. (m) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 2801(4) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term ``property support service'' means the following: (A) Any utility service or other service listed in section 2686(a) of title 10, United States Code. (B) Any other service determined by the Secretary to be a service that supports the operation and maintenance of real property, personal property, or facilities. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendments are agreed to. The amendments (Nos. 592 through 601) were agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider that action. Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it is my understanding that the time has now arrived when no more first degree amendments will be cleared to be offered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct. Mr. STEVENS. I inquire from the Senator from Arizona if he wishes to address the Senate at this time. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona is recognized. [[Page S6660]] Amendment No. 584 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, this amendment restores $3.1 billion in operations and maintenance and procurement funding that is cut by section 108 of the bill. It reduces various accounts to eliminate funding for low-priority, unnecessary and wasteful spending by an equal amount. The amendment doesn't change the total amount for defense in this bill. It simply redirects the cuts to eliminate pork barrel spending rather than high-priority readiness and modernization funds. I find it staggering that the committee would cut funding for readiness and modernization by $3.1 billion when this bill contains nearly $5 billion in spending for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary and wasteful spending programs that have not been scrutinized in the normal merit-based review process. Congress recently passed an emergency spending bill that contained nearly $11 billion in defense spending to pay for the costs of ongoing operations in Kosovo. I believe the administration request was around $5 billion. As the chairman of the committee stated on the floor yesterday, we will very likely need to act later this year on another supplemental bill to pay for continued offensive operations against Serbia or to enforce a peace agreement and protect the Kosovars who return home. Why, then, would we want to cut funding from this bill that would be needed to carry out these operations into the next fiscal year? Why wouldn't we instead cut some of the $5 billion in pork barrel spending that has been put in this bill principally for the benefit of Members and their constituents? Here is the list of unrequested programs included in the bill that I have accumulated. I ask unanimous consent that this list of unrequested and unwanted projects be printed in the Record at this time. There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Department of Defense appropriation bill for fiscal year 2000, objectionable provisions [In millions of dollars] OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Army Fort Wainwright utilidors........................................... $7 Air Battle Captain Helo. Flight Training Program....................1.2 Joint Assessment Neurological Examination Equip.....................1.5 Army Conservation and Ecosystem Management.......................... 3 BOS-Dugway Proving Ground, Utah..................................... 5 UC-35A Basing and Sustainment......................................17.8 Rock Island Bridge Repairs.......................................... 5 Fort Des Moines--Historic OCS Memorial.............................. 2 Directive Report Language: Directs the Army to consider conveying firefighting equipment to the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority and the City of Bayonne; Recommends that Rock Island Arsenal be included as a priority facility for the Department's Total Asset Visibility Implementation Plan. Navy Operational Meteorology and Oceanography............................ 10 Shipyard Apprentice Program......................................... 12 Ship Depot Operations Support, Phila. Naval Shipyard................ 23 Warfare Tactics PMRF facilities improvements........................ 5 UNOLS............................................................... 3 Professional Development/Education Asia Pacific Ctr.................1.7 Barrow landfill..................................................... 3 Directive Report Language: Directs the Navy to establish a pilot program for purpose of verifying cost savings that can be achieved through the use of a west coast propeller overhaul facility. Specifies characteristics that result in one possible candidate site. Marine Corps Initial Issue....................................................... 15 NBC Defense Equipment...............................................1.1 Air Force B-52 attrition reserve.............................................. 35 Civil Air Patrol Corporation.......................................12.5 University Partnering for Operational Support....................... 5 TACCSF upgrades..................................................... 10 Eielson utilidors...................................................9.9 Tinker and Altus base repairs....................................... 25 Defense-Wide DoDDS Math Teacher Leadership Program............................... .4 Technology innovation and teacher education......................... 5 OEA; Fitzsimmons Army Hospital...................................... 10 Charleston Macalloy site............................................ 10 OSD; Pacific Disaster Center operations............................. 4 Clara Barton Center, Pine Bluff.....................................1.3 Jefferson Project................................................... 5 Civil-Military Programs Youth Challenge....................................................62.5 Innovative readiness training....................................... 20 Starbase Youth Program.............................................. 6 National Guard and Reserve Directive Report Language: The Committee encourages the Army Reserve to expend resources on the Modern Burner Unit. Distance Learning Project........................................... 45 Addtional full-time support technicians............................. 26 School house support................................................ 10 Project Alert.......................................................3.2 Fort Belknap Training Range......................................... 2 Defense Systems Evaluation, White Sands Missile Range...............2.5 PROCUREMENT Aircraft, Army UC-35 aircraft (5).................................................. 27 UH-60 helicopter (11)...............................................175 AH-64 helicopter mods............................................... 45 C-12 airplane mods.................................................. 3 Kiowa Warrior helicopter mission trainer............................6.6 Kiowa Warrior switchable eyesafe laser rangefinder..................2.6 Aircraft survivability equipment: advanced threat infrared countermeasures/common missile warning system.....................8.1 Night Vision Imaging Systems........................................ 5 Aircrew integrated systems.......................................... 8 Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army Command and control vehicle......................................... 6 Heavy assault bridge mods..........................................15.5 MK-19 automatic grenada launcher.................................... 5 Items less than $5 million.......................................... 15 Ammunition Procurement, Army 40mm CTG............................................................ 8 60mm mortar......................................................... 9 120mm HE mortar CTG................................................. 3 120mm WP smoke CTG.................................................. 5 105mm CTG artillery................................................. 10 Wide area munitions................................................. 10 ARMS Initiative..................................................... 14 Other Procurement, Army Tactical trailers/dolly sets........................................ 6 Army Data Distribution System....................................... 15 SINCGARS family..................................................... 20 AN/TTC-56 warfighter information network (ACUS)..................... 40 Secure terminal equipment (ISSP)...................................12.5 Worldwide Technical Control Improvement Program (Multi-purpose Range Targetry Electronics).............................................5.1 Information systems................................................. 45 LTWT Video reconnaissance system....................................1.5 Firefinder radar system mods........................................8.1 Striker command and control system.................................. 10 LOGTECH Army Automatic Identification Technology (AIT).............. 5 Ribbon bridge equipment............................................13.5 Lightweight Maintenance Enclosure...................................3.2 Water purification system........................................... 3 Combat medical support equipment.................................... 4 Combat training centers support (incl. Ft. Polk).................... 10 Improved moving target simulator upgrade program....................3.5 Commercial Construction Equipment SLEP.............................. 8 Aircraft Procurement, Navy F/A-18E/F advance procurement (6)................................... 14 EA-6 aircraft transmitters.......................................... 25 EA-6 night vision devises........................................... 15 SH-60 helicopter AQS-13F............................................7.5 UH-1 helicopter infrared radar system............................... 10 UH-1 helicopter engine torque pressure system.......................2.5 P-3 aircraft AIP kits..............................................24.2 C-2A aircraft propeller............................................. 5 Common ground equipment direct support sqdrn, readiness training.... 3 High Pressure Pure Air Generator....................................2.5 Weapons Procurement, Navy BQM-74 aerial targets............................................... 30 Improved tactical air launched decoy (ITALD)........................ 20 Weapons industrial facilities.......................................7.7 MK-45 gun mount mods................................................ 28 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy LHD-8 advance procurement...........................................500 Other Procurement, Navy Other navigation equipment.......................................... 19 Items less than $5 million (Distance Learning)......................6.5 AN/BPS-15H surface search radar..................................... 8 AN/SPS-73 radar..................................................... 8 SSN acoustics.......................................................2.6 [[Page S6661]] JEDMICS............................................................. 9 Information Systems Security Program (ISSP).........................3.5 Passive sonobuoys................................................... 3 AN/SSQ-62........................................................... 3 AN-SSQ-101.......................................................... 3 Weapons Range Support Equipment..................................... 11 Retrofit OMNI IV/V night vision goggles............................18.1 NULKA anti-ship missile decoy....................................... 12 Procurement, Marine Corps LAV mortar test program sets........................................ 4 Tracked vehicle modification kits..................................60.5 K-Band test obscuration pairing system.............................. 2 Radio systems....................................................... 10 D-7G bulldozer...................................................... 10 Aircraft Procurement, Air Force F-16C/D (2)......................................................... 50 F-16C/D advance procurement (12).................................... 24 EC-130J (1)........................................................87.8 C-130J spares and mods.............................................24.2 F-15 E-Kit engine upgrades for Air National Guard................... 20 F-16 fuel tanks; oxygen generating systems; digital terrain system; theater airborne recon. system...................................34.5 C-17 maintenance trainer............................................3.5 C-12 spare parts.................................................... 5 Common support equip.: multi-platform boresight equip............... 10 Missile Procurement, Air Force Minuteman III mods.................................................. 40 Ammunition Procurement, Air Force Sensor Fuzed Weapon................................................. 8 Other Procurement, Air Force Combat training ranges: unmanned treat emitter...................... 28 C3 countermeasures.................................................. 5 Theater Deployable Communication.................................... 35 Radio equipment.....................................................3.7 Laser eye protection................................................2.4 Mechanized material handling equipment.............................. 