75 312 PS
Calendar No. 169
107 th Congress
Report
SENATE
1st Session
107 68
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATION BILL, 2002
September 25, 2001.--Ordered to be printed
Mrs. Feinstein, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the
following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 1460]
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1460) making
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, reports
favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
Total of bill as reported to Senate $10,500,000,000
Amount of 2002 budget estimate 9,971,312,000
Amount of 2001 appropriations 8,936,498,000
The bill as reported to the Senate:
528,688,000
1,563,502,000
CONTENTS
Comparative statement
3
Compliance with section 308 of the Budget Control Act
9
Committee recommendation
9
Items of special interest
10
Military construction, Army
16
Military construction, Navy
17
Military construction, Air Force
18
Military construction, Defense-wide
19
Military construction, Reserve components
24
NATO Security Investment Program
27
Family housing overview
27
Family housing, Army
27
Family housing, Navy and Marine Corps
28
Family housing, Air Force
30
Family housing, Defense-wide
31
Family housing improvement fund
31
Homeowners assistance fund, Defense
31
Base realignment and closure account, part IV
32
General provisions
35
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the
Senate
36
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate
36
Project listing by location
37
BACKGROUND
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The Military Construction appropriation bill provides necessary
funding for the planning, design, construction, alteration, and
improvement of military facilities worldwide, both for Active and
Reserve Forces. It also finances the construction, alteration,
improvement, operation, and maintenance of military family housing,
including payments against past housing mortgage indebtedness. Certain
types of community impact assistance may be provided, as well as
assistance to members of the military who face loss on the sale of
private residences due to installation realignments and closures. The
bill is also the source for the U.S. share of the NATO Security
Investment Program. In addition, the bill provides funding to implement
base closures and realignments authorized by law.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $10,500,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 military construction, family housing, and base
closure. The following table displays the Committee recommendation in
comparison with the current fiscal year, and the President's fiscal year
2002 request.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY
[In thousands of dollars]
Item 2001 enacted Budget estimate Committee recommendation Increase ( +) or decrease ( -) compared with--
2001 enacted Budget estimate
Military construction, Army 907,878 1,760,541 1,668,957 +761,079 -91,584
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Total 943,328 1,760,541 1,642,557 +699,229 -117,984
Military construction, Navy 929,113 1,071,408 1,148,633 +219,520 +77,225
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Total 929,411 1,071,408 1,129,045 +199,634 +57,637
Military construction, Air Force 868,294 1,068,250 1,148,269 +279,975 +80,019
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Total 885,333 1,068,250 1,144,269 +258,936 +76,019
Military construction, Defense-wide 819,954 694,558 881,058 +61,104 +186,500
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Total 798,463 694,558 811,778 +13,315 +117,220
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Total, Active components 3,556,535 4,594,757 4,727,649 +1,171,114 +132,892
Military construction, Army National Guard 281,097 267,389 378,549 +97,452 +111,160
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Total 285,587 267,389 378,549 +92,962 +111,160
Military construction, Air National Guard 203,381 149,072 222,767 +19,386 +73,695
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Total 210,081 149,072 222,767 +12,686 +73,695
Military construction, Army Reserve 108,499 111,404 111,404 +2,905
Military construction, Naval Reserve 64,331 33,641 33,641 -30,690
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Total 61,931 33,641 32,716 -29,215 -925
Military construction, Air Force Reserve 36,510 53,732 53,732 +17,222
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Total, Reserve components 702,608 615,238 799,168 +96,560 +183,930
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Total, Military construction 4,259,143 5,209,995 5,526,817 +1,267,674 +316,822
Appropriations (4,261,543) (5,209,995) (5,627,422) ( +1,365,879) ( +417,427)
Rescissions ( -2,400) ( -100,605) ( -98,205) ( -100,605)
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NATO Security Investment Program 171,622 162,600 162,600 -9,022
============= ================ ========================= =============== =================
Family housing, Army: 165,459 59,200 80,400 -85,059 +21,200
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Subtotal, construction 235,437 291,542 312,742 +77,305 +21,200
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Subtotal, operation and maintenance 949,655 1,108,991 1,108,991 +159,336
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Total, Family housing, Army 1,211,572 1,400,533 1,421,733 +210,161 +21,200
Family housing, Navy and Marine Corps: 204,669 114,847 123,047 -81,622 +8,200
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Subtotal, construction 417,235 304,400 312,600 -104,635 +8,200
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Subtotal, operation and maintenance 879,625 918,095 918,095 +38,470
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Total, Family housing, Navy and Marine Corps 1,317,160 1,222,495 1,230,695 -86,465 +8,200
Family housing, Air Force: 71,857 140,800 150,800 +78,943 +10,000
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Subtotal, construction 251,413 518,237 550,703 +299,290 +32,466
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Subtotal, operation and maintenance 819,061 869,121 869,121 +50,060
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Total, Family housing, Air Force 1,084,099 1,387,358 1,419,824 +335,725 +32,466
Family housing, Defense-wide: 250 250 +250
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Total, Family housing, Defense-wide 44,787 44,012 44,012 -775
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 2,000 2,000 +2,000
Homeowners assistance fund, Defense 10,119 10,119 +10,119
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Total, Family housing 3,657,618 4,066,517 4,128,383 +470,765 +61,866
New construction (441,985) (314,847) (354,247) ( -87,738) ( +39,400)
Construction improvements (429,765) (756,933) (779,399) ( +349,634) ( +22,466)
Foreign currency fluctuation adjustment ( -6,839) ( +6,839)
Planning and design (39,174) (42,649) (42,649) ( +3,475)
General reduction
Operation and maintenance (2,779,907) (2,939,969) (2,939,969) ( +160,062)
Foreign currency fluctuation adjustment ( -26,374) ( +26,374)
Family Housing Improvement Fund (2,000) (2,000) ( +2,000)
Homeowners Assistance Fund (10,119) (10,119) ( +10,119)
(By transfer)
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Base realignment and closure accounts: 1,022,115 532,200 682,200 -339,915 +150,000
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Total 1,031,115 532,200 682,200 -348,915 +150,000
GENERAL PROVISIONS
General provision (sec. 129) -100,000 +100,000
Foreign currency account (sec. 132) -83,000 +83,000
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Grand total:
New budget (obligational) authority 8,936,498 9,971,312 10,500,000 +1,563,502 +528,688
Appropriations (8,938,898) (9,971,312) (10,600,605) ( +1,661,707) ( +629,293)
Rescissions ( -2,400) ( -100,605) ( -98,205) ( -100,605)
(By transfer)
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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNTS
Military Construction, Army 943,328 1,760,541 1,642,557 +699,229 -117,984
Military Construction, Navy 929,411 1,071,408 1,129,045 +199,634 +57,637
Military Construction, Air Force 885,333 1,068,250 1,144,269 +258,936 +76,019
Military Construction, Defense-wide 798,463 694,558 811,778 +13,315 +117,220
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Total, Active components 3,556,535 4,594,757 4,727,649 +1,171,114 +132,892
Military Construction, Army National Guard 285,587 267,389 378,549 +92,962 +111,160
Military Construction, Air National Guard 210,081 149,072 222,767 +12,686 +73,695
Military Construction, Army Reserve 108,499 111,404 111,404 +2,905
Military Construction, Naval Reserve 61,931 33,641 32,716 -29,215 -925
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 36,510 53,732 53,732 +17,222
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Total, Reserve components 702,608 615,238 799,168 +96,560 +183,930
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Total, Military Construction 4,259,143 5,209,995 5,526,817 +1,267,674 +316,822
============= ================ ========================= =============== =================
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 171,622 162,600 162,600 -9,022
============= ================ ========================= =============== =================
Family Housing, Army: 235,437 291,542 312,742 +77,305 +21,200
Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps: 417,235 304,400 312,600 -104,635 +8,200
Family Housing, Air Force: 251,413 518,237 550,703 +299,290 +32,466
Family Housing, Defense-wide: 250 250 +250
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 2,000 2,000 +2,000
Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense 10,119 10,119 +10,119
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Total, Family Housing 3,657,618 4,066,517 4,128,383 +470,765 +61,866
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Base Realignment and Closure Account 1,031,115 532,200 682,200 -348,915 +150,000
General Provisions -183,000 +183,000
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Grand Total 8,936,498 9,971,312 10,500,000 +1,563,502 +528,688
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 308 OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT
Section 308(a) of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(Public Law 93 344) requires that the Committee include in its report a
comparison of its recommendations with levels contained in the first
concurrent resolution. Appropriate data are reflected below:
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93 344, AS AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
Budget authority Outlays
Committee allocation Amount of bill Committee allocation Amount of bill
Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations to its subcommittees of amounts in the First Concurrent Resolution for 2002: Subcommittee on Military Construction: 10,500 10,500 NA NA
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation: \2\2,741
Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2002 NA NA
\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommends new fiscal year 2002 appropriations of
$10,500,000,000. This is $528,688,000 over the budget request, and
$1,563,502,000 over the appropriations for fiscal year 2001. The basis
for this recommendation is contained in the following ``Items of special
interest,'' and under the discussions pertaining to each individual
appropriation. Complete project detail is provided in the tables at the
end of the report.
