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Calendar No. 402
104th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 104-267
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997
REPORT
[to accompany s. 1745]
on
AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR
DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL
STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
__________
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
UNITED STATES SENATE
<GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT>
May 13, 1996.--Ordered to be printed
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997
Calendar No. 402
104th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 104-267
_______________________________________________________________________
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997
REPORT
[to accompany s. 1745]
on
AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR
DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL
STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
__________
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
UNITED STATES SENATE
<GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT>
May 13, 1996.--Ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
(104th Congress, 2d Session)
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina,
Chairman
SAM NUNN, Georgia JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
J. JAMES EXON, Nebraska WILLIAM S. COHEN, Maine
CARL LEVIN, Michigan JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts TRENT LOTT, Mississippi
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico DAN COATS, Indiana
JOHN GLENN, Ohio BOB SMITH, New Hampshire
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Idaho
CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
RICHARD H. BRYAN, Nevada RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania
Les Brownlee, Staff Director
Arnold L. Punaro, Staff Director
for the Minority
C O N T E N T S
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Purpose of the bill.............................................. 1
Committee overview and recommendations........................... 2
Explanation of funding summary................................... 4
Division A--Department of Defense Authorization
Title I--Procurement............................................. 11
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 12
Section 107. Chemical demilitarization program........... 12
Chemical Demilitarization Program.................... 12
Subtitle B--Army Programs.................................... 13
Section 112. Army assistance for chemical
demilitarization citizens advisory commissions......... 24
Other Army Programs.......................................... 24
Army aircraft............................................ 24
C-XX medium range aircraft........................... 24
AH-64 Apache modifications........................... 24
CH-47 modifications.................................. 24
AH-64D attack helicopter............................. 25
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior................................. 25
Aircraft survivability equipment..................... 25
Army missile............................................. 25
Javelin medium anti-tank weapon...................... 25
Multiple Launch Rocket System rocket................. 26
Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launcher........ 26
Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)................ 26
Patriot modifications................................ 27
Stinger missile modifications........................ 27
Avenger modifications................................ 27
TOW modifications.................................... 27
Dragon missile....................................... 28
Weapons and tracked combat vehicles...................... 28
Bradley fighting vehicle............................. 28
Field artillery ammunition support vehicle (FAASV)... 28
Carrier modifications (M113)......................... 28
M109A6 Paladin....................................... 29
Field artillery ammunition supply vehicle (FAASV)
product improvement program (PIP) to fleet......... 29
Improved Recovery Vehicle............................ 29
M1 Abrams tank (modifications)....................... 29
Small arms programs.................................. 30
Army ammunition.......................................... 30
Procurement of ammunition--Army...................... 30
Armament retooling and manufacturing support (ARMS).. 31
Other army procurement................................... 31
High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV)... 31
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)............ 31
Family of heavy tactical vehicles (FHTV)............. 32
Enhanced position location reporting system (EPLRS).. 32
SINCGARS family...................................... 32
Army communications.................................. 32
All source analysis system (ASAS).................... 33
Forward area air defense (FAAD) ground based sensor.. 33
Night vision devices................................. 33
Advanced field artillery tactical data system
(AFATDS)........................................... 34
Total distribution system............................ 34
Standard integrated command post system.............. 34
Inland petroleum distribution system................. 34
Construction equipment, items less than $2.0 million. 35
Base level communications equipment.................. 35
Subtitle C--Navy Programs.................................... 36
Section 121. EA-6B aircraft reactive jammer program...... 53
Section 122. Penguin missile program..................... 55
Section 123. Nuclear attack submarine programs........... 56
Section 124. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program....... 57
Other Navy Programs.......................................... 59
Navy aircraft............................................ 59
AV-8B remanufacture.................................. 59
F/A-18C/D............................................ 59
MV-22................................................ 59
Flight simulators.................................... 60
Restoration of E-2C procurement...................... 60
Airborne self-protection jammer (ASPJ)............... 60
Helicopter crash attenuating seats................... 61
Vertical replenishment helicopter replacement program 61
P-3 intelligence support............................. 61
P-3C anti-surface warfare improvement program........ 62
Navy weapons............................................. 63
Tomahawk land attack missile......................... 63
Standard missile procurement......................... 64
Navy and Marine Corps ammunition......................... 64
Procurement of ammunition--Marine Corps.............. 64
Navy shipbuilding and conversion......................... 64
Seawolf submarine.................................... 64
LPD-17 class amphibious ships........................ 65
Oceanographic survey ship............................ 66
SWATH oceanographic research ship.................... 66
Other Navy procurement................................... 66
WSN-7 inertial navigation system..................... 66
Mine warfare......................................... 67
AN/BPS-16 submarine navigation radar................. 68
Surface ship torpedo defense......................... 68
Shipboard integrated communications system........... 69
Challenge Athena..................................... 69
Global broadcast..................................... 70
Rolling air frame missile launcher for LSD-52........ 71
Afloat planning system............................... 71
NULKA decoy development.............................. 72
Elevated causeway (modular).......................... 72
Oceanographic equipment.............................. 73
Marine Corps Procurement................................. 73
Marine Corps Javelin missile......................... 73
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar........................... 73
Joint task force deployable communications support... 74
Intelligence upgrades................................ 74
Telecommunications infrastructure.................... 74
Marine Corps combat operations centers............... 75
Marine Corps common end user computer equipment...... 75
Mobility enhancements................................ 75
Multiple integrated laser engagement system.......... 75
Combat vehicle appended trainer (CVAT)............... 76
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs............................... 77
Section 131. Multiyear contracting authority for the C-17
aircraft program....................................... 88
Other Air Force Programs..................................... 88
Air Force aircraft....................................... 88
B-2.................................................. 88
F-16................................................. 88
C-17 airlift aircraft................................ 89
WC-130J acquisition.................................. 89
Joint primary aircraft training system (JPATS)....... 90
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
(JSTARS)........................................... 91
B-1B bomb modules.................................... 91
SR-71................................................ 91
AWACS re-engining.................................... 92
Satellite communications terminals................... 92
RC-135 re-engining................................... 92
Rivet Joint technology transfer...................... 92
KC-135 simulators.................................... 93
Aircraft budget exhibits............................. 93
Air Force missile........................................ 93
Precision guided munitions........................... 93
Space boosters....................................... 94
Air Force ammunition..................................... 94
Procurement of ammunition--Air Force................. 94
Other Air Force procurement.............................. 95
60K Loader........................................... 95
Joint force air component commander situational
awareness system................................... 95
Defense-Wide Programs........................................ 96
Defense-wide............................................. 101
Common automatic recovery system..................... 101
C-130 aircraft modifications......................... 101
Advanced SEAL delivery system........................ 101
Special mission radio system......................... 102
SCAMPI communications system......................... 102
Briefcase multi-mission advanced tactical terminal... 102
Procurement of ammunition--Special Operations........ 102
Other items of interest.................................. 103
Individual body armor................................ 103
Procurement of recycled ammunition................... 103
C-130 remanufacture prototyping...................... 104
Predator UAV leasing................................. 104
National Guard and Reserve procurement reports....... 105
Title II--Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation............ 107
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 111
Section 203. Defense nuclear agency...................... 111
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 113
Section 211. Space launch modernization.................. 113
Section 212. Department of Defense Space Architect....... 113
Section 213. Space-based infrared system program......... 113
Section 214. Research for advanced submarine technology.. 114
Section 215. Clementine 2 micro-satellite development
program................................................ 115
Section 217. (Includes Sections 216 and 217) Defense
airborne reconnaissance program........................ 115
Section 218. Cost analysis of F-22 aircraft program...... 118
Section 219. F-22 aircraft program....................... 119
Section 220. Nonlethal weapons and technologies programs. 120
Section 221. Counterproliferation support program........ 122
Section 222. Federally funded research and development
centers and university-affiliated research centers..... 125
Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense........................ 125
Section 231. United States compliance policy regarding
development, testing, and deployment of theater missile
defense systems........................................ 125
Section 232. Prohibition on use of funds to implement an
international agreement concerning theater missile
defense systems........................................ 127
Section 233. Conversion of ABM Treaty to multilateral
treaty................................................. 127
Section 234. Funding for upper tier theater missile
defense systems........................................ 127
Section 235. Elimination of requirements for certain
items to be included in the annual report on the
ballistic missile defense program...................... 128
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 128
Section 241. Live-fire survivability testing of F-22
aircraft............................................... 128
Section 242. Live-fire survivability testing of V-22
aircraft............................................... 128
Subtitle E--National Oceanographic Partnership............... 128
Section 252. Matters relating to oceanographic
partnership............................................ 128
Additional Matters........................................... 131
Army..................................................... 131
Basic research programs.............................. 137
High modulus polyacrylonitrile (PAN) carbon fiber.... 137
Hardened materials................................... 137
Liquid propellant technology......................... 137
Military engineering technology...................... 138
Wave net technology.................................. 138
Nautilus/Tactical High Energy Laser Program.......... 138
Missile and rocket advanced technology............... 138
Land mine detection technologies..................... 139
