Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Procurement Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Multi-Year Contract Authorizations Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Other Matters Title III: Operation and Maintenance Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Subtitle C: Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Fund Title V: Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A: Military Pay Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Subtitle C: Other Matters Title VII: Acquisition Policy and Management Title VIII: Department of Defense Management Subtitle A: General Management Subtitle B: Department of Defense Personnel Management Title IX: General Provisions Subtitle A: Financial Matters Subtitle B: Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Subtitle C: Matters Relating to Terrorism Subtitle D: Matters Relating to Counter Drug Operations Subtitle E: Other Matters National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) the Defense Inspector General; (3) the Defense Health Program; and (4) the chemical demilitarization program. Subtitle B: Multi-Year Contract Authorizations - Authorizes the use of multiyear contracts by the Army and Navy for the procurement of certain vehicles, weapons, and aircraft. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation, including activities of the Directors of Test and Evaluation and Operational Test and Evaluation. Subtitle B: Other Matters - Adds additional requirements for inclusion in the low-rate initial production of weapon systems. (Sec. 212) Extends through FY 2003 the authority of the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to contract with commercial entities to conduct commercial test and evaluation activities at a major range and test facility installation. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the armed forces and specified activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (DOD). (Sec. 302) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for: (1) working capital and revolving funds; (2) the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and (3) the operation of Fisher houses, to be derived from the Fisher House Trust Fund. (Sec. 305) Authorizes the transfer of up to $150 million from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to specified O&M accounts. (Sec. 306) Authorizes the Secretary, using available amounts from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990, to pay stipulated damages under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 assessed against McClellan Air Force Base, California. Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations - Subtitle A: Active Forces - Sets forth the authorized end strengths for active-duty forces as of the end of FY 1999. (Sec. 402) Repeals a requirement that such end strengths be sufficient to support two simultaneous major regional contingencies. (Sec. 403) Revises the due date of an annual manpower requirements report. (Sec. 404) Exempts from general and flag officer grade limits the position of Director, National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Makes permanent (currently ends October 1, 1998) the authority of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to designate up to 12 general and flag officers serving in joint duty positions for exclusion from such limits. Subtitle B: Reserve Forces - Sets forth the authorized end strengths as of the end of FY 1999 for members of the Selected Reserve and reserve personnel on active duty in support of the reserves. (Sec. 413) Sets forth the authorized end strengths as of the end of FY 1999 for Army and Air Force military technicians (dual status). (Sec. 414) Increases the number of officers and enlisted personnel authorized to serve on active duty in support of the reserves. (Sec. 415) Excludes from active-duty end strength limitations certain reserve personnel on active duty for 181 days or more in support of peacetime requirements of the military services and combatant commands. Subtitle C: Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Fund - Authorizes appropriations for the Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance fund. Title V: Military Personnel Policy - Subtitle A: Active Forces - Authorizes the Secretary to determine the composition of selective early retirement boards convened for determining retirement status with respect to Naval Reserve rear admirals or Marine Corps Reserve major generals. (Sec. 503) Provides active status service requirements, for promotion consideration purposes, for Army and Air Force Reserve brigadier generals. (Sec. 504) Authorizes the posthumous appointment of officer commissions and warrants, making the date of appointment the date of death. (Sec. 505) Excludes regular chief warrant officers in the W-4 grade from provisions requiring involuntary retirement due to non-selection for promotion. (Sec. 506) Adds required procedures for the selection of judge advocate generals and assistant or deputy judge advocate generals of the military departments. (Sec. 507) Establishes a three-year term of office for the Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps. (Sec. 508) Provides time-in-grade requirements for reserve general and flag officers who are involuntarily transferred from an active status. (Sec. 509) Eliminates the requirement for a board of review after a board of inquiry determination relating to an officer's substandard performance of duty or certain other findings. (Sec. 510) Authorizes retired and former officers to be considered for promotion by special promotion selection boards. Subtitle B: Reserve Forces - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to order members under his jurisdiction to perform functions in support of the defense agencies and either the active or reserve components. Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits - Subtitle A: Military Pay - Waives any FY 1999 military pay increases tied to increases in the General Schedule of Compensation for Government employees. Increases the rate of basic pay of members of the uniformed services by 3.1 percent, effective January 1, 1999. Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays - Extends through FY 2001 certain bonuses and special pay for specially skilled military personnel, including nuclear-qualified personnel. (Sec. 612) Extends through FY 2000 certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve personnel. (Sec. 613) Extends through FY 2001 the special pay authority for nurse anesthetists. (Sec. 614) Provides reenlistment bonus eligibility for reserve personnel who perform active National Guard and Selected Reserve duty. (Sec. 615) Increases from $4,000 to $6,000 the maximum bonus for Army enlistment. Subtitle C: Other Matters - Authorizes the Secretary, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating under the Navy, to provide a transportation allowance for rest and recuperation travel during a period in which personnel perform at a duty station within a contingency operation, or in other appropriate circumstances as determined by such Secretary. Provides allowance limits. (Sec. 622) Deletes the Panama Canal Zone from inclusion within the definition of a U.S. possession. (Sec. 623) Allows for the storage of unaccompanied baggage of military dependent students. (Sec. 625) Provides for the restoration of annual leave lost due to the closure of an installation in the Republic of Panama in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Extends through December 31, 2003, the period during which annual leave lost due to the closure of a military installation under a base closure law will be restored. (Sec. 627) Authorizes the Superintendent of a U.S. military academy to order a cadet or midshipman to be placed on involuntary leave without pay: (1) after a suspension pending separation; (2) to repeat an academic semester or year; or (3) for other good cause. (Sec. 628) Repeals the requirement that no more than ten percent of reenlistment bonuses paid during a fiscal year exceed $20,000. (Sec. 629) Amends the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard in appropriate circumstances, to provide an educational allowance to the sponsors of military dependent students in overseas areas in which DOD has not established defense dependents' schools. (Sec. 630) Amends the Civilian Health Medical Program of the the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) concerning the defense plan for military dependents to: (1) revise the premium amount; and (2) authorize the integration of a basic dental benefit plan into the TRICARE Program (a DOD managed care program). (Sec. 631) Provides for the recovery, care, and disposition of remains of military personnel who die while hospitalized after having been retired by reason of medical disability for an injury, illness, or disease incurred while on active duty, as long as the hospitalization has been continuous since such retirement. (Sec. 632) Revises the voluntary separation incentive program to ensure continued eligibility for members who involuntarily lose membership in a reserve component due to age, years of service, failure of promotion, or medical disqualification. (Sec. 633) Revises the defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary school program to: (1) allow dependents of Federal employees not residing on a military installation to be enrolled in a school program for more than five consecutive school years, at the discretion of the Secretary, where the dependent is qualified, space is available, and the Secretary will be reimbursed for educational services provided. Authorizes the enrollment in such school of the dependent of military personnel assigned to a remote or unaccompanied assignment when such dependent is residing in a U.S. territory, commonwealth, or possession. (Sec. 634) Extends until October 1, 2003: (1) the period during which the Secretary concerned may reduce the required term of active service before qualification for retirement for regular or reserve commissioned officers; (2) the period of exemption from required retirement for certain limited duty Navy commanders and captains; and (3) the exemption from mandatory retirement for failure of promotion for certain Navy and Marine Corps officers designated for limited duty. Title VII: Acquisition Policy and Management - Limits the authority of the head of a defense procuring activity to delegate the approval of the use of noncompetitive procedures in the procurement process. Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to set similar limits with respect to the head of a Federal procuring activity. (Sec. 702) Repeals a provision stating that a defense contractor or subcontractor who is granted a waiver from procurement cost or pricing data requirements shall be considered to have met such requirements for purposes of tiered contracts (contracts having one or more contractors and subcontractors). Makes a similar repeal under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 with respect to nondefense contractors or subcontractors. (Sec. 704) Repeals a provision requiring equal allocation of procurement technical assistance program funding among Defense Contract Administrative Services regions. (Sec. 705) Amends the Defense Acquisition Improvement Act of 1986 to repeal the requirement of certain Defense Inspector General oversight of undefinitized contractual actions. (Sec. 706) Amends the Contracts Disputes Act of 1978 to specify the date for the Government payment of interest on contractor cost claims. (Sec. 707) Requires personnel to be assigned to the following positions for no fewer than three years: (1) program manager or deputy manager for a significant nonmajor defense acquisition program; (2) program executive officer; (3) general or flag officer or equivalent position; or (4) senior contracting official. (Currently, such requirement extends only to critical acquisition positions.) (Sec. 708) Makes eligible for the defense acquisition corps certain personnel who served as a GS-13 or above but were downgraded below such level due to a reduction in force, a base closure, or reason other than for cause. (Sec. 709) Amends the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act with respect to a test program within the Office of Federal Procurement Policy of alternative and innovative procurement procedures to: (1) remove the