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S. 2549 [Report No II Calendar No. 543 106TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 2549 [Report No. 106±292] To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 12, 2000 Mr. WARNER, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported, under au- thority of the order of the Senate of May 11th, 2000, the following origi- nal bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar A BILL To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Depart- ment of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2 This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Au- 3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001''. 4 SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 5 CONTENTS. 6 (a) DIVISIONS.ÐThis Act is organized into three divi- 7 sions as follows: 8 (1) Division AÐDepartment of Defense Au- 9 thorizations. 10 (2) Division BÐMilitary Construction Author- 11 izations. 12 (3) Division CÐDepartment of Energy Na- 13 tional Security Authorizations and Other Authoriza- 14 tions. 15 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.ÐThe table of contents for 16 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 AÐDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE IÐPROCUREMENT Subtitle AÐAuthorization of Appropriations Sec. 101. Army. Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. Sec. 103. Air Force. Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities. Sec. 105. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program. Sec. 107. Defense health programs. Subtitle BÐArmy Programs Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for certain programs. •S 2549 PCS 3 Sec. 112. Reports and limitations relating to Army transformation. Subtitle CÐNavy Programs Sec. 121. CVNX±1 nuclear aircraft carrier program. Sec. 122. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program. Sec. 123. Virginia class submarine program. Sec. 124. ADC(X) ship program. Sec. 125. Refueling and complex overhaul program of the CVN±69 nuclear air- craft carrier. Subtitle DÐAir Force Programs Sec. 131. Repeal of requirement for annual report on B±2 bomber aircraft pro- gram. Subtitle EÐOther Matters Sec. 141. Pueblo Chemical Depot chemical agent and munitions destruction technologies. TITLE IIÐRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle AÐAuthorization of Appropriations Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research. Subtitle BÐProgram Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 211. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment. Sec. 212. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling. Sec. 213. DD±21 class destroyer program. Sec. 214. F±22 aircraft program. Sec. 215. Joint strike fighter program. Sec. 216. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Sec. 217. Unmanned advanced capability aircraft and ground combat vehicles. Sec. 218. Army space control technology development. Sec. 219. Russian American observation satellites program. Sec. 220. Joint biological defense program. Sec. 221. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and develop- ment programs. Subtitle CÐOther Matters Sec. 241. Mobile offshore base. Sec. 242. Air Force science and technology planning. TITLE IIIÐOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle AÐAuthorization 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. •S 2549 PCS 4 Subtitle BÐProgram Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 311. Impact aid for children with disabilities. Sec. 312. Joint warfighting capabilities assessment teams. Subtitle CÐHumanitarian and Civic Assistance Sec. 321. Increased authority to provide health care services as humanitarian and civic assistance. Sec. 322. Use of humanitarian and civic assistance funding for pay and allow- ances of Special Operations Command Reserves furnishing demining training and related assistance as humanitarian as- sistance. Subtitle DÐDepartment of Defense Industrial Facilities Sec. 331. Codification and improvement of armament retooling and manufac- turing support programs. Sec. 332. Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence. Sec. 333. Effects of outsourcing on overhead costs of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence and ammunition plants. Sec. 334. Revision of authority to waive limitation on performance of depot- level maintenance. Subtitle EÐEnvironmental Provisions Sec. 341. Environmental restoration accounts. Sec. 342. Payment of fines and penalties for environmental compliance viola- tions. Sec. 343. Annual reports under Strategic Environmental Research and Devel- opment Program. Sec. 344. Modification of authority for indemnification of transferees of closing defense property. Sec. 345. Payment of fines or penalties imposed for environmental compliance violations at certain Department of Defense facilities. Sec. 346. Reimbursement for certain costs in connection with the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Site, Suffolk, Virginia. Sec. 347. Environmental restoration activities. Sec. 348. Ship disposal project. Sec. 349. Report on Defense Environmental Security Corporate Information Management program. Sec. 350. Report on Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System. Subtitle FÐOther Matters Sec. 361. Effects of worldwide contingency operations on readiness of certain military aircraft and equipment. Sec. 362. Realistic budgeting for readiness requirements of the Army. Sec. 363. Additions to plan for ensuring visibility over all in-transit end items and secondary items. Sec. 364. Performance of emergency response functions at chemical weapons storage installations. Sec. 365. Congressional notification of use of radio frequency spectrum by a system entering engineering and manufacturing development. •S 2549 PCS 5 Sec. 366. Monitoring of value of performance of Department of Defense func- tions by workforces selected from between public and private workforces. Sec. 367. Suspension of reorganization of Naval Audit Service. Sec. 368. Investment of commissary trust revolving fund. Sec. 369. Economic procurement of distilled spirits. Sec. 370. Resale of armor-piercing ammunition disposed of by the Army. Sec. 371. Damage to aviation facilities caused by alkali silica reactivity. Sec. 372. Reauthorization of pilot program for acceptance and use of landing fees charged for use of domestic military airfields by civil air- craft. Sec. 373. Reimbursement by civil air carriers for support provided at Johnston Atoll. Sec. 374. Review of costs of maintaining historical properties. Sec. 375. Extension of authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire sup- pression. Sec. 376. Overseas airlift service on Civil Reserve Air Fleet aircraft. TITLE IVÐMILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle AÐActive Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Subtitle BÐReserve Forces Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2001 limitation on non-dual status technicians. Sec. 415. Increase in numbers of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle CÐOther Matters Relating to Personnel Strengths Sec. 421. Suspension of strength limitations during war or national emergency. Sec. 422. Exclusion of certain reserve component members on active duty for more than 180 days from active component end strengths. Sec. 423. Exclusion of Army and Air Force medical and dental officers from limitation on strengths of reserve commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general. Sec. 424. Authority for temporary increases in number of reserve personnel serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in cer- tain grades. Sec. 425. Temporary exemption of Director of the National Security Agency from limitations on number of Air Force officers above major general. Subtitle DÐAuthorization of Appropriations Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel. TITLE VÐMILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle AÐOfficer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Eligibility of Army Reserve colonels and brigadier generals for posi- tion vacancy promotions. •S 2549 PCS 6 Sec. 502. Promotion zones for Coast Guard Reserve officers. Sec. 503. Time for release of officer promotion selection board reports. Sec. 504. Clarification of authority for posthumous commissions and warrants. Sec. 505. Inapplicability of active-duty list promotion, separation, and involun- tary retirement authorities to reserve general and flag officers serving in certain positions designated for reserve officers by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sec. 506. Review of actions of selection boards. Sec. 507. Extension to all Air Force biomedical sciences officers of authority to retain until specified age. Sec. 508. Termination of application requirement for consideration of officers for continuation on the Reserve Active-Status
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