1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE 5529 In removing it, he dramatized, to my mind, can. They fought with an unrelenting cour­ it should also end there. They voted in the the coming of age of both this country and age in the economic, political, and mmtary United States with an eye to the effect on the Irish in it. He was the symbol of the battles of the country. They would not give the freedom of Ireland, and in so doing they immigrant--a symbol not exclusively reserved an inch. They were despised and rejected broadened the scope of American polltical for the Irish. and discriminated against, but they did not thinking. I think that Leonard Patrick O'Connor make this an occasion for wa111ng, but only Wibberley in a summation of his book, "The fought the harder. "The slums did not hold them. The mines Coming of the Green," tells us the Irish con­ "They did not desert their faith, once so did not break them. They were not lost tribution not only to America, but to the unpopular, in order to gain acceptance. Nor building roads and canals in the wilderness. world: did they forget their homeland, for though They were not defeated at the foot of Marye's "The Irish immigrants did what every for­ they believed that freedom began with the Heights. eign group must do to win the name Ameri- American coastline, they saw no reason why "It was a grand battle, indeed."

H.R. 8280. An act for the relief of Mrs. jected by the House last week twists HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Annette M. Rasor and Dr. Robert W. Rasor; logic as well as arms. H.R. 8470. An act for the relief of War­ He says that failure to vote the pay WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1964 ren A. Jeffers and Francis H. Leik; and H .R. 8930. An act for the relief of certain raise Will "jeopardize increases in mili­ The House met at 12 o'clock noon. employees of the Bureau of Indian Affiairs. tary pay which I have recommended to keep Armed Forces pay generally in line The Chaplain, Rev.Bernard Braskamp, The message also announced that the D.D., offered the following prayer: with nonmilitary salary." Senate had passed bills of the following This line of reasoning leaves me con­ Psalm 145: 9: The Lord is good to all: titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested: fused. and His tender mercies are over all His It seems to say that we must raise the works. S. 309. An act for the relief of Lt. Col. pay of civilian Federal employees so that Almighty God, as we daily meditate Henry H. Allport, Army of the United States, upon Thy goodness, may we have a retired; we can vote a second pay raise for the greater faith in the sovereignty of Thy S. 353. An act for the relief of Benjamin A. Armed Forces so that the Armed Forces divine love which is redeeming in its Ramelb; pay will be kept in line with the pay of S. 476. An act for the relief of Zenon the civilian employees which the Presi­ purpose and power. Zubieta; May we be emancipated from all self­ dent wants us to increase. S. 1030. An act for the relief of Sister This is not the only assault on logic ish and sordid desires to have the good Aurora Martin Gelado (also known as Sister things of life for our own satisfaction contained in the President's remarkable Nieve); and statement. and security instead of sharing them S. 1999. An act for the relief of Francisco with the poor and needy. Navarro-Paz. He indicates we will economize by Inspire the soul of humanity to be spending more, that we will get a better lifted out of the fret and jar of life into class of "managers" by raising the pay that free and peaceful atmosphere where SUBCOMM!TrEE ON MINES AND of the managers we now have, and re­ all shall be striving for justice and right­ MINING OF THE COMMITTEE ON lieve Members of Congress of the em­ eousness, for truth and love. INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS barrassment of voting a $5 million pay Grant that we may be obedient to Thy increase for themselves by voting a $540 moral and spiritual laws which are a Mr. ASPINALL. Mr. Speaker, I ask million pay raise for everyone else. command and a .challenge to our better unanimous consent that the Subcom­ If this be logic, it must at least be self, and sending us down upon our knees mittee on Mines and Mining of the Com­ admitted that it carries a high price tag in reverence and bidding us to rise and mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs be for the taxpayers. go forward, never again to doubt or be permitted to sit during general debate afraid. today. Hear us in Christ's name. Amen. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to CALL OF THE HOUSE the request of the gentleman from Colo­ Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, I make rado? the point of order that a quorum is not THE JOURNAL There was no objection. present. The Journal of the proceedings of yes­ The SPEAKER.. Evidently a quorum terday was read and approved. SUBCOMMI'ITEE ON NASA OVER­ is not present. SIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE ON Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I move a MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT SCIENCE AND ASTRONAUTICS call of the House. A call of the House was ordered. A message in writing from the Presi­ Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask The Clerk called the roll, and the fol­ dent of the United States was communi­ unanimous consent that the Subcom­ lowing Members failed to answer to their cated to the House by Mr. Ratchford, one mittee on NASA Oversight of the Com­ of his secretaries. names: mittee on Science and Astronautics be [Roll No. 71] permitted to sit during general debate Bass Halpern Minshall MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE today. Blatnik Harvey, Mich. Mosher The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Buckley Hemphlll Murray A message from the Senate by Mr. Carey Hoffman O'Brien, Dl. the request of the gentleman from Okla­ Clawson, Del Jarman Olsen, Mont. Arrington, one of its clerks, announced homa? Colmer Johnson, Pa. Powell that the Senate had passed without There was no objection. CUrtis Jones, Ala. Rains amendment bills of the House of the Davis, Tenn. Karsten Roberts, Ala. Dowdy Karth Rogers, Tex. following titles: Edwards Kee Rooney, N.Y. H.R. 1759. An act for the relief of Rebecca FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY RAISE Fallon Lankford Roosevelt K. Clayton; Finnegan Lloyd Roybal H.R. 2189. An act for the relief of Morris Mr. JOHANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask Forrester Mcintire Schadeberg unanimous consent to address the House Fulton, Tenn. Macdonald Stephens Aronow and other employees of the Post Gray - Martin, Calif. Willis Office Department; for 1 minute and to revise and extend Hagan, Ga. Martin, Mass. H .R. 2724. An act for the relief of Davey my remarks. Ellen Snider Siegel; The SPEAKER. Is there objection The SPEAKER. On this rollcall 383 H.R. 4681. An act for the relief of CWO Members have answered to their names, James A. McQuaig; to the request of the gentleman from H .R. 5584. An act for the relief of Capt. ? a quorum. Ransom C. Aplin; There was no objection? By unanimous consent, further pro­ H.R. 6748. An act for the relief of the J.D. . Mr. JOHANSEN. Mr. Speaker, the ceedings under the call were dispensed Wallace & Co., Inc.; President's plug for the pay raise bill re- with. 5530 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 18 THE CHICAGO DELEGATION Funds which have beeri appropriated addition, initial and supplemental allo­ Mr. O'HARA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, to accomplish the Federal assistance de­ cations in the amount of $16,051,000 I ask unanimous consent to address the termined eligible under this authority were made for eight disasters occurring House for 1 minute and to revise and ex- .are specifically appropriated to the Pres­ in 1962. A total of $29,676,000 was allo­ tend my remarks. · ident for purposes of disaster relief. cated from the President's disaster fund The SPEAKER. Is there objection LYNDON B. JOHNSON. in 1963. The allocations provided for to the request of the gentleman from THE WHITE HOUSE, March 18, 1964. performing protective work essential for Illinois? the preservation of life and property Federal assistance in major peace­ performing emergency health and sani~ There was no objection. time disasters is a coordinated operation tation measures, clearing debris and Mr. O'HARA of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, under Public Law 875, 81st Congress, as wreckage, and making emergency re­ the Chicago delegation under the guid­ amended. Public Law 875, popularly pairs and temporary replacement of es­ ance and inspiration of our beloved ToM known as the Federal Disaster Act, gives sential public facilities of States and lo­ O'BRIEN has made a reputation in this the President broad powers to supple­ cal governments damaged or destroyed House for sympathetic understanding of ment the efforts and available resources in such major disasters, including provi­ the problems of our colleagues from of States and local governments in sions for temporary housing or emer­ other areas and, understanding their carrying out their responsibilities to al­ gency shelter. problems, always we have cooperated. leviate suffering and damage resulting In the spring widespread fiooding in Mr. Speaker, I am now speaking for !rom major disasters. the Appalachian area affected Georgia, the solid delegation from Chicago. We A "major disaster" is any flood, Kentucky, Tennessee, , and West feel that an injury has been done us by drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, Virginia. The territory of , which one of the great committees of this storm or other catastrophe which in the was severely damaged by Typhoon Karen House. We are not criticizing the com­ determination of the President is of suffi­ in the fall of 1962, was struck a second mittee. We think that the committee, cient severity and magnitude to warrant pressed for time, was too easy in ap­ Federal assistance. time in April 1963. The second storm proving a payment of $5 million for the When, in his determination, condi­ Typhoon Olive, also affected the island~ vanity of one stupid general. tions warrant the declaration of a major of Tinian, Rota, and Saipan in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. In both Mr. Speaker, I hope the committee will disaster, the President is authorized to territories, the Office of Emergency give the Chicago Members ample time call upon the services of such elements Planning has assigned primary responsi­ during general debate to present our case of the Federal Establishment as may be bility for the emergency repair and tem­ to the membership of this body, and we necessary to provide disaster assistance; porary replacement of damaged public ask that our colleagues from the other to coordinate the disaster activities Qf facilities to the Department of the Navj. States listen to our presentation. Then Federal agencies; and to direct any Fed­ if in good conscience you can vote with era! agency to perform certain types of The Federal disaster assistance regu­ us we assure you of our appreciation. service not authorized under such lations were amended during the year to Five million dollars is a pretty steep agency's normal authority. • improve procedures for the determina­ price to pay for the vanity of any in­ The Federal Disaster Act requires the tion and certification of State and local dividual, ,even a general who was edu­ Governor of a State to certify to the expenditures for disaster relief. The cated at taxpayers expense and then out­ President the need for Federal assist­ amendment, by requiring that the Gov­ grew the people who footed the bill. ance and provide assurance of the ex­ ernor's certification of expenditures con­ Five million dollars is just the starting penditure of a reasonable amount of the tain a breakdown of such expenditures figure. funds of the State and local govern­ into specified categories, will assist both ments in combating the effects of dis­ the States and the Office of Emergency aster. To insure that the Federal Gov­ Planning in evaluating requests for Fed­ TREASURY-POST OFFICE APPRO­ ernment does not carry the entire bur­ eral disaster assistance. At the time the PRIATION BILL, 1965 den of disaster relief, the Governor is regulations were amended, the Oflice of Mr. GARY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani­ required to certify that the total expend­ Emergency Planning also announced a mous consent that the Committee on itures and obligations for disaster relief, modest upward adjustment for all States Appropriations may have until midnight in that disaster and all other disasters in the schedule of minimum State and Friday, March 20, 1964, to file a report during the 12-month period preceding local e~penditures required to qualify for on the Treasury-Post Office appropria­ the request for assistance, meet or ex­ assistance under Public Law 875. Both tion bill for 1965. ceed an amount published in the Federal the procedural change and the revised Register as the minimum for that State. schedule of minimum expenditures will The SPEAKER. Is there objection to become effective the request of the gentleman from Vir­ In accordance with authority granted on July 1, 1964. the President in section 5 (b) of Public Substantial gains were made during ginia? 1963 in the development and distribution There was no objection. Law 81-875 to exercise any power or au­ thority conferred on him. by the act of educational materials on the disaster Mr. MICHEL reserved all points of · program. General information pam­ order. through such Federal agency as he may designate, the President has delegated phlets outlining the procedures and re­ responsibility for administration of the quirements for Federal disaster assist­ REPORT OF ACTIVITY UNDER AU­ Federal disaster assistance program to ance were prepared for and distributed THORITY OF PUBLIC LAW 875- the Office of Emergency Planning. Ex­ to Members of Congress, Governors-, and MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ecutive Orders 10427, 10737 and 11051 local government officials. A procedural· OF THE UNITED STATES

TABLE I.-Disaster relief, Executive Office of the President, allocations authorized Jan. 1, 1963, through Dec. 31, 1963

Presi­ PrPsi­ I' Date of dential Date of dential State Disaster Presidential alloca- State Disaster Presidential alloca- declaration tions declaration tions author­ author­ ized ized

Maryland______Severe storm, high tides, and Mar. 9, 1962 $125,000 Vlr~~:inia______Floods .. ------Mar. 21,1963 $220.000 flooding. Georgia.------Severe storms and flooding______Mar. 26,1963 75,000 North Carolina ______..... do ..... ------Mar. 16,1962 475,000 Tennessee ______do·------Mar. 27,1963 750,000 Mississippi______Sunken chlorine barge______Oct. 10, 1962 1, 792,000 Hawaii______•. ___ do·------Apr. 24,1963 250,000 Oregon______Severe storms______Oct. 16,1962 700,000 Guam______Typhoon Olive______Apr. 30,1963 67D,OOO Washington ______..... do .... ------Oct. 20,1962 400,000 Trust Territory_------_____ do ______do. ______1,300,000 California______Severe storms and flooding______Oct. 24, 1962 1, 220,000 Wyoming______Excessive rainfall and flooding__ July 4,1963 300,000 Guam______Typhoon Karen______Nov. 12, 1962 9, 700,000 Nebraska .. ------dO------July 17,1963 395,000 Florida______Abnormally high tides______Dec. 17,1962 1, 639,000 Arkansas ______do•------Aug. 2, 1963 150,000 Nevada______Floods______Feb. 14,1963 700,000 New York . . ------_____ do______Aug. 23,1963 750,000 Idaho ______. do ______----.do ..... __ _ 250,000 Texas______Hurricane Cindy______Sept. 24,1963 500,000 Oregon ______..•.. do______Feb. 25,1963 210,000 Vermont______Severe drought and Impending Nov. 27, 1963 75,000 California______Excessive rainfall, floods, and .....do ______1,045,000 freeze. severe storms. California______Reservoir break and flooding____ Dee. 21,1963 500,000 Washington ______Floods ______Mar. 2,1963 585,000 West Virginia______Severe storms and flooding______Mar. 13,1963 1, 700,000 Total ______------29,676, 000 Kentucky------____ .do ______----.do ______3, 250,000

As of Dec. 31, 1963-Appropriation 11X0039-Disaster relief, Appropriation 11X0039(06)-Disaster relief, Executive Office of Executive Office of the President, since inception of fund, Aug. 31, the President, allocations to OEP as of Dec. 31, 1963 1951 Net allocations for: Total appropriation by Congress ______$?DO, 300,000.00 Disaster relief to States prior to calendar year 11H13 ______$152, 049,680. 96 Disaster relief to States in calendar year 1963------29,676,000.00 Allocations: HHFA: Total allocations to States______------181, 725,680.96 From President's fund. ------35, 694,704.00 Net transfers to other Government agencies______-1,272,775.55 From OEP ___ ------183,074. 71 Returned to President's fund_------~------38,392,872.65 Returned to President's fund .. _------6,153,370.92 Subtotal (net. direct relief allocation) ___ ------142, 060, 032. 76 Net. ______- ______. _____ - ______--.---_---. ______29, 724, 407. 79 Administrative expenses: Net disbursements ______----- ______-----______Corps of Engineers: • 2, 378, 184. 87 From President's fund. __ ------5, 304; 864. ()() Unliquidated obligations______------______------35,727.68 From OEP ____ ------818,247. 16 Unobligated allocations._------­ 1, 005, 070. 92 Returned to President's fund ... ______:______-863, 822. 08 Returned to President's fund __ ------1, 225, 725. 48 Net------5, 259, 289. 08 Total allocations received __ ------­ 5, 204, 708. 95 Small Business Administration: From President's fund ______34,030.45 Less returned to President's fund __ ------~------1, 225, 725. 48 ===== Office of Emergency Planning: Subtotal (net administrative allocation>------3, 978,983.47 From President's fund. ------186,930,389.91 Net transfers to other Government agencies ______.:______-1,272,775.55 Net allocations to OEP ------· ------146,039,016.23 Returned to President's fund .. ------39,618,598. 13 Net______:______146,039,016.23

Total net allocations______181,056,743.55

Balance, President's fund, Dec. 31, 1963·------25,243,256.45

