Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997--(H.R. 3230) and oversight of previously authorized programs before the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, second session : Military In

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by  United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee

[H.N.S.C. No. 104-28]
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H.R. 3230, National Defense Author!...
ON
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997—<H.R. 3230)
AND
OVERSIGHT OF PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED
PROGRAMS
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS
ON
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
AUTHORIZATIONS
(H.R. 3231)
HEARINGS HELD
March 7, 13, 19, 21, and April 16, 1996
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[H.N.S.C. No. 104-28]
HEARINGS
ON
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997—(H.R. 3230)
AND
OVERSIGHT OF PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED
PROGRAMS
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS
ON
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
AUTHORIZATIONS
(H.R. 3231)
HEARINGS HELD
March 7, 13, 19, 21, and April 16, 1996
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MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE
JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado, Chairman
JOHNM. McHUGH, New York SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas
JOHNN. HOSTETTLER, Indiana G.V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY, Mississippi
VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee GLEN BROWDER, Alabama
WALTER B. JONES, JR., North CaroUna NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii
BOB STUMP, Arizona FRANK TEJEDA, Texas
DUNCAN HUNTER, California ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam
JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah PETE PETERSON, Florida
JIM SAXTON, New Jersey MIKE WARD, Kentucky
TILLIE K FOWLER, Florida
Philip W. Grone, Professional StaffMember
Robert B. Brauer, Professional StaffMember
Kathleen Lipovac, StaffAssistant
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CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF HEARINGS
1996
Page
Thursday, March 7 (Alternative Authorities for Construction and Improve-
mentofMilitary Housing) 1
Wednesday, March 13 (Recapitalizationand Modernization ofFacilities) 79
Tuesday, March 19 (Military Construction Budget Request for Programs of
the Secretary ofDefense, ^e DefenseAgencies, and theActive and Reserve
Components ofthe DepartmentoftheAnny) 169
Thursday, March 21 (Military Construction Budget Request for Programs
of the Active and Reserve Components of the Department of the Navy
and the DepartmentoftheAirForce) 261
Tuesday—, April 16 (Military Construction Budget Request for Fiscal Year
1997 ^TestimonybyMembers ofCongress and PublicWitnesses) 347
STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Bryant, Hon. Ed, a RepresentativefromTennessee: Prepared statement 408
Buyer, Hon. StephenE., aRepresentativefrom Indiana: Prepared statement 348
Hefley, Hon. Joel, a Representative from Colorado, Chairman, Military Instal-.
lations andFacilities Subcommittee: Statement 1
Ortiz, Hon. Solomon P., a Representative from Texas, Ranking Minority
Member, Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee: Prepared
statement 3
Smith, Hon. Christopher, a Representativefrom NewJersey: Statement 387
Whitfield, Hon. Ed, aRepresentativefrom Kentucky: Prepared statement 396
PRINCIPAL WITNESSES WHO APPEARED IN PERSON OR SUBMITTED
WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Bayer, Robert E., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (InsteJlations), De-
partmentofDefense:
Statement 4
Prepared statement 9
Braaten, Brig. Gen. Thomas A., Assistant Deputy ChiefofStafffor Installa-
tions and Logistics (Facilities), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps:
Statement 103
Prepared statement 105
Calkins, Senior ChiefCharles L., USN (Ret.), National Executive Secretaary,
Fleet Reserve Association, accompanied by Joe Barnes, Director ofLegisla-
tive Programs; andMac McKinney, LegislativeCounsel:
Statement 423
Prepared statement 425
Clifford, Col. Robert A., Director, Facilities and Engineering, Indiana Na-
tional Guard:
Statement 357
Prepared statement 358
Dishner, Jimmy G., Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installa-
tions), DepartmentoftheAirForce:
Statement 45
Prepared statement 48
Geoghegan, John J., Legislative Assistant, Air Force Sergeants Association:
Statement 415
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Geoghegan, John J., Legislative Assistant, Air Force Sergeants Association
Continued
Prepared statement 418
Helmly, Brig. Gen. James, DeputyChief,ArmyReserve: Statement 243
Holaday, Duncan A., Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations
and Facilities), DepartmentoftheNavy:
Statement 27
Prepared statement 29
Johnson, Paul W., Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations
and Housing), DepartmentoftheArmy:
Statement 16
Prepared statement 18
Kidd, Sylvia E.J., Director, Government Relations, National Military Family
