[105th Congress Public Law 262] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] <DOC> [DOCID: f:publ262.105] [[Page 112 STAT. 2279]] Public Law 105-262 105th Congress An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 17, 1998 - [H.R. 4103]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999.>> That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, for military functions administered by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I MILITARY PERSONNEL Military Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $20,841,687,000. Military Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $16,570,754,000. Military Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and [[Page 112 STAT. 2280]] expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $6,263,387,000. Military Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $17,211,987,000. Reserve Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $2,167,052,000. Reserve Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $1,426,663,000. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent [[Page 112 STAT. 2281]] duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $406,616,000. Reserve Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and for members of the Air Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $852,324,000. National Guard Personnel, Army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f ) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $3,489,987,000. National Guard Personnel, Air Force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f ) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; $1,377,109,000. TITLE II OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law; [[Page 112 STAT. 2282]] and not to exceed $11,437,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $17,185,623,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: Provided, That of the funds appropriated in this paragraph, not less than $355,000,000 shall be made available only for conventional ammunition care and maintenance. Operation and Maintenance, Navy (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law; and not to exceed $5,360,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $21,872,399,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law; $2,578,718,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law; and not to exceed $7,968,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $19,021,045,000 and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law; $10,914,076,000, of which not to exceed $25,000,000 may be available for the CINC initiative fund account; and of which not to exceed $29,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available only for use in federally owned educational facilities located on military installations for the purpose of transferring title of such facilities to the local educational facilities. [[Page 112 STAT. 2283]] Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; $1,202,622,000. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; $957,239,000. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; $117,893,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; $1,747,696,000. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft); $2,678,015,000: Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline Reports.>> That not later than March 15, 1999, the Director of the Army National Guard shall provide a report to the congressional defense committees identifying the allocation, by installation and activity, of all base operations funds appropriated under this heading. [[Page 112 STAT. 2284]] Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For operation and maintenance of the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, repair, and other necessary expenses of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, including repair of facilities, maintenance, operation, and modification of aircraft; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplies, materials, and equipment, as authorized by law for the Air National Guard; and expenses incident to the maintenance and use of supplies, materials, and equipment, including such as may be furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; $3,106,933,000. Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund (including transfer of funds) For expenses directly relating to Overseas Contingency Operations by United States military forces; $439,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only to operation and maintenance accounts within this title, and to working capital funds: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; $7,324,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 can be used for official representation purposes. Environmental Restoration, Army (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $370,640,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That not more than 25 per centum of funds [[Page 112 STAT. 2285]] provided under this heading may be obligated for environmental remediation by the Corps of Engineers under total environmental remediation contracts. Environmental Restoration, Navy (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Navy, $274,600,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. Environmental Restoration, Air Force (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Air Force, $372,100,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For the Department of Defense, $26,091,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. [[Page 112 STAT. 2286]] Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $225,000,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 2547, and 2551 of title 10, United States Code); $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000. Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical, and other weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon- related technology and expertise; for programs relating to the training and support of defense and military personnel for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons components, and weapons technology and expertise; $440,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, $35,000,000 shall be available only to support the dismantling and disposal of nuclear submarines and submarine reactor components in the Russian Far East. Quality of Life Enhancements, Defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, resulting from unfunded shortfalls in the repair and maintenance of real property of the Department of Defense (including military housing and barracks); $455,000,000, for the maintenance of real property of the Department of Defense (including minor construction and major maintenance and repair), which shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000, as follows: Army, $137,000,000; Navy, $121,000,000; Marine Corps, $27,000,000; Air Force, $108,000,000; Army Reserve, $26,000,000; Navy Reserve, $12,400,000; [[Page 112 STAT. 2287]] Marine Corps Reserve, $7,600,000; Air Force Reserve, $6,000,000; and Air National Guard, $10,000,000. Pentagon Renovation Transfer Fund (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, resulting from the Department of Defense renovation of the Pentagon Reservation, $279,820,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Operation and Maintenance accounts in this Act, for renovation of the Pentagon Reservation, which shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000, as follows: Army, $96,000,000; Navy, $32,087,000; Marine Corps, $9,513,000; Air Force, $52,200,000; and Defense-Wide, $90,020,000. TITLE III PROCUREMENT Aircraft Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $1,388,268,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Missile Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $1,226,335,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. [[Page 112 STAT. 2288]] Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $1,548,340,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Procurement of Ammunition, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $1,065,955,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Other Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of not to exceed 37 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and the purchase of 54 vehicles required for physical security of personnel, notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles but not to exceed $230,000 per vehicle; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $3,339,486,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Aircraft Procurement, Navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and [[Page 112 STAT. 2289]] construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; $7,541,709,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Weapons Procurement, Navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; $1,211,419,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $484,203,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long leadtime components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows: NSSN, $1,498,165,000; NSSN (AP), $504,736,000; CVN-77 (AP), $124,515,000; CVN Refuelings (AP), $274,980,000; DDG-51 destroyer program, $2,667,078,000; DDG-51 destroyer program (AP), $7,396,000; LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $638,780,000; LHD-8 (AP), $45,000,000; Oceanographic ship program, $60,341,000; LCAC landing craft air cushion program, $16,000,000; and [[Page 112 STAT. 2290]] For craft, outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $198,761,000; In all: $6,035,752,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2003: Provided, That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2003, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards. Other Procurement, Navy For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of not to exceed 246 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and the purchase of 1 vehicle required for physical security of personnel, notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles but not to exceed $225,000 per vehicle; lease of passenger motor vehicles; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; $4,072,662,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Procurement, Marine Corps For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of not to exceed 37 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; $874,216,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval [[Page 112 STAT. 2291]] of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things; $8,095,507,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Missile Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor, ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor- owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things; $2,069,827,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $379,425,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Other Procurement, Air Force For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of not to exceed 267 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; the purchase of 1 vehicle required for physical security of personnel, notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles but not to exceed $240,000 per vehicle; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; $6,960,483,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. Procurement, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for [[Page 112 STAT. 2292]] procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of not to exceed 346 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; the purchase of 4 vehicles required for physical security of personnel, notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles but not to exceed $165,000 per vehicle; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; $1,944,833,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001. National Guard and Reserve Equipment For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other procurement for the reserve components of the Armed Forces; $352,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001: Provided, <<NOTE: Deadlines. Reports.>> That the Chiefs of the Reserve and National Guard components shall, not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective Reserve or National Guard component. TITLE IV RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; $5,031,788,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be available only to commence in fiscal year 1999 a live fire, side-by-side operational test and evaluation of the air-to-air Starstreak and air-to- air Stinger missiles fired from the AH-64D Apache helicopter: Provided further, <<NOTE: Certification.>> That in conjunction with the development of a test plan, the Secretary of the Army shall certify the following, in writing, to the congressional defense committees: (1) Engagement tests can be safely conducted with both Starstreak and Stinger missiles from the AH-64D helicopter at air speeds consistent with the normal operating limits of that aircraft; (2) The Starstreak missiles utilized in the test will be provided at no cost to the United States Government; (3) None of the $15,000,000 provided will be used to develop modifications to the Starstreak or the Stinger missiles; and (4) Both the Starstreak and Stinger missiles can be fired from the AH-64D aircraft consistent with the survivability of the aircraft and missile performance standards contained in the Army's Air-to-Air Missile Capability Need Statement approved by the Department of the Army in January 1997. [[Page 112 STAT. 2293]] Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; $8,636,649,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-22 may be used to meet unique requirements of the Special Operation Forces: Provided further, That notwithstanding 10 U.S.C. 2366, none of the funds made available under this heading may be used to conduct system-level live-fire shock tests on the SSN-21 class of submarines unless the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Atlantic Command certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such testing must be conducted to meet operational requirements for those submarines. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; $13,758,811,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; $9,036,551,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That not less than $310,446,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available only for the Sea-Based Wide Area Defense (Navy Upper-Tier) program: Provided further, That funding for the Sea-Based Wide Area Defense (Navy Upper-Tier) program in this or any other Act shall be used for research, development and deployment including, but not limited to, continuing ongoing risk reduction activities, initiating system engineering for an initial Block I capability, and deployment at the earliest feasible time following Aegis Lightweight Exoatmospheric Projectile (LEAP) intercept flight tests. Developmental Test and Evaluation, Defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, of independent activities of the Director, Test and Evaluation in the direction and supervision of developmental test and evaluation, including performance and joint developmental testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith; $258,606,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000. [[Page 112 STAT. 2294]] Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith; $34,245,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000. TITLE V REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS Defense Working Capital Funds For the Defense Working Capital Funds; $94,500,000. National Defense Sealift Fund (including transfer of funds) For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744); $708,366,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of the following major components unless such components are manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion system components (that is; engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes: Provided further, That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a new contract: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available under this heading, $28,800,000 shall be transferred to ``Alteration of Bridges'': Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive the restrictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. TITLE VI OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Defense Health Program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense, as authorized by law; $10,149,872,000, of which $9,727,985,000 shall be for Operation [[Page 112 STAT. 2295]] and maintenance, of which not to exceed 2 per centum shall remain available until September 30, 2000, of which $402,387,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001, shall be for Procurement, and of which $19,500,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2000, shall be for Research, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading for Operation and maintenance, not less than $25,000,000 shall be only for breast cancer treatment and access to care. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile; $780,150,000, of which $491,700,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, $115,670,000 shall be for Procurement to remain available until September 30, 2001, and $172,780,000 shall be for Research, development, test and evaluation to remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the funds available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be available until expended each year only for a Johnston Atoll off-island leave program: Provided further, That the Secretaries concerned shall, pursuant to uniform regulations, prescribe travel and transportation allowances for travel by participants in the off-island leave program. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense (including transfer of funds) For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for Operation and maintenance; for Procurement; and for Research, development, test and evaluation; $735,582,000: Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. Office of the Inspector General For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; $132,064,000, of which $130,764,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $500,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; and of which $1,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001, shall be for Procurement. [[Page 112 STAT. 2296]] TITLE VII RELATED AGENCIES Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System; $201,500,000. Intelligence Community Management Account (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account; $129,123,000, of which $30,290,000 for the Advanced Research and Development Committee shall remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $27,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Justice for the National Drug Intelligence Center to support the Department of Defense's counter-drug intelligence responsibilities, and of the said amount, $1,500,000 for Procurement shall remain available until September 30, 2001, and $3,000,000 for Research, development, test and evaluation shall remain available until September 30, 2000. Payment to Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund For payment to Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Fund, as authorized by law; $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. National Security Education Trust Fund For the purposes of title VIII of Public Law 102-183, $3,000,000, to be derived from the National Security Education Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. TITLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. Sec. 8002. <<NOTE: 10 USC 1584 note.>> During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, [[Page 112 STAT. 2297]] whichever is higher: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. Sec. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. Sec. 8004. No more than 20 per centum of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (transfer of funds) Sec. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $1,650,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress. (transfer of funds) Sec. 8006. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided further, That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in [[Page 112 STAT. 2298]] amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation. Sec. 8007. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in session in advance to the congressional defense committees. Sec. 8008. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2306b note.>> None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any 1 year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any 1 year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability: Provided further, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 10-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for multiyear procurement contracts as follows: E-2C aircraft; Longbow Hellfire missile; and Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR). Sec. 8009. <<NOTE: 10 USC 401 note.>> Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. <<NOTE: Reports.>> Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported to Congress on September 30 of each year: Provided, <<NOTE: Territories.>> That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239: Provided further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana [[Page 112 STAT. 2299]] Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. Sec. 8010. (a) During fiscal year 1999, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end- strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end- strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. (b) <<NOTE: Budget.>> The fiscal year 2000 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2000 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2000. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians. Sec. 8011. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the Department of Defense to exceed, outside the 50 United States, its territories, and the District of Columbia, 125,000 civilian workyears: Provided, That workyears shall be applied as defined in the Federal Personnel Manual: Provided further, That workyears expended in dependent student hiring programs for disadvantaged youths shall not be included in this workyear limitation. Sec. 8012. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. Sec. 8013. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used to make contributions to the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund pursuant to section 2006(g) of title 10, United States Code, representing the normal cost for future benefits under section 3015(c) of title 38, United States Code, for any member of the armed services who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act-- (1) enlists in the armed services for a period of active duty of less than three years; or (2) receives an enlistment bonus under section 308a or 308f of title 37, United States Code, nor shall any amounts representing the normal cost of such future benefits be transferred from the Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 2006(d) of title 10, United States Code; nor shall the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pay such benefits to any such member: Provided, That in the case of a member covered by clause (1), these limitations shall not apply to members in combat arms skills or to members who enlist in the armed services on or after July 1, 1989, under a program continued or established by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 1991 to test the cost-effective use of special recruiting incentives involving not more than nineteen noncombat arms skills approved in advance by the Secretary of Defense: <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Provided further, That this subsection applies only to active components of the Army. (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student [[Page 112 STAT. 2300]] is credited toward completion of a service commitment: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Provided further, That this subsection applies only to active components of the Army. Sec. 8014. <<NOTE: Certification.>> None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by more than ten Department of Defense civilian employees until a most efficient and cost-effective organization analysis is completed on such activity or function and certification of the analysis is made to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That this section and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 10 U.S.C. 2461 shall not apply to a commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that: (1) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 47), popularly referred to as the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; (2) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or (3) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under 51 per centum Native American ownership. (transfer of funds) Sec. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. Sec. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section manufactured will include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by- case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. [[Page 112 STAT. 2301]] Sec. 8017. None of the funds appropriated by this Act available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) shall be available for the reimbursement of any health care provider for inpatient mental health service for care received when a patient is referred to a provider of inpatient mental health care or residential treatment care by a medical or health care professional having an economic interest in the facility to which the patient is referred: Provided, <<NOTE: Regulations.>> That this limitation does not apply in the case of inpatient mental health services provided under the program for the handicapped under subsection (d) of section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, provided as partial hospital care, or provided pursuant to a waiver authorized by the Secretary of Defense because of medical or psychological circumstances of the patient that are confirmed by a health professional who is not a Federal employee after a review, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Secretary, which takes into account the appropriate level of care for the patient, the intensity of services required by the patient, and the availability of that care. Sec. 8018. Funds available in this Act may be used to provide transportation for the next-of-kin of individuals who have been prisoners of war or missing in action from the Vietnam era to an annual meeting in the United States, under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. Sec. 8019. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2687 note.>> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense may, by executive agreement, establish with host nation governments in NATO member states a separate account into which such residual value amounts negotiated in the return of United States military installations in NATO member states may be deposited, in the currency of the host nation, in lieu of direct monetary transfers to the United States Treasury: Provided, That such credits may be utilized only for the construction of facilities to support United States military forces in that host nation, or such real property maintenance and base operating costs that are currently executed through monetary transfers to such host nations: Provided further, That the Department of Defense's budget submission for fiscal year 2000 shall identify such sums anticipated in residual value settlements, and identify such construction, real property maintenance or base operating costs that shall be funded by the host nation through such credits: Provided further, That all military construction projects to be executed from such accounts must be previously approved in a prior Act of Congress: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reports.>> That each such executive agreement with a NATO member host nation shall be reported to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 30 days prior to the conclusion and endorsement of any such agreement established under this provision. Sec. 8020. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols. Sec. 8021. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay more than 50 per centum of an amount paid to any person under section 308 of title 37, United States Code, in a lump sum. [[Page 112 STAT. 2302]] Sec. 8022. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government. Sec. 8023. A member of a reserve component whose unit or whose residence is located in a State which is not contiguous with another State is authorized to travel in a space required status on aircraft of the Armed Forces between home and place of inactive duty training, or place of duty in lieu of unit training assembly, when there is no road or railroad transportation (or combination of road and railroad transportation between those locations): Provided, That a member traveling in that status on a military aircraft pursuant to the authority provided in this section is not authorized to receive travel, transportation, or per diem allowances in connection with that travel. Sec. 8024. (a) In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in this Act, $8,000,000 is appropriated only for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That contractors participating in the test program established by section 854 of Public Law 101-189 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) shall be eligible for the program established by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544). (b) Section 8024 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (Public Law 105-56) <<NOTE: 111 Stat. 1225.>> is amended by striking out ``That these payments'' and all that follows through ``Provided further,''. Sec. 8025. During the current fiscal year, funds appropriated or otherwise available for any Federal agency, the Congress, the judicial branch, or the District of Columbia may be used for the pay, allowances, and benefits of an employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia, permanent or temporary indefinite, who-- (1) is a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, as described in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code, or the National Guard, as described in section 101 of title 32, United States Code; (2) performs, for the purpose of providing military aid to enforce the law or providing assistance to civil authorities in the protection or saving of life or property or prevention of injury-- (A) Federal service under sections 331, 332, 333, or 12406 of title 10, or other provision of law, as applicable; or (B) full-time military service for his or her State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and (3) requests and is granted-- (A) leave under the authority of this section; or (B) annual leave, which may be granted without regard to the provisions of sections 5519 and 6323(b) of title 5, if such employee is otherwise entitled to such annual leave: [[Page 112 STAT. 2303]] Provided, That any employee who requests leave under subsection (3)(A) for service described in subsection (2) of this section is entitled to such leave, subject to the provisions of this section and of the last sentence of section 6323(b) of title 5, and such leave shall be considered leave under section 6323(b) of title 5, United States Code. Sec. 8026. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to perform any cost study pursuant to the provisions of OMB Circular A-76 if the study being performed exceeds a period of 24 months after initiation of such study with respect to a single function activity or 48 months after initiation of such study for a multi- function activity. Sec. 8027. Funds appropriated by this Act for the American Forces Information Service shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities. Sec. 8028. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense may adjust wage rates for civilian employees hired for certain health care occupations as authorized for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by section 7455 of title 38, United States Code. Sec. 8029. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act. Sec. 8030. (a) Of the funds for the procurement of supplies or services appropriated by this Act, qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped shall be afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors and suppliers in the performance of contracts let by the Department of Defense. (b) During the current fiscal year, a business concern which has negotiated with a military service or defense agency a subcontracting plan for the participation by small business concerns pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) shall be given credit toward meeting that subcontracting goal for any purchases made from qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped. (c) For the purpose of this section, the phrase ``qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely handicapped'' means a nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely handicapped that has been approved by the Committee for the Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46- 48). Sec. 8031. During the current fiscal year, net receipts pursuant to collections from third party payers pursuant to section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, shall be made available to the local facility of the uniformed services responsible for the collections and shall be over and above the facility's direct budget amount. Sec. 8032. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations. [[Page 112 STAT. 2304]] Sec. 8033. Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $28,300,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which $23,497,000 shall be available for Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance to support readiness activities which includes $3,800,000 for the Civil Air Patrol counterdrug program: Provided, That funds identified for ``Civil Air Patrol'' under this section are intended for and shall be for the exclusive use of the Civil Air Patrol Corporation and not for the Air Force or any unit thereof. Sec. 8034. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other non-profit entities. (b) Limitation on Compensation--Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).--No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during fiscal year 1999 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 1999, not more than 6,206 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided, That of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,105 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs. (e) <<NOTE: Deadline. Reports.>> Within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated by the department for each defense FFRDC during fiscal year 1999: Provided, That, after the submission of the report required by this subsection, the department may not reallocate more than 5 per centum of an FFRDC's staff years among other defense FFRDCs until 30 days after a detailed justification for any such reallocation is submitted to the congressional defense committees. (f ) <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2000 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year. [[Page 112 STAT. 2305]] (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense shall control the total number of staff years to be performed by defense FFRDCs during fiscal year 1999 so as to reduce the total amounts appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of this Act by $62,000,000: Provided, That the total amounts appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of this Act are hereby reduced by $62,000,000 to reflect savings from the use of defense FFRDCs by the department. (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the reductions for advisory and assistance services contained in this Act shall be applied to defense FFRDCs. Sec. 8035. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 8036. For the purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means the National Security Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Sec. 8037. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: Provided, <<NOTE: Certification.>> That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or defense agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A- 76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section. Sec. 8038. <<NOTE: 41 USC 10b-2.>> (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country. [[Page 112 STAT. 2306]] (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country. (b) <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 1999. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). Sec. 8039. Appropriations contained in this Act that remain available at the end of the current fiscal year as a result of energy cost savings realized by the Department of Defense shall remain available for obligation for the next fiscal year to the extent, and for the purposes, provided in section 2865 of title 10, United States Code. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8040. Amounts deposited during the current fiscal year to the special account established under 40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2) and to the special account established under 10 U.S.C. 2667(d)(1) are appropriated and shall be available until transferred by the Secretary of Defense to current applicable appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense under the terms and conditions specified by 40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)(A) and (B) and 10 U.S.C. 2667(d)(1)(B), to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred. Sec. 8041. During the current fiscal year, appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used to reimburse a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is not otherwise entitled to travel and transportation allowances and who occupies transient government housing while performing active duty for training or inactive duty training: Provided, That such members may be provided lodging in kind if transient government quarters are unavailable as if the member was entitled to such allowances under subsection (a) of section 404 of title 37, United States Code: Provided further, That if lodging in kind is provided, any authorized service charge or cost of such lodging may be paid directly from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance of the reserve component of the member concerned. Sec. 8042. <<NOTE: President. Budget. 10 USC 221 note.>> The President shall include with each budget for a fiscal year submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, materials that shall identify clearly and separately the amounts requested in the budget for appropriation for that fiscal year for salaries and expenses related to administrative activities of the Department of Defense, the military departments, and the Defense agencies. [[Page 112 STAT. 2307]] Sec. 8043. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'' may be obligated for the Young Marines program. Sec. 8044. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act: Provided, <<NOTE: Reports.>> That none of the funds made available for expenditure under this section may be transferred or obligated until thirty days after the Secretary of Defense submits a report which details the balance available in the Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account, all projected income into the account during fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and the specific expenditures to be made using funds transferred from this account during fiscal year 1999. Sec. 8045. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, not more than $119,200,000 shall be available for payment of the operating costs of NATO Headquarters: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this section for Department of Defense support provided to NATO forces in and around the former Yugoslavia. Sec. 8046. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $100,000. Sec. 8047. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement. (b) <<NOTE: Budget>> The fiscal year 2000 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2000 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2000 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. Sec. 8048. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, <<NOTE: 50 USC 403u note.>> That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended. Sec. 8049. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency [[Page 112 STAT. 2308]] may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands. Sec. 8050. Of the funds appropriated by the Department of Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities. Sec. 8051. Amounts collected for the use of the facilities of the National Science Center for Communications and Electronics during the current fiscal year pursuant to section 1459(g) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986, and deposited to the special account established under subsection 1459(g)(2) of that Act are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the operation and maintenance of the Center as provided for in subsection 1459(g)(2). Sec. 8052. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to fill the commander's position at any military medical facility with a health care professional unless the prospective candidate can demonstrate professional administrative skills. Sec. 8053. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term ``Buy American Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense. (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality-competitive, and available in a timely fashion. Sec. 8054. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines-- (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work; (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or technological [[Page 112 STAT. 2309]] promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific concern is given financial support: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense. Sec. 8055. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used-- (1) to establish a field operating agency; or (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department. (c) This section does not apply to field operating agencies funded within the National Foreign Intelligence Program. Sec. 8056. Funds appropriated by this Act for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 1999 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. Sec. 8057. Notwithstanding section 303 of Public Law 96-487 or any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to lease real and personal property at Naval Air Facility, Adak, Alaska, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2667(f ), for commercial, industrial or other purposes: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy may remove hazardous materials from facilities, buildings, and structures at Adak, Alaska, and may demolish or otherwise dispose of such facilities, buildings, and structures. (rescissions) Sec. 8058. Of the funds provided in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded as of the date of the enactment of this Act from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1988/2001'': TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $3,062,696; SSN-688 attack submarine program, $8,146,796; CG-47 cruiser program, $4,000,000; LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $256,141; LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $505,938; For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $3,459,756; [[Page 112 STAT. 2310]] Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1989/2000'': TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $2,750,679; SSN-688 attack submarine program, $5,663,109; AO conversion program, $881,619; T-AGOS surveillance ship program, $1,989,383; T-AO fleet oiler program, $3,451,287; MHC coastal mine hunter program, $150,000; For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $2,521,413; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1990/2002'': TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $6,746,000; LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $8,701,615; Aircraft carrier service life extension program, $890,209; For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $2,636,339; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1991/2001'': Service craft program, $143,740; LCAC landing craft air cushion program, $126,698; For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $1,549,000; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1992/2001'': For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $3,307,524; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1993/2002'': For craft, outfitting, and post delivery, $4,540,746. ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1997/1999'', $8,000,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 1997/1998'', $67,000,000; ``Missile Procurement, Army, 1998/2000'', $12,800,000; ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 1998/2000'', $6,700,000; ``Other Procurement, Army, 1998/2000'', $24,000,000; ``Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1998/2000'', $2,000,000; ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 1998/ 2000'', $12,560,000; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1998/2002'': CVN refuelings, $35,000,000; ``Other Procurement, Navy, 1998/2000'', $28,500,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1998/2000'', $8,934,000; ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1998/2000'', $4,200,000; ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force, 1998/2000'', $14,106,000; ``Other Procurement, Air Force, 1998/2000'', $3,508,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1998/ 1999'', $20,500,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 1998/1999'', $17,620,000; ``National Defense Sealift Fund, Public Law 104-208'', $65,000,000; and ``National Defense Sealift Fund, Public Law 104-61'', $20,000,000. [[Page 112 STAT. 2311]] Sec. 8059. None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military (civilian) technicians of the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military (civilian) technicians, unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. Sec. 8060. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. Sec. 8061. During the current fiscal year, funds appropriated in this Act are available to compensate members of the National Guard for duty performed pursuant to a plan submitted by a Governor of a State and approved by the Secretary of Defense under section 112 of title 32, United States Code: Provided, That during the performance of such duty, the members of the National Guard shall be under State command and control: Provided further, That such duty shall be treated as full-time National Guard duty for purposes of sections 12602(a)(2) and (b)(2) of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 8062. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Unified and Specified Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Unified Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Foreign Intelligence Program (NFIP), the Joint Military Intelligence Program (JMIP), and the Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities (TIARA) aggregate: Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures. Sec. 8063. During the current fiscal year, none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to reduce the civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to military treatment facilities below the September 30, 1998 level: Provided, That the Service Surgeons General may waive this section by certifying to the congressional defense committees that the beneficiary population is declining in some catchment areas and civilian strength reductions may be consistent with responsible resource stewardship and capitation-based budgeting. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8064. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be transferred to or obligated from the Pentagon Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the total cost for the planning, design, construction and installation of equipment for the renovation of the Pentagon Reservation will not exceed $1,118,000,000. Sec. 8065. <<NOTE: 10 USC 374 note.>> (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. [[Page 112 STAT. 2312]] (b) <<NOTE: 50 USC 403f note.>> None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. (transfer of funds) Sec. 8066. Appropriations available in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for increasing energy and water efficiency in Federal buildings may, during their period of availability, be transferred to other appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense for projects related to increasing energy and water efficiency, to be merged with and to be available for the same general purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred. Sec. 8067. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. Sec. 8068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made available to provide transportation of medical supplies and equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to American Samoa: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made available to provide transportation of medical supplies and equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the Indian Health Service when it is in conjunction with a civil-military project. Sec. 8069. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers. Sec. 8070. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Naval shipyards of the United States shall be eligible to participate in any manufacturing extension program financed by funds appropriated in this or any other Act. Sec. 8071. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each contract awarded by the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year for construction or service performed in whole or in part in a State which is not contiguous with another State and has an unemployment rate in excess of the national average rate of unemployment as determined by the Secretary of Labor, shall include a provision requiring the contractor to employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract in such State that is not contiguous with another State, individuals who are residents of such State and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills: [[Page 112 STAT. 2313]] Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of this section, on a case-by-case basis, in the interest of national security. Sec. 8072. During the current fiscal year, the Army shall use the former George Air Force Base as the airhead for the National Training Center at Fort Irwin: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be obligated or expended to transport Army personnel into Edwards Air Force Base for training rotations at the National Training Center. Sec. 8073. <<NOTE: Reports.>> (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit, on a quarterly basis, a report to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate setting forth all costs (including incremental costs) incurred by the Department of Defense during the preceding quarter in implementing or supporting resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, including any such resolution calling for international sanctions, international peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian missions undertaken by the Department of Defense. The quarterly report shall include an aggregate of all such Department of Defense costs by operation or mission. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall detail in the quarterly reports all efforts made to seek credit against past United Nations expenditures and all efforts made to seek compensation from the United Nations for costs incurred by the Department of Defense in implementing and supporting United Nations activities. Sec. 8074. (a) Limitation on Transfer of Defense Articles and Services.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year may be obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. (b) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Covered Activities.--This section applies to-- (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United Nations Security Council resolution; and (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation. (c) Required Notice.--A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred. (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred. (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or supplies-- (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be transferred have been met; and [[Page 112 STAT. 2314]] (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the President proposes to provide funds for such replacement. Sec. 8075. <<NOTE: Loans.>> To the extent authorized by subchapter VI of chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall issue loan guarantees in support of United States defense exports not otherwise provided for: Provided, That the total contingent liability of the United States for guarantees issued under the authority of this section may not exceed $15,000,000,000: Provided further, That the exposure fees charged and collected by the Secretary for each guarantee, shall be paid by the country involved and shall not be financed as part of a loan guaranteed by the United States: Provided further, <<NOTE: Reports.>> That the Secretary shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations, National Security and International Relations in the House of Representatives on the implementation of this program: Provided further, That amounts charged for administrative fees and deposited to the special account provided for under section 2540c(d) of title 10, shall be available for paying the costs of administrative expenses of the Department of Defense that are attributable to the loan guarantee program under subchapter VI of chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 8076. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense shall be obligated or expended to make a financial contribution to the United Nations for the cost of an United Nations peacekeeping activity (whether pursuant to assessment or a voluntary contribution) or for payment of any United States arrearage to the United Nations. Sec. 8077. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when-- (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination. Sec. 8078. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transport or provide for the transportation of chemical munitions or agents to the Johnston Atoll for the purpose of storing or demilitarizing such munitions or agents. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any obsolete World War II chemical munition or agent of the United States found in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations. (c) The President may suspend the application of subsection (a) during a period of war in which the United States is a party. Sec. 8079. None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for ``Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction'' may be obligated or expended to finance housing for any individual who was a member of the military forces of the Soviet Union or for any individual who is or was a member of the military forces of the Russian Federation. [[Page 112 STAT. 2315]] (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8080. During the current fiscal year, no more than $10,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 8081. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'' appropriations in any prior year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation. Sec. 8082. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if-- (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account; (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account: Provided further, That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account. (transfer of funds) Sec. 8083. Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall make the following transfers of funds: Provided, That the amounts transferred shall be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred, and for the same time period as the appropriation from which transferred: Provided further, That the amounts shall be transferred between the following appropriations in the amount specified: From: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1988/2001'': [[Page 112 STAT. 2316]] TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $2,674,000; SSN-688 attack submarine program, $32,232,000; CG-47 cruiser program, $10,886,000; Carrier replacement program, $40,360,000; LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $3,001,000; LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $790,000; To: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/2001'': Carrier replacement program, $89,943,000; From: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1989/2000'': TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $3,028,000; LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $2,153,000; MHC coastal minehunter program, $1,298,000; To: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/2000'': Carrier replacement program, $6,479,000; From: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1990/2002'': TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine program, $10,796,000; SSN-688 attack submarine program, $1,000,000; DDG-51 destroyer program, $5,066,000; LCAC landing craft, air cushioned program, $509,000; MCM mine countermeasures ship program, $1,200,000; AOE combat support ship program, $1,674,000; AO(J) jumboized oiler program, $1,899,000; Oceanographic research program, $394,000; To: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/2002'': Carrier replacement program, $22,538,000; From: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1991/2001'': DDG-51 destroyer program, $1,500,000; LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $7,500,000; LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $1,227,000; LCAC landing craft, air cushioned program, $392,000; MHC coastal minehunter program, $2,400,000; To: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1991/2001'': SSN-21 attack submarine program, $13,019,000; From: [[Page 112 STAT. 2317]] Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1992/2001'': Prior year escalation, $52,934,000; To: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1991/2001'': SSN-21 attack submarine program, $16,967,000; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1994/2001'': MCS(C) mine warfare command and control ship program, $5,729,000; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/2001'': DDG-51 destroyer program, $24,261,000; Carrier replacement program, $5,977,000; From: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1993/2002'': AOE combat support ship program, $7,753,000; To: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/2002'': DDG-51 destroyer program, $7,753,000; From: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1996/2000'': SSN-21 attack submarine program, $26,526,000; To: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/2000'': DDG-51 destroyer program, $368,000; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1996/2000'': DDG-51 destroyer program, $2,756,000; LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $21,850,000; Fast Patrol craft program, $345,000; Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1997/2000'': AGOR SWATH oceanographic research program, $1,207,000; From: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1998/2002'': DDG-51(AP) destroyer program, $9,009,000; To: Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1998/2002'': DDG-51 destroyer program, $9,009,000. Sec. 8084. <<NOTE: Deadline. Reports.>> The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the congressional defense committees by February 1, 1999 a detailed report identifying, by amount and by separate budget activity, activity group, subactivity group, line item, program element, program, project, subproject, and activity, any activity for which the fiscal year 2000 budget request was reduced because Congress appropriated funds above the President's budget request for that specific activity for fiscal year 1999. [[Page 112 STAT. 2318]] Sec. 8085. Funds appropriated in title II of this Act for supervision and administration costs for facilities maintenance and repair, minor construction, or design projects may be obligated at the time the reimbursable order is accepted by the performing activity: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs includes all in-house Government cost. Sec. 8086. The Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement of the cost of conferences, seminars, courses of instruction, or similar educational activities of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies for military officers and civilian officials of foreign nations if the Secretary determines that attendance by such personnel, without reimbursement, is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided, That costs for which reimbursement is waived pursuant to this subsection shall be paid from appropriations available for the Asia-Pacific Center. Sec. 8087. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis. (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation. Sec. 8088. Using funds available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Republic of Germany: Provided, That in the City of Kaiserslautern such agreements will include the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy for municipal district heat to the United States Defense installations: Provided further, That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions are included for the consideration of United States coal as an energy source. Sec. 8089. During the current fiscal year, the amounts which are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Fisher Houses administered by the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force are hereby appropriated, to be derived from amounts which are available in the applicable Fisher House trust fund established under 10 U.S.C. 2221 for the Fisher Houses of each such department. Sec. 8090. During the current fiscal year, refunds attributable to the use of the Government travel card by military personnel and civilian employees of the Department of Defense and refunds attributable to official Government travel arranged by Government Contracted Travel Management Centers may be credited to operation and maintenance accounts of the Department of Defense which are current when the refunds are received. Sec. 8091. During the current fiscal year, not more than a total of $60,000,000 in withdrawal credits may be made by the Marine Corps Supply Management activity group of the Navy Working Capital Fund, Department of Defense Working Capital Funds, [[Page 112 STAT. 2319]] to the credit of current applicable appropriations of a Department of Defense activity in connection with the acquisition of critical low density repairables that are capitalized into the Navy Working Capital Fund. Sec. 8092. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3902, during the current fiscal year interest penalties may be paid by the Department of Defense from funds financing the operation of the military department or defense agency with which the invoice or contract payment is associated. Sec. 8093. <<NOTE: Budget. 10 USC 221 note.>> At the time the President submits his budget for fiscal year 2000 and any fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Defense shall transmit to the congressional defense committees a budget justification document for the active and reserve Military Personnel accounts, to be known as the ``M- 1'', which shall identify, at the budget activity, activity group, and subactivity group level, the amounts requested by the President to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for military personnel in any budget request, or amended budget request, for that fiscal year. Sec. 8094. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Foreign Intelligence Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. Sec. 8095. <<NOTE: Budget. 10 USC 221 note.>> The budget of the President for fiscal year 2000 submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and each annual budget request thereafter, shall include budget activity groups (known as ``subactivities'') in all appropriations accounts provided in this Act, as may be necessary, to separately identify all costs incurred by the Department of Defense to support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and all Partnership For Peace programs and initiatives. The budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000, and subsequent fiscal years, shall provide complete, detailed estimates for all such costs. Sec. 8096. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with a contractor that is subject to the reporting requirement set forth in subsection (d) of section 4212 of title 38, United States Code, but has not submitted the most recent report required by such subsection for 1998 or a subsequent year. Sec. 8097. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to approve or license the sale of the F-22 advanced tactical fighter to any foreign government. Sec. 8098. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for the United States Man and the Biosphere Program, or related projects. Sec. 8099. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided [[Page 112 STAT. 2320]] in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country. (b) <<NOTE: Applicability. Contracts.>> Subsection (a) applies with respect to-- (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a). (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404. Sec. 8100. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a), of the funds provided in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, not more than the specified amounts from the following accounts shall remain available for the payment of satellite on-orbit incentive fees until the fees are paid: ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', $20,978,000; and ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1996/1998'', $16,782,400. Sec. 8101. None of the funds in this Act may be used by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency for mapping, charting, and geodesy activities unless contracts for such services are awarded in accordance with the qualifications based selection process in 40 U.S.C. 541 et seq. and 10 U.S.C. 2855: Provided, That such agency may continue to fund existing contracts for such services for not more than 180 days from the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, <<NOTE: Notification.>> That an exception shall be provided for such services that are critical to national security after a written notification has been submitted by the Deputy Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Sec. 8102. Funds made available to the Civil Air Patrol in this Act under the heading ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'' may be used for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation's counterdrug program, including its demand reduction program involving youth programs, as well as operational and training drug reconnaissance missions for Federal, State and local government agencies; for administrative costs, including the hiring of Civil Air Patrol Corporation employees; for travel and per diem expenses of Civil Air Patrol Corporation personnel in support of those missions; and for equipment needed for mission support or performance: Provided, That of these funds, $300,000 shall be made available to establish and operate a distance learning program: Provided further, That the Department of the Air Force should [[Page 112 STAT. 2321]] waive reimbursement from the Federal, State and local government agencies for the use of these funds. Sec. 8103. During fiscal year 1999, advance billing for services provided or work performed by the Working Capital Fund activities of the Department of the Air Force in excess of $100,000,000 is prohibited. Sec. 8104. The Secretary of Defense shall undertake a review of all distributed learning education and training programs in the Department of Defense and shall issue a plan to implement a department-wide, standardized, cost-effective Advanced Distributed Learning framework to achieve the goals of commonality, interoperability, and reuse: Provided, <<NOTE: Deadline. Reports.>> That the Secretary shall report to Congress on the results of this review and present a detailed implementation and budget plan no later than July 30, 1999. Sec. 8105. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the total amount appropriated in title II is hereby reduced by $70,000,000 to reflect savings resulting from consolidations and personnel reductions as mandated in the Defense Reform Initiative. Sec. 8106. <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an in-depth analysis comparing the cost of any proposed establishment or expansion of depot facilities by the Reserve Components to the cost of performing the same work at existing depot facilities or by the private sector: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term ``depot level maintenance'' does not include General Support Level maintenance activities, Intermediate Level maintenance activities, or lower echelon maintenance activities. Sec. 8107. <<NOTE: 10 USC 1073 note.>> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the TRICARE managed care support contracts in effect, or in final stages of acquisition as of September 30, 1998, may be extended for two years: Provided, That any such extension may only take place if the Secretary of Defense determines that it is in the best interest of the Government: Provided further, That any contract extension shall be based on the price in the final best and final offer for the last year of the existing contract as adjusted for inflation and other factors mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Government: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all future TRICARE managed care support contracts replacing contracts in effect, or in the final stages of acquisition as of September 30, 1998, may include a base contract period for transition and up to seven one- year option periods. Sec. 8108. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $400,600,000 to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions, to be distributed as follows: ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $24,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $32,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $4,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $31,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $17,600,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $2,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $2,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve'', $2,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', $4,000,000; [[Page 112 STAT. 2322]] ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', $4,000,000; ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $2,000,000; ``Environmental Restoration, Army'', $1,000,000; ``Environmental Restoration, Navy'', $1,000,000; ``Environmental Restoration, Air Force'', $1,000,000; ``Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide'', $1,000,000; ``Defense Health Program'', $36,000,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', $4,000,000; ``Missile Procurement, Army'', $4,000,000; ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $4,000,000; ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'', $3,000,000; ``Other Procurement, Army'', $9,000,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', $22,000,000; ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', $4,000,000; ``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'', $1,000,000; ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', $18,000,000; ``Other Procurement, Navy'', $12,000,000; ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', $2,000,000; ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $23,000,000; ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', $7,000,000; ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', $1,000,000; ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', $17,500,000; ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', $5,800,000; ``Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army'', $3,000,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', $10,000,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $20,000,000; ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', $39,000,000; and ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense- Wide'', $26,700,000: Provided, That these reductions shall be applied proportionally to each budget activity, activity group and subactivity group and each program, project, and activity within each appropriation account. Sec. 8109. <<NOTE: President. 50 USC 98d note.>> (a) Disposal of Certain Materials in National Defense Stockpile.--Subject to subsection (c), the President shall dispose of materials contained in the National Defense Stockpile and specified in the table in subsection (b) so as to result in receipts to the United States in the amount of $100,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 1999. (b) Disposal Quantities.--The total quantities of materials authorized for disposal by the President under subsection (a) may not exceed the amounts set forth in the following table: [[Page 112 STAT. 2323]] Authorized Stockpile Disposals ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Material for disposal Quantity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beryllium Metal........................... 20 short tons Chromium Ferroalloy....................... 25,000 short tons Columbium Carbide Powder.................. 21,372 pounds of contained Columbium Diamond, Stones........................... 600,000 carats Platinum.................................. 100,000 troy ounces Platinum--Palladium....................... 150,000 troy ounces Tantalum Carbide Powder................... 22,688 pounds of contained Tantalum Tantalum Metal Ingots..................... 25,000 pounds of contained Tantalum Tantalum Metal Powder..................... 25,000 pounds of contained Tantalum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Minimization of Disruption and Loss.--The President may not dispose of materials under subsection (a) to the extent that the disposal will result in-- (1) undue disruption of the usual markets of producers, processors, and consumers of the materials proposed for disposal; or (2) avoidable loss to the United States. (d) Treatment of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of materials authorized for disposal under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. (e) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--(1) The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is new disposal authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any other disposal authority provided by law regarding the materials specified in such subsection. (2) The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is referred to in section 3303 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, and the quantities of the materials specified in the table in subsection (b) are included in the quantities specified in the table in subsection (b) of such section 3303. (f ) Definition.--In this section, the term ``National Defense Stockpile'' means the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c). Sec. 8110. (a) Transfers of Vessels by Grant.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) as follows: (1) To the Government of Argentina, the NEWPORT class tank landing ship NEWPORT (LST 1179). (2) To the Government of Greece-- (A) the KNOX class frigate HEPBURN (FF 1055); and (B) the ADAMS class guided missile destroyers STRAUSS (DDG 16), SEMMS (DDG 18), and WADDELL (DDG 24). (3) To the Government of Portugal, the STALWART class ocean surveillance ship ASSURANCE (T-AGOS 5). [[Page 112 STAT. 2324]] (4) To the Government of Turkey, the KNOX class frigates PAUL (FF 1080), MILLER (FF 1091), and W.S. SIMMS (FF 1059). (b) Transfers of Vessels by Sale.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) as follows: (1) To the Government of Brazil, the NEWPORT class tank landing ships CAYUGA (LST 1186) and PEORIA (LST 1183). (2) To the Government of Chile-- (A) the NEWPORT class tank landing ship SAN BERNARDINO (LST 1189); and (B) the auxiliary repair dry dock WATERFORD (ARD 5). (3) To the Government of Greece-- (A) the OAK RIDGE class medium dry dock ALAMAGORDO (ARDM 2); and (B) the KNOX class frigates VREELAND (FF 1068) and TRIPPE (FF 1075). (4) To the Government of Mexico-- (A) the auxiliary repair dry dock SAN ONOFRE (ARD 30); and (B) the KNOX class frigate PHARRIS (FF 1094). (5) To the Government of the Philippines, the STALWART class ocean surveillance ship TRIUMPH (T-AGOS 4). (6) To the Government of Spain, the NEWPORT class tank landing ships HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196) and BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST 1197). (7) To the Taipai Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (the Taiwan instrumentality that is designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act)-- (A) the KNOX class frigates PEARY (FF 1073), JOSEPH HEWES (FF 1078), COOK (FF 1083), BREWTON (FF 1086), KIRK (FF 1987), and BARBEY (FF 1088); (B) the NEWPORT class tank landing ships MANITOWOC (LST 1180) and SUMTER (LST 1181); (C) the floating dry dock COMPETENT (AFDM 6); and (D) the ANCHORAGE class dock landing ship PENSACOLA (LSD 38). (8) To the Government of Turkey-- (A) the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG 27), REID (FFG 30), and DUNCAN (FFG 10); and (B) the KNOX class frigates REASONER (FF 1063), FANNING (FF 1076), BOWEN (FF 1079), MCCANDLESS (FF 1084), DONALD BEARY (FF 1085), AINSWORTH (FF 1090), THOMAS C. HART (FF 1092), and CAPODANNO (FF 1093). (9) To the Government of Venezuela, the medium auxiliary floating dry dock bearing hull number AFDM 2. (c) Transfers of Vessels on a Combined Lease-Sale Basis.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a combined lease-sale basis under sections [[Page 112 STAT. 2325]] 61 and 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796, 2761) and in accordance with subsection (d) as follows: (1) To the Government of Brazil, the CIMARRON class oiler MERRIMACK (AO 179). (2) To the Government of Greece, the KIDD class guided missile destroyers KIDD (DDG 993), CALLAGHAN (DDG 994), SCOTT (DDG 995), and CHANDLER (DDG 996). (d) Conditions Relating To Combined Lease-Sale Transfers.--A transfer of a vessel on a combined lease-sale basis authorized by subsection (c) shall be made in accordance with the following requirements: (1) The Secretary may initially transfer the vessel by lease, with lease payments suspended for the term of the lease, if the country entering into the lease for the vessel simultaneously enters into a foreign military sales agreement for the transfer of title to the vessel. (2) The Secretary may not deliver to the purchasing country title to the vessel until the purchase price of the vessel under such a foreign military sales agreement is paid in full. (3) Upon payment of the purchase price in full under such a sales agreement and delivery of title to the recipient country, the Secretary shall terminate the lease. (4) If the purchasing country fails to make full payment of the purchase price in accordance with the sales agreement by the date required under the sales agreement-- (A) the sales agreement shall be immediately terminated; (B) the suspension of lease payments under the lease shall be vacated; and (C) the United States shall be entitled to retain all funds received on or before the date of the termination under the sales agreement, up to the amount of the lease payments due and payable under the lease and all other costs required by the lease to be paid to that date. (5) If a sales agreement is terminated pursuant to paragraph (4), the United States shall not be required to pay any interest to the recipient country on any amount paid to the United States by the recipient country under the sales agreement and not retained by the United States under the lease. (e) Funding for Certain Costs of Transfers.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States a special account to be known as the Defense Vessels Transfer Program Account. There is hereby appropriated into that account such sums as may be necessary for the costs (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of the lease-sale transfers authorized by subsection (c). Funds in that account are available only for the purpose of covering those costs. (f ) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Notification of Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to Congress, for each naval vessel that is to be transferred under this section before January 1, 1999, the notifications required under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) and section 525 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-118; 111 Stat. 2413). (g) Grants not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred to [[Page 112 STAT. 2326]] another country on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to authority provided by subsection (a) shall not be counted for the purposes of subsection (g) of that section in the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries under that section in any fiscal year. (h) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section shall be charged to the recipient (notwithstanding section 516(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)(1)) in the case of a transfer authorized to be made on a grant basis under subsection (a)). (i) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section, that the country to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of that country, performed at a shipyard located in the United States, including a United States Navy shipyard. ( j) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 8111. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate an employee of the Department of Defense who initiates a new start program without notification to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees, as required by Department of Defense financial management regulations. Sec. 8112. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the Army to reduce civilian personnel workforce levels at United States Army, Pacific (USARPAC) bases and at Major Range and Test Facility Bases (MRTFBs) in the United States in fiscal year 1999 below levels assumed in this Act unless the Secretary of the Army notifies the Congressional defense committees not less than 30 days prior to implementation of any civilian personnel workforce reductions. (including transfer of funds) Sec. 8113. Of the funds made available under title II of this Act, the following amounts shall be transferred to the Defense Working Capital Funds for the purpose of funding operations of the Defense Commissary Agency: ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $338,400,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $255,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $86,600,000; and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $302,071,000: Provided, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. Sec. 8114. Of the amounts made available in title II of this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $20,000,000 is available only for emergency and extraordinary expenses associated with the accident involving a United States Marine Corps A-6 aircraft on February 3, 1998, near Cavalese, Italy: Provided, That these funds shall remain available until [[Page 112 STAT. 2327]] expended: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds made available by this section may be available for payments to persons, communities, or other entities in Italy for reimbursement for property damages resulting from the accident involving a United States Marine Corps A-6 aircraft on February 3, 1998, near Cavalese, Italy: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under this section may be used to rebuild or replace the funicular system in Cavalese destroyed on February 3, 1998 by that aircraft: Provided further, That any amount paid to any individual or entity from the amount appropriated under this section shall be credited against any amount subsequently determined to be payable to that individual or entity under chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code, section 127 of that title, or any other authority provided by law for administrative settlement of claims against the United States with respect to damages arising from the accident described in this section: Provided further, That payment of an amount under this section shall not be considered to constitute a statement of legal liability on the part of the United States or otherwise to prejudge any judicial proceeding or investigation arising from the accident described in this section: Provided further, That no part of any payment authorized by this section shall be paid to or received by agents or attorneys for services rendered in connection with obtaining such payment, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 8115. <<NOTE: President. Reports.>> (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be obligated or expended for any additional deployment of forces of the Armed Forces of the United States to Yugoslavia, Albania, or Macedonia unless and until the President, after consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate, transmits to Congress a report on the deployment that includes the following: (1) <<NOTE: Certification.>> The President's certification that the presence of those forces in each country to which the forces are to be deployed is necessary in the national security interests of the United States. (2) The reasons why the deployment is in the national security interests of the United States. (3) The number of United States military personnel to be deployed to each country. (4) The mission and objectives of forces to be deployed. (5) The expected schedule for accomplishing the objectives of the deployment. (6) The exit strategy for United States forces engaged in the deployment. (7) The costs associated with the deployment and the funding sources for paying those costs. (8) The anticipated effects of the deployment on the morale, retention, and effectiveness of United States forces. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a deployment of forces-- (1) in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 795; or (2) under circumstances determined by the President to be an emergency necessitating immediate deployment of the forces. [[Page 112 STAT. 2328]] (c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict the authority of the President under the Constitution to protect the lives of United States citizens. Sec. 8116. (a) Ensuring Year 2000 Compliance of Information Technology and National Security Systems.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may (except as provided in subsection (b)) be obligated or expended on the development or modernization of any information technology or national security system of the Department of Defense in use by the Department of Defense (whether or not the system is a mission critical system) if the date- related data processing capability of that system does not meet certification level 1a, 1b, or 2 (as prescribed in the April 1997 publication of the Department of Defense entitled ``Year 2000 Management Plan''). (b) Exception for Certain Information Technology and National Security Systems.--The limitation in subsection (a) does not apply to an obligation or expenditure for an information technology or national security system that is reported to the Office of the Secretary of Defense by October 1, 1998, in accordance with the preparation instructions for the May 1998 Department of Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 compliance, if-- (1) the obligation or expenditure is directly related to ensuring that the reported system achieves year 2000 compliance; (2) the system is being developed and fielded to replace, before January 1, 2000, a noncompliant system or a system to be terminated in accordance with the May 1998 Department of Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 compliance; or (3) the obligation or expenditure is required for a particular change that is specifically required by law or that is specifically directed by the Secretary of Defense. (c) Unallocated Reductions of Funds Not To Apply to Mission Critical Systems.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for mission critical systems are not subject to any unallocated reduction of funds made by or otherwise applicable to funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act. (d) Current Services Operations Not Affected.--Subsection (a) does not prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds for current services operations of information technology and national security systems. (e) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis with respect to an information technology or national security system if the Secretary provides the congressional defense committees with written notice of the waiver, including the reasons for the waiver and a timeline for the testing and certification of the system as year 2000 compliant. (f ) Required Report.--(1) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Not later than December 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing-- (A) an executable strategy to be used throughout the Department of Defense to test information technology and national security systems for year 2000 compliance (to include functional capability tests and military exercises); (B) the plans of the Department of Defense for ensuring that adequate resources (such as testing facilities, tools, and [[Page 112 STAT. 2329]] personnel) are available to ensure that all mission critical systems achieve year 2000 compliance; and (C) the criteria and process to be used to certify a system as year 2000 compliant. (2) The report shall also include-- (A) <<NOTE: Records.>> an updated list of all mission critical systems; and (B) <<NOTE: Guidelines.>> guidelines for developing contingency plans for the functioning of each information technology or national security system in the event of a year 2000 problem in any such system. (g) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Capability Contingency Plans.--Not later than December 30, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall have in place contingency plans to ensure continuity of operations for every critical mission or function of the Department of Defense that is dependent on an information technology or national security system. (h) Inspector General Evaluation.--The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall selectively audit information technology and national security systems certified as year 2000 compliant to evaluate the ability of systems to successfully operate during the actual year 2000, including the ability of the systems to access and transmit information from point of origin to point of termination. (i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401). (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning given that term in section 5142 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1452). (3) The term ``development or modernization'' has the meaning given that term in paragraph E of section 180203 of the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R), but does not include any matter covered by subparagraph 3 of that paragraph. (4) The term ``current services'' has the meaning given that term in paragraph C of section 180203 of the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R). (5) The term ``mission critical system'' means an information technology or national security system that is designated as mission critical in the May 1998 Department of Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 compliance. Sec. 8117. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> (a) Evaluation of Year 2000 Compliance as Part of Training Exercises Programs.--Not later than December 15, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan for the execution of a simulated year 2000 as part of military exercises described in subsection (c) in order to evaluate, in an operational environment, the extent to which information technology and national security systems involved in those exercises will successfully operate during the actual year 2000, including the ability of those systems to access and transmit information from point of origin to point of termination. (b) Evaluation of Compliance in Selected Exercises.--In conducting the military exercises described in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that-- (1) at least 25 of those exercises (referred to in this section as ``year 2000 simulation exercises'') are conducted so as to include a simulated year 2000 in accordance with the plan submitted under subsection (a); [[Page 112 STAT. 2330]] (2) at least two of those exercises are conducted by the commander of each unified or specified combatant command; and (3) all mission critical systems that are expected to be used if the Armed Forces are involved in a conflict in a major theater of war are tested in at least two exercises. (c) Covered Military Exercises.--A military exercise referred to in this section is a military exercise conducted by the Department of Defense, during the period beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending on September 30, 1999-- (1) under the training exercises program known as the ``CJCS Exercise Program''; (2) at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, the Army National Training Center, or the Air Force Air Warfare Center; or (3) as part of Naval Carrier Group fleet training or Marine Corps Expeditionary Unit training. (d) Alternative Testing Method.--In the case of an information technology or national security system for which a simulated year 2000 test as part of a military exercise described in subsection (c) is not feasible or presents undue risk, the Secretary of Defense shall test the system using a functional end-to-end test or through a Defense Major Range and Test Facility Base. The Secretary shall include the plans for these tests in the plan required by subsection (a). Tests under this subsection are in addition to the 25 tests required by subsection (b). (e) Authority for Exclusion of Systems Not Capable of Performing Reliably in Year 2000 Simulation.--(1) In carrying out a year 2000 simulation exercise, the Secretary of Defense may exclude a particular information technology or national security system from the year 2000 simulation phase of the exercise if the Secretary determines that the system would be incapable of performing reliably during the year 2000 simulation phase of the exercise. In such a case, the system excluded shall be replaced in accordance with the year 2000 contingency plan for the system. (2) <<NOTE: Notification.>> If the Secretary of Defense excludes an information technology or national security system from the year 2000 simulation phase of an exercise as provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify Congress of that exclusion not later than two weeks before commencing that exercise. <<NOTE: Records.>> The notice shall include a list of each information technology or national security system excluded from the exercise, a description of how the exercise will use the year 2000 contingency plan for each such system, and a description of the effect that continued year 2000 noncompliance of each such system would have on military readiness. (3) An information technology or national security system with cryptological applications that is not capable of having its internal clock adjusted forward to a simulated later time is exempt from the year 2000 simulation phase of an exercise under this section. (f ) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Comptroller General Review.--Not later than January 30, 1999, the Comptroller General shall review the report and plan submitted under subsection (a) and submit to Congress a briefing evaluating the methodology to be used under the plan to simulate the year 2000 and describing the potential information that will be collected as a result of implementation of the plan, the adequacy of the planned tests, and the impact that the plan will have on military readiness. [[Page 112 STAT. 2331]] (g) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section: (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401). (2) The term ``national security system'' has the meaning given that term in section 5142 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1452). (3) The term ``mission critical system'' means an information technology or national security system that is designated as mission critical in the May 1998 Department of Defense quarterly report on the status of year 2000 compliance. Sec. 8118. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2241 note.>> During the current fiscal year and hereafter, no funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense may be used to award a contract to, extend a contract with, or approve the award of a subcontract to any person who within the preceding 15 years has been convicted under section 704 of title 18, United States Code, of the unlawful manufacture or sale of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Sec. 8119. <<NOTE: Reports. Food Stamps. 10 USC 113 note.