10 Procurement, Defense-Wide Automatic Document Conversion System................................ 50 Patriot PAC-3 procurement........................................... 60 Chemical decontamination............................................ 5 National Guard and Reserve equipment................................300 RDTE ARMY Defense Research Sciences: Cold Regions Military Eng................1.0 University and Industry Research Centers: Basic Research In Counter Terrorism..............................15.0 Electro And Hyper Velocity Physics Research.......................3.0 Advanced And Interactive Displays.................................1.3 National Automotive Center..........................................3.0 Materials Technology: AAN Materials.................................2.5 Missile Technology: Scramjet Technologies.............................................2.0 Computational Fluid Dynamics......................................9.2 Modeling and Simulation Technology: Photonics.......................5.0 Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology: ``Smart Truck'' Initiative........................................3.5 Alternative Vehicle Propulsion...................................10.0 Chemical, Smoke, and Equipment Defeating Technology: Optical Spectroscopy......................................................2.0 Electronics and Electronic Devices: Hybrid Fuel Cell..................................................1.5 Improved High Rate Alkaline Cell..................................1.0 Low Cost Reusable Alkaline Manganese-Zinc.........................1.4 Re-Usable Coin Cells..............................................0.6 Lithium Carbon Monoflouride Coin Cells............................0.4 ``AA'' Zinc Air Battery...........................................0.7 Countermine Systems: Nonlinear Acoustic Technology..................1.0 Human Factors Engineering Technology: Emergency Medical Team Coordination......................................................3.4 Environmental Quality Technology: Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System (PEPS).............................8.0 Phyto-Remediation In Arid Lands...................................3.0 Texas Regional Institute for Env. Studies.........................1.0 Military Engineering Technology: University Partnering For Ops Support.............................3.0 Cold Regions R Medical Technology: Disaster Relief And Emergency Medical Services....................5.0 Center For Innovative Minimally Invasive Therapy.................10.0 Osteoporosis And Bone Disease.....................................2.5 Medical Advanced Technology: Center For Prostate Disease Research WRAMC........................7.5 Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator...................................1.0 Volume Angio CAT..................................................6.0 Joint Diabetes Project...........................................10.0 Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology: Future Combat Vehicle Development.................................5.0 Improved HMMWV Research...........................................8.0 Command, Control, Communications Advanced Technology: Innovative Sensor Enhancement And Integration...............................10.0 Manpower, Personnel and Training Advanced Technology: Army Aircrew Coordination Training.............................................3.0 Missile and Rocket Advanced Technology: Future Missile Technology Integration (FMTI)................................................5.0 Joint Service Small Arms Program: Objective Crew Served Weapon (OCSW)............................................................5.0 Advanced Tactical Computer Science and Sensor Technology: Digital Situation Mapboard................................................2.0 Army Missile Defense Systems Integration (DEM/VAL): Missile Defense Flight Experiment Support........................14.7 Tactical High Energy Laser.......................................15.0 Acoustic Technology Research......................................4.0 Radar Power Technology............................................4.0 Family Of Systems Simulators (Fossim).............................1.5 Small Fast ChemBio Detectors......................................1.0 SMDC Battlelab....................................................5.0 Armament Enhancement Initiative: XM 1007 Precision Guided Kinetic Energy Munition..................................................15.0 Aviation--Adv Dev: Virtual Cockpit Optimization.....................5.0 Medical Systems--Adv Dev: Combat Trauma Patient Simulation..........5.8 EW Development: ATIRCMS/CMWS........................................4.0 Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition (BAT): TACMS 2000.................10.0 Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System: JSTARS..............10.0 Weapons and Munitions--Eng Dev: Motar Anti-Personnel/Anti-Material (MAPAM)........................7.2 50 Caliber Quick Change Barrels...................................2.0 Sense and Destroy Armament Missile: Program Increase...............10.0 Firefinder: TBM Cueing..............................................7.9 Threat Simulator Development: Threat EO/IR Simulator............................................2.5 Threat Mine Simulator.............................................1.2 Virtual Threat Simulator..........................................4.0 Concepts Experimentation Program: Digital Information Technology Testbed...........................................................3.0 Army Test Ranges and Facilities: White Sands Missile Range..........7.5 DOD High Energy Laser Test Facility: HELSTF........................14.0 Munitions Standardization Effectiveness and Safety: Contained Detonation Technology...................................3.0 Bluegrass Army Depot..............................................2.5 Management Headquarters (R): Akamai research project.............23.0 Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs: M-1 Large Area Flat Panel Displays.......................................................... 8 Digitization: Fort Hood Digitization Research.......................2.0 Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2): FBCB2.........21.7 End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities: Instrumental Factory For Gears (INFAC)............................4.0 Totally Integrated Manufacturing Enterprise......................10.0 Directive Report Language: Directs the Army and Marine Corps to develop a plan, and report on its implementation, for including the Rock Island arsenal in all aspects of howitzer design, development and production. RDTE NAVY Air and Surface Launched Weapons Technology: Pulsed Detonation Engine Technology.................................................5.0 Ship, Submarine and Logistics Technology: Stainless Steel Double Hull..............................................................5.0 Marine Corps Landing Force Technology: Non-Traditional Military Operations........................................................5.0 Communications, Command and Control, Intel Surveillance: Hyperspectral Research............................................4.0 UESA Signal Processing Support....................................5.0 Human Systems Technology: Coastal Cancer Control (MUSC).....................................5.0 Retinal Pigment Laser Damage......................................0.2 Materials, Electronics and Computer Technology: Heatshield Research...............................................2.0 Thermal Management Materials......................................2.0 Photomagnetic Material Research...................................0.5 Silicon Carbide For Electronic Power Devices......................2.0 Innovative Communications Materials..............................2.25 Advanced Material Processing Center...............................5.0 ADPICAS..........................................................1.15 Electronic Warfare Technology: Free Electron Laser..............................................10.0 Waveform Generator................................................3.0 [[Page S6662]] Oceanographic and Atmospheric Technology: Distributed Marine- Environment Forecast System.......................................2.4 Undersea Warfare Weaponry Technology: Computational Eng. Design.........................................3.5 SAUVIM............................................................1.5 Surface Ship and Submarine HM Advanced Technology: Composite Helo Hangar.............................................5.0 Reconfigurable Ship Simulation....................................2.5 Power Node Control Centers........................................3.0 Virtual Testbed For Advanced Electrical Systems...................5.0 Marine Corps Advanced Technology Demonstration (ADT): BURRO.............................................................5.0 Advanced Light Weight Grenade.....................................1.0 Project Albert....................................................4.0 Vehicle Technology Demo...........................................1.0 Medical Development (Advanced): Naval Dental Research Institute...................................3.0 Prostate Cancer Immuno- therapy...................................1.5 Manpower, Personnel and Training Adv Tech Dev: Integrated Manufacturing Studies..................................3.0 T-Star............................................................1.5 Environmental Quality and Logistics Advanced Technology: Visualization Of Technical Information (VTI)......................3.0 Navy Technical Information Presentation System: Joint Experimentation..................................................15.0 Undersea Warfare Advanced Technology: Terfenol-D....................2.5 Mine and Expeditionalary Warfare Advanced Technology: Ocean Modeling9.0 Advanced Technology Transition: Low Observable Stack.............................................10.0 Vector Thrusted Dusted Propeller..................................6.0 Advanced Trailer Research.........................................6.0 Mine Countermeasures Ship........................................12.0 C3 Advanced Technology: National Technology Alliance...............10.0 Surface and Shallow Ater Mine Countermeasures: Integrated Combat Weapons Systems (ICWS)...........................................18.0 Shipboard System Component Development: Advanced Water Jet Technology........................................................2.0 Pilot Fish..........................................................2.5 Advanced Submarine System Development: Enhanced Performance Motor Brush.............................................................2.3 Ship Concept Advanced Design: STEP Development--Navy CAE Technology.2.0 Advanced Surface Machinery Systems: Naval Ship Survivability........2.5 Combat Systems Integration: Common Command And Decision Systems.....5.0 Cooperative Engagement: CEC Space..................................15.0 Environmental Protection: Asbestos Conversion Pilot Program.........4.0 Land Attack Technology: Continuous Processor, NSWC..................6.3 Land Attack Technology: Extended Range Guided Munition.............. 10 Non-Lethal Weapons--Dem/Val:........................................ Innovation Initiatives..............................................3.0 Space and Electronic Warfare (SEW) Arch/Eng Support: NAVCIITI.......4.0 Other Helo Development: Sentient Sensors..................................................1.0 Parametric Airborne Dipping Sonar................................15.0 H-1 Upgrades: EMD Program..........................................26.6 Aircrew Systems Development: Aircrew Systems........................3.5 Surface Combatant Combat System Engineering: AEGIS Interoperability25.0 Airborne MCM: CH-60 Upgrades........................................2.0 Air Control: ECARS..................................................7.0 Enhanced Modular Signal Processor: ARCI/MPP........................11.0 Swath (Small Waterplane are Twin Hull) Oceanographic Ship: SWATH....9.0 New Design SSN: Non-propulsion Electronic Systems..................10.0 Ship Contract Design/Live Fire T: Smart Propulsor Product Model...2.0 Ship Self Defense--EMD: NULKA.......................................4.4 Distributed Surveillance System: Advanced Deployable System........22.0 Major T Investment................................................5.0 Marine Corps Program Wide Support: ChemBio Individual Sampler (CBIS).................................4.8 Consequence Management Information System (CMIS)..................1.2 Small Unit Biological Detector (SUBD).............................4.0 F-18 Squadrons: Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System..................5.0 Consolidated Training Systems Development: Battle Force Tactical Training System (BFTT)............................................7.5 Surface ASW Combat System Integration: High Dyn. Range, Towed Array Rec. & Sonar......................................................8.0 Navy Science Assistance Program: Lash.............................................................12.0 Airship/LASH Study for Range Enhancements.........................1.0 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems: Hyperspectral Modular Upgrades.....4.0 Modeling and Simulation Support: SPAWAR Modeling and Simulation Initiative........................................................3.0 Industrial Preparedness Mantech....................................10.0 RDTE AIR FORCE Defense