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Conference Report (H. Rept. 104-406) [104th]
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Conference Report (H. Rept. 104-406)
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[Pages H14378-H14761] Conference Report (H. Rept. 104-406) The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize 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, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into five divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (4) Division D--Federal Acquisition Reform. (5) Division E--Information Technology Management Reform. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Procurement of OH-58D Armed Kiowa Warrior helicopters. Sec. 112. Repeal of requirements for armored vehicle upgrades. Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement of helicopters. Sec. 114. Report on AH-64D engine upgrades. Sec. 115. Requirement for use of previously authorized multiyear procurement authority for Army small arms procurement. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 131. Nuclear attack submarines. Sec. 132. Research for advanced submarine technology. Sec. 133. Cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program. Sec. 134. Repeal of prohibition on backfit of Trident submarines. Sec. 135. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 136. Acquisition program for crash attenuating seats. Sec. 137. T-39N trainer aircraft. Sec. 138. Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle program. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 141. B-2 aircraft program. Sec. 142. Procurement of B-2 bombers. Sec. 143. MC-130H aircraft program. Subtitle E--Chemical Demilitarization Program Sec. 151. Repeal of requirement to proceed expeditiously with development of chemical demilitarization cryofracture facility at Tooele Army Depot, Utah. Sec. 152. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions. Sec. 153. Administration of chemical demilitarization program. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic research and exploratory development. Sec. 203. Modifications to Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Sec. 204. Defense dual use technology initiative. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Space launch modernization. Sec. 212. Tactical manned reconnaissance. Sec. 213. Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program. Sec. 214. Development of laser program. Sec. 215. Navy mine countermeasures program. Sec. 216. Space-based infrared system. Sec. 217. Defense Nuclear Agency programs. Sec. 218. Counterproliferation support program. Sec. 219. Nonlethal weapons study. Sec. 220. Federally funded research and development centers and university-affiliated research centers. Sec. 221. Joint seismic program and global seismic network. Sec. 222. Hydra-70 rocket product improvement program. Sec. 223. Limitation on obligation of funds until receipt of electronic combat consolidation master plan. Sec. 224. Obligation of certain funds delayed until receipt of report on science and technology rescissions. Sec. 225. Obligation of certain funds delayed until receipt of report on reductions in research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 226. Advanced Field Artillery System (Crusader). Sec. 227. Demilitarization of conventional munitions, rockets, and explosives. Sec. 228. Defense Airborne Reconnaissance program. Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 Sec. 231. Short title. Sec. 232. Findings. Sec. 233. Ballistic Missile Defense policy. Sec. 234. Theater Missile Defense architecture. Sec. 235. National Missile Defense system architecture. Sec. 236. Policy regarding the ABM Treaty. Sec. 237. Prohibition on use of funds to implement an international agreement concerning Theater Missile Defense systems. Sec. 238. Ballistic Missile Defense cooperation with allies. Sec. 239. ABM Treaty defined. Sec. 240. Repeal of Missile Defense Act of 1991. Subtitle D--Other Ballistic Missile Defense Provisions Sec. 251. Ballistic Missile Defense program elements. Sec. 252. Testing of Theater Missile Defense interceptors. Sec. 253. Repeal of missile defense provisions. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports Sec. 261. Precision-guided munitions. Sec. 262. Review of C4I by National Research Council. Sec. 263. Analysis of consolidation of basic research accounts of military departments. Sec. 264. Change in reporting period from calendar year to fiscal year for annual report on certain contracts to colleges and universities. Sec. 265. Aeronautical research and test capabilities assessment. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 271. Advanced lithography program. Sec. 272. Enhanced fiber optic guided missile (EFOG-M) system . Sec. 273. States eligible for assistance under Defense Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 274. Cruise missile defense initiative. Sec. 275. Modification to university research initiative support program. Sec. 276. Manufacturing technology program. Sec. 277. Five-year plan for consolidation of defense laboratories and test and evaluation centers. Sec. 278. Limitation on T-38 avionics upgrade program. Sec. 279. Global Positioning System. Sec. 280. Revision of authority for providing Army support for the National Science Center for Communications and Electronics. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Sec. 305. Civil Air Patrol. Subtitle B--Depot-Level Activities Sec. 311. Policy regarding performance of depot-level maintenance and repair for the Department of Defense. Sec. 312. Management of depot employees. Sec. 313. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval shipyards to engage in defense-related production and services. Sec. 314. Modification of notification requirement regarding use of core logistics functions waiver. Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions Sec. 321. Revision of requirements for agreements for services under environmental restoration program. [[Page H14379]] Sec. 322. Addition of amounts creditable to Defense Environmental Restoration Account. Sec. 323. Use of Defense Environmental Restoration Account. Sec. 324. Revision of authorities relating to restoration advisory boards. Sec. 325. Discharges from vessels of the Armed Forces. Subtitle D--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 331. Operation of commissary system. Sec. 332. Limited release of commissary stores sales information to manufacturers, distributors, and other vendors doing business with Defense Commissary Agency. Sec. 333. Economical distribution of distilled spirits by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities. Sec. 334. Transportation by commissaries and exchanges to overseas locations. Sec. 335. Demonstration project for uniform funding of morale, welfare, and recreation activities at certain military installations. Sec. 336. Operation of combined exchange and commissary stores. Sec. 337. Deferred payment programs of military exchanges. Sec. 338. Availability of funds to offset expenses incurred by Army and Air Force Exchange Service on account of troop reductions in Europe. Sec. 339. Study regarding improving efficiencies in operation of military exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities and commissary stores. Sec. 340. Repeal of requirement to convert ships' stores to nonappropriated fund instrumentalities. Sec. 341. Disposition of excess morale, welfare, and recreation funds. Sec. 342. Clarification of entitlement to use of morale, welfare, and recreation facilities by members of reserve components and dependents. Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources Sec. 351. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services. Sec. 352. Direct vendor delivery system for consumable inventory items of Department of Defense. Sec. 353. Payroll, finance, and accounting functions of the Department of Defense. Sec. 354. Demonstration program to identify overpayments made to vendors. Sec. 355. Pilot program on private operation of defense dependents' schools. Sec. 356. Program for improved travel process for the Department of Defense. Sec. 357. Increased reliance on private-sector sources for commercial products and services. Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports Sec. 361. Quarterly readiness reports. Sec. 362. Restatement of requirement for semiannual reports to Congress on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations. Sec. 363. Report regarding reduction of costs associated with contract management oversight. Sec. 364. Reviews of management of inventory control points and Material Management Standard System. Sec. 365. Report on private performance of certain functions performed by military aircraft. Sec. 366. Strategy and report on automated information systems of Department of Defense. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 371. Codification of Defense Business Operations Fund. Sec. 372. Clarification of services and property that may be exchanged to benefit the historical collection of the Armed Forces. Sec. 373. Prohibition on capital lease for Defense Business Management University. Sec. 374. Permanent authority for use of proceeds from the sale of certain lost, abandoned, or unclaimed property. Sec. 375. Sale of military clothing and subsistence and other supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 376. Personnel services and logistical support for certain activities held on military installations. Sec. 377. Retention of monetary awards. Sec. 378. Provision of equipment and facilities to assist in emergency response actions. Sec. 379. Report on Department of Defense military and civil defense preparedness to respond to emergencies resulting from a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Temporary variation in DOPMA authorized end strength limitations for active duty Air Force and Navy officers in certain grades. Sec. 403. Certain general and flag officers awaiting retirement not to be counted. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. Counting of certain active component personnel assigned in support of reserve component training. Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to serve on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 415. Reserves on active duty in support of cooperative threat reduction programs not to be counted. Sec. 416. Reserves on active duty for military-to-military contacts and comparable activities not to be counted. Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads Sec. 421. Authorization of training student loads. Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. Sec. 432. Authorization for increase in active-duty end strengths. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Joint officer management. Sec. 502. Retired grade for officers in grades above major general and rear admiral Sec. 503. Wearing of insignia for higher grade before promotion. Sec. 504. Authority to extend transition period for officers selected for early retirement. Sec. 505. Army officer manning levels. Sec. 506. Authority for medical department officers other than physicians to be appointed as Surgeon General. Sec. 507. Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. Sec. 508. Authority for temporary promotions for certain Navy lieutenants with critical skills. Sec. 509. Retirement for years of service of Directors of Admissions of Military and Air Force academies. Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components Sec. 511. Extension of certain Reserve officer management authorities. Sec. 512. Mobilization income insurance program for members of Ready Reserve. Sec. 513. Military technician full-time support program for Army and Air Force reserve components. Sec. 514. Revisions to Army Guard Combat Reform Initiative to include Army Reserve under certain provisions and make certain revisions. Sec. 515. Active duty associate unit responsibility. Sec. 516. Leave for members of reserve components performing public safety duty. Sec. 517. Department of Defense funding for National Guard participation in joint disaster and emergency assistance exercises. Subtitle C--Decorations and Awards Sec. 521. Award of Purple Heart to persons wounded while held as prisoners of war before April 25, 1962. Sec. 522. Authority to award decorations recognizing acts of valor performed in combat during the Vietnam conflict. Sec. 523. Military intelligence personnel prevented by secrecy from being considered for decorations and awards. Sec. 524. Review regarding upgrading of Distinguished-Service Crosses and Navy Crosses awarded to Asian-Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders for World War II service. Sec. 525. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal based upon service in El Salvador. Sec. 526. Procedure for consideration of military decorations not previously submitted in timely fashion. Subtitle D--Officer Education Programs Part I--Service Academies Sec. 531. Revision of service obligation for graduates of the service academies. Sec. 532. Nominations to service academies from Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Sec. 533. Repeal of requirement for athletic director and nonappropriated fund account for the athletics programs at the service academies. Sec. 534. Repeal of requirement for program to test privatization of service academy preparatory schools. Part II--Reserve Officer Training Corps Sec. 541. ROTC access to campuses. Sec. 542. ROTC scholarships for the National Guard. Sec. 543. Delay in reorganization of Army ROTC regional headquarters structure. Sec. 544. Duration of field training or practice cruise required under the Senior ROTC program. Sec. 545. Active duty officers detailed to ROTC duty at senior military colleges to serve as Commandant and Assistant Commandant of Cadets and as tactical officers. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports Sec. 551. Report concerning appropriate forum for judicial review of Department of Defense personnel actions. [[Page H14380]] Sec. 552. Comptroller General review of proposed Army end strength allocations. Sec. 553. Report on manning status of highly deployable support units. Sec. 554. Review of system for correction of military records. Sec. 555. Report on the consistency of reporting of fingerprint cards and final disposition forms to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 561. Equalization of accrual of service credit for officers and enlisted members. Sec. 562. Army ranger training. Sec. 563. Separation in cases involving extended confinement. Sec. 564. Limitations on reductions in medical personnel. Sec. 565. Sense of Congress concerning personnel tempo rates. Sec. 566. Separation benefits during force reduction for officers of commissioned corps of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sec. 567. Discharge of members of the Armed Forces who have the HIV-1 virus. Sec. 568. Revision and codification of Military Family Act and Military Child Care Act. Sec. 569. Determination of whereabouts and status of missing persons. Sec. 570. Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support. Subtitle G--Support for Non-Department of Defense Activities Sec. 571. Repeal of certain civil-military programs. Sec. 572. Training activities involving support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense. Sec. 573. National Guard civilian youth opportunities pilot program. Sec. 574. Termination of funding for Office of Civil-Military Programs in Office of the Secretary of Defense. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Military pay raise for fiscal year 1996. Sec. 602. Limitation on basic allowance for subsistence for members residing without dependents in Government quarters. Sec. 603. Election of basic allowance for quarters instead of assignment to inadequate quarters. Sec. 604. Payment of basic allowance for quarters to members in pay grade E-6 who are assigned to sea duty. Sec. 605. Limitation on reduction of variable housing allowance for certain members. Sec. 606. Clarification of limitation on eligibility for family separation allowance. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses for reserve forces. Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. Extension of authority relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Codification and extension of special pay for critically short wartime health specialists in the Selected Reserves. Sec. 615. Hazardous duty incentive pay for warrant officers and enlisted members serving as air weapons controllers. Sec. 616. Aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 617. Clarification of authority to provide special pay for nurses. Sec. 618. Continuous entitlement to career sea pay for crew members of ships designated as tenders. Sec. 619. Increase in maximum rate of special duty assignment pay for enlisted members serving as recruiters. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 621. Repeal of requirement regarding calculation of allowances on basis of mileage tables. Sec. 622. Departure allowances. Sec. 623. Transportation of nondependent child from member's station overseas after loss of dependent status while overseas. Sec. 624. Authorization of dislocation allowance for moves in connection with base realignments and closures. Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 631. Effective date for military retiree cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998. Sec. 632. Denial of non-regular service retired pay for Reserves receiving certain court-martial sentences. Sec. 633. Report on payment of annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 634. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World War II veterans who served as guerilla fighters in the Philippines. Sec. 635. Authority for relief from previous overpayments under minimum income widows program. Sec. 636. Transitional compensation for dependents of members of the Armed Forces separated for dependent abuse. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 641. Payment to survivors of deceased members for all leave accrued. Sec. 642. Repeal of reporting requirements regarding compensation matters. Sec. 643. Recoupment of administrative expenses in garnishment actions. Sec. 644. Report on extending to junior noncommissioned officers privileges provided for senior noncommissioned officers. Sec. 645. Study regarding joint process for determining location of recruiting stations. Sec. 646. Automatic maximum coverage under Servicemen's Group Life Insurance. Sec. 647. Termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance for members of the Ready Reserve who fail to pay premiums. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Health Care Services Sec. 701. Modification of requirements regarding routine physical examinations and immunizations under CHAMPUS. Sec. 702. Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death and disability benefits for certain Reserves. Sec. 703. Medical care for surviving dependents of retired Reserves who die before age 60. Sec. 704. Medical and dental care for members of the Selected Reserve assigned to early deploying units of the Army Selected Reserve. Sec. 705. Dental insurance for members of the Selected Reserve. Sec. 706. Permanent authority to carry out specialized treatment facility program. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Definition of TRICARE program. Sec. 712. Priority use of military treatment facilities for persons enrolled in managed care initiatives. Sec. 713. Staggered payment of enrollment fees for TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Requirement of budget neutrality for TRICARE program to be based on entire program. Sec. 715. Training in health care management and administration for TRICARE lead agents. Sec. 716. Pilot program of individualized residential mental health services. Sec. 717. Evaluation and report on TRICARE program effectiveness. Sec. 718. Sense of Congress regarding access to health care under TRICARE program for covered beneficiaries who are medicare eligible. Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Sec. 721. Delay of termination of status of certain facilities as Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 722. Limitation on expenditures to support Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 723. Application of CHAMPUS payment rules in certain cases. Sec. 724. Application of Federal Acquisition Regulation to participation agreements with Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 725. Development of plan for integrating Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities in managed care programs of Department of Defense. Sec. 726. Equitable implementation of uniform cost sharing requirements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 727. Elimination of unnecessary annual reporting requirement regarding Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care Management Sec. 731. Maximum allowable payments to individual health-care providers under CHAMPUS. Sec. 732. Notification of certain CHAMPUS covered beneficiaries of loss of CHAMPUS eligibility. Sec. 733. Personal services contracts for medical treatment facilities of the Coast Guard. Sec. 734. Identification of third-party payer situations. Sec. 735. Redesignation of Military Health Care Account as Defense Health Program Account and two-year availability of certain account funds. Sec. 736. Expansion of financial assistance program for health-care professionals in reserve components to include dental specialties. Sec. 737. Applicability of limitation on prices of pharmaceuticals procured for the Coast Guard. Sec. 738. Restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 741. Triservice nursing research. Sec. 742. Termination of program to train military psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medications. Sec. 743. Waiver of collection of payments due from certain persons unaware of loss of CHAMPUS eligibility. Sec. 744. Demonstration program to train military medical personnel in civilian shock trauma units. Sec. 745. Study regarding Department of Defense efforts to determine appropriate force levels of wartime medical personnel. [[Page H14381]] Sec. 746. Report on improved access to military health care for covered beneficiaries entitled to medicare. Sec. 747. Report on effect of closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Colorado, on provision of care to military personnel, retired military personnel, and their dependents. Sec. 748. Sense of Congress on continuity of health care services for covered beneficiaries adversely affected by closures of military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 749. State recognition of military advance medical directives. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Acquisition Reform Sec. 801.Inapplicability of limitation on expenditure of appropriations to contracts at or below simplified acquisition threshold. Sec. 802. Authority to delegate contracting authority. Sec. 803. Quality control in procurements of critical aircraft and ship spare parts. Sec. 804. Fees for certain testing services. Sec. 805. Coordination and communication of defense research activities. Sec. 806. Addition of certain items to domestic source limitation. Sec. 807. Encouragement of use of leasing authority. Sec. 808. Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs attributable to private sector work of defense contractors. Sec. 809. Subcontracts for ocean transportation services. Sec. 810. Prompt resolution of audit recommendations. Sec. 811. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Sec. 812. Procurement of items for experimental or test purposes. Sec. 813. Use of funds for acquisition of designs, processes, technical data, and computer software. Sec. 814. Independent cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs. Sec. 815. Construction, repair, alteration, furnishing, and equipping of naval vessels. Subtitle B--Other Matters Sec. 821. Procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 822. Defense facility-wide pilot program. Sec. 823. Treatment of Department of Defense cable television franchise agreements. Sec. 824. Extension of pilot mentor-protege program. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--General Matters Sec. 901. Organization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 902. Reduction in number of Assistant Secretary of Defense positions. Sec. 903. Deferred repeal of various statutory positions and offices in Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 904. Redesignation of the position of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy. Sec. 905. Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 906. Restructuring of Department of Defense acquisition organization and workforce. Sec. 907. Report on Nuclear Posture Review and on plans for nuclear weapons management in event of abolition of Department of Energy. Sec. 908. Redesignation of Advanced Research Projects Agency. Sec. 909. Naval nuclear propulsion program. Subtitle B--Financial Management Sec. 911. Transfer authority regarding funds available for foreign currency fluctuations. Sec. 912. Defense Modernization Account. Sec. 913. Designation and liability of disbursing and certifying officials. Sec. 914. Fisher House trust funds. Sec. 915. Limitation on use of authority to pay for emergency and extraordinary expenses. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex. Sec. 1003. Improved funding mechanisms for unbudgeted operations. Sec. 1004. Operation Provide Comfort. Sec. 1005. Operation Enhanced Southern Watch. Sec. 1006. Authority for obligation of certain unauthorized fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations. Sec. 1007. Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1995. Sec. 1008. Authorization reductions to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions. Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1011. Iowa class battleships. Sec. 1012. Transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1013. Contract options for LMSR vessels. Sec. 1014. National Defense Reserve Fleet. Sec. 1015. Naval salvage facilities. Sec. 1016. Vessels subject to repair under phased maintenance contracts. Sec. 1017. Clarification of requirements relating to repairs of vessels. Sec. 1018. Sense of Congress concerning naming of amphibious ships. Sec. 1019. Sense of Congress concerning naming of naval vessel. Sec. 1020. Transfer of riverine patrol craft. Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1021. Revision and clarification of authority for Federal support of drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the National Guard. Sec. 1022. National Drug Intelligence Center. Subtitle D--Civilian Personnel Sec. 1031. Management of Department of Defense civilian personnel. Sec. 1032. Conversion of military positions to civilian positions. Sec. 1033. Elimination of 120-day limitation on details of certain employees. Sec. 1034. Authority for civilian employees of Department of Defense to participate voluntarily in reductions in force. Sec. 1035. Authority to pay severance payments in lump sums. Sec. 1036. Continued health insurance coverage. Sec. 1037. Revision of authority for appointments of involuntarily separated military reserve technicians. Sec. 1038. Wearing of uniform by National Guard technicians. Sec. 1039. Military leave for military reserve technicians for certain duty overseas. Sec. 1040. Personnel actions involving employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities. Sec. 1041. Coverage of nonappropriated fund employees under authority for flexible and compressed work schedules. Sec. 1042. Limitation on provision of overseas living quarters allowances for nonappropriated fund instrumentality employees. Sec. 1043. Elections relating to retirement coverage. Sec. 1044. Extension of temporary authority to pay civilian employees with respect to the evacuation from Guantanamo, Cuba. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements Sec. 1051. Report on fiscal year 1997 budget submission regarding Guard and reserve components. Sec. 1052. Report on desirability and feasibility of providing authority for use of funds derived from recovered losses resulting from contractor fraud. Sec. 1053. Report on national policy on protecting the national information infrastructure against strategic attacks. Sec. 1054. Report on Department of Defense boards and commissions. Sec. 1055. Date for submission of annual report on special access programs. Subtitle F--Repeal of Certain Reporting and Other Requirements and Authorities Sec. 1061. Miscellaneous provisions of law. Sec. 1062. Reports required by title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1063. Reports required by defense authorization and appropriations Acts. Sec. 1064. Reports required by other provisions of law. Subtitle G--Department of Defense Education Programs Sec. 1071. Continuation of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Sec. 1072. Additional graduate schools and programs at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Sec. 1073. Funding for adult education programs for military personnel and dependents outside the United States. Sec. 1074. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 1075. Sharing of personnel of Department of Defense domestic dependent schools and defense dependents' education system. Sec. 1076. Increase in reserve component Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance allowance with respect to skills or specialties for which there is a critical shortage of personnel. Sec. 1077. Date for annual report on reserve component Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program. Sec. 1078. Scope of education programs of Community College of the Air Force. Sec. 1079. Amendments to education loan repayment programs. Subtitle H--Other Matters Sec. 1081. National defense technology and industrial base, defense reinvestment, and defense conversion programs. Sec. 1082. Ammunition industrial base. Sec. 1083. Policy concerning excess defense industrial capacity. Sec. 1084. Sense of Congress concerning access to secondary school student information for recruiting purposes. Sec. 1085. Disclosure of information concerning unaccounted for United States personnel from the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam era, and the Cold War. Sec. 1086. Operational support airlift aircraft fleet. Sec. 1087. Civil Reserve Air Fleet. Sec. 1088. Damage or loss to personal property due to emergency evacuation or extraordinary circumstances. [[Page H14382]] Sec. 1089. Authority to suspend or terminate collection actions against deceased members. Sec. 1090. Check cashing and exchange transactions for dependents of United States Government personnel. Sec. 1091. Designation of National Maritime Center. Sec. 1092. Sense of Congress regarding historic preservation of Midway Islands. Sec. 1093. Sense of Senate regarding Federal spending. Sec. 1094. Extension of authority for vessel war risk insurance. TITLE XI--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE Sec. 1101. Short title. Sec. 1102. References to Uniform Code of Military Justice. Subtitle A--Offenses Sec. 1111. Refusal to testify before court-martial. Sec. 1112. Flight from apprehension. Sec. 1113. Carnal knowledge. Subtitle B--Sentences Sec. 1121. Effective date for forfeitures of pay and allowances and reductions in grade by sentence of court-martial. Sec. 1122. Required forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement. Sec. 1123. Deferment of confinement. Subtitle C--Pretrial and Post-Trial Actions Sec. 1131. Article 32 investigations. Sec. 1132. Submission of matters to the convening authority for consideration. Sec. 1133. Commitment of accused to treatment facility by reason of lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility. Subtitle D--Appellate Matters Sec. 1141. Appeals by the United States. Sec. 1142. Repeal of termination of authority for Chief Justice of United States to designate Article III judges for temporary service on Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 1151. Advisory committee on criminal law jurisdiction over civilians accompanying the Armed Forces in time of armed conflict. Sec. 1152. Time after accession for initial instruction in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 1153. Technical amendment. TITLE XII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1201. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1202. Fiscal year 1996 funding allocations. Sec. 1203. Prohibition on use of funds for peacekeeping exercises and related activities with Russia. Sec. 1204. Revision to authority for assistance for weapons destruction. Sec. 1205. Prior notice to Congress of obligation of funds. Sec. 1206. Report on accounting for United States assistance. Sec. 1207. Limitation on assistance to nuclear weapons scientists of former Soviet Union. Sec. 1208. Limitations relating to offensive biological warfare program of Russia. Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility. TITLE XIII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Subtitle A--Peacekeeping Provisions Sec. 1301. Placement of United States forces under United Nations operational or tactical control. Sec. 1302. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds for United States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities. Subtitle B--Humanitarian Assistance Programs Sec. 1311. Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid programs. Sec. 1312. Humanitarian assistance. Sec. 1313. Landmine clearance program. Subtitle C--Arms Exports and Military Assistance Sec. 1321. Defense export loan guarantees. Sec. 1322. National security implications of United States export control policy. Sec. 1323. Department of Defense review of export licenses for certain biological pathogens. Sec. 1324. Annual reports on improving export control mechanisms and on military assistance. Sec. 1325. Report on personnel requirements for control of transfer of certain weapons. Subtitle D--Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities Involving Allies and NATO Sec. 1331. Accounting for burdensharing contributions. Sec. 1332. Authority to accept contributions for expenses of relocation within host nation of United States Armed Forces overseas. Sec. 1333. Revised goal for allied share of costs for United States installations in Europe. Sec. 1334. Exclusion of certain forces from European end strength limitation. Sec. 1335. Cooperative research and development agreements with NATO organizations. Sec. 1336. Support services for the Navy at the port of Haifa, Israel. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 1341. Prohibition on financial assistance to terrorist countries. Sec. 1342. Judicial assistance to the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia and to the International Tribunal for Rwanda. Sec. 1343. Semiannual reports concerning United States-People's Republic of China Joint Defense Conversion Commission. TITLE XIV--ARMS CONTROL MATTERS Sec. 1401. Revision of definition of landmine for purposes of landmine export moratorium. Sec. 1402. Reports on and certification requirement concerning moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines. Sec. 1403. Extension and amendment of counterproliferation authorities. Sec. 1404. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Sec. 1405. Sense of Congress on ABM treaty violations. Sec. 1406. Sense of Congress on ratification of Chemical Weapons Convention and START II Treaty. Sec. 1407. Implementation of arms control agreements. Sec. 1408. Iran and Iraq arms nonproliferation. TITLE XV--TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS Sec. 1501. Amendments related to Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act. Sec. 1502. Amendments to reflect name change of Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. Sec. 1503. Miscellaneous amendments to title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1504. Miscellaneous amendments to annual defense authorization Acts. Sec. 1505. Miscellaneous amendments to other laws. Sec. 1506. Coordination with other amendments. TITLE XVI--CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY Sec. 1601. Short title. Subtitle A--Establishment and Operation of Corporation Sec. 1611. Establishment of the Corporation. Sec. 1612. Conduct of Civilian Marksmanship Program. Sec. 1613. Eligibility for participation in Civilian Marksmanship Program. Sec. 1614. Issuance, loan, and sale of firearms and ammunition by the Corporation. Sec. 1615. Transfer of firearms and ammunition from the Army to the Corporation. Sec. 1616. Reservation by the Army of firearms and ammunition for the Corporation. Sec. 1617. Army logistical support for the program. Sec. 1618. General authorities of the Corporation. Sec. 1619. Distribution of Corporate assets in event of dissolution. Subtitle B--Transitional Provisions Sec. 1621. Transfer of funds and property to the Corporation. Sec. 1622. Continuation of eligibility for certain civil service benefits for former Federal employees of Civilian Marksmanship Program. Sec. 1623. Certification of completion of transition. Sec. 1624. Repeal of authority for conduct of Civilian Marksmanship Program by the Army. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Revision of fiscal year 1995 authorization of appropriations to clarify availability of funds for large anechoic chamber facility, Patuxent River Naval Warfare Center, Maryland. Sec. 2206. Authority to carry out land acquisition project, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Sec. 2207. Acquisition of land, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia. Sec. 2208. Acquisition or construction of military family housing in vicinity of San Diego, California. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. [[Page H14383]] Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Retention of accrued interest on funds deposited for construction of family housing, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Military family housing private investment. Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2406. Limitations on use of Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1995 projects. Sec. 2408. Reduction in amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 contingency construction projects. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Reduction in amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 Air National Guard Projects. Sec. 2603. Correction in authorized uses of funds for Army National Guard projects in Mississippi. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 projects. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Housing Privatization Initiative Sec. 2801.Alternative authority for construction and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2802. Expansion of authority for limited partnerships for development of military family housing. Subtitle B--Other Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2811. Special threshold for unspecified minor construction projects to correct life, health, or safety deficiencies. Sec. 2812. Clarification of scope of unspecified minor construction authority. Sec. 2813. Temporary authority to waive net floor area limitation for family housing acquired in lieu of construction. Sec. 2814. Reestablishment of authority to waive net floor area limitation on acquisition by purchase of certain military family housing. Sec. 2815. Temporary authority to waive limitations on space by pay grade for military family housing units. Sec. 2816. Rental of family housing in foreign countries. Sec. 2817. Clarification of scope of report requirement on cost increases under contracts for military family housing construction. Sec. 2818. Authority to convey damaged or deteriorated military family housing. Sec. 2819. Energy and water conservation savings for the Department of Defense. Sec. 2820. Extension of authority to enter into leases of land for special operations activities. Sec. 2821. Disposition of amounts recovered as a result of damage to real property. Sec. 2822. Pilot program to provide interest rate buy down authority on loans for housing within housing shortage areas at military installations. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2831. Deposit of proceeds from leases of property located at installations being closed or realigned. Sec. 2832. In-kind consideration for leases at installations to be closed or realigned. Sec. 2833. Interim leases of property approved for closure or realignment. Sec. 2834. Authority to lease property requiring environmental remediation at installations approved for closure or realignment. Sec. 2835. Final funding for Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Sec. 2836. Exercise of authority delegated by the Administrator of General Services. Sec. 2837. Lease back of property disposed from installations approved for closure or realignment. Sec. 2838. Improvement of base closure and realignment process regarding disposal of property. Sec. 2839. Agreements for certain services at installations being closed. Sec. 2840. Authority to transfer property at military installations to be closed to persons who construct or provide military family housing. Sec. 2841. Use of single base closure authorities for disposal of property and facilities at Fort Holabird, Maryland. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Generally PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES Sec. 2851. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Sec. 2852. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Bliss, Texas. Sec. 2853. Transfer of jurisdiction and land conveyance, Fort Devens Military Reservation, Massachusetts. Sec. 2854. Modification of land conveyance, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Sec. 2855. Land exchange, Fort Lewis, Washington. Sec. 2856. Land exchange, Army Reserve Center, Gainesville, Georgia. Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Mount Carmel, Tennessee. Sec. 2858. Land conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana. Sec. 2859. Land conveyance, Fort Ord, California. Sec. 2860. Land conveyance, Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California. Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Youngstown, Ohio. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Property, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, property underlying Cummins Apartment Complex, Fort Holabird, Maryland. Sec. 2864. Modification of existing land conveyance, Army property, Hamilton Air Force Base, California. PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES Sec. 2865. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York. Sec. 2866. Modification of land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York. Sec. 2867. Land conveyance alternative to existing lease authority, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California. Sec. 2868. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, McGregor, Texas. Sec. 2869. Land conveyance, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Memphis, Tennessee. Sec. 2870. Land conveyance, Navy property, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Naval Communications Station, Stockton, California. Sec. 2872. Lease of property, Naval Air Station and Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES Sec. 2874. Land acquisition or exchange, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Sec. 2875. Land conveyance, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Sec. 2876. Land conveyance, Radar Bomb Scoring Site, Forsyth, Montana. Sec. 2877. Land conveyance, Radar Bomb Scoring Site, Powell, Wyoming. Sec. 2878. Land conveyance, Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida. Subtitle E--Land Conveyances Involving Utilities Sec. 2881. Conveyance of resource recovery facility, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Sec. 2882. Conveyance of water and wastewater treatment plants, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Sec. 2883. Conveyance of electricity distribution system, Fort Irwin, California. Sec. 2884. Conveyance of water treatment plant, Fort Pickett, Virginia. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 2891. Authority to use funds for certain educational purposes. Sec. 2892. Department of Defense Laboratory Revitalization Demonstration Program. Sec. 2893. Authority for Port Authority of State of Mississippi to use Navy property at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi. Sec. 2894. Prohibition on joint use of Naval Air Station and Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. Sec. 2895. Report regarding Army water craft support facilities and activities. Sec. 2896. Residual value reports. Sec. 2897. Sense of Congress and report regarding Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Colorado. TITLE XXIX--LAND CONVEYANCES INVOLVING JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, ILLINOIS Sec. 2901. Short title. Sec. 2902. Definitions. Subtitle A--Conversion of Joliet Army Ammunition Plant to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Sec. 2911. Principles of transfer. Sec. 2912. Transfer of management responsibilities and jurisdiction over Arsenal. Sec. 2913. Responsibility and liability. Sec. 2914. Establishment and administration of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Sec. 2915. Special management requirements for Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Sec. 2916. Special transfer rules for certain Arsenal parcels intended for MNP. [[Page H14384]] Subtitle B--Other Land Conveyances Involving Joliet Army Ammunition Plant Sec. 2921. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for a national cemetery. Sec. 2922. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for a county landfill. Sec. 2923. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for industrial parks. Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 2931. Degree of environmental cleanup. Sec. 2932. Retention of property used for environmental cleanup. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. Weapons activities. Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3131. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials. Sec. 3132. National Ignition Facility. Sec. 3133. Tritium production program. Sec. 3134. Payment of penalties. Sec. 3135. Fissile materials disposition. Sec. 3136. Tritium recycling. Sec. 3137. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and certification of nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3138. Hydronuclear experiments. Sec. 3139. Limitation on authority to conduct hydronuclear tests. Sec. 3140. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex. Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of funds for certain research and development purposes. Sec. 3142. Processing and treatment of high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel rods. Sec. 3143. Protection of workers at nuclear weapons facilities. Sec. 3144. Department of Energy Declassification Productivity Initiative. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Report on foreign tritium purchases. Sec. 3152. Study on nuclear test readiness postures. Sec. 3153. Master plan for the certification, stewardship, and management of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3154. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified. Sec. 3155. Review of certain documents before declassification and release. Sec. 3156. Accelerated schedule for environmental restoration and waste management activities. Sec. 3157. Sense of Congress regarding certain environmental restoration requirements. Sec. 3158. Responsibility for Defense Programs Emergency Response Program. Sec. 3159. Requirements for Department of Energy weapons activities budgets for fiscal years after fiscal year 1996. Sec. 3160. Report on hydronuclear testing. Sec. 3161. Applicability of Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Sec. 3162. Sense of Congress regarding shipments of spent nuclear fuel. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Subtitle A--Authorization of Disposals and Use of Funds Sec. 3301. Definitions. Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3303. Disposal of chromite and manganese ores and chromium ferro and manganese metal electrolytic. Sec. 3304. Restrictions on disposal of manganese ferro. Sec. 3305. Titanium initiative to support battle tank upgrade program. Subtitle B--Programmatic Change Sec. 3311. Transfer of excess defense-related materials to stockpile for disposal. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Subtitle A--Administration of Naval Petroleum Reserves Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal year 1996. Subtitle B--Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Sec. 3411. Definitions. Sec. 3412. Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sec. 3413. Effect of sale of reserve. Sec. 3414. Conditions on sale process. Sec. 3415. Treatment of State of California claim regarding reserve. Sec. 3416. Study of future of other naval petroleum reserves. TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures. Sec. 3503. Expenditures in accordance with other laws. Subtitle B--Reconstitution of Commission as Government Corporation Sec. 3521. Short title. Sec. 3522. Reconstitution of Commission as Government corporation. Sec. 3523. Supervisory Board. Sec. 3524. General and specific powers of Commission. Sec. 3525. Congressional review of budget. Sec. 3526. Audits. Sec. 3527. Prescription of measurement rules and rates of tolls. Sec. 3528. Procedures for changes in rules of measurement and rates of tolls. Sec. 3529. Miscellaneous technical amendments. Sec. 3530. Conforming amendment to title 31, United States Code. DIVISION D--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM Sec. 4001. Short title. TITLE XLI--COMPETITION Sec. 4101. Efficient competition. Sec. 4102. Efficient approval procedures. Sec. 4103. Efficient competitive range determinations. Sec. 4104. Preaward debriefings. Sec. 4105. Design-build selection procedures. TITLE XLII--COMMERCIAL ITEMS Sec. 4201. Commercial item exception to requirement for cost or pricing data. Sec. 4202. Application of simplified procedures to certain commercial items. Sec. 4203. Inapplicability of certain procurement laws to commercially available off-the-shelf items. Sec. 4204. Amendment of commercial items definition. Sec. 4205. Inapplicability of cost accounting standards to contracts and subcontracts for commercial items. TITLE XLIII--ADDITIONAL REFORM PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Additional Acquisition Reform Provisions Sec. 4301. Elimination of certain certification requirements. Sec. 4302. Authorities conditioned on FACNET capability. Sec. 4303. International competitiveness. Sec. 4304. Procurement integrity. Sec. 4305. Further acquisition streamlining provisions. Sec. 4306. Value engineering for Federal agencies. Sec. 4307. Acquisition workforce. Sec. 4308. Demonstration project relating to certain personnel management policies and procedures. Sec. 4309. Cooperative purchasing. Sec. 4310. Procurement notice technical amendments. Sec. 4311. Micro-purchases without competitive quotations.