requirement that no more than one such test be conducted in any single procuring agency; (2) allow two (currently, one) contracts awarded for such tests to exceed $5 million; (3) reduce from 270 to 120 days before the conduct of a test the date by which a detailed test plan is required to be submitted to specified congressional committees; and (4) extend until January 1, 2003, the termination of the test program. (Sec. 710) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 to: (1) remove the word "Pilot" from the Mentor-Protege Pilot Program; (2) authorize DOD to conduct an initiative that would allow DOD to participate in the mentoring of women-owned small business proteges; and (3) expand the definition of a disadvantaged small business concern for purposes of such Program. (Sec. 711) Authorizes holding General Accounting Office protest proceedings in abeyance when the agency involved has agreed to suspend contract award or performance pending completion of any agency protest procedure and any subsequent protest timely filed before the Comptroller General. (Sec. 712) Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 to revise restrictions on DOD procurement from foreign sources of cotton, silk, wool and other natural fibers and specified derivative products. Title VIII: Department of Defense Management - Subtitle A: General Management - Increases from $5 million to $10 million the authorized annual DOD expenditures for the humanitarian clearance of landmines. Prohibits more than ten percent of such funds from being used to pay reserve personnel performing duty in connection with landmine clearing training and related activities. (Sec. 802) Authorizes the Secretary to impose a surcharge for dishonored checks issued to the Defense Commissary Agency and to deposit collected amounts in the commissary trust revolving fund for payment of costs incurred in collecting on such checks. Provides authorized means of collection, including military pay or entitlements deductions, Federal withholdings, or the use of private collection agencies. (Sec. 803) Amends the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 to revise generally the retirement home inspection requirements of the DOD Inspector General. (Sec. 804) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to exempt operational files of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) from certain public search, review, publication, and disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Provides for: (1) exceptions; and (2) judicial review of contested cases of withheld records. Requires the Directors of NIMA and Central Intelligence, at least every ten years, to review exempted records to determine whether they may be removed from exemption. Provides for judicial enforcement of such review requirement. (Sec. 805) Authorizes the Secretary to withhold from public disclosure any geodetic product that the Secretary has determined would, if disclosed, interfere or unfairly compete with an emerging or existing commercial industry or market operation. (Sec. 806) Repeals a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 which requires certain prior approval procedures with respect to the export of high performance computers. (Sec. 807) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 to repeal a provision concerning the authority to waive certain requirements prior to the transfer of the tactical airlift mission to the reserve components. (Sec. 808) Requires funds received from the Federal Republic of Germany representing its share of the costs of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies to be used for Center costs. Authorizes the Secretary to waive reimbursement of certain Center costs for military officers and civilian officials of cooperation partner states of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council or the Partnership for Peace when determined to be in the national security interest. Provides a similar waiver with respect to the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies for military officers and civilian officials of the Asia Pacific Region. Subtitle B: Department of Defense Personnel Management - Authorizes the Secretary to commence a demonstration project of proposals for improving the personnel management policies or procedures for the Defense Commissary Agency. Provides project terms and conditions, limiting the project's scope to the Agency's workforce. Provides project conditions with respect to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement. (Sec. 812) Eliminates an employment preference program for the hiring of military spouses as DOD child care employees. (Sec. 813) Preserves certain civil rights protection for former Defense Mapping Agency employees who continue such employment with NIMA. (Sec. 815) Authorizes (currently requires) the Secretary to establish a program for U.S. scientists, engineers, and managers to learn Japanese language and culture. (Sec. 816) Authorizes the Secretary, for five years, to appoint scientific and engineering personnel to conduct experimental research and development through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the defense committees on the use of such authority. Title IX: General Provisions - Subtitle A: Financial Matters - Repeals the requirement for a: (1) separate budget request for the procurement of reserve equipment; and (2) two-year DOD budget cycle. (Sec. 903) Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to administer a program to provide off-post emergency preparedness to protect the public in the vicinity of installations where lethal chemical agents and munitions are stored. Authorizes the Director to establish an incentive program to encourage States and local governments to achieve early, efficient, and cost-effective preparedness. Requires the Director to report annually to the Congress on program activities. Requires program funds to be set out in a separate defense-related FEMA account. (Sec. 904) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds from specified defense accounts for combating terrorism or for force protection. (Sec. 905) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds between DOD investment appropriations