Research Sciences: National Solar Observatory..............0.65 Materials: Structural Monitoring of Aging Aircraft...........................1.5 Friction Stir Welding.............................................2.0 Thermal Management For Space Structures...........................2.5 Titanium Matrix Composites........................................2.2 Materials--High Temperature Ceramic Fibers........................2.4 Resin Systems For AF Engine Applications..........................2.0 Metals Affordability Initiative Consortium........................9.0 Electrochem Fatigue Sensor Dev & Field Use Tests..................3.0 Human Effectiveness Applied Research: Solid Electrolyte Oxygen Separator................................6.0 Behavioral Science Res Under AFRL.................................5.1 Aerospace Proulsion: High Thermal Stability Fuel Technology............................1.0 KC-135 Variable Displacement Vane Pump............................4.0 High Power, Advanced Low Mass Systems Prototype...................6.0 More Electric Aircraft Program....................................3.0 Thermophotovoltaic (TPV)..........................................2.0 ISSES/AFRL......................................................0.775 Hypersonic Technology Program: Restore Hypersonic And High Speed Propulsion.......................................................16.0 Phillips Lab Exploratory Development: HAARP............................................................10.0 Radio Frequency Applications Development..........................5.0 Tropo-Weather.....................................................2.5 Space Survivability...............................................0.6 HIS Spectral Sensing..............................................0.8 Command, Control and Communications: Electromagnetic Technology.....9.3 Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems: Composite Space Launch Payload Dispensers................................................4.5 Aerospace Structures: Polymeric Foam Core...........................4.0 Aerospace Propulsion and Power Technology: More Electric Aircraft Program..........................................................0.25 Personnel Training and Simulation Technology: Behaviorial Science Research & AFRL...................................................1.8 Crew Systems and Personnel Protection Technology: Helmet Mounted Visual System Comp. & Mini-CRT.....................5.0 Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG).............................3.0 Advanced Spacecraft Technology: Scorpius............................5.0 MSTRS: Upper Stage Flight Experiment....................................15.0 Space Maneuver Vehicles..........................................25.0 Advanced Weapons Technology: Laser Spark Missile Countermeasures Program.......................5.0 Field Laser, Radar Upgrades.......................................6.0 Environmental Engineering Technology: E-Smart Environmental Monitoring Tool...................................................5.0 Space Control Technology: Program Increase..........................5.0 Joint Strike Fighter: Alternative Engine Development...............15.0 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Dem/Val): Quick Reaction Launch Demonstration Under RSLP.........................................19.2 Space Based Laser: SBL Plan, Eng. And Design Of SBL Test Facility..10.0 B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber: B-2 Upgrades And Maintainability Enhancements.....................................................37.0 EW Development: Precision And Location & ID Prog. (PLAID) Upgrade..10.0 Submunitions: 3-D Advanced Track Acquisition And Imaging System.....4.5 Life Support Systems: Life Support Systems..........................2.5 Computer Resource Technology Transition (CRTT): Asset Software Re- Use Program.......................................................2.8 Major T Investment: MARIAH II Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Program......6.0 Program Reduction: Big Crow Program Office..........................5.0 Space Test Program (STP): Micro Satellite Technology...............10.0 F-16 Squadrons: ADV Identification Friend Or Foe (AIFF) For F-16....6.0 [[Page S6663]] F-117A Squadrons: Pre-EMD And EMD Efforts On Block 3 Upgrades......20.0 Compass Cass: TRACS-F Upgrade.......................................8.0 Theater Air Control Systems: Theater Air Control Systems (TACS).....6.0 Theater Battle Management (TBM) C41: Theater Battle Management Core Systems...........................................................5.0 Cobra Ball: Advanced Airborne Sensor................................4.0 Information Systems Security Program: Lighthouse Cyber Security Program..........................................................10.0 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems: JSAF LBSS And HBSS................10.0 Manned Reconnaissance Systems: Prototype Pre-Processor...........................................4.5 U-2 Dual Data-Link II Upgrade.....................................8.0 Industrial Preparedness: Nickel-Metal Hydride Replacement Battery For F-16.........................................................1.33 Productivity, Reliability, Availability, Maintain, Program OFC: Aging Aircraft Extension Program..................................7.0 Blade Repair Facility.............................................7.0 Support Systems Development: Integrated Maintenance Data Systems....9.0 DEFENSE-WIDE, RDT Support Technologies--Applied Research: Wide Band Gap Materials..........................................14.0 POAP..............................................................8.0 Laser Communications Experiment...................................3.0 Support Technologies--Advanced Technology Dev. Atmospheric Interceptor Technology (AIT).........................30.0 Excalibur...........................................................5.0 Scorpius..........................................................5.0 Silicon Thick Film Mirror Coatings................................2.0 Joint Theater Missile Defense Program: Liquid Surrogate Target Development Program.......................5.0 PMRF TMD Upgrades................................................10.0 Optical-Electro Sensors...........................................5.0 Kauai Test Facility...............................................4.0 BMD Technical Operations: SMDC Adv. Research Center.................3.0 Threat and Countermeasures: Comprehensive Advanced Radar Technology...........................4.0 Phase IV of Long Range Missile Feasibility........................3.0 Patriot PAC-3 Theater Missile Defense Acquisition-EMD: Program Cost Growth..........................................................152.0 OTHER ADJUSTMENTS Defense Research Sciences: Spectral Hole Burning Applications.......2.0 University Research Initiatives: Anticorrosion Studies.............................................1.5 Advanced High Yield Software Development..........................1.5 Active Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor Research Program Chemical And Biological Defense Programs: Chemical And Biological Detection Programs..........................................................4.0 Medical Free Electron Laser.......................................2.281 Re-Use Technology Adoption Program.................................. 3 Chemical And Biological Defense Program: Chemical And Biological Detection Programs...............................................10.0 Tactical Technology: CEROS.......................................... 7 Integrated Command And Control Technology: High Definition System (HDS)............................................................10.0 Fabrication of 3-D Micro Structures................................. 2 Biodegradable Plastics..............................................1.5 Strategic Materials................................................. 2 WMD Related Technology: Thermionics.......................................................3.0 Nuclear Weapons Effects...........................................7.0 Deep Digger.......................................................5.0 Explosives Demilitarization Technology: Explosives Demilitarization Technology........................................................7.0 Counter Terror Technical Support: Facial Recognition Technology.....................................3.0 Testing Of Air Blast And Improvised Explosives....................4.0 Special Technical Support: Complex Systems Development..............5.0 Verification Technology Demonstration: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Verification......................................................1.5 Generic Logistics R Technology Demonstrations: Microelectronics..................................................3.0 Computer Assisted Technology Transfer.............................6.0 Strategic Environmental Research Program: Biosystems Technology.....6.0 Cooperative DOD/VA Medical Research................................10.0 Advanced Electronics Technologies: Change Detection Technology....................................... 3 Defense Techlink..................................................1.5 Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices................... 4 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations: Magnetic Bearing Cooling Turbine...........................................................4.0 High Performance Computing Modernization Program: Multi Thread Arch. System For High Per. Modem.....................4.0 High Performance Visualization Center.............................3.0 Large Millimeter Telescope.......................................... 2 Joint Wargaming Simulations Management Office: Synthetic Range Study1.0 Joint Robotics Program: Lightweight Robotic Vehicles................5.0 Advanced Sensor Applications Program: HAARP.............................................................5.0 Solid State Dye Laser Applications................................6.0 CALS Initiative: CALS--Integrated Date Environment (IDE)............4.0 Chemical and Biological Defense program--Dem/Val: Bioadhesion Research To Combat Biological Warfare.................2.0 M93 Al For Chemical Simulation Training Suites....................5.0 Humanitarian Demining: Demining Technologies For Unexploded Land Mines.............................................................3.0 Joint Robotics Program EMD: Vehicle Teleoperations..................5.0 Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization: Support Jamming AOA..............................................................10.0 Defense Technology Analysis: Commodity MGT System Consolidation.....5.0 Information Systems Security Program: Trusted Rubix Database Guard..1.8 Defense Imagery and Mapping Program: Pacific Imagery Program for Exploitations.........................2.8 NIMA View Joint Mapping Tool......................................8.0 Defense Reconnaissance Support Activities (Space): Pacific Disaster Center............................................................6.0 Defense Health Program Operation and Maintenance: Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership............................1.4 Graduate School of Nursing........................................2.3 Tri-Service Nursing Research Program..............................6.0 Pacific Island Health Care........................................ 5 Center for Disaster Management....................................5.0 Military Health Services Information Management................... 10 Brown Tree Snakes................................................. 1 PACMEDNET, Hawaii................................................12.0 Automated Clinical Practice Guidelines............................7.5 Outcome Driven Health Care and Info Systems.......................6.0 Research, development, test and evaluation: Breast Cancer Research Program..................................175.0 Prostate Cancer Research Program.................................75.0 Acute lung injury, advanced soft tissue modeling, alcohol abuse prevention, alcoholism, brain injury, childhood asthma, cognitive neuroscience, diabetes, digital mammography imaging, disease management demonstration, enzymatic wound disinfectants, neurofibromatosis, osteoporosis and bone disease, ovarian cancer, polynitroxylated hemoglobin, smoking cessation, stem cell, tissue regeneration research.............................50.0 Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities National Guard counterdrug support, New Jersey.....................20.0 Gulf States counterdrug computer upgrades in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana & Mississippi..........................................10.0 Marijuana eradication...............................................6.0 Counterdrug intelligence and infrastructure support................50.0 R-OTHR radar study..................................................1.0 Northeast Regional Counterdrug Training Center......................2.0 Counternarcotics Center at Hammer...................................8.0 __________ Total........................................................4.887B Some Examples of Protectionist Legislation ``Buy American'' anchor chains. ``Buy American'' carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate. ``Buy American'' ball and roller bearings. ``Buy American'' computers. ``Buy American'' coal for municipal district heat, Germany. ``Buy American'' food, speciality metals, hand tools, measuring tools, clothing, and fabrics (Berry Amendment). bill language Operations and Maintenance, Army Not less than $355 million shall be available only for conventional ammunition care and maintenance. Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a contract for an LHD-1 Amphibious Assault Ship which shall be funded on an incremental basis. Chemical Agents and Munition Destruction, Army $1 million shall be available until expended each year only for a Johnston Atoll off-island leave program. [[Page S6664]] Intelligence Community Management Account $27 million shall be transferred to the Department of Justice for the National Drug Intelligence Center. Kaho' olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund: $35 million. Section 8022: $500,000 shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capitol Region. Section 8029: Prohibition on the use of funds to reduce or disestablish the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, Keesler Air Force Base. Section 8033: $26.4 million shall be available only for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation. Section 8070: Restrictive employment practices for contractors that could increase the cost of the work to be performed. Section 8071: The Army shall use the former George Air Force Base as the airhead for the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. Section 8083: Authorizes the Defense Department to waive reimbursement costs associated with the conduct of seminars, conferences and other activities at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Section 8098: Authorizes $255,333 for payment to Trans World Airlines to replace lost and canceled Treasury checks. Section 8103: $5 million shall be transferred to the Department of Transportation to realign railroad track on Elmendorf Air Force Base. Section 8105: Requires procurement of malt beverages and wine sold by nonappropriated fund activities of the Defense Department from commercial entities within the state in which the military installation resides. Section 8107: Amends the Communications Act with respect to the bidding process involving the sale of the frequency spectrum. Mandates such bidding process be initiated during fiscal year 1999. Section 8108: Reduces the amount available for national defense by $3.1 billion. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, it totals $5 billion. Self-restraint in fiduciary matters is a virtue, especially for a party that rose to majority status with the promise of reducing this type of practice. But every year it is the same old story: More money for NULKA antiship decoy systems; more money for the plethora of laser projects that have proliferated at every lab in the country; more money for unrequested and unneeded aircraft; more money for automatic grenade launchers--we have got to have a stockpile of these things that will last forever--more money for research into double-hull technology, which shipbuilders are supposed to provide themselves per the requirements of the Oil Pollution Prevention Act. There are millions every year for hyperspectral research that is not requested by the military. Earmarks like the one that requires the Army and Marine Corps to make the Rock Island arsenal the center of all future design, development and production activities related to artillery do not represent good public policy. What is it that forces us to designate Rock Island arsenal as a center for this? That's not public policy. Medical research and environmental matters unrelated to combat ought to be carefully scrutinized when funded in the defense budget. We do just the opposite: we use the defense budget to fund pet projects that should be funded through nondefense agencies in nondefense spending bills. Osteoporosis is a serious problem, but in the defense budget? $3 million to fund phyto-remediation research and arid lands? In the defense budget? How can we take ourselves seriously--how can the public take us seriously, when we demonstrate absolutely no willingness to curtail the very spending practices that put this country so heavily in debt? At the very time a consensus has formed around the proposition that the armed forces are being stretched perilously thin, a situation that will get worse when we send more than a brigade's worth of ground forces into Kosovo, it is incumbent upon those of us elected to represent the interests of the nation that we act with a modicum of self-restraint where the public treasure is concerned. Failing to do so will not only damage the treasure, it will most assuredly cost lives. This is, after all, national defense. Let's review some recent examples of readiness shortcomings, shortcomings that the Joint Chiefs of Staff have repeatedly emphasized pose a serious threat to both near and long-term readiness: The nuclear carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) recently deployed to the Persian Gulf and Kosovo, undermanned by some 800 sailors. We are losing pilots to the commercial airlines faster than we can train them. The Navy has one-half the F/A-18 pilots, one-third of the S-3 pilots, and only one-quarter of the EA-6B pilots it needs. Only 26 percent of the Air Force pilots have committed to stay beyond their current service agreement. The Army says that five of its ten divisions lack enough majors, captains, senior enlisted personnel, tankers and gunners. Again, the world watches as the Air Force's main bomber, the B-52, once again is called to duty to delivery air launched cruise missiles in combat. How many times has the Air Force called upon this 40-year old workhorse to deliver devastating firepower? The B-52 bomber was already old when I saw it fly in Vietnam, and yet the Air Force plan will carry the current bomber fleet through the next 40 years, with a replacement to the B-52 tentatively planned in 2037. The Navy is struggling to maintain a fleet of 300 ships, down from over 500 in the early 1990s. The fiscal year 2000 budget will not support a Navy of even 200 ships. The Marine Corps saves money in spare parts by retreading light trucks and Humvees, so as to afford small arms ammunition for forward deployed Marines. Mr. President, the cumulative effect of these types of readiness problems will most assuredly translate into higher risks for the young men and women we send into harm's way to defend us and our country. Mr. President, I understand what is going on here. We have a problem, and that is the existence of stringent budget caps designed to keep government spending in check. I support those who are resisting the urge to bust the budget by exceeding the spending allowed by the 1997 budget agreement. I also understand that the Appropriations Committee has to balance the interests of those who favor domestic spending over defense spending, and I realize that compromises have to be made. But we shouldn't be stuffing appropriations bills, defense or otherwise, full of pork-barrel spending. And we shouldn't be cutting defense, like this bill does, to set aside money to cover the excess pork-barrel spending that will inevitably show up in other domestic appropriations bills later in the process. And I would just like to make the point that the money that was taken from this bill for later pork-barrel spending could just as easily be reallocated back into this bill, when this amendment is adopted. We shouldn't be jeopardizing the readiness of our Armed Forces by cutting high-priority funding just to stay within the budget caps. We should do the right thing, and c

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Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6658-S6692] amendment no. 596 (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress commending the men and women of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for their ongoing contributions to Operation Allied Force over Yugoslavia) At the end of the general provisions, add the following: Sec. 8109. (a) Congress makes the following findings: (1) The B-2 bomber has been used in combat for the first time in Operation Allied Force against Yugoslavia. (2) The B-2 bomber has demonstrated unparalleled strike capability in Operation Allied Force, with cursory data indicating that the bomber could have dropped nearly 20 percent of the precision ordnance while flying less than 3 percent of the attack sorties. (3) According to the congressionally mandated Long Range Air Power Panel, ``long range air power is an increasingly important element of United States military capability''. (4) The crews of the B-2 bomber and the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deserve particular credit for flying and supporting the strike missions against Yugoslavia, some of the longest combat missions in the history of the Air Force. (5) The bravery and professionalism of the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base have advanced American interests in the face of significant challenge and hardship. (6) The dedication of those who serve in the Armed Forces, exemplified clearly by the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, is the greatest national security asset of the United States. (b) It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the skill and professionalism with which the B-2 bomber has been used in Operation Allied Force is a credit to the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and the Air Force; (2) the B-2 bomber has demonstrated an unparalleled capability to travel long distances and deliver devastating weapons payloads, proving its essential role for United States power projection in the future; and (3) the crews of the B-2 bomber and the personnel of Whiteman Air Force Base deserve the gratitude of the American people for their dedicated performance in an indispensable role in the air campaign against Yugoslavia and in the defense of the United States. ____ amendment no. 597 In the appropriate page in the bill, insert the following: Sec. . Of the funds appropriated in title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force,'' up to $10,000,000 may be made available for U-2 aircraft defensive system modernization. ____ amendment no. 598 (Purpose: To set aside $25,185,000, the amount provided for research and development relating to Persian Gulf illnesses, of which $4,000,000 is to be available for continuation of research into Gulf War syndrome that includes multidisciplinary studies of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and $2,000,000 is to be available for expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region) At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: Sec. 8104. Of the amount appropriated in title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $25,185,000 shall be available for research and development relating to Persian Gulf illnesses, of which $4,000,000 shall be available for continuation of research into Gulf War syndrome that includes multidisciplinary studies of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and the use of research methods of cognitive and computational neuroscience, and of which up to $2,000,000 may be made available for expansion of the research program in the Upper Great Plains region. ____ Amendment No. 599 (Purpose: To set aside $17,500,000 for procurement of the F-15A/B data link for the Air National Guard) At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following: Sec. 8109. Of the total amount appropriated in title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', up to $17,500,000 may be made available for procurement of the F- 15A/B data link for the Air National Guard. ____ Amendment No. 600 (Purpose: To increase funds for the MK-43 Machine Gun Conversion Program) At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: [[Page S6659]] Sec. . Of the funds appropriated in Title III under the heading ``Weapons Procurement, Navy,'' up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the MK-43 Machine Gun Conversion Program. ____ amendment no. 601 At the appropriate place in the bill insert: SEC. . DEVELOPMENT OF FORD ISLAND, HAWAII. (a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy may exercise any authority or combination of authorities in this section for the purpose of developing or facilitating the development of Ford Island, Hawaii, to the extent that the Secretary determines the development is compatible with the mission of the Navy. (2) The Secretary may not exercise any authority under this section until-- (A) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a master plan for the development of Ford Island; and (B) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following the date on which the notification is received by those committees. (b) Conveyance Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may convey to any public or private person or entity all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any real property (including any improvements thereon) or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines-- (A) is excess to the needs of the Navy and all of the other Armed Forces; and (B) will promote the purpose of this section. (2) A conveyance under this subsection may include such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (c) Lease Authority.