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
COMPLIANCE WITH 302( b ) ALLOCATION
The Appropriations Committee conformed fully to the budget resolution
for defense spending in its 302(b) allocation. This allocation divided
the budget authority and outlays among the subcommittees with
jurisdiction over discretionary spending. In this recommended bill, the
Appropriations Committee has remained within the tight constraints of
its 302(b) allocation for military construction.
HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on Military Construction held hearings on the fiscal
year 2002 budget request during July and August 2001. The subcommittee
heard testimony from representatives of the military services and
defense agencies concerning fiscal year 2002 budget priorities and base
realignment and closure issues.
SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
The budget request for fiscal year 2002 reflects an increase of
$1,034,814,000 from the amount enacted in fiscal year 2001.
The Committee recommends an additional $528,688,000 above the fiscal
year 2002 budget request. The total recommended appropriation for fiscal
year 2002 is $10,500,000,000, an increase of $1,563,502,000 from fiscal
year 2001 funding.
General and Flag Officer Quarters
The Committee is concerned about the escalating costs of improving
and maintaining general and flag officer quarters. The Committee
recognizes that many of these quarters are historic and as such, require
maintenance, preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration beyond the
normal Department of Defense standards. These preservation activities
contribute significantly to the annual cost of maintaining these
quarters.
The Committee urges the Department to look for innovative ways to
reduce these expenses while ensuring that projects are consistent with
DOD standards and not excessive. While the Department of Defense should
preserve these quarters as a historical legacy, the military services
should also explore more cost effective ways of rehabilitating and
restoring historic family housing, such as the use of synthetic building
materials where appropriate.
The Committee has again included section 125 which requires that the
Military Construction Appropriations bill be the sole source of all
operation and maintenance for all flag and general officer quarters.
Based on the escalating costs of routine repair and maintenance
activities, the Committee recommends that the annual limitation of
expenditures for repairs on these quarters be raised from $25,000 to
$35,000 per year.
Overseas Military Construction
The Committee notes the significant increase in military construction
funding allocated for overseas bases in the fiscal year 2002 budget
request. In all, the proposed fiscal year 2002 overseas spending is 14.4
percent of overall specified project spending versus only 9.9 percent of
total spending in fiscal year 2001. The Committee remains concerned
about the adequacy of facilities, particularly housing, community, and
environmental systems, at U.S. installations overseas. However, the
Committee is also concerned that some senior U.S. commanders, in their
efforts to improve inadequate facilities, may be advocating major
construction and environmental programs that may lead to large funding
commitments ahead of policy decisions by the Secretary of Defense.
The Committee is aware that the Department of Defense is in the midst
of a comprehensive review of our overseas installations to ensure that
our presence is consistent with the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and
our long-term basing strategy. The Committee directs the Department to
submit a report on the Department's overseas basing master plan to the
congressional committees not later than April 1, 2002. The master plan
must identify those enduring installations required to support our
national military objectives as well as provide a roadmap for future
stationing decisions. This report must take into account the issue of
military training and the potential for restrictions on proposed
training areas, including encroachment and environmental constraints and
concerns. The Committee's goal is to ensure that scarce resources are
appropriately allocated in support of our national security objectives
and consistent with the Department of Defense's long range policies and
plans.
CONFORMANCE WITH AUTHORIZATION BILL
The Committee strongly supports the authorization-appropriation
process. However, the Committee has reported the appropriation bill
prior to completion of the authorization process. Therefore, the
Committee has provided construction funds for specific projects which
were included in the Senate-reported version of the National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2002 and projects subject to
authorization.
Contingency funding
The Committee commends the Department and the military services for
including contingency funding in the fiscal year 2002 budget request for
military construction and family housing projects. Adequate contingency
funding is essential for the efficient and cost-effective execution of
the overall construction program throughout the Department of Defense.
The Committee strongly urges the Department to include responsible
contingency funding in the fiscal year 2003 budget submission.
REPROGRAMMING RULES/CRITERIA
The following rules apply for all military construction and family
housing reprogrammings. A project or account (including the sub-elements
of an account) which has been specifically reduced by the Congress in
acting on the appropriation request is considered to be a congressional
interest item. A prior approval reprogramming is required for any
increase to an item that has specifically reduced by the Congress.
Accordingly, no below threshold reprogrammings to an item specifically
reduced by the Congress are permitted.
The reprogramming criteria that apply to military construction
projects (25 percent of the funded amount or $2,000,000, whichever is
less) continue to apply to new housing construction projects and to
improvements over $2,000,000. To provide the individual services the
flexibility to proceed with construction contracts without disruption or
delay, the costs associated with environmental hazard remediation such
as asbestos removal, radon abatement, lead-based paint removal or
abatement, and any other legislated environmental hazard remediation may
be excluded, provided that such remediation requirements could not be
reasonably anticipated at the time of budget submission. This exclusion
applies to projects authorized in the budget year, and also projects
authorized in prior years for which construction contracts have not been
completed.
Furthermore, in instances where a prior approval reprogramming
request for a project or account has been approved by the Committee, the
amount approved becomes the new base for any future increase or decrease
via below threshold reprogrammings (provided that the project or account
is not a congressional interest item).
TRANSFER AUTHORITY
The budget request proposed a general provision which would allow the
transfer of up to $67,000,000 between any accounts in the bill, and this
could be accomplished at the determination of the Secretary of Defense
and upon the approval of OMB. Congress would be given an ``after the
fact'' notification. The Committee believes that the existing
reprogramming procedures are sufficient in solving urgent, high priority
funding problems within available resources and denies this request.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
The Committee has included $682,200,000 for the ``Base realignment
and closure'' account, an increase of $150,000,000 over the budget
request. This additional funding is needed to address urgent, unfunded
environmental remediation requirements at bases that have been closed or
realigned.
BARRACKS CONSTRUCTION
The fiscal year 2002 budget request includes $1,218,435,000 to
construct or modernize 60 barracks projects.
The Committee recommends $1,246,373,000 for barracks construction
projects in fiscal year 2002, an increase of $27,938,000 over the budget
request. This additional funding is provided to help reduce the
unaccompanied housing deficit and modernize existing barracks.