Association:
Statement 434
Preparedstatement 437
Lupia, Maj. Gen. Eugene A., The Civil Engineer, Headquarters, U.S. Air
Force:
Statement 119
Prepared statement 121
Miller, Maj. Gen. Frank L., Jr., Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation
Management, DepartmentoftheArmy:
Statement 80
Prepared statement 83
Mowry, Hon. Ron,Mayor, cityofMarion, Indiana:
Statement 352
Prepared statement 353
Nash, Rear Adm. David, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Com-
mand: Statement 283
Navas, Maj. (Jen. WilliamA., Director,ArmyNational Guard: Statement 242
Ouellette, Sgt. Maj. Michael F., USA (Ret.), Director of Legislative Affairs,
NoncommissionedOfficersAssociation:
Statement 451
Prepared statement 452
Pirie, Robert, Jr., Assistant Secretary ofthe Navy (Installation and Environ-
ment):
Statement 264
Prepared statement 268
Sandler, Maj. Gen. RogerW., AUS(Ret.), Executive Director, Reserve Officers
Association:
Statement 465
Prepared statement 467
Smith, Rear Adm. Louis M., Director, Facilities and Engineering Division,
OfficeoftheChiefofNaval Operations, Departmentofthe Navy:
Statement 92
Prepared statement 94
Turner, P. Eric, Indiana StateRepresentative:
Statement 361
Prepared statement 362
Vaughan, RearAdm. G. Dennis, Deputy Director, Naval Reserve: Statement .. 284
DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD
FalconAFBAccess Road 344
FiscalYear 1996HousingRevitalizationActSummaryofAuthorities 265
ImplementationofNewAuthorities 7
Laws Impacting the Involvement of Private Industry in Military Housing
Projects 68
Letterto Hon. Joel Hefley, from Duncan Holaday, DeputyAssistantSecretary
(Installations andFacilities) 70
LettertoHon. Joel Hefley, from RobertB. Pirie, Jr 264
MarionArmoryand Organizational Maintenance Shop 371
McClellanAirForceBaseFlood Control Project 75
Reporton Impediments 67
TradingBRAC Houses forNew Ones 201
Use ofStandard Barracks Design 193
Utilization ofLocal Contractors forPrivatizationWorkin Guam 71
104th congress
2dSession
H. R. 3231
To authorize cert^n construction at military installations for fiscal year 1997, and
forother purposes.
INTHE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 1996
Mr. Hefley(forhimselfand Mr. Ortiz) introduced thefollowingbill; whichwas
referredtothe Committee on National Secvirity
A BILL
To authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1997, and
forotherpurposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresentatives ofthe United States
ofAmerica in Congressassembled,
SECTION1.SHORTTI—TLE;TABLEOFCONTENTS.
(a) ShortTitle. This Act may be cited as the "Military ConstructionAuthoriza-
tionActforFiscalYear 1997".
(b)Table ofContents.—The tableofcontentsofthisActis as follows:
Sec. 1. Shorttitle;tableofcontents.
titleXXI—army
Sec. 2101. AuthorizedArmyconstructionandlandacquisitionprojects.
Sec. 2102. Familyhousing.
Sec. 2103. Improvementstomilitaryfamilyhousingunits.
Sec. 2104. Authorizationofappropriations,Army.
TITLEXXII—NAVY
Sec. 2201. AuthorizedNavyconstructionandlandacquisitionprojects.
Sec. 2202. Familyhousing.
Sec. 2203. Improvementstomilitaryfamilyhousingunits.
Sec. 2204. Authorizationofappropriations,Navy.
TITLEXXIII—AIRFORCE
Sec. 2301. AuthorizedAirForceconstructionamdlandacquisitionprojects.
Sec. 2302. Familyhousing.
Sec. 2303. Improvementstomilitaryfamilyhousingunits.
Sec. 2304. Authorizationofappropriations,AirForce.
TITLEXXrV—DEFENSEAGENCIES
Sec. 2401. AuthorizedDefenseagenciesconstructionandlandacquisitionprojects.
Sec. 2402. Militaryhousingplanninganddesign.
Sec. 2403. Improvementstomilitaryfamilyhousingunits.
Sec. 2404. Militaryhousingimprovementprogram.
Sec. 2405. Energyconservationprojects.
Sec. 2406. Authorizationofappropriations,Defenseagencies.
TITLEXXV—NORTHATLANTICTREATYORGANIZATIONSECURITYINVESTMENTPROGRAM
Sec. 2501. AuthorizedNATOconstructionandlandacquisitionprojects.
Sec. 2502. Authorizationofappropriations,NATO.
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TITLEXXVI—GUARDANDRESERVEFORCESFACILITIES
Sec. 2601. AuthorizedGuardandReserveconstructionandlandacquisitionprojects.
Sec. 2602. Authorizationofconstructionprojectstobefundedwithprevious-yearappropriations.
TITLEXXVII—EXPIRATIONANDEXTENSIONOFAUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2701. Expirationofauthorizationsandamountsrequiredtobespecifiedbylaw.
Sec. 2702. Extensionofauthorizationsofcertainfiscalyear1994projects.
Sec. 2703. Extensionofauthorizationsofcertainfiscalyear1993projects.
Sec. 2704. Extensionofauthorizationsofcertainfiscalyear1992projects.
Sec. 2705. Effectivedate.
TITLE XXI—ARMY
SEC.2101.AUTHORIZEDARMYCONSTRUCTIGNANDLANDACQUISITIONPROJECTS.
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(a) Inside the United States. Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization ofappropriations in section 2104(a)(1), the Secretary ofthe Army may
acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installa-
tions and locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in tiie
followingtable:
Army: Inside the United States
state
VII
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Army: Family Housing Continued
State
VIII
—
Navy: Inside the United States Continued
State