AUTHORIZING CONSTRUCTION FOR at the conclusion of my remarks 1 shall ments, and servicemen'3 mortgage in­ ~THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS yield 30 minutes to the gentlewoman surance authorization. AND RESERVE COMPONENTS from New York [Mrs. ST. GEORGE]. The legislation will authorize the ap­ Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 655 Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker, by direc­ propriation by Congress of $1,590,666,- provides for consideration of H.R. 10300, 000 in support b! new military construc­ tion of the Committee on Rules, I call up a bill to authorize certain construction tion activities of the Department o! De­ House Resolution 655 and ask for its im­ at military installations, and for other fense and the several military depart­ mediate consideration. purposes. The resolution provides an ments. The Clerk read the resolution, as open rule with 2 hours of general debate. In addition, the bill will authorize the follows: The purpose of H.R. 10300 is to provide appropriation of $81,000 to support addi­ Resolved, That upon the adoption of this military construction authorization and tional costs experienced by the. depart­ resolution it shall be in order to move that related authority in support of the mili­ ments in connection with previously au­ the House resolve itself into the Committee tary departments during fiscal year 1965. of the Whole House on the State of the thorized construction projects. Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. The bill authorizes construction of 585 Mr. Speaker, you can be assured that 10300) to authorize certain construction at military bases throughout the world. a very learned and erudite presentation military installations, and for other pur­ Included in the construction authoriza­ will be made by the venerable gentleman poses. After general debate, which shall be tion for these 585 bases are approxi­ from Georgia [Mr. VINSON]. confined to the bill and shall continue not mately 1,200 line items which represent I trust that the rule will be adopted. to exceed two hours, to be equally divided thousands of component construction Mrs. ST. GEORGE. Mr. Speaker, I and controlled by the Chairman and ranking projects. Also included in this con­ minority member of the Committee on yield myself such time as I may consume. Armed Services, the blll shall be read for struction authorization are 9,886 indi­ Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 655 amendment under the five-minute rule. At , vidual units of military family housin~. makes in order the consideration o! H.R. the conclusion of the consideration of the The bill also authorizes improvements 10300, to authorize certain construction b1ll for amendment, the Committee shall rise to adequate quarters; minor construction at military installations, and for other and report the bill to the House with such authority for family housing; planning purposes. amendments as may have been adopted, and moneys for family housing; rental guar­ This legislation comes to us from the the previous question shall be considered as antee payments; operating expenses; ordered on the bill and amendments thereto Defense Department and also from the to final passage without intervening motion leasing of 5,000 units of family housing; Committee on Armed Services and is, as . except one motion to recommit. the maintenance of the entire inventory usual, thoroughly considered and thor­ of military family housing which is in oughly worked over. It is a highly com­ Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker, I yield excess of 368,000 units; Capehart; plicated and highly technical bill, and myself such time as I may consume, and Wherry, Commodity Credit debt payp one that is usual. I hope this House will 5532 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 18 take it strictly on trust. There are very lieve the Department of Defense is not Mr. AVERY. Finally, Mr. Speaker, I few pieces of legislation that we can do continually acquiring more private land include a reply from SP.cretary of the this with. for public use, but on the other hand it Army Cyrus R. Vance to this inquiry. Mr. Speaker, there has been a rumor, is decreasing its overall real estate hold­ The matter referred to is as follows: and I trust it is not correct, that this is ings. I will place this table in. the DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, the last such piece of legislation that the RECORD. It reveals in the last 5 years OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, chairman of the Committee on Armed less than 20,000 acres have been acquired Washington, D.C., March 4, 1964. Services, the gentleman from Georgia and about 100,000 acres have been re­ Hon. WILLIAM H. AVERY, [Mr. VINSON], will bring to the ftoor of turned to private ownership and placed House of Representatives. DEAR MR. AVERY: The Secretary of the Army this House. Certainly if this is true we back on the tax rolls. has asked me to reply to your inquiry con­ probably will never be able to take an­ The matter referred to is as follows: cerning the land acquisition at Fort Riley, other bill of this nature without more Army land acquisitions and disposals, fiscal Kans. careful examination that we do today. year 1959 (July 1, 1958) through fiscal The Department of the Army is aware of We know that the gentleman from year 1963 (June 30, 1963) 1 the concern of the officials of Riley County Georgia [Mr. VINSON] is the father and over the loss of tax evaluation,to the county. practically the architect of national de­ Fiscal year Acquisitions Disposals The decision not only to acquire more land but also to expand in the direction now con­ fense in the United States. What he has templated was made after prolonged study done in the past, what he has done to­ 1959______5, 2i4 i, 1i3 and consideration of the problem and its day, and what he will I hope do in the 1960______5, 02i 8, 368 196L------1, 858 10,608 impact on the surrounding communities. future is something that can never be 1962------5, i49 50, i26 During the period 1958-61, a total of five replaced. 1963------1, 856 20, Oi5 studies were made to determine the direction 1------1------of the expansion and the number of acres Mr. Speaker, I know this House will go TotaL __ ------~--- 19, i64 96,950 right down the line and follow the advice to be acquired. of Admiral VINSON. There is no objec­ The results of these numerous studies re­ I Statistics are limited to property primarily acquired vealed that the most economical and prac­ tion to this rule. in fee. The statistics do not includf\ public domain or leased property. All figures in acres. tical expansion would be in a northwesterly Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman direction from the present limited maneuver from Kansas [Mr. AvERY] such time as Mr. AVERY. Mr. Speaker, I also in­ area. This would provide the urgently needed he may consume. clude a letter that I wrote at the request maneuver area and make available the ex­ Mr. AVERY. Mr. Speaker, naturally of the County Commissioners of Riley panded range fac111ties required for the major I want to concur and be associated with County, the county that is being ad­ weapons of the 1st Infantry Division. In the comments made by the gentle­ versely affected the most by this expan­ addition, the present impact area would be common to the ranges now available as well woman from New York relative to our sion, to inquire whether or not the Army as to the proposed new ranges. The proposed colleague from Georgia, the chairman had met the usual requirements in their extension would be closer to the . troop of the Committee on Armed Services analysis of the need for this land, and cantonment area and would afford an op­ [Mr. VINSON]. Although I have not also whether this was the most feasible portunity to conduct limited amphibious known him as long as have some Mem­ area that could be acquired to supple­ training at-Milford Reservoir. bers of the House and have never en­ ment the existing reservation. The proposed expansion could have been joyed the privilege of serving on his The matter referred to is as follows: implemented in a different direction, thereby committee, certainly, I want to join in involving land of less unit value. Results of FEBRUARY 6, 1964. the studies which were conducted indicated this expression of tribute for the great Hon. CYRus R. VANCE, that an expansion in any other direction than service he has rendered not alone for the Secretary of the Army, Department of . the that adopted would have required the ac­ House of Representatives but for the Army, Washington, D.C. quisition of substantially more acreage to United States of America and for the DEAR MR. SECRETARY: It has now become achieve the same results at a higher total free world as well. · public information that a $16'12 million ap­ cost. Basically, it would have required the Mr. Speaker, it is not often I take the propriation request was contained in the establishment of a second impact area and budget for fiscal 1965 for the pu-pose of ex­ an even larger maneuver area. ftoor under the consideration of a rule for panding the Army m111tary reservation at It is hoped that this explanation satisfac­ a single item in a bill. I trespass upon Fort Riley, Kans. This request was not un­ torily answers your questions concerning the the good nature of the House today to expected, as it was generally known that the land at Fort Riley. make a comment relative to an item in Army was seeking to expand the reservation Sincerely, the bill dealing with Fort Riley, Kans. in order to accommodate the necessary train­ F. W. BoYE, Jr., There is authorization in the bill for vir­ ing for the mission of the 1st Division that Brigadier General, GS, is stationed there. Deputy Chief of Legislative Liaison. tually doubling the present size of the Officials of Riley County, Kans., are under­ military reservation at Fort Riley, Kans. standably concerned at the loss of tax evalu­ Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, will the This involves the taking of some 50,000 ation to the county and other taxing in­ gentleman yield? acres of land. Naturally, when you take terests therein as a result of this proposed Mr. AVERY. I yield to the gentleman. 50,000 acres of land off the tax rolls, taking. Representatives of Riley County Mr. GROSS. When the gentleman and this is highly productive land, it is have requested that I write to you to inquire started his remarks, he said he was ad­ a matter of very serious concern not only if an exhaustive investigation had been con­ ducted by the Anny to determine for certain dressing the good nature of Members of to the farmers and land owners who are that the area presently proposed to be taken the House. I wonder whether I might as­ being displaced, but also to the tax units could be acquired at the lowest possible cost sume that the gentleman was including that are adversely affected by the taking to the Army, taking into account th" need the gentleman from Iowa? of the land. for the additional area and the number of Mr. AVERY. I would have to review I would like for the RECORD to show, square miles that are needed to satisfy the exactly what I said. I thought I apolo­ Mr. Speaker, when this item was first training requirements of the 1st Division. gized for perhaps imposing· upon the presented or mentioned in the press, I They point out tha.t, in their opinion, the good nature of the House for a local told both the proponents and the op­ proposed expansion could occur in a different direction and thereby committing land of matter at this stage of the proceedings. ponents alike that I considered this to substantially less value than now proposed. It was a categorical statement that I be a matter of military matter and not I would assume that all alternative ex­ made and I did not intend to have it in­ one for a political judgment. I further pansion possibilities had been considered as terpreted as specifically being directed stated that I felt it was the responsibility is the usual practice when private property to any particular Member. On most days of the Department of the Army to fully is to be taken for public use. Could you I would say to my friend from Iowa, I justify their need for taking this land advise me if such studies have been made in would include him in that. general cate­ and that if they could do so, I would this instance and the result of such studies? gory, but I know of some days that I abide by the judgment of the Committee I would hope that this information could would not. on Armed Services. be made available in the near future, as hearings on the m111tary construction bill Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent are likely to occur yet this month. of my time. in connection therewith to place in the Yours very truly, Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent RECORD at this point a few statistics that WM. H. AVERY, to revise and extend my remarks and reveal contrary to what most persons be- Member of Congress. include some letters and tables. 1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 5533 The SPEAKER. Is there objection dedication. But there is no man in the The bill as approved by the Committeft to the request of the gentleman from entire history of our country who has on Armed Services and recommended for Kansas? made his imprint more forcefully, more enactment provides a total of $1,590,- constructively upon the pages of the 666,000 in construction authorization in There was no objection. 1 Mrs. ST. GEORGE. Mr. Speaker, I legislative history of our country than support of the active forces, the reserve yield 8 minutes to the gentleman from has our dear friend and colleague, CARL components, defense agencies, and mili­ California [Mr. GUBSER]. VINSON. tary famtly housing. Mr. GUBSER. Mr. Speaker, I take Mr. O'NEILL. Mr. Speaker, I move As Members of the House will recall. this short period of time under the rule the previous question. last month I appeared befor~ you in because I have strong feelings about one The previous question was ordered. connection with the request for enact­ small portion of the bill, and believe The SPEAKER. The question is on ment ·of the annual authorizing legisla-1 that section commits a great mistake. the resolution. tion for the __... procurem.ent of aircraft. Due to the fact that only 1 hour is to The resolution was agreed to. naval vesselS, missiles, and support be distributed in general debate among IN COMMrri'EE OF THE WHOLE moneys for ' research and development some 18 Members of the minority, I feel Mr. VINSON. Mr. Speaker, I move for the military departments. I should make a small part of my case that the House resolve itself into the In other words, the House has pre­ in the debate on the rule. Committee of the · Whole House on the viouslY acted on the hardware request As Members will note on pages 51 and State of the Union for the consideration for the military departments for :fiscal 52 of the report, I have been joined by of the bill

~!;';~n , ru. :OOse~elt i!~~e . Tex. that others will sense the importance of more and more facilities in a. relatively Rains ~[.~daeberg Thompson, N.J. checking blanket assertions of economy few areas of the country. Reuss Sheppard Udall by Defense oftlcials to see if the real An area. should not seek to build its Roberts, Ala. Stephens Ullman facts support the claim in the specific economy on defense spending but when Accordingly, the Committee rose; and situation. it is fulfilling a vital defense need, it the Speaker pro tempore

Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield ArmY------$5. 1 $1.9 38 $3. 2 62 such time as he may require to the gen- Navy ______4.3 . 8 19 3. 5 81 tleman from South Carolina [Mr. Air Force------_ ___13.4 _ __ . 8 5 12. 6 95 1 1 RIVERS]. TotaL ___ ------22.8 3. 5 15 19.3 85 Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 10300. · It would be impossible to improve on Included in some of the more im­ ment program of our military facilities the presentation made by our beloved portant new programs which, during the in the continental United States-and chairman on the proposed military con­ past 6 years, have required these tremen­ not the least of these facilities to be mod­ dous expenditures for military construc­ ernized should be our Government ship- struction authorization for fiscal year yards. · 1965. Once again he has in his thorough tion are the following: and inimitable style provided the House For the Department of the Army: If I have any criticism of this bill to­ with every important facet of this au­ U.S. Air Defenses-Nike family-$850 day it would simply be one of concern thorization bill. One cannot improve million. with the failure of the Department to upon perfection, and therefore I wish Redstone and Jupiter missile pro- recommend the necessary authority for only to compliment my chairman on his grams, $50 million. the improvement and modernization of statement. For the Navy: the basic plant facilities o.f the respec­ However, I believe it would be desirable The Pacific missile range, $262 million. tive military departments. to acquaint the Members of this body Polaris facilities, $160 million. My purpose in making this observation with certain historical facts related to Space communication facilities, $450 is therefore to urge responsible omcials the amount of military construction million. in both the Department of Defense and heretofore authorized and funded by the . For the Air Force: the respective military departments to Congress. Atlas ICBM's, $750 million. carefully scrutinize their future 5-year It is interesting to note that·for the Titan ICBM's, $975 million. military construction program with the period beginning with fiscal year 1949 Minuteman ICBM's, $900 million. view of including in that program a sub­ ACW sites, $900 million. stantially larger amount for the replace­ through fiscal year 1964 the Congress h~ SAGE-semiautomatic ground envi- ment of outmoded and obsolete military authorized a grand total of $25 1555 mll­ lion in military construction authoriza­ ronmental control system-$170 million. plant facilities. tion. These and many similar type programs The military construction authoriza­ During the same period the Congress have taken the lion's share of military tion bill for fiscal year 1965 is an austere has provided funds to support this con­ construction expenditures. bill. It contains no fat, and I urge you struction authority in the amount of $22, Because of this tremendous emphasis to support this legislation. placed on maintaining abreast of tech­ Mr. BRUCE. Mr. Chairman, will the 883 million. nological improvements in modern weap­ Despite the tremendous outlays for gentleman yield? military construction, our annual mili­ onry, most of our construction re_sourc~s Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. I tary construction requirement continues have been