BARRACKS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Location Request Recommended
Army: $45,000,000 $45,000,000
Hawaii:
Schofield Barracks Barracks Complex (400 spaces) 23,000,000 23,000,000
Wheeler Trng Range Barracks Complex (192 spaces) 50,000,000 50,000,000
North Carolina:
Fort Bragg Basic Training Complex (352 spaces) 49,000,000 49,000,000
Fort Bragg Basic Training Complex (228 spaces) 27,000,000 27,000,000
Fort Bragg Basic Training Complex (330 spaces) 17,500,000 17,500,000
Germany:
Bamberg Barracks Complex (282 spaces) 20,000,000 20,000,000
Darmstadt Barracks Complex (82 spaces) 6,800,000 6,800,000
Darmstadt Barracks Complex (82 spaces) 6,700,000 6,700,000
Heidelberg Barracks Complex (89 spaces) 6,800,000 6,800,000
Heidelberg Barracks Complex (132 spaces) 8,500,000 8,500,000
Hanau Barracks Complex (105 spaces) 7,200,000 7,200,000
Korea:
Camp Hovey Barracks Complex (400 spaces) 33,000,000 33,000,000
Camp Humphreys Barracks Complex (232 spaces) 14,500,000 14,500,000
Camp Stanley Barracks Complex (464 spaces) 28,000,000 28,000,000
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Subtotal, Army 577,000,000 590,318,000
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Navy & Marine Corps:
California:
Camp Pendleton Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (400 spaces) 21,200,000 21,200,000
Camp Pendleton Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (400 spaces) 21,600,000 21,600,000
El Centro Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (320 spaces) 23,520,000 23,520,000
NAS Lemoore Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (104 spaces) 10,010,000 10,010,000
NC San Diego Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (516 spaces) 47,240,000 47,240,000
Twentynine Palms Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (384 spaces) 29,675,000 29,675,000
Hawaii:
Kaneohe Bay Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (300 spaces) 24,920,000 24,920,000
NS Pearl Harbor Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (112 spaces) 17,300,000 17,300,000
NS Pearl Harbor Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (312 spaces) 23,300,000 23,300,000
Illinois:
Great Lakes Recruit Barracks (1,056 spaces) 41,130,000 41,130,000
Great Lakes Recruit Barracks (1,056 spaces) 41,130,000 41,130,000
Maine:
Kittery-Portsmouth Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (172 spaces) 14,620,000
Brunswick Transient Student Quarters (500 spaces) 22,630,000 22,630,000
North Carolina:
Camp Lejeune Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (400 spaces) 16,530,000 16,530,000
Camp Lejeune Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (320 spaces) 13,550,000 13,550,000
Virginia:
NS Norfolk BEQ Modernization (380 spaces) 14,730,000 14,730,000
Quantico Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (200 spaces) 9,390,000 9,390,000
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Subtotal, Navy & Marine Corps 448,935,000 463,555,000
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Air Force:
Alabama:
Maxwell AFB Officer Training School Dormitory (120 spaces) 11,800,000 11,800,000
Maxwell AFB Squadron Officer School Dormitory (162 spaces) 13,600,000 13,600,000
Texas:
Lackland AFB Domitory (96 spaces) 8,600,000 8,600,000
Sheppard AFB Student Domitory (140 spaces) 16,000,000 16,000,000
Sheppard AFB Student Domitory (160 spaces) 21,000,000 21,000,000
Korea:
Osan AFB Domitory (156 spaces) 14,400,000 14,400,000
Osan AFB Domitory (156 spaces) 15,800,000 15,800,000
Osan AFB Officer Domitory (69 spaces) 9,700,000 9,700,000
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Subtotal, Air Force 192,500,000 192,500,000
Real Property Maintenance Reporting Requirement
The Committee recommends a continuation of the following general
rules for repairing a facility under Operations and Maintenance account
funding:
Components of the facility may be repaired by replacement, and such
replacement can be up to current standards or code.
Interior arrangements and restorations may be included as repair, but
additions, new facilities, and functional conversions must be performed
as military construction projects.
Such projects may be done concurrent with repair projects, as long as
the final conjunctively funded project is a complete and usable
facility.
The appropriate Service Secretary shall submit a 21-day notification
prior to carrying out any repair project with an estimated cost in
excess of $7,500,000.
The Department is directed to continue to provide the real property
maintenance backlog at all installations for which there is a requested
construction project in future budget requests. This information is to
be provided on Form 1390. In addition, for all troop housing requests,
the Form 1391 is to continue to show all real property maintenance
conducted in the past 2 years and all future requirements for
unaccompanied housing at that installation.
Child Development Centers
The fiscal year 2002 budget request includes $25,460,000 for 4 child
development center projects. The Committee recommends $33,610,000 for a
total of 6 projects.
The following child development center projects are provided for
fiscal year 2002:
Location Request Recommended
Army: $3,500,000
Navy: 6,060,000 6,060,000
Air Force: 4,650,000
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Total 25,460,000 33,610,000
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
Appropriations, 2001 $943,328,000
Budget estimate, 2002 1,760,541,000
Committee recommendation (including rescission) 1,642,557,000
The Committee recommends $1,642,557,000 for the Army for fiscal year
2002. This is a decrease of $117,984,000 from the budget request for
fiscal year 2002. This also reflects the realignment of the Chemical
Demilitarization Program responsibility from the Army. (See State tables
at the end of the report for complete program recommendations.)
The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects to
be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2002 as practical:
Installation Desalinization System, Fort Bliss, TX. --Of the
$153,084,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army''
account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,800,000 be made
available for the design of this water treatment system.
Replace Instructional Facility, Bell Hall, Fort Leavenworth, KS
.--Of the $153,084,000 provided for planning and design within the
``Army'' account, the Committee directs that $2,500,000 be made
available for the design of this instructional facility.
Division Command and Control Facility, Fort Campbell, KY .--Of the
$153,084,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army''
account, the Committee directs that $1,500,000 be made available for the
design of this command and control facility.
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle Barracks, PA .--Of
the $153,084,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army''
account, the Committee directs that $500,000 be made available for the
planning and design of the center for restoration and archival of Army
documents and audio/visual media.
U.S. Army Museum Support Center, Martinsburg, WV .--Of the
$153,084,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army''
account, the Committee directs that $100,000 be made available to
conduct a study on the feasibility and cost to renovate the Martinsburg
Roundhouse Center, to accommodate the U.S. Army indoor storage facility
for macro military artifacts project.
Physical Fitness Center Addition, Fort Wainwright, AK. --Of the
$21,130,000 provided for unspecified minor construction within the
``Army'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $600,000 be
made available for the construction of this physical fitness center
addition.
Aircraft Armament Engineering Center, Yuma, AZ. --Of the $21,130,000
provided for unspecified minor construction within the ``Army'' account,
the Committee directs that not less than $1,480,000 be made available
for the construction of this engineering center.
Launch Complex Quality Assurance Facility, White Sands Missile
Range, NM. --Of the $21,130,000 provided for unspecified minor
construction within the ``Army'' account, the Committee directs that not
less than $1,050,000 be made available for the construction of this
quality assurance facility.
AE AF AE AFAnechoic Chamber, White Sands Missile Range, NM AE AF AE
AF.--The Committee recognizes the immediate requirement of the Army
Research Laboratory (Survivability, Lethality and Analysis Division,
SLAD) at White Sands Missile Range to replace the anechoic chamber
destroyed by fire in December 2000. The loss of this facility will
significantly impede critical research and development in Army
Information Operations. The Committee strongly recommends that the Army
expedite replacement of the anechoic chamber at White Sands Missile
Range.
Consolidated Logistics Maintenance Complex, Fort Sill, OK .--Of the
$153,084,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army''
account, the Committee directs that $1,300,000 be made available for the
design of this logistics maintenance complex.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY
Appropriations, 2001 $929,411,000
Budget estimate, 2002 1,071,408,000
Committee recommendation (including rescission) 1,129,045,000
The Committee recommends $1,129,045,000 for Navy and Marine Corps
military construction for fiscal year 2002. This amount is an increase
of $57,637,000 from the fiscal year 2002 budget request. (See State
tables at the end of the report for complete program recommendations.)
The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects to
be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2002 as practical:
Chapel, Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base, HI. --Of the $37,332,000
provided for planning and design within the ``Navy'' account, the
Committee directs that not less than $510,000 be made available for the
design of this chapel.
