House Appropriations Committee report 106-521 on H.R. 3908, March 14, 2000

63 141

106 th Congress

Report

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2d Session

106 521

MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

March 14, 2000.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. Young of Florida, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted
the following
REPORT

together with

DISSENTING AND ADDITIONAL VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 3908]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in
explanation of the accompanying bill making emergency supplemental
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for
other purposes.
BILL HIGHLIGHTS

The bill recommended by the Committee includes $1,701,021,000 of
emergency funding to support Plan Colombia and Andean region
counternarcotics activities, as well as related Department of Defense
activities. It also includes $4,955,723,000 for peacekeeping operations
in Kosovo and other national security matters, of which $4,709,023,000
is for the Department of Defense. The bill includes $2,243,257,000 for
Hurricane Floyd and other natural disaster assistance and for other
emergency purposes. Additionally, the bill includes several nonemergency
appropriations for various miscellaneous activities, the additional
funding for which is offset.
TITLE I

COUNTERNARCOTICS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Salaries and Expenses

The Committee recommends $299,698,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $6,650,000 is provided as an emergency appropriation
as requested for DEA activities in support of Plan Colombia, and
$293,048,000 is provided as a contingent emergency appropriation. This
amount provides for activities necessary to support a comprehensive
strategy to combat the flow of drugs from Colombia and the region into
the United States.
Of this amount, $17,198,000 is provided to support intelligence and
investigative programs in source countries, an increase of $10,548,000
above the amount requested for DEA activities to implement Plan
Colombia, as follows: (1) $6,250,000 requested for fiscal year 2000 and
2001 costs associated surveillance and electronic intercept equipment in
source countries as requested; (2) $5,000,000 to enhance analytic and
support capabilities on a regional basis; (3) $4,500,000 for
improvements to the MERLIN system in source countries to support
intelligence and investigative requirements; and (4) $1,448,000 for
other field programs, an increase of $1,048,000 above the amount
requested. The Committee expects DEA to submit a spending plan prior to
the expenditure of these funds.
The Committee notes that narcotics trafficking investigations are
increasingly dependent on the use of intercepted communications,
accounting for 72% of all court-authorized electronic surveillance
actions. Court-approved electronic surveillance was vital to the recent
successes of Operations Millenium and Impunity, which linked drug
trafficking activity within the United States to the highest levels of
the international cocaine trade. Recognizing that as criminal
organizations utilize advanced technologies to elude law enforcement,
U.S. law enforcement's current drug intelligence and investigative
capabilities have been eroded. Therefore, the Committee also recommends
$282,500,000, as a contingent emergency appropriation, to be deposited
in the Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund, to ensure that
current domestic drug-related intelligence and investigative
capabilities are maintained in accordance current statutory requirements
and deadlines. In addition, the Committee approves the reprogramming
submitted by the Department on January 10, 2000, which makes available
an additional $100,000,000 for this purpose.
CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

(Including Transfer of Funds)

Assistance for Plan Colombia

Fiscal year 2000 supplemental request $98,400,000
Fiscal year 2001 request 62,400,000
Committee recommendation 185,800,000

The Committee recommends $185,800,000 in emergency supplemental
appropriations, to support Plan Colombia goals to stand up and equip two
additional Colombian Army counternarcotics battalions and to assist the
Government of Colombia in its efforts to enhance its airborne tracking
and interception capabilities.
The Committee recommends funds for the following programs:

Train and equip Colombian Army counternarcotics battalions $21,200,000

Counternarcotics brigade headquarters 1,000,000

Aviation infrastructure support 13,200,000

Military reform 6,000,000

Organic intelligence capability 5,000,000

Senior Scout 5,000,000

Tracker aircraft modifications 10,000,000

AC 47 aircraft modifications 7,400,000

Ground based radars 20,000,000

Radar command and control 5,000,000

Andean Ridge intelligence collection 7,000,000

Colombian ground interdiction 5,000,000

Classified 80,000,000

185,800,000

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after enactment of
this Act, a report on the proposed uses of all funds under this heading.
In addition, this report shall describe steps taken to ensure the
maximum force protection of U. S. personnel while deployed in Colombia,
including their rules of engagement.
Organic Intelligence Capability

The Committee bill includes $5,000,000 to provide aircraft to the
Colombian Air Force with organic intelligence capability. The Committee
directs that the Secretary of Defense provide a report to the
congressional defense committees 30 days prior to the obligation of
these funds detailing the types, cost, configuration and quantity of the
aircraft being provided.
Classified Programs

The Committee's recommendations regarding classified programs are
summarized in a classified annex accompanying this report.
GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

The Committee bill includes a general provision providing authorities
for the use of Department of Defense funds in this Act for counterdrug
activities.