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may lease to any public or private person or entity any real property or personal property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the State of Hawaii that the Secretary determines-- (A) is not needed for current operations of the Navy and all of the other Armed Forces; and (B) will promote the purpose of this section. (2) A lease under this subsection shall be subject to section 2667(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and may include such others terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (3) A lease of real property under this subsection may provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the lessee shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the real property covered by the lease if the property is then conveyed under subsection (b). (4)(A) The Secretary may provide property support services to or for real property leased under this subsection. (B) To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any payment made to the Secretary for services provided under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation, account, or fund from which the cost of providing the services was paid. (d) Acquisition of Leasehold Interest by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy may acquire a leasehold interest in any facility constructed under subsection (f) as consideration for a transaction authorized by this section upon such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate to promote the purpose of this section. (2) The term of a lease under paragraph (1) may not exceed 10 years, unless the Secretary of Defense approves a term in excess of 10 years for the purpose of this section. (3) A lease under this subsection may provide that, upon termination of the lease term, the United States shall have the right of first refusal to acquire the facility covered by the lease. (e) Requirement for Competition.--The Secretary of the Navy shall use competitive procedures for purposes of selecting the recipient of real or personal property under subsection (b) and the lessee of real or personal property under subsection (c). (f) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance of real or personal property under subsection (b), or for the lease of real or personal property under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall accept cash, real property, personal property, or services, or any combination thereof, in an aggregate amount equal to not less than the fair market value of the real or personal property conveyed or leased. (2) Subject to subsection (i), the services accepted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may include the following: (A) The construction or improvement of facilities at Ford Island. (B) The restoration or rehabilitation of real property at Ford Island. (C) The provision of property support services for property or facilities at Ford Island. (g) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary of the Navy may not carry out a transaction authorized by this section until-- (1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification of the transaction, including-- (A) a detailed description of the transaction; and (B) a justification for the transaction specifying the manner in which the transaction will meet the purpose of this section; and (2) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed following the date on which the notification is received by those committees. (h) Ford Island Improvement Account.--(1) There is established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the ``Ford Island Improvement Account''. (2) There shall be deposited into the account the following amounts: (A) Amounts authorized and appropriated to the account. (B) Except as provided in subsection (c)(4)(B), the amount of any cash payment received by the Secretary for a transaction under this section. (i) Use of Account.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, funds in the Ford Island Improvement Account may be used as follows: (A) To carry out or facilitate the carrying out of a transaction authorized by this section. (B) To carry out improvements of property or facilities at Ford Island. (C) To obtain property support services for property or facilities at Ford Island. (2) To extent that the authorities provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, are available to the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary may not use the authorities in this section to acquire, construct, or improve family housing units, military unaccompanied housing units, or ancillary supporting facilities related to military housing at Ford Island. (3)(A) The Secretary may transfer funds from the Ford Island Improvement Account to the following funds: (i) The Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (ii) The Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund established by section 2883(a)(2) of that title. (B) Amounts transferred under subparagraph (A) to a fund referred to in that subparagraph shall be available in accordance with the provisions of section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, for activities authorized under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of that title at Ford Island. (j) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management Laws.-- Except as otherwise provided in this section, transactions under this section shall not be subject to the following: (1) Sections 2667 and 2696 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411). (3) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484). (k) Scoring.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive the applicability to any lease entered into under this section of the budget scorekeeping guidelines used to measure compliance with the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (l) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2883(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2862(i)(3)(A)(i) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred amounts specified in that section.''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Any amounts that the Secretary of the Navy transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2862(i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, subject to the restrictions on the use of the transferred amounts specified in that section.''. (m) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 2801(4) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term ``property support service'' means the following: (A) Any utility service or other service listed in section 2686(a) of title 10, United States Code. (B) Any other service determined by the Secretary to be a service that supports the operation and maintenance of real property, personal property, or facilities. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendments are agreed to. The amendments (Nos. 592 through 601) were agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider that action. Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it is my understanding that the time has now arrived when no more first degree amendments will be cleared to be offered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct. Mr. STEVENS. I inquire from the Senator from Arizona if he wishes to address the Senate at this time. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona is recognized. [[Page S6660]] Amendment No. 584 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, this amendment restores $3.1 billion in operations and maintenance and procurement funding that is cut by section 108 of the bill. It reduces various accounts to eliminate funding for low-priority, unnecessary and wasteful spending by an equal amount. The amendment doesn't change the total amount for defense in this bill. It simply redirects the cuts to eliminate pork barrel spending rather than high-priority readiness and modernization funds. I find it staggering that the committee would cut funding for readiness and modernization by $3.1 billion when this bill contains nearly $5 billion in spending for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary and wasteful spending programs that have not been scrutinized in the normal merit-based review process. Congress recently passed an emergency spending bill that contained nearly $11 billion in defense spending to pay for the costs of ongoing operations in Kosovo. I believe the administration request was around $5 billion. As the chairman of the committee stated on the floor yesterday, we will very likely need to act later this year on another supplemental bill to pay for continued offensive operations against Serbia or to enforce a peace agreement and protect the Kosovars who return home. Why, then, would we want to cut funding from this bill that would be needed to carry out these operations into the next fiscal year? Why wouldn't we instead cut some of the $5 billion in pork barrel spending that has been put in this bill principally for the benefit of Members and their constituents? Here is the list of unrequested programs included in the bill that I have accumulated. I ask unanimous consent that this list of unrequested and unwanted projects be printed in the Record at this time. There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Department of Defense appropriation bill for fiscal year 2000, objectionable provisions [In millions of dollars] OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Army Fort Wainwright utilidors........................................... $7 Air Battle Captain Helo. Flight Training Program....................1.2 Joint Assessment Neurological Examination Equip.....................1.5 Army Conservation and Ecosystem Management.......................... 3 BOS-Dugway Proving Ground, Utah..................................... 5 UC-35A Basing and Sustainment......................................17.8 Rock Island Bridge Repairs.......................................... 5 Fort Des Moines--Historic OCS Memorial.............................. 2 Directive Report Language: Directs the Army to consider conveying firefighting equipment to the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority and the City of Bayonne; Recommends that Rock Island Arsenal be included as a priority facility for the Department's Total Asset Visibility Implementation Plan. Navy Operational Meteorology and Oceanography............................ 10 Shipyard Apprentice Program......................................... 12 Ship Depot Operations Support, Phila. Naval Shipyard................ 23 Warfare Tactics PMRF facilities improvements........................ 5 UNOLS............................................................... 3 Professional Development/Education Asia Pacific Ctr.................1.7 Barrow landfill..................................................... 3 Directive Report Language: Directs the Navy to establish a pilot program for purpose of verifying cost savings that can be achieved through the use of a west coast propeller overhaul facility. Specifies characteristics that result in one possible candidate site. Marine Corps Initial Issue....................................................... 15 NBC Defense Equipment...............................................1.1 Air Force B-52 attrition reserve.............................................. 35 Civil Air Patrol Corporation.......................................12.5 University Partnering for Operational Support....................... 5 TACCSF upgrades..................................................... 10 Eielson utilidors...................................................9.9 Tinker and Altus base repairs....................................... 25 Defense-Wide DoDDS Math Teacher Leadership Program............................... .4 Technology innovation and teacher education......................... 5 OEA; Fitzsimmons Army Hospital...................................... 10 Charleston Macalloy site............................................ 10 OSD; Pacific Disaster Center operations............................. 4 Clara Barton Center, Pine Bluff.....................................1.3 Jefferson Project................................................... 5 Civil-Military Programs Youth Challenge....................................................62.5 Innovative readiness training....................................... 20 Starbase Youth Program.............................................. 6 National Guard and Reserve Directive Report Language: The Committee encourages the Army Reserve to expend resources on the Modern Burner Unit. Distance Learning Project........................................... 45 Addtional full-time support technicians............................. 26 School house support................................................ 10 Project Alert.......................................................3.2 Fort Belknap Training Range......................................... 2 Defense Systems Evaluation, White Sands Missile Range...............2.5 PROCUREMENT Aircraft, Army UC-35 aircraft (5).................................................. 27 UH-60 helicopter (11)...............................................175 AH-64 helicopter mods............................................... 45 C-12 airplane mods.................................................. 3 Kiowa Warrior helicopter mission trainer............................6.6 Kiowa Warrior switchable eyesafe laser rangefinder..................2.6 Aircraft survivability equipment: advanced threat infrared countermeasures/common missile warning system.....................8.1 Night Vision Imaging Systems........................................ 5 Aircrew integrated systems.......................................... 8 Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army Command and control vehicle......................................... 