Renovate Joint Interoperability Test Command, Indian Head, Naval
Surface Warfare Center, MD. --Of the $37,332,000 provided for planning
and design within the ``Navy'' account, the Committee directs that not
less than $300,000 be made available for the design of this facility.
Aircraft Prototype Facility, Patuxent River, MD. --Of the
$37,332,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Navy''
account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,450,000 be made
available for the design of this prototype facility.
National Security Research Center, Newport Naval War College, RI.
--Of the $37,332,000 provided for planning and design within the
``Navy'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,790,000 be
made available for the design of this research center.
Electronic Integration and Support Facility, Charleston Naval
Weapons Station, SC. --Of the $37,332,000 provided for planning and
design within the ``Navy'' account, the Committee directs that not less
than $650,000 be made available for the design of this support facility.
Turner Field House, U.S. Naval Academy, MD .--Of the $37,332,000
provided for planning and design within the ``Navy'' account, the
Committee directs that $2,700,000 be made available for the design of
this facility.
Fitness Center, Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, GA. --Of the
$13,321,000 provided for unspecified minor construction within the
``Navy'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $900,000 be
made available for the construction of this fitness center.
Infrastructure System Upgrade, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, TX.
--Of the $13,321,000 provided for unspecified minor construction within
the ``Navy'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $786,000
be made available for the construction of these electrical, air
conditioning and water facilities upgrades.
Repair Taxiway, Field Waldron, TX. --Of the $13,321,000 provided for
unspecified minor construction within the ``Navy'' account, the
Committee directs that not less than $520,000 be made available for the
construction repair of this taxiway.
Repair Runway and Perimeter Fence, Cabaniss, TX. --Of the
$13,321,000 provided for unspecified minor construction within the
``Navy'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $369,000 be
made available for the construction repair of this runway and fence.
Compartmented Intelligence Facility, Joint Readiness Base, Fort
Worth, TX. --Of the $13,321,000 provided for unspecified minor
construction within the ``Navy'' account, the Committee directs that not
less than $200,000 be made available for the construction of this
facility.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Appropriations, 2001 $885,333,000
Budget estimate, 2002 1,068,250,000
Committee recommendation (including rescission) 1,144,269,000
The Committee recommends $1,144,269,000 for the Air Force in fiscal
year 2002. This is an increase of $76,019,000 to the fiscal year 2002
budget request. (See State tables at the end of the report for complete
program recommendations.)
The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects to
be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2002 as practical:
Convert Facilities to Avionics Shop, Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK.
--Of the $83,420,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Air
Force'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $540,000 be
made available for the design of this conversion.
Blair Lake Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Eielson Air Force Base, AK.
--Of the $83,420,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Air
Force'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $300,000 be
made available for the design of this vehicle maintenance facility.
Corrosion Paint/De-Paint Facility, Robins Air Force Base, GA. --Of
the $83,420,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Air
Force'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,250,000 be
made available for the design of this corrosion facility.
Fire/Crash Rescue Station, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC. --Of
the $83,420,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Air
Force'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $490,000 be
made available for the design of this fire/crash rescue station.
Ramp Extension, Minot AFB, ND .--Of the $83,420,000 provided for
planning and design within the ``Air Force'' account, the Committee
directs that $1,710,000 be made available for the planning and design of
this ramp extension. The shortage of parking space on the main parking
apron at Minot AFB degrades the readiness of the 5th Bomb Wing to meet
mission requirements and is a significant force protection deficiency.
The Committee urges the Air Force to complete all remaining design work
as quickly as possible and to fully fund this project in the President's
fiscal year 2003 budget.
Biomedical Training Facility--Brooks AFB, TX .--Of the $12,250,000
provided for unspecified minor construction in the ``Air Force''
account, the Committee directs that $1,000,000 be made available for the
construction of this facility.
Masirah Island Airfield, Oman .--The Committee recommendation
includes $8,000,000 in the ``Air Force'' major construction account to
complete planning and design and construction of the Masirah Island
Airfield project in Oman. The Committee recommendation rescinds
$4,000,000 from previously appropriated Air Force funds, and $4,000,000
from previously appropriated Defense-Wide funds and reappropriates those
funds in this Act to complete the Masirah Island project, which was
originally authorized and funded in Public Law 107 20.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
Appropriations, 2001 $798,463,000
Budget estimate, 2002 694,558,000
Committee recommendation (including rescissions) 811,778,000
The Committee recommends $811,778,000 for projects considered within
the ``Defense-wide'' account. The amount recommended is an increase of
$117,220,000 from the fiscal year 2002 budget request. This increase
reflects the realignment of the Chemical Demilitarization Program
responsibility to this appropriation. (See State tables at the end of
the report for complete program recommendations.)
Pentagon Reconstruction
The Committee fully supports the Department of Defense efforts to
rebuild the Pentagon from the recent terrorist attacks on September 11,
2001. The Committee is committed to working with the Department to
ensure the necessary resources are available for reconstructing the
Pentagon and improving the anti-terrorism and force protection measures
of the facility. The Congress recently provided $40,000,000,000 of
emergency spending authority to the administration, of which a portion
will be directed towards the Pentagon reconstruction. The Committee
believes that the funding to rebuild the destroyed wedge of the Pentagon
should be funded through traditional military construction
appropriations, specifically ``Military Construction, Defense-wide''.
The Committee directs the Department to report to the congressional
defense committees on the overall status of the reconstruction plan,
acquisition strategy, project time line, and cost estimates no later
than November 1, 2001.
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION
The budget request identified a requirement of $172,500,000 for the
construction of the following chemical weapon demilitarization
facilities in fiscal year 2002. The Committee recommends a total of
$172,500,000 for this program as requested by the President.
State/installation/project Request Recommended
Arkansas: Pine Bluff Arsenal, Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph 6 $26,000,000 $26,000,000
Colorado: Pueblo Depot, Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph 3 11,000,000 11,000,000
Indiana: Newport Army Ammunition Plant, Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph 4 66,000,000 66,000,000
Kentucky: Bluegrass Army Depot, Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph 2 3,000,000 3,000,000
Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ammunition Demilitarization Facility, Ph 4 66,500,000 66,500,000
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Total 172,500,000 172,500,000
The budget request proposes that these amounts should be appropriated
under the ``Military Construction, Army'' account. As in prior years,
the Committee recommends that these amounts be appropriated under the
``Military Construction, Defense-wide'' account, in order to facilitate
the tracking of expenses for the Chemical Demilitarization Program, and
to avoid distorting the size of the Army's military construction
program.
The Committee believes that the focus on this program must remain at
the Office of the Secretary of the Defense rather than at the service
level and directs the Department to submit the fiscal year 2003 budget
accordingly.
The following chart displays the scope of the military construction
investment in the overall chemical demilitarization program:
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION COSTS
[In millions of dollars]
2000 and prior Fiscal year-- Total
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Tooele 198.0 198.0
Anniston 181.2 181.2
Umatilla Depot 11.2 11.2
Umatilla Facility 182.2 9.4 191.6
Pine Fixed Facility 2.0 7.7 0.8 10.5
Pine Bluff Depot 10.0 10.0
Pine Bluff Facility 107.8 43.6 25.0 176.4
Pueblo Depot 6.3 6.3
Pueblo Facility 10.7 13.0 35.3 71.0 28.8 158.8
Blue Grass Depot 2.0 8.5 10.5
Blue Grass Facility 3.0 10.0 36.0 62.0 111.0
Aberdeen CTDF 16.1 16.1
Aberdeen Depot 1.9 1.9
Aberdeen Facility 80.0 45.7 66.5 30.4 221.7
Newport Depot 2.0 2.0
Newport Facility 47.4 34.4 65.0 13.2 160.0
MAPS Facility 3.1 3.1
Planning and Design 114.5 1.0 115.5
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Total 960.6 155.4 172.5 90.9 78.7 65.6 62.0 1,585.8
Medical construction program
The fiscal year 2002 budget request included $225,126,000 for 22
projects plus planning and design and unspecified minor construction to
provide hospital and medical facilities, including treatment, training,
and medical research and development facilities. The Committee
recommends a total of $229,126,000 for Department of Defense medical
projects.