Battle Integration Center............................ 139
Next tank research and development................... 139
Night vision systems advanced development............ 140
Combat service support control system (CSSC)......... 140
Comanche helicopter.................................. 140
Javelin medium anti-tank weapon...................... 141
Heavy assault bridge................................. 141
Air defense command, control, & intelligence (C2I)... 141
Brilliant Anti-armor Technology (BAT) submunition.... 142
Longbow development/night vision systems............. 142
High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility.............. 142
Combat vehicle improvement program................... 143
Improved Cargo Helicopter............................ 143
Force XXI digitization............................... 143
Air Defense Alerting Device (ADAD)................... 144
Missile/air defense product improvement program...... 144
Other missile product improvement programs........... 144
Force XXI initiatives................................ 145
Navy..................................................... 146
Continuous wave superconducting radio frequency free
electron laser..................................... 152
Power electronic building blocks..................... 152
Materials, electronics and computer technology....... 152
Undersea weapons technology.......................... 152
Navy affordability initiative........................ 153
Project M............................................ 153
Environmentally compliant torpedo fuel............... 153
Integrated combat weapons system..................... 154
Research for advanced submarine technology........... 154
Submarine towed array processing software............ 157
Aircraft carrier research and development............ 157
Navy surface combatant............................... 158
Intercooled recuperated gas turbine engine........... 158
Advanced amphibious assault vehicle.................. 159
Lightweight 155MM howitzer program................... 159
``Smart Base'' technology demonstration.............. 159
Cooperative engagement capability.................... 160
Naval surface fire support........................... 160
Strike missile evaluation............................ 161
Light airborne multi-purpose system helicopter
program............................................ 162
Joint maritime command information system/Navy
tactical command system-afloat..................... 162
Smart Ship initiative................................ 163
Arsenal Ship......................................... 163
AQS-20 airborne minehunting sonar.................... 165
Airborne mine detection systems...................... 165
Multi-purpose processor.............................. 167
Seawolf shock test................................... 167
Infrared search and track............................ 168
Evolved sea sparrow missile.......................... 168
Quick reaction combat capability..................... 168
Fixed distributed system-1........................... 169
RDT&E science and technology management.............. 169
Sea Dragon initiative................................ 169
Nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine security. 169
Joint tactical combat training system................ 170
CINCs'' technology initiative........................ 170
Medium tactical vehicle remanufacturing.............. 170
GEOSAT follow-on..................................... 170
Manufacturing technology (MANTECH)................... 171
Acquisition center of excellence..................... 172
Air Force................................................ 173
Carbon/carbon nosetips............................... 179
Ejection seat development............................ 179
Thermally stable jet fuels........................... 179
High frequency active auroral research program....... 180
Airborne laser program............................... 180
National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental
Satellite System................................... 180
Joint Advanced Strike Technology Program............. 181
Hardened and deeply buried target technology
demonstration...................................... 181
B-1 bomber virtual umbilical device.................. 181
B-1B upgrades........................................ 181
Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft
(VISTA)............................................ 182
Milstar automated communication management system.... 182
Global Positioning System............................ 182
Minuteman third stage upgrade........................ 182
Minuteman safety enhanced reentry vehicle............ 183
Rocket System Launch Program......................... 183
Data links........................................... 183
Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS)....... 184
Blade repair program................................. 184
Defense-Wide............................................. 185
Defense experimental program to stimulate competitive
research (DEPSCoR)................................. 190
Small low-cost interceptor device.................... 190
Hard carbon-based coatings........................... 190
High temperature superconductivity................... 190
Diamond substrates................................... 191
Joint Department of Defense-Department of Energy
munitions.......................................... 191
Cruise missile defense funding....................... 191
Large millimeter wave telescope...................... 192
Crown royal.......................................... 193
Thermophotovoltaics.................................. 193
Generic logistics R&D technology demonstrations...... 193
Rapid acquisition of manufactured parts (RAMP)....... 193
Integrated weapons system database................... 193
High performance computing modernization............. 194
Defense dual-use applications program................ 194
Non-acoustic antisubmarine warfare................... 195
Fuel cells........................................... 196
Commercial technology insertion program.............. 196
Ballistic missile defense funding and programmatic
guidance........................................... 196
Data review and analysis monitoring aid.............. 203
Advanced SEAL delivery system........................ 203
M4A1 Carbine INOD, Special Operations Command........ 204
AC-130 aircraft enhancements, Special Operations
Command............................................ 204
Other Items of Interest...................................... 204
Battle group airborne anti-submarine warfare............. 204
FFG-7 modernization...................................... 205
Integrated ship control systems.......................... 205
CV-22.................................................... 207
Parametric airborne dipping sonar........................ 208
National automotive center............................... 208
National Solar Observatory............................... 209
United States-Japan management training.................. 209
Totally integrated munitions enterprise (TIME)........... 209
Strategic deterrent development capability............... 210
Post-boost propulsion for strategic delivery systems..... 210
Chemical-biological defense program...................... 210
Title III--Operation and Maintenance............................. 215
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 245
Section 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund....................................... 245
Section 305. Civil Air Patrol............................ 245
Section 306. SR-71 contingency reconnaissance force...... 245
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 245
Section 311. Funding for second and third maritime
prepositioning ships out of National Defense Sealift
Fund................................................... 249
Section 312. National Defense Sealift Fund............... 249
Section 313. Nonlethal weapons capabilities.............. 249
Section 314. Restriction on Coast Guard funding.......... 249
Subtitle C--Depot-Level Activities........................... 249
(Sections 321-330--Department of Defense depot
maintenance and repair services)....................... 249
Subtitle D--Environmental Provisions......................... 254
Section 341. Establishment of separate environmental
restoration transfer accounts for each military
department............................................. 254
Section 342. Defense contractors covered by requirement
for reports on contractor reimbursement costs for
response actions....................................... 254
Section 343. Repeal of redundant notification and
consultation requirements regarding remedial
investigations and feasibility studies at certain
installations to be closed under the base closure laws. 255
Section 344. Payment of certain stipulated civil
penalties.............................................. 255
Section 345. Authority to withhold listing of Federal
facilities on National Priorities List................. 256
Section 346. Authority to transfer contaminated Federal
property before completion of required remedial actions 257
Section 347. Clarification of meaning of uncontaminated
property for purposes of transfer by the United States. 258
Section 348. Shipboard solid waste control............... 258
Section 349. Cooperative agreements for the management of
cultural resources on military installations........... 260
Section 350. Report on withdrawal of public lands at El
Centro Naval Air Facility, California.................. 260
Section 351. Use of hunting and fishing permit fees
collected at closed military reservations.............. 260
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 260
Section 361. Firefighting and security-guard functions at
facilities leased by the Government.................... 260
Section 362. Authorized use of recruiting funds.......... 261
Section 363. Noncompetitive procurement of brand-name
commercial items for resale in commissary stores....... 261
Section 364. Administration of midshipmen's store and
other Naval Academy support activities as
nonappropriated fund instrumentalities................. 261
Section 365. Assistance to committees involved in
inauguration of the President.......................... 261
Section 366. Department of Defense support for sporting
events................................................. 262
Section 367. Renovation of building for Defense Finance
and Accounting Service Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana................................................ 262
Additional Matters of Interest............................... 263
Army..................................................... 263
Army strategic mobility.............................. 263
Ammunition management................................ 263
End Item Materiel Management Program................. 263
Power Projection C4I................................. 264
Navy..................................................... 264
Intermediate maintenance............................. 264
Ship depot maintenance............................... 264
Active and reserve component P-3 squadrons........... 264
Marine Corps............................................. 265
Personnel support equipment.......................... 265
Corrosion prevention and control..................... 265
Ammunition rework.................................... 265
Joint task force headquarters deployable
communications support............................. 265
Commandant's warfighting laboratory.................. 266
Air Force................................................ 266
AWACS Extend Sentry.................................. 266
Air Force depot maintenance.......................... 266
Defense-Wide............................................. 266
Homeless support initiative.......................... 266
Federal Energy Management Program.................... 267
Office of the Secretary of Defense................... 267
Civilian personnel levels............................ 267
Real property maintenance............................ 267
Operation and maintenance, Special Operations Command 268
Other items of interest.................................. 268
United States Army marksmanship units................ 268
Quality of Life and the Military Traffic Management
Command's Re-engineering Personal Property
Initiative Pilot Program........................... 269
Aquifer study at Fallon Naval Air Station............ 270
Exclusion of uncontaminated parcels from the national
priorities list.................................... 270
Kaho'olawe cleanup................................... 271
Proposed reduction of the current permissible
exposure level for manganese....................... 271
Defense Commissary Agency designation as a
Performance Based Organization..................... 272
Electronic warfare squadrons......................... 272
Revolving funds.......................................... 273
Reliability, Maintainability and Sustainability
Program (RM&S)..................................... 273
Advance billing in Defense Business Operating Fund... 273
National defense features............................ 273
National defense reserve fleet....................... 274
Maritime training ship............................... 275
Title IV--Military Personnel Authorizations...................... 277
Subtitle A--Active Forces.................................... 277
Section 401. End strengths for active forces............. 277
Section 402. Temporary flexibility relating to permanent
end strength levels.................................... 278
Section 403. Authorized strengths for commissioned
officers in grades O-4, O-5, and O-6................... 278
Section 404. Extension of requirement for recommendations
regarding appointments to joint 4-star officer
positions.............................................. 278
Section 405. Increase in authorized number of general
officers on active duty in the Marine Corps............ 279
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces...................................