within acquisition category I and II programs or clearly defined groups of associated acquisition programs, with transfer limits of $500 million per year and $20 million per program. (Sec. 906) Requires annual amounts requested for activities of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization to be set forth in accordance with specified program elements. Requires amounts requested for Theater and National Missile Defense major defense acquisition programs to be specified in individual dedicated program elements, and to be available only for Ballistic Missile Defense activities. Requires management and support requests to be included within the program elements. (Sec. 907) Authorizes the Secretary, after 30 days' prior notification to the appropriate congressional committees, to transfer funds from DOD O&M accounts to military personnel accounts, to be used for military family housing privatization projects. (Sec. 909) Authorizes the Secretary to pay licensing or other fees to foreign countries or international organizations in connection with the sale there of maps, charts, and navigational books. (Sec. 910) Authorizes the Secretary concerned to charge and retain fees for providing historical information to public requesters from the United States Army or Air Force Military History Institute or the Naval or Marine Corps Historical Center. Subtitle B: Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals - Repeals a report: (1) concerning a NATO conventional defense assessment of allied performance, NATO conventional defense capabilities, and allied burdensharing; (2) relating to the joint training of special operations forces with friendly foreign forces; (3) on the Defense Business Operations Fund; (4) on the Defense Contract Audit Agency's authority to subpoena records of defense contractors; (5) on the use of funds from the lease of non-excess DOD property; (6) concerning the alternative utilization of military facilities; and (7) concerning a proposed contract for the sale of Gregg Circle Area, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. (Sec. 918) Requires the report on demonstration projects relating to the military health care delivery system to be submitted annually (currently, semiannually). (Sec. 922) Provides an exception from the requirement for a report from the Secretary concerned to the defense committees before entering into certain real property transactions with respect to any such transaction made in connection with a declaration of war, national emergency, or major disaster, a riot, or a contingency operation. Requires such a report within 30 days after entering into such a transaction. (Sec. 923) Repeals certain notification requirements with respect to DOD Inspector General investigations. (Sec. 924) Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989 to repeal the reporting of certain elements of DOD overseas basing costs. (Sec. 925) Directs the Secretary concerned to notify the appropriate congressional committees in the case of architectural and engineering services and construction design for which the estimated costs exceed $500,000 (currently $300,000). Subtitle C: Matters Relating to Terrorism - Authorizes the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (currently, only the Secretaries of Defense and the military departments) to purchase right-hand drive motor vehicles for use in a foreign country. Authorizes each such official to purchase nontactical armored passenger vehicles under emergency situations for combating terrorism and for military force protection support. (Sec. 932) Authorizes the Secretary to make DOD personnel available to operate equipment with respect to a foreign or domestic counterterrorism operation or a rendition of a suspected terrorist from a foreign country to the United States for trial. Subtitle D: Matters Relating to Counter Drug Operations - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 to extend through FY 2004 DOD's authority to provide support to other Federal agencies and law enforcement officials for counter-drug activities. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct domestic outreach programs to reduce the demand for illegal drugs among youths. (Sec. 942) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 to: (1) authorize DOD to provide counter-drug support for specified Caribbean countries; (2) extend through FY 2004 the authority to provide such support; and (3) increase the amount authorized for such purpose. Subtitle E: Other Matters - Redefines "financial institution" for purposes of Federal Government reimbursement of charges incurred by military personnel or Federal employees because of Government error in the direct deposit of pay. (Sec. 952) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987 to authorize drug test results of civil service mariners of the Military Sealift Command to be released to the Coast Guard to the same extent that similar submissions are required from commercial vessel operators. (Sec. 953) Provides for the disposition of amounts collected through military claims services from third parties for loss or damage to personal property shipped or stored at Government expense. (Sec. 954) Allows polychlorinated biphenyls located outside of U.S. customs territory but in U.S. possession and control to be imported for disposal within U.S. customs territory. (Sec. 955) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to lease up to 500 units in Italy and 800 units in Korea, subject to the maximum lease amount, for military family housing purposes. (Sec. 956) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary's agent would be exempt from providing a copy of notice or service as currently required when providing notice and taking action to enforce obligations for child support and alimony payments among military personnel under provisions of the Social Security Act. Requires a report describing the program from the Secretary to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. Terminates the program at the end of FY 2000. (Sec. 957) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into the long-term charter of three specified vessels in support of Navy submarine rescue, escort, and towing.