CHAPTER 3

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Assistance for Plan Colombia and for Andean Regional Counternarcotics
Activities

Fiscal year 2000 Emergency Supplemental request $818,000,000
Fiscal year 2001 Plan Colombia request 256,000,000
Committee recommendation 1,099,000,000

The Committee has recommended $1,099,000,000 in emergency
supplemental appropriations to support Plan Colombia to reduce the
supply of narcotics to the United States from the Andean region; to aid
Colombian local and national governing ability; and to support human
rights. Also, these funds will assist other nations in the region in
reducing the cultivation, production and trafficking of illegal
narcotics destined for the United States and to provide alternative
economic development and related assistance.
Of this amount, the President requested that $818,000,000 be
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. In addition, the
President requested $256,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 to support Plan
Colombia. These funds shall only be available to the extent that an
official budget request that designates the entire amount as an
emergency requirement is transmitted to the Congress. The Committee has
provided that these funds be available until expended, as requested by
the Administration. To ensure that programs undertaken with these
emergency funds may be implemented rapidly, the Committee has provided
that funds obligated after February 6, 2000, and prior to the date of
enactment of this Act for administrative expenses which directly support
Plan Colombia and for Andean regional counternarcotics activities may be
finally charged to funds made available for such purposes by this title.
The Committee has provided a waiver of section 482(b) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, regarding the procurement of weapons and
ammunition, for funds under this heading. Further, to support Plan
Colombia and for regional counternarcotics activities, any U. S.
government agency to which funds are transferred under any authority of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may utilize, in addition to any
authorities available for carrying out section 481, any additional
authorities available to that agency for carrying out related
activities, including the use of such funds for administrative expenses.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the Agency for
International Development, to provide to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations not later than 30
days after enactment of this Act, a report on the proposed uses of all
funds under this heading on a country-by-country basis for each proposed
program, project or activity. The Committee expects the Administration's
report to reflect the priorities as recommended in the following funding
columns. The Committee notes that the report by the Secretary of State
must be received prior to the initial obligation of any of these
emergency supplemental funds. The Committee expects this report to serve
as the basis for any future reprogramming of funds by the Executive
Branch. Further, all funds provided under this heading are subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
Assistance for Plan Colombia

The Committee has recommended $962,000,000 to support the Colombian
government's Plan Colombia. This assistance is designed to support the
five objectives of the Colombian government: to gain control of the drug
producing regions in southern Colombia; to increase drug interdiction
efforts; to provide additional assistance to the Colombian National
Police; to increase alternative economic development programs; to
strengthen government and nongovernmental human rights programs; and to
assist Colombian national and local government justice and anti-crime
programs.
Support for the Push into Southern Colombia

The Committee has recommended $501,000,000 to support the Government
of Colombia's objective to gain control of the drug producing regions of
southern Colombia. This amount is $47,100,000 below the overall level
requested by the Administration for this objective for fiscal years 2000
and 2001 for Plan Colombia.
These funds will support certain aspects of training and equipping
the second and third Colombian Army counternarcotics battalions. Central
to this entire effort is providing reliable airlift for these
counternarcotics battalions. The Committee recommendation funds
procurement of 28 UH 60 Blackhawk and 15 UH 1N helicopters for use by
the Colombian Army. These funds also will support pilot, crew and
mechanic training and operations and maintenance support for these
aircraft in fiscal years 2000 and 2001. The Committee directs that UH 60
Blackhawk procurement be managed by the U.S. Defense Security
Cooperation Agency.
The Committee has recommended that of the funds provided in support
of this objective, $16,000,000 be utilized to support alternative
development in southern Colombia and $15,000,000 be provided for
temporary emergency resettlement and employment programs as proposed by
the Administration. The Committee recommendation funds the following
programs:

Train and equip Colombian Army counternarcotics battalions $7,000,000

Army counternarcotics battalion UH 1N program 64,000,000

Army counternarcotics battalion UH 60 program 362,000,000

Sustain Army counternarcotics battalion 6,000,000

Forward infrastructure development 3,000,000

Force protection enhancements 4,000,000

Logistical support 4,400,000

Army counternarcotics battalion organic intelligence 9,000,000

Training for senior commanders 1,100,000

Army counternarcotics battalion communications 3,000,000

Other infrastructure and sustainment 6,500,000

Alternative development in southern Colombia 16,000,000

Temporary emergency resettlement and employment 15,000,000

$501,000,000

Support for Interdiction Efforts

The Committee has recommended $130,500,000 to enhance United States
and Colombian narcotics interdiction efforts. The majority of these
funds are dedicated to upgrading the radar systems in four U.S. Customs
Service P 3 airborne early warning interdiction aircraft. The U.S.
Customs Service aircraft will be dedicated to missions to detect and
monitor suspect targets destined for the United States from cocaine
source zones, primarily Colombia. The Committee also supports the
Administration's $2,000,000 request for the U.S. Department of
Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control to expand programs aimed at
sanctioning Colombian narcotics kingpins and $1,000,000 requested for
the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy's counternarcotics
intelligence architecture program.
Additionally, the Committee recommendation funds U.S. and Colombian
air, land, and sea interdiction programs as follows:

Upgrade Colombian Air Force OV 10 aircraft $15,000,000

Upgrade aircraft for night operations 1,900,000

Airfield upgrades 8,000,000

Upgrade U.S. Customs Service P 3 aircraft radar systems 68,000,000

Support for Colombian air interdiction program 19,500,000

Support for Colombian riverine interdiction program 12,000,000

Ammunition for Colombian riverine interdiction program 2,000,000

Colombian Navy operations infrastructure support 1,000,000

U.S. ONDCP Counternarcotics intelligence architecture 1,000,000

U.S. Treasury/OFAC sanctions support 2,100,000

$130,500,000

Support for the Colombian National Police

The Committee has recommended $115,500,000 to support the Colombian
National Police (CNP). The Committee notes that the CNP has for years
been at the forefront of the Colombian government's counter-narcotics
efforts and has received significant United States support in recent
years. The Committee recommends three significant programs to enhance
the CNP's eradication efforts. These include: $26,000,000 for
procurement, training and support for two UH 60 Blackhawk helicopters,
$20,600,000 for twelve Huey II helicopters, and $20,000,000 for the
purchase of T 65 agricultural spray aircraft and OV 10 aircraft. The
Committee recommends additional funds be provided for communications,
ammunition, spare parts, training and logistical support. The Committee
directs that the UH 60 Blackhawks for use by the Colombian National
Police will be dedicated to counternarcotics operations in southern
Colombia. The Committee is aware of the success of the CNP's poppy
eradication program and encourages expansion of this effort with
additional spray aircraft provided with funds under this Act. The
Committee recommendation funds the following programs:

Secure communications $3,000,000

Weapons and ammunition 3,000,000

UH 60 Blackhawk procurement and support 26,000,000

Enhanced logistical support 2,000,000

CNP forward operating capability and force protection 5,000,000

CNP border bases construction 5,000,000

Additional CNP airmobile units 2,000,000

Upgrade CNP aviation facilities 8,000,000

Additional spray aircraft 20,000,000

Upgrade existing CNP airplanes (including FLIR) 5,000,000

Upgrade 12 UH 1H helicopters to Huey II configuration 20,600,000

Sustainment and operations 5,000,000

Training for pilots and mechanics 1,900,000

Airfield security 2,000,000

Enhanced eradication 4,000,000

Spare parts 3,000,000

$115,500,000

Support for Alternative Economic Development in Colombia

The Committee has recommended $116,500,000 to support alternative
economic development programs in Colombia. These funds are in addition
to the $16,000,000 provided for alternative development associated with
the Colombian government's objective to ``Push into Southern Colombia''.
The Committee supports the Administration's proposal to work closely
with the Colombian government's alternative development agency, PLANTE,
in the development and execution of these programs. The Committee
recognizes these funds represent a ten-fold increase above current U.S.
alternative development support to Colombia and, therefore, has
recommended $6,000,000 for operating expenses for the Agency for
International Development to effectively manage this program, as well as
management of human rights and rule of law programs. The Committee
recommendation funds the following programs:

Environmental programs $5,000,000

Voluntary eradication programs 46,000,000

Assistance to local governments 15,000,000

Assistance for internally displaced persons 24,500,000

AID Operating Expenses in Colombia 6,000,000

Community-level alternative development 20,000,000

$116,500,000

Support for Human Rights and Judicial Reform in Colombia

The Committee has recommended $98,500,000 for a broad range of human
rights, judicial reform and other programs designed to support the peace
process and to strengthen democracy and rule of law in Colombia. The
Committee strongly supports funding for these programs and recognizes
that protecting human rights and rule of law are central to the overall
goals of Plan Colombia. Therefore, the Committee has recommended an
increase of $5,500,000 above the amount requested by the Administration
for protection of human rights workers, to strengthen human rights
institutions and for judicial reform. The Committee recommends
$2,500,000 to assist in the creation of a professional military legal
corps and to institutionalize human rights training in the Colombian
military. The Committee recommends enhancement of demand reduction
programs in Colombia and Peru and establishment of similar programs in
Bolivia and Ecuador through the Department of State's International
Narcotics Control Bureau. The Committee recommendation funds the
following programs:

Protection of human rights workers $4,500,000

Strengthen human rights institutions 8,500,000

Establish CNP/Fiscalia human rights units 4,000,000

Judicial system policy reform 2,500,000

Criminal code reform 3,500,000

Prosecutor training 4,500,000

Judges training 4,000,000

Casa de Justicia judicial program 6,500,000

Public defender program 2,500,000

Asset forfeiture-money laundering task force 4,000,000

Counternarcotics investigative units 4,000,000

Anti-corruption program 6,000,000

Asset management program 1,000,000

Anti-kidnapping program 2,000,000

Financial crime program 3,000,000

Judicial Police training program 4,000,000

Witness and judicial security 5,000,000

Armed Forces human rights and legal reform 1,500,000

Army JAG school 1,000,000

Training for Customs police 6,000,000

Maritime enforcement and port security 4,000,000

Multilateral case initiative 4,500,000

Prison security program 8,000,000

Banking supervision assistance 1,000,000

Revenue enhancement assistance 1,000,000

Customs training assistance 1,000,000

Conflict management and peace process 1,000,000

$98,500,000

Greater Regional Emphasis

The Committee recognizes the unique crisis affecting Colombia and the
United States and has, therefore, responded to the President's request
that the overwhelming majority of these emergency funds be provided in
direct support of Plan Colombia. However, this effort requires a greater
regional emphasis so that the problems associated with the cultivation,
processing and trafficking of illegal narcotics are not simply relocated
elsewhere in the region. Therefore, the Committee has recommended
$137,000,000 for assistance for other countries in the region. This is
$61,000,000 above the amount requested by the President for regional
activities.

Support for Peru

Alternative economic development and other programs $15,000,000
Other interdiction programs 27,000,000
--------------
Total $42,000,000

The Committee has recommended that up to $42,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for Peru, including up to $15,000,000 for
alternative economic development programs and up to $27,000,000 for
interdiction programs. These funds are designed to support mutually
beneficial narcotics interdiction programs, including upgrading Peruvian
government C 26 surveillance aircraft, communications upgrades, spare
parts, expanding riverine operations, and interdiction training for the
Peruvian National Police's road interdiction efforts. The Committee
recommendation includes $7,000,000 to upgrade four UH 1H helicopters to
Huey II configuration for use by the Peruvian National Police in the
coca growing regions of the Huallaga and Apurimac valleys. The Committee
is aware that the government of Peru is considering alternatives to its
aging fleet of Russian-built helicopters currently providing logistical
and resupply support for Peruvian counternarcotics programs. The
Committee encourages the Department of State to consider the use of
funds under this Act to support American-made helicopters which can
conduct high-altitude logistical and resupply operations in Peru.
The Committee supports expansion of the ongoing alternative
development programs already underway in key coca growing areas of Peru.
The Committee expects these programs to consist of technical assistance,
training and credit programs to former coca growers for the cultivation
and marketing of licit crops. Additionally, these funds may be utilized
to strengthen local governments and improve community and economic
infrastructure, such as water supplies, farm-to-market roads and
refurbishment of local schools.
Support for Bolivia

Alternative economic development and other programs $49,000,000
Interdiction 8,000,000
--------------
Total $57,000,000

The Committee has recommended that not less than $57,000,000 be made
available for assistance for Bolivia, including not less than
$49,000,000 for alternative economic development and $8,000,000 for
interdiction programs. The Committee supports the efforts of the
Bolivian government, through its ``Dignity Plan'', to terminate coca
production in the Chapare region of Bolivia. The Committee understands
that these additional funds for alternative economic development will
allow the Bolivian government to expand programs designed to develop and
market new agricultural products and to assist with small scale
infrastructure such as maintenance of farm-to-market roads and bridges.
The Committee expects interdiction assistance will reinforce the
Bolivian government's counternarcotics presence in the Yungas region,
upgrade intelligence collection equipment, expand C 130 pilot training,
and provide spare parts for various military vehicles.
Support for Ecuador