Section 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.......... 279
Section 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in
support of the reserves................................ 280
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 280
Section 421. Authorization of appropriations for military
personnel.............................................. 280
Title V--Military Personnel Policy............................... 283
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy......................... 283
Section 501. Extension of authority for temporary
promotions for certain Navy lieutenants with critical
skills................................................. 283
Section 502. Exception to baccalaureate degree
requirement for appointment in the Naval Reserve in
grades above O-2....................................... 283
Section 503. Time for award of degrees by unaccredited
educational institutions for graduates to be considered
educationally qualified for appointment as reserve
officers in grade O-3.................................. 283
Section 504. Chief Warrant Officer promotions............ 283
Section 505. Frequency of periodic report on promotion
rates of officers currently or formerly serving in
joint duty assignments................................. 284
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components........... 284
Section 511. Clarification of definition of active status 284
Section 512. Amendments to Reserve Officer Personnel
Management Act provisions.............................. 284
Section 513. Repeal of requirement for physical
examinations of members of National Guard called into
federal service........................................ 284
Section 514. Authority for a Reserve on active duty to
waive retirement sanctuary............................. 284
Section 515. Retirement of Reserves disabled by injury or
disease incurred or aggravated during overnight stay
between inactive duty training periods................. 285
Section 516. Reserve credit for participation in the
Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance
Program................................................ 285
Section 517. Report on guard and reserve force structure. 285
Subtitle C--Officer Education Programs....................... 285
Section 521. Increased age limit on appointment as a
cadet or midshipman in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps and the service academies............... 285
Section 522. Demonstration project for instruction and
support of Army ROTC units by members of the Army
Reserve and National Guard............................. 286
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 286
Section 531. Retirement at grade to which selected for
promotion when a physical disability is found at any
physical examination................................... 286
Section 532. Limitations on recall of retired members to
active duty............................................ 286
Section 533. Disability coverage for officers granted
excess leave for educational purposes.................. 286
Section 534. Uniform policy regarding retention of
members who are permanently nonworldwide assignable.... 287
Section 535. Authority to extend period for enlistment in
regular component under the delayed entry program...... 287
Section 536. Career service reenlistments for members
with at least 10 years of service...................... 287
Section 537. Revisions to missing persons authorities.... 287
Section 538. Inapplicability of Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act of 1940 to the period of limitations
for filing claims for corrections of military records.. 288
Section 539. Medal of honor for certain African-American
soldiers who served in World War II.................... 288
Subtitle E--Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.. 288
Section 561. Applicability to Public Health Service of
prohibition on crediting cadet or midshipmen service at
the service academies.................................. 288
Section 562. Exception to grade limitations for Public
Health Service officers assigned to the Department of
Defense................................................ 289
Subtitle F--Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification,
Conversion, and Stabilization.............................. 289
Section 571. Authority to expand law enforcement
placement program to include firefighters.............. 289
Section 572. Troops-to-teachers program improvements
(Also refer to Section 1122)........................... 289
Subtitle G--Armed Forces Retirement Home..................... 289
Section 582. Acceptance of uncompensated services........ 290
Section 583. Disposal of real property................... 290
Section 584. Matters concerning personnel................ 290
Section 585. Fees for residents.......................... 291
Section 586. Authorization of appropriations............. 291
Other items of interest...................................... 292
Legislative fellows from the Department of Defense....... 292
Relocation assistance programs........................... 293
Review of opportunities for ordering individual reserves
to active duty with their consent...................... 293
Title VI--Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits.............. 295
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances............................... 295
Section 601. Military pay raise for fiscal year 1997..... 295
Section 602. Rate of cadet and midshipman pay............ 295
Section 603. Pay of senior noncommissioned officers while
hospitalized........................................... 295
Section 604. Basic allowance for quarters for members
assigned to sea duty................................... 296
Section 605. Uniform applicability of discretion to deny
an election not to occupy government quarters.......... 296
Section 606. Family separation allowance for members
separated by military orders from spouses who are
members................................................ 296
Section 607. Waiver of time limitations for claim for pay
and allowances......................................... 296
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays........... 297
Section 611. Extension of certain bonuses for reserve
forces................................................. 297
Section 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay
for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and
nurse anesthetists..................................... 297
Section 613. Extension of authority relating to payment
of other bonuses and special pays...................... 297
Section 614. Increased special pay for dental officers of
the armed forces....................................... 297
Section 615. Retention special pay for Public Health
Service optometrists................................... 297
Section 616. Special pay for nonphysician health care
providers in the Public Health Service................. 298
Section 617. Foreign language proficiency pay for Public
Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration officers................................ 298
Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances............. 298
Section 621. Round trip travel allowances for shipping
motor vehicles at government expense................... 298
Section 622. Option to store instead of transport a
privately-owned vehicle at the expense of the United
States................................................. 298
Section 623. Deferral of travel with travel and
transportation allowances in connection with leave
between consecutive overseas tours..................... 298
Section 624. Funding for transportation of household
effects of Public Health Service officers.............. 299
Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related
Matters.................................................... 299
Section 631. Effective date for military retiree cost-of-
living adjustment for Fiscal Year 1998................. 299
Section 632. Allotment of retired or retainer pay........ 299
Section 633. Cost-of-living increases in SBP
contributions to be effective concurrently with payment
of related retired pay cost-of-living increases........ 299
Section 634. Annuities for certain military surviving
spouses................................................ 299
Section 635. Adjusted annual income limitation applicable
to eligibility for income supplement for certain widows
of members of the uniformed services................... 299
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 300
Section 641. Reimbursement for adoption expenses incurred
in adoptions through private placements................ 300
Section 642. Waiver of recoupment of amounts withheld for
tax purposes from certain separation pay received by
involuntarily separated members and former members of
the armed forces....................................... 300
Other Items of Interest.................................. 300
Foreign Language Proficiency Pay Qualification....... 300
Special Duty Assignment Pay, Army Special Operations
personnel.......................................... 301
Title VII--Health Care Provisions................................ 303
Section 701. Implementation of requirement for Selected
Reserve dental insurance plan.......................... 303
Section 702. Dental insurance plan for military retirees
and certain dependents................................. 303
Section 703. Uniform Composite Health Care System
software............................................... 303
Section 704. Clarification of applicability of CHAMPUS
payment rules to private CHAMPUS providers for care
provided to enrollees in health care plans of uniformed
services treatment facilities.......................... 304
Section 705. Enhancement of third party collection and
secondary payer authorities under CHAMPUS.............. 304
Section 706. Codification of authority to credit CHAMPUS
collections to program accounts........................ 304
Section 707. Comptroller General review of health care
activities of the Department of Defense relating to
Persian Gulf Illnesses................................. 304
Other Items of Interest.................................. 305
Portability and reciprocity for TRICARE Prime
enrollees across regions........................... 305
Continuation of support for telemedicine initiatives. 306
Study of the extension of the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) option to military
retirees........................................... 306
Centers for Prisoners of War Studies................. 306
Dental readiness..................................... 307
Title VIII--Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and
Related Matters................................................
Section 801. Procurement technical assistance programs... 309
Section 802. Extension of pilot mentor-protege program... 309
Section 803. Modification of authority to carry out
certain prototype projects............................. 309
Section 804. Revisions to the program for the assessment
of the national defense technology and industrial base. 309
Section 805. Procurements to be made from small arms
industrial base firms.................................. 310
Section 806. Exception to prohibition on procurement of
foreign goods.......................................... 310
Section 807. Treatment of Department of Defense cable
television franchise agreements........................ 310
Section 808. Remedies for reprisals against contractor
employee whistleblowers................................ 311
Section 809. Implementation of information technology
management reform...................................... 311
Other Items of Interest.................................. 312
Procurement goals for small business concerns owned
by women........................................... 312
Economy Act transfer regulatory implementation....... 313
Research projects: transactions other than contracts
and grants......................................... 313
Title IX--Department of Defense Organization and Management...... 315
Subtitle A--General Matters.................................. 315
Section 901. Repeal of reorganization of the Office of
the Secretary of Defense............................... 315
Section 902. Codification of requirements relating to
continued operation of the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences...................... 315
Section 903. Codification of requirement for United
States Army Reserve Command............................ 316
Section 904. Transfer of authority to control
transportation systems in time of war.................. 316
Section 905. Executive oversight of defense human
intelligence personnel................................. 316
Section 906. Coordination of defense intelligence
programs and activities................................ 316
Section 907. Redesignation of Office of Naval Records and
History Fund and correction of related references...... 316
Subtitle B--National Imagery and Mapping Agency.............. 317
(Sections 911-934--Matters relating to National Imagery
and Mapping)........................................... 317
Title X--General Provisions...................................... 321
Subtitle A--Financial Matters................................ 321
Section 1003. Authorization of prior emergency
supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1996....... 321
Section 1004. Use of funds transferred to the Coast Guard 321
Section 1005. Use of military-to-military contacts funds
for professional military education and training....... 321
Section 1006. Payment of certain expenses relating to
humanitarian and civic assistance...................... 321
Section 1007. Prohibition on expenditure of Department of
Defense funds by officials outside the department...... 322
Section 1008. Prohibition on use of funds for Office of
Naval Intelligence representation or related activities 322
Section 1009. Reimbursement of Department of Defense for
costs of disaster assistance provided outside the
United States.......................................... 322
Section 1010. Fisher House Trust Fund for the Navy....... 322
Section 1011. Designation and liability of disbursing and
certifying officials for the Coast Guard............... 323
Section 1012. Authority to suspend or terminate
collection actions against deceased members of the
Coast Guard............................................ 323
Section 1013. Check cashing and exchange transactions
with credit unions outside the United States........... 323
Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards...................... 323
Section 1021. Authority to transfer naval vessels........ 323
Section 1022. Transfer of certain obsolete tugboats of
the Navy............................................... 324
Section 1023. Repeal of requirement for continuous
applicability of contracts for phased maintenance of AE
class ships............................................ 324
Section 1024. Contract options for LMSR vessels.......... 324
Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities..........................