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[Pages H14378-H14761] Conference Report (H. Rept. 104-406) The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize 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, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into five divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (4) Division D--Federal Acquisition Reform. (5) Division E--Information Technology Management Reform. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Reserve components. Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 108. Defense health programs. Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 111. Procurement of OH-58D Armed Kiowa Warrior helicopters. Sec. 112. Repeal of requirements for armored vehicle upgrades. Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement of helicopters. Sec. 114. Report on AH-64D engine upgrades. Sec. 115. Requirement for use of previously authorized multiyear procurement authority for Army small arms procurement. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 131. Nuclear attack submarines. Sec. 132. Research for advanced submarine technology. Sec. 133. Cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program. Sec. 134. Repeal of prohibition on backfit of Trident submarines. Sec. 135. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 136. Acquisition program for crash attenuating seats. Sec. 137. T-39N trainer aircraft. Sec. 138. Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle program. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 141. B-2 aircraft program. Sec. 142. Procurement of B-2 bombers. Sec. 143. MC-130H aircraft program. Subtitle E--Chemical Demilitarization Program Sec. 151. Repeal of requirement to proceed expeditiously with development of chemical demilitarization cryofracture facility at Tooele Army Depot, Utah. Sec. 152. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions. Sec. 153. Administration of chemical demilitarization program. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic research and exploratory development. Sec. 203. Modifications to Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Sec. 204. Defense dual use technology initiative. Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Space launch modernization. Sec. 212. Tactical manned reconnaissance. Sec. 213. Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program. Sec. 214. Development of laser program. Sec. 215. Navy mine countermeasures program. Sec. 216. Space-based infrared system. Sec. 217. Defense Nuclear Agency programs. Sec. 218. Counterproliferation support program. Sec. 219. Nonlethal weapons study. Sec. 220. Federally funded research and development centers and university-affiliated research centers. Sec. 221. Joint seismic program and global seismic network. Sec. 222. Hydra-70 rocket product improvement program. Sec. 223. Limitation on obligation of funds until receipt of electronic combat consolidation master plan. Sec. 224. Obligation of certain funds delayed until receipt of report on science and technology rescissions. Sec. 225. Obligation of certain funds delayed until receipt of report on reductions in research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 226. Advanced Field Artillery System (Crusader). Sec. 227. Demilitarization of conventional munitions, rockets, and explosives. Sec. 228. Defense Airborne Reconnaissance program. Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 Sec. 231. Short title. Sec. 232. Findings. Sec. 233. Ballistic Missile Defense policy. Sec. 234. Theater Missile Defense architecture. Sec. 235. National Missile Defense system architecture. Sec. 236. Policy regarding the ABM Treaty. Sec. 237. Prohibition on use of funds to implement an international agreement concerning Theater Missile Defense systems. Sec. 238. Ballistic Missile Defense cooperation with allies. Sec. 239. ABM Treaty defined. Sec. 240. Repeal of Missile Defense Act of 1991. Subtitle D--Other Ballistic Missile Defense Provisions Sec. 251. Ballistic Missile Defense program elements. Sec. 252. Testing of Theater Missile Defense interceptors. Sec. 253. Repeal of missile defense provisions. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports Sec. 261. Precision-guided munitions. Sec. 262. Review of C4I by National Research Council. Sec. 263. Analysis of consolidation of basic research accounts of military departments. Sec. 264. Change in reporting period from calendar year to fiscal year for annual report on certain contracts to colleges and universities. Sec. 265. Aeronautical research and test capabilities assessment. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 271. Advanced lithography program. Sec. 272. Enhanced fiber optic guided missile (EFOG-M) system . Sec. 273. States eligible for assistance under Defense Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 274. Cruise missile defense initiative. Sec. 275. Modification to university research initiative support program. Sec. 276. Manufacturing technology program. Sec. 277. Five-year plan for consolidation of defense laboratories and test and evaluation centers. Sec. 278. Limitation on T-38 avionics upgrade program. Sec. 279. Global Positioning System. Sec. 280. Revision of authority for providing Army support for the National Science Center for Communications and Electronics. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. Sec. 305. Civil Air Patrol. Subtitle B--Depot-Level Activities Sec. 311. Policy regarding performance of depot-level maintenance and repair for the Department of Defense. Sec. 312. Management of depot employees. Sec. 313. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval shipyards to engage in defense-related production and services. Sec. 314. Modification of notification requirement regarding use of core logistics functions waiver. Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions Sec. 321. Revision of requirements for agreements for services under environmental restoration program. [[Page H14379]] Sec. 322. Addition of amounts creditable to Defense Environmental Restoration Account. Sec. 323. Use of Defense Environmental Restoration Account. Sec. 324. Revision of authorities relating to restoration advisory boards. Sec. 325. Discharges from vessels of the Armed Forces. Subtitle D--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Sec. 331. Operation of commissary system. Sec. 332. Limited release of commissary stores sales information to manufacturers, distributors, and other vendors doing business with Defense Commissary Agency. Sec. 333. Economical distribution of distilled spirits by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities. Sec. 334. Transportation by commissaries and exchanges to overseas locations. Sec. 335. Demonstration project for uniform funding of morale, welfare, and recreation activities at certain military installations. Sec. 336. Operation of combined exchange and commissary stores. Sec. 337. Deferred payment programs of military exchanges. Sec. 338. Availability of funds to offset expenses incurred by Army and Air Force Exchange Service on account of troop reductions in Europe. Sec. 339. Study regarding improving efficiencies in operation of military exchanges and other morale, welfare, and recreation activities and commissary stores. Sec. 340. Repeal of requirement to convert ships' stores to nonappropriated fund instrumentalities. Sec. 341. Disposition of excess morale, welfare, and recreation funds. Sec. 342. Clarification of entitlement to use of morale, welfare, and recreation facilities by members of reserve components and dependents. Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources Sec. 351. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services. Sec. 352. Direct vendor delivery system for consumable inventory items of Department of Defense. Sec. 353. Payroll, finance, and accounting functions of the Department of Defense. Sec. 354. Demonstration program to identify overpayments made to vendors. Sec. 355. Pilot program on private operation of defense dependents' schools. Sec. 356. Program for improved travel process for the Department of Defense. Sec. 357. Increased reliance on private-sector sources for commercial products and services. Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports Sec. 361. Quarterly readiness reports. Sec. 362. Restatement of requirement for semiannual reports to Congress on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations. Sec. 363. Report regarding reduction of costs associated with contract management oversight. Sec. 364. Reviews of management of inventory control points and Material Management Standard System. Sec. 365. Report on private performance of certain functions performed by military aircraft. Sec. 366. Strategy and report on automated information systems of Department of Defense. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 371. Codification of Defense Business Operations Fund. Sec. 372. Clarification of services and property that may be exchanged to benefit the historical collection of the Armed Forces. Sec. 373. Prohibition on capital lease for Defense Business Management University. Sec. 374. Permanent authority for use of proceeds from the sale of certain lost, abandoned, or unclaimed property. Sec. 375. Sale of military clothing and subsistence and other supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 376. Personnel services and logistical support for certain activities held on military installations. Sec. 377. Retention of monetary awards. Sec. 378. Provision of equipment and facilities to assist in emergency response actions. Sec. 379. Report on Department of Defense military and civil defense preparedness to respond to emergencies resulting from a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. Temporary variation in DOPMA authorized end strength limitations for active duty Air Force and Navy officers in certain grades. Sec. 403. Certain general and flag officers awaiting retirement not to be counted. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 413. Counting of certain active component personnel assigned in support of reserve component training. Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to serve on active duty in support of the Reserves. Sec. 415. Reserves on active duty in support of cooperative threat reduction programs not to be counted. Sec. 416. Reserves on active duty for military-to-military contacts and comparable activities not to be counted. Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads Sec. 421. Authorization of training student loads. Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. Sec. 432. Authorization for increase in active-duty end strengths. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Joint officer management. Sec. 502. Retired grade for officers in grades above major general and rear admiral Sec. 503. Wearing of insignia for higher grade before promotion. Sec. 504. Authority to extend transition period for officers selected for early retirement. Sec. 505. Army officer manning levels. Sec. 506. Authority for medical department officers other than physicians to be appointed as Surgeon General. Sec. 507. Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. Sec. 508. Authority for temporary promotions for certain Navy lieutenants with critical skills. Sec. 509. Retirement for years of service of Directors of Admissions of Military and Air Force academies. Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components Sec. 511. Extension of certain Reserve officer management authorities. Sec. 512. Mobilization income insurance program for members of Ready Reserve. Sec. 513. Military technician full-time support program for Army and Air Force reserve components. Sec. 514. Revisions to Army Guard Combat Reform Initiative to include Army Reserve under certain provisions and make certain revisions. Sec. 515. Active duty associate unit responsibility. Sec. 516. Leave for members of reserve components performing public safety duty. Sec. 517. Department of Defense funding for National Guard participation in joint disaster and emergency assistance exercises. Subtitle C--Decorations and Awards Sec. 521. Award of Purple Heart to persons wounded while held as prisoners of war before April 25, 1962. Sec. 522. Authority to award decorations recognizing acts of valor performed in combat during the Vietnam conflict. Sec. 523. Military intelligence personnel prevented by secrecy from being considered for decorations and awards. Sec. 524. Review regarding upgrading of Distinguished-Service Crosses and Navy Crosses awarded to Asian-Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders for World War II service. Sec. 525. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal based upon service in El Salvador. Sec. 526. Procedure for consideration of military decorations not previously submitted in timely fashion. Subtitle D--Officer Education Programs Part I--Service Academies Sec. 531. Revision of service obligation for graduates of the service academies. Sec. 532. Nominations to service academies from Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Sec. 533. Repeal of requirement for athletic director and nonappropriated fund account for the athletics programs at the service academies. Sec. 534. Repeal of requirement for program to test privatization of service academy preparatory schools. Part II--Reserve Officer Training Corps Sec. 541. ROTC access to campuses. Sec. 542. ROTC scholarships for the National Guard. Sec. 543. Delay in reorganization of Army ROTC regional headquarters structure. Sec. 544. Duration of field training or practice cruise required under the Senior ROTC program. Sec. 545. Active duty officers detailed to ROTC duty at senior military colleges to serve as Commandant and Assistant Commandant of Cadets and as tactical officers. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports Sec. 551. Report concerning appropriate forum for judicial review of Department of Defense personnel actions. [[Page H14380]] Sec. 552. Comptroller General review of proposed Army end strength allocations. Sec. 553. Report on manning status of highly deployable support units. Sec. 554. Review of system for correction of military records. Sec. 555. Report on the consistency of reporting of fingerprint cards and final disposition forms to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 561. Equalization of accrual of service credit for officers and enlisted members. Sec. 562. Army ranger training. Sec. 563. Separation in cases involving extended confinement. Sec. 564. Limitations on reductions in medical personnel. Sec. 565. Sense of Congress concerning personnel tempo rates. Sec. 566. Separation benefits during force reduction for officers of commissioned corps of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sec. 567. Discharge of members of the Armed Forces who have the HIV-1 virus. Sec. 568. Revision and codification of Military Family Act and Military Child Care Act. Sec. 569. Determination of whereabouts and status of missing persons. Sec. 570. Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support. Subtitle G--Support for Non-Department of Defense Activities Sec. 571. Repeal of certain civil-military programs. Sec. 572. Training activities involving support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense. Sec. 573. National Guard civilian youth opportunities pilot program. Sec. 574. Termination of funding for Office of Civil-Military Programs in Office of the Secretary of Defense. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Military pay raise for fiscal year 1996. Sec. 602. Limitation on basic allowance for subsistence for members residing without dependents in Government quarters. Sec. 603. Election of basic allowance for quarters instead of assignment to inadequate quarters. Sec. 604. Payment of basic allowance for quarters to members in pay grade E-6 who are assigned to sea duty. Sec. 605. Limitation on reduction of variable housing allowance for certain members. Sec. 606. Clarification of limitation on eligibility for family separation allowance. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses for reserve forces. Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay for nurse officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse anesthetists. Sec. 613. Extension of authority relating to payment of other bonuses and special pays. Sec. 614. Codification and extension of special pay for critically short wartime health specialists in the Selected Reserves. Sec. 615. Hazardous duty incentive pay for warrant officers and enlisted members serving as air weapons controllers. Sec. 616. Aviation career incentive pay. Sec. 617. Clarification of authority to provide special pay for nurses. Sec. 618. Continuous entitlement to career sea pay for crew members of ships designated as tenders. Sec. 619. Increase in maximum rate of special duty assignment pay for enlisted members serving as recruiters. Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances Sec. 621. Repeal of requirement regarding calculation of allowances on basis of mileage tables. Sec. 622. Departure allowances. Sec. 623. Transportation of nondependent child from member's station overseas after loss of dependent status while overseas. Sec. 624. Authorization of dislocation allowance for moves in connection with base realignments and closures. Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Sec. 631. Effective date for military retiree cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998. Sec. 632. Denial of non-regular service retired pay for Reserves receiving certain court-martial sentences. Sec. 633. Report on payment of annuities for certain military surviving spouses. Sec. 634. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World War II veterans who served as guerilla fighters in the Philippines. Sec. 635. Authority for relief from previous overpayments under minimum income widows program. Sec. 636. Transitional compensation for dependents of members of the Armed Forces separated for dependent abuse. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 641. Payment to survivors of deceased members for all leave accrued. Sec. 642. Repeal of reporting requirements regarding compensation matters. Sec. 643. Recoupment of administrative expenses in garnishment actions. Sec. 644. Report on extending to junior noncommissioned officers privileges provided for senior noncommissioned officers. Sec. 645. Study regarding joint process for determining location of recruiting stations. Sec. 646. Automatic maximum coverage under Servicemen's Group Life Insurance. Sec. 647. Termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance for members of the Ready Reserve who fail to pay premiums. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Health Care Services Sec. 701. Modification of requirements regarding routine physical examinations and immunizations under CHAMPUS. Sec. 702. Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death and disability benefits for certain Reserves. Sec. 703. Medical care for surviving dependents of retired Reserves who die before age 60. Sec. 704. Medical and dental care for members of the Selected Reserve assigned to early deploying units of the Army Selected Reserve. Sec. 705. Dental insurance for members of the Selected Reserve. Sec. 706. Permanent authority to carry out specialized treatment facility program. Subtitle B--TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Definition of TRICARE program. Sec. 712. Priority use of military treatment facilities for persons enrolled in managed care initiatives. Sec. 713. Staggered payment of enrollment fees for TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Requirement of budget neutrality for TRICARE program to be based on entire program. Sec. 715. Training in health care management and administration for TRICARE lead agents. Sec. 716. Pilot program of individualized residential mental health services. Sec. 717. Evaluation and report on TRICARE program effectiveness. Sec. 718. Sense of Congress regarding access to health care under TRICARE program for covered beneficiaries who are medicare eligible. Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Sec. 721. Delay of termination of status of certain facilities as Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 722. Limitation on expenditures to support Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 723. Application of CHAMPUS payment rules in certain cases. Sec. 724. Application of Federal Acquisition Regulation to participation agreements with Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 725. Development of plan for integrating Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities in managed care programs of Department of Defense. Sec. 726. Equitable implementation of uniform cost sharing requirements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Sec. 727. Elimination of unnecessary annual reporting requirement regarding Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities. Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care Management Sec. 731. Maximum allowable payments to individual health-care providers under CHAMPUS. Sec. 732. Notification of certain CHAMPUS covered beneficiaries of loss of CHAMPUS eligibility. Sec. 733. Personal services contracts for medical treatment facilities of the Coast Guard. Sec. 734. Identification of third-party payer situations. Sec. 735. Redesignation of Military Health Care Account as Defense Health Program Account and two-year availability of certain account funds. Sec. 736. Expansion of financial assistance program for health-care professionals in reserve components to include dental specialties. Sec. 737. Applicability of limitation on prices of pharmaceuticals procured for the Coast Guard. Sec. 738. Restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 741. Triservice nursing research. Sec. 742. Termination of program to train military psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medications. Sec. 743. Waiver of collection of payments due from certain persons unaware of loss of CHAMPUS eligibility. Sec. 744. Demonstration program to train military medical personnel in civilian shock trauma units. Sec. 745. Study regarding Department of Defense efforts to determine appropriate force levels of wartime medical personnel. [[Page H14381]] Sec. 746. Report on improved access to military health care for covered beneficiaries entitled to medicare. Sec. 747. Report on effect of closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Colorado, on provision of care to military personnel, retired military personnel, and their dependents. Sec. 748. Sense of Congress on continuity of health care services for covered beneficiaries adversely affected by closures of military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 749. State recognition of military advance medical directives. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Acquisition Reform Sec. 801.Inapplicability of limitation on expenditure of appropriations to contracts at or below simplified acquisition threshold. Sec. 802. Authority to delegate contracting authority. Sec. 803. Quality control in procurements of critical aircraft and ship spare parts. Sec. 804. Fees for certain testing services. Sec. 805. Coordination and communication of defense research activities. Sec. 806. Addition of certain items to domestic source limitation. Sec. 807. Encouragement of use of leasing authority. Sec. 808. Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs attributable to private sector work of defense contractors. Sec. 809. Subcontracts for ocean transportation services. Sec. 810. Prompt resolution of audit recommendations. Sec. 811. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting plans. Sec. 812. Procurement of items for experimental or test purposes. Sec. 813. Use of funds for acquisition of designs, processes, technical data, and computer software. Sec. 814. Independent cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs. Sec. 815. Construction, repair, alteration, furnishing, and equipping of naval vessels. Subtitle B--Other Matters Sec. 821. Procurement technical assistance programs. Sec. 822. Defense facility-wide pilot program. Sec. 823. Treatment of Department of Defense cable television franchise agreements. Sec. 824. Extension of pilot mentor-protege program. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--General Matters Sec. 901. Organization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 902. Reduction in number of Assistant Secretary of Defense positions. Sec. 903. Deferred repeal of various statutory positions and offices in Office of the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 904. Redesignation of the position of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy. Sec. 905. Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 906. Restructuring of Department of Defense acquisition organization and workforce. Sec. 907. Report on Nuclear Posture Review and on plans for nuclear weapons management in event of abolition of Department of Energy. Sec. 908. Redesignation of Advanced Research Projects Agency. Sec. 909. Naval nuclear propulsion program. Subtitle B--Financial Management Sec. 911. Transfer authority regarding funds available for foreign currency fluctuations. Sec. 912. Defense Modernization Account. Sec. 913. Designation and liability of disbursing and certifying officials. Sec. 914. Fisher House trust funds. Sec. 915. Limitation on use of authority to pay for emergency and extraordinary expenses. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. Transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex. Sec. 1003. Improved funding mechanisms for unbudgeted operations. Sec. 1004. Operation Provide Comfort. Sec. 1005. Operation Enhanced Southern Watch. Sec. 1006. Authority for obligation of certain unauthorized fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations. Sec. 1007. Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1995. Sec. 1008. Authorization reductions to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions. Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1011. Iowa class battleships. Sec. 1012. Transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. Sec. 1013. Contract options for LMSR vessels. Sec. 1014. National Defense Reserve Fleet. Sec. 1015. Naval salvage facilities. Sec. 1016. Vessels subject to repair under phased maintenance contracts. Sec. 1017. Clarification of requirements relating to repairs of vessels. Sec. 1018. Sense of Congress concerning naming of amphibious ships. Sec. 1019. Sense of Congress concerning naming of naval vessel. Sec. 1020. Transfer of riverine patrol craft. Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities Sec. 1021. Revision and clarification of authority for Federal support of drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the National Guard. Sec. 1022. National Drug Intelligence Center. Subtitle D--Civilian Personnel Sec. 1031. Management of Department of Defense civilian personnel. Sec. 1032. Conversion of military positions to civilian positions. Sec. 1033. Elimination of 120-day limitation on details of certain employees. Sec. 1034. Authority for civilian employees of Department of Defense to participate voluntarily in reductions in force. Sec. 1035. Authority to pay severance payments in lump sums. Sec. 1036. Continued health insurance coverage. Sec. 1037. Revision of authority for appointments of involuntarily separated military reserve technicians. Sec. 1038. Wearing of uniform by National Guard technicians. Sec. 1039. Military leave for military reserve technicians for certain duty overseas. Sec. 1040. Personnel actions involving employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities. Sec. 1041. Coverage of nonappropriated fund employees under authority for flexible and compressed work schedules. Sec. 1042. Limitation on provision of overseas living quarters allowances for nonappropriated fund instrumentality employees. Sec. 1043. Elections relating to retirement coverage. Sec. 1044. Extension of temporary authority to pay civilian employees with respect to the evacuation from Guantanamo, Cuba. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements Sec. 1051. Report on fiscal year 1997 budget submission regarding Guard and reserve components. Sec. 1052. Report on desirability and feasibility of providing authority for use of funds derived from recovered losses resulting from contractor fraud. Sec. 1053. Report on national policy on protecting the national information infrastructure against strategic attacks. Sec. 1054. Report on Department of Defense boards and commissions. Sec. 1055. Date for submission of annual report on special access programs. Subtitle F--Repeal of Certain Reporting and Other Requirements and Authorities Sec. 1061. Miscellaneous provisions of law. Sec. 1062. Reports required by title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1063. Reports required by defense authorization and appropriations Acts. Sec. 1064. Reports required by other provisions of law. Subtitle G--Department of Defense Education Programs Sec. 1071. Continuation of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Sec. 1072. Additional graduate schools and programs at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Sec. 1073. Funding for adult education programs for military personnel and dependents outside the United States. Sec. 1074. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 1075. Sharing of personnel of Department of Defense domestic dependent schools and defense dependents' education system. Sec. 1076. Increase in reserve component Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance allowance with respect to skills or specialties for which there is a critical shortage of personnel. Sec. 1077. Date for annual report on reserve component Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program. Sec. 1078. Scope of education programs of Community College of the Air Force. Sec. 1079. Amendments to education loan repayment programs. Subtitle H--Other Matters Sec. 1081. National defense technology and industrial base, defense reinvestment, and defense conversion programs. Sec. 1082. Ammunition industrial base. Sec. 1083. Policy concerning excess defense industrial capacity. Sec. 1084. Sense of Congress concerning access to secondary school student information for recruiting purposes. Sec. 1085. Disclosure of information concerning unaccounted for United States personnel from the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam era, and the Cold War. Sec. 1086. Operational support airlift aircraft fleet. Sec. 1087. Civil Reserve Air Fleet. Sec. 1088. Damage or loss to personal property due to emergency evacuation or extraordinary circumstances. [[Page H14382]] Sec. 1089. Authority to suspend or terminate collection actions against deceased members. Sec. 1090. Check cashing and exchange transactions for dependents of United States Government personnel. Sec. 1091. Designation of National Maritime Center. Sec. 1092. Sense of Congress regarding historic preservation of Midway Islands. Sec. 1093. Sense of Senate regarding Federal spending. Sec. 1094. Extension of authority for vessel war risk insurance. TITLE XI--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE Sec. 1101. Short title. Sec. 1102. References to Uniform Code of Military Justice. Subtitle A--Offenses Sec. 1111. Refusal to testify before court-martial. Sec. 1112. Flight from apprehension. Sec. 1113. Carnal knowledge. Subtitle B--Sentences Sec. 1121. Effective date for forfeitures of pay and allowances and reductions in grade by sentence of court-martial. Sec. 1122. Required forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement. Sec. 1123. Deferment of confinement. Subtitle C--Pretrial and Post-Trial Actions Sec. 1131. Article 32 investigations. Sec. 1132. Submission of matters to the convening authority for consideration. Sec. 1133. Commitment of accused to treatment facility by reason of lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility. Subtitle D--Appellate Matters Sec. 1141. Appeals by the United States. Sec. 1142. Repeal of termination of authority for Chief Justice of United States to designate Article III judges for temporary service on Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 1151. Advisory committee on criminal law jurisdiction over civilians accompanying the Armed Forces in time of armed conflict. Sec. 1152. Time after accession for initial instruction in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 1153. Technical amendment. TITLE XII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION Sec. 1201. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs. Sec. 1202. Fiscal year 1996 funding allocations. Sec. 1203. Prohibition on use of funds for peacekeeping exercises and related activities with Russia. Sec. 1204. Revision to authority for assistance for weapons destruction. Sec. 1205. Prior notice to Congress of obligation of funds. Sec. 1206. Report on accounting for United States assistance. Sec. 1207. Limitation on assistance to nuclear weapons scientists of former Soviet Union. Sec. 1208. Limitations relating to offensive biological warfare program of Russia. Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility. TITLE XIII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS Subtitle A--Peacekeeping Provisions Sec. 1301. Placement of United States forces under United Nations operational or tactical control. Sec. 1302. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds for United States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities. Subtitle B--Humanitarian Assistance Programs Sec. 1311. Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid programs. Sec. 1312. Humanitarian assistance. Sec. 1313. Landmine clearance program. Subtitle C--Arms Exports and Military Assistance Sec. 1321. Defense export loan guarantees. Sec. 1322. National security implications of United States export control policy. Sec. 1323. Department of Defense review of export licenses for certain biological pathogens. Sec. 1324. Annual reports on improving export control mechanisms and on military assistance. Sec. 1325. Report on personnel requirements for control of transfer of certain weapons. Subtitle D--Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities Involving Allies and NATO Sec. 1331. Accounting for burdensharing contributions. Sec. 1332. Authority to accept contributions for expenses of relocation within host nation of United States Armed Forces overseas. Sec. 1333. Revised goal for allied share of costs for United States installations in Europe. Sec. 1334. Exclusion of certain forces from European end strength limitation. Sec. 1335. Cooperative research and development agreements with NATO organizations. Sec. 1336. Support services for the Navy at the port of Haifa, Israel. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 1341. Prohibition on financial assistance to terrorist countries. Sec. 1342. Judicial assistance to the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia and to the International Tribunal for Rwanda. Sec. 1343. Semiannual reports concerning United States-People's Republic of China Joint Defense Conversion Commission. TITLE XIV--ARMS CONTROL MATTERS Sec. 1401. Revision of definition of landmine for purposes of landmine export moratorium. Sec. 1402. Reports on and certification requirement concerning moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel landmines. Sec. 1403. Extension and amendment of counterproliferation authorities. Sec. 1404. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems. Sec. 1405. Sense of Congress on ABM treaty violations. Sec. 1406. Sense of Congress on ratification of Chemical Weapons Convention and START II Treaty. Sec. 1407. Implementation of arms control agreements. Sec. 1408. Iran and Iraq arms nonproliferation. TITLE XV--TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS Sec. 1501. Amendments related to Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act. Sec. 1502. Amendments to reflect name change of Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. Sec. 1503. Miscellaneous amendments to title 10, United States Code. Sec. 1504. Miscellaneous amendments to annual defense authorization Acts. Sec. 1505. Miscellaneous amendments to other laws. Sec. 1506. Coordination with other amendments. TITLE XVI--CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY Sec. 1601. Short title. Subtitle A--Establishment and Operation of Corporation Sec. 1611. Establishment of the Corporation. Sec. 1612. Conduct of Civilian Marksmanship Program. Sec. 1613. Eligibility for participation in Civilian Marksmanship Program. Sec. 1614. Issuance, loan, and sale of firearms and ammunition by the Corporation. Sec. 1615. Transfer of firearms and ammunition from the Army to the Corporation. Sec. 1616. Reservation by the Army of firearms and ammunition for the Corporation. Sec. 1617. Army logistical support for the program. Sec. 1618. General authorities of the Corporation. Sec. 1619. Distribution of Corporate assets in event of dissolution. Subtitle B--Transitional Provisions Sec. 1621. Transfer of funds and property to the Corporation. Sec. 1622. Continuation of eligibility for certain civil service benefits for former Federal employees of Civilian Marksmanship Program. Sec. 1623. Certification of completion of transition. Sec. 1624. Repeal of authority for conduct of Civilian Marksmanship Program by the Army. DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2001. Short title. TITLE XXI--ARMY Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2102. Family housing. Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. TITLE XXII--NAVY Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. Sec. 2205. Revision of fiscal year 1995 authorization of appropriations to clarify availability of funds for large anechoic chamber facility, Patuxent River Naval Warfare Center, Maryland. Sec. 2206. Authority to carry out land acquisition project, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Sec. 2207. Acquisition of land, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia. Sec. 2208. Acquisition or construction of military family housing in vicinity of San Diego, California. TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2302. Family housing. [[Page H14383]] Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. Sec. 2305. Retention of accrued interest on funds deposited for construction of family housing, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2402. Military family housing private investment. Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects. Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. Sec. 2406. Limitations on use of Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1995 projects. Sec. 2408. Reduction in amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 contingency construction projects. TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Reduction in amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 Air National Guard Projects. Sec. 2603. Correction in authorized uses of funds for Army National Guard projects in Mississippi. TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law. Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 projects. Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 projects. TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Housing Privatization Initiative Sec. 2801.Alternative authority for construction and improvement of military housing. Sec. 2802. Expansion of authority for limited partnerships for development of military family housing. Subtitle B--Other Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Sec. 2811. Special threshold for unspecified minor construction projects to correct life, health, or safety deficiencies. Sec. 2812. Clarification of scope of unspecified minor construction authority. Sec. 2813. Temporary authority to waive net floor area limitation for family housing acquired in lieu of construction. Sec. 2814. Reestablishment of authority to waive net floor area limitation on acquisition by purchase of certain military family housing. Sec. 2815. Temporary authority to waive limitations on space by pay grade for military family housing units. Sec. 2816. Rental of family housing in foreign countries. Sec. 2817. Clarification of scope of report requirement on cost increases under contracts for military family housing construction. Sec. 2818. Authority to convey damaged or deteriorated military family housing. Sec. 2819. Energy and water conservation savings for the Department of Defense. Sec. 2820. Extension of authority to enter into leases of land for special operations activities. Sec. 2821. Disposition of amounts recovered as a result of damage to real property. Sec. 2822. Pilot program to provide interest rate buy down authority on loans for housing within housing shortage areas at military installations. Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment Sec. 2831. Deposit of proceeds from leases of property located at installations being closed or realigned. Sec. 2832. In-kind consideration for leases at installations to be closed or realigned. Sec. 2833. Interim leases of property approved for closure or realignment. Sec. 2834. Authority to lease property requiring environmental remediation at installations approved for closure or realignment. Sec. 2835. Final funding for Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Sec. 2836. Exercise of authority delegated by the Administrator of General Services. Sec. 2837. Lease back of property disposed from installations approved for closure or realignment. Sec. 2838. Improvement of base closure and realignment process regarding disposal of property. Sec. 2839. Agreements for certain services at installations being closed. Sec. 2840. Authority to transfer property at military installations to be closed to persons who construct or provide military family housing. Sec. 2841. Use of single base closure authorities for disposal of property and facilities at Fort Holabird, Maryland. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Generally PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES Sec. 2851. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Sec. 2852. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Bliss, Texas. Sec. 2853. Transfer of jurisdiction and land conveyance, Fort Devens Military Reservation, Massachusetts. Sec. 2854. Modification of land conveyance, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Sec. 2855. Land exchange, Fort Lewis, Washington. Sec. 2856. Land exchange, Army Reserve Center, Gainesville, Georgia. Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Mount Carmel, Tennessee. Sec. 2858. Land conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, Indiana. Sec. 2859. Land conveyance, Fort Ord, California. Sec. 2860. Land conveyance, Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, California. Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Youngstown, Ohio. Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Property, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, property underlying Cummins Apartment Complex, Fort Holabird, Maryland. Sec. 2864. Modification of existing land conveyance, Army property, Hamilton Air Force Base, California. PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES Sec. 2865. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York. Sec. 2866. Modification of land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York. Sec. 2867. Land conveyance alternative to existing lease authority, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California. Sec. 2868. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, McGregor, Texas. Sec. 2869. Land conveyance, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Memphis, Tennessee. Sec. 2870. Land conveyance, Navy property, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Naval Communications Station, Stockton, California. Sec. 2872. Lease of property, Naval Air Station and Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES Sec. 2874. Land acquisition or exchange, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Sec. 2875. Land conveyance, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Sec. 2876. Land conveyance, Radar Bomb Scoring Site, Forsyth, Montana. Sec. 2877. Land conveyance, Radar Bomb Scoring Site, Powell, Wyoming. Sec. 2878. Land conveyance, Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida. Subtitle E--Land Conveyances Involving Utilities Sec. 2881. Conveyance of resource recovery facility, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Sec. 2882. Conveyance of water and wastewater treatment plants, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Sec. 2883. Conveyance of electricity distribution system, Fort Irwin, California. Sec. 2884. Conveyance of water treatment plant, Fort Pickett, Virginia. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 2891. Authority to use funds for certain educational purposes. Sec. 2892. Department of Defense Laboratory Revitalization Demonstration Program. Sec. 2893. Authority for Port Authority of State of Mississippi to use Navy property at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi. Sec. 2894. Prohibition on joint use of Naval Air Station and Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. Sec. 2895. Report regarding Army water craft support facilities and activities. Sec. 2896. Residual value reports. Sec. 2897. Sense of Congress and report regarding Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Colorado. TITLE XXIX--LAND CONVEYANCES INVOLVING JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, ILLINOIS Sec. 2901. Short title. Sec. 2902. Definitions. Subtitle A--Conversion of Joliet Army Ammunition Plant to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Sec. 2911. Principles of transfer. Sec. 2912. Transfer of management responsibilities and jurisdiction over Arsenal. Sec. 2913. Responsibility and liability. Sec. 2914. Establishment and administration of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Sec. 2915. Special management requirements for Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Sec. 2916. Special transfer rules for certain Arsenal parcels intended for MNP. [[Page H14384]] Subtitle B--Other Land Conveyances Involving Joliet Army Ammunition Plant Sec. 2921. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for a national cemetery. Sec. 2922. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for a county landfill. Sec. 2923. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for industrial parks. Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 2931. Degree of environmental cleanup. Sec. 2932. Retention of property used for environmental cleanup. DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations Sec. 3101. Weapons activities. Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management. Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions Sec. 3121. Reprogramming. Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects. Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects. Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority. Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design. Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy. Sec. 3128. Availability of funds. Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 3131. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials. Sec. 3132. National Ignition Facility. Sec. 3133. Tritium production program. Sec. 3134. Payment of penalties. Sec. 3135. Fissile materials disposition. Sec. 3136. Tritium recycling. Sec. 3137. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and certification of nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3138. Hydronuclear experiments. Sec. 3139. Limitation on authority to conduct hydronuclear tests. Sec. 3140. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex. Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of funds for certain research and development purposes. Sec. 3142. Processing and treatment of high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel rods. Sec. 3143. Protection of workers at nuclear weapons facilities. Sec. 3144. Department of Energy Declassification Productivity Initiative. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Report on foreign tritium purchases. Sec. 3152. Study on nuclear test readiness postures. Sec. 3153. Master plan for the certification, stewardship, and management of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. Sec. 3154. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified. Sec. 3155. Review of certain documents before declassification and release. Sec. 3156. Accelerated schedule for environmental restoration and waste management activities. Sec. 3157. Sense of Congress regarding certain environmental restoration requirements. Sec. 3158. Responsibility for Defense Programs Emergency Response Program. Sec. 3159. Requirements for Department of Energy weapons activities budgets for fiscal years after fiscal year 1996. Sec. 3160. Report on hydronuclear testing. Sec. 3161. Applicability of Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Sec. 3162. Sense of Congress regarding shipments of spent nuclear fuel. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Subtitle A--Authorization of Disposals and Use of Funds Sec. 3301. Definitions. Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds. Sec. 3303. Disposal of chromite and manganese ores and chromium ferro and manganese metal electrolytic. Sec. 3304. Restrictions on disposal of manganese ferro. Sec. 3305. Titanium initiative to support battle tank upgrade program. Subtitle B--Programmatic Change Sec. 3311. Transfer of excess defense-related materials to stockpile for disposal. TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES Subtitle A--Administration of Naval Petroleum Reserves Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal year 1996. Subtitle B--Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Sec. 3411. Definitions. Sec. 3412. Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Sec. 3413. Effect of sale of reserve. Sec. 3414. Conditions on sale process. Sec. 3415. Treatment of State of California claim regarding reserve. Sec. 3416. Study of future of other naval petroleum reserves. TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 3501. Short title. Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures. Sec. 3503. Expenditures in accordance with other laws. Subtitle B--Reconstitution of Commission as Government Corporation Sec. 3521. Short title. Sec. 3522. Reconstitution of Commission as Government corporation. Sec. 3523. Supervisory Board. Sec. 3524. General and specific powers of Commission. Sec. 3525. Congressional review of budget. Sec. 3526. Audits. Sec. 3527. Prescription of measurement rules and rates of tolls. Sec. 3528. Procedures for changes in rules of measurement and rates of tolls. Sec. 3529. Miscellaneous technical amendments. Sec. 3530. Conforming amendment to title 31, United States Code. DIVISION D--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM Sec. 4001. Short title. TITLE XLI--COMPETITION Sec. 4101. Efficient competition. Sec. 4102. Efficient approval procedures. Sec. 4103. Efficient competitive range determinations. Sec. 4104. Preaward debriefings. Sec. 4105. Design-build selection procedures. TITLE XLII--COMMERCIAL ITEMS Sec. 4201. Commercial item exception to requirement for cost or pricing data. Sec. 4202. Application of simplified procedures to certain commercial items. Sec. 4203. Inapplicability of certain procurement laws to commercially available off-the-shelf items. Sec. 4204. Amendment of commercial items definition. Sec. 4205. Inapplicability of cost accounting standards to contracts and subcontracts for commercial items. TITLE XLIII--ADDITIONAL REFORM PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Additional Acquisition Reform Provisions Sec. 4301. Elimination of certain certification requirements. Sec. 4302. Authorities conditioned on FACNET capability. Sec. 4303. International competitiveness. Sec. 4304. Procurement integrity. Sec. 4305. Further acquisition streamlining provisions. Sec. 4306. Value engineering for Federal agencies. Sec. 4307. Acquisition workforce. Sec. 4308. Demonstration project relating to certain personnel management policies and procedures. Sec. 4309. Cooperative purchasing. Sec. 4310. Procurement notice technical amendments. Sec. 4311. Micro-purchases without competitive quotations.

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