HR 3116: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994

Congress: 103 · Status: passed · Israel/Palestine classification: bundled package

Sponsor: Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)

Summary

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1994 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1994 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (including a transfer of funds in each case except the Marine Corps), the defense agencies, the respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the Army's National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the Court of Military Appeals, environmental restoration (including a transfer of funds), support for the Summer Olympics and World Cup USA 1994, transportation of humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, sub-Saharan Africa, and minorities in northern Iraq, certain Department of Defense (DOD) global cooperative initiatives (including a transfer of funds), and for assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union for the elimination of nuclear, chemical, and other weapons, demilitarization, conversion, and retraining. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1994 for the procurement by the armed forces and reserve counterparts of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion (including the carrier replacement program and the DDG-51 destroyer program), National Guard and reserve equipment and for other procurement. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1994 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the armed forces and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the Directors of Test and Evaluation and Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Defense Business Operations Fund; and (2) programs under the National Defense Strategic Lift Fund. Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs - Appropriates funds for: (1) DOD medical and health care programs; (2) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions; (3) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense (including a transfer of funds); and (4) expenses and activities of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978. Title VII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; and (2) expenses of the Community Management Staff. Provides funding from the National Security Education Trust Fund for purposes of the National Security Education Act of 1991. Title VIII: General Provisions - Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds. (Sec. 8014) Prohibits DOD from using funds made available under this Act to exceed 131,250 civilian work years outside the United States. (Sec. 8025) Prohibits the use of appropriations to establish new region-wide fixed price managed care contracts until the Secretary submits to Congress a plan to implement a nation-wide managed health care program for the military health services system. (Sec. 8051) Prohibits the use of appropriated funds: (1) to reduce military or civilian medical and medical support personnel and strengths below the FY 1993 level; (2) for travel or other support costs of the Tailhook Association; (3) for the joint Department of Defense/Department of Energy Safeguard C contingent nuclear testing program. (8060) Establishes the National Drug Intelligence Center to coordinate and consolidate drug intelligence from all national security and law enforcement agencies. (Sec. 8063) Authorizes the Secretary to accept defense burden sharing contributions from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Kuwait. (Sec. 8073) Authorizes the payment of voluntary separation incentive payments to military personnel. (Sec. 8080) Requires the Director of the Air National Guard to operate a Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence planning office. (Sec. 8094) Earmarks specified DOD funds to the Administration for Native Americans for the mitigation of environmental damages occurring on Indian lands as a result of DOD activities. (Sec. 8116) Prohibits the use of Air Force funds to upgrade the current capabilities of the B-1B bomber unless the Secretary certifies that the B-1B upgrade program is militarily-required, affordable, and fully funded in the Future Years Defense Program for FY 1995 through 2000. (Sec. 8120) Provides for transfers of funds for the following programs, among others: (1) the SSN-688 attack submarinej; (2) the CVN nuclear aircraft carrier; (3) the TRIDENT ballistic missile submarine; (4) the SSN-21 attack submarine; and (5) the DDG-51 destroyer. (Sec. 8139) Provides for the rescission of certain funds in prior DOD appropriations Acts. (Sec. 8141) Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to develop a plan and schedule to implement the transition of the Defense Nuclear Agency into the Advanced Research Projects Agency.