(Sections 1031-1033--Drug interdiction and counterdrug
activities)............................................ 325
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Foreign Countries............ 328
Section 1041. Agreements for exchange of defense
personnel between the United States and foreign
countries.............................................. 328
Section 1042. Authority for reciprocal exchange of
personnel between the United States and foreign
countries for flight training.......................... 329
Section 1043. Extension of counterproliferation
authorities............................................ 329
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements............. 329
Section 1051. Annual report on emerging operational
concepts............................................... 329
Section 1052. Annual joint warfighting science and
technology plan........................................ 329
Section 1053. Report on military readiness requirements
of the Armed Forces.................................... 330
Subtitle F--Other Matters.................................... 331
Section 1061. Uniform Code of Military Justice amendments 331
Section 1062. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement
of strategic nuclear delivery systems.................. 331
Section 1063. Correction of references to Department of
Defense organizations.................................. 332
Section 1064. Authority of certain members of the Armed
Forces to perform notarial or consular acts............ 332
Section 1065. Training of members of the uniformed
services at non-Government facilities.................. 332
Section 1066. Third-party liability to United States for
tortious infliction of injury or disease on members of
the uniformed services................................. 332
Section 1067. Display of State flags at installations and
facilities of the Department of Defense................ 332
Section 1068. George C Marshall European Center for
Strategic Security Studies............................. 333
Section 1069. Authority to award to civilian participants
in the defense of Pearl Harbor the congressional medal
previously authorized only for military participants in
the defense of Pearl Harbor............................ 333
Section 1070. Michael O'Callaghan Federal Hospital, Las
Vegas, Nevada.......................................... 333
Section 1071. Naming of building at the Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences............. 333
Other items of interest...................................... 333
Support for the Young Marines program................ 333
Support services at the Port of Haifa................ 334
U.S.-Asian military-to-military dialogue............. 334
Implementation of arms control agreements............ 335
Title XI--Department of Defense Civilian Personnel............... 337
Subtitle A--Personnel Management, Pay and, Allowances........ 337
Section 1101. Scope of requirement for conversion of
military positions to civilian positions............... 337
Section 1102. Retention of civilian employee positions at
military training bases transferred to National Guard.. 337
Section 1103. Clarification of limitation on furnishing
clothing or paying a uniform allowance to enlisted
National Guard technicians............................. 337
Section 1104. Travel expenses and health care for
civilian employees of the Department of Defense abroad. 337
Section 1105. Travel, transportation, and relocation
allowances for certain former nonappropriated fund
employees.............................................. 337
Section 1106. Employment and salary practices applicable
to Department of Defense overseas teachers............. 338
Section 1107. Employment and compensation of civilian
faculty members at certain Department of Defense
schools................................................ 338
Section 1108. Reimbursement of Department of Defense
domestic dependent school board members for certain
expenses............................................... 338
Section 1109. Extension of authority for civilian
employees of Department of Defense to participate
voluntarily in reductions in force..................... 338
Section 1110. Compensatory time off for overtime work
performed by wage-board employees...................... 338
Section 1111. Liquidation of restored annual leave that
remains unused upon transfer of employee from
installation being closed or realigned................. 338
Section 1112. Waiver of requirement for repayment of
voluntary separation incentive pay by former Department
of Defense employees reemployed by the Government
without pay............................................ 339
Section 1113. Federal holiday observance rules for
Department of Defense employees........................ 339
Section 1114. Revision of certain travel management
authorities............................................ 339
Subtitle B--Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification,
Conversion, and Stabilization.............................. 339
Section 1121. Pilot programs for defense employees
converted to contractor employees due to privatization
at closed military installations....................... 339
Section 1122. Troops-to-teachers program improvements
applied to civilian personnel. (Refer to Section 572).. 341
Other Items of Interest.................................. 341
Flexible, compressed and alternative schedules....... 341
Authority to conduct civilian personnel demonstration
projects........................................... 341
Title XII--Federal Charter for the Fleet Reserve Association..... 343
(Sections 1201-1216--Matters relating to the Federal
Charter for the Fleet Reserve Association)............. 343
Division B--Military Construction Authorizations
Title XXV--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program........................................................ 375
Section 2503. Redesignation of North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Infrastructure program........................ 375
Title XXVIII--General Provisions................................. 377
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family
Housing Changes............................................ 377
Section 2801. Increase in certain thresholds for
unspecified minor construction projects................ 377
Section 2802. Clarification of authority to improve
military family housing................................ 377
Section 2803. Authority to grant easements for rights-of-
way.................................................... 377
Subtitle B--Defense Base Closure and Realignment............. 377
Section 2811. Restoration of authority under 1988 base
closure law to transfer property and facilities to
other entities in the Department of Defense............ 377
Section 2812. Disposition of proceeds from disposal of
commissary stores and nonappropriated fund
instrumentalities at installations being closed or
realigned.............................................. 378
Section 2813. Agreements for services at installations
after closure.......................................... 378
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances................................. 378
Section 2821. Transfer of lands, Arlington National
Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.......................... 378
Section 2822. Land transfer, Potomac Annex, District of
Columbia............................................... 379
Section 2823. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center,
Montpelier, Vermont.................................... 379
Section 2824. Land conveyance, former Naval Reserve
Facility, Lewes, Delaware.............................. 379
Section 2825. Land conveyance, Radar Bomb Scoring Site,
Belle Fourche, South Dakota............................ 379
Section 2826. Conveyance of primate research complex,
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.................... 380
Section 2827. Demonstration project for installation and
operation of electric power distribution system at
Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio................... 380
Other Items of Interest.................................. 381
Improvements to military family housing units, Army.. 381
Planning and design, Army............................ 381
Report on the Fort Lawton Joint Armed Forces Reserve
Center, Seattle, Washington........................ 381
Improvements to military family housing units, Navy.. 381
Planning and design, Navy............................ 381
Improvements to military family housing units, Air
Force.............................................. 381
Planning and design, Air Force Family Housing
Construction....................................... 382
Availability of funds for credit to Defense Military
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund............. 382
Naval Air Station Sigonella.......................... 382
Report on the implementation of the Hawaiian Home
Lands Recovery Act................................. 382
Planning and design, Guard and Reserve forces
facilities......................................... 383
Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations
and Other Authorizations
Title XXXI--Department of Energy National Security Programs...... 385
Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations........ 403
Section 3101. Weapons activities......................... 403
Section 3102. Environmental restoration and waste
management............................................. 404
Section 3103. Other defense activities................... 405
Section 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal............. 407
Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 407
Section 3131. Tritium production......................... 407
Section 3132. Modernization and consolidation of tritium
recycling facilities................................... 408
Section 3133. Modification of requirements for
manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and
certification of nuclear weapons stockpile............. 408
Section 3134. Limitation on use of funds for certain
research and development purposes...................... 408
Section 3135. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-
level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing
Facility, Savannah River Site.......................... 409
Section 3136. Processing of high-level nuclear waste and
spent nuclear fuel rods................................ 409
Section 3137. Fellowship program for development of
skills critical to Department of Energy nuclear weapons
complex................................................ 410
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 410
Section 3151. Requirement for annual five-year budget for
the national security programs of the Department of
Energy................................................. 410
Section 3152. Requirements for Department of Energy
weapons activities budgets for fiscal years after
fiscal year 1997....................................... 411
Section 3153. Repeal of requirement relating to
accounting procedures for Department of Energy funds... 411
Section 3154. Plans for activities to process nuclear
materials and clean up nuclear waste at the Savannah
River Site............................................. 411
Section 3155. Update of report on nuclear test readiness
postures............................................... 412
Section 3156. Reports on critical difficulties at nuclear
weapons laboratories and nuclear weapons production
plants................................................. 412
Section 3157. Extension of applicability of notice-and-
wait requirement regarding proposed cooperation
agreements............................................. 413
Section 3158. Redesignation of Defense Environmental
Restoration and Waste Management Program as Defense
Nuclear Waste Management Program....................... 413
Section 3159. Commission on Maintaining United States
Nuclear Weapons Expertise.............................. 413
Section 3160. Sense of Senate regarding reliability and
safety of remaining nuclear forces..................... 413
Other items of interest.................................. 414
Department of Energy work force reduction plan........... 414
Accelerating radioactive waste cleanup................... 415
Title XXXII--Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board............. 417
Section 3201. Authorization.............................. 417
Title XXXIII--National Defense Stockpile.........................