6 Heavy assault bridge mods..........................................15.5 MK-19 automatic grenada launcher.................................... 5 Items less than $5 million.......................................... 15 Ammunition Procurement, Army 40mm CTG............................................................ 8 60mm mortar......................................................... 9 120mm HE mortar CTG................................................. 3 120mm WP smoke CTG.................................................. 5 105mm CTG artillery................................................. 10 Wide area munitions................................................. 10 ARMS Initiative..................................................... 14 Other Procurement, Army Tactical trailers/dolly sets........................................ 6 Army Data Distribution System....................................... 15 SINCGARS family..................................................... 20 AN/TTC-56 warfighter information network (ACUS)..................... 40 Secure terminal equipment (ISSP)...................................12.5 Worldwide Technical Control Improvement Program (Multi-purpose Range Targetry Electronics).............................................5.1 Information systems................................................. 45 LTWT Video reconnaissance system....................................1.5 Firefinder radar system mods........................................8.1 Striker command and control system.................................. 10 LOGTECH Army Automatic Identification Technology (AIT).............. 5 Ribbon bridge equipment............................................13.5 Lightweight Maintenance Enclosure...................................3.2 Water purification system........................................... 3 Combat medical support equipment.................................... 4 Combat training centers support (incl. Ft. Polk).................... 10 Improved moving target simulator upgrade program....................3.5 Commercial Construction Equipment SLEP.............................. 8 Aircraft Procurement, Navy F/A-18E/F advance procurement (6)................................... 14 EA-6 aircraft transmitters.......................................... 25 EA-6 night vision devises........................................... 15 SH-60 helicopter AQS-13F............................................7.5 UH-1 helicopter infrared radar system............................... 10 UH-1 helicopter engine torque pressure system.......................2.5 P-3 aircraft AIP kits..............................................24.2 C-2A aircraft propeller............................................. 5 Common ground equipment direct support sqdrn, readiness training.... 3 High Pressure Pure Air Generator....................................2.5 Weapons Procurement, Navy BQM-74 aerial targets............................................... 30 Improved tactical air launched decoy (ITALD)........................ 20 Weapons industrial facilities.......................................7.7 MK-45 gun mount mods................................................ 28 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy LHD-8 advance procurement...........................................500 Other Procurement, Navy Other navigation equipment.......................................... 19 Items less than $5 million (Distance Learning)......................6.5 AN/BPS-15H surface search radar..................................... 8 AN/SPS-73 radar..................................................... 8 SSN acoustics.......................................................2.6 [[Page S6661]] JEDMICS............................................................. 9 Information Systems Security Program (ISSP).........................3.5 Passive sonobuoys................................................... 3 AN/SSQ-62........................................................... 3 AN-SSQ-101.......................................................... 3 Weapons Range Support Equipment..................................... 11 Retrofit OMNI IV/V night vision goggles............................18.1 NULKA anti-ship missile decoy....................................... 12 Procurement, Marine Corps LAV mortar test program sets........................................ 4 Tracked vehicle modification kits..................................60.5 K-Band test obscuration pairing system.............................. 2 Radio systems....................................................... 10 D-7G bulldozer...................................................... 10 Aircraft Procurement, Air Force F-16C/D (2)......................................................... 50 F-16C/D advance procurement (12).................................... 24 EC-130J (1)........................................................87.8 C-130J spares and mods.............................................24.2 F-15 E-Kit engine upgrades for Air National Guard................... 20 F-16 fuel tanks; oxygen generating systems; digital terrain system; theater airborne recon. system...................................34.5 C-17 maintenance trainer............................................3.5 C-12 spare parts.................................................... 5 Common support equip.: multi-platform boresight equip............... 10 Missile Procurement, Air Force Minuteman III mods.................................................. 40 Ammunition Procurement, Air Force Sensor Fuzed Weapon................................................. 8 Other Procurement, Air Force Combat training ranges: unmanned treat emitter...................... 28 C3 countermeasures.................................................. 5 Theater Deployable Communication.................................... 35 Radio equipment.....................................................3.7 Laser eye protection................................................2.4 Mechanized material handling equipment.............................. 10 Procurement, Defense-Wide Automatic Document Conversion System................................ 50 Patriot PAC-3 procurement........................................... 60 Chemical decontamination............................................ 5 National Guard and Reserve equipment................................300 RDTE ARMY Defense Research Sciences: Cold Regions Military Eng................1.0 University and Industry Research Centers: Basic Research In Counter Terrorism..............................15.0 Electro And Hyper Velocity Physics Research.......................3.0 Advanced And Interactive Displays.................................1.3 National Automotive Center..........................................3.0 Materials Technology: AAN Materials.................................2.5 Missile Technology: Scramjet Technologies.............................................2.0 Computational Fluid Dynamics......................................9.2 Modeling and Simulation Technology: Photonics.......................5.0 Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology: ``Smart Truck'' Initiative........................................3.5 Alternative Vehicle Propulsion...................................10.0 Chemical, Smoke, and Equipment Defeating Technology: Optical Spectroscopy......................................................2.0 Electronics and Electronic Devices: Hybrid Fuel Cell..................................................1.5 Improved High Rate Alkaline Cell..................................1.0 Low Cost Reusable Alkaline Manganese-Zinc.........................1.4 Re-Usable Coin Cells..............................................0.6 Lithium Carbon Monoflouride Coin Cells............................0.4 ``AA'' Zinc Air Battery...........................................0.7 Countermine Systems: Nonlinear Acoustic Technology..................1.0 Human Factors Engineering Technology: Emergency Medical Team Coordination......................................................3.4 Environmental Quality Technology: Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System (PEPS).............................8.0 Phyto-Remediation In Arid Lands...................................3.0 Texas Regional Institute for Env. Studies.........................1.0 Military Engineering Technology: University Partnering For Ops Support.............................3.0 Cold Regions R Medical Technology: Disaster Relief And Emergency Medical Services....................5.0 Center For Innovative Minimally Invasive Therapy.................10.0 Osteoporosis And Bone Disease.....................................2.5 Medical Advanced Technology: Center For Prostate Disease Research WRAMC........................7.5 Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator...................................1.0 Volume Angio CAT..................................................6.0 Joint Diabetes Project...........................................10.0 Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology: Future Combat Vehicle Development.................................5.0 Improved HMMWV Research...........................................8.0 Command, Control, Communications Advanced Technology: Innovative Sensor Enhancement And Integration...............................10.0 Manpower, Personnel and Training Advanced Technology: Army Aircrew Coordination Training.............................................3.0 Missile and Rocket Advanced Technology: Future Missile Technology Integration (FMTI)................................................5.0 Joint Service Small Arms Program: Objective Crew Served Weapon (OCSW)............................................................5.0 Advanced Tactical Computer Science and Sensor Technology: Digital Situation Mapboard................................................2.0 Army Missile Defense Systems Integration (DEM/VAL): Missile Defense Flight Experiment Support........................14.7 Tactical High Energy Laser.......................................15.0 Acoustic Technology Research......................................4.0 Radar Power Technology............................................4.0 Family Of Systems Simulators (Fossim).............................1.5 Small Fast ChemBio Detectors......................................1.0 SMDC Battlelab....................................................5.0 Armament Enhancement Initiative: XM 1007 Precision Guided Kinetic Energy Munition..................................................15.0 Aviation--Adv Dev: Virtual Cockpit Optimization.....................5.0 Medical Systems--Adv Dev: Combat Trauma Patient Simulation..........5.8 EW Development: ATIRCMS/CMWS........................................4.0 Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition (BAT): TACMS 2000.................10.0 Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System: JSTARS..............10.0 Weapons and Munitions--Eng Dev: Motar Anti-Personnel/Anti-Material (MAPAM)........................7.2 50 Caliber Quick Change Barrels...................................2.0 Sense and Destroy Armament Missile: Program Increase...............10.0 Firefinder: TBM Cueing..............................................7.9 Threat Simulator Development: Threat EO/IR Simulator............................................2.5 Threat Mine Simulator.............................................1.2 Virtual Threat Simulator..........................................4.0 Concepts Experimentation Program: Digital Information Technology Testbed...........................................................3.0 Army Test Ranges and Facilities: White Sands Missile Range..........7.5 DOD High Energy Laser Test Facility: HELSTF........................14.0 Munitions Standardization Effectiveness and Safety: Contained Detonation Technology...................................3.0 Bluegrass Army Depot..............................................2.5 Management Headquarters (R): Akamai research project.............23.0 Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs: M-1 Large Area Flat Panel Displays.......................................................... 