The following hospital and medical projects are recommended for
fiscal year 2002:
Location/project title Request Recommended
Alaska: Ft. Wainwright, Hospital Replacement $18,500,000 $18,500,000
California: 3,150,000 3,150,000
Colorado: Shriever Air Force Base, Medical/Dental Clinic 4,000,000 4,000,000
Florida: 8,800,000 8,800,000
Georgia: 5,800,000 5,800,000
Maryland: 7,300,000 7,300,000
New Mexico: Holloman Air Force Base, Medical Clinic Alteration 5,700,000 5,700,000
Texas: 3,300,000 3,300,000
Virginia: Norfolk, Branch Medical Clinic Addition/Alteration 21,000,000 21,000,000
Washington: Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Water Survival Facility 6,600,000 6,600,000
Wyoming: F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Medical Clinic Alteration 2,700,000 2,700,000
Portugal: Lajes Field, Dental Clinic Replacement 3,750,000 3,750,000
Germany: Thule Air Force Base, Composite Medical Facility Replacement 28,000,000 28,000,000
Greenland: Heidelberg, Hospital Addition/Clinic Alteration 10,800,000 10,800,000
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Total 193,300,000 193,300,000
Ambulatory Clinic, Goose Creek, SC. --Of the $30,300,000 provided
for planning and design within the ``Defense-wide Tricare Management
Activity'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $4,000,000
be made available for the design of this clinic.
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP). --The Committee is aware
of the long standing need for expanded and improved facilities for the
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) as reported to Congress in
the AFIP Facility Improvement Plan in accordance with direction in the
fiscal year 2000 National Defense Authorization Act. However, the
Committee is concerned over the projected cost estimates to renovate and
expand the existing facility at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Department of Defense to undertake
an assessment of alternate locations in lower cost regions within the
Mid-Atlantic area. In conducting its assessment, the Department is
instructed to take into account regional facilities that could provide
research, medical, DNA analysis, forensic, and biometric support to the
Institute.
DEFENSE AGENCIES
Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Test, Evaluation,
and Acquisition Support Center (MASINT/TEA), Huntsville, AL. --Of the
$16,516,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Defense-wide
Defense Intelligence Agency'' account, the Committee directs that not
less than $4,000,000 be made available for the completion of concept
development, cost estimation, and design of this support center.
Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Tasking, Processing,
Exploitation, and Dissemination (MASINT/TPED) Center, Martinsburg, WV.
--Of the $16,516,000 provided for planning and design within the
``Defense-wide Defense Intelligence Agency'' account, the Committee
directs that not less than $6,000,000 be made available for the
completion of concept development, cost estimation, and design of this
tasking, processing, exploitation, and dissemination center.
CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION
The Committee has provided $10,000,000 for the Secretary of Defense
``Contingency construction'' account in accordance with the budget
request. This account provides funds which may be used by the Secretary
of Defense for unforeseen facility requirements. The Committee believes
that the funding provided to the account is adequate to meet the needs
of the Department.
RESCISSIONS
National Missile Defense. --Division A of Public Law 106 246
provided funding for ``National Missile Defense, Initial Deployment
Facilities, Phase 1.'' The administration has determined that currently
planned National Missile Defense construction programs should be funded
through the Defense Appropriations research, test, development, and
evaluation account instead of through the Military Construction
Appropriations bill. Consequently, the $55,030,000 balance remaining in
the National Missile Defense Military Construction account is no longer
required for the project for which it was appropriated. The Committee
therefore rescinds $55,030,000 from the ``Military Construction,
Defense-wide'' account.
Aruba-Forward Operating Locations. --Division B of Public Law 106
246 provided funding for a Forward Operating Location at Aruba. This
project is no longer required. Therefore, the Committee rescinds
$10,250,000 from the ``Military Construction, Defense-wide'' account.
ENERGY CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
The Committee recommends the full budget request of $35,600,000 for
the Energy Conservation and Improvement Project (ECIP). Last winter's
energy shortages, coupled with heightened national security concerns
over the vulnerability of the existing power delivery system,
transmission lines, and fuel supply sources, have underscored the need
for the Department to increase its reliance on renewable energy
resources, particularly solar, wind, and geothermal, at military
installations and Department of Defense family housing complexes. It is
the opinion of the Committee that renewable energy resources can help to
improve energy reliability, independence, and security through
diversification and distributed development, and in so doing, complement
conventional energy resources.
To accomplish this goal, the Committee directs the Department to
designate an executive agent among the services with field-level
renewable energy purchasing experience, to assess the regional potential
of renewal energy generation, transmission, and distribution by industry
on or near Department of Defense installations in the United States.
Because of the Air Force's scope and level of experience, the Committee
recommends that the Air Force be designated the executive agent.
The assessment is expected to encompass installations in each of the
services and should include an analysis of the overall cost, benefit,
and risk of various renewable energy proposals. The Department is also
directed to provide a plan for encouraging the participation of private
industry in the development and provision of renewable energy, and
address the Department's market, regulatory, legal, cost and other
possible impediments to an increased reliance on renewable resources. A
thorough assessment is expected to take a minimum of 12 to 15 months to
complete, at an estimated cost of $10,000,000. Given the critical
importance of this assessment, the Committee directs that of the
$35,600,000 in the Energy Conservation Improvement Project fund,
$10,000,000 be allocated to this assessment. The Department is directed
to provide the congressional defense committees with an interim report
on the scope and method of the assessment no later than April 30, 2002,
and a final report no later than April 30, 2003.
Joint Use Facilities
Joint Use Facilities--Joint Future Years' Defense Plan (FYDP) .--The
Committee recognizes the efficiencies gained by the construction of
joint use--multi-service facilities. However, past initiatives to begin
development of such projects have produced limited results. It is the
belief of the Committee that the military services, including the
reserve components, should be encouraged to develop joint use facilities
without the penalty of having the cost of the entire facility added to
the FYDP of only one component.
Given that it is within the authority of the Secretary of Defense,
through the Office of the Comptroller, to develop a separate future year
defense plans account for the application of such joint use projects,
the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, through the Office of
the Comptroller, to develop such an account, within the existing funding
constraints, that would encourage the application for, and construction
of, joint-use, multi-service projects throughout the services including
the reserve components. The Committee further encourages the Department
to submit a budget in fiscal year 2003 with the inclusion of a Joint
Future Years' Defense Plan (FYDP).
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the
congressional defense committees on the Department's plan to develop a
Joint Future Years' Defense Plan no later than February 15, 2002.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, RESERVE COMPONENTS
Appropriations, 2001 $702,608,000
Budget estimate, 2002 615,238,000
Committee recommendation 799,168,000
The Committee recommends $799,168,000 for military construction
projects for the Guard and Reserve components. This amount is
$183,930,000 above the fiscal year 2002 budget request. This increase
reflects the Committee's continued strong support for the Guard and
Reserve.
The Committee's recommended action on each Reserve component project
is reflected in the State list at the end of this report.
The Committee recommends approval of military construction, Reserve
component as outlined in the following table:
RESERVE COMPONENT
Component Request Recommended
Army National Guard $267,389,000 $378,549,000
Air National Guard 149,072,000 222,767,000
Army Reserve 111,404,000 111,404,000
Naval Reserve (including rescission) 33,641,000 32,716,000
Air Force Reserve 53,732,000 53,732,000
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Total 615,238,000 799,168,000
Weapons of Mass Destruction--Civil Support Teams. --The Committee
notes the continued progress by the Department in establishing the
Weapons of Mass Destruction--Civil Support Teams (WMD/CST), and in the
administrative and organizational restructuring.