Section 3301. Authorized uses of stockpile funds......... 419
Title XXXIV--Naval Petroleum Reserves............................ 421
Title XXXV--Panama Canal Commission.............................. 423
Legislative Requirements..................................... 425
Departmental Recommendations................................. 425
Committee Action............................................. 425
Fiscal Data.................................................. 426
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate.................... 428
Regulatory Impact............................................ 428
Changes in Existing Law...................................... 428
Additional views of Senator William S. Cohen................. 429
Additional views of Senator John McCain...................... 433
Additional views of Senator Bob Smith........................ 438
Additional views of Senator Carl Levin....................... 440
Additional views of Senator Edward M. Kennedy................ 448
Additional views of Senator John Glenn....................... 450
Additional views of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman.............. 454
104th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 104-267
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AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR
DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL
STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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May 13, 1996.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Thurmond, from the Committee on Armed Services, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany S. 1745]
The Committee on Armed Services reports favorably an
original bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal
year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such
fiscal year for the armed forces, and for other purposes, and,
recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
This bill would:
(1) authorize appropriations for (a) procurement, (b)
research, development, test and evaluation, (c)
operation and maintenance and the revolving and
management funds of the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 1997;
(2) authorize the personnel end strength for each
military active duty component of the armed forces for
fiscal year 1997;
(3) authorize the personnel end strengths for the
Selected Reserve of each of the reserve components of
the armed forces for fiscal year 1997;
(4) authorize the annual average military training
student loads for the active and reserve components of
the armed forces for fiscal year 1997;
(5) impose certain reporting requirements;
(6) impose certain limitations with regard to
specific procurement and RDT&E actions and manpower
strengths; provide certain additional legislative
authority, and make certain changes to existing law;
(7) authorize appropriations for military
construction programs of the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 1997; and
(8) authorize appropriations for national security
programs of the Department of Energy for fiscal year
1997.
Committee overview and recommendations
As the committee continued to carry out its legislative
responsibilities for the 104th Congress pursuant to the
Senate's rules and constitutional powers, the Chairman and the
Members established priorities to guide the committee through
the authorization process for fiscal year 1997.
National security is the federal government's first
obligation to its citizens. With this in mind, the committee's
top priority was to guarantee our national security and the
status of the United States as the world's preeminent military
power. Accordingly, the committee approved provisions which
provide for: an appropriate balance between near-term readiness
and long-term readiness through investments in modernization,
infrastructure and research; sufficient end-strengths at all
grade levels and policies supporting the recruitment and
retention of high quality personnel; fielding of the type and
quantity of weapons systems and equipment needed to fight and
win decisively with minimal risk to our troops; and ensuring an
adequate, safe and reliable nuclear weapons capability.
In order to improve the operation of the Department of
Defense (DOD), as well as to adhere to the expected committee
budget allocation, the committee sought to eliminate defense
spending that does not contribute directly to the national
security of the United States. Such efforts included reducing
DOD overhead and emphasizing successful demonstrations prior to
full-scale procurements. Savings were also realized by
accelerating programs, where appropriate, and by limiting new
program starts. Fiscal and national security concerns also
support the committee's ongoing effort to evaluate U.S.
involvement in non-traditional military operations, and its
impact on combat readiness, programming and budgeting,
personnel retention and our national interests.
As with last year, the committee worked to protect the
quality-of-life of our military personnel and their families.
Quality-of-life initiatives included provisions designed to
provide equitable pay and benefits to military personnel,
including a 3.0 percent pay raise to protect against inflation,
and the restoration of appropriate levels of funding for the
construction and maintenance of troop billets and military
family housing.
The committee also remained acutely concerned about
military readiness. In particular, the committee ensured that
U.S. armed forces remain the preeminent military force in the
world by funding a more robust, progressive modernization
effort aimed at providing the capabilities needed for future
requirements. The committee also directed efforts toward
enhancing the utilization and effectiveness of reserve
component forces; reducing the backlog in maintenance and
repair of equipment; providing funds for an appropriate
quantity and quality of training; enhancing infrastructure and
base operations programs; encouraging efforts by the services
to develop new operational capabilities based on emerging
technologies; and supporting efforts maintaining adequate
stocks of supplies, repair parts, fuel and ammunition.
Finally, and importantly, the committee sought to
accelerate development and deployment of missile defense
systems to protect U.S. and allied forces against the growing
threat of cruise and ballistic missiles. Accordingly, this bill
supports expeditious deployment of land- and sea-based theater
missile defense systems. The committee also makes clear that
the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty of 1972 does not apply
to the theater missile defense systems envisioned by the
committee.
The committee was disappointed by the administration's
budget request of $254.3 billion for defense spending in fiscal
year 1997. The administration's fiscal year 1997 budget request
was $18.6 billion less in real terms than the level enacted for
fiscal year 1996. Even after the committee added $12.9 billion
in additional authorization, the total authorized amount for
defense spending in fiscal year 1997 is $5.6 billion less in
real terms than defense spending in fiscal year 1996.
The committee has continually expressed its concerns about
the effects of decreasing levels of defense spending on our
armed forces. In real terms, the fiscal year 1997 defense
budget will be at its lowest level since 1950. History has
demonstrated that superpower status cannot be sustained
cheaply. Nor can it be sustained by budget requests which do
not provide for adequate modernization of our forces. The
administration's representations regarding future increases in
funding for modernization have been contradicted by its actual
budget requests; consequently, the administration's commitment
to modernization is met with increasing skepticism in the
Congress as well as by senior military leaders.
Decreases in defense spending are occurring at the same
time our military personnel are being asked to do more and
more. If defense funding levels do not increase, the committee
fears the increased operational and personnel tempos, coupled
with deteriorating readiness, may result in an exodus of high
quality, trained personnel and, ultimately, a military crises.
One aspect of the administration's budget request that the
committee found encouraging was that it included, for the first
time, a request for funds for ongoing contingency operations.
During the past three months, the committee worked in its
traditional bipartisan manner, placing the national security
interests of the United States and the safety of the American
people above other considerations. The National Defense
Authorization Bill for 1997 reflects a bipartisan approach to
these priorities, and provides a clear basis and direction for
U.S. national security policies and programs into the 21st
century.
Explanation of funding summary
The administration's budget request for the national
defense function of the federal budget for fiscal year 1997 was
$254.3 billion, of which $184.9 billion was for programs which
require specific funding authorization.
The committee's authorization recommendation is
substantially larger ($267.3 billion in budget authority) than
the amount requested. The primary reason for this difference is
that the committee authorized an additional $7.7 billion in
procurement and $3.7 billion in Research and Development.
The following table summarizes both the direct
authorizations and equivalent budget authority levels for
fiscal year 1997 defense programs. The columns relating to the
authorization request do not include funding for the following
items: military personnel funding; military construction
authorizations provided in prior years; and other small
portions of the defense budget that are not within the
jurisdiction of this committee or which do not require an
annual authorization. As explained above, funding for military
personnel is included in the amounts authorized by the
committee, but not in the total funding requested for
authorization.
Funding for all programs in the national defense function
is reflected in the columns relating to the budget authority
request and the total budget authority implication of the
authorizations in this bill. The committee recommends funding
for national defense programs totalling $267.3 billion in
budget authority, which is consistent with the fiscal year 1996
Budget Resolution, an increase of $12.9 billion above the
President's budget request.
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DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
The committee noted concerns over declining defense
procurement budgets in the report to accompany S.1026 (S. Rept.
104-112), and registered concern over the impact of deficient
procurement levels on long-term readiness. In hearings last
year, senior military leaders repeatedly expressed concerns
about the effects of sharply reduced procurement funding on
future modernization. Optimistically, they noted the
administration's plan to increase procurement modestly to $43.5
billion in fiscal year 1997.
However, when the budget request was announced for fiscal
year 1997, the decline in procurement spending continued. In
hearings on the fiscal year 1997 budget request witnesses
warned of the future effects of cutting modernization.
The committee views with concern the Department of
Defense's continuing trend of promising a better future while
reducing current resources. Since 1993, the administration has
forecast increased funds for procurement for the next year,
only to have the amount actually requested for procurement
decline again when the budget is submitted.
Admiral William Owens, then Vice Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, when testifying on overall defense
procurement, described the situation as a ``crisis,'' and said,
``We've got to stop promising ourselves and start doing
something . . . .'' Senior military leaders willingly provided
detailed listings of equipment and resources needed by their
services, but not included in the administration request.
It is not hard to see why the uniformed services have to
resort to making up ``wish lists'' to equip their services: the
administration budget does not provide the resources to equip
the forces it says are needed. The defense budget is in its
twelfth straight year of decline. The procurement budget is at
its lowest level since 1950 with procurement accounts declining
72 percent since 1985. Armed Services Committee hearings have
confirmed a shared concern by the service secretaries and
chiefs that recapitalization of our forces has continued to be
projected further into the future with each succeeding budget
since 1993. However, when the committee acts to provide modest
modernization increases over the administration's ever
declining requests, concerns are expressed about additions for
which the Pentagon did not ask. Nothing could be farther from
reality; senior military leaders have repeatedly asked for
additional resources and the committee has included them in its
recommendation.
Last year the committee gave priority to buying basics,
investing to achieve savings, and investing in the future. This
year the committee has again adhered to this strategy. The
committee's emphasis on acquiring equipment in economic lots
and on efficient schedules is evident throughout this report.
Last year's authorization and appropriation bills were
repeatedly criticized for making additions not asked for by the
Pentagon. While the Department of Defense has not requested
additions to its own request, uniformed military leaders have.
Through testimony and in written requests, senior military
leaders have requested a variety of equipment and programs that
were left out of the budget request.
The committee recognizes its critical role in the Senate's
responsibilities under the Constitution set out in Article I,
Section Eight, ``to raise and support Armies, provide and
maintain a Navy, and make the rules for the government and
regulation of land and naval forces.'' The committee notes the
propriety of the Congress's decisions on appropriate force
structure, equipment, and policies for the armed services.
