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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001


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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
(Senate - July 14, 2000)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6871-S6982] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 On July 13, 2000, the Senate amended and passed H.R. 4205, as follows: Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4205) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 107. Defense health programs. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain programs. Sec. 112. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation. Sec. 113. Rapid intravenous infusion pumps. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 124. ADC(X) ship program. Sec. 125. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the CVN-69 nuclear aircraft carrier. Sec. 126. Remanufactured AV-8B aircraft. Sec. 127. Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Repeal of requirement for annual report on B-2 bomber aircraft program. Sec. 132. Conversion of AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction technologies. Sec. 142. Integrated bridge systems for naval systems special warfare rigid inflatable boats and high-speed assault craft. Sec. 143. Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds for procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Additional authorization for research, development, test, and evaluation on weathering and corrosion of aircraft surfaces and parts. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment. Sec. 212. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling. Sec. 213. DD-21 class destroyer program. Sec. 214. F-22 aircraft program. Sec. 215. Joint strike fighter program. Sec. 216. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Sec. 217. Unmanned advanced capability aircraft and ground combat vehicles. Sec. 218. Army space control technology development. Sec. 219. Russian American Observation Satellites program. Sec. 220. Joint biological defense program. Sec. 221. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and development programs. Sec. 222. Technologies for detection and transport of pollutants attributable to live-fire activities. Sec. 223. Acoustic mine detection. Sec. 224. Operational technologies for mounted maneuver forces. Sec. 225. Air logistics technology. Sec. 226. Precision Location and Identification Program (PLAID). Sec. 227. Navy Information Technology Center and Human Resource Enterprise Strategy. Sec. 228. Joint Technology Information Center Initiative. Sec. 229. Ammunition risk analysis capabilities. Sec. 230. Funding for comparisons of medium armored combat vehicles. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 241. Mobile offshore base. Sec. 242. Air Force science and technology planning. Sec. 243. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships for purposes of encouraging scientific study. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. [[Page S6872]] Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 311. Impact aid for children with disabilities. Sec. 312. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams. Sec. 313. Weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Sec. 314. Demonstration project for Internet access and services in rural communities. Sec. 315. Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) sites. Sec. 316. Mounted Urban Combat Training site, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Sec. 317. MK-45 overhaul. Sec. 318. Industrial mobilization capacity at Government-owned, Government-operated Army ammunition facilities and arsenals. Sec. 319. Close-in weapon system overhauls. Sec. 320. Spectrum data base upgrades. Subtitle C--Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Sec. 321. Increased authority to provide health care services as humanitarian and civic assistance. Sec. 322. Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and allowances of Special Operations Command Reserves furnishing demining training and related assistance as humanitarian assistance. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities Sec. 331. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and manufacturing support programs. Sec. 332. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 333. Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence and ammunition plants. Sec. 334. Revision of authority to waive limitation on performance of depot-level maintenance. Sec. 335. Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United States arsenals. Subtitle E--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Environmental restoration accounts. Sec. 342. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance violations. Sec. 343. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Sec. 344. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental compliance violations at certain Department of Defense facilities. Sec. 345. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia. Sec. 346. Environmental restoration activities. Sec. 347. Ship disposal project. Sec. 348. Report on Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information Management program. Sec. 349. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 361. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of certain military aircraft and equipment. Sec. 362. Realistic budgeting for readiness requirements of the Army. Sec. 363. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit end items and secondary items. Sec. 364. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical weapons storage installations. Sec. 365. Congressional notification of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system entering engineering and manufacturing development. Sec. 366. Monitoring of value of performance of Department of Defense functions by workforces selected from between public and private workforces. Sec. 367. Suspension of reorganization of Naval Audit Service. Sec. 368. Investment of commissary trust revolving fund. Sec. 369. Economic procurement of distilled spirits. Sec. 370. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army. Sec. 371. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica reactivity. Sec. 372. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft. Sec. 373. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at Johnston Atoll. Sec. 374. Review of costs of maintaining historical properties. Sec. 375. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression. Sec. 376. Overseas airlift service on civil reserve air fleet aircraft. Sec. 377. Defense travel system. Sec. 378. Review of AH-64 aircraft program. Sec. 379. Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 380. Postponement of implementation of Defense Joint Accounting System (DJAS) pending analysis of the system. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians. Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths Sec. 421. Suspension of strength limitations during war or national emergency. Sec. 422. Exclusion of certain reserve component members on active duty for more than 180 days from active component end strengths. Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general. Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve personnel serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in certain grades. Sec. 425. Temporary exemption of Director of the National Security Agency from limitations on number of Air Force officers above major general. Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army Reserve colonels and brigadier generals for position vacancy promotions. Sec. 502. Promotion zones for Coast Guard Reserve officers. Sec. 503. Time for release of officer promotion selection board reports. Sec. 504. Clarification of authority for posthumous commissions and warrants. Sec. 505. Inapplicability of active-duty list promotion, separation, and involuntary retirement authorities to reserve general and flag officers serving in certain positions designated for reserve officers by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sec. 506. Review of actions of selection boards. Sec. 507. Extension to all Air Force biomedical sciences officers of authority to retain until specified age. Sec. 508. Termination of application requirement for consideration of officers for continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. Sec. 509. Technical corrections relating to retired grade of reserve commissioned officers. Sec. 510. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of National Guard components. Sec. 511. Contingent exemption from limitation on number of Air Force officers serving on active duty in grades above major general. Subtitle B--Joint Officer Management Sec. 521. Joint specialty designations and additional identifiers. Sec. 522. Promotion objectives. Sec. 523. Education. Sec. 524. Length of joint duty assignment. Sec. 525. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 526. Multiple assignments considered as single joint duty assignment. Sec. 527. Joint duty requirement for promotion to one-star grades. Subtitle C--Education and Training Sec. 541. Eligibility of children of Reserves for Presidential appointment to service academies. Sec. 542. Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at service academies. Sec. 543. Repeal of contingent funding increase for Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Sec. 544. Revision of authority for Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class tuition assistance program. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Recruiting Sec. 551. Army recruiting pilot programs. Sec. 552. Enhancement of the joint and service recruitment market research and advertising programs. Sec. 553. Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes. Subtitle E--Military Voting Rights Act of 2000 Sec. 561. Short title. Sec. 562. Guarantee of residency. Sec. 563. State responsibility to guarantee military voting rights. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 571. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to certain specified persons. [[Page S6873]] Sec. 572. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to certain persons. Sec. 573. Ineligibility for involuntary separation pay upon declination of selection for continuation on active duty. Sec. 574. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments. Sec. 575. Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain Charles Butler McVay, Commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, and on the courageous service of its crew. Sec. 576. Senior officers in command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Sec. 577. Verbatim records in special courts-martial. Sec. 578. Management and per diem requirements for members subject to lengthy or numerous deployments. Sec. 579. Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts. Sec. 580. Preparation, participation, and conduct of athletic competitions and small arms competitions by the National Guard and members of the National Guard. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001. Sec. 602. Corrections for basic pay tables. Sec. 603. Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty. Sec. 604. Clarification of service excluded in computation of creditable service as a Marine Corps officer. Sec. 605. Calculation of basic allowance for housing. Sec. 606. Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance for housing while on sea duty. Sec. 607. Personal money allowance for the senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 608. Increased uniform allowances for officers. Sec. 609. Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and allowance for clothing of enlisted members. Sec. 610. Special subsistence allowance for members eligible to receive food stamp assistance. Sec. 610A. Restructuring of basic pay tables for certain enlisted members. Sec. 610B. Basic allowance for housing. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical and dental officers. Sec. 615. Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard. Sec. 616. Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy officers. Sec. 617. Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians. Sec. 618. Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of health professional officers of the Armed Forces. Sec. 619. Career sea pay. Sec. 620. Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay. Sec. 621. Expansion of applicability of authority for critical skills enlistment bonus to include all Armed Forces. Sec. 622. Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other reserves not on active duty to receive special duty assignment pay. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and dependents. Sec. 632. Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less than average weights. Sec. 633. Expansion of funded student travel. Sec. 634. Benefits for members not transporting personal motor vehicles overseas. Subtitle D--Retirement Benefits Sec. 641. Exception to high-36 month retired pay computation for members retired following a disciplinary reduction in grade. Sec. 642. Automatic participation in reserve component Survivor Benefit Plan unless declined with spouse's consent. Sec. 643. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan. Sec. 644. Retirement from active reserve service after regular retirement. Sec. 645. Same treatment for Federal judges as for other Federal officials regarding payment of military retired pay. Sec. 646. Policy on increasing minimum survivor benefit plan basic annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older. Sec. 647. Survivor benefit plan annuities for survivors of all members who die on active duty. Sec. 648. Family coverage under servicemembers' group life insurance. Sec. 649. Fees paid by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 650. Computation of survivor benefits. Sec. 651. Equitable application of early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians. Sec. 652. Concurrent payment to surviving spouses of disability and indemnity compensation and annuities under Survivor Benefit Plan. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 661. Reimbursement of recruiting and ROTC personnel for parking expenses. Sec. 662. Extension of deadline for filing claims associated with capture and internment of certain persons by North Vietnam. Sec. 663. Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and for retired pay. Sec. 664. Eligibility of certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Sec. 665. Authority to pay gratuity to certain veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. Sec. 666. Concurrent payment of retired pay and compensation for retired members with service-connected disabilities. Sec. 667. Travel by reserves on military aircraft to and from locations outside the continental United States for inactive-duty training. Sec. 668. Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring injury, illness, or disease in the performance of funeral honors duty. Sec. 669. Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental food program. Sec. 670. Modification of time for use by certain members of the Selected Reserve of entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 671. Recognition of members of the Alaska Territorial Guard as veterans. Sec. 672. Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to assist. Sec. 673. Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps approved for promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War II. Subtitle F--Education Benefits Sec. 681. Short title. Sec. 682. Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 683. Participation of additional members of the Armed Forces in Montgomery GI Bill program. Sec. 684. Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty training and education. Sec. 685. Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected Reserve of entitlement to certain educational assistance. Subtitle G--Additional Benefits For Reserves and Their Dependents Sec. 691. Sense of Congress. Sec. 692. Travel by Reserves on military aircraft. Sec. 693. Billeting services for Reserve members traveling for inactive duty training. Sec. 694. Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement points that may be credited in any year. Sec. 695. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component members following release from active duty. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE Subtitle A--Senior Health Care Sec. 701. Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS upon the attainment of 65 years of age. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program in CONUS. Sec. 712. Elimination of copayments for immediate family. Sec. 713. Improvement in business practices in the administration of the TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE program. Sec. 715. Enhancement of access to TRICARE in rural States. Subtitle C--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 721. Tracking patient safety in military and veterans health care systems. Sec. 722. Pharmaceutical identification technology. Sec. 723. Medical informatics. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 731. Permanent authority for certain pharmaceutical benefits. Sec. 732. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS beneficiaries. Sec. 733. Medical and dental care for Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents. Sec. 734. School-required physical examinations for certain minor dependents. Sec. 735. Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for surviving dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 736. Extension of authority for contracts for medical services at locations outside medical treatment facilities. [[Page S6874]] Sec. 737. Transition of chiropractic health care demonstration program to permanent status. Sec. 738. Use of information technology for enhancement of delivery of administrative services under the Defense Health Program. Sec. 739. Patient care reporting and management system. Sec. 740. Health care management demonstration program. Sec. 741. Studies of accrual financing for health care for military retirees. Sec. 742. Augmentation of Army Medical Department by reserve officers of the Public Health Service. Sec. 743. Service areas of transferees of former uniformed services treatment facilities that are included in the uniformed services health care delivery system. Sec. 744. Blue ribbon advisory panel on Department of Defense policies regarding the privacy of individual medical records. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 801. Improvements in procurements of services. Sec. 802. Addition of threshold value requirement for applicability of a reporting requirement relating to multiyear contract. Sec. 803. Planning for the acquisition of information systems. Sec. 804. Tracking of information technology purchases. Sec. 805. Repeal of requirement for contractor assurances regarding the completeness, accuracy, and contractual sufficiency of technical data provided by the contractor. Sec. 806. Extension of authority for Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs. Sec. 807. Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. Sec. 808. Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review records of participants in certain prototype projects. Sec. 809. Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for assistance under the Mentor-Protege Program. Sec. 810. Navy-Marine Corps intranet acquisition. Sec. 811. Qualifications required for employment and assignment in contracting positions. Sec. 812. Defense acquisition and support workforce. Sec. 813. Financial analysis of use of dual rates for quantifying overhead costs at Army industrial facilities. Sec. 814. Revision of the organization and authority of the Cost Accounting Standards Board. Sec. 815. Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 816. Appropriate use of personnel experience and educational requirements in the procurement of information technology services. Sec. 817. Study of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 process. Sec. 818. Procurement notice through electronic access to contracting opportunities. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel. Sec. 902. Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for combating terrorism. Sec. 903. National Defense Panel 2001. Sec. 904. Quadrennial National Defense Panel. Sec. 905. Inspector General investigations of prohibited personnel actions. Sec. 906. Network centric warfare. Sec. 907. Additional duties for the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization. Sec. 908. Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses. Sec. 909. Organization and management of the Civil Air Patrol. Sec. 910. Responsibility for the National Guard Challenge Program. Sec. 911. Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home Board by Secretary of Defense. Sec. 912. Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds. Sec. 913. Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted for the Naval Academy. Sec. 914. Management of Navy research funds by Chief of Naval Research. Sec. 915. United States Air Force Institute of Technology. Sec. 916. Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the Department of Defense from public disclosure. Sec. 917. Coordination and facilitation of development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2000. Sec. 1003. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 2001. Sec. 1004. Annual OMB/CBO joint report on scoring of budget outlays. Sec. 1005. Prompt payment of contract vouchers. Sec. 1006. Repeal of certain requirements relating to timing of contract payments. Sec. 1007. Plan for prompt posting of contractual obligations. Sec. 1008. Plan for electronic submission of documentation supporting claims for contract payments. Sec. 1009. Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation costs. Sec. 1010. Repeal of certain provisions shifting certain outlays from one fiscal year to another. Sec. 1010A. Treatment of partial payments under service contracts. Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1011. Extension and increase of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1012. Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1013. Review of riverine counter-drug program. Subtitle C--Strategic Forces Sec. 1015. Revised nuclear posture review. Sec. 1016. Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of United States strategic nuclear forces. Sec. 1017. Correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems; authority to waive limitation. Sec. 1018. Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets. Sec. 1019. Sense of Senate on the maintenance of the strategic nuclear TRIAD. Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements Sec. 1021. Annual report of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on combatant command requirements. Sec. 1022. Semiannual report on Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1023. Preparedness of military installation first responders for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. Sec. 1024. Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment procurement and military construction for the reserve components in future-years defense programs. Sec. 1025. Management review of Defense Logistics Agency. Sec. 1026. Management review of Defense Information Systems Agency. Sec. 1027. Report on spare parts and repair parts program of the Air Force for the C-5 aircraft. Sec. 1028. Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the threat of biological terrorism. Sec. 1029. Report on global missile launch early warning center. Sec. 1030. Management review of working-capital fund activities. Sec. 1031. Report on submarine rescue support vessels. Sec. 1032. Reports on Federal Government progress in developing information assurance strategies. Subtitle E--Information Security Sec. 1041. Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information Protection. Sec. 1042. Information security scholarship program. Sec. 1043. Process for prioritizing background investigations for security clearances for Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1044. Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from public disclosure. Sec. 1045. Protection of operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 1051. Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 1052. Technical corrections. Sec. 1053. Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools in Puerto Rico. Sec. 1054. Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency services. Sec. 1055. Transit pass program for certain Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1056. Fees for providing historical information to the public. Sec. 1057. Access to criminal history record information for national security purposes. Sec. 1058. Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier. Sec. 1059. Donation of Civil War cannon. Sec. 1060. Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for Armed Forces post offices. Sec. 1061. Aerospace industry Blue Ribbon Commission. Sec. 1062. Report to Congress regarding extent and severity of child poverty. Sec. 1063. Improving property management. Sec. 1064. Sense of the Senate regarding tax treatment of members receiving special pay. Sec. 1065. Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of false claims. Sec. 1066. Sense of the Senate concerning long-term economic development aid for communities rebuilding from Hurricane Floyd. [[Page S6875]] Sec. 1067. Authority to provide headstones or markers for marked graves or otherwise commemorate certain individuals. Sec. 1068. Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1069. Student loan repayment programs. Sec. 1070. Sense of the Senate on the modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units. Sec. 1071. Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. Sec. 1072. Firefighter investment and response enhancement. Sec. 1073. Breast cancer stamp extension. Sec. 1074. Personnel security policies. Sec. 1075. Additional matters for annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of concern. Sec. 1076. National security implications of United States-China trade relationship. Sec. 1077. Secrecy policies and worker health. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY Sec. 1101. Computer/electronic accommodations program. Sec. 1102. Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency beneficial for United States national security interests. Sec. 1103. Increased number of positions authorized for the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. Sec. 1104. Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training for civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1105. Work safety demonstration program. Sec. 1106. Employment and compensation of employees for temporary organizations established by law or Executive order. Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1108. Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems. Sec. 1109. Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000. Sec. 1110. Leave for crews of certain vessels. Sec. 1111. Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense employees. Sec. 1112. Civilian personnel services public-private competition pilot program. Sec. 1113. Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for experimental personnel program for scientific and technical personnel. Sec. 1114. Clarification of personnel management authority under a personnel demonstration project. Sec. 1115. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1116. Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement. Sec. 1117. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement authority. Sec. 1118. Restrictions on payments for academic training. Sec. 1119. Strategic plan. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Sec. 1201. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1202. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor Iraqi weapons activities. Sec. 1203. Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support through acquisition and cross-servicing agreements. Sec. 1204. Western Hemisphere Institute for Professional Education and Training. Sec. 1205. Biannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping. Sec. 1206. Mutual assistance for monitoring test explosions of nuclear devices. Sec. 1207. Annual report on activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1208. Limitation on use of funds for construction of a Russian facility for the destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Program. Sec. 1210. Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers. Sec. 1211. Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and regional security issues. Sec. 1212. Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former naval vessel by Government of Greece. Sec. 1213. United States-Russian Federation joint data exchange center on early warning systems and notification of missile launches. Sec. 1214. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers. TITLE XIII--NAVY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO Sec. 1301. Assistance for economic growth on Vieques. Sec. 1302. Requirement for referendum on continuation of Navy training. Sec. 1303. Actions if training is approved. Sec. 1304. Requirements if training is not approved or mandate for referendum is vitiated. Sec. 1305. Exempt property. Sec. 1306. Moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan. Sec. 1307. Property transferred to Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 1308. Live Impact Area. TITLE XIV--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY REFORM Sec. 1401. Short title. Sec. 1402. Coordination of Federal information policy. Sec. 1403. Responsibilities of certain agencies. Sec. 1404. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1405. Effective date. TITLE XV--LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000 Sec. 1501. Short title. Sec. 1502. Findings. Sec. 1503. Definition of hate crime. Sec. 1504. Support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1505. Grant program. Sec. 1506. Authorization for additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement. Sec. 1507. Prohibition of certain hate crime acts. Sec. 1508. Duties of Federal Sentencing Commission. Sec. 1509. Statistics. Sec. 1510. Severability. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 projects. Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1999 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 project. Sec. 2108. Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Correction in authorized use of funds, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1990 project. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization for contribution to construction of airport tower, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 projects. Sec. 2704. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Joint use military construction projects. Sec. 2802. Exclusion of certain costs from determination of applicability of limitation on use of funds for improvement of family housing. Sec. 2803. Replacement of limitations on space by pay grade of military family housing with requirement for local comparability of military family housing. Sec. 2804. Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family housing. [[Page S6876]] Sec. 2805. Applicability of competition policy to alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2806. Provision of utilities and services under alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2807. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2808. Inclusion of readiness center in definition of armory for purposes of construction of reserve component facilities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for reports to Congress on real property transactions. Sec. 2812. Enhancements of military lease authority. Sec. 2813. Expansion of procedures for selection of conveyees under authority to convey utility systems. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment authorities without consideration under the base closure laws. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, Illinois. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Lieutenant General Malcolm Hay Army Reserve Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Colonel Harold E. Steele Army Reserve Center and Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington. Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, Casco Bay, Maine. Sec. 2853. Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland. Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Cutler, Maine. Sec. 2855. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property. Sec. 2856. Regarding land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington. Part IV--Defense Agencies Conveyances Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Farmers Branch, Texas. Part V--Other Conveyances Sec. 2881. Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2891. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2892. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sec. 2893. Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. Sec. 2894. Activities relating to the greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Sec. 2895. Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense environmental management privatization. Sec. 3105. Energy employees compensation initiative. Sec. 3106. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfer of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--National Nuclear Security Administration Sec. 3131. Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3132. Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 3133. Scope of authority of Secretary of Energy to modify organization of National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3134. Prohibition on pay of personnel engaged in concurrent service or duties inside and outside National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3135. Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3136. Future-years nuclear security program. Sec. 3137. Cooperative research and development of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3138. Construction of National Nuclear Security Administration operations office complex. Subtitle D--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3151. Processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy nuclear materials. Sec. 3152. Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Sec. 3153. Department of Energy defense nuclear nonproliferation programs. Sec. 3154. Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program. Sec. 3155. Employee incentives for employees at closure project facilities. Sec. 3156. Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Sec. 3157. Tank Waste Remediation System, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. Sec. 3158. Report on national ignition facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act Sec. 3161. Short title. Sec. 3162. Definitions. Sec. 3163. Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program. Sec. 3164. Small business advocacy and assistance. Sec. 3165. Technology partnerships ombudsman. Sec. 3166. Studies related to improving mission effectiveness, partnerships, and technology transfer at National Laboratories. Sec. 3167. Other transactions authority. Sec. 3168. Conformance with NNSA organizational structure. Sec. 3169. Arctic energy. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 3171. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3172. Updates of report on nuclear test readiness postures. Sec. 3173. Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. Sec. 3174. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3175. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants. Sec. 3176. Cooperative research and development agreements for Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories. Sec. 3177. Commendation of Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security. Sec. 3178. Adjustment of threshold requirement for submission of reports on advanced computer sales to Tier III foreign countries. Subtitle G--Russian Nuclear Complex Conversion Sec. 3191. Short title. Sec. 3192. Findings. Sec. 3193. Expansion and enhancement of Nuclear Cities Initiative. Sec. 3194. Sense of Congress on the establishment of a National Coordinator for Nonproliferation Matters. Sec. 3195. Definitions. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXIII--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3301. Minimum price of petroleum sold from the naval petroleum reserves. [[Page S6877]] Sec. 3302. Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sec. 3303. Land transfer and restoration. TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3402. Increased receipts under prior disposal authority. Sec. 3403. Disposal of titanium. TITLE XXXV--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Construction with other laws. Sec. 3503. Definitions. Sec. 3504. Expansion of list of beryllium vendors and means of establishing covered beryllium illnesses. Subtitle A--Beryllium, Silicosis, and Radiation Compensation Sec. 3511. Exposure to hazards in the performance of duty. Sec. 3512. Advisory board on radiation and worker health. Sec. 3513. Designation of additional members of the Special Exposure Cohort. Sec. 3514. Authority to provide compensation and other assistance. Sec. 3515. Alternative compensation. Sec. 3516. Submittal of claims. Sec. 3517. Adjudication and administration. Subtitle B--Exposure to Other Toxic Substances Sec. 3521. Definitions. Sec. 3522. Agreements with States. Subtitle C--General Provisions Sec. 3531. Treatment of compensation and benefits. Sec. 3532. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons. Sec. 3533. Limitation on right to receive benefits. Sec. 3534. Coordination of benefits--State workers' compensation. Sec. 3535. Coordination of benefits--Federal workers' compensation. Sec. 3536. Receipt of benefits--other statutes. Sec. 3537. Dual compensation--Federal employees. Sec. 3538. Dual compensation--other employees. Sec. 3539. Exclusivity of remedy against the United States, contractors, and subcontractors. Sec. 3540 Election of remedy against beryllium vendors and atomic weapons employers. Sec. 3541. Subrogation of the United States. Sec. 3542. Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. Sec. 3543. Effective date. Sec. 3544. Technical and conforming amendments. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 101. ARMY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Army as follows: (1) For aircraft, $1,749,662,000. (2) For missiles, $1,382,328,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $2,115,138,000. (4) For ammunition, $1,224,323,000. (5) For other procurement, $4,039,670,000. SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Navy as follows: (1) For aircraft, $8,685,958,000. (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $1,539,950,000. (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $12,900,076,000. (4) For other procurement, $3,378,311,000. (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,191,035,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $500,749,000. SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: (1) For aircraft, $9,968,371,000. (2) For ammunition, $666,808,000. (3) For missiles, $3,005,915,000. (4) For other procurement, $7,724,527,000. SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $2,203,508,000. SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the amount of $3,300,000. SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 the amount of $1,003,500,000 for-- (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $290,006,000. Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) Authority.--Beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear contracts for procurement of the following: (1) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles. (2) UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters. (3) CH-60S Seahawk helicopters. (b) Limitation for Bradley Fighting Vehicles.--The period for a multiyear contract entered into under subsection (a)(1) may not exceed the three consecutive program years beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year. (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 111 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 531) is amended by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 112. REPORTS AND LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ARMY TRANSFORMATION. (a) Report on Objective Force Development Process.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the process for developing the objective force in the transformation of the Army. The report shall include the following: (1) The operational environments envisioned for the objective force. (2) The threat assumptions on which research and development efforts for transformation of the Army into the objective force are based. (3) The potential operational and organizational concepts for the objective force. (4) The key performance parameters anticipated for the objective force and the operational requirements anticipated for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (5) The schedule of Army transformation activities through fiscal year 2012, together with-- (A) the projected funding requirements through that fiscal year for the research and development activities and the procurement activities; (B) the specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary to meet the funding requirements for Army transformation; and (C) a summary of the anticipated investments of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in programs designed to lead to the fielding of future combat systems for the objective force. (6) The joint warfighting requirements that will be supported by the fielding of the objective force, together with a description of the adjustments that are planned to be made in the war plans of the commanders of the regional unified combatant commands in relation to the fielding of the objective force. (7) The changes in lift requirements that result from the establishment and fielding of the combat brigades of the objective force. (8) The evaluation process that will be used to support decisionmaking on the course of the Army transformation, including a description of the operational evaluations and experimentation that will be used to validate the key performance parameters associated with the objective force and the operational requirements for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (b) Reports on Medium Armored Combat Vehicles for the Interim Brigade Combat Teams.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall develop and carry out a plan for comparing-- (A) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored combat vehicles selected for the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams; and (B) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory for the use of infantry battalions. (2) The plan shall provide for the costs and operational effectiveness of the two sets of vehicles to be determined on the basis of the results of an operational analysis that involves the participation of at least one infantry battalion that is fielded with medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory and is similar in organization to the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams. (3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall review the plan developed under paragraph (1) and submit the Director's comments on the plan to the Secretary of the Army. (4) Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under paragraph (1). The report shall include the following: (A) The plan. (B) The comments of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation on the plan. (C) A discussion of how the results of the operational analysis are to be used to guide future decisions on the acquisition of medium armored combat vehicles for additional interim brigade combat teams. (D) The specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary for fielding the interim brigade combat teams. [[Page S6878]] (5)(A) Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the comparison of costs

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Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6871-S6982] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 On July 13, 2000, the Senate amended and passed H.R. 4205, as follows: Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4205) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 107. Defense health programs. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain programs. Sec. 112. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation. Sec. 113. Rapid intravenous infusion pumps. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 124. ADC(X) ship program. Sec. 125. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the CVN-69 nuclear aircraft carrier. Sec. 126. Remanufactured AV-8B aircraft. Sec. 127. Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Repeal of requirement for annual report on B-2 bomber aircraft program. Sec. 132. Conversion of AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction technologies. Sec. 142. Integrated bridge systems for naval systems special warfare rigid inflatable boats and high-speed assault craft. Sec. 143. Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds for procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Additional authorization for research, development, test, and evaluation on weathering and corrosion of aircraft surfaces and parts. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment. Sec. 212. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling. Sec. 213. DD-21 class destroyer program. Sec. 214. F-22 aircraft program. Sec. 215. Joint strike fighter program. Sec. 216. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Sec. 217. Unmanned advanced capability aircraft and ground combat vehicles. Sec. 218. Army space control technology development. Sec. 219. Russian American Observation Satellites program. Sec. 220. Joint biological defense program. Sec. 221. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and development programs. Sec. 222. Technologies for detection and transport of pollutants attributable to live-fire activities. Sec. 223. Acoustic mine detection. Sec. 224. Operational technologies for mounted maneuver forces. Sec. 225. Air logistics technology. Sec. 226. Precision Location and Identification Program (PLAID). Sec. 227. Navy Information Technology Center and Human Resource Enterprise Strategy. Sec. 228. Joint Technology Information Center Initiative. Sec. 229. Ammunition risk analysis capabilities. Sec. 230. Funding for comparisons of medium armored combat vehicles. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 241. Mobile offshore base. Sec. 242. Air Force science and technology planning. Sec. 243. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships for purposes of encouraging scientific study. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. [[Page S6872]] Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 311. Impact aid for children with disabilities. Sec. 312. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams. Sec. 313. Weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Sec. 314. Demonstration project for Internet access and services in rural communities. Sec. 315. Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) sites. Sec. 316. Mounted Urban Combat Training site, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Sec. 317. MK-45 overhaul. Sec. 318. Industrial mobilization capacity at Government-owned, Government-operated Army ammunition facilities and arsenals. Sec. 319. Close-in weapon system overhauls. Sec. 320. Spectrum data base upgrades. Subtitle C--Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Sec. 321. Increased authority to provide health care services as humanitarian and civic assistance. Sec. 322. Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and allowances of Special Operations Command Reserves furnishing demining training and related assistance as humanitarian assistance. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities Sec. 331. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and manufacturing support programs. Sec. 332. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 333. Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence and ammunition plants. Sec. 334. Revision of authority to waive limitation on performance of depot-level maintenance. Sec. 335. Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United States arsenals. Subtitle E--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Environmental restoration accounts. Sec. 342. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance violations. Sec. 343. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Sec. 344. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental compliance violations at certain Department of Defense facilities. Sec. 345. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia. Sec. 346. Environmental restoration activities. Sec. 347. Ship disposal project. Sec. 348. Report on Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information Management program. Sec. 349. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 361. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of certain military aircraft and equipment. Sec. 362. Realistic budgeting for readiness requirements of the Army. Sec. 363. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit end items and secondary items. Sec. 364. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical weapons storage installations. Sec. 365. Congressional notification of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system entering engineering and manufacturing development. Sec. 366. Monitoring of value of performance of Department of Defense functions by workforces selected from between public and private workforces. Sec. 367. Suspension of reorganization of Naval Audit Service. Sec. 368. Investment of commissary trust revolving fund. Sec. 369. Economic procurement of distilled spirits. Sec. 370. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army. Sec. 371. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica reactivity. Sec. 372. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft. Sec. 373. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at Johnston Atoll. Sec. 374. Review of costs of maintaining historical properties. Sec. 375. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression. Sec. 376. Overseas airlift service on civil reserve air fleet aircraft. Sec. 377. Defense travel system. Sec. 378. Review of AH-64 aircraft program. Sec. 379. Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 380. Postponement of implementation of Defense Joint Accounting System (DJAS) pending analysis of the system. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians. Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths Sec. 421. Suspension of strength limitations during war or national emergency. Sec. 422. Exclusion of certain reserve component members on active duty for more than 180 days from active component end strengths. Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general. Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve personnel serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in certain grades. Sec. 425. Temporary exemption of Director of the National Security Agency from limitations on number of Air Force officers above major general. Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army Reserve colonels and brigadier generals for position vacancy promotions. Sec. 502. Promotion zones for Coast Guard Reserve officers. Sec. 503. Time for release of officer promotion selection board reports. Sec. 504. Clarification of authority for posthumous commissions and warrants. Sec. 505. Inapplicability of active-duty list promotion, separation, and involuntary retirement authorities to reserve general and flag officers serving in certain positions designated for reserve officers by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sec. 506. Review of actions of selection boards. Sec. 507. Extension to all Air Force biomedical sciences officers of authority to retain until specified age. Sec. 508. Termination of application requirement for consideration of officers for continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. Sec. 509. Technical corrections relating to retired grade of reserve commissioned officers. Sec. 510. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of National Guard components. Sec. 511. Contingent exemption from limitation on number of Air Force officers serving on active duty in grades above major general. Subtitle B--Joint Officer Management Sec. 521. Joint specialty designations and additional identifiers. Sec. 522. Promotion objectives. Sec. 523. Education. Sec. 524. Length of joint duty assignment. Sec. 525. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 526. Multiple assignments considered as single joint duty assignment. Sec. 527. Joint duty requirement for promotion to one-star grades. Subtitle C--Education and Training Sec. 541. Eligibility of children of Reserves for Presidential appointment to service academies. Sec. 542. Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at service academies. Sec. 543. Repeal of contingent funding increase for Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Sec. 544. Revision of authority for Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class tuition assistance program. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Recruiting Sec. 551. Army recruiting pilot programs. Sec. 552. Enhancement of the joint and service recruitment market research and advertising programs. Sec. 553. Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes. Subtitle E--Military Voting Rights Act of 2000 Sec. 561. Short title. Sec. 562. Guarantee of residency. Sec. 563. State responsibility to guarantee military voting rights. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 571. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to certain specified persons. [[Page S6873]] Sec. 572. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to certain persons. Sec. 573. Ineligibility for involuntary separation pay upon declination of selection for continuation on active duty. Sec. 574. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments. Sec. 575. Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain Charles Butler McVay, Commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, and on the courageous service of its crew. Sec. 576. Senior officers in command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Sec. 577. Verbatim records in special courts-martial. Sec. 578. Management and per diem requirements for members subject to lengthy or numerous deployments. Sec. 579. Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts. Sec. 580. Preparation, participation, and conduct of athletic competitions and small arms competitions by the National Guard and members of the National Guard. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001. Sec. 602. Corrections for basic pay tables. Sec. 603. Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty. Sec. 604. Clarification of service excluded in computation of creditable service as a Marine Corps officer. Sec. 605. Calculation of basic allowance for housing. Sec. 606. Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance for housing while on sea duty. Sec. 607. Personal money allowance for the senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 608. Increased uniform allowances for officers. Sec. 609. Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and allowance for clothing of enlisted members. Sec. 610. Special subsistence allowance for members eligible to receive food stamp assistance. Sec. 610A. Restructuring of basic pay tables for certain enlisted members. Sec. 610B. Basic allowance for housing. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical and dental officers. Sec. 615. Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard. Sec. 616. Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy officers. Sec. 617. Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians. Sec. 618. Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of health professional officers of the Armed Forces. Sec. 619. Career sea pay. Sec. 620. Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay. Sec. 621. Expansion of applicability of authority for critical skills enlistment bonus to include all Armed Forces. Sec. 622. Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other reserves not on active duty to receive special duty assignment pay. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and dependents. Sec. 632. Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less than average weights. Sec. 633. Expansion of funded student travel. Sec. 634. Benefits for members not transporting personal motor vehicles overseas. Subtitle D--Retirement Benefits Sec. 641. Exception to high-36 month retired pay computation for members retired following a disciplinary reduction in grade. Sec. 642. Automatic participation in reserve component Survivor Benefit Plan unless declined with spouse's consent. Sec. 643. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan. Sec. 644. Retirement from active reserve service after regular retirement. Sec. 645. Same treatment for Federal judges as for other Federal officials regarding payment of military retired pay. Sec. 646. Policy on increasing minimum survivor benefit plan basic annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older. Sec. 647. Survivor benefit plan annuities for survivors of all members who die on active duty. Sec. 648. Family coverage under servicemembers' group life insurance. Sec. 649. Fees paid by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 650. Computation of survivor benefits. Sec. 651. Equitable application of early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians. Sec. 652. Concurrent payment to surviving spouses of disability and indemnity compensation and annuities under Survivor Benefit Plan. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 661. Reimbursement of recruiting and ROTC personnel for parking expenses. Sec. 662. Extension of deadline for filing claims associated with capture and internment of certain persons by North Vietnam. Sec. 663. Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and for retired pay. Sec. 664. Eligibility of certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Sec. 665. Authority to pay gratuity to certain veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. Sec. 666. Concurrent payment of retired pay and compensation for retired members with service-connected disabilities. Sec. 667. Travel by reserves on military aircraft to and from locations outside the continental United States for inactive-duty training. Sec. 668. Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring injury, illness, or disease in the performance of funeral honors duty. Sec. 669. Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental food program. Sec. 670. Modification of time for use by certain members of the Selected Reserve of entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 671. Recognition of members of the Alaska Territorial Guard as veterans. Sec. 672. Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to assist. Sec. 673. Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps approved for promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War II. Subtitle F--Education Benefits Sec. 681. Short title. Sec. 682. Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 683. Participation of additional members of the Armed Forces in Montgomery GI Bill program. Sec. 684. Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty training and education. Sec. 685. Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected Reserve of entitlement to certain educational assistance. Subtitle G--Additional Benefits For Reserves and Their Dependents Sec. 691. Sense of Congress. Sec. 692. Travel by Reserves on military aircraft. Sec. 693. Billeting services for Reserve members traveling for inactive duty training. Sec. 694. Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement points that may be credited in any year. Sec. 695. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component members following release from active duty. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE Subtitle A--Senior Health Care Sec. 701. Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS upon the attainment of 65 years of age. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program in CONUS. Sec. 712. Elimination of copayments for immediate family. Sec. 713. Improvement in business practices in the administration of the TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE program. Sec. 715. Enhancement of access to TRICARE in rural States. Subtitle C--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 721. Tracking patient safety in military and veterans health care systems. Sec. 722. Pharmaceutical identification technology. Sec. 723. Medical informatics. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 731. Permanent authority for certain pharmaceutical benefits. Sec. 732. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS beneficiaries. Sec. 733. Medical and dental care for Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents. Sec. 734. School-required physical examinations for certain minor dependents. Sec. 735. Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for surviving dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 736. Extension of authority for contracts for medical services at locations outside medical treatment facilities. [[Page S6874]] Sec. 737. Transition of chiropractic health care demonstration program to permanent status. Sec. 738. Use of information technology for enhancement of delivery of administrative services under the Defense Health Program. Sec. 739. Patient care reporting and management system. Sec. 740. Health care management demonstration program. Sec. 741. Studies of accrual financing for health care for military retirees. Sec. 742. Augmentation of Army Medical Department by reserve officers of the Public Health Service. Sec. 743. Service areas of transferees of former uniformed services treatment facilities that are included in the uniformed services health care delivery system. Sec. 744. Blue ribbon advisory panel on Department of Defense policies regarding the privacy of individual medical records. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 801. Improvements in procurements of services. Sec. 802. Addition of threshold value requirement for applicability of a reporting requirement relating to multiyear contract. Sec. 803. Planning for the acquisition of information systems. Sec. 804. Tracking of information technology purchases. Sec. 805. Repeal of requirement for contractor assurances regarding the completeness, accuracy, and contractual sufficiency of technical data provided by the contractor. Sec. 806. Extension of authority for Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs. Sec. 807. Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. Sec. 808. Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review records of participants in certain prototype projects. Sec. 809. Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for assistance under the Mentor-Protege Program. Sec. 810. Navy-Marine Corps intranet acquisition. Sec. 811. Qualifications required for employment and assignment in contracting positions. Sec. 812. Defense acquisition and support workforce. Sec. 813. Financial analysis of use of dual rates for quantifying overhead costs at Army industrial facilities. Sec. 814. Revision of the organization and authority of the Cost Accounting Standards Board. Sec. 815. Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 816. Appropriate use of personnel experience and educational requirements in the procurement of information technology services. Sec. 817. Study of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 process. Sec. 818. Procurement notice through electronic access to contracting opportunities. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel. Sec. 902. Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for combating terrorism. Sec. 903. National Defense Panel 2001. Sec. 904. Quadrennial National Defense Panel. Sec. 905. Inspector General investigations of prohibited personnel actions. Sec. 906. Network centric warfare. Sec. 907. Additional duties for the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization. Sec. 908. Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses. Sec. 909. Organization and management of the Civil Air Patrol. Sec. 910. Responsibility for the National Guard Challenge Program. Sec. 911. Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home Board by Secretary of Defense. Sec. 912. Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds. Sec. 913. Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted for the Naval Academy. Sec. 914. Management of Navy research funds by Chief of Naval Research. Sec. 915. United States Air Force Institute of Technology. Sec. 916. Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the Department of Defense from public disclosure. Sec. 917. Coordination and facilitation of development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2000. Sec. 1003. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 2001. Sec. 1004. Annual OMB/CBO joint report on scoring of budget outlays. Sec. 1005. Prompt payment of contract vouchers. Sec. 1006. Repeal of certain requirements relating to timing of contract payments. Sec. 1007. Plan for prompt posting of contractual obligations. Sec. 1008. Plan for electronic submission of documentation supporting claims for contract payments. Sec. 1009. Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation costs. Sec. 1010. Repeal of certain provisions shifting certain outlays from one fiscal year to another. Sec. 1010A. Treatment of partial payments under service contracts. Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1011. Extension and increase of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1012. Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1013. Review of riverine counter-drug program. Subtitle C--Strategic Forces Sec. 1015. Revised nuclear posture review. Sec. 1016. Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of United States strategic nuclear forces. Sec. 1017. Correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems; authority to waive limitation. Sec. 1018. Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets. Sec. 1019. Sense of Senate on the maintenance of the strategic nuclear TRIAD. Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements Sec. 1021. Annual report of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on combatant command requirements. Sec. 1022. Semiannual report on Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1023. Preparedness of military installation first responders for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. Sec. 1024. Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment procurement and military construction for the reserve components in future-years defense programs. Sec. 1025. Management review of Defense Logistics Agency. Sec. 1026. Management review of Defense Information Systems Agency. Sec. 1027. Report on spare parts and repair parts program of the Air Force for the C-5 aircraft. Sec. 1028. Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the threat of biological terrorism. Sec. 1029. Report on global missile launch early warning center. Sec. 1030. Management review of working-capital fund activities. Sec. 1031. Report on submarine rescue support vessels. Sec. 1032. Reports on Federal Government progress in developing information assurance strategies. Subtitle E--Information Security Sec. 1041. Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information Protection. Sec. 1042. Information security scholarship program. Sec. 1043. Process for prioritizing background investigations for security clearances for Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1044. Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from public disclosure. Sec. 1045. Protection of operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 1051. Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 1052. Technical corrections. Sec. 1053. Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools in Puerto Rico. Sec. 1054. Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency services. Sec. 1055. Transit pass program for certain Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1056. Fees for providing historical information to the public. Sec. 1057. Access to criminal history record information for national security purposes. Sec. 1058. Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier. Sec. 1059. Donation of Civil War cannon. Sec. 1060. Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for Armed Forces post offices. Sec. 1061. Aerospace industry Blue Ribbon Commission. Sec. 1062. Report to Congress regarding extent and severity of child poverty. Sec. 1063. Improving property management. Sec. 1064. Sense of the Senate regarding tax treatment of members receiving special pay. Sec. 1065. Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of false claims. Sec. 1066. Sense of the Senate concerning long-term economic development aid for communities rebuilding from Hurricane Floyd. [[Page S6875]] Sec. 1067. Authority to provide headstones or markers for marked graves or otherwise commemorate certain individuals. Sec. 1068. Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1069. Student loan repayment programs. Sec. 1070. Sense of the Senate on the modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units. Sec. 1071. Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. Sec. 1072. Firefighter investment and response enhancement. Sec. 1073. Breast cancer stamp extension. Sec. 1074. Personnel security policies. Sec. 1075. Additional matters for annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of concern. Sec. 1076. National security implications of United States-China trade relationship. Sec. 1077. Secrecy policies and worker health. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY Sec. 1101. Computer/electronic accommodations program. Sec. 1102. Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency beneficial for United States national security interests. Sec. 1103. Increased number of positions authorized for the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. Sec. 1104. Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training for civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1105. Work safety demonstration program. Sec. 1106. Employment and compensation of employees for temporary organizations established by law or Executive order. Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1108. Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems. Sec. 1109. Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000. Sec. 1110. Leave for crews of certain vessels. Sec. 1111. Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense employees. Sec. 1112. Civilian personnel services public-private competition pilot program. Sec. 1113. Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for experimental personnel program for scientific and technical personnel. Sec. 1114. Clarification of personnel management authority under a personnel demonstration project. Sec. 1115. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1116. Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement. Sec. 1117. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement authority. Sec. 1118. Restrictions on payments for academic training. Sec. 1119. Strategic plan. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Sec. 1201. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1202. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor Iraqi weapons activities. Sec. 1203. Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support through acquisition and cross-servicing agreements. Sec. 1204. Western Hemisphere Institute for Professional Education and Training. Sec. 1205. Biannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping. Sec. 1206. Mutual assistance for monitoring test explosions of nuclear devices. Sec. 1207. Annual report on activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1208. Limitation on use of funds for construction of a Russian facility for the destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Program. Sec. 1210. Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers. Sec. 1211. Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and regional security issues. Sec. 1212. Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former naval vessel by Government of Greece. Sec. 1213. United States-Russian Federation joint data exchange center on early warning systems and notification of missile launches. Sec. 1214. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers. TITLE XIII--NAVY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO Sec. 1301. Assistance for economic growth on Vieques. Sec. 1302. Requirement for referendum on continuation of Navy training. Sec. 1303. Actions if training is approved. Sec. 1304. Requirements if training is not approved or mandate for referendum is vitiated. Sec. 1305. Exempt property. Sec. 1306. Moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan. Sec. 1307. Property transferred to Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 1308. Live Impact Area. TITLE XIV--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY REFORM Sec. 1401. Short title. Sec. 1402. Coordination of Federal information policy. Sec. 1403. Responsibilities of certain agencies. Sec. 1404. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1405. Effective date. TITLE XV--LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000 Sec. 1501. Short title. Sec. 1502. Findings. Sec. 1503. Definition of hate crime. Sec. 1504. Support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1505. Grant program. Sec. 1506. Authorization for additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement. Sec. 1507. Prohibition of certain hate crime acts. Sec. 1508. Duties of Federal Sentencing Commission. Sec. 1509. Statistics. Sec. 1510. Severability. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 projects. Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1999 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 project. Sec. 2108. Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Correction in authorized use of funds, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1990 project. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization for contribution to construction of airport tower, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 projects. Sec. 2704. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Joint use military construction projects. Sec. 2802. Exclusion of certain costs from determination of applicability of limitation on use of funds for improvement of family housing. Sec. 2803. Replacement of limitations on space by pay grade of military family housing with requirement for local comparability of military family housing. Sec. 2804. Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family housing. [[Page S6876]] Sec. 2805. Applicability of competition policy to alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2806. Provision of utilities and services under alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2807. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2808. Inclusion of readiness center in definition of armory for purposes of construction of reserve component facilities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for reports to Congress on real property transactions. Sec. 2812. Enhancements of military lease authority. Sec. 2813. Expansion of procedures for selection of conveyees under authority to convey utility systems. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment authorities without consideration under the base closure laws. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, Illinois. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Lieutenant General Malcolm Hay Army Reserve Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Colonel Harold E. Steele Army Reserve Center and Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington. Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, Casco Bay, Maine. Sec. 2853. Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland. Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Cutler, Maine. Sec. 2855. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property. Sec. 2856. Regarding land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington. Part IV--Defense Agencies Conveyances Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Farmers Branch, Texas. Part V--Other Conveyances Sec. 2881. Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2891. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2892. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sec. 2893. Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. Sec. 2894. Activities relating to the greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Sec. 2895. Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense environmental management privatization. Sec. 3105. Energy employees compensation initiative. Sec. 3106. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfer of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--National Nuclear Security Administration Sec. 3131. Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3132. Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 3133. Scope of authority of Secretary of Energy to modify organization of National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3134. Prohibition on pay of personnel engaged in concurrent service or duties inside and outside National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3135. Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3136. Future-years nuclear security program. Sec. 3137. Cooperative research and development of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3138. Construction of National Nuclear Security Administration operations office complex. Subtitle D--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3151. Processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy nuclear materials. Sec. 3152. Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Sec. 3153. Department of Energy defense nuclear nonproliferation programs. Sec. 3154. Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program. Sec. 3155. Employee incentives for employees at closure project facilities. Sec. 3156. Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Sec. 3157. Tank Waste Remediation System, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. Sec. 3158. Report on national ignition facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act Sec. 3161. Short title. Sec. 3162. Definitions. Sec. 3163. Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program. Sec. 3164. Small business advocacy and assistance. Sec. 3165. Technology partnerships ombudsman. Sec. 3166. Studies related to improving mission effectiveness, partnerships, and technology transfer at National Laboratories. Sec. 3167. Other transactions authority. Sec. 3168. Conformance with NNSA organizational structure. Sec. 3169. Arctic energy. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 3171. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3172. Updates of report on nuclear test readiness postures. Sec. 3173. Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. Sec. 3174. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3175. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants. Sec. 3176. Cooperative research and development agreements for Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories. Sec. 3177. Commendation of Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security. Sec. 3178. Adjustment of threshold requirement for submission of reports on advanced computer sales to Tier III foreign countries. Subtitle G--Russian Nuclear Complex Conversion Sec. 3191. Short title. Sec. 3192. Findings. Sec. 3193. Expansion and enhancement of Nuclear Cities Initiative. Sec. 3194. Sense of Congress on the establishment of a National Coordinator for Nonproliferation Matters. Sec. 3195. Definitions. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXIII--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3301. Minimum price of petroleum sold from the naval petroleum reserves. [[Page S6877]] Sec. 3302. Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sec. 3303. Land transfer and restoration. TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3402. Increased receipts under prior disposal authority. Sec. 3403. Disposal of titanium. TITLE XXXV--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Construction with other laws. Sec. 3503. Definitions. Sec. 3504. Expansion of list of beryllium vendors and means of establishing covered beryllium illnesses. Subtitle A--Beryllium, Silicosis, and Radiation Compensation Sec. 3511. Exposure to hazards in the performance of duty. Sec. 3512. Advisory board on radiation and worker health. Sec. 3513. Designation of additional members of the Special Exposure Cohort. Sec. 3514. Authority to provide compensation and other assistance. Sec. 3515. Alternative compensation. Sec. 3516. Submittal of claims. Sec. 3517. Adjudication and administration. Subtitle B--Exposure to Other Toxic Substances Sec. 3521. Definitions. Sec. 3522. Agreements with States. Subtitle C--General Provisions Sec. 3531. Treatment of compensation and benefits. Sec. 3532. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons. Sec. 3533. Limitation on right to receive benefits. Sec. 3534. Coordination of benefits--State workers' compensation. Sec. 3535. Coordination of benefits--Federal workers' compensation. Sec. 3536. Receipt of benefits--other statutes. Sec. 3537. Dual compensation--Federal employees. Sec. 3538. Dual compensation--other employees. Sec. 3539. Exclusivity of remedy against the United States, contractors, and subcontractors. Sec. 3540 Election of remedy against beryllium vendors and atomic weapons employers. Sec. 3541. Subrogation of the United States. Sec. 3542. Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. Sec. 3543. Effective date. Sec. 3544. Technical and conforming amendments. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 101. ARMY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Army as follows: (1) For aircraft, $1,749,662,000. (2) For missiles, $1,382,328,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $2,115,138,000. (4) For ammunition, $1,224,323,000. (5) For other procurement, $4,039,670,000. SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Navy as follows: (1) For aircraft, $8,685,958,000. (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $1,539,950,000. (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $12,900,076,000. (4) For other procurement, $3,378,311,000. (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,191,035,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $500,749,000. SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: (1) For aircraft, $9,968,371,000. (2) For ammunition, $666,808,000. (3) For missiles, $3,005,915,000. (4) For other procurement, $7,724,527,000. SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $2,203,508,000. SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the amount of $3,300,000. SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 the amount of $1,003,500,000 for-- (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $290,006,000. Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) Authority.--Beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear contracts for procurement of the following: (1) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles. (2) UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters. (3) CH-60S Seahawk helicopters. (b) Limitation for Bradley Fighting Vehicles.--The period for a multiyear contract entered into under subsection (a)(1) may not exceed the three consecutive program years beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year. (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 111 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 531) is amended by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 112. REPORTS AND LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ARMY TRANSFORMATION. (a) Report on Objective Force Development Process.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the process for developing the objective force in the transformation of the Army. The report shall include the following: (1) The operational environments envisioned for the objective force. (2) The threat assumptions on which research and development efforts for transformation of the Army into the objective force are based. (3) The potential operational and organizational concepts for the objective force. (4) The key performance parameters anticipated for the objective force and the operational requirements anticipated for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (5) The schedule of Army transformation activities through fiscal year 2012, together with-- (A) the projected funding requirements through that fiscal year for the research and development activities and the procurement activities; (B) the specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary to meet the funding requirements for Army transformation; and (C) a summary of the anticipated investments of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in programs designed to lead to the fielding of future combat systems for the objective force. (6) The joint warfighting requirements that will be supported by the fielding of the objective force, together with a description of the adjustments that are planned to be made in the war plans of the commanders of the regional unified combatant commands in relation to the fielding of the objective force. (7) The changes in lift requirements that result from the establishment and fielding of the combat brigades of the objective force. (8) The evaluation process that will be used to support decisionmaking on the course of the Army transformation, including a description of the operational evaluations and experimentation that will be used to validate the key performance parameters associated with the objective force and the operational requirements for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (b) Reports on Medium Armored Combat Vehicles for the Interim Brigade Combat Teams.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall develop and carry out a plan for comparing-- (A) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored combat vehicles selected for the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams; and (B) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory for the use of infantry battalions. (2) The plan shall provide for the costs and operational effectiveness of the two sets of vehicles to be determined on the basis of the results of an operational analysis that involves the participation of at least one infantry battalion that is fielded with medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory and is similar in organization to the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams. (3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall review the plan developed under paragraph (1) and submit the Director's comments on the plan to the Secretary of the Army. (4) Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under paragraph (1). The report shall include the following: (A) The plan. (B) The comments of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation on the plan. (C) A discussion of how the results of the operational analysis are to be used to guide future decisions on the acquisition of medium armored combat vehicles for additional interim brigade combat teams. (D) The specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary for fielding the interim brigade combat teams. [[Page S6878]] (5)(A) Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the comparison

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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
(Senate - July 14, 2000)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6871-S6982] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 On July 13, 2000, the Senate amended and passed H.R. 4205, as follows: Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4205) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 107. Defense health programs. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain programs. Sec. 112. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation. Sec. 113. Rapid intravenous infusion pumps. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 124. ADC(X) ship program. Sec. 125. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the CVN-69 nuclear aircraft carrier. Sec. 126. Remanufactured AV-8B aircraft. Sec. 127. Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Repeal of requirement for annual report on B-2 bomber aircraft program. Sec. 132. Conversion of AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction technologies. Sec. 142. Integrated bridge systems for naval systems special warfare rigid inflatable boats and high-speed assault craft. Sec. 143. Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds for procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Additional authorization for research, development, test, and evaluation on weathering and corrosion of aircraft surfaces and parts. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment. Sec. 212. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling. Sec. 213. DD-21 class destroyer program. Sec. 214. F-22 aircraft program. Sec. 215. Joint strike fighter program. Sec. 216. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Sec. 217. Unmanned advanced capability aircraft and ground combat vehicles. Sec. 218. Army space control technology development. Sec. 219. Russian American Observation Satellites program. Sec. 220. Joint biological defense program. Sec. 221. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and development programs. Sec. 222. Technologies for detection and transport of pollutants attributable to live-fire activities. Sec. 223. Acoustic mine detection. Sec. 224. Operational technologies for mounted maneuver forces. Sec. 225. Air logistics technology. Sec. 226. Precision Location and Identification Program (PLAID). Sec. 227. Navy Information Technology Center and Human Resource Enterprise Strategy. Sec. 228. Joint Technology Information Center Initiative. Sec. 229. Ammunition risk analysis capabilities. Sec. 230. Funding for comparisons of medium armored combat vehicles. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 241. Mobile offshore base. Sec. 242. Air Force science and technology planning. Sec. 243. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships for purposes of encouraging scientific study. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. [[Page S6872]] Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 311. Impact aid for children with disabilities. Sec. 312. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams. Sec. 313. Weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Sec. 314. Demonstration project for Internet access and services in rural communities. Sec. 315. Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) sites. Sec. 316. Mounted Urban Combat Training site, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Sec. 317. MK-45 overhaul. Sec. 318. Industrial mobilization capacity at Government-owned, Government-operated Army ammunition facilities and arsenals. Sec. 319. Close-in weapon system overhauls. Sec. 320. Spectrum data base upgrades. Subtitle C--Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Sec. 321. Increased authority to provide health care services as humanitarian and civic assistance. Sec. 322. Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and allowances of Special Operations Command Reserves furnishing demining training and related assistance as humanitarian assistance. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities Sec. 331. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and manufacturing support programs. Sec. 332. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 333. Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence and ammunition plants. Sec. 334. Revision of authority to waive limitation on performance of depot-level maintenance. Sec. 335. Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United States arsenals. Subtitle E--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Environmental restoration accounts. Sec. 342. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance violations. Sec. 343. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Sec. 344. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental compliance violations at certain Department of Defense facilities. Sec. 345. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia. Sec. 346. Environmental restoration activities. Sec. 347. Ship disposal project. Sec. 348. Report on Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information Management program. Sec. 349. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 361. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of certain military aircraft and equipment. Sec. 362. Realistic budgeting for readiness requirements of the Army. Sec. 363. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit end items and secondary items. Sec. 364. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical weapons storage installations. Sec. 365. Congressional notification of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system entering engineering and manufacturing development. Sec. 366. Monitoring of value of performance of Department of Defense functions by workforces selected from between public and private workforces. Sec. 367. Suspension of reorganization of Naval Audit Service. Sec. 368. Investment of commissary trust revolving fund. Sec. 369. Economic procurement of distilled spirits. Sec. 370. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army. Sec. 371. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica reactivity. Sec. 372. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft. Sec. 373. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at Johnston Atoll. Sec. 374. Review of costs of maintaining historical properties. Sec. 375. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression. Sec. 376. Overseas airlift service on civil reserve air fleet aircraft. Sec. 377. Defense travel system. Sec. 378. Review of AH-64 aircraft program. Sec. 379. Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 380. Postponement of implementation of Defense Joint Accounting System (DJAS) pending analysis of the system. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians. Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths Sec. 421. Suspension of strength limitations during war or national emergency. Sec. 422. Exclusion of certain reserve component members on active duty for more than 180 days from active component end strengths. Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general. Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve personnel serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in certain grades. Sec. 425. Temporary exemption of Director of the National Security Agency from limitations on number of Air Force officers above major general. Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army Reserve colonels and brigadier generals for position vacancy promotions. Sec. 502. Promotion zones for Coast Guard Reserve officers. Sec. 503. Time for release of officer promotion selection board reports. Sec. 504. Clarification of authority for posthumous commissions and warrants. Sec. 505. Inapplicability of active-duty list promotion, separation, and involuntary retirement authorities to reserve general and flag officers serving in certain positions designated for reserve officers by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sec. 506. Review of actions of selection boards. Sec. 507. Extension to all Air Force biomedical sciences officers of authority to retain until specified age. Sec. 508. Termination of application requirement for consideration of officers for continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. Sec. 509. Technical corrections relating to retired grade of reserve commissioned officers. Sec. 510. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of National Guard components. Sec. 511. Contingent exemption from limitation on number of Air Force officers serving on active duty in grades above major general. Subtitle B--Joint Officer Management Sec. 521. Joint specialty designations and additional identifiers. Sec. 522. Promotion objectives. Sec. 523. Education. Sec. 524. Length of joint duty assignment. Sec. 525. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 526. Multiple assignments considered as single joint duty assignment. Sec. 527. Joint duty requirement for promotion to one-star grades. Subtitle C--Education and Training Sec. 541. Eligibility of children of Reserves for Presidential appointment to service academies. Sec. 542. Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at service academies. Sec. 543. Repeal of contingent funding increase for Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Sec. 544. Revision of authority for Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class tuition assistance program. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Recruiting Sec. 551. Army recruiting pilot programs. Sec. 552. Enhancement of the joint and service recruitment market research and advertising programs. Sec. 553. Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes. Subtitle E--Military Voting Rights Act of 2000 Sec. 561. Short title. Sec. 562. Guarantee of residency. Sec. 563. State responsibility to guarantee military voting rights. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 571. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to certain specified persons. [[Page S6873]] Sec. 572. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to certain persons. Sec. 573. Ineligibility for involuntary separation pay upon declination of selection for continuation on active duty. Sec. 574. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments. Sec. 575. Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain Charles Butler McVay, Commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, and on the courageous service of its crew. Sec. 576. Senior officers in command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Sec. 577. Verbatim records in special courts-martial. Sec. 578. Management and per diem requirements for members subject to lengthy or numerous deployments. Sec. 579. Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts. Sec. 580. Preparation, participation, and conduct of athletic competitions and small arms competitions by the National Guard and members of the National Guard. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001. Sec. 602. Corrections for basic pay tables. Sec. 603. Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty. Sec. 604. Clarification of service excluded in computation of creditable service as a Marine Corps officer. Sec. 605. Calculation of basic allowance for housing. Sec. 606. Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance for housing while on sea duty. Sec. 607. Personal money allowance for the senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 608. Increased uniform allowances for officers. Sec. 609. Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and allowance for clothing of enlisted members. Sec. 610. Special subsistence allowance for members eligible to receive food stamp assistance. Sec. 610A. Restructuring of basic pay tables for certain enlisted members. Sec. 610B. Basic allowance for housing. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical and dental officers. Sec. 615. Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard. Sec. 616. Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy officers. Sec. 617. Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians. Sec. 618. Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of health professional officers of the Armed Forces. Sec. 619. Career sea pay. Sec. 620. Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay. Sec. 621. Expansion of applicability of authority for critical skills enlistment bonus to include all Armed Forces. Sec. 622. Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other reserves not on active duty to receive special duty assignment pay. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and dependents. Sec. 632. Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less than average weights. Sec. 633. Expansion of funded student travel. Sec. 634. Benefits for members not transporting personal motor vehicles overseas. Subtitle D--Retirement Benefits Sec. 641. Exception to high-36 month retired pay computation for members retired following a disciplinary reduction in grade. Sec. 642. Automatic participation in reserve component Survivor Benefit Plan unless declined with spouse's consent. Sec. 643. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan. Sec. 644. Retirement from active reserve service after regular retirement. Sec. 645. Same treatment for Federal judges as for other Federal officials regarding payment of military retired pay. Sec. 646. Policy on increasing minimum survivor benefit plan basic annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older. Sec. 647. Survivor benefit plan annuities for survivors of all members who die on active duty. Sec. 648. Family coverage under servicemembers' group life insurance. Sec. 649. Fees paid by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 650. Computation of survivor benefits. Sec. 651. Equitable application of early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians. Sec. 652. Concurrent payment to surviving spouses of disability and indemnity compensation and annuities under Survivor Benefit Plan. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 661. Reimbursement of recruiting and ROTC personnel for parking expenses. Sec. 662. Extension of deadline for filing claims associated with capture and internment of certain persons by North Vietnam. Sec. 663. Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and for retired pay. Sec. 664. Eligibility of certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Sec. 665. Authority to pay gratuity to certain veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. Sec. 666. Concurrent payment of retired pay and compensation for retired members with service-connected disabilities. Sec. 667. Travel by reserves on military aircraft to and from locations outside the continental United States for inactive-duty training. Sec. 668. Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring injury, illness, or disease in the performance of funeral honors duty. Sec. 669. Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental food program. Sec. 670. Modification of time for use by certain members of the Selected Reserve of entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 671. Recognition of members of the Alaska Territorial Guard as veterans. Sec. 672. Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to assist. Sec. 673. Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps approved for promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War II. Subtitle F--Education Benefits Sec. 681. Short title. Sec. 682. Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 683. Participation of additional members of the Armed Forces in Montgomery GI Bill program. Sec. 684. Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty training and education. Sec. 685. Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected Reserve of entitlement to certain educational assistance. Subtitle G--Additional Benefits For Reserves and Their Dependents Sec. 691. Sense of Congress. Sec. 692. Travel by Reserves on military aircraft. Sec. 693. Billeting services for Reserve members traveling for inactive duty training. Sec. 694. Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement points that may be credited in any year. Sec. 695. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component members following release from active duty. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE Subtitle A--Senior Health Care Sec. 701. Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS upon the attainment of 65 years of age. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program in CONUS. Sec. 712. Elimination of copayments for immediate family. Sec. 713. Improvement in business practices in the administration of the TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE program. Sec. 715. Enhancement of access to TRICARE in rural States. Subtitle C--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 721. Tracking patient safety in military and veterans health care systems. Sec. 722. Pharmaceutical identification technology. Sec. 723. Medical informatics. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 731. Permanent authority for certain pharmaceutical benefits. Sec. 732. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS beneficiaries. Sec. 733. Medical and dental care for Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents. Sec. 734. School-required physical examinations for certain minor dependents. Sec. 735. Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for surviving dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 736. Extension of authority for contracts for medical services at locations outside medical treatment facilities. [[Page S6874]] Sec. 737. Transition of chiropractic health care demonstration program to permanent status. Sec. 738. Use of information technology for enhancement of delivery of administrative services under the Defense Health Program. Sec. 739. Patient care reporting and management system. Sec. 740. Health care management demonstration program. Sec. 741. Studies of accrual financing for health care for military retirees. Sec. 742. Augmentation of Army Medical Department by reserve officers of the Public Health Service. Sec. 743. Service areas of transferees of former uniformed services treatment facilities that are included in the uniformed services health care delivery system. Sec. 744. Blue ribbon advisory panel on Department of Defense policies regarding the privacy of individual medical records. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 801. Improvements in procurements of services. Sec. 802. Addition of threshold value requirement for applicability of a reporting requirement relating to multiyear contract. Sec. 803. Planning for the acquisition of information systems. Sec. 804. Tracking of information technology purchases. Sec. 805. Repeal of requirement for contractor assurances regarding the completeness, accuracy, and contractual sufficiency of technical data provided by the contractor. Sec. 806. Extension of authority for Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs. Sec. 807. Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. Sec. 808. Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review records of participants in certain prototype projects. Sec. 809. Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for assistance under the Mentor-Protege Program. Sec. 810. Navy-Marine Corps intranet acquisition. Sec. 811. Qualifications required for employment and assignment in contracting positions. Sec. 812. Defense acquisition and support workforce. Sec. 813. Financial analysis of use of dual rates for quantifying overhead costs at Army industrial facilities. Sec. 814. Revision of the organization and authority of the Cost Accounting Standards Board. Sec. 815. Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 816. Appropriate use of personnel experience and educational requirements in the procurement of information technology services. Sec. 817. Study of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 process. Sec. 818. Procurement notice through electronic access to contracting opportunities. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel. Sec. 902. Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for combating terrorism. Sec. 903. National Defense Panel 2001. Sec. 904. Quadrennial National Defense Panel. Sec. 905. Inspector General investigations of prohibited personnel actions. Sec. 906. Network centric warfare. Sec. 907. Additional duties for the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization. Sec. 908. Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses. Sec. 909. Organization and management of the Civil Air Patrol. Sec. 910. Responsibility for the National Guard Challenge Program. Sec. 911. Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home Board by Secretary of Defense. Sec. 912. Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds. Sec. 913. Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted for the Naval Academy. Sec. 914. Management of Navy research funds by Chief of Naval Research. Sec. 915. United States Air Force Institute of Technology. Sec. 916. Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the Department of Defense from public disclosure. Sec. 917. Coordination and facilitation of development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2000. Sec. 1003. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 2001. Sec. 1004. Annual OMB/CBO joint report on scoring of budget outlays. Sec. 1005. Prompt payment of contract vouchers. Sec. 1006. Repeal of certain requirements relating to timing of contract payments. Sec. 1007. Plan for prompt posting of contractual obligations. Sec. 1008. Plan for electronic submission of documentation supporting claims for contract payments. Sec. 1009. Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation costs. Sec. 1010. Repeal of certain provisions shifting certain outlays from one fiscal year to another. Sec. 1010A. Treatment of partial payments under service contracts. Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1011. Extension and increase of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1012. Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1013. Review of riverine counter-drug program. Subtitle C--Strategic Forces Sec. 1015. Revised nuclear posture review. Sec. 1016. Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of United States strategic nuclear forces. Sec. 1017. Correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems; authority to waive limitation. Sec. 1018. Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets. Sec. 1019. Sense of Senate on the maintenance of the strategic nuclear TRIAD. Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements Sec. 1021. Annual report of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on combatant command requirements. Sec. 1022. Semiannual report on Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1023. Preparedness of military installation first responders for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. Sec. 1024. Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment procurement and military construction for the reserve components in future-years defense programs. Sec. 1025. Management review of Defense Logistics Agency. Sec. 1026. Management review of Defense Information Systems Agency. Sec. 1027. Report on spare parts and repair parts program of the Air Force for the C-5 aircraft. Sec. 1028. Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the threat of biological terrorism. Sec. 1029. Report on global missile launch early warning center. Sec. 1030. Management review of working-capital fund activities. Sec. 1031. Report on submarine rescue support vessels. Sec. 1032. Reports on Federal Government progress in developing information assurance strategies. Subtitle E--Information Security Sec. 1041. Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information Protection. Sec. 1042. Information security scholarship program. Sec. 1043. Process for prioritizing background investigations for security clearances for Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1044. Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from public disclosure. Sec. 1045. Protection of operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 1051. Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 1052. Technical corrections. Sec. 1053. Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools in Puerto Rico. Sec. 1054. Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency services. Sec. 1055. Transit pass program for certain Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1056. Fees for providing historical information to the public. Sec. 1057. Access to criminal history record information for national security purposes. Sec. 1058. Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier. Sec. 1059. Donation of Civil War cannon. Sec. 1060. Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for Armed Forces post offices. Sec. 1061. Aerospace industry Blue Ribbon Commission. Sec. 1062. Report to Congress regarding extent and severity of child poverty. Sec. 1063. Improving property management. Sec. 1064. Sense of the Senate regarding tax treatment of members receiving special pay. Sec. 1065. Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of false claims. Sec. 1066. Sense of the Senate concerning long-term economic development aid for communities rebuilding from Hurricane Floyd. [[Page S6875]] Sec. 1067. Authority to provide headstones or markers for marked graves or otherwise commemorate certain individuals. Sec. 1068. Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1069. Student loan repayment programs. Sec. 1070. Sense of the Senate on the modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units. Sec. 1071. Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. Sec. 1072. Firefighter investment and response enhancement. Sec. 1073. Breast cancer stamp extension. Sec. 1074. Personnel security policies. Sec. 1075. Additional matters for annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of concern. Sec. 1076. National security implications of United States-China trade relationship. Sec. 1077. Secrecy policies and worker health. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY Sec. 1101. Computer/electronic accommodations program. Sec. 1102. Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency beneficial for United States national security interests. Sec. 1103. Increased number of positions authorized for the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. Sec. 1104. Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training for civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1105. Work safety demonstration program. Sec. 1106. Employment and compensation of employees for temporary organizations established by law or Executive order. Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1108. Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems. Sec. 1109. Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000. Sec. 1110. Leave for crews of certain vessels. Sec. 1111. Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense employees. Sec. 1112. Civilian personnel services public-private competition pilot program. Sec. 1113. Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for experimental personnel program for scientific and technical personnel. Sec. 1114. Clarification of personnel management authority under a personnel demonstration project. Sec. 1115. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1116. Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement. Sec. 1117. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement authority. Sec. 1118. Restrictions on payments for academic training. Sec. 1119. Strategic plan. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Sec. 1201. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1202. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor Iraqi weapons activities. Sec. 1203. Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support through acquisition and cross-servicing agreements. Sec. 1204. Western Hemisphere Institute for Professional Education and Training. Sec. 1205. Biannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping. Sec. 1206. Mutual assistance for monitoring test explosions of nuclear devices. Sec. 1207. Annual report on activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1208. Limitation on use of funds for construction of a Russian facility for the destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Program. Sec. 1210. Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers. Sec. 1211. Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and regional security issues. Sec. 1212. Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former naval vessel by Government of Greece. Sec. 1213. United States-Russian Federation joint data exchange center on early warning systems and notification of missile launches. Sec. 1214. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers. TITLE XIII--NAVY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO Sec. 1301. Assistance for economic growth on Vieques. Sec. 1302. Requirement for referendum on continuation of Navy training. Sec. 1303. Actions if training is approved. Sec. 1304. Requirements if training is not approved or mandate for referendum is vitiated. Sec. 1305. Exempt property. Sec. 1306. Moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan. Sec. 1307. Property transferred to Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 1308. Live Impact Area. TITLE XIV--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY REFORM Sec. 1401. Short title. Sec. 1402. Coordination of Federal information policy. Sec. 1403. Responsibilities of certain agencies. Sec. 1404. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1405. Effective date. TITLE XV--LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000 Sec. 1501. Short title. Sec. 1502. Findings. Sec. 1503. Definition of hate crime. Sec. 1504. Support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1505. Grant program. Sec. 1506. Authorization for additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement. Sec. 1507. Prohibition of certain hate crime acts. Sec. 1508. Duties of Federal Sentencing Commission. Sec. 1509. Statistics. Sec. 1510. Severability. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 projects. Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1999 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 project. Sec. 2108. Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Correction in authorized use of funds, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1990 project. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization for contribution to construction of airport tower, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 projects. Sec. 2704. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Joint use military construction projects. Sec. 2802. Exclusion of certain costs from determination of applicability of limitation on use of funds for improvement of family housing. Sec. 2803. Replacement of limitations on space by pay grade of military family housing with requirement for local comparability of military family housing. Sec. 2804. Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family housing. [[Page S6876]] Sec. 2805. Applicability of competition policy to alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2806. Provision of utilities and services under alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2807. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2808. Inclusion of readiness center in definition of armory for purposes of construction of reserve component facilities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for reports to Congress on real property transactions. Sec. 2812. Enhancements of military lease authority. Sec. 2813. Expansion of procedures for selection of conveyees under authority to convey utility systems. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment authorities without consideration under the base closure laws. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, Illinois. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Lieutenant General Malcolm Hay Army Reserve Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Colonel Harold E. Steele Army Reserve Center and Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington. Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, Casco Bay, Maine. Sec. 2853. Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland. Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Cutler, Maine. Sec. 2855. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property. Sec. 2856. Regarding land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington. Part IV--Defense Agencies Conveyances Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Farmers Branch, Texas. Part V--Other Conveyances Sec. 2881. Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2891. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2892. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sec. 2893. Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. Sec. 2894. Activities relating to the greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Sec. 2895. Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense environmental management privatization. Sec. 3105. Energy employees compensation initiative. Sec. 3106. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfer of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--National Nuclear Security Administration Sec. 3131. Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3132. Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 3133. Scope of authority of Secretary of Energy to modify organization of National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3134. Prohibition on pay of personnel engaged in concurrent service or duties inside and outside National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3135. Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3136. Future-years nuclear security program. Sec. 3137. Cooperative research and development of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3138. Construction of National Nuclear Security Administration operations office complex. Subtitle D--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3151. Processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy nuclear materials. Sec. 3152. Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Sec. 3153. Department of Energy defense nuclear nonproliferation programs. Sec. 3154. Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program. Sec. 3155. Employee incentives for employees at closure project facilities. Sec. 3156. Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Sec. 3157. Tank Waste Remediation System, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. Sec. 3158. Report on national ignition facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act Sec. 3161. Short title. Sec. 3162. Definitions. Sec. 3163. Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program. Sec. 3164. Small business advocacy and assistance. Sec. 3165. Technology partnerships ombudsman. Sec. 3166. Studies related to improving mission effectiveness, partnerships, and technology transfer at National Laboratories. Sec. 3167. Other transactions authority. Sec. 3168. Conformance with NNSA organizational structure. Sec. 3169. Arctic energy. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 3171. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3172. Updates of report on nuclear test readiness postures. Sec. 3173. Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. Sec. 3174. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3175. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants. Sec. 3176. Cooperative research and development agreements for Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories. Sec. 3177. Commendation of Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security. Sec. 3178. Adjustment of threshold requirement for submission of reports on advanced computer sales to Tier III foreign countries. Subtitle G--Russian Nuclear Complex Conversion Sec. 3191. Short title. Sec. 3192. Findings. Sec. 3193. Expansion and enhancement of Nuclear Cities Initiative. Sec. 3194. Sense of Congress on the establishment of a National Coordinator for Nonproliferation Matters. Sec. 3195. Definitions. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXIII--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3301. Minimum price of petroleum sold from the naval petroleum reserves. [[Page S6877]] Sec. 3302. Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sec. 3303. Land transfer and restoration. TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3402. Increased receipts under prior disposal authority. Sec. 3403. Disposal of titanium. TITLE XXXV--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Construction with other laws. Sec. 3503. Definitions. Sec. 3504. Expansion of list of beryllium vendors and means of establishing covered beryllium illnesses. Subtitle A--Beryllium, Silicosis, and Radiation Compensation Sec. 3511. Exposure to hazards in the performance of duty. Sec. 3512. Advisory board on radiation and worker health. Sec. 3513. Designation of additional members of the Special Exposure Cohort. Sec. 3514. Authority to provide compensation and other assistance. Sec. 3515. Alternative compensation. Sec. 3516. Submittal of claims. Sec. 3517. Adjudication and administration. Subtitle B--Exposure to Other Toxic Substances Sec. 3521. Definitions. Sec. 3522. Agreements with States. Subtitle C--General Provisions Sec. 3531. Treatment of compensation and benefits. Sec. 3532. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons. Sec. 3533. Limitation on right to receive benefits. Sec. 3534. Coordination of benefits--State workers' compensation. Sec. 3535. Coordination of benefits--Federal workers' compensation. Sec. 3536. Receipt of benefits--other statutes. Sec. 3537. Dual compensation--Federal employees. Sec. 3538. Dual compensation--other employees. Sec. 3539. Exclusivity of remedy against the United States, contractors, and subcontractors. Sec. 3540 Election of remedy against beryllium vendors and atomic weapons employers. Sec. 3541. Subrogation of the United States. Sec. 3542. Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. Sec. 3543. Effective date. Sec. 3544. Technical and conforming amendments. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 101. ARMY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Army as follows: (1) For aircraft, $1,749,662,000. (2) For missiles, $1,382,328,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $2,115,138,000. (4) For ammunition, $1,224,323,000. (5) For other procurement, $4,039,670,000. SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Navy as follows: (1) For aircraft, $8,685,958,000. (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $1,539,950,000. (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $12,900,076,000. (4) For other procurement, $3,378,311,000. (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,191,035,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $500,749,000. SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: (1) For aircraft, $9,968,371,000. (2) For ammunition, $666,808,000. (3) For missiles, $3,005,915,000. (4) For other procurement, $7,724,527,000. SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $2,203,508,000. SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the amount of $3,300,000. SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 the amount of $1,003,500,000 for-- (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $290,006,000. Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) Authority.--Beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear contracts for procurement of the following: (1) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles. (2) UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters. (3) CH-60S Seahawk helicopters. (b) Limitation for Bradley Fighting Vehicles.--The period for a multiyear contract entered into under subsection (a)(1) may not exceed the three consecutive program years beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year. (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 111 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 531) is amended by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 112. REPORTS AND LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ARMY TRANSFORMATION. (a) Report on Objective Force Development Process.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the process for developing the objective force in the transformation of the Army. The report shall include the following: (1) The operational environments envisioned for the objective force. (2) The threat assumptions on which research and development efforts for transformation of the Army into the objective force are based. (3) The potential operational and organizational concepts for the objective force. (4) The key performance parameters anticipated for the objective force and the operational requirements anticipated for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (5) The schedule of Army transformation activities through fiscal year 2012, together with-- (A) the projected funding requirements through that fiscal year for the research and development activities and the procurement activities; (B) the specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary to meet the funding requirements for Army transformation; and (C) a summary of the anticipated investments of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in programs designed to lead to the fielding of future combat systems for the objective force. (6) The joint warfighting requirements that will be supported by the fielding of the objective force, together with a description of the adjustments that are planned to be made in the war plans of the commanders of the regional unified combatant commands in relation to the fielding of the objective force. (7) The changes in lift requirements that result from the establishment and fielding of the combat brigades of the objective force. (8) The evaluation process that will be used to support decisionmaking on the course of the Army transformation, including a description of the operational evaluations and experimentation that will be used to validate the key performance parameters associated with the objective force and the operational requirements for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (b) Reports on Medium Armored Combat Vehicles for the Interim Brigade Combat Teams.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall develop and carry out a plan for comparing-- (A) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored combat vehicles selected for the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams; and (B) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory for the use of infantry battalions. (2) The plan shall provide for the costs and operational effectiveness of the two sets of vehicles to be determined on the basis of the results of an operational analysis that involves the participation of at least one infantry battalion that is fielded with medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory and is similar in organization to the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams. (3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall review the plan developed under paragraph (1) and submit the Director's comments on the plan to the Secretary of the Army. (4) Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under paragraph (1). The report shall include the following: (A) The plan. (B) The comments of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation on the plan. (C) A discussion of how the results of the operational analysis are to be used to guide future decisions on the acquisition of medium armored combat vehicles for additional interim brigade combat teams. (D) The specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary for fielding the interim brigade combat teams. [[Page S6878]] (5)(A) Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the comparison of costs

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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