However, the National Guard has continued requirements for
additional, adequate facilities from which to train, and to coordinate
with other Federal and State agencies, and to store decontamination and
reconnaissance equipment. Any outstanding requirements in this area must
be fully integrated into the overall resourcing strategy for responding
to events addressing weapons of mass destruction and civil support. The
Committee has provided the Army National Guard an additional $9,000,000,
in unspecified minor construction funding to directly support the
completion of facilities for the next seven WMD/CST locations. The
Committee directs the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to report to
the congressional defense committees on the distribution of these funds
no later than 60 days following the designation of the remaining
locations of the 27 initial sites.
The Committee has added funding for specific Reserve component
planning and design initiatives. The Committee recommendation also
provides additional funding over the budget request for minor
construction activities for the Reserve components.
The Committee fully expects contracts for the following projects to
be awarded, as early in fiscal year 2002 as practical:
Readiness Center, Warren, AR .--Of the $34,378,000 provided for
planning and design within the ``Army National Guard'' account, the
Committee directs that $30,000 be made available for the planning and
design of this readiness center.
Reconstruct Leadership Academy, Camp Rowland, CT. --Of the
$34,378,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army National
Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $520,000 be
made available for the design to reconstruct this leadership academy.
Maintenance Shop, Camp Blanding, FL. --Of the $34,378,000 provided
for planning and design within the ``Army National Guard'' account, the
Committee directs that not less than $1,400,000 be made available for
the design of this maintenance shop.
Consolidated Maintenance Facility, Esler/Pineville, LA. --Of the
$34,378,000 provided for planning and design with the ``Army National
Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,700,000 be
made available for the design of this maintenance facility.
Readiness Center, Kosciusko, MS .--Of the $34,378,000 provided for
planning and design within the ``Army National Guard'' account, the
Committee directs that $300,000 be made available for the design of this
readiness center.
Integrated Special Operations Training Facility, Camp Dawson, WV
.--Of the $34,378,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army
National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that $2,000,000 be made
available for the planning and design of this operations and training
facility.
Aviation Classification Repair (AVCRAD), Springfield, MO. --Of the
$34,378,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army National
Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,620,000 be
made available for the design of this aviation repair facility.
Unit Training Equipment Site (UTES), Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. --Of
the $34,378,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Army
National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than
$1,500,000 be made available for the design of this equipment site.
Readiness Center, Watertown, SD. --Of the $34,378,000 provided for
planning and design within the ``Army National Guard'' account, the
Committee directs that not less than $514,000 be made available for the
design of this readiness center.
Joint Army National Guard/Air National Guard Readiness Center,
Martinsburg, WV. --Of the $34,378,000 provided for planning and design
within the ``Army National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that
not less than $1,000,000 be made available for the design of this
readiness center.
Security Forces Facility, Eielson Air Force Base, AK. --Of the
$7,342,000 provided for planning and design within the ``Air National
Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,000,000 be
made available for the design of this security forces facility.
Airfield Facilities Upgrade, Des Moines, IA. --Of the $7,342,000
provided for planning and design within the ``Air National Guard''
account, the Committee directs that not less than $370,000 be made
available for the design of this airfield upgrade.
Airfield Facilities Upgrade, Martinsburg Air National Guard Base,
WV. --Of the $7,342,000 provided for planning and design within the
``Air National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than
$2,000,000 be made available for the design of this airfield upgrade.
Scout Armories, AK. --Of the $22,381,000 provided for unspecified
minor construction within the ``Army National Guard'' account, the
Committee directs that not less than $1,487,000 be made available for
the construction of these scout armories in Kipnuk, Newtok, and Kake,
Alaska.
Entry Way/Guard Facility, Fort Harrison, MT .--Of the $22,381,000
provided for unspecified minor construction within the ``Army National
Guard'' account, the Committee directs that $727,000 be made available
for the construction of this entry way/guard facility.
Storage Building, Camp Grafton, ND. --Of the $22,381,000 provided
for unspecified minor construction within the ``Army National Guard''
account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,499,000 be made
available for the construction of a storage building.
Joint Use Training Facility, Rickenbacker Army National Guard Base,
OH. --Of the $22,381,000 provided for unspecified minor construction
within the ``Army National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that
not less than $1,274,000 be made available for the construction of this
training facility.
C 26 Hangar, Rickenbacker Army National Guard Base, OH. --Of the
$22,381,000 provided for unspecified minor construction within the
``Army National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less
than $1,365,000 be made available for the construction of this hangar.
Courseware Development Support Facility, Camp Murray, WA. --Of the
$22,381,000 provided for unspecified minor construction within the
``Army National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less
than $1,375,000 be made available for the construction of this support
facility.
Airfield Facilities Upgrade, Camp Dawson, WV. --Of the $22,381,000
provided for unspecified minor construction within the ``Army National
Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than $1,000,000 be
made available for the construction of these airfield upgrades.
Munitions Storage Facility, McConnell Air Force Base, KS. --Of the
$8,425,000 provided for unspecified minor construction within the ``Air
National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than
$1,500,000 be made available for the construction of this munitions
storage facility.
Alter Command Post/Logistics Base, Selfridge Air National Guard
Base, MI. --Of the $8,425,000 provided for unspecified minor
construction within the ``Air National Guard'' account, the Committee
directs that not less than $425,000 be made available for this command
post addition.
Engineering Storage Facility, Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT. --Of the
$8,425,000 provided for unspecified minor construction within the ``Air
National Guard'' account, the Committee directs that not less than
$1,500,000 be made available for this storage facility.
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2001 $171,622,000
Budget estimate, 2002 162,600,000
Committee recommendation 162,600,000
The Committee has provided $162,600,000 for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization [NATO] Security Investment Program for fiscal year 2002,
fully funding the budget request.
The Committee continues the requirement that no funds will be used
for projects (including planning and design) related to the enlargement
of NATO and the Partnership for Peace program, unless Congress is
notified 21 days in advance of the obligation of funds. In addition, the
Committee's intent is that section 122 of the General Provisions shall
apply to this program.
The Department of Defense is directed to identify separately the
level of effort anticipated for NATO enlargement and for Partnership for
Peace for that fiscal year in future budget justifications.
FAMILY HOUSING OVERVIEW
The Committee has provided $4,128,383,000 for family housing
construction, operations and maintenance, and the Department's family
housing improvement fund. This amount is $61,866,000 above the fiscal
year 2002 budget request and $470,765,000 above the amount appropriated
in fiscal year 2001.
FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY
Appropriations, 2001 $1,211,572,000
Budget estimate, 2002 1,400,533,000
Committee recommendation 1,421,733,000
The Committee recommends a total of $1,421,733,000 for family
housing, Army, in fiscal year 2002. This is $21,200,000 over the fiscal
year 2002 budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $80,400,000 for new construction instead of
$59,200,000 as requested, as shown below:
Location/project Requested Recommended
Alaska: Fort Wainwright (32 Units) Southern Lights $12,000,000 $12,000,000
Arizona: Fort Huachuca (72 Units) Pershing Plaza West 10,800,000 10,800,000
Kansas: Fort Leavenworth (80 Units) 10,000,000 20,000,000
Texas: 13,600,000 13,600,000
Korea: Camp Humphreys (54 Units) 12,800,000 12,800,000
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Total 59,200,000 80,400,000
Construction Improvements
The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts
provided for construction improvements:
Location/project Requested Recommended
Alabama: Ft. Rucker (28 units) $2,400,000 $2,400,000
Washington, DC: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (221 units) 100,000 100,000
Georgia: Ft. Stewart/Hunter AAF (2,927 units) Privatization 37,800,000 37,800,000
Kentucky: Ft. Campbell (4,540 units) Privatization 52,800,000 52,800,000
Maryland: 1,050,000 1,050,000
New Jersey: Picatinny Arsenal (116 units) Privatization 500,000 500,000
New York: 2,200,000 2,200,000
North Carolina: Ft. Bragg (4,744 units) Privatization 50,000,000 50,000,000
Germany: 14,400,000 14,400,000
Italy: Vicenza (156 units) 11,600,000 11,600,000
Korea: Yongsan (17 units) 4,000,000 4,000,000
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Total 220,750,000 220,750,000
FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
Appropriations, 2001 $1,317,160,000
Budget estimate, 2002 1,222,495,000
Committee recommendation 1,230,695,000
The Committee recommends $1,230,695,000 for family housing, Navy and
Marine Corps, in fiscal year 2002. This amount is $8,200,000 over the
fiscal year 2002 budget request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $123,047,000 for new construction instead of
$114,847,000 as requested, as shown below:
Location/project Requested Recommended
Arizona: MCAS Yuma (51 Units) $9,017,000 $9,017,000
California: Twentynine Palms (74 Units) Marine Palms Housing area 16,250,000 16,250,000
Hawaii: 46,996,000 55,196,000
Mississippi: NAS Pascagoula (160 Units) 23,354,000 23,354,000
Italy: NAS Sigonella (10 Units) 2,403,000 2,403,000
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Total 114,847,000 123,047,000
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts
provided for construction improvements:
Location/project Requested Recommended
California: $16,055,000 $16,055,000
Washington, DC: 945,000 945,000
Florida: 2,557,000 2,557,000
Maryland: 3,955,000 3,955,000
Mississippi: NAS Meridian (118 units) 8,696,000 8,696,000
North Carolina: 4,569,000 4,569,000
Tennessee: NSA Mid South, Memphis (773 units Privatized) 12,370,000 12,370,000
Virginia: 582,000 582,000
Iceland: 26,074,000 26,074,000
Japan: 608,000 608,000
Marianas Island: CNFM Guam (44 units) New Apra Heights 7,620,000 7,620,000
United Kingdom: 7,530,000 7,530,000
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Total 183,054,000 183,054,000
FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE
Appropriations, 2001 $1,084,099,000
Budget estimate, 2002 1,387,358,000
Committee recommendation 1,419,824,000
The Committee recommends $1,419,824,000 for family housing, Air
Force, in fiscal year 2002, which is $32,466,000 over the budget
request.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $150,800,000 for new construction, instead
of $140,800,000 as requested, as shown below:
Location/project Requested Recommended
Arizona: Luke AFB (120 Units) $15,712,000 $15,712,000
California: Travis AFB (118 Units) 18,150,000 18,150,000
Colorado: Buckley AFB (55 Units) 11,400,000 11,400,000
Delaware: Dover AFB (120 Units) 18,145,000 18,145,000
Washington, DC: Bolling AFB (136 Units) Ph 7 16,926,000 16,926,000
Hawaii: Hickam AFB (102 Units) Ph 1 25,037,000 25,037,000
Idaho: Mountain Home AFB (56 Units) Ph 4 10,000,000
Louisiana: Barksdale AFB (56 Units) Ph 1 7,300,000 7,300,000
South Dakota: Ellsworth AFB (78 Units) Ph 1 13,700,000 13,700,000
Virginia: Langley AFB (4 Units) 1,200,000 1,200,000
Portugal: Lajes AFB Azores (64 Units) Ph 2 13,230,000 13,230,000
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Total 140,800,000 150,800,000
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
The following projects are to be accomplished within the amounts
provided for construction improvements:
Location/project Requested Recommended
Alaska: Elmendorf AFB (624 units) Privatization $12,300,000 $12,300,000
Arizona: Luke AFB--Improve Electrical System 1,084,000 1,084,000
California: 14,500,000 14,500,000
Colorado: USAF Academy--Improve Gas Valve Facility 297,000 297,000
Delaware: Dover AFB--Improve Family Housing Management Office 400,000 400,000
Washington, DC: Bolling AFB (2 units) 690,000 690,000
Florida: Eglin Aux Field 9 (330 Units) Privatization
Hawaii: 15,420,000 15,420,000
Illinois: Scott AFB--Improve Housing Office 550,000 550,000
Louisiana: Barksdale AFB--Improve Water Distribution System 1,500,000 1,500,000
Maryland: 16,789,000 16,789,000
Massachusetts: Hanscom AFB--Improve Utilities Systems 1,100,000 1,100,000
Missouri: 17,966,000
Nevada: Nellis AFB (1,313 units) Privatization 1,466,000 1,466,000
New Jersey: McGuire AFB (1,882 units) Privatization 27,127,000 27,127,000
North Dakota: Grand Forks AFB (181 units) 17,810,000 17,810,000
South Carolina: 13,495,000 13,495,000
Texas: Lackland AFB (564 units) Privatization 20,733,000 20,733,000
Virginia: 15,746,000 15,746,000
Wyoming: F.E. Warren AFB--Improve Sanitary Sewer Mains 470,000 470,000
Germany: 46,668,000 46,668,000
Guam: Andersen AFB (112 units) Ph 10 17,534,000 17,534,000
Japan: 13,582,000 13,582,000
United Kingdom: 16,100,000 16,100,000
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Total 352,879,000 375,345,000
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE
Appropriations, 2001 $44,787,000
Budget estimate, 2002 44,012,000
Committee recommendation 44,012,000
The Committee recommends $44,012,000 for family housing,
Defense-wide, in fiscal year 2002. This amount is equal to the budget
request. Specific details are included in the tables at the end of the
report.
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2001 ...........................
Budget estimate, 2002 $2,000,000
Committee recommendation 2,000,000
The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the Family Housing
Improvement Fund. This amount is equal to the budget request.
HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND, DEFENSE
Appropriations, 2001 ...........................
Budget estimate, 2002 $10,119,000
Committee recommendation 10,119,000
The Committee recommends $10,119,000 for the Homeowners Assistance
Fund, which is equal to the amount of the budget request.
The Homeowners Assistance Fund is a non-expiring revolving fund which
finances a program for providing assistance to homeowners by reducing
their losses incident to the disposal of their homes when military
installations at or near where they are serving or employed are ordered
to be closed or the scope of operations is reduced. The Fund was
established in recognition of the fact that base closure and reduction
actions can have serious economic effects on local communities. The Fund
receives funding from several sources: appropriations, borrowing
authority, reimbursable authority, prior fiscal year unobligated
balances, revenue from sale of acquired properties, and recovery of
prior year obligations.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
Overview
The Congress has appropriated, to date, a net total of
$21,393,333,000 for the Base Realignment and Closure program for fiscal
years 1990 through 2001. In the bill for fiscal year 2002, the Committee
is recommending total funding of $682,200,000 under one account.
The Committee, in appropriating such funds, has provided the
Department with the flexibility to allocate funds by Service, by
function and by base. The Committee, in recognizing the complexities of
realigning and closing bases and providing for environmental
restoration, has provided such flexibility to allow the Office of the
Secretary of Defense to monitor the program execution of the Services
and to redistribute unobligated balances as appropriate to avoid delays
and to effect timely execution of realignment and closures along with
environmental restoration.
The following table displays the total amount appropriated for each
round of base closure including amounts recommended for fiscal year
2002:
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
[Total funding, fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2002]
Fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 2000 Fiscal year 2001 enacted Fiscal year 2002 Committee recommended Total
Part I $2,684,577,000 (\1\) (\1\) $2,684,577,000
Part II 4,915,636,000 (\1\) (\1\) 4,915,636,000
Part III 7,269,267,000 (\1\) (\1\) 7,269,267,000
Part IV 5,492,738,000 $1,031,115,000 $682,200,000 7,206,053,000
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Total 20,362,218,000 1,031,115,000 682,200,000 22,075,533,000
\1\Not applicable.
Since the start of the current process for Base Realignment and
Closure, Military Construction Appropriations Acts have appropriated a
net total of $21,393,333,000 for the entire program for fiscal years
1990 through 2001. The total amount appropriated combined with the
budget requested for fiscal year 2002 Base Realignment and Closure is a
total of $22,075,533,000.