8 Digitization: Fort Hood Digitization Research.......................2.0 Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2): FBCB2.........21.7 End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities: Instrumental Factory For Gears (INFAC)............................4.0 Totally Integrated Manufacturing Enterprise......................10.0 Directive Report Language: Directs the Army and Marine Corps to develop a plan, and report on its implementation, for including the Rock Island arsenal in all aspects of howitzer design, development and production. RDTE NAVY Air and Surface Launched Weapons Technology: Pulsed Detonation Engine Technology.................................................5.0 Ship, Submarine and Logistics Technology: Stainless Steel Double Hull..............................................................5.0 Marine Corps Landing Force Technology: Non-Traditional Military Operations........................................................5.0 Communications, Command and Control, Intel Surveillance: Hyperspectral Research............................................4.0 UESA Signal Processing Support....................................5.0 Human Systems Technology: Coastal Cancer Control (MUSC).....................................5.0 Retinal Pigment Laser Damage......................................0.2 Materials, Electronics and Computer Technology: Heatshield Research...............................................2.0 Thermal Management Materials......................................2.0 Photomagnetic Material Research...................................0.5 Silicon Carbide For Electronic Power Devices......................2.0 Innovative Communications Materials..............................2.25 Advanced Material Processing Center...............................5.0 ADPICAS..........................................................1.15 Electronic Warfare Technology: Free Electron Laser..............................................10.0 Waveform Generator................................................3.0 [[Page S6662]] Oceanographic and Atmospheric Technology: Distributed Marine- Environment Forecast System.......................................2.4 Undersea Warfare Weaponry Technology: Computational Eng. Design.........................................3.5 SAUVIM............................................................1.5 Surface Ship and Submarine HM Advanced Technology: Composite Helo Hangar.............................................5.0 Reconfigurable Ship Simulation....................................2.5 Power Node Control Centers........................................3.0 Virtual Testbed For Advanced Electrical Systems...................5.0 Marine Corps Advanced Technology Demonstration (ADT): BURRO.............................................................5.0 Advanced Light Weight Grenade.....................................1.0 Project Albert....................................................4.0 Vehicle Technology Demo...........................................1.0 Medical Development (Advanced): Naval Dental Research Institute...................................3.0 Prostate Cancer Immuno- therapy...................................1.5 Manpower, Personnel and Training Adv Tech Dev: Integrated Manufacturing Studies..................................3.0 T-Star............................................................1.5 Environmental Quality and Logistics Advanced Technology: Visualization Of Technical Information (VTI)......................3.0 Navy Technical Information Presentation System: Joint Experimentation..................................................15.0 Undersea Warfare Advanced Technology: Terfenol-D....................2.5 Mine and Expeditionalary Warfare Advanced Technology: Ocean Modeling9.0 Advanced Technology Transition: Low Observable Stack.............................................10.0 Vector Thrusted Dusted Propeller..................................6.0 Advanced Trailer Research.........................................6.0 Mine Countermeasures Ship........................................12.0 C3 Advanced Technology: National Technology Alliance...............10.0 Surface and Shallow Ater Mine Countermeasures: Integrated Combat Weapons Systems (ICWS)...........................................18.0 Shipboard System Component Development: Advanced Water Jet Technology........................................................2.0 Pilot Fish..........................................................2.5 Advanced Submarine System Development: Enhanced Performance Motor Brush.............................................................2.3 Ship Concept Advanced Design: STEP Development--Navy CAE Technology.2.0 Advanced Surface Machinery Systems: Naval Ship Survivability........2.5 Combat Systems Integration: Common Command And Decision Systems.....5.0 Cooperative Engagement: CEC Space..................................15.0 Environmental Protection: Asbestos Conversion Pilot Program.........4.0 Land Attack Technology: Continuous Processor, NSWC..................6.3 Land Attack Technology: Extended Range Guided Munition.............. 10 Non-Lethal Weapons--Dem/Val:........................................ Innovation Initiatives..............................................3.0 Space and Electronic Warfare (SEW) Arch/Eng Support: NAVCIITI.......4.0 Other Helo Development: Sentient Sensors..................................................1.0 Parametric Airborne Dipping Sonar................................15.0 H-1 Upgrades: EMD Program..........................................26.6 Aircrew Systems Development: Aircrew Systems........................3.5 Surface Combatant Combat System Engineering: AEGIS Interoperability25.0 Airborne MCM: CH-60 Upgrades........................................2.0 Air Control: ECARS..................................................7.0 Enhanced Modular Signal Processor: ARCI/MPP........................11.0 Swath (Small Waterplane are Twin Hull) Oceanographic Ship: SWATH....9.0 New Design SSN: Non-propulsion Electronic Systems..................10.0 Ship Contract Design/Live Fire T: Smart Propulsor Product Model...2.0 Ship Self Defense--EMD: NULKA.......................................4.4 Distributed Surveillance System: Advanced Deployable System........22.0 Major T Investment................................................5.0 Marine Corps Program Wide Support: ChemBio Individual Sampler (CBIS).................................4.8 Consequence Management Information System (CMIS)..................1.2 Small Unit Biological Detector (SUBD).............................4.0 F-18 Squadrons: Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System..................5.0 Consolidated Training Systems Development: Battle Force Tactical Training System (BFTT)............................................7.5 Surface ASW Combat System Integration: High Dyn. Range, Towed Array Rec. & Sonar......................................................8.0 Navy Science Assistance Program: Lash.............................................................12.0 Airship/LASH Study for Range Enhancements.........................1.0 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems: Hyperspectral Modular Upgrades.....4.0 Modeling and Simulation Support: SPAWAR Modeling and Simulation Initiative........................................................3.0 Industrial Preparedness Mantech....................................10.0 RDTE AIR FORCE Defense Research Sciences: National Solar Observatory..............0.65 Materials: Structural Monitoring of Aging Aircraft...........................1.5 Friction Stir Welding.............................................2.0 Thermal Management For Space Structures...........................2.5 Titanium Matrix Composites........................................2.2 Materials--High Temperature Ceramic Fibers........................2.4 Resin Systems For AF Engine Applications..........................2.0 Metals Affordability Initiative Consortium........................9.0 Electrochem Fatigue Sensor Dev & Field Use Tests..................3.0 Human Effectiveness Applied Research: Solid Electrolyte Oxygen Separator................................6.0 Behavioral Science Res Under AFRL.................................5.1 Aerospace Proulsion: High Thermal Stability Fuel Technology............................1.0 KC-135 Variable Displacement Vane Pump............................4.0 High Power, Advanced Low Mass Systems Prototype...................6.0 More Electric Aircraft Program....................................3.0 Thermophotovoltaic (TPV)..........................................2.0 ISSES/AFRL......................................................0.775 Hypersonic Technology Program: Restore Hypersonic And High Speed Propulsion.......................................................16.0 Phillips Lab Exploratory Development: HAARP............................................................10.0 Radio Frequency Applications Development..........................5.0 Tropo-Weather.....................................................2.5 Space Survivability...............................................0.6 HIS Spectral Sensing..............................................0.8 Command, Control and Communications: Electromagnetic Technology.....9.3 Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems: Composite Space Launch Payload Dispensers................................................4.5 Aerospace Structures: Polymeric Foam Core...........................4.0 Aerospace Propulsion and Power Technology: More Electric Aircraft Program..........................................................0.25 Personnel Training and Simulation Technology: Behaviorial Science Research & AFRL...................................................1.8 Crew Systems and Personnel Protection Technology: Helmet Mounted Visual System Comp. & Mini-CRT.....................5.0 Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVG).............................3.0 Advanced Spacecraft Technology: Scorpius............................5.0 MSTRS: Upper Stage Flight Experiment....................................15.0 Space Maneuver Vehicles..........................................25.0 Advanced Weapons Technology: Laser Spark Missile Countermeasures Program.......................5.0 Field Laser, Radar Upgrades.......................................6.0 Environmental Engineering Technology: E-Smart Environmental Monitoring Tool...................................................5.0 Space Control Technology: Program Increase..........................5.0 Joint Strike Fighter: Alternative Engine Development...............15.0 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Dem/Val): Quick Reaction Launch Demonstration Under RSLP.........................................19.2 Space Based Laser: SBL Plan, Eng. And Design Of SBL Test Facility..10.0 B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber: B-2 Upgrades And Maintainability Enhancements.....................................................37.0 EW Development: Precision And Location & ID Prog. (PLAID) Upgrade..10.0 Submunitions: 3-D Advanced Track Acquisition And Imaging System.....4.5 Life Support Systems: Life Support Systems..........................2.5 Computer Resource Technology Transition (CRTT): Asset Software Re- Use Program.......................................................2.8 Major T Investment: MARIAH II Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Program......6.0 Program Reduction: Big Crow Program Office..........................5.0 Space Test Program (STP): Micro Satellite Technology...............10.0 F-16 Squadrons: ADV Identification Friend Or Foe (AIFF) For F-16....6.0 [[Page S6663]] F-117A Squadrons: Pre-EMD And EMD Efforts On Block 3 Upgrades......20.0 Compass Cass: TRACS-F Upgrade.......................................8.0 Theater Air Control Systems: Theater Air Control Systems (TACS).....6.0 Theater Battle Management (TBM) C41: Theater Battle Management Core Systems...........................................................5.0 Cobra Ball: Advanced Airborne Sensor................................4.0 Information Systems Security Program: Lighthouse Cyber Security Program..........................................................10.0 Airborne Reconnaissance Systems: JSAF LBSS And HBSS................10.0 Manned Reconnaissance Systems: Prototype Pre-Processor...........................................4.5 U-2 Dual Data-Link II Upgrade.....................................8.0 Industrial Preparedness: Nickel-Metal Hydride Replacement Battery For F-16.........................................................1.33 Productivity, Reliability, Availability, Maintain, Program OFC: Aging Aircraft Extension Program..................................7.0 Blade Repair Facility.............................................7.0 Support Systems Development: Integrated Maintenance Data Systems....9.0 DEFENSE-WIDE, RDT Support Technologies--Applied Research: Wide Band Gap Materials..........................................14.0 POAP..............................................................8.0 Laser Communications Experiment...................................3.0 Support Technologies--Advanced Technology Dev. Atmospheric Interceptor Technology (AIT).........................30.0 Excalibur...........................................................5.0 Scorpius..........................................................5.0 Silicon Thick Film Mirror Coatings................................2.0 Joint Theater Missile Defense Program: Liquid Surrogate Target Development Program.......................5.0 PMRF TMD Upgrades................................................10.0 Optical-Electro Sensors...........................................5.0 Kauai Test Facility...............................................4.0 BMD Technical Operations: SMDC Adv. Research Center.................3.0 Threat and Countermeasures: Comprehensive Advanced Radar Technology...........................4.0 Phase IV of Long Range Missile Feasibility........................3.0 Patriot PAC-3 Theater Missile Defense Acquisition-EMD: Program Cost Growth..........................................................152.0 OTHER ADJUSTMENTS Defense Research Sciences: Spectral Hole Burning Applications.......2.0 University Research Initiatives: Anticorrosion Studies.............................................1.5 Advanced High Yield Software Development..........................1.5 Active Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor Research Program Chemical And Biological Defense Programs: Chemical And Biological Detection Programs..........................................................4.0 Medical Free Electron Laser.......................................2.281 Re-Use Technology Adoption Program.................................. 