directed toward satisfymg this yield to the gentleman from Indiana. to approximate a billion dollars a year. requirement to the detriment of our Mr. BRUCE. I believe the gentleman mundane but essential basic plant facil­ knows the high regard in which I hold Since we had developed the greatest ities. military machine ever known to man him on matters such as this. Thus, a tremendous number of our I was a little disturbed this morning, during World War II, together with the basic plant facilities used in the support necessary facilities to support the Mili­ when I sat in a hearing and heard the of our operating forces, such as ship­ Secretary of Defense advocate and say tary Establishment, it would therefore yards dock facilities, etcetera, and facil­ appear that these subsequent generous that he had under his jurisdiction many ities ~ecessary for the housing and train­ surplus Government facilities which construction authorizations provided by ing of personnel as well as facilities nec­ the Congress during the intervening could be . turned over to a Youth Corps essary for routine administrative and for housing, on military bases. There years would have more than satisfied operational functions, have been denied are about 100,000 youngsters whom t~ey every possible facilities requirement of funds for replacement and moderniza­ the military. plan to house on existing surplus mili­ tion. tary bases. Is that what the gentleman Unfortunately, that is not the case. Thus, for example, we have permitted The bulk of these expenditures for is talking about? our shipyards to continue to use equip­ Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. I am military construction, instead of mod­ ment and -facilities which have become ernizing our existing facilities, has been not talking about that. There are cer­ obsolete in the shipbuilding industry. tain bases on which there is obsolescent directed in the support of new missions, We are thus confronted with the strange missiles, and weapons concepts, and and obsolete equipment; for instance, anomaly where the Depart~ent of J?e­ have, therefore, not permitted the neces­ fense is critical of the efficiency ratmg the B-47 bases. sary modernization and replacement of of various Government shipyards while Mr. BRUCE. We are talking about the bulk of facilities created during the at the same time, and in almost the same housing. World War II period. breath, denying them the means with Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. For example, of the $22.8 billion in which this efficiency could be improved. Many of those have housing. General military construction funds made avail­ I wish to take this opportunity to go LeMay, for his SAC Command, had a able to the Armed Forces during the 16- on record in urging the Department of great deal of housing. year period between fiscal year 1949 and Defense, and the administration, to be-' Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, w1ll ftscal year 1964, only $3.5 billion, or ap- gin a 5-year modernization and replace- the gentleman yield? 1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 5547 Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. I serve components, defense agencies, and side of Chicago, Ill., to Fort Sheridan, yield to the Chairman. military family housing. IlL-appropriating $323 million to facili­ Mr. VINSON. I say to the distin­ The total authorization granted were tate this change as an initial cost for guished gentleman that if there are any as follows: Army, $300,482,000; Navy, preliminary preparation for plans and so military installations throughout the $238,536,000; Air Force, $345,727,000; De­ forth. The estimated sums necessary to country which are not being used by fense Agencies, including Atomic, Sup­ complete the proposed turnover will ne­ the Department of Defense and are being port, Supply, National Security, and cessitate further continuing appropria­ declared surplus, it would be proper for Ofiice of the Secretary, $10,805,000; fam­ tions for housing facilities in the amount the Government to use them in some ily housing: Army-2,135 units; Navy- of about $10 million. other way, instead of putting them on 4,056 units; Air Force-3,695 units, The advocates of the changes have not the market and getting a small return for amounting to $177,758,000'; general sup­ given any substantial reason for the them. port, $482,847,000 thus totaling for these transfer except to aver that it belongs Mr. BRUCE. These have been char­ items, $660,605,000; the Reserve forces­ there. The thousands of civilians em­ acterized as "surplus." Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Corps Re­ ployed giving related services to the The CHAIRMAN. The time of the serve and . similar Army, and Air Na­ operational unit headquarters will be gentleman from South Carolina has ex­ tional Guard, totaling $34,450,000-a thrown into the ranks of the unemployed. pired. grand total of $1,590,666,000. The re­ The broad scope of the operations of the Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield quest for new facilities submitted by the 5th Army Headquarters, including the 5 additional minutes to the gentleman. military departments totaled over $2.1 Midwestern States-Colorado on the Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. I do billion and an additional three quarters west-carrying on the administrative not need more time . . I believe the ques­ of a billion dollars for family housing. business of the Army. This unit should tion has been adequately answered. The After study and analysis by the Depart­ be located at Chicago, Ill. It is Chairman answered it. ment of Defense and the Bureau of the easily accessible from all parts of the I wish to say that certainly these facil­ Budget-also the Secretary of Defense area by rail, air, or auto, certainly all lines ities cannot be used in other areas. For nearly half-49 percent-approximately of communication are at one's elbow. instance, a Polaris submarine facility $1 billion was rejected or deferred. The The committee showed acute alertness could not use housing at some B-47 base. totals for military construction authori­ in response to the will of Chairman VIN­ It is necessary to have housing at the zation for fiscal year 1965 amounts to soN, in rejecting the O'Hara amendment Polaris base. One does not complement $1,839,507,000. submitted by the Chicago delegation the other. The proposed acquisition of land striking the appropriation incorporated Mr. BRUCE. I would say to the gen­ amounted to 1,460,289 acres at a cost of in the bill for this stupid scheme tleman, though it was an answer, in a $32 million-the committee approved the against the public interest of the citizens fashion, it does not satisfy me at all so purchase of 204,282 acres at an esti­ of Chicago. Chicago has been the vic­ far as the total picture is concerned. mated cost of $21.5 million, saving $10.5 tim of these military proposals under the Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. Cer­ million. pretense of economy-through consoli­ tain bases have housing not needed. H.R. 13000 authorizes $75 million for dation of various services located in Chi­ Certain bases are not needed. medical facilities of which $56 million is cago with other services in other cities­ Mr. BRUCE. I do not question that. provided for the erection of 11 hospitals. by transfer of the same to those cities I merely question the diversion of use. The committee provided $17.5 million without any regard to the employment Mr. RIVERS of South Carolina. I for emergency construction projects, a problems resulting or the deprivation of believe we can find a number of mili­ modified sum for a limited authority, the rights of those who had gained civil tary facilities which are excess to mili­ and a strict guide against using these service status in their employment-in tary requirements and which could funds as an added reprograming au­ most instances, unless employees trans­ therefore be used for other authorized thority but only for an unforeseen con­ fer-lose seniority and Federal employ­ Government purposes. struction requirement. ment. Mr. LIBONATI. Mr. Chairman, I ask The bill authorizes the construction The all inclusive items in the bill are unanimous consent to extend my remarks of 585 military bases through the world; varied and all encompassing of the mili­ at this point in the RECORD. also 9,886 individual units of military tary needs and intense operational The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection family housing, minor construction au­ worldwide scope of our military family. to the request of the gentleman from thority for improvements of adequate This all important subject has been Illinois? quarters, rental guarantee payments, treated by the committee with meticulous There was no objection. operating expenses, leasing of family treatment of excellent legislative finesse. Mr. LIBONATI. Mr. Chairman, the units, 5,000; maintenance of the entire The perfected work glows with the passage of H.R. 10300 marks the passing inventory of the military family, 368,- brilliant and deft abilities of our esti­ of the master services of a great legis­ 000 units; credit debt payments and mable chairman, CARL VINSON, who en­ lator, CARL VINSON, who for the past 30 serviceman's mortgage insurance author­ joys a national reputation as the supreme years of his 50 years as a Member of the ization. authority on matters affecting the mili­ House has in his committee advised, The bill provides new authority to tary policy of the services, as related gujded, and directed legislation for the build 65 Army permanent installa­ . to their legislative purposes. Chairman military departments considered by the tions, 3 on foreign shores, also cadet CARL VINSON, the Illinois delegation sa­ Committee on Armed Services. His ded­ housing facilities, $137 million; opera­ lutes you in appreciation of your dedica­ ication to strengthening the defensive tion and training facilities, surface-to­ tion as a guide and guard of the military and offensive might of the United States air missiles facilities, $39 million; med­ powers of our Nation through the years as a military pow-er is refiected in the ical facilit~es, $24 million; administra­ and today stands as the strongest, mili­ superior if not supreme punishing and tive facilities, $7 million; and land, tarily, of all the nations of the world. deterrent power of our military forces. $19 million. Also facilities for the Army Her position is in the forefront of the The Nation and the Congress are deeply Security Agency in the United States and supreme defenders of the liberty-loving indebted to him in appreciation for his at Army bases in foreign countries. nations of the universe. skillful and discerning statesmanship. The provisions in the bill relative to Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Chairman, I ask The many facets considered at all the replacement of deteriorated tempo­ unanimous consent to extend my remarks levels of military operational programs rary facilities-outdated basic plants ne­ at this point in the RECORD. and projects were provided for after cessitate the programing of $300 million The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection minute examination and study by the per year over a 10-year period in new or to the request of the gentleman from Committee of the various proposals sub­ improved facilities-are in conformity Florida? mitted for authorization during the fis­ with both the services and the · commit­ There was no objection. cal year 1965. tee's studies. Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Chairman, I un­ The approved bill totals $1,590,666,000 The bill provides certain moneys for a derstand that there are a number of and provides construction authorization contemplated change in the removal of bases around the country which the De­ in support of the Active Forces, theRe- the 5th Army Headquarters at the South- fense Department is considering phasing 5548 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE March 18 out or closing. I understand, too, that Fort Campbell, Kentucky: Training facili­ (United. States Army Test and Evaluation among these is the Sanford Naval Air ties, $111,000. Command) Station in Sanford, Fla. I am further Fort Gordon, Georgia: Training facilities, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland: Op­ advised that pending a thorough study and troop housing, $13,968,000. erational facilities, resea.roh, development Fort Jackson, South Carolina: Training and test facilities, $784,000. of these matters, the committee did not facilities, and troop housing, $15,383,000. Jefferson Proving Ground, Indiana: Op­ include any of the authorization moneys Fort Rucker, : Training facilities, erational fac111ties, $11,000. that had previously been. programed for and troop housing, $2,994,000. Fort Huachuca, Arizona: Hospital faci11- fiscal 1965 for Sanford. Fort Stewart, Georgia: Training facilities, ties, and utilities, $4,635,000. and maintenance facilities, $627,000. I am confident that when the report on White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico: Sanford is received, if it has not already (Fourth Army) Research, development and test facilities, been received by this time, it will show Fort Bliss, Texas: Operational facilities, $2,685,000. the economic feasibility and in fact an community facilities, and utilities, $721,000. ( Weapons Command) actual saving of money in keeping the Fort Hood, Texas: Maintenance facilities, supply facilities, and troop housing, $11,836,- Watervliet Arsenal, New York: Utilities, Sanford base in full operation. In view $77,000. 000. of this, it is my hope that there will be Fort Polk, : Troop housing, $627,- Technical Services Facilities no difficulty in reprograming the moneys 000. (Signal Corps) heretofore scheduled for Sanford. If the Fort Sill, Oklahoma: Maintenance facili­ East Coast Radio Receiving Station, report on Sanford is favorable I have ties, troop housing and utilities, $2,893,000. La Plata, Maryland: Utilities, $93,000. been told that the money can be restored (Fifth Army) East Coast Relay Station, Frederick, Mary­ in another bill at a later date or it can Fort Carson, Colorado: Maintenance facm­ land: Troop housing, $257,000. be put back in the bill in the other body ties, supply facilities, troop housing, and Army Pictorial Center, New York: Oper­ and our conferees can agree to the addi­ real estate, $18,256,000. ational facUlties and production fac1lities, tion when the bill goes to conference. Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana: Troop $1,120,000. None of us wants to waste any money housing, $1,652,000. West Coast Radio Receiving Station, San­ in defense or otherwise, but if, as I ex­ Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Administrative ta Rosa, California: Utilities, $76,000. facilities, $390,000. (Medical Service) pect, the report shows conclusively that Fort Riley, Kansas: Maintenance facilities, the keeping of the installation at San­ medical facilities, troop housing, and real Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas: Op­ ford would not only cost no more money, estate, $18,692,000. erational facilities, $104,000. but would in fact save money, it is my Fort Sheridan, Illinois: Medical fac111ties, Letterman General Hospital, California: hope that the officials of the Navy De­ administrative fac111ties, and utilities, $5,- Hospital facilities, $14,305,000. partment will promptly request the res­ 544,000. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Dis­ trict of Columbia: Training fac1Uties, and toration of these funds~ Fort Leonard Wood, MisEouri: Training fa­ cilities, maintenance facilities, medical fa­ ut1lities, $1,019,000. Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I have cilities, troop housing, and community facili­ no requests for any further time. I ask United States Military Academy ties, $16,679,000. United States Military Academy, West that the bill be read. (Sixth Army) Point, New York: Operational and training The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read Fort Irwin, California: Troop housing, $2,- facilities, administrative facilities, cadet the bill for amendment. 643,000. housing, community facilities and utilities, The Clerk read as follows: Fort Lewis, Washington: Training facili­ $20,578,000. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ties, maintenance facilities, and troop hous­ Army Security Agency of .Representatives of the United States of ing, $1,906,000. Two Rock Ranch Station, California: Op­ America in Congress assembled, Presidio of Monterey, California: Training erational facilities, $1,014,000. facilities, $194,000. TITLE I Vint Hill Farms Station, Virginia: Opera­ Fort Ord, California: Troop housing, $777,- tional fac1lities, $997,000. SEc. 101. The Secretary of the Army may 000. establish or develop military installations Presidio of San Francisco, California: Utili­ Army Component Commands and facilities by acquiring, constructing, con­ ties, $283,000. (United States Army Air Defense Command) verting, rehabil1tating, or installing perma­ Yakima Training Center, Washington: Various locations: Operational fac11ities, nent or temporary public works, including Training facilities, $303,000. administrative fac1lities and troop housing, site preparations, appurtenances, util1ties, (Milirtary District of Washington, District of $7,814,000. and equipment for the following projects: Columbia) ( Command Area) Inside the United States Fort McNair, District of Colum.bia: Train­ ;Fort Richardson, Alaska: Operational fa­ Continental Army Command ing facilities, $1,550,000. cilities, maintenance facilities, and admin­ (First Army) Fort Myer, Virginia: Medical facilities, and istrative fac~lities, $767,000. Fort Devens, Massachusetts: Community troop housing, $4,052,000. Fort J. M. Wainwright, Alaska: Mainte­ fac111ties, $681,000. United States Army Materiel Command nance facilities, troop housing, and utllities, Fort Dix, New Jersey: Hospital facilities, $743,000. (United States Army Missile Command) (Pacific Command Area) and troop housing $18,890,000. Redstone Arsenal, Alabama: Research, de- Fort Hamilton, New York: Util1ties, Aliamanu Military Reservation, Hawaii: velopment and test facilities, and utilities, Utilities, $247,000 . • 118,000. $2,389,000. (Second Army) Schofield Barracks, Hawaii: Operational (United States Army Munitions Command) Fort Belvoir, Virginia: Operational and facilities, maintenance facilities, and admin­ training fac111ties, administrative facil1ties, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland: Research, istrative facil1ties, $3,235,000. troop housing and utilities, $3,564,000. development and test facilities, $4,494,000. Fort Shafter, Hawaii: Administrative fa­ Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania: Opera­ Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey: Produc­ cil1ties, and ut1lities, $1,370,000. tional and training facilities, and troop hous­ tion faclHties, $365,000. Tripier Army Hospital, Hawaii: Medical ing, $5,244,000. Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado: Ad­ facilities, $100,000. ministrative facilities, .29,000. Fort Knox, Kentucky: Troop housing and Outside the United States utilities, $7,778,000. (United States Army Supply and Mainte­ Army Materiel Command , Virginia: Training facilities, nance Command) (United States Army Missile Command) $2,900,000. Aeronautical Maintenance Center, Texas: Maintenance facilities, $888,000. Kwajalein Island·: Research, development Fort George G. Meade, Maryland: Troop and test fac111ties, hospital facilities, and housing and community facilities, and utili­ Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania: ties, $2,084,000. Ut111ties, $43,000. troop housing, $32,119,000. Fort Ritchie, Maryland: Operational fa­ Oakland Army Terminal, 0a.lifornia: Op­ Army Security Agency cilities, $1,600,000. erational facilities, administrative facilities, Various locations: Operational facilities, community facilities, and utilities, $2,029,000. $5,662,000. . (Third Army) Savanna Army Depot, Dlinois: Supply fa­ Fort Benning, Georgia: Operational fa­ c1lities, $446,000. Army Component Commands cilities, and administrative facilities, $5,- Sierra Army Depot, California: Mainte­ (Pacific Command Area) 452,000. nance facilities, $590,000. Korea: Operational facilities, maintenance Fort Bragg, North Carolina: Troop housing Sunny Point Army Tertn1nal, North Caro­ facilities, supply fac1lities, troop housing and and community facilities, $5,655,000. .Hna: Utilities, $131,000. ut1lities, $8,509,000. 1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 5549 Okinawa, various: Utilities, $1,064,000. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Con­ Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida: Taiwan: Utilities, $26,000. necticut: Administrative facilities, and troop Operational and training facll1ties, and util­ housing and community facilities, $3,301,000. ities, $1,445,000. (European Command Area) Headquarters, Commander-in-Chief, At­ Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida: Op­ Germany: Operational facilities, and lantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia: Administra­ erational facilities, $617,000. maintenance facilities, $3,252,000. tive facilities, and troOp housing, $1,550,000 .. Naval Station, Mayport, Florida: Opera­ (United States Army Forces Southern (Research, development, test, and evaluation tional facilities, community facilities, and Command) stations) ground improvements, $466,000. Fort Kobbe, Canal ·Zone: Troop housing, Naval Air Station, Miramar, California: Navy Marine Engineering Laboratory, An­ Operational and training facilities, and com­ $343,000. napolis, Maryland: Utilities, $356,000. munity facilities, $2,916,000. · Quarry Heights, Canal Zone: Utilities, David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock, Naval Air-Station, Norfolk, Virginia: Oper­ $86,000. Maryland: Research, development and test ational facll1ties, $103,000. SEc. 102. Any of the authority in title I facilities, $3,811,000. Naval Air Station, North Island, California: of this Act may be utilized for the establish­ Navy Mine Defense Laboratory, Panama. Maintenance facilities, $350,000. ment or development of Army installations City, Florida: Utilities, $150,000. Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia: Train­ and facilities made necessary by changes in Navy Electronics Laboratory, San Diego, ing facilities, and maintenance facll1ties, Army missions and responsibi!ities which California: Operational facilities, $1,196,000. $906,000. have been occasioned by: (a) unforeseen Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, San Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode security considerations, (b) new weapons de­ Francisco, California: Research, development Island: Operational facilities, and mainte­ velopments, (c) new and unforeseen re­ and test facilities, $793,000. nance facilities, $870,000. search and development requirements, or (d) Fleet base facilities Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Ream Field, improved production schedules, if the Sec­ Naval Station, Boston, Massachusetts: California: Operational facilities, $1,693,000. retary of Defense determines that deferral Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, San Cle­ of such construction for inclusion in the Troop housing $260,000. Naval Station, Charleston, South Carolina: mente Island, California: Troop housing, next military construction authorization Act $176,000. would be inconsistent with interests of na­ Operational facilities, and. community facU­ lties, $2,509,000. Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Wash­ tional security, and in connection therewith ington: Operational facilities, $459,000. to acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, Naval Command Systems Support Activity, or install permanent or temporary public District of Columbia: Administrative facili­ (Marine Corps air stations) works, including land acquisition, site prepa­ ties, $1,516,000. Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South ration, appurtenances, utilities, and equip­ Naval Station, Key West, Florida: Opera­ Carolina: Operational facilities and mainte­ ment: Provided, That the total cost of proj­ tional facilities, $428,000. nance facilities, $152,000. ects constructed under this section shall not Naval Station, Long Beach, California: Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, exceed $17,500,000: And provided further, Troop housing and community facilities, Camp Pendleton, California: Operational and That the Secretary of the Army, or his des­ $3,054,000. training facilities, $150,000. ignee, shall notify the Committees on Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island: Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point; Armed Services of the Senate and House of Operational facilities, and troop housing, North Carolina: Operationa! and training Representatives, immediately upon reaching $1,761,000. facilities, maintenance facilities, supply fa­ a final decision to implement, of the cost of Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia: Opera­ cilities, administrative facilities, and ut1llties construction of any public work undertaken tional facilities, $242,000. and ground improvements, $2,965,000. under this section, including those real estate Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Ha­ Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Califor­ actions pertaining thereto. This authoriza­ waii: Troop housing and community facili­ nia: Operational and training facilities, and tion will exp1re as of September 30, 1965, ties, $2,775,000. ~aintenance facilities, $1,746,000. except for those public works projects con­ Naval Station, San Diego, California: Op­ Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, cerning which the Committees on Armed erational facilities, supply facilities, and Oahu, Hawaii: Operational facilities, $344,- Services of the Senate and House of Repre-:: troop housing, $1,320,000. 000. sentatives have been notified pursuant to this. Naval weapons facilities Marine Corps Air Facility, New River, North section prior to that date. (Naval air training stations) Carolina: Operational and training facilities, SEc. 103. (a) Public Law. 88-174 is $326,000. amended under heading "Inside the United Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Chase Field, Marine Corps Air Facility, Santa Ana, Cal­ States" in section 101, as follows: Texas: Operational facilities, $268,000. ifornia: Operational and training facilities, Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Kingsville, (1) Under the heading "ARMY COMPONENT $1,306,000. Texas: Operational facilities, $149,000. Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona: CoMMANDs" and under the subheading Naval Air Station, Memphis, Tennessee: "PACIFIC COMMAND AREA", With respect to Operational facilities, and maintenance fa­ Utilities, $594,000. cilities, $2,087,000. "Fort Shafter, Hawaii", strike out "$74,000" Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Meridian, Mis­ and insert in place thereof "$91,000". sissippi: Operational and training facilities, (Fleet readiness stations) (b) Public Law 88-174 is amended by strik­ $106,000. Naval Weapons Station, Concord, Califor­ ing out in clause ( 1) of section 602 "$154,- Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida: Op­ nia: Operational facilities, community facili- 976,000", and "$199,633,000" and inserting in erational facilities, and maintenance facili­ ties, and utilities, $720,000. . place thereof "$154,993,000", and "$199,650,- ties, $4,788,000. Naval Photographic Center, District of 000", respectively. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Saufley Field, Columbia: Operational facilities, $490,000. TITLE n Florida: Operational and training facilities, Naval Propellant Plant, Indian Head, SEc. 201. The Secretary of the Navy may $664,000. Maryland: Utilities, $1,106,000. establish or develop military installations Naval Auxlliary Air Station, Whiting Field, (Research, development, test and evaluation and facilities by acquiring, constructing, Florida: Operational facilities, $166,000. stations) converting, rehabilitating, or installing per­ (Field support stations) Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility, Albu­ manent or temporary public works, includ­ Naval Stati<>;n, Adak, Alaska: Operational . querque, New Mexico: Research, develop­ ing site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, facllities, community facllities, and utilities ment and test facilities, $340,000. and equipment for the following projects: and ground improvements, $2,676,000. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Inside the United States Naval Air Station, Alameda, California: California: Research, development and test Bureau of Ships Facilities Utllities, $406,000. facilities, $1,080,000. Naval Parachute Facility, El Centro, Cali­ (Naval shipyards) Naval Air Station, Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii: Operational facilities, ma.intenance fornia: Research, development and test fa­ Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Caro­ facilities, supply facilities, administrative cilities, and real estate $2,540,000. lina: Maintenance facilities, administrative facilities, and community facilities, $3,516,- Naval Air Development Center, Johnsv1lle, facilities, and utilities, $1,675,000. 000. Pennsylvania: Utilities, $340,000. Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine: Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Hawaii: Operational facilities, and utilities, Maintenance facilities, and community fa­ Maryland: Operational facilities, and hos­ $1,171,000. cilities, $321,000. pital and medical facilities, $2,453,000. · Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hamp­ Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Florida: Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu, Cali­ Operational and training facilities, mainte­ fornia: Operational fac111ties, maintenance shire: Maintenance facilities and utilities, facilities, and research, development and test $4,760,000. nance facilities, troop housing and com­ facilities; and on San Nicolas Island, re­ (Fleet support stations) munity facilities, $4,818,000. Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California: search, development and test facilities, and Naval Facility, Cape Hatteras, North oaro­ Troop hO'Using, $329,000. supply facilities, $1,988,000. lina: Utilities, $36,000. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Fallon, Ne­ Supply facilities Naval Facility, Nantucket, Massachusetts: vada: Operational facilities, and medical fa­ Naval Supply Center, Charleston, South Community factiities, $162,000. cilities, $819,000. Carolina: Supply facilities, $455,000. 5550 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 18 Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California: {Security' group stations) Naval Radio Station, Isabela, Puerto Rico: Administrative facilities, $590,000. Naval Security Group Department, New­ Operational fac111ties, $106,000. Naval Supply Depot, Philadelphia, Penn­ port, Rhode Island: Administrative facil1ties, Naval Communication Station, London­ sylvania: Utilities, $668,000. $275,000. derry, North Ireland: Operational fac111tfes, Marine Corps facilities Naval Security Group Department, Norfolk, $1,100,000. Marine Corps Supply Center, Albany, Virginia: Administrative faclllties, $449,000. Naval Communication Station, Sabana Georgia: Maintenance facilities, $43,000. Naval Security Group Department, North­ Seca, Puerto Rico: Maintenance facilities, Marine Corps Supply Center, Barstow, west, Virginia: Troop housing and communi­ and ut111ties, $195,000. California: Community facillties, $213,000. ty facilities, $385,000. Naval Communication Station, San Miguel, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Naval Security Group Department, San Republic of the Ph111ppines: Community fa­ Carolina: Community fac111ties, and utlli­ Diego, California: Administrative fac111ties, cilities, and utillties, $466,000. $276,000. Various locations: Utilities, $3,398,000. ties, $2,319,000. Naval Security Group Activity, Skaggs Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Cali­ Yards and Docks Fac111ties fornia: Operational and training facilities, Island, California: Troop ho\JSing, and util­ ities, $1,490,000. Navy Public Wo-:ks Center, Guam, maintenance fac111ties, supply fac111ties, Mariana Islands: Ut111ties, $112,000. medical fac111ties, administrative facilities, Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Har­ troop housing and community facilities, and bor, Maine: Troop housing, $237,000. Navy Public Works Center, Subic Bay, ut111ties and ground improvements, t4,979,- Office of naval research facilities Republic of the Ph111ppines: Utillties, $463,000. 000. Naval Research Laboratory, District o! Co­ Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, lumbia: Research, development and test fa­ SEc. 202. The Secretary of the Navy may Hawaii: Training facilities, $198,000. c111ties, $5,628,000. establish or develop classified naval in­ Marine Corps Supply Activity, Philadel­ Naval Training Device Center, Mitchel stallations and fac111ties by acquiring, con­ phia, Pennsylvania: Administrative fac111- Field, New York: Research, development and structing, converting, rehab111tating, or in­ ties, $2,800,000. .- test facillties, $550,000. stalllng permanent or temporary public Marine Corps Base, Twenty-nine Palms, works, including land acquisition, site California: Supply fac111t1es, and troop hous­ Yards and docks facilities preparation, appu-tenances, ut111ties, and ing, $527,000. Navy Public Works Center, Norfolk, Vir­ equipment, in the total amount of $35,- ginia: Ut111ties, $1,866,000. 795,000. Service school facilities Navy Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, SEc. 203. Any of the authority in title II Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland: Oahu, Hawaii: Maintenance fac111ties, and of this Act may be utilized for the establish­ Maintenance fac111ties, ut111ties and ground utillties, $274,000. ment or development of Navy installations improvements, and real estate, $1,498,000. Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port and fac111ties made necessary by changes in Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Mary­ Hueneme, California: Ut111ties. $228,000. Navy missions and responsibilities which land: Troop housing, $1,091,000. have been occasioned by: (a) unforeseen Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Center, Outside the United States Bureau of Ships Facllities security considerations, (b) new weapons Da.m Neck, Virginia: Supply fac111ties, developments, (c) new and unforeseen re­ $448,000. Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation search - and development requirements, or Naval Station, District of Columbia: Com­ Center, Andros Island, Bahama Islands: Op­ (d) improved production schedules, if the munity facil1ties, $338,000. erational facillties, maintenance facilities, Secretary of Defense determines that defer­ Naval Training Center, , supply fac111ties, medical fac111ties, troop ral of such construction for inclusion in the Illlnois: Troop housing, and ut111ties and housing and community facUlties, and util­ next m111tary construction authQrlzation ground improvements, $13,661,000. ities and ground improvements, $4,882,000. Act would be inconsistent with interests of Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Vir­ Naval Station, Subic Bay, Republic of the national security, and in connection there­ ginia: Training facilities, $323,000. Ph111ppines: Community fac111ties, $403,000. with to acquire, construct, convert, rehab111- Fleet Training Center, Mayport, Florida: Fleet activities, Yokosuka, Japan: Ut111ties, tate, or install permanent or temporary pub­ Training fac111ties, $587,000. $198,000. lic wo· ks, including land acquisition, site Naval · Postgraduate School, Monterey, Naval Weapons FacUlties preparation, appurtenances, utilities, and California: Training fa.cilities, and troop Naval Station, Argentina, Newfoundland equipment: Provided, That the total cost housing, $2,470,000. of projects constructed under this section Fleet Training Center, Newport, Rhode Canada: Operational fac111ties, and supply fac111ties, $289,000. shall not exceed $17,500,000: And provided Island: Operational and training fac111ties, further, That the Secretary of the Navy, or $2,011,000. Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Japan: Opera­ tional fac111ties, and troop housing, $743,000. his designee, shall notify the Committees on Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island: Armed Services of the Senate and House Training facilities, $335,000. Marine Corps Air Fac111ty, Futema, Okina­ wa: Supply fac111ties, medical fac111ties, and of Representatives, immediately upon reach­ Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode ing a final decision to implement, of the cost Island: Troop housing, $2,600,000. utllities and ground improvements, $386,000. Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan: of construction of any public wo k under­ Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, Virginia: taken under this section, including those Training fac111ties, $116,000. Operational fac111ties, and maintenance fa­ c111ties, •1.210,000. real estate actions pertaining thereto. This Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare School, San authorization will expire as of September 30, Diego, Oa.lifornia: Troop housing, $534,000. Naval Station, Keftavik, Iceland: Opera­ tional fac111ties, and community fac111ties, 1965, except for those public works projects Naval Training Center, San Diego, cali­ concerning which the Committees on Armed fornia: Troop housing, $2,760,000. $1,906,000. Naval Station, Midway Island: Utilities, Services ot the Senate and House of Rep­ Medical facilities $743,000. resentatives have been notified pursuant- to Naval Hospi.ta1• . Great Lakes, lllinois: Troop Naval Air Fac111ty, , Okinawa: Train­ this section prior to that date. housing, $589,000. ing facilities, and maintenance fac111t1es, TITLE m $297,000. Naval Hospital, Jacksonv1lle, Florida: Hos­ SEC. 301. The Secretary of the Air Force pital and medical facilities, $7,400,000. Naval Air Fac111ty, Naples, : Opera­ tional fac111ties, $370,000. may establish or develop m111tary installa­ Naval Hospital, Oakland, CaJifornia: Hos­ tions and fac111ties by acquiring, construct­ pital and medical fac111ties, $14,500,000. Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto ing, converting, rehab111tating, or· installing Rico: Operational fac111ties, maintenance fa­ Communications facilities c111ties, supply fac111ties, troop housing and ·permanent or temporary public works, in­ (Communication stations) cluding site preparation, appurtenances-, community fac111ties, and ut111ties, •13 759- utilities, and equipment, for the following Naval Communications Station, Adak, 000. • • Alaska: Utilities and ground improvements, Naval Station, Rota, : Maintenance projects: $150,000. fac111ties, supply fac111ties, hospital and med­ Inside the United States Naval Radio Station, Buskin Lake, Kodiak, ical fac111ties, and troop housing, $3,457,000. Air Defense Command Alaska: Utill:ties, $80,000. Fleet Activities, Ryukyus, Okinawa: Com­ , Colorado Springs, Colo­ Naval Radio Station, Dixon, California: munity fac111ties, •278,000. rado: Operational facilities, and troop hous­ Oommunity fac111ties, $135,000. Marine Corps FacUlties ing and community fac1lities, •1.035,000._ Naval Radio Station, Driver, Virginia: Op­ Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Japan: Opera­ erat1ona.l !ac111 ties, $217,000. Hamilton Air Force Base, San Rafael, Cali­ tional fac111ties, supply fac111ties, administra­ fornia: Maintenance facllities, $112,000. · .Naval Communications Station, Newport, tive fac111ties, and troop housing, $2,167,000. Rhode Island: Operational fac111t1es, and , Sault Sainte real estate, $1,593,000. Communication Fac111ties Marie, Michigan: Operational facilities, Naval Communication Station, Norfolk, Naval Radio Station, , Puerto maintenance fac111ties, and community fa­ Virginia: Operational facUlties, $350,000. Rico: Operational fac111ties, $292,000. e111ties, $1,470,000. Naval Communication Station, Wahiawa, Naval Security Group Activity, Futema, Perrin Air Force Base, Sherman, Texas: Oahu, Hawall: Operational facilities, and Okinawa: Operational fac111ties, $90,000. Troop housing, $233,000. troop housing, $1,279,000. Naval Security Group Activity, Galeta Portland International Airport, Portland, Various locations: Util1ties, $3,111,000. Island, Canal Zone: Troop housing, $225,000. Oregon: Community fac111tles, $145,000. 1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 5551 Richards-Gebaur Air Force _Base, Kansas Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois: Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illlnois: City, Missouri: Operational facilities, and Maintenance facilities, and troop housing, Operational facilities, hospital facilities, and supply facilities, $380,000. . $394,000. troop l.ousing, $3,137,000. Selfridge Air Force Base, Mount Clemens, Craig Air Force Base, Selma, Alabama: Op­ , Fairfield, Callfor­ Michigan: Operational facilities, and mainte- erational facilities, maintenance facilities, nia: Maintenance facilities, and medical nance fac1lities, $389,000. · and real estate, $3,459,000. fac1lities, $431,000. Stewart Air Force Base. Newburgh, New James Connally Air Force Base, Waco, Pacific Air Force York: Troop housing, $40,000. Texas: Administrative facilities, and utilities, Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin: Opera­ $215,000. Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, Hawaii: tional facilities, $102,000. Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi: Troop housing, $625,000. , , Flor­ Troop housing, and utilities, $1,040,000. Strategic Air Command ida: Hospital fac111ties, $2,746,000. , San Antonio, , Altus, Oklahoma: Air Force Logistics Command Texas: Training facilities, and troop hous­ Utilities, $100,000. ing, $1,288,000. Brookley Air Force Base, Mobile, Alabama: , Shreveport, Loui­ , Laredo, Texas: Op­ siana: Maintenance fac111tles, and troop Administrative facilities, $1,300,000. erational and training facilities, mainte­ , Ogden, Utah: Mainte­ housing, $1,185,000. nance facilities, supply fac111ties, adminis­ , Austin, Texas: nance facilities, administrative fac1lities, and trative facilities and troop housing and com­ community facilities, $1,893,000. Maintenance facilities, and troop housing, munity facilities, $4,599,000. $231,000. Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas: Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas: Maintenance facilities, supply fac111ties, ad­ Biggs Air Force Base, E1 Paso, Texas: Operational and training facilities, mainte­ Maintenance facilities, $153,000. ministrative fac111ties, and troop housing, nance facilities, and troop housing, $1,550,- $1,085,000. Blytheville Air Force Base, · Blythev1lle, 000. Arkansas: Maintenance fac111ties, and troop Marietta Air Force Station, Marietta, Penn­ , Denver, Colorado: sylvania: Supply fac111ties, $273,000. housing and community fac1lities, $268,000. Training facilities, $132,000. , Fort Worth, Tex­ McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, , Sacramento, Cali­ as: Maintenance facilities, $348,000. California: Operational facilities, mainte­ fornia: Maintenance facilities, $161,000. , Columbus, Mis­ nance facilities, medical facilities, and ad­ , Valdosta, Georgia: sissippi: Maintenance fac1lities, adminis­ ministrative facilities, $2,045,000. Operational facillties, maintenance facilities, trative facilities, and troop housing and com­ Newark Air Force Station, Newark, Ohio: hospital facilities, and troop housing and munity fac111ties, $616,000. Maintenance facilities and administrative community facilities, $3,763,000. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, facilities, $3,269,000. Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Arizona: Hospital facilities, $1,233,000. , San Bernardino, Texas: Operational facilities, maintenance Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, Maine: Oper­ California: Operational facilities, medical facilities, and utilities, $888,000. ational fac1lities, $108,000. facilities, and troop housing, $2,146,000. , Wichita Falls, , Abilene, Texas: Oper­ Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Penn­ Texas: Training facilities, maintenance fa­ ational facilities, maintenance fac111ties, and sylvania: Maintenance facilities, administra­ cilities, supply facilities, administrative fa­ troop housing, $1,058,000. tive facilities, and community facilities, cilities, and utilities, $1,191,000. Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Chey­ $2,969,000. Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma: enne, Wyoming: Operational fac111ties, and Robins Air Force Base, Macon, Georgia: Maintenance facilities, and real estate, maintenance fac111ties, $715,000. Maintenance facilities, supply facilities, and $475,000. , Glasgow, Mon­ hospital facilities, $4,454,000. Webb Air Force ~ase, Big Spring, Texas: tana: Operational facilities, and administra­ , Oklahoma City, Operational facilities, and community facil­ tive fac111ties, $223,000. Oklahoma: Operational facilities, mainte­ ities, $379,000. Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Forks, nance facilities, and administrative facilities, Air University North Dakota: Operational fac111ties, supply $3,084,000. Gunter Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala­ facilities, troop housing and community fa­ Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, bama: Troop housing, $125,000. cilities, and ut1lities, $2,241,000. Ohio: Operational facilities, research, devel­ , Montgomery, Ala­ Homestead Air Force Base, Homestead, opment, and test facilities, and administra­ bama: Community facilities, $239,000. Florida: Operational facil1ties, maintenance tive fac111ties, $5,948,000. facilities, hospital facil1ties, and troop hous­ Aeronautical Chart and Information Center ing, $3,021,000. Air Force Systems Command South Saint Louis Storage Annex, Saint K. I. Sawyer Municipal Airport, Marquette, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Louis, Missouri: Supply facilities, and ad­ Michigan: Operational fac111ties, mainte­ Tullahoma, Tennessee: Research, develop­ ministrative facilities, $1,271,000. nance fac1lities, supply facilities, and util­ ment and test facilities, and supply facilities, Alaskan Air Command ities,_$499,000. $883,000. , Moses Lake, Wash­ , San Antonio, Texas: , Fairbanks, Alaska: ington: Operational fac111ties, supply facil­ Research, development, and test facilities, Operational facilities, and utilities, $1,389,- ities, and community facilities, $896,000. administrative fac111ties, and troop housing, 000. Linooln Air Force Base, Lincoln, Nebraska.: $1,618,000. Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Operational and training facilities, $245,000. Alaska: Operational facilities, maintenance Little Rock Air Force Base, Little Rock, Edwards Air Force Base, Muroc, California: facilities, and utilities, $1,355,000. Research, development, and test facilities, Arkansas: Troop housing, $422,000. Galena Airport, Galena, Alaska: Main­ Lockbourne Air Force Base, Columbus, and medical facilities, $6,065,000. tenance fac111ties, and community fac1lities, , Valparaiso, Florida: Ohio: Operational fac111ties, and mainte­ $406,000. nance facil1ti$, $505,000. Operational and training fac111ties, mainte­ King Salmon Airport, Naknek, Alaska: nance facilities, administrative facilities, and , Limestone, Maine: Operational fac1lities, $189,000. Operational fac11ities, $92,000. troop housing, $1,726,000. Various locations: Maintenance facil1ties, , Alamogordo, supply facilities, community fac111ties, and March Air Force Base, Riverside, Califor­ nia: Real estate, $32,000. New Mexico: Operational fac111ties, supply ut111ties, $2,545,000. McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida.: facilities, hospital facilities, community fa­ Headquarters Command cilities, and utilities, $5,047,000. Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, and troop housing, $641,000. , Albuquerque, New , Camp Springs, Mexico: Maintenance fac111ties, $337,000. Maryland: Operational and training facili­ , Minot, North Da­ ties, hospital facilities, troop housing, and kota: Operational fac111ties. medical facil­ Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Mas­ utilities, $5,597,000. ities, and troop housing and oommunity $365,000. sachusetts: Troop housing, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, Dis­ facilities, $1,462,000. Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa, Florida: Op­ trict of Columbia: Administrative facilities, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain erational facilities, maintenance facilities, troop housing and community facilities, and Home, Idaho: Operational fac111ties, and research, development, and test facilities, utilities, $4,426,000. maintenance fac11ities, $1,371,000. administrative facilities, troop housing, and ut111ties, $3,300,000. M111tary Air Transport Service , Omaha, Nebraska: Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, Operational facilities, troop housing and Various locations, Atlantic Missile Range: community facilities and ut111ties, $1,888,000. Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, South Carolina: Maintenance facilities, and troop housing, utilities, and real estate, community facilities, $159,000. Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth, New $1,876,000. , Dover, Delaware: Hampshire: Operational facilities, and main­ Operational facilities, maintenance facilities, tenance fac111ties, $163,000. Air Training Command and community fac111ties, $2,392,000. Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, Amarillo Air Force Base, Amarillo, Texas: McGuire Air Force Base, Wrightstown, New New York: Operational fac111ties, and main­ Operational and training fac111ties, mainte­ Jersey: Operational facilities, maintenance tenance fac111ties, $297,000. nance facilities, troop housing and commu­ fac111t1es, and community fac111ties, $1,463,- Schill1ng Air Force Base, Salina, Kansas: nity facilities, and real estate, $4,354,000. 000. Maintenance fac111ties, $152,000. CX--349 5552 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 18

Turner Air Force Base, Albany, Georgia: Security service 'l'ITLE v Operational and training facilities, and Various locations: Operational fac111ties, Military family housing maintenance facilities, $617,000. maintenan<:e facilities, supply facilities, med­ Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, Cali­ SEc. 501. The Secretary of Defense, or his ical facilities, troop housing and community designee, is authorized to construct, at the fornia: Utilities, $69,000. facilities, and utilities, $3,288,000. , Roswell, New Mex­ locations hereinafter named, family housing SEc. 302. The Secretary of the Air Force ico: Maintenance facilities, $51,000. units and trailer court facilities, in the may establish or develop classified mmtary numbers hereinafter listed, but no family , Oscoda, Michi­ installations and facilities by acquiring, con­ gan: Operational facilities, $392,000. housing construction shall be commenced at structing, converting, rehab111tating, or in­ any such locations in the United States, stalling permanent or temporary public until the Secretary shall have consulted with Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mex­ works, including land acquisition, site prep­ the Administrator, Housing and Home Fi­ ico: Operational and training facilities, aration, appurtenances, utilities, and equip­ nance Agency, as to the availability of ade­ maintenance facilities, supply facilities, and ment in the total amount of $151,347,000. quate private housing at such locations. If hospital facilities, $6,310,000. SEc. 303. Any of the authority in title III the Secretary and the Administrator are un­ Air Force Base, Alexandria, Lou­ of this Act may be utilized for the establish­ able to reach agreement with respect to the isiana: Training facilitiea, maintenance fa­ ment or development of Air Force installa­ availability of adequate private housing at cilities, and administrative facilities, $2,032,- tions and fac111ties made necessary by changes any location, the Secretary shall immedi­ 000. in Air Force missions and responsibilities ately notify the Committees on Armed Serv­ , Victorville, Cali­ which have been occasioned by: (a) unfore­ ices of the House of Representatives and the fornia: Operational facilities, maintenance seen security considerations, (b) new weap­ Senate, in writing, of such difference of facilities, supply facilities, troop housing, ons developments, (c) new and unforeseen opinion, and no contract for construction and utilities, $2,294,000. research and development requirements, or at such location shall be entered into for , Hampton, Vir­ (d) improved production schedules, if the a period of thirty days after such notifica­ ginia: Maintenance facilities, administrative Secretary of Defense determines that deferral tion has been given. This authority shall facilities, and community facilities, $1,824,- of such construction for inclusion in the include the authority to acquire land, and 000. next military construction authorization Act interests in land, by gift, purchase, exchange , Phoenix, Arizona: Ad­ would be inconsistent with interests of na­ of Government-owned land, or otherwise. ministrative facilities, $442,000. tional secUJ:·ity, and in connection therewith (a) Family housing units for- MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida: to acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, (1) The Department of the Army, two Maintenance facilities, and supply facilities, or install permanent or temporary public thousand one hundred and thirty-five units, $720,000. works, including land acquisition, site prepa­ $38,346,000. McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas: ration, appurtenances, ut111ties, and equip­ Fort Richardson, Alaska, one hundred Maintenance facilities, and utilities, $2,743,- ment: P1ovided, That the total cost of proj­ units. 000. ects constructed under this section shall not Fort Irwin, California, one hundred units. Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, Myrtle Beach, exceed $17,500,000: And provided further, Fort Ord, California, one hundred and South Carolina: Troop housing, $190,000. That the Secretary of the Air Force, or his fifty units. Nellls Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada: designee, shall notify the Committees on Presidio of San Francisco, California, one Operational fac111ties, and community facili­ Armed Services of the Senate and House of hundred units. ties, $2,297,000. Representatives, immediately upon reaching Two Rock Ranch Station, California, forty Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North a final decision to implement, of the cost of units. Carolina: Operational fac111ties, administra­ construction of any public work undertaken Fort Gordon, Georgia, three hundred units. tive fac111ties, and troop housing and com­ under this section, including those real estate U.S. Army installations, Hawaii, one hun­ munity fac111ties, $2,032,000. actions pertaining thereto. This authoriza­ dred units. , Smyrna, Tennessee: tion will expire as of September 30, 1965, Fort Sheridan, Dlinois, two hundred and Troop housing, $462,000. except for those public works projects con­ fifty units. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Golds­ cerning which the Committees on Armed Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, one boro, North Carolina: Operational facili­ Services of the Senate and House of Repre­ hundred units. ties, supply facllities, and troop housing, sentatives have been notified pursuant to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, two hun­ $361,000. this section prior to that date. dred and fifty units. Atlantic Side, Canal Zone, one hundred , Sumter, South Caro­ TITLE IV and forty units. lina: Operational and training fac111ties, SEc. 401. The Secretary of Defense may Pacific Side, Canal Zone, two hundred maintenance fac111ties, hospital fac111ties, units. and troop housing, $5,690,000. establish or develop mmtary installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, Fort Buckner, Okinawa, two hundred United States Air Force Academy converting, rehabilitating, or install1ng per­ units. United States Air Force Academy, Colorado manent or temporary public works, including ASA Location 12, sixty units. Springs, Colorado: Cadet housing, commu­ site preparation, appurtenances, utllities, Classified location, forty-five units. nity fac111ties, and ut111ties, $17,080,000. and equipment, for defense agencies for the (2) The Department of the Navy, four following projects: thousand and fifty-six units, $73,155,000. Aircraft Control and Warning System Naval Station, Kodiak, Alaska, one hun­ Various locations: Maintenance fac111ties, Defense Atomic Support Agency dred units. troop housing, utllities, and real estate, $1,- Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, 062,000. Training facilities, and administrative facil­ one hundred units. Outside the United States ities, $2,636,000. Naval Air Station, Alameda, California, two hundred units. Air Defense Command Defense Supply Agency Various locations: Maintenance facilities, Marine Corps Supply Center, Barstow, Cali­ Defense Supply Agency, Alexandria, Vir­ fornia, seventy-four units. troop housing and community fac111ties, and ginia: Administrative fac111ties, and utm­ utmties, $906,000. Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Cali­ ties, $1,609,000. fornia, one hundred and forty units. M111tary Air Transport Service Defense Clothing and Textile Supply Cen­ Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, Califor­ Wake Island: Operational fac111ties, and ter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Maintenance nia, one hundred units. troop housing, $496,000. fac111ties, $104,000. Naval Station, Long Beach, California, four hundred units. Pacific Air Force Defense General Supply Center, Rich­ mond, Virginia: Supply fac111ties, $141,000. Naval Complex North Bay, San Francisco, Various locations: Operational fac111ties, California, one hundred units. maintenance fac111ties, supply fac111ties, Tracy Defense Depot, Tracy, California: Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, medical fac111ties, administrative fac111ties Supply fac111ties, $204,000. California, two hundred units. troop housing and community facilities, and National Se~urity Agency Naval Base, San Francisco, California, three ut111tles, $13,327,000. Fort Meade, Maryland: Operational facill­ hundred units. Strategic Air Command ties, $280,000. Naval Station, Washington, District of , Guam: Utilities, Kent Island, Maryland: Real estate, Columbia, one hundred and fifty units. $51,000. Naval Base, Key West, Florida, four hun­ $31,000. dred units. , Puerto Rico: Main­ SEC. 402. The Secretary of Defense may installations, Hawaii, tenance facilities, and supply fac111ties, $665,- establish or develop classified installations three hundred and fifty units. 000. and fac111ties by acquiring, constructing, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, DU­ United States Air Forces Southern Command converting, rehab111tating, or installlng per­ nois, one hundred units. , Canal Zone: Oper­ manent or temporary public works, includ­ Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode ational facilities, maintenance fac111ties, sup­ ing land acquisition, site preparation, ap­ Island, two hundred units. ~ ply facilities, medical facilities, and utilities, purtenances, utilities, and equipment in the Naval Station, Charleston, South Carolina, $2,842,000. total amount of $5,800,000. one hundred units. I

1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 5553 Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, (c) The cost limitations provided in sub­ estate or land includes authority to make South Carolina, one unit. sections (a) and (b) shall be applied to the surveys and to acquire land, and interests in Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia, five hun­ five-foot line. land (including temporary use), by gift, pur­ dred units. (d) No project in excess of fifty units in chase, exchange of Government-owned land, Naval Security Group Activity, Galeta the areas listed in subsection (a) shall be or otherwise. Island, Canal Zone, twenty-six units. constructed at an average unit cost exceed­ SEc. 602. There are authorized to be ap­ Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto ing $17,500, including the cost of the family propriated such sums as may be necessary Rico, nine units. unit and the proportionate costs of land for the purposes of this Act, but appropria­ Naval Communication Station, North West acquisition, site preparation, and installa­ tions for public works projects authorized by Cape, Australia, one hundred and thirty tion of utilities. titles I, II, III, IV, and V shall not exceed- units. (e) No family housing unit in the areas (1) for title I: Inside the United States, Naval Station, Kefiavik, Iceland, one hun­ listed in subsection (a) shall be constructed $249,482,000; outside the United States, $51,- dred units. at a total cost exceeding $32,000, including 061,000; or a total of $300,543,000. Naval Fac111ty, Antigua, the West Indies, the cost of the family unit and the propor­ (2) for title II: Inside the United States, thirty-eight units. tionate costs of land acquisition, site prep­ $165,206,000; outside the United States, $37,- Naval Facility, Eleuthera, Bahamas, thirty­ aration, and installation of utilities. 535,000; section :»2, $35,795,000; or a total of eight units. SEC. 503. The Secretary of Defense, or his $238,536,000. Classified location, two hundred units. designee, is authorized to accomplish altera­ (3) for title III: Inside the United States, (3) The Department of the Air Force, three tion, additions, expansions, or extensions not $172,805,000; outside the United States, $21,- thousand six hundred and ninety-five units, otherwise authorized by law, to existing 575,000; section 302, $151,347,000; or a total $66,257,000. public quarters at a cost not to exceed- of $345,727,000. , California, three (a) For the Department of the Army, (4) for title IV: A total of $10,805,000. hundred and thirty-seven units. $2,300,000; (5) for title V: M111tary family housing, George Air Force Base, California, five (b) For the Department of the Navy, a total of $660,605,000. hundred units. $1,250,000; SEc. 603. Any of the amounts named in Bolling Air Force Base, District of Colum­ (c) For the Department of the Air Force, titles I, II, III, and IV of this Act, may, in bia, one hundred and fifty units. $1,250,000; the discretion of the Secretary concerned, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, ninety units. (d) For the Defense Agencies, $971,000. be increased by 5 per centum for projects MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, twenty SEc. 504. Section 515 of Public Law 84-161 inside the United States (other than Alaska) units. ( 69 Stat. 324, 352) , as amended, is amended and by 10 per centum for projects outside Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia, one unit. to read as follows: the United States or in Alaska, if he deter­ Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, one hun­ "SEc. 515. During fiscal years.1965 through mines in the case of any particular project dred units. and inclu~ing 1966, the Secretaries of the that such increase ( 1) is required for the Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, one hun­ Army, Navy, and Air Force, respectively, are sole purpose of meeting unusual variations dred units. authorized to lease housing facilities at or in cost arising in connection with that proj­ Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, one near military installations in the United ect, and (2) could not have been reasonably hundred and fifty units. States and Puerto Rico for assignment as anticipated at the time such project was Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, two hun­ public quarters to military personnel and submitted to the Congress. However, the dred and eighty-seven units. their dependents, if any, without rental tobl costs of all projects in each such title cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, two charge, upon a determination by the Sec­ may not be more than the total amount au­ hundred and fifty units. - retary of Defense, or his designee, that there thorized to be appropriated for projects in Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, four is a lack of adequate housing facilities at or that title. hundred units. near such military installations. Such hous­ SEc. 604. Whenever- Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, two ing fac111t1es shall be leased on a family or (1) the President determines that com­ hundred units. individual unit basis and not more than pliance with section 2313(b) of title 10, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, two five thousand of such units may be so leased United States Code, for contracts made under hundred and fifty units. at any one time. Expenditures for the this Act for the establishment or develop­ Goose Air Base, Canada, two hundred rental of such housing fac111tie~ may not ment of military installations and fac111ties units. exceed an average of $160 a month for any in foreign countries would interfere with , Okinawa, one hundred such unit, including the cost of utilities the carrying out of this Act; and units. and maintenance and operation." (2) the Secretary of Defense and the Naha Air Base, Okinawa, two hundred SEc. 505. There is authorized to be appro­ Comptroller General have agreed upon al­ witts. priated for use by the Secretary of Defense ternative methods of adequately auditing Site 4-S, one hundred and eighty units. or his designee for m111tary family housing those contracts; Site 6-S, one hundred units. as authorized by law for the following Site 10-C, eighty units. purposes: the President may exempt those contracts (b) Trailer court facilities for: (a) for construction and acquisition of from the requirements of that section. (1) The Department of the Navy, 280 family housing, including improvements to SEc. 605. Contracts for construction made spaces, $500,000. adequate quarters, improvements to inade­ by the United States for performance within (2) The Department of the Air Force, 358 quate quarters, minor construction, rental the United States and its possessions under spaces, $529,000. guarantee payments, construction and acqui­ this Act shall be executed under the juris· SEC. 502. Authorizations for the construc­ sition of trailer court fac111ties, and planning, diction and supervision of the Corps of Engi­ tion of family housing provided in this Act an amount not to exceed $188,168,000; and neers, Department of the Army, or the Bu­ shall be subject to the following limitations (b) for support of m111tary family housing, reau of Yards and Docks, Department of the on cost, which shall include shades, screens, including operating expenses, leasing, main­ Navy on an equal basis when practicable, ranges, refrigerators, and all other installed tenance of real property, payments of prin­ unless the Secretary of Defense determines equipment and fixtures: _ cipal and interest on mortgage debts in­ that because such jurisdiction and super­ (a) The cost per unit of family housing curred, payments to the Commodity Credit vision is wholly impracticable such contracts constructed in the United States (other than Corporation, and mortgage insurance pre­ should be executed under the jurisdiction Hawaii and Alaska) and Puerto Rico shall miums authorized under section 222 of the and supervision of another department or not exceed- National Housing Act, as amended (12 Government agency, and shall be awarded, $26,000 for generals or equivalent; u.s.c. 1715m), an amount not to exceed insofar !J.S practicable, on a competitive basis $19,800 for colonels or equivalent; to the lowest responsible bidder, if the na­ $472,437,000. tional security wm not be impaired and the $17,600 for majors and/or lieutenant TITLE VI colonels or equivalent; award is consistent with chapter 137 of title $15,400 for all other commissioned or war­ General Provisions 10, United States Code. The Secretaries of rant otftcer personnel or equivalent, except SEc. 601. The Secretary of each military the m111tary departments shall report semi­ that four-bedroom housing units authorized department may proceed to establish or annually to the President of the Senate and by sections 4774(g), 7574(e), and 9774(g) develop installations and fac111ties under this the Speaker of the House of Representatives of title 10, United States Code, may be con­ Act without regard to section 3648 of th£ with respect to all contracts awarded on structed at a cost not to exceed $17,000. Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529) other than a competitive basis to the lowest $13,200 for enlisted personnel, except that and sections 4774(d) and 9774(d) of title responsible bidder. four-bedroom housing units authorized by 10, United State Code. The authority to SEc. 606. (a) As of October 1, 1965, all sections 4774(f), 7574(d), and 9774(f) of place permanent or temporaty improvements authorizations for military public works title 10, United States Code, may be con­ on land includes authority for surveys, ad­ (other than family housing) to be accom­ structed at a cost not to exceed $15,000. ministration, overhead, planning, and super­ plished by the Secretary of a m111tary de­ (b) When family housing units are con­ vision incident to construction. That au­ partment in connection with the establish­ structed in areas other than those listed in thority may be exercised before title to ment or development of military installations subsection (a) , the average cost of all such the land is approved under section 355 of and facilities, and all authorizations for units, in any project of 50 units or more, the Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U.S.C. appropriations therefor, that are eontained shall not exceed $32,000, and in no event 255) , and even though the land 1s held in Acts approved before November 8, 1963, shall the c~st of any unit exceed $40,000. temporarily. The authority to acquire real and not superseded or otherwise modified by 5554 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE March 18 a later authorization, are repealed. This (b) Effective fifteen months from the date further reading of the blll and that the provision shall ~ot apply to the following of enactment of this Act, all aUJthorlzations bill be open at any point for any and all authorizations, which shall remain in ef­ for construction of family housing which a.re germane amendments. fect until October 1, 1966: contained in this Act or any Act approved (1) authorizations for public works and prior to November 8, 1963, a.re repealed except The CHAffiMAN. Is there objection for appropriations therefor that are set forth the authorization for family housing proj­ to ·the request of the gentleman from in those Acts in the titles that contain the ects as to which appropriated funds have Georgia? general provisions; been obligated for construction contracts or There was no objection. (2) the authorization for public works land acquisitions in whole or in pa.rt before projects as to which appropriated funds have such date. The CHAmMAN. The Clerk will re­ been obligated for construction contracts or SEC. 607. None of the authority contained port the committee amendment. land acquisitions in whole or in part before in titles I, II, and III of this Act shall be The Clerk read as follows: October 1, 1965, and authorizations for ap­ deemed to authorize any building construc­ Committee amendment: On page 23, line propriations therefor; tion project inside the United States (other 22, delete the following: "Naval Air Station, (3) notwithstanding the provisions of sec­ than Alaska) at a unit cost in excess of- Atsugi, Japan: Operational facill-" and in­ tion 606 of the Act of November 7, 1963 (77 ( 1) $32 per square foot for cold-storage sert in lieu thereof the following new lan­ Stat. 307, 328), the authorization for- warehousing; guage: "Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa: ( a) operational fac11lties and utlllties in (2) $8 per square foot for regular ware­ Maintenance facil-". the amount of $3,105,000 at classified loca­ housing; tions that is contained in title I, section 101, (3) $1,850 per ma.n for permanent bar- The committee amendment was Under the heading "OUTSIDE THE UNITED racks; agreed to. STATES" and SUbheading "ARMY COMPONENT (4) $8,500 per man for bachelor officer AMENDMENT OI'FERED BY MR. o'HARA OJ' coMMANDS (European Command Area)" of quarters; unless the Secretary of Defense de­ the Act of June 27, 1961 (75 Stat. 98). terlnlnes that, because of special circum- ILLINOIS (b) utilities in the amount of $115,000 for stances, application to such project of the Mr. O'HARA of Tilinois. Mr. Chair- Naval Magazine, Cartagena, Spain, that is limitations on unit costs contained in this man, I otfer an amendment. contained in title II, section 201, under the section is impracticable. The Clerk read as follows: heading "OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES" and SEC. 608. Notwithstanding the provisions Amendment offered by Mr. O'HARA of Till- SUbheading "NAVAL WEAPONS FACILITIES" Of of section 9 of the Act of Aprll1, 1954 (Public nois: on page 4,une 8, strike out "$5,544,000" the Act of June 27, 1961 (75 Stat. 102). Law 325) as amended, no funds may be ap- and insert in lieu thereof "$2,221,000". (c) troop housing in the amount of $611,- propriated after the date of enactment of 000 at Fort Benning, Georgia, that is con­ this Act for construction at the Air Force Mr. O'HARA of Dlinois. Mr. Chair­ tained in title I, section 701, under the head­ Academy unless appropriation of such funds man, the purport of my amendment is to ing "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES", and has been authorized in this Act or any Act d b $3 323 000 th ri ti SUbheading "CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND enacted after the date of enactment of this re uce Y • • e approp a on (Third Army)" of the Act of July 27, 1962 Act: Provided, That funds are authorized to for Fort Sheridan. This will preclude (76 Stat. 223); be appropriated to accomplish advance plan- the transfer of the 5th Army Headquar­ (d) administrative fac111ties in the amount nlng and minor construction at the Air Force ters to Fort Sheridan. of $833,000 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Academy in the same manner as for other Mr. Chairman, there has been some that is contained in title I, section 101, under projects under the Act of September 28, 1951, misunderstanding in regard to this the heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES", and as amended (31 u.s.c. 723) and title 10, transfer. It has been presented as an SUbheading "CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND United states Code, section 2674, as-amended. economy measure, when as a matter of (Third Army)" of the Act of July 27, 1962 SEc. 609. Titles I, II, III, IV, v, and VI of fact it is the wild and reckless spending (76 Stat. 223). this Act may be cited as the "Mllltary Con- (e) maintenance fac111ties in the amount struction Authorization Act, 1965." of a sum that ultimately will total in of $212,000 in Germany, that is contained TITLE vn excess of $10 million. It is conservatively in title I, section 101 under the heading estimated the cost to complete the work "OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES" and SUbhead­ Reserve Forces Fac111ties may nm. to $13 million. ing "ARMY COMPONENT COMMANDS (European SEC. 701. Subject to chapter 133 of title Something of this, I think, was in the Command Area)" of the Act of July 27, 1962 10, United States Code, the Secretary of De-. mind of the distinguished gentleman (76 Stat. 225). fense may establish or develop additional (f) operational facUlties, administrative fac111ties for the Reserve Forces, including from Indiana [Mr. BRAY] at the hear­ fac11lties, troop housing and utlllties in the the acquisition of land therefor, but the cost ings. Mr. BRAY was of the opinion that amount of •3,705,000 at classified locations of such facilities shall not exceed- the transfer might be a good one on the that is contained in title I, section 101, un­ (1) for Department of the Army- surface, but he said to General Shuler, der the heading "OUTsiDE THE UNITE!