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Timeline

1. 1 April 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on National Security.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 April 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 April 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 April 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.

   Source: Committee

5. 29 April 1998

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

6. 29 April 1998

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 30 April 1998

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

8. 30 April 1998

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 30 April 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.

   Source: Committee

10. 6 May 1998

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

11. 6 May 1998

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

12. 12 May 1998

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.

    Source: Calendars

13. 12 May 1998

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on National Security. H. Rept. 105-532.

    Source: Committee

14. 12 May 1998

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on National Security. H. Rept. 105-532.

    Source: Committee

15. 14 May 1998

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 435 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3616 with 2 hours of general debate. The rule provides for general debate only. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.

    Source: Floor

16. 19 May 1998

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Dave Camp to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

17. 19 May 1998

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 435 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

18. 19 May 1998

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 435. (consideration: CR H3467-3478)

    Source: Floor

19. 19 May 1998

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 441 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3616. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendent under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on National Security now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except those amendments printed in the report accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. Unless otherwise specified, each amendment shall be debatable for 10 minutes, except that the chairman and ranking minority member each may offer one pro forma amendment. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee on Nationa...

    Source: Floor

20. 19 May 1998

    Floor

    Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3616 as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

21. 19 May 1998

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3616 with 2 hours of general debate. The rule provides for general debate only. No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.

    Source: Floor

22. 19 May 1998

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 435 passed House.

    Source: Floor

23. 20 May 1998

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 441 passed House.

    Source: Floor

24. 20 May 1998

    Floor

    Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3616 as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

25. 20 May 1998

    Passed

    On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

26. 20 May 1998

    Floor

    Mrs. Fowler moved that the committee rise.

    Source: Floor

27. 20 May 1998

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3616. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on National Security now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment shall be in order except those amendments printed in the report accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. Unless otherwise specified, each amendment shall be debatable for 10 minutes, except that the chairman and ranking minority member each may offer one pro forma amendment. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee on Nationa...

    Source: Floor

28. 20 May 1998

    Floor

    The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

    Source: Floor

29. 20 May 1998

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3505-3584)

    Source: Floor

30. 21 May 1998

    Passed

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

31. 21 May 1998

    Floor

    The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3616.

    Source: Floor

32. 21 May 1998

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

33. 21 May 1998

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 357 - 60 (Roll No. 183).

    Source: Floor

34. 21 May 1998

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 357 - 60 (Roll No. 183).

    Source: Floor

35. 21 May 1998

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 167 - 251 (Roll No. 182). (consideration: CR H3714)

    Source: Floor

36. 21 May 1998

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

    Source: Floor

37. 21 May 1998

    Floor

    Mr. Frank (MA) moved to recommit with instructions to National Security.

    Source: Floor

38. 21 May 1998

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

39. 21 May 1998

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

40. 21 May 1998

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3616.

    Source: Floor

41. 21 May 1998

    Failed

    On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

42. 21 May 1998

    Floor

    Mr. Frank (MA) moved to strike the enacting clause.

    Source: Floor

43. 21 May 1998

    Passed

    Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent that during the further consideration of the bill pursuant to H. Res. 441, a Thomas amendment presented at the desk be deemed to have been included as the last amendment printed in part D of House Rept. 105-544. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

44. 21 May 1998

    Floor

    The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

    Source: Floor

45. 21 May 1998

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3666-3715)

    Source: Floor

46. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.