To provide for the common defense and national security,
the committee urges the Department to provide consistent
planning and budgeting for future defense requirements, so as
to deter possible adversaries and assure allies that the
administration and the Congress are both committed to providing
the resources necessary for America's strength, both now and in
the future.
Explanation of tables
The tables in this title display items requested by the
administration for fiscal year 1997 for which the committee
either increased or decreased the requested amounts. As in the
past, the administration may not exceed the amounts approved by
the committee (as set forth in the tables or if unchanged from
the administration request, as set forth in the Department of
Defense's budget justification documents) without a
reprogramming action in accordance with established procedures.
SUBTITLE A--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Section 107. Chemical demilitarization program.
The budget request included $931.4 million for the chemical
agents and munitions destruction program for operation and
maintenance ($477.9 million), procurement ($273.6 million),
research and development ($48.3 million) and military
construction ($131.6 million).
The committee recommends an increase of $3.0 million to the
budget request for research and development to expedite and
accelerate the development and fielding of critical advanced
sensors that are part of the Army's mobile munitions assessment
system.
SUBTITLE B--ARMY PROGRAMS
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Section 112. Army assistance for chemical demilitarization citizens
advisory commissions.
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 172 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1993 to make it consistent with the reassignment of
program management. Currently, Section 172 of the Act directs
the Secretary of the Army to provide a representative from the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations,
Logistics, and Environment) to meet periodically with citizen
commissions to hear their concerns regarding the Army chemical
agents and munitions disposal program. Responsibility for this
program was reassigned last year to the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition).
OTHER ARMY PROGRAMS
Army Aircraft
C-XX medium range aircraft
Last year the committee recommended an increase of $23.0
million for competitive procurement by the Army of four new
production C-XX turbofan aircraft, now designated UC-35A. The
committee has learned that the contract for the first two
aircraft was awarded in January of 1996 and that this contract
was funded by fiscal year 1995 funds. The Army has identified
the UC-35A as its highest priority fixed-wing program due to
the operational efficiencies derived from its modern design.
The committee also notes the savings achieved through the
competitive procurement of this aircraft.
Understanding the Army's requirement for a total of 35
aircraft, the committee recommends an increase of $35.0 million
for competitive procurement by the Army of eight production UC-
35A turbofan aircraft.
AH-64 Apache modifications
The budget request included $43.2 million to procure 30 of
the originally planned 38 upgrades to the Apache system. The
committee is concerned about potential program delays for the
Apache Longbow and remains committed to fielding this vital
system on schedule. The committee recommends an increase of
$75.0 million to restore the previous upgrade schedule.
CH-47 modifications
The budget request included $7.8 million to procure safety
and operational modifications for the CH-47 helicopter fleet.
The committee remains concerned about the heavy lift capability
for the Army and the ability of an aging fleet to perform this
critical mission. Over time, modifications to the existing CH-
47 airframe have added significant weight to the aircraft,
requiring an upgrade to the current engine configuration. It is
expected that the proposed T55-L-714 engine will increase
payload capability by up to 3900 pounds and greatly reduce
operation and maintenance costs over the life cycle of the new
engine. The committee recommends an increase of $52.3 million
to begin the upgrade process for the fleet.
AH-64D attack helicopter
The budget request included $373.9 million to procure
Longbow systems for the AH-64D Apache helicopter and associated
equipment. The committee notes the Army budget does not meet
outstanding requirements for Apache Longbow systems and
recommends an increase of $130.0 million to procure an
additional six new aircraft with training devices. The
committee directs the Army to consider future force
requirements and budget the resources necessary to procure
additional aircraft as soon as possible.
The committee is also concerned that only one Longbow crew
trainer will be procured through the current fiscal year 1997
budget. Recognizing the complex nature of the Longbow system,
it is imperative that organizations fielding this system have
access to these important training devices to ensure they are
capable of training the operators who must maintain these
critical systems.
The committee recommends an increase of $130.0 million to
procure six Longbow aircraft and an additional $53.0 million to
procure five training devices for two institutional training
facilities.
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
The budget request included $9.1 million to complete
fielding of previously procured Kiowa Warrior systems. The
committee notes that budget decrements from fiscal year 1994
through fiscal year 1996 have left the Army unable to complete
the retrofit of 16 Kiowa Warrior helicopters and believes it
important that these final airframes be retrofitted and
returned to the field. Even with the completion of this
retrofit requirement, the Army will still be short of the
number of Kiowa Warrior systems needed to fill essential
warfighter requirements. The committee, therefore, recommends
$38.4 million to complete outstanding retrofit requirements and
an additional $120.0 million to procure an additional 15
aircraft, for a total of $167.5 million.
Aircraft survivability equipment
The budget request included $4.8 million to support
aircraft survivability enhancements. The committee supports
Army efforts to provide crew warning devices that alert pilots
when they have been illuminated by threat defense systems;
these devices reduce aircrew vulnerability in a hostile
environment. The committee recommends the following increases:
(1) $11.0 million to procure the AV/AVR-2A(V) laser
detecting sets needed to protect the attack aviation
fleet;
(2) $10.0 million to begin integrating radar
deception and jamming devices on Army aircraft in
fiscal year 1997; and
(3) $13.0 million to accelerate procurement of
installation kits for the advanced threat infrared
countermeasure for installation on the Longbow Apache
production line.
Army Missile
Javelin medium anti-tank weapon
The budget request included $162.1 million to procure 1,020
Javelin missiles. The committee is concerned about the recent
termination of the armored gun system (AS), the retirement of
the M551 Sheridan in fiscal year 1997, and the impact that
these decisions might have on early-entry forces. The
committee, therefore, supports the Army's proposal to
accelerate Javelin fielding to the 82nd Airborne Division in
order to provide these forces with an effective anti-armor
capability.
The committee also recognizes the importance of cost
savings and supports Army efforts to maximize the benefits of
multi-year contracting for the Javelin system, and supports
procurement funding to support achievement of an economic order
quantity (EOQ).
The committee recommends an increase of $5.7 million for
accelerated production and fielding of command launch units and
$34.0 million in procurement funding for EOQ for a total of
$201.8 million.
Multiple Launch Rocket System rocket
The budget request included $24.4 million to procure 852
extended range rockets. The committee is concerned about the
production dip in fiscal year 1997 and believes sufficient
funding should be provided to maintain production stability.
The committee recommends an additional $17.0 million in fiscal
year 1997 in order to maintain a stable production rate and
procure additional rockets.
Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launcher
The budget request included $38.0 million for program
support to fielded launchers. The committee supports the effort
to apply lessons learned from Operation Desert Storm and notes
an Army Science Board study that recommended the addition of
one MLRS firing battery of launchers for each heavy division.
The committee believes that this restructuring should begin as
soon as possible and recommends an increase of $110.0 million
to initiate this process in 1997 and procure four batteries of
the six required. The Army is directed to provide resources for
the remaining batteries in the fiscal year 1998 budget.
The committee continues to support Army National Guard
(ARNG) efforts to convert artillery battalions to MLRS
configuration and understands that an additional $37.0 million
would refurbish four additional batteries of launchers (36)
which could be used to support ARNG modernization.
Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)
The budget request included $92.8 million to procure 97
missiles with spares. The committee supports the Army effort to
begin a multiyear procurement for the Block 1A version of the
missile in fiscal year 1998 if funding for economic order
quantity (EOQ) can be obtained. The multiyear contract would
reduce program costs by $63.0 million with a corresponding
reduction of $100,000 per missile (10 percent) for those
missiles procured in fiscal year 1998 and beyond.
The committee recommends an increase of $69.0 million for
EOQ procurement in fiscal year 1997 for a total of $161.8
million.
Patriot modifications
The budget request included $11.5 million to support
fielding of anticipated materiel changes to the Patriot weapon
system. The committee recognizes critical lessons learned
during recent technology demonstrations that highlighted the
benefits of digitizing the maintenance portion of battlefield
operations. Future Patriot development activities provide the
opportunity to develop and insert hardware that would support
the fielding of an integrated diagnostic support system (IDSS).
The committee is encouraged to note that insertion of IDSS into
future Patriot modifications could result in $8.5 million in
annual savings and would greatly reduce the need for an
intermediate level of maintenance.
The committee recommends an increase of $12.0 million for
IDSS development and hardware procurement for a total of $23.5
million.
Stinger missile modifications
The budget request included $16.9 million for missile
hardware and software modifications. The committee notes that
while the Block I retrofit program is fully funded, the
modification pace does not provide an economic production rate
that could reduce retrofit costs by $2,200 per unit. The
committee also understands that there is an outstanding
requirement to modify computer chip modules in gripstocks and
circuit cards in fielded missiles in order to capitalize on
improvements in accuracy and performance.
The committee recommends an increase of $7.0 million to
increase the production rate to an economic level and $15.8
million to support production and installation of new modules
in Force Package 1 and 2 platforms for a total of $39.7
million.
Avenger modifications
The budget request included no funding for Avenger
modifications in fiscal year 1997. The committee notes that in
fiscal year 1998, the Army will begin funding a slew-to-cue
(STC) modification to the Avenger system that will increase the
overall system effectiveness by 55 percent and will make the
system more survivable. By investing in the STC modification in
fiscal year 1997, the Department of Defense will save
approximately $9.0 million in overall funding.
The committee recommends an increase of $29.0 million for
fiscal year 1997.