(Senate - July 14, 2000)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6871-S6982] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 On July 13, 2000, the Senate amended and passed H.R. 4205, as follows: Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4205) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 107. Defense health programs. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain programs. Sec. 112. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation. Sec. 113. Rapid intravenous infusion pumps. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 124. ADC(X) ship program. Sec. 125. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the CVN-69 nuclear aircraft carrier. Sec. 126. Remanufactured AV-8B aircraft. Sec. 127. Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Repeal of requirement for annual report on B-2 bomber aircraft program. Sec. 132. Conversion of AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction technologies. Sec. 142. Integrated bridge systems for naval systems special warfare rigid inflatable boats and high-speed assault craft. Sec. 143. Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds for procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Additional authorization for research, development, test, and evaluation on weathering and corrosion of aircraft surfaces and parts. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment. Sec. 212. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling. Sec. 213. DD-21 class destroyer program. Sec. 214. F-22 aircraft program. Sec. 215. Joint strike fighter program. Sec. 216. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Sec. 217. Unmanned advanced capability aircraft and ground combat vehicles. Sec. 218. Army space control technology development. Sec. 219. Russian American Observation Satellites program. Sec. 220. Joint biological defense program. Sec. 221. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and development programs. Sec. 222. Technologies for detection and transport of pollutants attributable to live-fire activities. Sec. 223. Acoustic mine detection. Sec. 224. Operational technologies for mounted maneuver forces. Sec. 225. Air logistics technology. Sec. 226. Precision Location and Identification Program (PLAID). Sec. 227. Navy Information Technology Center and Human Resource Enterprise Strategy. Sec. 228. Joint Technology Information Center Initiative. Sec. 229. Ammunition risk analysis capabilities. Sec. 230. Funding for comparisons of medium armored combat vehicles. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 241. Mobile offshore base. Sec. 242. Air Force science and technology planning. Sec. 243. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships for purposes of encouraging scientific study. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. [[Page S6872]] Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 311. Impact aid for children with disabilities. Sec. 312. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams. Sec. 313. Weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Sec. 314. Demonstration project for Internet access and services in rural communities. Sec. 315. Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) sites. Sec. 316. Mounted Urban Combat Training site, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Sec. 317. MK-45 overhaul. Sec. 318. Industrial mobilization capacity at Government-owned, Government-operated Army ammunition facilities and arsenals. Sec. 319. Close-in weapon system overhauls. Sec. 320. Spectrum data base upgrades. Subtitle C--Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Sec. 321. Increased authority to provide health care services as humanitarian and civic assistance. Sec. 322. Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and allowances of Special Operations Command Reserves furnishing demining training and related assistance as humanitarian assistance. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities Sec. 331. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and manufacturing support programs. Sec. 332. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 333. Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence and ammunition plants. Sec. 334. Revision of authority to waive limitation on performance of depot-level maintenance. Sec. 335. Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United States arsenals. Subtitle E--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Environmental restoration accounts. Sec. 342. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance violations. Sec. 343. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Sec. 344. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental compliance violations at certain Department of Defense facilities. Sec. 345. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia. Sec. 346. Environmental restoration activities. Sec. 347. Ship disposal project. Sec. 348. Report on Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information Management program. Sec. 349. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 361. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of certain military aircraft and equipment. Sec. 362. Realistic budgeting for readiness requirements of the Army. Sec. 363. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit end items and secondary items. Sec. 364. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical weapons storage installations. Sec. 365. Congressional notification of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system entering engineering and manufacturing development. Sec. 366. Monitoring of value of performance of Department of Defense functions by workforces selected from between public and private workforces. Sec. 367. Suspension of reorganization of Naval Audit Service. Sec. 368. Investment of commissary trust revolving fund. Sec. 369. Economic procurement of distilled spirits. Sec. 370. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army. Sec. 371. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica reactivity. Sec. 372. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft. Sec. 373. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at Johnston Atoll. Sec. 374. Review of costs of maintaining historical properties. Sec. 375. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression. Sec. 376. Overseas airlift service on civil reserve air fleet aircraft. Sec. 377. Defense travel system. Sec. 378. Review of AH-64 aircraft program. Sec. 379. Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 380. Postponement of implementation of Defense Joint Accounting System (DJAS) pending analysis of the system. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians. Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths Sec. 421. Suspension of strength limitations during war or national emergency. Sec. 422. Exclusion of certain reserve component members on active duty for more than 180 days from active component end strengths. Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general. Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve personnel serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in certain grades. Sec. 425. Temporary exemption of Director of the National Security Agency from limitations on number of Air Force officers above major general. Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army Reserve colonels and brigadier generals for position vacancy promotions. Sec. 502. Promotion zones for Coast Guard Reserve officers. Sec. 503. Time for release of officer promotion selection board reports. Sec. 504. Clarification of authority for posthumous commissions and warrants. Sec. 505. Inapplicability of active-duty list promotion, separation, and involuntary retirement authorities to reserve general and flag officers serving in certain positions designated for reserve officers by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sec. 506. Review of actions of selection boards. Sec. 507. Extension to all Air Force biomedical sciences officers of authority to retain until specified age. Sec. 508. Termination of application requirement for consideration of officers for continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. Sec. 509. Technical corrections relating to retired grade of reserve commissioned officers. Sec. 510. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of National Guard components. Sec. 511. Contingent exemption from limitation on number of Air Force officers serving on active duty in grades above major general. Subtitle B--Joint Officer Management Sec. 521. Joint specialty designations and additional identifiers. Sec. 522. Promotion objectives. Sec. 523. Education. Sec. 524. Length of joint duty assignment. Sec. 525. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 526. Multiple assignments considered as single joint duty assignment. Sec. 527. Joint duty requirement for promotion to one-star grades. Subtitle C--Education and Training Sec. 541. Eligibility of children of Reserves for Presidential appointment to service academies. Sec. 542. Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at service academies. Sec. 543. Repeal of contingent funding increase for Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Sec. 544. Revision of authority for Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class tuition assistance program. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Recruiting Sec. 551. Army recruiting pilot programs. Sec. 552. Enhancement of the joint and service recruitment market research and advertising programs. Sec. 553. Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes. Subtitle E--Military Voting Rights Act of 2000 Sec. 561. Short title. Sec. 562. Guarantee of residency. Sec. 563. State responsibility to guarantee military voting rights. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 571. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to certain specified persons. [[Page S6873]] Sec. 572. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to certain persons. Sec. 573. Ineligibility for involuntary separation pay upon declination of selection for continuation on active duty. Sec. 574. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments. Sec. 575. Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain Charles Butler McVay, Commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, and on the courageous service of its crew. Sec. 576. Senior officers in command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Sec. 577. Verbatim records in special courts-martial. Sec. 578. Management and per diem requirements for members subject to lengthy or numerous deployments. Sec. 579. Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts. Sec. 580. Preparation, participation, and conduct of athletic competitions and small arms competitions by the National Guard and members of the National Guard. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001. Sec. 602. Corrections for basic pay tables. Sec. 603. Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty. Sec. 604. Clarification of service excluded in computation of creditable service as a Marine Corps officer. Sec. 605. Calculation of basic allowance for housing. Sec. 606. Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance for housing while on sea duty. Sec. 607. Personal money allowance for the senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 608. Increased uniform allowances for officers. Sec. 609. Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and allowance for clothing of enlisted members. Sec. 610. Special subsistence allowance for members eligible to receive food stamp assistance. Sec. 610A. Restructuring of basic pay tables for certain enlisted members. Sec. 610B. Basic allowance for housing. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical and dental officers. Sec. 615. Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard. Sec. 616. Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy officers. Sec. 617. Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians. Sec. 618. Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of health professional officers of the Armed Forces. Sec. 619. Career sea pay. Sec. 620. Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay. Sec. 621. Expansion of applicability of authority for critical skills enlistment bonus to include all Armed Forces. Sec. 622. Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other reserves not on active duty to receive special duty assignment pay. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and dependents. Sec. 632. Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less than average weights. Sec. 633. Expansion of funded student travel. Sec. 634. Benefits for members not transporting personal motor vehicles overseas. Subtitle D--Retirement Benefits Sec. 641. Exception to high-36 month retired pay computation for members retired following a disciplinary reduction in grade. Sec. 642. Automatic participation in reserve component Survivor Benefit Plan unless declined with spouse's consent. Sec. 643. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan. Sec. 644. Retirement from active reserve service after regular retirement. Sec. 645. Same treatment for Federal judges as for other Federal officials regarding payment of military retired pay. Sec. 646. Policy on increasing minimum survivor benefit plan basic annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older. Sec. 647. Survivor benefit plan annuities for survivors of all members who die on active duty. Sec. 648. Family coverage under servicemembers' group life insurance. Sec. 649. Fees paid by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 650. Computation of survivor benefits. Sec. 651. Equitable application of early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians. Sec. 652. Concurrent payment to surviving spouses of disability and indemnity compensation and annuities under Survivor Benefit Plan. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 661. Reimbursement of recruiting and ROTC personnel for parking expenses. Sec. 662. Extension of deadline for filing claims associated with capture and internment of certain persons by North Vietnam. Sec. 663. Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and for retired pay. Sec. 664. Eligibility of certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Sec. 665. Authority to pay gratuity to certain veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. Sec. 666. Concurrent payment of retired pay and compensation for retired members with service-connected disabilities. Sec. 667. Travel by reserves on military aircraft to and from locations outside the continental United States for inactive-duty training. Sec. 668. Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring injury, illness, or disease in the performance of funeral honors duty. Sec. 669. Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental food program. Sec. 670. Modification of time for use by certain members of the Selected Reserve of entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 671. Recognition of members of the Alaska Territorial Guard as veterans. Sec. 672. Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to assist. Sec. 673. Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps approved for promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War II. Subtitle F--Education Benefits Sec. 681. Short title. Sec. 682. Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 683. Participation of additional members of the Armed Forces in Montgomery GI Bill program. Sec. 684. Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty training and education. Sec. 685. Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected Reserve of entitlement to certain educational assistance. Subtitle G--Additional Benefits For Reserves and Their Dependents Sec. 691. Sense of Congress. Sec. 692. Travel by Reserves on military aircraft. Sec. 693. Billeting services for Reserve members traveling for inactive duty training. Sec. 694. Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement points that may be credited in any year. Sec. 695. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component members following release from active duty. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE Subtitle A--Senior Health Care Sec. 701. Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS upon the attainment of 65 years of age. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program in CONUS. Sec. 712. Elimination of copayments for immediate family. Sec. 713. Improvement in business practices in the administration of the TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE program. Sec. 715. Enhancement of access to TRICARE in rural States. Subtitle C--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 721. Tracking patient safety in military and veterans health care systems. Sec. 722. Pharmaceutical identification technology. Sec. 723. Medical informatics. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 731. Permanent authority for certain pharmaceutical benefits. Sec. 732. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS beneficiaries. Sec. 733. Medical and dental care for Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents. Sec. 734. School-required physical examinations for certain minor dependents. Sec. 735. Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for surviving dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 736. Extension of authority for contracts for medical services at locations outside medical treatment facilities. [[Page S6874]] Sec. 737. Transition of chiropractic health care demonstration program to permanent status. Sec. 738. Use of information technology for enhancement of delivery of administrative services under the Defense Health Program. Sec. 739. Patient care reporting and management system. Sec. 740. Health care management demonstration program. Sec. 741. Studies of accrual financing for health care for military retirees. Sec. 742. Augmentation of Army Medical Department by reserve officers of the Public Health Service. Sec. 743. Service areas of transferees of former uniformed services treatment facilities that are included in the uniformed services health care delivery system. Sec. 744. Blue ribbon advisory panel on Department of Defense policies regarding the privacy of individual medical records. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 801. Improvements in procurements of services. Sec. 802. Addition of threshold value requirement for applicability of a reporting requirement relating to multiyear contract. Sec. 803. Planning for the acquisition of information systems. Sec. 804. Tracking of information technology purchases. Sec. 805. Repeal of requirement for contractor assurances regarding the completeness, accuracy, and contractual sufficiency of technical data provided by the contractor. Sec. 806. Extension of authority for Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs. Sec. 807. Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. Sec. 808. Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review records of participants in certain prototype projects. Sec. 809. Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for assistance under the Mentor-Protege Program. Sec. 810. Navy-Marine Corps intranet acquisition. Sec. 811. Qualifications required for employment and assignment in contracting positions. Sec. 812. Defense acquisition and support workforce. Sec. 813. Financial analysis of use of dual rates for quantifying overhead costs at Army industrial facilities. Sec. 814. Revision of the organization and authority of the Cost Accounting Standards Board. Sec. 815. Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 816. Appropriate use of personnel experience and educational requirements in the procurement of information technology services. Sec. 817. Study of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 process. Sec. 818. Procurement notice through electronic access to contracting opportunities. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel. Sec. 902. Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for combating terrorism. Sec. 903. National Defense Panel 2001. Sec. 904. Quadrennial National Defense Panel. Sec. 905. Inspector General investigations of prohibited personnel actions. Sec. 906. Network centric warfare. Sec. 907. Additional duties for the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization. Sec. 908. Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses. Sec. 909. Organization and management of the Civil Air Patrol. Sec. 910. Responsibility for the National Guard Challenge Program. Sec. 911. Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home Board by Secretary of Defense. Sec. 912. Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds. Sec. 913. Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted for the Naval Academy. Sec. 914. Management of Navy research funds by Chief of Naval Research. Sec. 915. United States Air Force Institute of Technology. Sec. 916. Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the Department of Defense from public disclosure. Sec. 917. Coordination and facilitation of development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2000. Sec. 1003. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 2001. Sec. 1004. Annual OMB/CBO joint report on scoring of budget outlays. Sec. 1005. Prompt payment of contract vouchers. Sec. 1006. Repeal of certain requirements relating to timing of contract payments. Sec. 1007. Plan for prompt posting of contractual obligations. Sec. 1008. Plan for electronic submission of documentation supporting claims for contract payments. Sec. 1009. Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation costs. Sec. 1010. Repeal of certain provisions shifting certain outlays from one fiscal year to another. Sec. 1010A. Treatment of partial payments under service contracts. Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1011. Extension and increase of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1012. Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1013. Review of riverine counter-drug program. Subtitle C--Strategic Forces Sec. 1015. Revised nuclear posture review. Sec. 1016. Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of United States strategic nuclear forces. Sec. 1017. Correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems; authority to waive limitation. Sec. 1018. Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets. Sec. 1019. Sense of Senate on the maintenance of the strategic nuclear TRIAD. Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements Sec. 1021. Annual report of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on combatant command requirements. Sec. 1022. Semiannual report on Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1023. Preparedness of military installation first responders for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. Sec. 1024. Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment procurement and military construction for the reserve components in future-years defense programs. Sec. 1025. Management review of Defense Logistics Agency. Sec. 1026. Management review of Defense Information Systems Agency. Sec. 1027. Report on spare parts and repair parts program of the Air Force for the C-5 aircraft. Sec. 1028. Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the threat of biological terrorism. Sec. 1029. Report on global missile launch early warning center. Sec. 1030. Management review of working-capital fund activities. Sec. 1031. Report on submarine rescue support vessels. Sec. 1032. Reports on Federal Government progress in developing information assurance strategies. Subtitle E--Information Security Sec. 1041. Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information Protection. Sec. 1042. Information security scholarship program. Sec. 1043. Process for prioritizing background investigations for security clearances for Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1044. Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from public disclosure. Sec. 1045. Protection of operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 1051. Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 1052. Technical corrections. Sec. 1053. Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools in Puerto Rico. Sec. 1054. Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency services. Sec. 1055. Transit pass program for certain Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1056. Fees for providing historical information to the public. Sec. 1057. Access to criminal history record information for national security purposes. Sec. 1058. Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier. Sec. 1059. Donation of Civil War cannon. Sec. 1060. Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for Armed Forces post offices. Sec. 1061. Aerospace industry Blue Ribbon Commission. Sec. 1062. Report to Congress regarding extent and severity of child poverty. Sec. 1063. Improving property management. Sec. 1064. Sense of the Senate regarding tax treatment of members receiving special pay. Sec. 1065. Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of false claims. Sec. 1066. Sense of the Senate concerning long-term economic development aid for communities rebuilding from Hurricane Floyd. [[Page S6875]] Sec. 1067. Authority to provide headstones or markers for marked graves or otherwise commemorate certain individuals. Sec. 1068. Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1069. Student loan repayment programs. Sec. 1070. Sense of the Senate on the modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units. Sec. 1071. Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. Sec. 1072. Firefighter investment and response enhancement. Sec. 1073. Breast cancer stamp extension. Sec. 1074. Personnel security policies. Sec. 1075. Additional matters for annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of concern. Sec. 1076. National security implications of United States-China trade relationship. Sec. 1077. Secrecy policies and worker health. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY Sec. 1101. Computer/electronic accommodations program. Sec. 1102. Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency beneficial for United States national security interests. Sec. 1103. Increased number of positions authorized for the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. Sec. 1104. Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training for civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1105. Work safety demonstration program. Sec. 1106. Employment and compensation of employees for temporary organizations established by law or Executive order. Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1108. Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems. Sec. 1109. Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000. Sec. 1110. Leave for crews of certain vessels. Sec. 1111. Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense employees. Sec. 1112. Civilian personnel services public-private competition pilot program. Sec. 1113. Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for experimental personnel program for scientific and technical personnel. Sec. 1114. Clarification of personnel management authority under a personnel demonstration project. Sec. 1115. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1116. Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement. Sec. 1117. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement authority. Sec. 1118. Restrictions on payments for academic training. Sec. 1119. Strategic plan. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Sec. 1201. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1202. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor Iraqi weapons activities. Sec. 1203. Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support through acquisition and cross-servicing agreements. Sec. 1204. Western Hemisphere Institute for Professional Education and Training. Sec. 1205. Biannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping. Sec. 1206. Mutual assistance for monitoring test explosions of nuclear devices. Sec. 1207. Annual report on activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1208. Limitation on use of funds for construction of a Russian facility for the destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Program. Sec. 1210. Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers. Sec. 1211. Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and regional security issues. Sec. 1212. Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former naval vessel by Government of Greece. Sec. 1213. United States-Russian Federation joint data exchange center on early warning systems and notification of missile launches. Sec. 1214. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers. TITLE XIII--NAVY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO Sec. 1301. Assistance for economic growth on Vieques. Sec. 1302. Requirement for referendum on continuation of Navy training. Sec. 1303. Actions if training is approved. Sec. 1304. Requirements if training is not approved or mandate for referendum is vitiated. Sec. 1305. Exempt property. Sec. 1306. Moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan. Sec. 1307. Property transferred to Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 1308. Live Impact Area. TITLE XIV--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY REFORM Sec. 1401. Short title. Sec. 1402. Coordination of Federal information policy. Sec. 1403. Responsibilities of certain agencies. Sec. 1404. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1405. Effective date. TITLE XV--LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000 Sec. 1501. Short title. Sec. 1502. Findings. Sec. 1503. Definition of hate crime. Sec. 1504. Support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1505. Grant program. Sec. 1506. Authorization for additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement. Sec. 1507. Prohibition of certain hate crime acts. Sec. 1508. Duties of Federal Sentencing Commission. Sec. 1509. Statistics. Sec. 1510. Severability. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 projects. Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1999 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 project. Sec. 2108. Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Correction in authorized use of funds, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1990 project. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization for contribution to construction of airport tower, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 projects. Sec. 2704. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Joint use military construction projects. Sec. 2802. Exclusion of certain costs from determination of applicability of limitation on use of funds for improvement of family housing. Sec. 2803. Replacement of limitations on space by pay grade of military family housing with requirement for local comparability of military family housing. Sec. 2804. Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family housing. [[Page S6876]] Sec. 2805. Applicability of competition policy to alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2806. Provision of utilities and services under alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2807. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2808. Inclusion of readiness center in definition of armory for purposes of construction of reserve component facilities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for reports to Congress on real property transactions. Sec. 2812. Enhancements of military lease authority. Sec. 2813. Expansion of procedures for selection of conveyees under authority to convey utility systems. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment authorities without consideration under the base closure laws. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, Illinois. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Lieutenant General Malcolm Hay Army Reserve Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Colonel Harold E. Steele Army Reserve Center and Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington. Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, Casco Bay, Maine. Sec. 2853. Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland. Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Cutler, Maine. Sec. 2855. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property. Sec. 2856. Regarding land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington. Part IV--Defense Agencies Conveyances Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Farmers Branch, Texas. Part V--Other Conveyances Sec. 2881. Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2891. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2892. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sec. 2893. Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. Sec. 2894. Activities relating to the greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Sec. 2895. Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense environmental management privatization. Sec. 3105. Energy employees compensation initiative. Sec. 3106. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfer of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--National Nuclear Security Administration Sec. 3131. Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3132. Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 3133. Scope of authority of Secretary of Energy to modify organization of National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3134. Prohibition on pay of personnel engaged in concurrent service or duties inside and outside National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3135. Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3136. Future-years nuclear security program. Sec. 3137. Cooperative research and development of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3138. Construction of National Nuclear Security Administration operations office complex. Subtitle D--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3151. Processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy nuclear materials. Sec. 3152. Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Sec. 3153. Department of Energy defense nuclear nonproliferation programs. Sec. 3154. Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program. Sec. 3155. Employee incentives for employees at closure project facilities. Sec. 3156. Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Sec. 3157. Tank Waste Remediation System, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. Sec. 3158. Report on national ignition facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act Sec. 3161. Short title. Sec. 3162. Definitions. Sec. 3163. Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program. Sec. 3164. Small business advocacy and assistance. Sec. 3165. Technology partnerships ombudsman. Sec. 3166. Studies related to improving mission effectiveness, partnerships, and technology transfer at National Laboratories. Sec. 3167. Other transactions authority. Sec. 3168. Conformance with NNSA organizational structure. Sec. 3169. Arctic energy. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 3171. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3172. Updates of report on nuclear test readiness postures. Sec. 3173. Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. Sec. 3174. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3175. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants. Sec. 3176. Cooperative research and development agreements for Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories. Sec. 3177. Commendation of Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security. Sec. 3178. Adjustment of threshold requirement for submission of reports on advanced computer sales to Tier III foreign countries. Subtitle G--Russian Nuclear Complex Conversion Sec. 3191. Short title. Sec. 3192. Findings. Sec. 3193. Expansion and enhancement of Nuclear Cities Initiative. Sec. 3194. Sense of Congress on the establishment of a National Coordinator for Nonproliferation Matters. Sec. 3195. Definitions. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXIII--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3301. Minimum price of petroleum sold from the naval petroleum reserves. [[Page S6877]] Sec. 3302. Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sec. 3303. Land transfer and restoration. TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3402. Increased receipts under prior disposal authority. Sec. 3403. Disposal of titanium. TITLE XXXV--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Construction with other laws. Sec. 3503. Definitions. Sec. 3504. Expansion of list of beryllium vendors and means of establishing covered beryllium illnesses. Subtitle A--Beryllium, Silicosis, and Radiation Compensation Sec. 3511. Exposure to hazards in the performance of duty. Sec. 3512. Advisory board on radiation and worker health. Sec. 3513. Designation of additional members of the Special Exposure Cohort. Sec. 3514. Authority to provide compensation and other assistance. Sec. 3515. Alternative compensation. Sec. 3516. Submittal of claims. Sec. 3517. Adjudication and administration. Subtitle B--Exposure to Other Toxic Substances Sec. 3521. Definitions. Sec. 3522. Agreements with States. Subtitle C--General Provisions Sec. 3531. Treatment of compensation and benefits. Sec. 3532. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons. Sec. 3533. Limitation on right to receive benefits. Sec. 3534. Coordination of benefits--State workers' compensation. Sec. 3535. Coordination of benefits--Federal workers' compensation. Sec. 3536. Receipt of benefits--other statutes. Sec. 3537. Dual compensation--Federal employees. Sec. 3538. Dual compensation--other employees. Sec. 3539. Exclusivity of remedy against the United States, contractors, and subcontractors. Sec. 3540 Election of remedy against beryllium vendors and atomic weapons employers. Sec. 3541. Subrogation of the United States. Sec. 3542. Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. Sec. 3543. Effective date. Sec. 3544. Technical and conforming amendments. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 101. ARMY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Army as follows: (1) For aircraft, $1,749,662,000. (2) For missiles, $1,382,328,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $2,115,138,000. (4) For ammunition, $1,224,323,000. (5) For other procurement, $4,039,670,000. SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Navy as follows: (1) For aircraft, $8,685,958,000. (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $1,539,950,000. (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $12,900,076,000. (4) For other procurement, $3,378,311,000. (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,191,035,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $500,749,000. SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: (1) For aircraft, $9,968,371,000. (2) For ammunition, $666,808,000. (3) For missiles, $3,005,915,000. (4) For other procurement, $7,724,527,000. SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $2,203,508,000. SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the amount of $3,300,000. SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 the amount of $1,003,500,000 for-- (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $290,006,000. Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) Authority.--Beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear contracts for procurement of the following: (1) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles. (2) UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters. (3) CH-60S Seahawk helicopters. (b) Limitation for Bradley Fighting Vehicles.--The period for a multiyear contract entered into under subsection (a)(1) may not exceed the three consecutive program years beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year. (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 111 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 531) is amended by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 112. REPORTS AND LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ARMY TRANSFORMATION. (a) Report on Objective Force Development Process.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the process for developing the objective force in the transformation of the Army. The report shall include the following: (1) The operational environments envisioned for the objective force. (2) The threat assumptions on which research and development efforts for transformation of the Army into the objective force are based. (3) The potential operational and organizational concepts for the objective force. (4) The key performance parameters anticipated for the objective force and the operational requirements anticipated for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (5) The schedule of Army transformation activities through fiscal year 2012, together with-- (A) the projected funding requirements through that fiscal year for the research and development activities and the procurement activities; (B) the specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary to meet the funding requirements for Army transformation; and (C) a summary of the anticipated investments of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in programs designed to lead to the fielding of future combat systems for the objective force. (6) The joint warfighting requirements that will be supported by the fielding of the objective force, together with a description of the adjustments that are planned to be made in the war plans of the commanders of the regional unified combatant commands in relation to the fielding of the objective force. (7) The changes in lift requirements that result from the establishment and fielding of the combat brigades of the objective force. (8) The evaluation process that will be used to support decisionmaking on the course of the Army transformation, including a description of the operational evaluations and experimentation that will be used to validate the key performance parameters associated with the objective force and the operational requirements for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (b) Reports on Medium Armored Combat Vehicles for the Interim Brigade Combat Teams.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall develop and carry out a plan for comparing-- (A) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored combat vehicles selected for the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams; and (B) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory for the use of infantry battalions. (2) The plan shall provide for the costs and operational effectiveness of the two sets of vehicles to be determined on the basis of the results of an operational analysis that involves the participation of at least one infantry battalion that is fielded with medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory and is similar in organization to the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams. (3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall review the plan developed under paragraph (1) and submit the Director's comments on the plan to the Secretary of the Army. (4) Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under paragraph (1). The report shall include the following: (A) The plan. (B) The comments of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation on the plan. (C) A discussion of how the results of the operational analysis are to be used to guide future decisions on the acquisition of medium armored combat vehicles for additional interim brigade combat teams. (D) The specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary for fielding the interim brigade combat teams. [[Page S6878]] (5)(A) Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the comparison

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Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6871-S6982] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 On July 13, 2000, the Senate amended and passed H.R. 4205, as follows: Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4205) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 107. Defense health programs. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain programs. Sec. 112. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation. Sec. 113. Rapid intravenous infusion pumps. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 124. ADC(X) ship program. Sec. 125. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the CVN-69 nuclear aircraft carrier. Sec. 126. Remanufactured AV-8B aircraft. Sec. 127. Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Repeal of requirement for annual report on B-2 bomber aircraft program. Sec. 132. Conversion of AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction technologies. Sec. 142. Integrated bridge systems for naval systems special warfare rigid inflatable boats and high-speed assault craft. Sec. 143. Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds for procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Additional authorization for research, development, test, and evaluation on weathering and corrosion of aircraft surfaces and parts. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment. Sec. 212. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling. Sec. 213. DD-21 class destroyer program. Sec. 214. F-22 aircraft program. Sec. 215. Joint strike fighter program. Sec. 216. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Sec. 217. Unmanned advanced capability aircraft and ground combat vehicles. Sec. 218. Army space control technology development. Sec. 219. Russian American Observation Satellites program. Sec. 220. Joint biological defense program. Sec. 221. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and development programs. Sec. 222. Technologies for detection and transport of pollutants attributable to live-fire activities. Sec. 223. Acoustic mine detection. Sec. 224. Operational technologies for mounted maneuver forces. Sec. 225. Air logistics technology. Sec. 226. Precision Location and Identification Program (PLAID). Sec. 227. Navy Information Technology Center and Human Resource Enterprise Strategy. Sec. 228. Joint Technology Information Center Initiative. Sec. 229. Ammunition risk analysis capabilities. Sec. 230. Funding for comparisons of medium armored combat vehicles. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 241. Mobile offshore base. Sec. 242. Air Force science and technology planning. Sec. 243. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships for purposes of encouraging scientific study. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. [[Page S6872]] Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 311. Impact aid for children with disabilities. Sec. 312. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams. Sec. 313. Weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Sec. 314. Demonstration project for Internet access and services in rural communities. Sec. 315. Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) sites. Sec. 316. Mounted Urban Combat Training site, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Sec. 317. MK-45 overhaul. Sec. 318. Industrial mobilization capacity at Government-owned, Government-operated Army ammunition facilities and arsenals. Sec. 319. Close-in weapon system overhauls. Sec. 320. Spectrum data base upgrades. Subtitle C--Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Sec. 321. Increased authority to provide health care services as humanitarian and civic assistance. Sec. 322. Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and allowances of Special Operations Command Reserves furnishing demining training and related assistance as humanitarian assistance. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities Sec. 331. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and manufacturing support programs. Sec. 332. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 333. Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence and ammunition plants. Sec. 334. Revision of authority to waive limitation on performance of depot-level maintenance. Sec. 335. Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United States arsenals. Subtitle E--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Environmental restoration accounts. Sec. 342. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance violations. Sec. 343. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Sec. 344. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental compliance violations at certain Department of Defense facilities. Sec. 345. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia. Sec. 346. Environmental restoration activities. Sec. 347. Ship disposal project. Sec. 348. Report on Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information Management program. Sec. 349. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 361. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of certain military aircraft and equipment. Sec. 362. Realistic budgeting for readiness requirements of the Army. Sec. 363. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit end items and secondary items. Sec. 364. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical weapons storage installations. Sec. 365. Congressional notification of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system entering engineering and manufacturing development. Sec. 366. Monitoring of value of performance of Department of Defense functions by workforces selected from between public and private workforces. Sec. 367. Suspension of reorganization of Naval Audit Service. Sec. 368. Investment of commissary trust revolving fund. Sec. 369. Economic procurement of distilled spirits. Sec. 370. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army. Sec. 371. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica reactivity. Sec. 372. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft. Sec. 373. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at Johnston Atoll. Sec. 374. Review of costs of maintaining historical properties. Sec. 375. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression. Sec. 376. Overseas airlift service on civil reserve air fleet aircraft. Sec. 377. Defense travel system. Sec. 378. Review of AH-64 aircraft program. Sec. 379. Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 380. Postponement of implementation of Defense Joint Accounting System (DJAS) pending analysis of the system. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians. Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths Sec. 421. Suspension of strength limitations during war or national emergency. Sec. 422. Exclusion of certain reserve component members on active duty for more than 180 days from active component end strengths. Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general. Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve personnel serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in certain grades. Sec. 425. Temporary exemption of Director of the National Security Agency from limitations on number of Air Force officers above major general. Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army Reserve colonels and brigadier generals for position vacancy promotions. Sec. 502. Promotion zones for Coast Guard Reserve officers. Sec. 503. Time for release of officer promotion selection board reports. Sec. 504. Clarification of authority for posthumous commissions and warrants. Sec. 505. Inapplicability of active-duty list promotion, separation, and involuntary retirement authorities to reserve general and flag officers serving in certain positions designated for reserve officers by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sec. 506. Review of actions of selection boards. Sec. 507. Extension to all Air Force biomedical sciences officers of authority to retain until specified age. Sec. 508. Termination of application requirement for consideration of officers for continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. Sec. 509. Technical corrections relating to retired grade of reserve commissioned officers. Sec. 510. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of National Guard components. Sec. 511. Contingent exemption from limitation on number of Air Force officers serving on active duty in grades above major general. Subtitle B--Joint Officer Management Sec. 521. Joint specialty designations and additional identifiers. Sec. 522. Promotion objectives. Sec. 523. Education. Sec. 524. Length of joint duty assignment. Sec. 525. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 526. Multiple assignments considered as single joint duty assignment. Sec. 527. Joint duty requirement for promotion to one-star grades. Subtitle C--Education and Training Sec. 541. Eligibility of children of Reserves for Presidential appointment to service academies. Sec. 542. Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at service academies. Sec. 543. Repeal of contingent funding increase for Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Sec. 544. Revision of authority for Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class tuition assistance program. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Recruiting Sec. 551. Army recruiting pilot programs. Sec. 552. Enhancement of the joint and service recruitment market research and advertising programs. Sec. 553. Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes. Subtitle E--Military Voting Rights Act of 2000 Sec. 561. Short title. Sec. 562. Guarantee of residency. Sec. 563. State responsibility to guarantee military voting rights. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 571. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to certain specified persons. [[Page S6873]] Sec. 572. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to certain persons. Sec. 573. Ineligibility for involuntary separation pay upon declination of selection for continuation on active duty. Sec. 574. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments. Sec. 575. Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain Charles Butler McVay, Commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, and on the courageous service of its crew. Sec. 576. Senior officers in command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Sec. 577. Verbatim records in special courts-martial. Sec. 578. Management and per diem requirements for members subject to lengthy or numerous deployments. Sec. 579. Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts. Sec. 580. Preparation, participation, and conduct of athletic competitions and small arms competitions by the National Guard and members of the National Guard. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001. Sec. 602. Corrections for basic pay tables. Sec. 603. Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty. Sec. 604. Clarification of service excluded in computation of creditable service as a Marine Corps officer. Sec. 605. Calculation of basic allowance for housing. Sec. 606. Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance for housing while on sea duty. Sec. 607. Personal money allowance for the senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 608. Increased uniform allowances for officers. Sec. 609. Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and allowance for clothing of enlisted members. Sec. 610. Special subsistence allowance for members eligible to receive food stamp assistance. Sec. 610A. Restructuring of basic pay tables for certain enlisted members. Sec. 610B. Basic allowance for housing. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical and dental officers. Sec. 615. Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard. Sec. 616. Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy officers. Sec. 617. Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians. Sec. 618. Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of health professional officers of the Armed Forces. Sec. 619. Career sea pay. Sec. 620. Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay. Sec. 621. Expansion of applicability of authority for critical skills enlistment bonus to include all Armed Forces. Sec. 622. Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other reserves not on active duty to receive special duty assignment pay. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and dependents. Sec. 632. Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less than average weights. Sec. 633. Expansion of funded student travel. Sec. 634. Benefits for members not transporting personal motor vehicles overseas. Subtitle D--Retirement Benefits Sec. 641. Exception to high-36 month retired pay computation for members retired following a disciplinary reduction in grade. Sec. 642. Automatic participation in reserve component Survivor Benefit Plan unless declined with spouse's consent. Sec. 643. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan. Sec. 644. Retirement from active reserve service after regular retirement. Sec. 645. Same treatment for Federal judges as for other Federal officials regarding payment of military retired pay. Sec. 646. Policy on increasing minimum survivor benefit plan basic annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older. Sec. 647. Survivor benefit plan annuities for survivors of all members who die on active duty. Sec. 648. Family coverage under servicemembers' group life insurance. Sec. 649. Fees paid by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 650. Computation of survivor benefits. Sec. 651. Equitable application of early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians. Sec. 652. Concurrent payment to surviving spouses of disability and indemnity compensation and annuities under Survivor Benefit Plan. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 661. Reimbursement of recruiting and ROTC personnel for parking expenses. Sec. 662. Extension of deadline for filing claims associated with capture and internment of certain persons by North Vietnam. Sec. 663. Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and for retired pay. Sec. 664. Eligibility of certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Sec. 665. Authority to pay gratuity to certain veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. Sec. 666. Concurrent payment of retired pay and compensation for retired members with service-connected disabilities. Sec. 667. Travel by reserves on military aircraft to and from locations outside the continental United States for inactive-duty training. Sec. 668. Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring injury, illness, or disease in the performance of funeral honors duty. Sec. 669. Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental food program. Sec. 670. Modification of time for use by certain members of the Selected Reserve of entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 671. Recognition of members of the Alaska Territorial Guard as veterans. Sec. 672. Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to assist. Sec. 673. Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps approved for promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War II. Subtitle F--Education Benefits Sec. 681. Short title. Sec. 682. Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 683. Participation of additional members of the Armed Forces in Montgomery GI Bill program. Sec. 684. Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty training and education. Sec. 685. Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected Reserve of entitlement to certain educational assistance. Subtitle G--Additional Benefits For Reserves and Their Dependents Sec. 691. Sense of Congress. Sec. 692. Travel by Reserves on military aircraft. Sec. 693. Billeting services for Reserve members traveling for inactive duty training. Sec. 694. Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement points that may be credited in any year. Sec. 695. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component members following release from active duty. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE Subtitle A--Senior Health Care Sec. 701. Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS upon the attainment of 65 years of age. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program in CONUS. Sec. 712. Elimination of copayments for immediate family. Sec. 713. Improvement in business practices in the administration of the TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE program. Sec. 715. Enhancement of access to TRICARE in rural States. Subtitle C--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 721. Tracking patient safety in military and veterans health care systems. Sec. 722. Pharmaceutical identification technology. Sec. 723. Medical informatics. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 731. Permanent authority for certain pharmaceutical benefits. Sec. 732. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS beneficiaries. Sec. 733. Medical and dental care for Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents. Sec. 734. School-required physical examinations for certain minor dependents. Sec. 735. Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for surviving dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 736. Extension of authority for contracts for medical services at locations outside medical treatment facilities. [[Page S6874]] Sec. 737. Transition of chiropractic health care demonstration program to permanent status. Sec. 738. Use of information technology for enhancement of delivery of administrative services under the Defense Health Program. Sec. 739. Patient care reporting and management system. Sec. 740. Health care management demonstration program. Sec. 741. Studies of accrual financing for health care for military retirees. Sec. 742. Augmentation of Army Medical Department by reserve officers of the Public Health Service. Sec. 743. Service areas of transferees of former uniformed services treatment facilities that are included in the uniformed services health care delivery system. Sec. 744. Blue ribbon advisory panel on Department of Defense policies regarding the privacy of individual medical records. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 801. Improvements in procurements of services. Sec. 802. Addition of threshold value requirement for applicability of a reporting requirement relating to multiyear contract. Sec. 803. Planning for the acquisition of information systems. Sec. 804. Tracking of information technology purchases. Sec. 805. Repeal of requirement for contractor assurances regarding the completeness, accuracy, and contractual sufficiency of technical data provided by the contractor. Sec. 806. Extension of authority for Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs. Sec. 807. Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. Sec. 808. Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review records of participants in certain prototype projects. Sec. 809. Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for assistance under the Mentor-Protege Program. Sec. 810. Navy-Marine Corps intranet acquisition. Sec. 811. Qualifications required for employment and assignment in contracting positions. Sec. 812. Defense acquisition and support workforce. Sec. 813. Financial analysis of use of dual rates for quantifying overhead costs at Army industrial facilities. Sec. 814. Revision of the organization and authority of the Cost Accounting Standards Board. Sec. 815. Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 816. Appropriate use of personnel experience and educational requirements in the procurement of information technology services. Sec. 817. Study of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 process. Sec. 818. Procurement notice through electronic access to contracting opportunities. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel. Sec. 902. Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for combating terrorism. Sec. 903. National Defense Panel 2001. Sec. 904. Quadrennial National Defense Panel. Sec. 905. Inspector General investigations of prohibited personnel actions. Sec. 906. Network centric warfare. Sec. 907. Additional duties for the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization. Sec. 908. Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses. Sec. 909. Organization and management of the Civil Air Patrol. Sec. 910. Responsibility for the National Guard Challenge Program. Sec. 911. Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home Board by Secretary of Defense. Sec. 912. Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds. Sec. 913. Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted for the Naval Academy. Sec. 914. Management of Navy research funds by Chief of Naval Research. Sec. 915. United States Air Force Institute of Technology. Sec. 916. Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the Department of Defense from public disclosure. Sec. 917. Coordination and facilitation of development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2000. Sec. 1003. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 2001. Sec. 1004. Annual OMB/CBO joint report on scoring of budget outlays. Sec. 1005. Prompt payment of contract vouchers. Sec. 1006. Repeal of certain requirements relating to timing of contract payments. Sec. 1007. Plan for prompt posting of contractual obligations. Sec. 1008. Plan for electronic submission of documentation supporting claims for contract payments. Sec. 1009. Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation costs. Sec. 1010. Repeal of certain provisions shifting certain outlays from one fiscal year to another. Sec. 1010A. Treatment of partial payments under service contracts. Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1011. Extension and increase of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1012. Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1013. Review of riverine counter-drug program. Subtitle C--Strategic Forces Sec. 1015. Revised nuclear posture review. Sec. 1016. Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of United States strategic nuclear forces. Sec. 1017. Correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems; authority to waive limitation. Sec. 1018. Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets. Sec. 1019. Sense of Senate on the maintenance of the strategic nuclear TRIAD. Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements Sec. 1021. Annual report of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on combatant command requirements. Sec. 1022. Semiannual report on Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1023. Preparedness of military installation first responders for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. Sec. 1024. Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment procurement and military construction for the reserve components in future-years defense programs. Sec. 1025. Management review of Defense Logistics Agency. Sec. 1026. Management review of Defense Information Systems Agency. Sec. 1027. Report on spare parts and repair parts program of the Air Force for the C-5 aircraft. Sec. 1028. Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the threat of biological terrorism. Sec. 1029. Report on global missile launch early warning center. Sec. 1030. Management review of working-capital fund activities. Sec. 1031. Report on submarine rescue support vessels. Sec. 1032. Reports on Federal Government progress in developing information assurance strategies. Subtitle E--Information Security Sec. 1041. Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information Protection. Sec. 1042. Information security scholarship program. Sec. 1043. Process for prioritizing background investigations for security clearances for Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1044. Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from public disclosure. Sec. 1045. Protection of operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 1051. Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 1052. Technical corrections. Sec. 1053. Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools in Puerto Rico. Sec. 1054. Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency services. Sec. 1055. Transit pass program for certain Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1056. Fees for providing historical information to the public. Sec. 1057. Access to criminal history record information for national security purposes. Sec. 1058. Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier. Sec. 1059. Donation of Civil War cannon. Sec. 1060. Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for Armed Forces post offices. Sec. 1061. Aerospace industry Blue Ribbon Commission. Sec. 1062. Report to Congress regarding extent and severity of child poverty. Sec. 1063. Improving property management. Sec. 1064. Sense of the Senate regarding tax treatment of members receiving special pay. Sec. 1065. Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of false claims. Sec. 1066. Sense of the Senate concerning long-term economic development aid for communities rebuilding from Hurricane Floyd. [[Page S6875]] Sec. 1067. Authority to provide headstones or markers for marked graves or otherwise commemorate certain individuals. Sec. 1068. Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1069. Student loan repayment programs. Sec. 1070. Sense of the Senate on the modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units. Sec. 1071. Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. Sec. 1072. Firefighter investment and response enhancement. Sec. 1073. Breast cancer stamp extension. Sec. 1074. Personnel security policies. Sec. 1075. Additional matters for annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of concern. Sec. 1076. National security implications of United States-China trade relationship. Sec. 1077. Secrecy policies and worker health. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY Sec. 1101. Computer/electronic accommodations program. Sec. 1102. Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency beneficial for United States national security interests. Sec. 1103. Increased number of positions authorized for the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. Sec. 1104. Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training for civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1105. Work safety demonstration program. Sec. 1106. Employment and compensation of employees for temporary organizations established by law or Executive order. Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1108. Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems. Sec. 1109. Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000. Sec. 1110. Leave for crews of certain vessels. Sec. 1111. Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense employees. Sec. 1112. Civilian personnel services public-private competition pilot program. Sec. 1113. Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for experimental personnel program for scientific and technical personnel. Sec. 1114. Clarification of personnel management authority under a personnel demonstration project. Sec. 1115. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1116. Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement. Sec. 1117. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement authority. Sec. 1118. Restrictions on payments for academic training. Sec. 1119. Strategic plan. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Sec. 1201. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1202. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor Iraqi weapons activities. Sec. 1203. Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support through acquisition and cross-servicing agreements. Sec. 1204. Western Hemisphere Institute for Professional Education and Training. Sec. 1205. Biannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping. Sec. 1206. Mutual assistance for monitoring test explosions of nuclear devices. Sec. 1207. Annual report on activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1208. Limitation on use of funds for construction of a Russian facility for the destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Program. Sec. 1210. Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers. Sec. 1211. Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and regional security issues. Sec. 1212. Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former naval vessel by Government of Greece. Sec. 1213. United States-Russian Federation joint data exchange center on early warning systems and notification of missile launches. Sec. 1214. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers. TITLE XIII--NAVY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO Sec. 1301. Assistance for economic growth on Vieques. Sec. 1302. Requirement for referendum on continuation of Navy training. Sec. 1303. Actions if training is approved. Sec. 1304. Requirements if training is not approved or mandate for referendum is vitiated. Sec. 1305. Exempt property. Sec. 1306. Moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan. Sec. 1307. Property transferred to Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 1308. Live Impact Area. TITLE XIV--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY REFORM Sec. 1401. Short title. Sec. 1402. Coordination of Federal information policy. Sec. 1403. Responsibilities of certain agencies. Sec. 1404. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1405. Effective date. TITLE XV--LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000 Sec. 1501. Short title. Sec. 1502. Findings. Sec. 1503. Definition of hate crime. Sec. 1504. Support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1505. Grant program. Sec. 1506. Authorization for additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement. Sec. 1507. Prohibition of certain hate crime acts. Sec. 1508. Duties of Federal Sentencing Commission. Sec. 1509. Statistics. Sec. 1510. Severability. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 projects. Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1999 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 project. Sec. 2108. Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Correction in authorized use of funds, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1990 project. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization for contribution to construction of airport tower, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 projects. Sec. 2704. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Joint use military construction projects. Sec. 2802. Exclusion of certain costs from determination of applicability of limitation on use of funds for improvement of family housing. Sec. 2803. Replacement of limitations on space by pay grade of military family housing with requirement for local comparability of military family housing. Sec. 2804. Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family housing. [[Page S6876]] Sec. 2805. Applicability of competition policy to alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2806. Provision of utilities and services under alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2807. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2808. Inclusion of readiness center in definition of armory for purposes of construction of reserve component facilities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for reports to Congress on real property transactions. Sec. 2812. Enhancements of military lease authority. Sec. 2813. Expansion of procedures for selection of conveyees under authority to convey utility systems. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment authorities without consideration under the base closure laws. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, Illinois. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Lieutenant General Malcolm Hay Army Reserve Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Colonel Harold E. Steele Army Reserve Center and Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington. Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, Casco Bay, Maine. Sec. 2853. Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland. Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Cutler, Maine. Sec. 2855. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property. Sec. 2856. Regarding land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington. Part IV--Defense Agencies Conveyances Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Farmers Branch, Texas. Part V--Other Conveyances Sec. 2881. Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2891. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2892. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sec. 2893. Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. Sec. 2894. Activities relating to the greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Sec. 2895. Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense environmental management privatization. Sec. 3105. Energy employees compensation initiative. Sec. 3106. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfer of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--National Nuclear Security Administration Sec. 3131. Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3132. Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 3133. Scope of authority of Secretary of Energy to modify organization of National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3134. Prohibition on pay of personnel engaged in concurrent service or duties inside and outside National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3135. Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3136. Future-years nuclear security program. Sec. 3137. Cooperative research and development of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3138. Construction of National Nuclear Security Administration operations office complex. Subtitle D--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3151. Processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy nuclear materials. Sec. 3152. Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Sec. 3153. Department of Energy defense nuclear nonproliferation programs. Sec. 3154. Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program. Sec. 3155. Employee incentives for employees at closure project facilities. Sec. 3156. Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Sec. 3157. Tank Waste Remediation System, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. Sec. 3158. Report on national ignition facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act Sec. 3161. Short title. Sec. 3162. Definitions. Sec. 3163. Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program. Sec. 3164. Small business advocacy and assistance. Sec. 3165. Technology partnerships ombudsman. Sec. 3166. Studies related to improving mission effectiveness, partnerships, and technology transfer at National Laboratories. Sec. 3167. Other transactions authority. Sec. 3168. Conformance with NNSA organizational structure. Sec. 3169. Arctic energy. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 3171. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3172. Updates of report on nuclear test readiness postures. Sec. 3173. Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. Sec. 3174. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3175. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants. Sec. 3176. Cooperative research and development agreements for Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories. Sec. 3177. Commendation of Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security. Sec. 3178. Adjustment of threshold requirement for submission of reports on advanced computer sales to Tier III foreign countries. Subtitle G--Russian Nuclear Complex Conversion Sec. 3191. Short title. Sec. 3192. Findings. Sec. 3193. Expansion and enhancement of Nuclear Cities Initiative. Sec. 3194. Sense of Congress on the establishment of a National Coordinator for Nonproliferation Matters. Sec. 3195. Definitions. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXIII--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3301. Minimum price of petroleum sold from the naval petroleum reserves. [[Page S6877]] Sec. 3302. Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sec. 3303. Land transfer and restoration. TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3402. Increased receipts under prior disposal authority. Sec. 3403. Disposal of titanium. TITLE XXXV--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Construction with other laws. Sec. 3503. Definitions. Sec. 3504. Expansion of list of beryllium vendors and means of establishing covered beryllium illnesses. Subtitle A--Beryllium, Silicosis, and Radiation Compensation Sec. 3511. Exposure to hazards in the performance of duty. Sec. 3512. Advisory board on radiation and worker health. Sec. 3513. Designation of additional members of the Special Exposure Cohort. Sec. 3514. Authority to provide compensation and other assistance. Sec. 3515. Alternative compensation. Sec. 3516. Submittal of claims. Sec. 3517. Adjudication and administration. Subtitle B--Exposure to Other Toxic Substances Sec. 3521. Definitions. Sec. 3522. Agreements with States. Subtitle C--General Provisions Sec. 3531. Treatment of compensation and benefits. Sec. 3532. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons. Sec. 3533. Limitation on right to receive benefits. Sec. 3534. Coordination of benefits--State workers' compensation. Sec. 3535. Coordination of benefits--Federal workers' compensation. Sec. 3536. Receipt of benefits--other statutes. Sec. 3537. Dual compensation--Federal employees. Sec. 3538. Dual compensation--other employees. Sec. 3539. Exclusivity of remedy against the United States, contractors, and subcontractors. Sec. 3540 Election of remedy against beryllium vendors and atomic weapons employers. Sec. 3541. Subrogation of the United States. Sec. 3542. Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. Sec. 3543. Effective date. Sec. 3544. Technical and conforming amendments. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 101. ARMY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Army as follows: (1) For aircraft, $1,749,662,000. (2) For missiles, $1,382,328,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $2,115,138,000. (4) For ammunition, $1,224,323,000. (5) For other procurement, $4,039,670,000. SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Navy as follows: (1) For aircraft, $8,685,958,000. (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $1,539,950,000. (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $12,900,076,000. (4) For other procurement, $3,378,311,000. (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,191,035,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $500,749,000. SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: (1) For aircraft, $9,968,371,000. (2) For ammunition, $666,808,000. (3) For missiles, $3,005,915,000. (4) For other procurement, $7,724,527,000. SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $2,203,508,000. SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the amount of $3,300,000. SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 the amount of $1,003,500,000 for-- (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $290,006,000. Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) Authority.--Beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear contracts for procurement of the following: (1) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles. (2) UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters. (3) CH-60S Seahawk helicopters. (b) Limitation for Bradley Fighting Vehicles.--The period for a multiyear contract entered into under subsection (a)(1) may not exceed the three consecutive program years beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year. (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 111 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 531) is amended by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 112. REPORTS AND LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ARMY TRANSFORMATION. (a) Report on Objective Force Development Process.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the process for developing the objective force in the transformation of the Army. The report shall include the following: (1) The operational environments envisioned for the objective force. (2) The threat assumptions on which research and development efforts for transformation of the Army into the objective force are based. (3) The potential operational and organizational concepts for the objective force. (4) The key performance parameters anticipated for the objective force and the operational requirements anticipated for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (5) The schedule of Army transformation activities through fiscal year 2012, together with-- (A) the projected funding requirements through that fiscal year for the research and development activities and the procurement activities; (B) the specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary to meet the funding requirements for Army transformation; and (C) a summary of the anticipated investments of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in programs designed to lead to the fielding of future combat systems for the objective force. (6) The joint warfighting requirements that will be supported by the fielding of the objective force, together with a description of the adjustments that are planned to be made in the war plans of the commanders of the regional unified combatant commands in relation to the fielding of the objective force. (7) The changes in lift requirements that result from the establishment and fielding of the combat brigades of the objective force. (8) The evaluation process that will be used to support decisionmaking on the course of the Army transformation, including a description of the operational evaluations and experimentation that will be used to validate the key performance parameters associated with the objective force and the operational requirements for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (b) Reports on Medium Armored Combat Vehicles for the Interim Brigade Combat Teams.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall develop and carry out a plan for comparing-- (A) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored combat vehicles selected for the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams; and (B) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory for the use of infantry battalions. (2) The plan shall provide for the costs and operational effectiveness of the two sets of vehicles to be determined on the basis of the results of an operational analysis that involves the participation of at least one infantry battalion that is fielded with medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory and is similar in organization to the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams. (3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall review the plan developed under paragraph (1) and submit the Director's comments on the plan to the Secretary of the Army. (4) Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under paragraph (1). The report shall include the following: (A) The plan. (B) The comments of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation on the plan. (C) A discussion of how the results of the operational analysis are to be used to guide future decisions on the acquisition of medium armored combat vehicles for additional interim brigade combat teams. (D) The specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary for fielding the interim brigade combat teams. [[Page S6878]] (5)(A) Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the comparison of costs

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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
(Senate - July 14, 2000)

Text of this article available as: TXT PDF [Pages S6871-S6982] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 On July 13, 2000, the Senate amended and passed H.R. 4205, as follows: Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4205) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 107. Defense health programs. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain programs. Sec. 112. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation. Sec. 113. Rapid intravenous infusion pumps. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. CVNX-1 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 124. ADC(X) ship program. Sec. 125. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the CVN-69 nuclear aircraft carrier. Sec. 126. Remanufactured AV-8B aircraft. Sec. 127. Anti-personnel obstacle breaching system. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 131. Repeal of requirement for annual report on B-2 bomber aircraft program. Sec. 132. Conversion of AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 141. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction technologies. Sec. 142. Integrated bridge systems for naval systems special warfare rigid inflatable boats and high-speed assault craft. Sec. 143. Repeal of prohibition on use of Department of Defense funds for procurement of nuclear-capable shipyard crane from a foreign source. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Sec. 203. Additional authorization for research, development, test, and evaluation on weathering and corrosion of aircraft surfaces and parts. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment. Sec. 212. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling. Sec. 213. DD-21 class destroyer program. Sec. 214. F-22 aircraft program. Sec. 215. Joint strike fighter program. Sec. 216. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Sec. 217. Unmanned advanced capability aircraft and ground combat vehicles. Sec. 218. Army space control technology development. Sec. 219. Russian American Observation Satellites program. Sec. 220. Joint biological defense program. Sec. 221. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and development programs. Sec. 222. Technologies for detection and transport of pollutants attributable to live-fire activities. Sec. 223. Acoustic mine detection. Sec. 224. Operational technologies for mounted maneuver forces. Sec. 225. Air logistics technology. Sec. 226. Precision Location and Identification Program (PLAID). Sec. 227. Navy Information Technology Center and Human Resource Enterprise Strategy. Sec. 228. Joint Technology Information Center Initiative. Sec. 229. Ammunition risk analysis capabilities. Sec. 230. Funding for comparisons of medium armored combat vehicles. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 241. Mobile offshore base. Sec. 242. Air Force science and technology planning. Sec. 243. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships for purposes of encouraging scientific study. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. [[Page S6872]] Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 311. Impact aid for children with disabilities. Sec. 312. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams. Sec. 313. Weatherproofing of facilities at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Sec. 314. Demonstration project for Internet access and services in rural communities. Sec. 315. Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) sites. Sec. 316. Mounted Urban Combat Training site, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Sec. 317. MK-45 overhaul. Sec. 318. Industrial mobilization capacity at Government-owned, Government-operated Army ammunition facilities and arsenals. Sec. 319. Close-in weapon system overhauls. Sec. 320. Spectrum data base upgrades. Subtitle C--Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Sec. 321. Increased authority to provide health care services as humanitarian and civic assistance. Sec. 322. Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and allowances of Special Operations Command Reserves furnishing demining training and related assistance as humanitarian assistance. Subtitle D--Department of Defense Industrial Facilities Sec. 331. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and manufacturing support programs. Sec. 332. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 333. Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence and ammunition plants. Sec. 334. Revision of authority to waive limitation on performance of depot-level maintenance. Sec. 335. Unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs of United States arsenals. Subtitle E--Environmental Provisions Sec. 341. Environmental restoration accounts. Sec. 342. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance violations. Sec. 343. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Sec. 344. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental compliance violations at certain Department of Defense facilities. Sec. 345. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia. Sec. 346. Environmental restoration activities. Sec. 347. Ship disposal project. Sec. 348. Report on Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information Management program. Sec. 349. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 361. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of certain military aircraft and equipment. Sec. 362. Realistic budgeting for readiness requirements of the Army. Sec. 363. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit end items and secondary items. Sec. 364. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical weapons storage installations. Sec. 365. Congressional notification of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system entering engineering and manufacturing development. Sec. 366. Monitoring of value of performance of Department of Defense functions by workforces selected from between public and private workforces. Sec. 367. Suspension of reorganization of Naval Audit Service. Sec. 368. Investment of commissary trust revolving fund. Sec. 369. Economic procurement of distilled spirits. Sec. 370. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army. Sec. 371. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica reactivity. Sec. 372. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft. Sec. 373. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at Johnston Atoll. Sec. 374. Review of costs of maintaining historical properties. Sec. 375. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression. Sec. 376. Overseas airlift service on civil reserve air fleet aircraft. Sec. 377. Defense travel system. Sec. 378. Review of AH-64 aircraft program. Sec. 379. Assistance for maintenance, repair, and renovation of school facilities that serve dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 380. Postponement of implementation of Defense Joint Accounting System (DJAS) pending analysis of the system. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians. Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C--Other Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths Sec. 421. Suspension of strength limitations during war or national emergency. Sec. 422. Exclusion of certain reserve component members on active duty for more than 180 days from active component end strengths. Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general. Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve personnel serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in certain grades. Sec. 425. Temporary exemption of Director of the National Security Agency from limitations on number of Air Force officers above major general. Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army Reserve colonels and brigadier generals for position vacancy promotions. Sec. 502. Promotion zones for Coast Guard Reserve officers. Sec. 503. Time for release of officer promotion selection board reports. Sec. 504. Clarification of authority for posthumous commissions and warrants. Sec. 505. Inapplicability of active-duty list promotion, separation, and involuntary retirement authorities to reserve general and flag officers serving in certain positions designated for reserve officers by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sec. 506. Review of actions of selection boards. Sec. 507. Extension to all Air Force biomedical sciences officers of authority to retain until specified age. Sec. 508. Termination of application requirement for consideration of officers for continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. Sec. 509. Technical corrections relating to retired grade of reserve commissioned officers. Sec. 510. Grade of chiefs of reserve components and directors of National Guard components. Sec. 511. Contingent exemption from limitation on number of Air Force officers serving on active duty in grades above major general. Subtitle B--Joint Officer Management Sec. 521. Joint specialty designations and additional identifiers. Sec. 522. Promotion objectives. Sec. 523. Education. Sec. 524. Length of joint duty assignment. Sec. 525. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 526. Multiple assignments considered as single joint duty assignment. Sec. 527. Joint duty requirement for promotion to one-star grades. Subtitle C--Education and Training Sec. 541. Eligibility of children of Reserves for Presidential appointment to service academies. Sec. 542. Selection of foreign students to receive instruction at service academies. Sec. 543. Repeal of contingent funding increase for Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Sec. 544. Revision of authority for Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class tuition assistance program. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Recruiting Sec. 551. Army recruiting pilot programs. Sec. 552. Enhancement of the joint and service recruitment market research and advertising programs. Sec. 553. Access to secondary schools for military recruiting purposes. Subtitle E--Military Voting Rights Act of 2000 Sec. 561. Short title. Sec. 562. Guarantee of residency. Sec. 563. State responsibility to guarantee military voting rights. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 571. Authority for award of Medal of Honor to certain specified persons. [[Page S6873]] Sec. 572. Waiver of time limitations for award of certain decorations to certain persons. Sec. 573. Ineligibility for involuntary separation pay upon declination of selection for continuation on active duty. Sec. 574. Recognition by States of military testamentary instruments. Sec. 575. Sense of Congress on the court-martial conviction of Captain Charles Butler McVay, Commander of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, and on the courageous service of its crew. Sec. 576. Senior officers in command in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. Sec. 577. Verbatim records in special courts-martial. Sec. 578. Management and per diem requirements for members subject to lengthy or numerous deployments. Sec. 579. Extension of TRICARE managed care support contracts. Sec. 580. Preparation, participation, and conduct of athletic competitions and small arms competitions by the National Guard and members of the National Guard. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 2001. Sec. 602. Corrections for basic pay tables. Sec. 603. Pay in lieu of allowance for funeral honors duty. Sec. 604. Clarification of service excluded in computation of creditable service as a Marine Corps officer. Sec. 605. Calculation of basic allowance for housing. Sec. 606. Eligibility of members in grade E-4 to receive basic allowance for housing while on sea duty. Sec. 607. Personal money allowance for the senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 608. Increased uniform allowances for officers. Sec. 609. Cabinet-level authority to prescribe requirements and allowance for clothing of enlisted members. Sec. 610. Special subsistence allowance for members eligible to receive food stamp assistance. Sec. 610A. Restructuring of basic pay tables for certain enlisted members. Sec. 610B. Basic allowance for housing. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces. Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Consistency of authorities for special pay for reserve medical and dental officers. Sec. 615. Special pay for physician assistants of the Coast Guard. Sec. 616. Authorization of special pay and accession bonus for pharmacy officers. Sec. 617. Correction of references to Air Force veterinarians. Sec. 618. Entitlement of active duty officers of the Public Health Service Corps to special pays and bonuses of health professional officers of the Armed Forces. Sec. 619. Career sea pay. Sec. 620. Increased maximum rate of special duty assignment pay. Sec. 621. Expansion of applicability of authority for critical skills enlistment bonus to include all Armed Forces. Sec. 622. Entitlement of members of the National Guard and other reserves not on active duty to receive special duty assignment pay. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 631. Advance payments for temporary lodging of members and dependents. Sec. 632. Incentive for shipping and storing household goods in less than average weights. Sec. 633. Expansion of funded student travel. Sec. 634. Benefits for members not transporting personal motor vehicles overseas. Subtitle D--Retirement Benefits Sec. 641. Exception to high-36 month retired pay computation for members retired following a disciplinary reduction in grade. Sec. 642. Automatic participation in reserve component Survivor Benefit Plan unless declined with spouse's consent. Sec. 643. Participation in Thrift Savings Plan. Sec. 644. Retirement from active reserve service after regular retirement. Sec. 645. Same treatment for Federal judges as for other Federal officials regarding payment of military retired pay. Sec. 646. Policy on increasing minimum survivor benefit plan basic annuities for surviving spouses age 62 or older. Sec. 647. Survivor benefit plan annuities for survivors of all members who die on active duty. Sec. 648. Family coverage under servicemembers' group life insurance. Sec. 649. Fees paid by residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 650. Computation of survivor benefits. Sec. 651. Equitable application of early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians. Sec. 652. Concurrent payment to surviving spouses of disability and indemnity compensation and annuities under Survivor Benefit Plan. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 661. Reimbursement of recruiting and ROTC personnel for parking expenses. Sec. 662. Extension of deadline for filing claims associated with capture and internment of certain persons by North Vietnam. Sec. 663. Settlement of claims for payments for unused accrued leave and for retired pay. Sec. 664. Eligibility of certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Sec. 665. Authority to pay gratuity to certain veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. Sec. 666. Concurrent payment of retired pay and compensation for retired members with service-connected disabilities. Sec. 667. Travel by reserves on military aircraft to and from locations outside the continental United States for inactive-duty training. Sec. 668. Additional benefits and protections for personnel incurring injury, illness, or disease in the performance of funeral honors duty. Sec. 669. Determinations of income eligibility for special supplemental food program. Sec. 670. Modification of time for use by certain members of the Selected Reserve of entitlement to educational assistance. Sec. 671. Recognition of members of the Alaska Territorial Guard as veterans. Sec. 672. Clarification of Department of Veterans Affairs duty to assist. Sec. 673. Back pay for members of the Navy and Marine Corps approved for promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War II. Subtitle F--Education Benefits Sec. 681. Short title. Sec. 682. Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance by certain members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 683. Participation of additional members of the Armed Forces in Montgomery GI Bill program. Sec. 684. Modification of authority to pay tuition for off-duty training and education. Sec. 685. Modification of time for use by certain members of Selected Reserve of entitlement to certain educational assistance. Subtitle G--Additional Benefits For Reserves and Their Dependents Sec. 691. Sense of Congress. Sec. 692. Travel by Reserves on military aircraft. Sec. 693. Billeting services for Reserve members traveling for inactive duty training. Sec. 694. Increase in maximum number of reserve retirement points that may be credited in any year. Sec. 695. Authority for provision of legal services to reserve component members following release from active duty. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE Subtitle A--Senior Health Care Sec. 701. Conditions for eligibility for CHAMPUS upon the attainment of 65 years of age. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Additional beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime Remote program in CONUS. Sec. 712. Elimination of copayments for immediate family. Sec. 713. Improvement in business practices in the administration of the TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE program. Sec. 715. Enhancement of access to TRICARE in rural States. Subtitle C--Joint Initiatives With Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 721. Tracking patient safety in military and veterans health care systems. Sec. 722. Pharmaceutical identification technology. Sec. 723. Medical informatics. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 731. Permanent authority for certain pharmaceutical benefits. Sec. 732. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for CHAMPUS beneficiaries. Sec. 733. Medical and dental care for Medal of Honor recipients and their dependents. Sec. 734. School-required physical examinations for certain minor dependents. Sec. 735. Two-year extension of dental and medical benefits for surviving dependents of certain deceased members. Sec. 736. Extension of authority for contracts for medical services at locations outside medical treatment facilities. [[Page S6874]] Sec. 737. Transition of chiropractic health care demonstration program to permanent status. Sec. 738. Use of information technology for enhancement of delivery of administrative services under the Defense Health Program. Sec. 739. Patient care reporting and management system. Sec. 740. Health care management demonstration program. Sec. 741. Studies of accrual financing for health care for military retirees. Sec. 742. Augmentation of Army Medical Department by reserve officers of the Public Health Service. Sec. 743. Service areas of transferees of former uniformed services treatment facilities that are included in the uniformed services health care delivery system. Sec. 744. Blue ribbon advisory panel on Department of Defense policies regarding the privacy of individual medical records. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Sec. 801. Improvements in procurements of services. Sec. 802. Addition of threshold value requirement for applicability of a reporting requirement relating to multiyear contract. Sec. 803. Planning for the acquisition of information systems. Sec. 804. Tracking of information technology purchases. Sec. 805. Repeal of requirement for contractor assurances regarding the completeness, accuracy, and contractual sufficiency of technical data provided by the contractor. Sec. 806. Extension of authority for Department of Defense acquisition pilot programs. Sec. 807. Clarification and extension of authority to carry out certain prototype projects. Sec. 808. Clarification of authority of Comptroller General to review records of participants in certain prototype projects. Sec. 809. Eligibility of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for assistance under the Mentor-Protege Program. Sec. 810. Navy-Marine Corps intranet acquisition. Sec. 811. Qualifications required for employment and assignment in contracting positions. Sec. 812. Defense acquisition and support workforce. Sec. 813. Financial analysis of use of dual rates for quantifying overhead costs at Army industrial facilities. Sec. 814. Revision of the organization and authority of the Cost Accounting Standards Board. Sec. 815. Revision of authority for solutions-based contracting pilot program. Sec. 816. Appropriate use of personnel experience and educational requirements in the procurement of information technology services. Sec. 817. Study of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 process. Sec. 818. Procurement notice through electronic access to contracting opportunities. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense headquarters activities personnel. Sec. 902. Overall supervision of Department of Defense activities for combating terrorism. Sec. 903. National Defense Panel 2001. Sec. 904. Quadrennial National Defense Panel. Sec. 905. Inspector General investigations of prohibited personnel actions. Sec. 906. Network centric warfare. Sec. 907. Additional duties for the Commission To Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization. Sec. 908. Special authority for administration of Navy Fisher Houses. Sec. 909. Organization and management of the Civil Air Patrol. Sec. 910. Responsibility for the National Guard Challenge Program. Sec. 911. Supervisory control of Armed Forces Retirement Home Board by Secretary of Defense. Sec. 912. Consolidation of certain Navy gift funds. Sec. 913. Temporary authority to dispose of a gift previously accepted for the Naval Academy. Sec. 914. Management of Navy research funds by Chief of Naval Research. Sec. 915. United States Air Force Institute of Technology. Sec. 916. Expansion of authority to exempt geodetic products of the Department of Defense from public disclosure. Sec. 917. Coordination and facilitation of development of directed energy technologies, systems, and weapons. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2000. Sec. 1003. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in fiscal year 2001. Sec. 1004. Annual OMB/CBO joint report on scoring of budget outlays. Sec. 1005. Prompt payment of contract vouchers. Sec. 1006. Repeal of certain requirements relating to timing of contract payments. Sec. 1007. Plan for prompt posting of contractual obligations. Sec. 1008. Plan for electronic submission of documentation supporting claims for contract payments. Sec. 1009. Administrative offsets for overpayment of transportation costs. Sec. 1010. Repeal of certain provisions shifting certain outlays from one fiscal year to another. Sec. 1010A. Treatment of partial payments under service contracts. Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1011. Extension and increase of authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1012. Recommendations on expansion of support for counter-drug activities. Sec. 1013. Review of riverine counter-drug program. Subtitle C--Strategic Forces Sec. 1015. Revised nuclear posture review. Sec. 1016. Plan for the long-term sustainment and modernization of United States strategic nuclear forces. Sec. 1017. Correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems; authority to waive limitation. Sec. 1018. Report on the defeat of hardened and deeply buried targets. Sec. 1019. Sense of Senate on the maintenance of the strategic nuclear TRIAD. Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements Sec. 1021. Annual report of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on combatant command requirements. Sec. 1022. Semiannual report on Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 1023. Preparedness of military installation first responders for incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. Sec. 1024. Date of submittal of reports on shortfalls in equipment procurement and military construction for the reserve components in future-years defense programs. Sec. 1025. Management review of Defense Logistics Agency. Sec. 1026. Management review of Defense Information Systems Agency. Sec. 1027. Report on spare parts and repair parts program of the Air Force for the C-5 aircraft. Sec. 1028. Report on the status of domestic preparedness against the threat of biological terrorism. Sec. 1029. Report on global missile launch early warning center. Sec. 1030. Management review of working-capital fund activities. Sec. 1031. Report on submarine rescue support vessels. Sec. 1032. Reports on Federal Government progress in developing information assurance strategies. Subtitle E--Information Security Sec. 1041. Institute for Defense Computer Security and Information Protection. Sec. 1042. Information security scholarship program. Sec. 1043. Process for prioritizing background investigations for security clearances for Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1044. Authority to withhold certain sensitive information from public disclosure. Sec. 1045. Protection of operational files of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 1051. Commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 1052. Technical corrections. Sec. 1053. Eligibility of dependents of American Red Cross employees for enrollment in Department of Defense domestic dependent schools in Puerto Rico. Sec. 1054. Grants to American Red Cross for Armed Forces emergency services. Sec. 1055. Transit pass program for certain Department of Defense personnel. Sec. 1056. Fees for providing historical information to the public. Sec. 1057. Access to criminal history record information for national security purposes. Sec. 1058. Sense of Congress on the naming of the CVN-77 aircraft carrier. Sec. 1059. Donation of Civil War cannon. Sec. 1060. Maximum size of parcel post packages transported overseas for Armed Forces post offices. Sec. 1061. Aerospace industry Blue Ribbon Commission. Sec. 1062. Report to Congress regarding extent and severity of child poverty. Sec. 1063. Improving property management. Sec. 1064. Sense of the Senate regarding tax treatment of members receiving special pay. Sec. 1065. Department of Defense process for decisionmaking in cases of false claims. Sec. 1066. Sense of the Senate concerning long-term economic development aid for communities rebuilding from Hurricane Floyd. [[Page S6875]] Sec. 1067. Authority to provide headstones or markers for marked graves or otherwise commemorate certain individuals. Sec. 1068. Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1069. Student loan repayment programs. Sec. 1070. Sense of the Senate on the modernization of Air National Guard F-16A units. Sec. 1071. Two-year extension of authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. Sec. 1072. Firefighter investment and response enhancement. Sec. 1073. Breast cancer stamp extension. Sec. 1074. Personnel security policies. Sec. 1075. Additional matters for annual report on transfers of militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of concern. Sec. 1076. National security implications of United States-China trade relationship. Sec. 1077. Secrecy policies and worker health. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY Sec. 1101. Computer/electronic accommodations program. Sec. 1102. Additional special pay for foreign language proficiency beneficial for United States national security interests. Sec. 1103. Increased number of positions authorized for the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. Sec. 1104. Extension of authority for tuition reimbursement and training for civilian employees in the defense acquisition workforce. Sec. 1105. Work safety demonstration program. Sec. 1106. Employment and compensation of employees for temporary organizations established by law or Executive order. Sec. 1107. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1108. Electronic maintenance of performance appraisal systems. Sec. 1109. Approval authority for cash awards in excess of $10,000. Sec. 1110. Leave for crews of certain vessels. Sec. 1111. Life insurance for emergency essential Department of Defense employees. Sec. 1112. Civilian personnel services public-private competition pilot program. Sec. 1113. Extension, expansion, and revision of authority for experimental personnel program for scientific and technical personnel. Sec. 1114. Clarification of personnel management authority under a personnel demonstration project. Sec. 1115. Extension of authority for voluntary separations in reductions in force. Sec. 1116. Extension, revision, and expansion of authorities for use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement. Sec. 1117. Department of Defense employee voluntary early retirement authority. Sec. 1118. Restrictions on payments for academic training. Sec. 1119. Strategic plan. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Sec. 1201. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1202. Support of United Nations-sponsored efforts to inspect and monitor Iraqi weapons activities. Sec. 1203. Repeal of restriction preventing cooperative airlift support through acquisition and cross-servicing agreements. Sec. 1204. Western Hemisphere Institute for Professional Education and Training. Sec. 1205. Biannual report on Kosovo peacekeeping. Sec. 1206. Mutual assistance for monitoring test explosions of nuclear devices. Sec. 1207. Annual report on activities and assistance under Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1208. Limitation on use of funds for construction of a Russian facility for the destruction of chemical weapons. Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for Elimination of Weapons Grade Plutonium Program. Sec. 1210. Sense of Congress regarding the use of children as soldiers. Sec. 1211. Support of consultations on Arab and Israeli arms control and regional security issues. Sec. 1212. Authority to consent to retransfer of alternative former naval vessel by Government of Greece. Sec. 1213. United States-Russian Federation joint data exchange center on early warning systems and notification of missile launches. Sec. 1214. Adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers. TITLE XIII--NAVY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO Sec. 1301. Assistance for economic growth on Vieques. Sec. 1302. Requirement for referendum on continuation of Navy training. Sec. 1303. Actions if training is approved. Sec. 1304. Requirements if training is not approved or mandate for referendum is vitiated. Sec. 1305. Exempt property. Sec. 1306. Moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan. Sec. 1307. Property transferred to Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 1308. Live Impact Area. TITLE XIV--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY REFORM Sec. 1401. Short title. Sec. 1402. Coordination of Federal information policy. Sec. 1403. Responsibilities of certain agencies. Sec. 1404. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 1405. Effective date. TITLE XV--LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000 Sec. 1501. Short title. Sec. 1502. Findings. Sec. 1503. Definition of hate crime. Sec. 1504. Support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials. Sec. 1505. Grant program. Sec. 1506. Authorization for additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement. Sec. 1507. Prohibition of certain hate crime acts. Sec. 1508. Duties of Federal Sentencing Commission. Sec. 1509. Statistics. Sec. 1510. Severability. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2000 projects. Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1999 projects. Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1998 project. Sec. 2108. Authority to accept funds for realignment of certain military construction project, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Correction in authorized use of funds, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 1990 project. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorization for contribution to construction of airport tower, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1998 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1997 projects. Sec. 2704. Effective date. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2801. Joint use military construction projects. Sec. 2802. Exclusion of certain costs from determination of applicability of limitation on use of funds for improvement of family housing. Sec. 2803. Replacement of limitations on space by pay grade of military family housing with requirement for local comparability of military family housing. Sec. 2804. Modification of lease authority for high-cost military family housing. [[Page S6876]] Sec. 2805. Applicability of competition policy to alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2806. Provision of utilities and services under alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2807. Extension of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2808. Inclusion of readiness center in definition of armory for purposes of construction of reserve component facilities. Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration Sec. 2811. Increase in threshold for reports to Congress on real property transactions. Sec. 2812. Enhancements of military lease authority. Sec. 2813. Expansion of procedures for selection of conveyees under authority to convey utility systems. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2821. Scope of agreements to transfer property to redevelopment authorities without consideration under the base closure laws. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Part I--Army Conveyances Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Charles Melvin Price Support Center, Illinois. Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Lieutenant General Malcolm Hay Army Reserve Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Colonel Harold E. Steele Army Reserve Center and Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Fort Lawton, Washington. Sec. 2835. Land conveyance, Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Sec. 2836. Land conveyance, Fort Riley, Kansas. Sec. 2837. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Winona, Minnesota. Part II--Navy Conveyances Sec. 2851. Modification of land conveyance, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California. Sec. 2852. Modification of land conveyance, Defense Fuel Supply Point, Casco Bay, Maine. Sec. 2853. Modification of land conveyance authority, former Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Cecil County, Maryland. Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Cutler, Maine. Sec. 2855. Modification of authority for Oxnard Harbor District, Port Hueneme, California, to use certain Navy property. Sec. 2856. Regarding land conveyance, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Part III--Air Force Conveyances Sec. 2861. Modification of land conveyance, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, Mukilteo Tank Farm, Everett, Washington. Part IV--Defense Agencies Conveyances Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Army and Air Force Exchange Service property, Farmers Branch, Texas. Part V--Other Conveyances Sec. 2881. Land conveyance, former National Ground Intelligence Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2891. Naming of Army missile testing range at Kwajalein Atoll as the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll. Sec. 2892. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of third building at United States Air Force Museum, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sec. 2893. Development of Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. Sec. 2894. Activities relating to the greenbelt at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Sec. 2895. Sense of Congress regarding land transfers at Melrose Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3102. Defense environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense environmental management privatization. Sec. 3105. Energy employees compensation initiative. Sec. 3106. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Sec. 3129. Transfer of defense environmental management funds. Subtitle C--National Nuclear Security Administration Sec. 3131. Term of office of person first appointed as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3132. Membership of Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 3133. Scope of authority of Secretary of Energy to modify organization of National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3134. Prohibition on pay of personnel engaged in concurrent service or duties inside and outside National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3135. Organization plan for field offices of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3136. Future-years nuclear security program. Sec. 3137. Cooperative research and development of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3138. Construction of National Nuclear Security Administration operations office complex. Subtitle D--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3151. Processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy nuclear materials. Sec. 3152. Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Sec. 3153. Department of Energy defense nuclear nonproliferation programs. Sec. 3154. Modification of counterintelligence polygraph program. Sec. 3155. Employee incentives for employees at closure project facilities. Sec. 3156. Conceptual design for Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Sec. 3157. Tank Waste Remediation System, Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. Sec. 3158. Report on national ignition facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. Subtitle E--National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act Sec. 3161. Short title. Sec. 3162. Definitions. Sec. 3163. Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program. Sec. 3164. Small business advocacy and assistance. Sec. 3165. Technology partnerships ombudsman. Sec. 3166. Studies related to improving mission effectiveness, partnerships, and technology transfer at National Laboratories. Sec. 3167. Other transactions authority. Sec. 3168. Conformance with NNSA organizational structure. Sec. 3169. Arctic energy. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 3171. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Sec. 3172. Updates of report on nuclear test readiness postures. Sec. 3173. Frequency of reports on inadvertent releases of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. Sec. 3174. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3175. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants. Sec. 3176. Cooperative research and development agreements for Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories. Sec. 3177. Commendation of Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security. Sec. 3178. Adjustment of threshold requirement for submission of reports on advanced computer sales to Tier III foreign countries. Subtitle G--Russian Nuclear Complex Conversion Sec. 3191. Short title. Sec. 3192. Findings. Sec. 3193. Expansion and enhancement of Nuclear Cities Initiative. Sec. 3194. Sense of Congress on the establishment of a National Coordinator for Nonproliferation Matters. Sec. 3195. Definitions. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXIII--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Sec. 3301. Minimum price of petroleum sold from the naval petroleum reserves. [[Page S6877]] Sec. 3302. Repeal of authority to contract for cooperative or unit plans affecting Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sec. 3303. Land transfer and restoration. TITLE XXXIV--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Sec. 3401. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3402. Increased receipts under prior disposal authority. Sec. 3403. Disposal of titanium. TITLE XXXV--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Construction with other laws. Sec. 3503. Definitions. Sec. 3504. Expansion of list of beryllium vendors and means of establishing covered beryllium illnesses. Subtitle A--Beryllium, Silicosis, and Radiation Compensation Sec. 3511. Exposure to hazards in the performance of duty. Sec. 3512. Advisory board on radiation and worker health. Sec. 3513. Designation of additional members of the Special Exposure Cohort. Sec. 3514. Authority to provide compensation and other assistance. Sec. 3515. Alternative compensation. Sec. 3516. Submittal of claims. Sec. 3517. Adjudication and administration. Subtitle B--Exposure to Other Toxic Substances Sec. 3521. Definitions. Sec. 3522. Agreements with States. Subtitle C--General Provisions Sec. 3531. Treatment of compensation and benefits. Sec. 3532. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons. Sec. 3533. Limitation on right to receive benefits. Sec. 3534. Coordination of benefits--State workers' compensation. Sec. 3535. Coordination of benefits--Federal workers' compensation. Sec. 3536. Receipt of benefits--other statutes. Sec. 3537. Dual compensation--Federal employees. Sec. 3538. Dual compensation--other employees. Sec. 3539. Exclusivity of remedy against the United States, contractors, and subcontractors. Sec. 3540 Election of remedy against beryllium vendors and atomic weapons employers. Sec. 3541. Subrogation of the United States. Sec. 3542. Energy Employees' Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. Sec. 3543. Effective date. Sec. 3544. Technical and conforming amendments. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 101. ARMY. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Army as follows: (1) For aircraft, $1,749,662,000. (2) For missiles, $1,382,328,000. (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, $2,115,138,000. (4) For ammunition, $1,224,323,000. (5) For other procurement, $4,039,670,000. SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Navy as follows: (1) For aircraft, $8,685,958,000. (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, $1,539,950,000. (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $12,900,076,000. (4) For other procurement, $3,378,311,000. (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount of $1,191,035,000. (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $500,749,000. SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: (1) For aircraft, $9,968,371,000. (2) For ammunition, $666,808,000. (3) For missiles, $3,005,915,000. (4) For other procurement, $7,724,527,000. SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $2,203,508,000. SEC. 105. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for procurement for the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the amount of $3,300,000. SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 the amount of $1,003,500,000 for-- (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. SEC. 107. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense for procurement for carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense in the total amount of $290,006,000. Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) Authority.--Beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear contracts for procurement of the following: (1) M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles. (2) UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters. (3) CH-60S Seahawk helicopters. (b) Limitation for Bradley Fighting Vehicles.--The period for a multiyear contract entered into under subsection (a)(1) may not exceed the three consecutive program years beginning with the fiscal year 2001 program year. (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 111 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 531) is amended by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 112. REPORTS AND LIMITATIONS RELATING TO ARMY TRANSFORMATION. (a) Report on Objective Force Development Process.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the process for developing the objective force in the transformation of the Army. The report shall include the following: (1) The operational environments envisioned for the objective force. (2) The threat assumptions on which research and development efforts for transformation of the Army into the objective force are based. (3) The potential operational and organizational concepts for the objective force. (4) The key performance parameters anticipated for the objective force and the operational requirements anticipated for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (5) The schedule of Army transformation activities through fiscal year 2012, together with-- (A) the projected funding requirements through that fiscal year for the research and development activities and the procurement activities; (B) the specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary to meet the funding requirements for Army transformation; and (C) a summary of the anticipated investments of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in programs designed to lead to the fielding of future combat systems for the objective force. (6) The joint warfighting requirements that will be supported by the fielding of the objective force, together with a description of the adjustments that are planned to be made in the war plans of the commanders of the regional unified combatant commands in relation to the fielding of the objective force. (7) The changes in lift requirements that result from the establishment and fielding of the combat brigades of the objective force. (8) The evaluation process that will be used to support decisionmaking on the course of the Army transformation, including a description of the operational evaluations and experimentation that will be used to validate the key performance parameters associated with the objective force and the operational requirements for the operational requirements document of the objective force. (b) Reports on Medium Armored Combat Vehicles for the Interim Brigade Combat Teams.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall develop and carry out a plan for comparing-- (A) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored combat vehicles selected for the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams; and (B) the costs and operational effectiveness of the medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory for the use of infantry battalions. (2) The plan shall provide for the costs and operational effectiveness of the two sets of vehicles to be determined on the basis of the results of an operational analysis that involves the participation of at least one infantry battalion that is fielded with medium armored vehicles currently in the Army inventory and is similar in organization to the infantry battalions of the interim brigade combat teams. (3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall review the plan developed under paragraph (1) and submit the Director's comments on the plan to the Secretary of the Army. (4) Not later than February 1, 2001, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under paragraph (1). The report shall include the following: (A) The plan. (B) The comments of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation on the plan. (C) A discussion of how the results of the operational analysis are to be used to guide future decisions on the acquisition of medium armored combat vehicles for additional interim brigade combat teams. (D) The specific adjustments that are made for Army programs in the future-years defense program and in the extended planning program in order to program the funding necessary for fielding the interim brigade combat teams. [[Page S6878]] (5)(A) Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the comparison

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