    Source: Calendars

47. 25 June 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Thurmond; Warner; McCain; Coats; Smith, of NH; Kempthorne; Inhofe; Santorum; Snowe; Roberts; Levin; Kennedy; Bingaman; Glenn; Byrd; Robb; Lieberman; Cleland. (consideration: CR S7160)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

48. 25 June 1998

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

49. 25 June 1998

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7160)

    Source: Floor

50. 26 June 1998

    Floor

    The passage of the title amendment was vitiated by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

51. 20 July 1998

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

52. 22 July 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on National Security for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Spence, Stump, Hunter, Kasich, Bateman, Hansen, Weldon (PA), Hefley, Saxton, Buyer, Fowler, McHugh, Watts (OK), Thornberry, Chambliss, Jones, Pappas, Riley, Skelton, Sisisky, Spratt, Ortiz, Pickett, Evans, Taylor (MS), Abercrombie, Meehan, Harman, McHale, Kennedy (RI), Allen, Snyder, and Maloney (CT).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

53. 22 July 1998

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Skelton motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to insist upon the authorization levels provided in title II of the House bill for Theater Missile Defense programs and for space-based lasers.

    Source: Floor

54. 22 July 1998

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

55. 22 July 1998

    Passed

    On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6122)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

56. 22 July 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Spence moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

57. 23 July 1998

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

58. 23 July 1998

    Vote

    On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 424 - 0, 1 Present (Roll No. 322).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

59. 23 July 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Spence moved that the House close portions of the conference.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

60. 18 September 1998

    Passed

    Mr. Spence asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Sept. 22 to file a conference report on H.R. 3616. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Committee

61. 21 September 1998

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report. (consideration: CR H3666-3715)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

62. 21 September 1998

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.(consideration: CR H3666-3715)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

63. 22 September 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

64. 22 September 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report H. Rept. 105-736 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order. (text of conference report: CR H8097-8460)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

65. 22 September 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 105-736 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.(text of conference report: CR H8097-8460)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

66. 23 September 1998

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 549 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3616 with 1 hour of general debate. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.

    Source: Floor

67. 24 September 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

68. 24 September 1998

    Vote

    On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 373 - 50 (Roll No. 458). (consideration: CR H8563-8571)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

69. 24 September 1998

    Passed

    Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

70. 24 September 1998

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 373 - 50 (Roll No. 458).(consideration: CR H8563-8571)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

71. 24 September 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    The previous question was ordered without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

72. 24 September 1998

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.

    Source: Floor

73. 24 September 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Spence brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-736 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 549.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

74. 24 September 1998

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 549 passed House.

    Source: Floor

75. 30 September 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11170-11177, S11209-11210)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

76. 1 October 1998

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S11211-11235, S11238-11239)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

77. 1 October 1998

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

78. 1 October 1998

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-2. Record Vote No: 293.(consideration: CR S11239)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

79. 6 October 1998

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

80. 6 October 1998

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

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• related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
• related to → Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
• related to → Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3616) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
• related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
• related to ← Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
• amends ← An amendment expressing the sense of the Congress that U.S. business interests should not be placed above U.S. national security interests and that the U.S. should not enter into new agreements with the People's Republic of China involving space or missile-related technology. Amendment is numbered 92 and made in order as the first amendment of part A of House report 105-544.
• amends ← An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in part B of House Rept. 105-544 to to repeal the provisions of existing law which prohibit women serving in the military overseas from using their personal funds to obtain abortions in U.S. military hospitals.
• amends ← An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in part B of House Rept. 105-544, to specify that no provision of the Kyoto Protocol will restrict the procurement, training, operation or maintencance of the U.S. Armed Forces.
• amends ← An amendment, printed as amendment No. 4 in part A of House Rept. 105-544 to prohibit the export or re-export of any U.S. satellites to the People's Republic of China.
• amends ← An amendment to prohibit the transfer of any U.S. missile equipment or missile-related technology to the People's Republic of China. The amendment is numbered 62 and is made in order as the third amendment in part A of House report 105-544.
• amends ← An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in part B of House Rept. 105-544 to prohibit any Defense Department funds authorized in the bill from being used to assign or deploy any member of the U.S. Armed Forces to serve with the United Nations Rapidly Deployable Mission Headquarters.

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