3 Chemical And Biological Defense Program: Chemical And Biological Detection Programs...............................................10.0 Tactical Technology: CEROS.......................................... 7 Integrated Command And Control Technology: High Definition System (HDS)............................................................10.0 Fabrication of 3-D Micro Structures................................. 2 Biodegradable Plastics..............................................1.5 Strategic Materials................................................. 2 WMD Related Technology: Thermionics.......................................................3.0 Nuclear Weapons Effects...........................................7.0 Deep Digger.......................................................5.0 Explosives Demilitarization Technology: Explosives Demilitarization Technology........................................................7.0 Counter Terror Technical Support: Facial Recognition Technology.....................................3.0 Testing Of Air Blast And Improvised Explosives....................4.0 Special Technical Support: Complex Systems Development..............5.0 Verification Technology Demonstration: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Verification......................................................1.5 Generic Logistics R Technology Demonstrations: Microelectronics..................................................3.0 Computer Assisted Technology Transfer.............................6.0 Strategic Environmental Research Program: Biosystems Technology.....6.0 Cooperative DOD/VA Medical Research................................10.0 Advanced Electronics Technologies: Change Detection Technology....................................... 3 Defense Techlink..................................................1.5 Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices................... 4 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations: Magnetic Bearing Cooling Turbine...........................................................4.0 High Performance Computing Modernization Program: Multi Thread Arch. System For High Per. Modem.....................4.0 High Performance Visualization Center.............................3.0 Large Millimeter Telescope.......................................... 2 Joint Wargaming Simulations Management Office: Synthetic Range Study1.0 Joint Robotics Program: Lightweight Robotic Vehicles................5.0 Advanced Sensor Applications Program: HAARP.............................................................5.0 Solid State Dye Laser Applications................................6.0 CALS Initiative: CALS--Integrated Date Environment (IDE)............4.0 Chemical and Biological Defense program--Dem/Val: Bioadhesion Research To Combat Biological Warfare.................2.0 M93 Al For Chemical Simulation Training Suites....................5.0 Humanitarian Demining: Demining Technologies For Unexploded Land Mines.............................................................3.0 Joint Robotics Program EMD: Vehicle Teleoperations..................5.0 Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization: Support Jamming AOA..............................................................10.0 Defense Technology Analysis: Commodity MGT System Consolidation.....5.0 Information Systems Security Program: Trusted Rubix Database Guard..1.8 Defense Imagery and Mapping Program: Pacific Imagery Program for Exploitations.........................2.8 NIMA View Joint Mapping Tool......................................8.0 Defense Reconnaissance Support Activities (Space): Pacific Disaster Center............................................................6.0 Defense Health Program Operation and Maintenance: Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership............................1.4 Graduate School of Nursing........................................2.3 Tri-Service Nursing Research Program..............................6.0 Pacific Island Health Care........................................ 5 Center for Disaster Management....................................5.0 Military Health Services Information Management................... 10 Brown Tree Snakes................................................. 1 PACMEDNET, Hawaii................................................12.0 Automated Clinical Practice Guidelines............................7.5 Outcome Driven Health Care and Info Systems.......................6.0 Research, development, test and evaluation: Breast Cancer Research Program..................................175.0 Prostate Cancer Research Program.................................75.0 Acute lung injury, advanced soft tissue modeling, alcohol abuse prevention, alcoholism, brain injury, childhood asthma, cognitive neuroscience, diabetes, digital mammography imaging, disease management demonstration, enzymatic wound disinfectants, neurofibromatosis, osteoporosis and bone disease, ovarian cancer, polynitroxylated hemoglobin, smoking cessation, stem cell, tissue regeneration research.............................50.0 Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities National Guard counterdrug support, New Jersey.....................20.0 Gulf States counterdrug computer upgrades in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana & Mississippi..........................................10.0 Marijuana eradication...............................................6.0 Counterdrug intelligence and infrastructure support................50.0 R-OTHR radar study..................................................1.0 Northeast Regional Counterdrug Training Center......................2.0 Counternarcotics Center at Hammer...................................8.0 __________ Total........................................................4.887B Some Examples of Protectionist Legislation ``Buy American'' anchor chains. ``Buy American'' carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate. ``Buy American'' ball and roller bearings. ``Buy American'' computers. ``Buy American'' coal for municipal district heat, Germany. ``Buy American'' food, speciality metals, hand tools, measuring tools, clothing, and fabrics (Berry Amendment). bill language Operations and Maintenance, Army Not less than $355 million shall be available only for conventional ammunition care and maintenance. Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a contract for an LHD-1 Amphibious Assault Ship which shall be funded on an incremental basis. Chemical Agents and Munition Destruction, Army $1 million shall be available until expended each year only for a Johnston Atoll off-island leave program. [[Page S6664]] Intelligence Community Management Account $27 million shall be transferred to the Department of Justice for the National Drug Intelligence Center. Kaho' olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund: $35 million. Section 8022: $500,000 shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capitol Region. Section 8029: Prohibition on the use of funds to reduce or disestablish the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, Keesler Air Force Base. Section 8033: $26.4 million shall be available only for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation. Section 8070: Restrictive employment practices for contractors that could increase the cost of the work to be performed. Section 8071: The Army shall use the former George Air Force Base as the airhead for the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. Section 8083: Authorizes the Defense Department to waive reimbursement costs associated with the conduct of seminars, conferences and other activities at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Section 8098: Authorizes $255,333 for payment to Trans World Airlines to replace lost and canceled Treasury checks. Section 8103: $5 million shall be transferred to the Department of Transportation to realign railroad track on Elmendorf Air Force Base. Section 8105: Requires procurement of malt beverages and wine sold by nonappropriated fund activities of the Defense Department from commercial entities within the state in which the military installation resides. Section 8107: Amends the Communications Act with respect to the bidding process involving the sale of the frequency spectrum. Mandates such bidding process be initiated during fiscal year 1999. Section 8108: Reduces the amount available for national defense by $3.1 billion. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, it totals $5 billion. Self-restraint in fiduciary matters is a virtue, especially for a party that rose to majority status with the promise of reducing this type of practice. But every year it is the same old story: More money for NULKA antiship decoy systems; more money for the plethora of laser projects that have proliferated at every lab in the country; more money for unrequested and unneeded aircraft; more money for automatic grenade launchers--we have got to have a stockpile of these things that will last forever--more money for research into double-hull technology, which shipbuilders are supposed to provide themselves per the requirements of the Oil Pollution Prevention Act. There are millions every year for hyperspectral research that is not requested by the military. Earmarks like the one that requires the Army and Marine Corps to make the Rock Island arsenal the center of all future design, development and production activities related to artillery do not represent good public policy. What is it that forces us to designate Rock Island arsenal as a center for this? That's not public policy. Medical research and environmental matters unrelated to combat ought to be carefully scrutinized when funded in the defense budget. We do just the opposite: we use the defense budget to fund pet projects that should be funded through nondefense agencies in nondefense spending bills. Osteoporosis is a serious problem, but in the defense budget? $3 million to fund phyto-remediation research and arid lands? In the defense budget? How can we take ourselves seriously--how can the public take us seriously, when we demonstrate absolutely no willingness to curtail the very spending practices that put this country so heavily in debt? At the very time a consensus has formed around the proposition that the armed forces are being stretched perilously thin, a situation that will get worse when we send more than a brigade's worth of ground forces into Kosovo, it is incumbent upon those of us elected to represent the interests of the nation that we act with a modicum of self-restraint where the public treasure is concerned. Failing to do so will not only damage the treasure, it will most assuredly cost lives. This is, after all, national defense. Let's review some recent examples of readiness shortcomings, shortcomings that the Joint Chiefs of Staff have repeatedly emphasized pose a serious threat to both near and long-term readiness: The nuclear carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) recently deployed to the Persian Gulf and Kosovo, undermanned by some 800 sailors. We are losing pilots to the commercial airlines faster than we can train them. The Navy has one-half the F/A-18 pilots, one-third of the S-3 pilots, and only one-quarter of the EA-6B pilots it needs. Only 26 percent of the Air Force pilots have committed to stay beyond their current service agreement. The Army says that five of its ten divisions lack enough majors, captains, senior enlisted personnel, tankers and gunners. Again, the world watches as the Air Force's main bomber, the B-52, once again is called to duty to delivery air launched cruise missiles in combat. How many times has the Air Force called upon this 40-year old workhorse to deliver devastating firepower? The B-52 bomber was already old when I saw it fly in Vietnam, and yet the Air Force plan will carry the current bomber fleet through the next 40 years, with a replacement to the B-52 tentatively planned in 2037. The Navy is struggling to maintain a fleet of 300 ships, down from over 500 in the early 1990s. The fiscal year 2000 budget will not support a Navy of even 200 ships. The Marine Corps saves money in spare parts by retreading light trucks and Humvees, so as to afford small arms ammunition for forward deployed Marines. Mr. President, the cumulative effect of these types of readiness problems will most assuredly translate into higher risks for the young men and women we send into harm's way to defend us and our country. Mr. President, I understand what is going on here. We have a problem, and that is the existence of stringent budget caps designed to keep government spending in check. I support those who are resisting the urge to bust the budget by exceeding the spending allowed by the 1997 budget agreement. I also understand that the Appropriations Committee has to balance the interests of those who favor domestic spending over defense spending, and I realize that compromises have to be made. But we shouldn't be stuffing appropriations bills, defense or otherwise, full of pork-barrel spending. And we shouldn't be cutting defense, like this bill does, to set aside money to cover the excess pork-barrel spending that will inevitably show up in other domestic appropriations bills later in the process. And I would just like to make the point that the money that was taken from this bill for later pork-barrel spending could just as easily be reallocated back into this bill, when this amendment is adopted. We shouldn't be jeopardizing the readiness of our Armed Forces by cutting high-priority funding just to stay within the budget caps. We should do the right th