> STATES" (a) of the United "Will you not have trouble in providing and SUbheading "ARMY COMPONENT COM­ States, $5,450,000. living quarters?" Well, the general MANDS (European Command Area)" of the (b) Army Reserve, • 5•100·000. thought there might be trouble provid- Act of July 27, 1962 (76 Stat. 225). (2) for Department of the Navy: Naval in livin te Th t ite (g) troop housing in the amount of $383,- and Marine Corps Reserves, $6,500,boo. g g quar rs. a was an m 000 at Fort Meade, Maryland, that is con­ (3) for Department of the Air Force- apparently he had overlooked. Then Mr. tained in title I, section 101, under the (a) of the United BRAY, the distinguished Republican from heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" and states, $12,800,000. Indiana, said, "Yes. And Great Lakes is SUbheading "CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND (b) Air Force Reserve, $4,600,000. having a lot of trouble." (Second Army)" of the Act of July 27, 1962 SEC. 702. The Secretary of Defense may (76 Stat. 223). General Shuler, by the way, is the only establish or develop installations and faclll- (h) troop housing in the amount of $679,- member of the U.S. Army who even rec­ ties under this title without regard to section 000 for Marine Corps Air Stations, Iwakuni, ommended the removal of the 5th Army Japan, that is contained in title II, section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended Headquarters from Hyde Park to Fort (31 u.s.c. 529), and sections 4774(d) and J Sheridan. As far as I am informed he is 201, under the heading "OuTsiDE THE UNITED 9774(d) of title 10, United States Code. The STATES" and SUbheading "NAVAL WEAPONS FA­ authority to place permanent or temporary today the only officer who thinks there- CILITIES" of the Act of July 27, 1962 (76 Stat. improvements on land includes authority for moval wise and in the best interest of 229). surveys, administration, overhead, planning, economy and efficiency. There have been (i) community facillties in the amount of and supervision incident to construction. a number of studies made by the Army, $476,000 for the Naval Air Station, Lemoore, That authority may be exercised before title studies that were in depth and were par­ California, that is contained in title II, sec­ to the land is approved under section 355 of tion 201, under the heading "NAVAL WEAPONS ticipated in by groups of experienced and FACILITIES (Field Support Stations)" of the the RevisE'd Statutes, as amended ( 40 u .S.C. competent officers, and the report in- 255) , and even though the land is held tem- variably was that the removal to Fort Act of July 27, 1962 (76 Stat. 228). porarlly. The authority to acquire real es- (j) community fac111t1es in the amount of tate or land includes authority to make sur- Sheridan would be an expensive move •189,000 for the Naval Ammunition Depot, veys and to acquire land, and interests in that could only increase the cost of OP­ Concord, California, that is contained in title land (including temporary use), by gift, pur- eration and reduce efficiency. II, section 201, under the heading "NAVAL chase, exchangE? of Government-owned land, It is to be kept in mind that the 5th WEAPONS FACILITIES (Fleet Readiness Sta­ or otherwise. Army headquarters services 13 States. tions)" of the Act of July 27, 1962 (76 Stat. SEC. 703. This title may be cited as the The transportation cost in time and 228). (k) the development of classified faclllties ~:;~;ve Forces Facmties Authorization Act, money is not inconsiderable of the many in the amount of $4,080,000 for the Naval · officers who come to report to 5th Army Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, that Mr. VINSON (interrupting the read- headquarters. The fact that Hyde is contained in title II, section 202 of the Act ing of the bill). Mr. Chairman, I ask Park, the present location of the head­ ot July 27, 1962 (76 Stat. 230). unanimous consent to dispense with quarters, is only 15 minutes from the 1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 5555 loop and railroad stations is a factor Here we have a problem and yet the are already at Fort Sheridan. That is that probably has been taken into con­ gentleman is taking the floor against new the reason why the Department of De­ sideration by previous study groups. construction in Illinois. That is quite fense and the committee recommend this The removal from Hyde Park to Fort inconsistent with what our Governor bill. This amendment would do just Sheridan is exclusively the notion of wants and what I thought the Illinois one thing. It would preserve this old, an­ General' Shuler, who did not take into delegation was going to support-Repub­ tiquated, extravagant, uneconomic oper­ account the fact that there were no licans and Democrats. I have a hard ation in the gentleman's congressional available living quarters at Fort Sheri­ time reconciling myself to that position. district. I do not think we should take dan for the additional Army personnel Surely I think we ought to have a that kind of position. and no living quarters of any sort for new base. So far as I am concerned We should not perpetuate something the 2,000 civilian personnel either at you can have it in Chicago or anywhere which results in waste and extravagance. Fort Sheridan or within convenient you want it, in northeastern Illinois, or Mr. Chairman, we should make a move traveling distance. wherever it would serve a great metro­ here consistent with the administration's The good general figured that $3.3 politan area. But I think what we have program for economy and frugality. million would build adequate office fa­ to do is to serve the 5th Army which Mr. Chairman I might add that this cilities to accommodate the 5th Army in tum serves 16 States in the midwest­ subject should not b~ given partisan headquarters, and even here he used fig­ em part of the Nation. political consideration. Actually, the ures of 2 years ago. So even if the $3.3 Mr. O'HARA of Illinois. Mr. Chair­ community that will be served primarily million were set aside and spent, there man, I am glad to hear my good friend's by the proposed improvements at Fort would be still a shortage of perhaps definition of economy. I have always Sheridan will be Highwood, Ill. which has $500,000 to $700,000 to complete the con­ been a little bit suspicious of some of a distinguished Democratic mayor, John struction. This is because construction these definitions. Frantonius. I know that the citizens of costs are higher. Then there would be The gentleman believes in spending Highwood and of Lake County are office space, but no living quarters for a lot of money, just so that you spend anxious to have the 5th Army Head­ the service personnel-absolutely none, it in Illinois. I do not subscribe to that. quarters located at Fort Sheridan. I mind you. I do not think we should spend one know we would also be supporting the The 5th Army Headquarters employs nickel or one dollar in any State of the Governor of Illinois if we provide for 2,000 civilians. They ar-e all workers with Union if we do not have to spend it. I this attractive new project. This is not special skills. They cannot easily be re­ take my stand with President Johnson unnecessary spending. It is necessary placed and at Fort Sheridan there is for real economy. I hope that my friend Federal spending which is designed to neither available housing for the present from illinois will join in that economy effect long-range savings. By locating civilian workers nor an adequate and campaign. If we do not have to spend this new headquarters facility in Illinois, competent labor replacement pool. All of it, then let us save it. If that is the only the Department of Defense has acted this eventually would lead to the expend­ reason the gentleman is against my wisely. iture of several million dollars more amendment, then I think my amendment Mr. Chairman, there are 16 States to provide housing quarters for the should carry overwhelmingly. where these headquarters can go. I sug­ civilians. Mr. McCLORY. Mr. Chairman, I rise gest to the gentlemen from Illinois who I have talked with a number of persons in opposition to the amendment. may be tempted to support this amend­ of wide experience and knowledge in the Mr. Chairman, I also take the position ment that the other 15 States would like field and all are agreed that the final cost that we should not spend money need­ to have the headquarters located in their of preparing Fort Sheridan to receive the lessly. My real reason for speaking in States. It may be they will get it if this 5th Army Headquarters would reach at opposition to this amendment is that we amendment is adopted. least $10 million and probably would go have an opportunity in the bill to .effect Mr. Chairman, I say in the interest of as high as $13 million. Whether it is wise savings. I know that is the purpose effecting savings, in the interest of the to put $10 to $13 million into new military of the Department of Defense. I know national security, in the interest of the construction that is not needed now and that the Department of Defense has sent economy and in the interest of the tax­ at a time when we are hopefully looking a team of experts to Fort Sheridan who payers of the Nation we should defeat forward to reductions in military per­ have studied the 5th Army operation the amendment which has been offered sonnel should be a matter of grave con- in Illinois and have decided that trans­ by the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. cern. fer of the 5th Army Headquarters to O'HARA]. A vote for my amendment is the great­ Fort Sheridan will result in more effi­ Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise est economy vote that any Member of ciency and greater economy. They esti­ in opposition to the amendment. this body can cast. We will save at least mate annual savings from $1 to $1.5 I did not know, Mr. Chairman, until $10 million to the taxpayers. There is million. today that this amendment would be not any question about it. We are start­ I support the committee's recommen­ offered. Neither the gentleman who has ing by immediately saving over $3 mil­ dations as contained in the bill. This just taken his seat nor the gentleman lion, and if you project it for the next authorization will consolidate the 5th from Illinois [Mr. O'HARA] who previ­ 4, 5, or 6 years, it can easily run up to Army Headquarters at Fort Sheridan, ously addressed the Committee appeared $13 million. which is a large military base, served by before the Committee on Armed Services I would be very happy to answer any adequate highways to accommodate the either pro or con with reference to what questions that any one of my colleagues civilian and military personnel. The Illi­ we did to this bill. The first I heard might have to ask. I wonder if my nois Toll Highway and also Skokie High­ about it was yesterday and then this friend from Illinois might wish to say way provide convenient access to this morning and then what has taken place something. area. today. · Mr. McCLORY. Mr. Chairman, will In addition, at the present time, key Mr. Chairman, this seems to be some­ the gentleman yield? personnel are housed already at Fort what of a controversy between the dis­ Mr. O'HARA of Illinois. Yes. I yield Sheridan. What do we do now? We tinguished members of the Illinois dele­ to the gentleman. move the key personnel every day by bus gation. Mr. McCLORY. There is no question and by helicopter in order to take them Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con­ in your mind that this would involve an down to the old Chicago Beach Hotel sent that we extend to the members of expenditure of $3.3 million in Illinois. which was acquired in World War II as the Illinois delegation a 15-minute limi­ This would be new construction in Illi­ a hospital and then converted into this tation on debate during which they may nois for Illinois people who work gen­ administration building. We haul them be permitted to lay the facts before the erally at 5th Army Headquarters whether down there and then haul them back Committee, and that all debate on this it is in Chicago or whether it is in my again at night. amendment and all amendments thereto district at Fort Sheridan, Ill. Our The committee has recommended and close in 15 minutes. Governor was down here, was he not, and the Department of Defense has recom­ The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection said that he wanted the Illinois dele­ mended that the headquarters be where to the request of the gentleman from gation to support new construction in the key personnel are. A great many of Georgia? Illinois? the support facilities for the 5th Army There was no objection. 5556 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 18 The CHAmMAN. The Chair recog­ heating facilities may also well be part It is true there will be some· personnel nizes the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. of the new anticipated needs at Fort eliminated, but that is something the PUCINSKI] for 2 minutes. Sheridan if the 5th Army Headquarters administration has been supporting. Mr. PUCINSKI. Mr. Chairman and moves there. We should support a reduction of use­ members of the committee, I can fully This is why we are asking the House less personnel. If we can get along with appreciate the desire of the gentleman to hold up the authorization today so less people, civilian and military, we from Illinois [Mr. McCLORY] to support we can see what the facts are. should do so. the committee report. Moving the 5th On January 29, 1964, I asked the De­ The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog­ Army Headquarters to Fort Sheridan fense Department for an item-by-item nizes the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. would certainly be of substantial help to report on this $5.7 million request for ARENDS]. his district. Fort Sheridan and to this day I am still Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman. as However, I think the House should waiting for that report. sometimes happens, matters arise which know this, that in the first instance when Mr. Chairman, I urge the adoption of we do not anticipate. I am sorry to find the announcement was made that the the amendment by the gentleman from myself in disagreement with my good 5th Army Headquarters would be moved Illinois [Mr. O'HARA]. colleagues from the city of Chicago. I from Chicago to Fort Sheridan, it was The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog­ am a little surprised with the chairman billed as part of the President's economy nizes the gentleman from New York [Mr. because so often and in splendid fashion move. Now, had this proposed move BECKER]. he has repeatedly defended his bills really resulted in economy, certainly Mr. BECKER. Mr. Chairman, the from beginning to end as reported by his everyone of us would agree with the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. VINSON], committee. I would hope he will follow proposal. The military told us the sav­ chairman of the Armed Services Com­ this same course today. ings would be $1.5 million a year if the mittee, knows if this amendment is Our committee agreed on this bill in headquarters is moved to Fort Sheridan. adopted, a Pandora's box is open with toto. It comes to the floor by unanimous However, after a very careful analysis of respect to this legislation affecting other vote with the exception of one.. I defend that proposed savings, we find that this installations in this country, which the this bill as reported, it is a proposal that $1.5 million involves $1,350,000 in salary Defense Department has recommended has merit. reductions to people who are going to be be moved or closed. We have installa­ Every member of our committee removed from the 5th Army, regardless tions in the State of New York that are should defend this bill, and I hope my of whether the headquarters remains in recommended to be moved, particularly chairman will ' do exactly that. The Chicago or is moved to Fort Sheridan. at Schenectady and Rome. passage of this measure will in the long In other words, the Army plans to drop Now, if we are going to open a Pan­ run mean a saving of money. We should 196 employees whose annually salary to­ dora's box on this, let us open the whole not be moved by giving special consid­ tals $1,350,000. We have been told that thing. Let us have amendments all the eration to some one specific installation these people will be removed, whether way down the line to keep these places in this manner. If we accept this they work in Chicago in the present where they are regardless of whether amendment it will open a Pandora's box, headquarters or whether they work at they are worth it or not. and everyone who has an installation Fort Sheridan. Therefore, the net sav­ Mr. Chairman, this is the wrong in his district certainly would have the ings here, my colleagues, will be only method of procedure. We had hearings right to e~pect the support of the House, $150,000 a year. Despite the fact that before our committee, testimony was if they support this amendment, in the savings will be $150,000 a year, Mr. heard and no opposition was offered to maintaining every installation in any Chairman, the Army has come here and this transfer and the committee unani­ district that is proposed to be removed, asked for $5.7 million. When I asked mously agreed on this bill. I see no taken away, or reduced. So I propose the Secretary what this was for-and reason why we should open the door to that we reject this amendment. Those time does not permit me to read his en­ amendments of this kind for a purely on our committee in particular should tire letter-he said in part as follows: political purpose. Therefore, I hope the stand firm in our op_position to this The program for this station will include pending amendment will be defeated. amendment. a small dispensary, a dental clinic, and fa­ The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog­ The CHAffiMAN. The Chair recog­ cilities to replace 5th Army Headquarters nizes the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. nizes the gentleman from Massachusetts now located in the Chicago area, along with M_s:CLORY]. [Mr. BATES]. improvements in ut111ty systems. Mr. McCLORY. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. BATES. Mr. Chairman, I rise in Mr. Chairman, the savings will be at want to emphasize the economies which opposition to the amendment. the rate of $150,000 a year. On this the Army presents to us as being in­ Like the gentleman from Illinois, this basis, is would take more than 20 years volved in this legislation, and in this is the first time I have heard anything to amortize the expenditure being re­ transfer of the 5th Army Headquarters. about this amendment. Perhaps the quested here today, if all we were going In the first place, as I indicated before, most respected witness that appeared to spend was the $3,323,000 that the gen­ it will consolidate all of these opera­ · before our committee, in view of his long tleman from Illinois [Mr. O'HARA] wants tions into one headquarters at Fort experience, is General Shuler. He has to delete. However, you know and I Sheridan. We have Fort Sheridan, and been before our committee for many know this is just a downpayment. Do we are operating there now in support years and is highly regarded by all mem­ not for 1 second fool yourself into be­ of the 5th Army. Also, of course, this bers of the committee. In reference to lieving Fort Sheridan can be renovated move will eliminate wasteful transpor­ this matter he said: for the 5th Army with this expenditure. tation which the Army is furnishing now In this case there wlll be significant an­ There is a $3 million communication sys­ by buses in order to carry the personnel nual savings without relinquishing advan­ tem that has to be moved from Chicago back and forth. As Gen. C. G. Dodge, tages of access to the midcontinent hub. to Fort Sheridan. This expense will be the commanding omcer of the 5th Army We had no witnesses from the Chicago in addition to the $3,323,000 being asked has said, this move will help in the mili­ area indicate to our committee any op­ here today. As a matter of fact, Mr. tary operation of the 5th Army. That position to this. It seems to me we Chairman, I believe the entire $5,544,000 is something which I think is para­ shopld go along. This year there seems being sought in the bill should be care­ mount. If it helps the military opera­ to be a tendency on the part of Members fully studied by the Appropriations tion of the 5th Army it is something we to change the recommendations of the Committee. should support, even if it does not result Department of Defense at the last min­ We are told that the Army plans to in economy. But there is no question ute, without any notice or any prior spend $700,000 for medical facilities at in my mind but what this can result in warning to the committee. I think the Fort Sheridan when the fact of the mat­ substantial savings. amendment should be defeated. ter is that the Army has an agreement In addition to that, the old facilities Mr. BRAY. Mr. Chairman, will the with the Navy to use the Navy hospital they will sell and dispose of are estimated gentleman yield? at Great Lakes. The bill before us today to have a value of $2.8 million. So the Mr. BATES.. I yield to the gentleman authorizes $600,000 for Great Lakes. property disposed of will practically pay from Indiana. Furthermore, the moz:e than $2 mil­ for the cost of 'the new construction at Mr. BRAY. I have been acquainted lion the Army plans to spend on new Fort Sheridan. with this situation at Fort Sheridan for 1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 5557 a number of years. In fact, 6 or 7 years attitude. Notwithstanding the fact that debate on this amendment and all ago at Fort Sheridan, in discussing some I belong to a very, very exclusive club-­ amendments thereto close in 10 minutes. of the problems there, I asked at that and only four Members of the House be­ The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection time ~why the headquarters had not been long to it-and I refer to the 80-year-old to the request of the gentleman from moved to Fort Sheridan instead of being club which is headed by the distin­ Georgia? in this old apartment house-hotel where guished gentleman from Illinois [Mr. There was no objection. the headquarters has been. From the O'HARA], of course, I wish in all charity The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog­ standpoint of communications and other that I could find myself in accord with nizes the gentleman from New York aspects there is no question but what the his suggestion. At first blush I was hop­ [Mr. PIRNIE]. headquarters should be at Fort Sheri­ ing that I could, but my duty compels Mr. PIRNIE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in dan. I can see no justification, except me to say, in my opinion, and in the support of this amendment with some maybe for sectional reasons, why it opinion of the Committee on Armed reluctance, because it is not my belief should not be there. It should be at Services, the facts of the case justify this that we can under most circumstances Fort Sheridan, or Fort Sheridan, frank­ proposed transfer from Chicago to Fort effectively deal with individual situa­ ly, should be abandoned. It is difficult Sheridan. tions in this manner, but I can tell this to imagine having the 5th Army Head­ The CHAIRMAN. The question is on House with respect to the installation, quarters within a few miles of Fort the amendment offered by the gentle­ with which I am quite closely identified Sheridan. man from Illinois [Mr. O'HARA]. and about which I think I know quite a The CHAIRMAN. The Chair reco~­ The question was taken; and on a di­ little, that the claims which have been nizes the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. vision (demanded by Mr. BECKER), there made for economy cannot be substan­ MICHEL]. were-ayes 70, noes 100. tiated and in effect we are moving Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Chairman, I take So the amendment was rejected. jobs and building new facilities else­ this time to associate myself with the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LATTA where in order to accommodate that remarks of the gentleman from Illinois Mr. LATTA. Mr. Chairman, I offer movement. It is my belief that if effi­ [Mr. ARENDs], the ranking member of an amendment. ciency is to be promoted it can best be the committee, and to commend the gen­ The ·clerk read as follows: accomplished on site by people who have tleman from Illinois [Mr. McCLORY] for been experienced and trained in the job. his persuasive argument in support of Amendment offered by Mr. LATTA: Page 58, between lines 14 and 15, add a new section The mission at my particular base is a his position. 610: "No funds shall be authorized to be continuing one, and it is a growing one. Mr. GUBSER. Mr. Chairman, will the expended by this bill for the purpose of con­ It is not' in any sense obsolete. There­ gentleman yield? structing new facilities to replace facilities fore it is difficult for me to accept the Mr. MICHEL. I would be glad to yield at mstallations ordered reduced or clm:ed authorization of funds in order to pro­ to the gentleman from California. pursuant to the announcement of the Secre­ vide facilities elsewhere to accept this Mr. GUBSER. Mr. Chairman, I sin­ tary of Defense dated December 12, 1963, for mission and these people who will have cerely hope that the leadership on the 'economy reasons.' " to be moved. I think economy is neces­ majority side of the House on the Com­ Mr. LATTA. Mr. Chairman, this is a sary and desirable. I merely question mittee on Armed Services is not going to real economy amendment. We have whether this is the correct method of accept this amendment. This was before heard a lot about the economy of closing obtaining it. This amendment does not the committee. We had expert testi- . certain installations throughout the in any sense hold back the authorization many. It was deliberated and considered country. Certainly no one can speak of funds for necessary military construc­ thoroughly. To backtrack now and re­ against economy when it is true economy. tion but merely states that funds shall treat from the position of the commit­ We have asked today-and have not not be used to replace existing facilities. ' tee on the bill is to backtrack from hon­ received an answer to the question-how If we have an excess, then I think it est, efficient consideration. The gentle­ many millions of dollars are in this bill to should be handled on site, and we should man who offered this amendment had an build new facilities to replace facilities phase down those operations at that opportunity to come before our commit­ which are being closed down. In my point. tee. He did not do so. opinion, to do that is not real economy. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog­ I would say to you as a hard-working nizes the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. member of that committee, who has The only way we can effect real economy spent many, many hours along with the is to adopt this amendment. GROSS]. other members of that committee, that I will read the amendment to empha­ Mr. GROSS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in to take up an amendment in this fashion size this point. It states simply: support of the amendment and I should is a slap at every member of the House No funds shall be authorized to be ex­ like to ask the distinguished chairman Armed Services Committee. pended by this bill for the purpose of con­ of the committee how many bases and The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog­ structing new facilities to replace facilities installations are scheduled for closing? nizes the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. at installations ordered reduced or closed Mr. VINSON. I will state under what pursuant to the announcement of the Secre­ has happened in the past there were 21 VINSON] to close debate. tary of D3fense dated December 12, 1963, for Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, as has "economy reasons." bases closed. We have had to make an been stated by various members of the expenditure of $24 million to absolve the committee, this item was approved on It has been po:nted out during the de­ activities from that closing, but when the testimony given to the committee by bate today that the employees who are we did that we brought about $34 million General Shuler. He presented facts affected by this order are be:ng offered in savings each year. I wrote this out showing that it would cost $3,200,000 to jobs at other installations, even at higher in the report. It is on page 7. It is in renovate and improve the facilities at salaries than they have been receiving the interests of economy to do what has Fort Sheridan. As a result of this at the installations at which they have been done. change, there would be an annual sav­ been working. Certainly no economies Mr. GROSS. How many installations ing of a million and a half dollars. It are effected by so doing, and no econ­ are now scheduled for closing as part of was upon the basis of this testimony that omies are to be effected by the Defense President Johnson's alleged economy the committee recommended this trans­ Department by transferring these people program? fer from Chicago to Fort Sheridan. to new bases, to new installations, and Mr. VINSON. There are not any. The committee has had the same op­ by constructing new facilities to replace This statement says that for the next 5 portunity that I have had to hear any facilities which will remain idle for years years or for the foreseeable future no complaint that could be made against and years to come and be of no ·use to base referred to in here is contemplated this proposal. If the committee accepts the Government. to be closed. these·arguments and adopts this amend­ If we are interested in economy we Mr. GRoss: Were there not some 60 ment, of course, it might be said, just sruruld .support thiB simple, forthright installations scheduled to be closed, and as it has been said, that a :Pa_pdora's box amendment. what was the result of that? ~ e~ JQe qpened in the con­ I yield back the remainder of my time. Mr. VINSON. All .the closings for the !iderntion ~f otJ:J.er ba$e elosure actions. Mr. VINSON. Mr. Chairman, let us time being are stopped. At least I hope 'therefQ.re, Mr. Chair,man, my col­ see if we can have an agreement on there will be no more closings until next leagues ~ tpe .House w~t to know my -time. I ask unanimous consent that all year, anyhow. · 5558 · CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE March 18 Mr. GROSS. Why would the sched­ Today, I learned that part of the oper­ Mr. LATTA. Mr: Speaker, on that I uled closing of these installations stop? ating personnel of the National Radio demand the yeas and nays. Mr. VINSON. Because they have not Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank The yeas and nays were refused. been able to find out whether it would be is being transferred to another State on The SPEAKER. The question is on in the interests of national defense and the puny excuse that better library fa­ the motion to recommit. economy to close a base. If they do find cilities are available. And this State is The question was taken; and the out, they will close the base. They have already overrun with governmental fa­ Speaker announced that the "noes'' had closed a base in my district because the cilities of various kinds, and claims to be it. facts warranted it. rich and prosperous. It is said that there Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Speaker, I ob­ Mr. GROSS. But we had a list from must be two reasons for everything, a ject to the vote on the ground that a the late President Kennedy and then good reason and the real reason. What quorum is not present and make the President Johnson of installations to be we would like to know is the real reason point of order that a quorum is not pres­ closed. Now you are apparently saying why West Virginia is anathema to Gov­ ent. this list has been rescinded. ernment officials who dispense job-pro­ The SPEAKER. The Chair will count. Mr. VINSON. I do not know anything ducing contracts and facilities. [After counting.] Two hundred and about that list. All I know is the testi­ I hope that when the next bill is of­ twenty Members are present, a quorum. mony is that no bases are contemplated fered those who are in charge will work So the motion to recommit was re- · being closed now. with the Defense Department to give jected. Mr. GROSS. I am surprised and dis­ West Virginia its rightful share. We The SPEAKER. The question is on appointed to hear that in the interest of have the labor force. We have the cli­ the passage of the bill. economy the closing of installations has mate. We have the steel mills. We have The bill was passed. been halted. . the aluminum mills. We have the peo­ A motion to reconsider was laid on Mr. VINSON. And no base in this bill ple to work. We have the water. I do the table. will be closed. not see why we should not fit in some­ The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recog­ where in this category. I hope the next VOLUNTARY NATURE OF PROPQSED nizes the gentleman from Tilinois [Mr. time a bill is drawn up we will find WHEAT LEGISLATION ARENDS]. West Virginia included. Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Chairman, I rise The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask in opposition to the amendment of my the Committee rises. unanimous consent to address the House good friend from Ohio. If we are to Accordingly, the Committee rose; and and to revise and extend my remarks. carry out true savings and real econ­ the Speaker having resumed the chair, The SPEAKER. Is there objection omy and bring about efficiency, you Mr. ROSTENKOWSKI, Chairman Of the to the request o( the gentleman from sometimes must spend money to accom­ Committee of the Whole House on the Oklahoma? plish the purpose in the long run. State of the Union, reported that that There was no objection. Therefore, I find myself in opposition to Committee having had under considera­ Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, in a col­ the amendment and trust the Committee tion the bill