>> (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on food stamp assistance for members of the Armed Forces. The Secretary shall submit the report at the same time that the Secretary submits to Congress, in support of the fiscal year 2001 budget, the materials that relate to the funding provided in that budget for the Department of Defense. (b) The report shall include the following: (1) The number of members of the Armed Forces and dependents of members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for food stamps. (2) The number of members of the Armed Forces and dependents of members of the Armed Forces who received food stamps in fiscal year 1998. (3) A proposal for using, as a means for eliminating or reducing significantly the need of such personnel for food stamps, the authority under section 2828 of title 10, United States Code, to lease housing facilities for enlisted members of the Armed Forces and their families when Government quarters are not available for such personnel. (4) A proposal for increased locality adjustments through the basic allowance for housing and other methods as a means for eliminating or reducing significantly the need of such personnel for food stamps. (5) Other potential alternative actions (including any recommended legislation) for eliminating or reducing significantly the need of such personnel for food stamps. (6) A discussion of the potential for each alternative action referred to in paragraph (3) or (4) to result in the elimination or a significant reduction in the need of such personnel for food stamps. (c) Each potential alternative action included in the report under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) shall meet the following requirements: (1) Apply only to persons referred to in paragraph (1) of such subsection. (2) Be limited in cost to the lowest amount feasible to achieve the objectives. (d) In this section: [[Page 112 STAT. 2332]] (1) The term ``fiscal year 2001 budget'' means the budget for fiscal year 2001 that the President submits to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. (2) The term ``food stamps'' means assistance under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). Sec. 8120. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act in titles III and IV may be used to enter into or renew a contract with any company owned, or partially owned, by the People's Republic of China or the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 8121. (a) Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2641 the following: ``Sec. 2641a. Transportation of American Samoa veterans on Department of Defense aircraft for certain medical care in Hawaii ``(a) Transportation Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may provide transportation on Department of Defense aircraft for the purpose of transporting any veteran specified in subsection (b) between American Samoa and the State of Hawaii if such transportation is required in order to provide hospital care to such veteran as described in that subsection. ``(b) Veterans Eligible for Transport.--A veteran eligible for transport under subsection (a) is any veteran who-- ``(1) resides in and is located in American Samoa; and ``(2) as determined by an official of the Department of Veterans Affairs designated for that purpose by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, must be transported to the State of Hawaii in order to receive hospital care to which such veteran is entitled under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, in facilities of such Department in the State of Hawaii. ``(c) Administration.--(1) Transportation may be provided to veterans under this section only on a space-available basis. ``(2) A charge may not be imposed on a veteran for transportation provided to the veteran under this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `veteran' has the meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code. ``(2) The term `hospital care' has the meaning given that term in section 1701(5) of title 38, United States Code.''. (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 157 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2641 the following new item: ``2641a. Transportation of American Samoa veterans on Department of Defense aircraft for certain medical care in Hawaii.''. Sec. 8122. Additional Funding for Korean War Veterans Memorial. Section 3 of Public Law 99-572 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Additional Funding.-- ``(1) In general.--In addition to amounts made available under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of the Army may expend, from any funds available to the Secretary on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, $2,000,000 for repair of the memorial. ``(2) Disposition of funds received from claims.--Any funds received by the Secretary of the Army as a result of [[Page 112 STAT. 2333]] any claim against a contractor in connection with construction of the memorial shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.''. Sec. 8123. Of the funds available under title VI for ``Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army'' for research and development, $18,000,000 shall be made available for the program manager for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment (under section 8065 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997) for demonstrations of technologies under the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment, for planning and preparation to proceed from demonstration of an alternative technology immediately into the development of a pilot-scale facility for the technology, and for the design, construction, and operation of a pilot facility for the technology. Sec. 8124. <<NOTE: 10 USC 7291 note.>> The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a competitively awarded vessel scrapping pilot program during fiscal years 1999 and 2000 using funds made available in this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'': Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall define the program scope sufficient to gather data on the cost of scrapping Government vessels and to demonstrate cost-effective technologies and techniques to scrap such vessels in a manner that is protective of worker safety and health and the environment. Sec. 8125. From within the funds provided under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', up to $500,000 shall be available for paying subcontractors and suppliers for work performed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, in 1994, under Army services contract number DACA85- 93-C-0065. Subcontractors and suppliers are to be paid interest calculated in accordance with the Contract Dispute Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601-613). Sec. 8126. <<NOTE: 10 USC 2401a note.>> (a) The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force may each enter into one or more multiyear leases of nontactical firefighting equipment, nontactical crash rescue equipment, or nontactical snow removal equipment. The period of a lease entered into under this section shall be for any period not in excess of 10 years. Any such lease shall provide that performance under the lease during the second and subsequent years of the contract is contingent upon the appropriation of funds and shall provide for a cancellation payment to be made to the lessor if such appropriations are not made. (b) Lease payments made under subsection (a) shall be made from amounts provided in this or future appropriations Acts. (c) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> This section is effective for all fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998. Sec. 8127. From within funds available for the Department of Defense under title VI of this Act for ``Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Army'', or the unobligated balances of funds available for ``Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense'', under any other Act making appropriations for military functions administered by the Department of Defense for any fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense may use not more than $25,000,000 for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment to complete the demonstration of alternatives to baseline incineration for the destruction of chemical agents and munitions and to carry out the pilot program under section 8065 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (section 101(b) of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-101; 50 U.S.C. 1521 note). The amount specified [[Page 112 STAT. 2334]] in the preceding sentence is in addition to any other amount that is made available under title VI of this Act to complete the demonstration of the alternatives and to carry out the pilot program: Provided, That none of these funds shall be taken from any ongoing operational chemical munitions destruction programs. Sec. 8128. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) child experts estimate that as many as 250,000 children under the age of 18 are currently serving in armed forces or armed groups in more than 30 countries around the world; (2) contemporary armed conflict has caused the deaths of 2,000,000 minors in the last decade alone, and has left an estimated 6,000,000 children seriously injured or permanently disabled; (3) children are uniquely vulnerable to military recruitment because of their emotional and physical immaturity, are easily manipulated, and can be drawn into violence that they are too young to resist or understand; (4) children are most likely to become child soldiers if they are poor, separated from their families, displaced from their homes, living in a combat zone, or have limited access to education; (5) orphans and refugees are particularly vulnerable to recruitment; (6) <<NOTE: Lord's Resistance Army.>> one of the most egregious examples of the use of child soldiers is the abduction of some 10,000 children, some as young as 8 years of age, by the Lord's Resistance Army (in this section referred to as the ``LRA'') in northern Uganda; (7) the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997 reports that in Uganda the LRA kills, maims, and rapes large numbers of civilians, and forces abducted children into ``virtual slavery as guards, concubines, and soldiers''; (8) children abducted by the LRA are forced to raid and loot villages, fight in the front line of battle against the Ugandan army and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), serve as sexual slaves to rebel commanders, and participate in the killing of other children who try to escape; (9) former LRA child captives report witnessing Sudanese government soldiers delivering food supplies, vehicles, ammunition, and arms to LRA base camps in government-controlled southern Sudan; (10) children who manage to escape from LRA captivity have little access to trauma care and rehabilitation programs, and many find their families displaced, unlocatable, dead, or fearful of having their children return home; (11) <<NOTE: Graca Machel.>> Graca Machel, the former United Nations expert on the impact of armed conflict on children, identified the immediate demobilization of all child soldiers as an urgent priority, and recommended the establishment through an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child of 18 as the minimum age for recruitment and participation in armed forces; and (12) the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, and the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, as well as many nongovernmental organizations, also support the establishment of 18 [[Page 112 STAT. 2335]] as the minimum age for military recruitment and participation in armed conflict. (b) In General.--The Congress hereby-- (1) deplores the global use of child soldiers and supports their immediate demobilization; (2) condemns the abduction of Ugandan children by the LRA; (3) calls on the Government of Sudan to use its influence with the LRA to secure the release of abducted children and to halt further abductions; and (4) encourages the United States delegation not to block the drafting of an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child that would establish 18 as the minimum age for participation in armed conflict. (c) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the President and the Secretary of State should-- (1) support efforts to end the abduction of children by the LRA, secure their release, and facilitate their rehabilitation and reintegration into society; (2) not block efforts to establish 18 as the minimum age for participation in conflict through an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and (3) provide greater support to United Nations agencies and nongovernmental organizations working for the rehabilitation and reintegration of former child soldiers into society. Sec. 8129. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense shall obligate the funds provided for Counterterror Technical Support in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (under title IV of Public Law 105-56) for the projects and in the amounts provided for in House Report 105-265 of the House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session: Provided, That the funds available for the Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Project should be executed through cooperation with the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Sec. 8130. <<NOTE: Human rights.>> Training and Other Programs. (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to support any training program involving a unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary of Defense has received credible information from the Department of State that a member of such unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, unless all necessary corrective steps have been taken. (b) <<NOTE: Deadline. Procedures.>> Monitoring.--Not more than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish procedures to ensure that prior to a decision to conduct any training program referred to in subsection (a), full consideration is given to all information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by foreign security forces. (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if he determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances. (d) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Report.--Not more than 15 days after the exercise of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees describing the extraordinary circumstances, the purpose and duration of the training program, the United States forces and the foreign security [[Page 112 STAT. 2336]] forces involved in the training program, and the information relating to human rights violations that necessitates the waiver. Sec. 8131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and notwithstanding the provisions of section 509(b) of title 32, United States Code, of the funds made available for Civil Military Programs to the Department of Defense in this Act, not less than $62,394,000 shall be made available for the National Guard ChalleNGe Program. Sec. 8132. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the State of Montana relocatable military housing units located at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. (b) Processing of Requests.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the requests for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the State of Montana. (2) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting such requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under paragraph (1). (c) Indian Tribe Defined.--In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a-1). Sec. 8133. (a) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may carry out a program to distribute surplus dental equipment of the Department of Defense, at no cost to the Department of Defense, to Indian health service facilities and to federally-qualified health centers (within the meaning of section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B))). (b) <<NOTE: Deadline. Reports.>> Not later than March 15, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the program, including the actions taken under the program. Sec. 8134. The total amount appropriated in title III of this Act is hereby reduced by $142,100,000. Sec. 8135. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $193,600,000 to reflect savings from favorable foreign currency fluctuations, to be distributed as follows: ``Military Personnel, Army'', $5,300,000; ``Military Personnel, Navy'', $12,000,000; ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps'', $4,200,000; ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', $8,100,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $111,500,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $11,500,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $3,300,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $26,200,000; and ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $11,500,000. Sec. 8136. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $502,000,000 to reflect savings from reductions in the price of bulk fuel, to be distributed as follows: ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $36,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', $167,000,000; [[Page 112 STAT. 2337]] ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', $8,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', $176,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $67,000,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve'', $1,400,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve'', $8,200,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve'', $11,700,000; ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', $3,500,000; and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'', $23,200,000. Sec. 8137. <<NOTE: Reports.>> Global Positioning System Frequency Spectrum.--In order to guard against disruption of Global Positioning System services that are vital to the national security and economic interests of the United States, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a national strategy to: (1) protect the integrity of the Global Positioning System frequency spectrum against interference and disruption; (2) achieve full and effective use by GPS of radio frequency spectrum currently allocated by the International Telecommunications Union for transmission of satellite navigation signals; and (3) provide for any additional allocation of spectrum necessary for GPS evolution. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Such report shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees within 120 days of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 8138. <<NOTE: Reports.>> The Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to Congress concurrent with submission of the fiscal year 2000 President's budget regarding past military deployment rates and future deployment rate goals. <<NOTE: Records.>> Such report shall contain a listing of the monthly overseas deployment rates for military personnel of each service covering each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1989, the location and size of each deployment, a description of the methodology used to determine the deployment rates for each service, and a discussion of the maximum yearly deployment rates for each service that can be sustained on a continuous basis in non-emergency situations over the next five years given the resources and personnel end strengths contained in the Future Years Defense Plan. Sec. 8139. <<NOTE: New Hampshire.>> (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, without consideration, to the Town of Newington, New Hampshire, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, together with improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 1.3 acres located at former Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire, and known as the site of the old Stone School. (b) Inapplicability of Certain Disposal Authorities.--The Secretary shall make the conveyance required by subsection (a) without regard to the provisions of section 204(b) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Secretary. (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. [[Page 112 STAT. 2338]] Sec. 8140. (a) The Secretary of the Navy may lease to the University of Central Florida (in this section referred to as the ``University''), or a representative or agent of the University designated by the University, such portion of the property known as the Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida, as the Secretary considers appropriate as a location for the establishment of a center for research in the fields of law enforcement, public safety, civil defense, and national defense. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term of the lease under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 years. (c) As consideration for the lease under subsection (a), the University shall-- (1) undertake and incur the cost of the planning, design, and construction required to establish the center referred to in that subsection; and (2) during the term of the lease, provide the Secretary such space in the center for activities of the Navy as the Secretary and the University jointly consider appropriate. (d) The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the lease authorized by subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United States. Sec. 8141. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into an agreement to lease from the City of Phoenix, Arizona, the parcel of real property described in subsection (b), together with improvements on the property, in consideration of annual rent not in excess of one dollar. (b) The real property referred to in subsection (a) is a parcel, known as Auxiliary Field 3, that is located approximately 12 miles north of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, in section 4 of township 3 north, range 1 west of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, is bounded on the north by Bell Road, on the east by Litchfield Road, on the south by Greenway Road, and on the west by agricultural land, and is composed of approximately 638 acres, more or less, the same property that was formerly an Air Force training and emergency field developed during World War II. (c) The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. Sec. 8142. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may retain all or a portion of the family housing at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, as the Secretary deems necessary to meet military family housing needs arising out of the relocation of elements of the United States Army South to Fort Buchanan. Sec. 8143. (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may convey to the City of Seattle, Washington (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, together with improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 11.82 acres, the location of the Magnolia housing area, Seattle, Washington, less such areas as the Secretary determines are required to support continued Navy family housing requirements. [[Page 112 STAT. 2339]] (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair market value (as determined by the Secretary) of the portion of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) that was not donated to the United States by the City. The portion of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) that was donated to the United States by the City will be returned to the City at no cost. (c) Condition.--The conveyance authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the City accept the real property in its condition at the time of conveyance. (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed for monetary consideration, as well as the acreage of the portion to be returned to the City at no cost as described in subsection (b), shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City. (e) Use of Funds.--(1) The Secretary shall use any amounts paid to the Secretary under subsection (b) for Navy family housing purposes in the Puget Sound region. (2) If amounts referred to in paragraph (1) remain unexpended after the use for Navy family housing purposes referred to in that paragraph, the Secretary shall deposit such unexpended amounts in the account established under section 204(h) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (40 U.S.C. 485(h)). (f ) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. Sec. 8144. (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may convey to the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, hereafter referred to as the ``City'' or to another entity designated by the City, all right and title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property (including improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 1.8 acres at the Army Reserve Center located at 1800 North 12th Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, for redevelopment purposes. (b) Consideration.--The conveyance authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the City-- (1) Will pay fair market value for the property, if the property is to be conveyed to or used by a business enterprise. (2) Will obtain the property without consideration if the property is to be used by a State or local governmental agency. (c) Administrative Expenses.--In connection with the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept amounts provided by the City or other persons to cover administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in entering into the transaction. Amounts collected under subsection (b) for administrative expenses shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account from which the expenses were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged with funds in such appropriation, fund, or account and shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the same limitations as the funds with which merged. (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection [[Page 112 STAT. 2340]] (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City. (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. Sec. 8145. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, using funds previously appropriated into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-510), the Secretary of the Air Force shall obligate up to $7,646,000 for demolition and related environmental restoration of 31 buildings, possessing asbestos and lead- based paint, at the former Norton Air Force Base, California. Sec. 8146. Liquidity of Working-Capital Funds. (a) Increased Cash Balances.--The Secretary of Defense shall administer the working-capital funds of the Department of Defense during fiscal year 1999 so as to ensure that the total amount of the cash balances in such funds on September 30, 1999, exceeds the total amount of the cash balances in such funds on September 30, 1998, by $1,300,000,000. (b) Actions Regarding Unbudgeted Losses.--The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall take such actions regarding unbudgeted losses for the working-capital funds as may be necessary in order to ensure that such unbudgeted losses do not preclude the Secretary of Defense from achieving the increase in cash balances in working-capital funds required under subsection (a). (c) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of this section upon certifying to Congress, in writing, that the waiver is necessary to meet requirements associated with-- (A) a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code); or (B) an operation of the Armed Forces that commenced before October 1, 1998, and continues during fiscal year 1999. (2) The waiver authority under paragraph (1) may not be delegated to any official other than the Deputy Secretary of Defense. (3) The waiver authority under paragraph (1) does not apply to the limitation in subsection (d) or the limitation in section 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (e)). (d) Permanent Limitation on Advance Billings.--(1) Section 2208(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): ``(3) The total amount of the advance billings rendered or imposed for all working-capital funds of the Department of Defense in a fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000,000.''. (2) <<NOTE: 10 USC 2208 note.>> Section 2208(l)(3) of such title, as added by paragraph (1), applies to fiscal years after fiscal year 1999. (e) Semiannual Report.--(1) The Under Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives-- (A) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> not later than May 1, 1999, a report on the administration of this section for the six-month period ending on March 31, 1999; and [[Page 112 STAT. 2341]] (B) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> not later than November 1, 1999, a report on the administration of this section for the six-month period ending on September 30, 1999. (2) Each report shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: (A) The profit and loss status of each working-capital fund activity. (B) The actions taken by the Secretary of each military department to use assessments of surcharges to correct for unbudgeted losses. Sec. 8147. <<NOTE: 10 USC 113 note.>> The Secretary of Defense shall establish, through a revised Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System (DIMHRS), a defense reform initiative enterprise pilot program for military manpower and personnel information: Provided, That this pilot program should include all functions and systems currently included in DIMHRS and shall be expanded to include all appropriate systems within the enterprise of personnel, manpower, training, and compensation: Provided further, That in establishing a revised DIMHRS enterprise program for manpower and personnel information superiority the functions of this program shall include, but not be limited to: (1) an analysis and determination of the number and kinds of information systems necessary to support manpower and personnel within the Department of Defense; and (2) the establishment of programs to develop and implement information systems in support of manpower and personnel to include an enterprise level strategic approach, performance and results based management, business process improvement and other non- material solutions, the use of commercial or government off-the-shelf technology, the use of modular contracting as defined by Public Law 104- 106, and the integration and consolidation of existing manpower and personnel information systems: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall re-instate fulfillment standards designated as ADS-97-03- GD, dated January, 1997: Provided further, <<NOTE: Deadline.>> That the requirements of this section should be implemented not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 8148. (a) The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the military service chiefs, shall conduct a comprehensive reassessment of existing military compensation, benefits, and related programs. The Secretary shall consider the effectiveness of these programs in providing an adequate standard of living and family support for service members and dependents, the current and projected effects of these programs on recruiting and retention of service members, and improvements which could be gained by potential changes in these programs. (b) In conducting this assessment, the Secretary's analysis shall consider, but not be limited to, the following areas: (1) Military pay and benefits, to include special pay and targeted bonus programs; (2) The military retirement system, including an assessment of the effects of the significant changes made to the retirement system in 1986; (3) Health care programs; and (4) Housing, family support, and morale, welfare and recreation programs. [[Page 112 STAT. 2342]] (c) The Secretary shall consider the cumulative and complementary ability of these programs, and the effects of potential modifications to these programs, in terms of their ability to contribute to the attainment of existing and future manpower requirements of the military services, as well as the provision of a fair and equitable quality of life for service members and their dependents. (d) <<NOTE: Reports. Deadline.>> The Secretary shall provide an initial report on these issues to the congressional defense committees within 60 days of the enactment of this Act. (e) Concurrent with submission of the fiscal year 2000 budget, the Secretary shall provide a comprehensive assessment of these issues, and proposed changes in existing programs should he determine they are warranted, to the Congress. This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999''. Approved October 17, 1998. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4103 (S. 2132): --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 105-591 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 105-746 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-200 accompanying S. 2132 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): June 24, considered and passed House. July 30, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2132. Sept. 28, House agreed to conference report. Sept. 29, Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 34 (1998): Oct. 17, Presidential statement. <all>