TOW modifications
The budget request included no funding for tube launched,
optically tracked, wire guided (TOW) missile modifications in
fiscal year 1997. The committee notes that a low-rate initial
production decision is scheduled for June, 1996 for the
improved target acquisition system (ITAS) associated with the
TOW system. Correspondingly, an acceleration of the ITAS buy
with procurement funds in fiscal year 1997 could result in
approximately $4.0 million in inflation savings for this
activity.
The committee also recognizes and supports the requirement
to maintain a continuous source of training missiles and
believes that by using a modification of out-of-production
missiles in lieu of procuring new training rounds, the
Department of Defense can save precious resources.
The committee recommends an additional $26.0 million to
accelerate the ITAS buy (for 45 ITAS units), and an additional
$7.0 million to procure and install modification kits to
support training activities, for a total of $33.0 million.
Dragon missile
The budget request included $3.2 million to support
fabrication and application of safety circuits in Dragon
missiles. The Army budget only supports the modification of
3,722 Dragon training missiles. The committee is very concerned
about soldier safety and the ability of National Guard forces
to deploy with viable organic weapon systems. Additionally, the
committee understands that significant work has been
accomplished to date towards increasing system lethality. The
committee understands that development work can be completed
for a modest investment this fiscal year and supports that
effort. The committee, therefore, recommends an increase of
$25.0 million for a total of $28.2 million to complete required
modifications.
Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
The budget request included $134.4 million for the Bradley
base sustainment program. The committee notes the budget
request supports the procurement of the first low-rate initial
production models of the A3 version of the Bradley Fighting
Vehicle (BFV). Recognizing the enhanced capabilities of the A3
model as well as the benefit of achieving the low rate initial
production requirement faster, the committee recommends an
increase of $57.2 million to procure an additional 18 vehicles.
The committee also recommends an increase of $35.5 million
to complete a buy of reactive armor tiles for BFV in sufficient
quantity to outfit a brigade combat team and to establish a
domestic production capability.
The committee, therefore, recommends a total of $227.1
million for the BFV.
Field artillery ammunition support vehicle (FAASV)
The budget request included $34.4 million to procure FAASV
systems. The committee believes it is important to support the
fielding of complete Paladin artillery systems to the National
Guard and, therefore, understands the requirement to procure an
additional 36 FAASV systems to be available to support National
Guard modernization fielding activities. The committee
recommends an increase of $50.8 million to procure 36 FAASV
systems that would be available to support fielding of two
complete battalion sets to the Army National Guard.
Carrier modifications (M113)
The budget request included $23.0 million to continue
modernization of the M113 armored personnel carrier family of
vehicles. The committee continues to support steady funding for
this critical upgrade program and recommends an increase of
$20.0 million.
M109A6 Paladin
The budget request included $75.0 million for M109A6
Paladin systems. The committee is aware of Army studies that
conclude the artillery mission is well-suited for Army National
Guard units and continues to be concerned with the rate of
modernization of National Guard artillery battalions. The
committee, therefore, recommends an increase of $61.2 million
to procure 36 additional Paladin systems that would be
available for Army National Guard requirements.
Field artillery ammunition supply vehicle (FAASV) product improvement
program (PIP) to fleet
The budget request included $4.7 million to modify FAASV
systems with upgraded equipment. One element of the modernized
Paladin/FAASV system that has not been funded is the vehicle
intercom system for FAASV. The committee understands that an
enhanced digital intercom system modification has been made on
the Paladin production line with no corresponding modification
for FAASV production efforts. This has resulted in incompatible
headset connectors between the Paladin system and the
associated FAASV vehicle. The committee recommends an increase
of $2.0 million to begin the process of providing for
commonality between these two systems.
Improved Recovery Vehicle
The budget request included $28.6 million to procure 12
M88A1E1 Hercules recovery vehicles. The committee understands
the importance of procuring these vehicles as soon as possible
because the older M88A1 lacks necessary horsepower and braking
to safely support recovery of the Abrams main battle tank.
Additionally, current procurement rates do not provide for the
best economic quantity order which would be realized at 36 per
year and would achieve savings of 15 percent per vehicle. The
committee recommends an increase of $50.1 million to provide
resources necessary to procure 36 vehicles in fiscal year 1997
and an additional $1.0 million for associated spares and repair
parts.
M1 Abrams tank (modifications)
The budget request included $50.2 million to procure
modification kits for the M1 Abrams tank to improve lethality,
survivability, and safety. The committee is concerned about
operation and maintenance costs for the Abrams fleet and has
noted the successful application of external auxiliary power
units (EAPU) in reducing the requirement for main engine idling
during defensive operations. Demand for the EAPU by soldiers in
Bosnia is a significant endorsement for this modification.
Additionally, the committee notes progress toward
correcting an established Operation Desert Storm deficiency
with the air filtration system on the Abrams. Recognizing the
enhancement made by installing the pulse-jet air system (PJAS)
to the combat capability of a unit, the committee supports an
acceleration of procurement for these devices.
The committee recommends an increase of $28.5 million to
procure 1,000 EAPU's and 100 additional PJAS systems for a
total of $78.7 million. The Army is encouraged to ensure future
year funding is provided to complete the modifications required
for the Abrams fleet.
Small arms programs
In fiscal year 1994, the committee expressed concerns with
the overall status of the small arms industrial base. At that
time, the committee directed the Secretary of the Army to
establish a panel, under the auspices of the Army Science
Board, to develop a viable plan to preserve critical elements
of the small arms industrial base. The panel identified several
ways to preserve this base at minimal cost and recommended
production of modest quantities of selected arms. In fiscal
years 1995 and 1996, the committee again stated its support for
the thrust of the panel's recommendations and provided
additional funding to support small arms procurement. It has
become evident that as procurement funding continues to decline
for small arms, the Army must look to other recommendations
made by the panel if the small arms base is to remain viable.
Thus, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army to review
the original recommendations of the panel and take immediate
steps to implement those actions that support sustainment of
this critical production base. The committee also recommends
increases for fiscal year 1997 for the following programs:
$20.0 million to begin procurement of the M240 medium machine
gun; $0.9 million to maintain an economical production rate of
the M4 carbine; $1.0 million to maintain a stable production
rate for the M16 assault rifle and approximately 2,000
additional weapons; $1.0 million to maintain a stable
production rate and approximately 384 additional M249 squad
automatic weapons; $28.9 million to meet Army requirements and
maintain stable production rate for the MK19 automatic grenade
launcher.
Army Ammunition
The committee is concerned with the inadequate funding for
ammunition that was contained in the President's budget
request. Ammunition is an important contributor to military
readiness, for training and in anticipation of conflict. The
committee recommends the following adjustments to the budget
request for Army ammunition procurement:
Item:
Small Arms: $ millions
5.56 mm............................................... 1.3
7.62 mm............................................... 2.1
9 mm.................................................. 3.0
20 mm................................................. 0.3
25 mm................................................. 50.0
30 mm................................................. 15.0
Mortar:
60 mm HE, M720........................................ 12.5
60 mm Illum, M721/M767................................ 7.0
Tank:
120 mm APFSDS-T M829A2................................ 12.0
120 mm HEAT-MP-T M830A1............................... 45.0
120 mm TP-T M831/M831A1............................... 2.4
120 mm TPCSDS-T M865.................................. 3.2
Artillery:
Proj Arty 155MM HE M795............................... 55.0
Proj Arty 155MM SADARM M898........................... 33.5
Other:
Selectable Lightweight Attack Munitions............... 3.0
Production Base:
Armament Retooling & Manufacturing Spt................ 58.0
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Total............................................... 303.3
Armament retooling and manufacturing support (ARMS)
The committee authorizes $58.0 million for the continued
operation of the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support
(ARMS) program. The committee expects these funds to be
utilized in the most effective manner to ensure preservation of
those facilities most likely to be required to fulfill the
military's needs to support the national military strategy.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Army to prioritize
facility reutilization and provide the committee with a report
addressing the Army's efforts to preserve ammunition facilities
in the most efficient manner by January 1, 1997. The report
should also address the amount of cost savings that have been
achieved to date by those facilities receiving ARMS funding.
Other Army Procurement
High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV)
The budget request included $96.785 million to procure
1,126 HMMWV's. This number reflects a significant reduction
from previous years, despite the fact that there remains a
valid requirement for these vehicles. The committee understands
that the minimum sustaining rate to maintain a viable supply of
required vehicles is not achieved by the current budget
request.
Additionally, the committee is concerned about the number
of up-armored HMMWV's (UAHMMWV) being produced. In light of
lessons learned in Bosnia and recognizing the importance of
force protection, the committee believes that more UAHMMWV's
should be procured. In order to meet the needs of the military
services and maintain industrial production capacity at a
minimum level, the committee recommends an increase of $41.0
million to support the production base, a total of 2,350
vehicles, and an additional $25.0 million to procure an
additional 233 UAHMMWV's, a total procurement of 360 in fiscal
year 1997.
Family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV)
The budget request included $233.1 million to procure 1,603
trucks based on a common chassis but varied by payload and
mission. The committee is pleased to see the Army placing
necessary resources to meet the requirements for the medium
truck fleet. Despite the increase in truck procurement, there
is still a shortfall in funding for required tarp and bow kits
to support the initial fielding of the FMTV system. The
committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million to procure the
kits necessary to support the fielding plan.