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, PART IV
Appropriations, 2001 $1,031,115,000
Budget estimate, 2002 532,200,000
Committee recommendation 682,200,000
The Committee recommends $682,200,000 for the base realignment and
closure account, part IV. This is an increase of $150,000,000 over the
amount requested for fiscal year 2002, and $348,915,000 under the amount
appropriated in fiscal year 2001.
The Committee is deeply concerned about the adequacy of funding for,
and pace of, environmental cleanup at BRAC installations. Of particular
concern are the substantial shortfalls in the Navy and Air Force fiscal
2002 budget submissions for ``must pay'' BRAC environmental cleanup
costs. Both services identified to this Committee environmental
requirements that must be funded in fiscal year 2002 that were not
included in the revised budget submission. The Navy has reported a
shortfall of $167,627,000 for urgent environmental remediation projects,
including health and safety threats and legal commitments, at 16
installations. The Air Force shortfall is $55,000,000 for clean up
projects at 7 installations.
The administration's fiscal year 2002 budget request is $532,200,000.
The request is $498,915,000 below the amount appropriated for fiscal
year 2001, and $150,000,000 below the Committee recommendation of
$682,200,000. The Committee believes that the budget request is wholly
inadequate to meet the current environmental cleanup requirements at
BRAC installations. To help make up the services' urgent shortfall in
funding, the Committee recommends that the unobligated balance of
$55,030,000 remaining in the fiscal year 2001 Defense-wide account,
``National Missile Defense Initial Deployment Facilities Phase 1,'' be
rescinded and that the funds be reallocated to the base realignment and
closure account, part IV, specifically to offset the Navy and Air Force
BRAC environmental shortfalls. The Committee recommends this offset as a
result of the Department's decision to shift the proposed national
missile defense construction program from military construction into
research, test, development, and evaluation.
The Committee also recommends that $19,588,000 be rescinded from
previously appropriated Navy planning and design funds, and that
$925,000 be rescinded from previously appropriated Naval Reserve
planning and design funds and reallocated to the BRAC account so that
the Navy will have an additional source of funds to meet its BRAC
oblications.
In all, to help the communities affected by the services'
environmental remediation shortfalls, the Committee recommends an
increase of $150,000,000 over the budget request for the base
realignment and closure account, part IV, and strongly urges the
Department to accelerate to the maximum extent possible the
environmental cleanup of BRAC installations. Consistent with the
requirements identified by the Navy and the Air Force, the Committee
also expects the Department to properly fund this account to fully meet
its requirements and honor its commitments in future budget requests.
The Committee expects the Department to give priority consideration to
the projects that the Navy and Air Force have identified as urgent
unfunded requirements, and to execute these projects as expeditiously as
possible in fiscal year 2002.
The Committee also directs the Department to provide a report by
March 1, 2002, detailing the ongoing BRAC environmental remediation
projects of each of the services and relevant Defense Agencies. The
report should include the following elements: (1) the total funds
allocated to each project through fiscal year 2002, (2) the budget
request for fiscal year 2003, (3) details of the mandatory spending
requirements for fiscal year 2003 based on legal and regulatory
commitments, (4) the projected cost to complete each project, and (5)
the projected completion date.
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Of particular concern to the Committee is the level of progress being
made on BRAC environmental remediation at the former Hunters Point Naval
Shipyard in California.
The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide the
congressional defense committees, within 90 days of the enactment of
this Act, with a master plan for the cleanup of Hunters Point Naval
Shipyard. This plan should include a detailed cleanup schedule plus cost
estimates for each parcel as well as for the entire project. Following
submission of the initial report, the Secretary is directed to provide
semi-annual progress reports to the defense congressional committees.
The Committee expects the Navy to fully fund the cleanup of the
shipyard in a timely manner, and to execute as expeditiously as possible
the total fiscal year 2002 program, at no less than the budgeted level
of $50,608,000. This includes allocating sufficient resources to
complete the cleanup of Parcel B, to continue the cleanup of Parcels C
and D, and to initiate site characterization of Parcels E and F in
fiscal year 2002. The Committee also expects the Navy to adequately fund
the cleanup of Parcels C and D and the site characterization of Parcels
E and F as expeditiously as possible in accordance with the master plan.
Environmental Remediation, McClellan Air Force Base, CA
The closure of McClellan Air Force Base was completed on July 13,
2001. Productive re-use of the base is now underway, and nearly 2,000 of
the 25,000 jobs lost to the Sacramento Region with the base closure have
been recreated. An estimated $490,000,000 in BRAC environmental
remediation funds will be required to complete the base clean up
program. Of particular concern to the Committee is the urgent
requirement to clean up the plutonium contamination at the installation.
In addition to the $35,754,000 included in the President's fiscal year
2002 budget for environmental clean up at McClellan AFB, the Air Force
has identified to the Committee a shortfall of $22,600,000 for fiscal
year 2002 clean up activities at McClellan. The Committee expects the
Air Force to fully fund the environmental remediation program at
McClellan in 2002 and beyond.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The following lists general provisions proposed by the Committee. The
Committee recommends inclusion of several proposals which have been
incorporated in previous appropriations acts, provisions requested by
the Defense Department, and new provisions. The Committee
recommendations are as follows:
Sec. 101. Restricts payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract
for work, except in cases of contracts for environmental restoration at
base closure sites.
Sec. 102. Permits use of funds for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 103. Permits use of funds for defense access roads.
Sec. 104. Prohibits construction of new bases inside the continental
United States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
Sec. 105. Limits the use of funds for purchase of land or land
easements.
Sec. 106. Prohibits the use of funds to acquire land, prepare a
site, or install utilities for any family housing except housing for
which funds have been made available.
Sec. 107. Limits the use of minor construction funds to transfer or
relocate activities among installations.
Sec. 108. Prohibits the procurement of steel unless American
producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been allowed to compete.
Sec. 109. Prohibits payments of real property taxes in foreign
nations.
Sec. 110. Prohibits construction of new bases overseas without prior
notification.
Sec. 111. Establishes a threshold for American preference of
$500,000 relating to architect and engineering services.
Sec. 112. Establishes preference for American contractors for
military construction in the United States territories and possessions
in the Pacific, and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in the Arabian Gulf.
Sec. 113. Requires notification of military exercises involving
construction in excess of $100,000.
Sec. 114. Limits obligations during the last 2 months of the year.
Sec. 115. Permits funds appropriated in prior years to be available
for construction authorized during the current session of Congress.
Sec. 116. Permits the use of expired or lapsed funds to pay the cost
of supervision for any project being completed with lapsed funds.
Sec. 117. Permits obligation of funds from more than 1 fiscal year
to execute a construction project, provided that the total obligation
for such project is consistent with the total amount appropriated for
the project.
Sec. 118. Allows expired funds to be transferred to the ``Foreign
currency fluctuations, construction, defense'' account.
Sec. 119. Directs the Department to report annually on actions taken
to encourage other nations to assume a greater share of the common
defense budget.
Sec. 120. Allows transfer of proceeds from earlier base realignment
and closure accounts to the continuing base realignment and closure
accounts.
Sec. 121. Permits the transfer of funds from Family Housing
Construction accounts to the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund.
Sec. 122. Restricts the use of funds for the Partnership for Peace
Program.
Sec. 123. Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the
congressional defense committees of all family housing privatization
solicitations and agreements which contain any clause providing
consideration for base realignment and closure, force reductions and
extended deployments.
Sec. 124. Provides transfer authority to the Homeowners Assistance
Program.
Sec. 125. Requires that all Military Construction Appropriations
Acts be the sole funding source of all operation and maintenance for
family housing, including flag and general officer quarters, and limits
the repair on flag and general officer quarters to $35,000 per year
without prior notification to the defense committees.
Sec. 126. Provides for completion of the Masirah Island Airfield
project in Oman.
Sec. 127. Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the
congressional defense committees a Master Plan for the environmental
remediation of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, California.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on general
appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment to the House bill
``which proposes an item of appropriation which is not made to carry out
the provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or
resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session.''
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on a bill
or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part of any
statute include ``(a) the text of 