Family of heavy tactical vehicles (FHTV)
The budget request included $163.3 million to procure
vehicles necessary to support modern and highly mobile combat
units. The committee recognizes that equipment, over time, has
become heavier and mobility continues to be a key to success on
the battlefield. While the Army has placed more resources into
improving capabilities in the heavy lift area, it still is a
function that needs improvement. The committee recommends
increases in the family of heavy tactical vehicles budget line
for the following components of the heavy vehicle fleet: $40.0
million for 80 additional heavy equipment transporters that are
necessary for the activation of new transportation units; $50.0
million to buy 167 palletized load systems which can be used to
support three truck units in the Army National Guard; and $33.0
million for 126 heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks to meet
all Force Package 1 requirements.
Enhanced position location reporting system (EPLRS)
The budget request included $50.5 million to procure this
critical battlefield system. The EPLRS provides real-time data
distribution and serves to enhance situational awareness. The
committee believes that EPLRS enhances combat power and reduces
risk. The committee recommends an increase of $20.0 million to
procure 485 additional EPLRS units with installation kits, for
a total procurement in fiscal year 1997 of 1285 systems.
SINCGARS family
The budget request included $297.5 million to procure
25,616 ground radios, 593 airborne radios, and 13,405 data
transfer devices. The committee is pleased to note the funding
request was raised to complete the accelerated buyout of single
channel ground and airborne radio system (SINCGARS) radios. The
committee understands that some prior year funding has been
withdrawn by the Department of Defense due to internal budget
decisions. These reductions have had an adverse impact on the
fielding schedule. The committee believes the original schedule
should be maintained and is encouraged to note that an
investment of an additional $30.0 million would procure
approximately 4,500 radios and save $10.0 million.
Also of interest to the committee is the outstanding
requirement to upgrade existing aircraft platforms with
modification kits required to install new radios.
The committee therefore recommends the following increases:
$30.0 million to procure an additional 4,500 ground-based
radios and $13.3 million to procure the kits for installing
SINCGARS in aircraft and complete required modifications.
These increases result in a total of $340.8 million for
fiscal year 1997.
Army communications
The Army continues to modernize the area common user system
(ACUS) and to transition to the warfighter information network
(WIN) to capitalize on advances made in information technology.
WIN is the number one command, control, communications, and
computer item being addressed in the Army Program Objective
Memorandum (POM) for fiscal years 1998-2004, and has received
funding increases in recent years. The committee understands
that a shortfall exists to continue this work in fiscal year
1997 and believes it is important to continue this work. The
committee recommends an increase of $40.0 million to develop
tactical communications systems further and transition to the
WIN modernization effort.
All source analysis system (ASAS)
The budget request included $12.3 million to replace
selected, aging Block 1 workstations and to support
digitization efforts. The committee recognizes the value to
force capabilities by fielding ASAS workstations to tactical
echelons below division level. The committee recommends an
increase of $9.7 million to field workstations to maneuver
brigade and battalion warfighters.
The committee has also noted with great interest the work
completed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA) in developing the first operational prototype of an
intelligence fusion system known as the integrated battlespace
intelligence server, or IBIS. This meritorious work would
support Army efforts associated with ASAS. The committee
directs that this work be integrated into the Army effort and
recommends an increase of $2.0 million for PE 604321A to
support technological transfer requirements.
Forward area air defense (FAAD) ground based sensor
The budget request included $51.2 million to procure 16 key
radar-based sensors for forward deployed Army units. The
forward area air defense sensor serves to acquire targets and
alert forces of the proximity of fixed wing aircraft, rotary
wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles.
The committee is aware that the current production rate is at
an uneconomical level and prevents this key force protection
device from reaching the field as soon as required. As a
result, the committee recommends an increase of $29.2 million
to allow the program to procure a total of 36 systems with a
per unit saving of $900,000.
Night vision devices
The committee is encouraged by the increased attention
given this critical area. The budget request for fiscal year
1997 included $111.9 million to continue developing and
fielding critical night vision devices that will allow the Army
to ``own the night'' and to field systems to core contingency
operations forces. The committee is convinced that these
devices will increase battlefield effectiveness and lethality,
reduce the risk to our soldiers, and supports an aggressive
fielding effort. Therefore, the committee recommends the
following increases: $50.0 million to fill the requirement for
approximately 1,000 thermal weapon sights (TWS) for Special
Operations Forces (SOF); $50.0 million to procure approximately
7,500 night vision goggles (NVG) for critical combat units in
the SOF and other light units; $9.1 million for aiming lights,
including $4.1 million to procure 19,260 AN/PAQ-4B&4C aiming
lights to fill the modified infantry basis of issue plan and
upgrade existing lights, and $5.0 million to procure 5,100 AN/
PEQ-2 illuminator/aiming lights for the Army and 2,500 devices
for the Marine Corps; and $25.0 million for initial spares and
facilitization of total package fielding for these devices.
The committee encourages the Army to continue research and
development in this area to ensure the force is well equipped
to fight and win at night.
Advanced field artillery tactical data system (AFATDS)
The budget request included $31.6 million to continue
fielding of the AFATDS system to high priority units. The
committee has been advised that the successful use of this
equipment has resulted in a new requirement to field the
battlefield coordination element (BCE) at each corps
headquarters. The BCE will provide an interface capability at
echelons above corps that gives commanders the capability to
orchestrate the deep battle and interface with the fighting
corps/division. The committee recommends an increase of $3.5
million to procure the equipment necessary to ensure that the
fielding of active Army units is completed by fiscal year 2002,
as originally scheduled.
Total distribution system
The budget request included $19.7 million to field
equipment supporting Army logistical requirements to
distribute, track, and account for supplies and equipment in
peace and in war. The committee supports the timely fielding of
this equipment and notes the corresponding increase in
efficiency and cost savings in managing inventory. This program
will enhance logistics operations and should be fielded
throughout the Army as soon as practicable. The committee
recommends an increase of $6.0 million to procure the necessary
equipment to support fielding requirements.
Standard integrated command post system
The budget request included $26.3 million to procure tents,
shelters and kits for command post systems. However, the
committee understands that there is a significant shortfall in
procuring necessary shelters to house command and control
systems that are being fielded. Recognizing the importance of
fielding modernized systems as soon as possible, it is clear
that this shortfall must be addressed. The committee,
therefore, recommends an increase of $12.7 million to buy the
shelters required through fiscal year 1997 and to ensure that
fieldings can occur on schedule.
Inland petroleum distribution system
The committee recognizes the importance of improving
capabilities of Army logistical systems to support deployment
requirements. The committee believes the inland petroleum
distribution system will provide a vital resource to a deployed
force and recommends an increase of $60.0 million to procure
the equipment required for this system.
Construction equipment, items less than $2.0 million
The committee continues to support efforts to modernize the
equipment associated with engineer organizations to allow these
units to perform critical engineer support functions. One of
the less glamorous areas that frequently falls short in the
prioritization process is heavy equipment. The committee notes
an outstanding Army requirement for 20-ton dump trucks and
recommends an increase of $60.0 million to procure 300
vehicles.
Base level communications equipment
The committee is concerned to note that base communications
facilities have not received the modernization resources
required to support existing requirements. The committee
recommends an increase of $27.0 million to begin modernization
of base level communications equipment.
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Section--121. EA-6B aircraft reactive jammer program.
The committee last year recommended an addition to the
budget request of $216.0 million to ensure the Department of
Defense (DOD) had the resources to update badly outdated and
increasingly important electronic warfare aircraft. The
committee's recommendation would have dealt with immediate
needs and would have begun a modest program to provide low cost
reactive jamming capability.
The committee understands the Department has initiated
various projects to halt the deterioration of some of the
aircraft and return others to service. However, the Department
has informed the committee of its intention to delay
development of new receivers or a reactive jamming capability
until fiscal year 1999. In view of the resources applied by the
Congress to this program in the fiscal year 1996 budget, the
committee finds such an approach difficult to understand.
In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1996, the conferees noted the inconsistent nature of the Navy's
actions regarding tactical electronic warfare (EW) in recent
years and voiced deep concern with the Navy's vacillating
commitment and support for meaningful upgrades for the EA-6B
aircraft. In the statement of managers accompanying the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (H.
Rept. 104-450), the conferees directed the Secretary of the
Navy to:
(1) initiate the EA-6B modifications identified in
the report; and
(2) provide the congressional defense committees
with:
(a) a program and budget plan for completing
the directed modifications;
(b) the Joint Tactical Airborne EW Study
(JTAEWS).
The conferees prohibited the Department from obligating
more than 75 percent of the procurement funds for F/A-18
aircraft until the Department complied with this guidance.
EA-6B aircraft reactive jammer program
Although funds were authorized and appropriated for fiscal
year 1996 to initiate a reactive jammer program for the EA-6B,
the Department of Defense chose not to initiate such a program,
and elected instead to program funds for such an effort from
fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 2001.
The committee finds these actions of ignoring congressional
direction and refusing to start a modest reactive jamming
program unacceptable. The EA-6B is currently using obsolete
receivers with technology from the 1960s. The EA-6B is
scheduled to be the only airborne standoff jamming capability
within DOD. Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of
$55.0 million in PE 060427N to begin at once a program to
develop and field a reactive jamming capability in the EA-6B.
It appears to the committee that the Department of the Navy
intends to abide by the letter, but not the spirit of the law,
particularly regarding reactive jamming capability. The
committee received the report required by the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 simultaneous with the
deadline for obligating the funds for the F/A-18 program. This
action le