Alternative economic development and other programs $8,000,000
Other interdiction programs 12,000,000
--------------
Total $20,000,000

The Committee has recommended that not less than $20,000,000 be made
available for assistance for Ecuador, including not less than $8,000,000
for alternative economic development and other programs to be carried
out by the Agency for International Development. The Committee
recognizes the severe economic and political crisis currently facing
Ecuador and understands that this instability only increases the
opportunity for the cultivation of coca and the trafficking of precursor
chemicals and illicit narcotics destined for the United States. The
Committee supports alternative economic development and other programs
to improve water and sanitation, health services, improved local
governance, demand reduction, and to assist displaced people, especially
in Sucumbios province on Ecuador's northern border with Colombia.
The Committee has recommended $12,000,000 for interdiction programs,
including $3,500,000 for the upgrade, training and support for two UH 1H
helicopters to Huey II configuration for use by the Ecuadoran National
Police. The Committee directs that the balance of interdiction funds be
dedicated to boosting Ecuadoran police and military interdiction
capabilities and to enhance road and seaport interdiction programs.
Support for Regional Interdiction Programs

Total--Regional Interdiction Program $18,000,000

The Committee has recommended not less than $18,000,000 for
interdiction programs in other countries in South and Central America
and the Caribbean. The Committee has been made aware of the significant
interdiction requirements in Panama, Costa Rica, Brazil and Venezuela.
The Committee directs that the Secretary of State, when reporting to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
Appropriations as required by this Act, will provide recommendations and
justifications for the use of this money on a country-by-country basis.
CHAPTER 4

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

The Committee recommends $116,523,000 for Military Construction,
Defense-wide, as compared to the request of $38,600,000. These amounts
are provided as a contingent emergency appropriation for the
construction of three Forward Operating Locations to support the
Colombia Anti-Drug Program, as follows:

Location/Facility

Cost

Ecuador:

$38,600,000

6,723,000

4,900,000

2,200,000

2,600,000

4,650,000

1,600,000

61,273,000

Aruba:

8,800,000

860,000

590,000

10,250,000

Curacao:

29,500,000

9,200,000

3,000,000

2,200,000

43,900,000

Various:

1,100,000

1,100,000

116,523,000

TITLE II

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN KOSOVO AND OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES MISSIONS

The Committee recommends $104,000,000, as an emergency appropriation,
to remain available until expended, instead of $239,000,000, as
requested. This amount provides for the costs of site acquisition,
design and construction of a new secure embassy facility and Marine
guard quarters in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
The Committee recommendation does not include additional funds
requested to construct a new diplomatic facility in Pristina, Kosovo, or
a new annex on the existing embassy compound in Tirana, Albania. The
Committee notes that funds remain unallocated from fiscal year 1999
emergency appropriations and fiscal year 2000 appropriations in this
account, and may be reprogrammed to address critical security needs at
other posts in the region.
CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund

The President requested, and the Committee recommends, $2,050,400,000
in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Overseas Contingency
Operations Transfer Fund to pay for unfunded costs associated with
contingency operations in Kosovo and East Timor.
The following table summarizes the Committee's recommendations for
activities to be funded from this fund.

FY 2000 CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
[In thousands of dollars]

Supplemental request Committee recommendation Difference

Kosovo:
Military Personnel:
Army 157,400 157,400
Navy 25,600 25,600
Marine Corps 6,400 6,400
Air Force 2,400 2,400
----------------------- --------------------------- -------------
Total 191,800 191,800
======================= =========================== =============
Operation and Maintenance:
Army 1,332,100 1,332,100
Navy 49,900 49,900
Marine Corps
Air Force 114,800 114,800
Defense-Wide:
USSOCOM 24,000 24,000
AFIS 300 300
DISA 52,200 52,200
DLA 2,200 2,200
Other 226,600 226,600
Total, Defense-Wide 305,300 305,300
Navy Reserve 100 100
OHDACA 12,000 12,000
----------------------- --------------------------- -------------
Total 1,814,200 1,814,200
======================= =========================== =============
Other:
Defense Health Program 19,400 19,400
======================= =========================== =============
Total Kosovo 2,025,400 2,025,400
======================= =========================== =============
East Timor:
Operation and Maintenance:
Army 9,000 9,000
Navy 12,000 12,000
Marine Corps 1,000 1,000
Air Force 3,000 3,000
----------------------- --------------------------- -------------
Total East Timor 25,000 25,000
======================= =========================== =============
Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund: Grand Total 2,050,400 2,050,400

Classified Programs

The Committee's recommendations regarding classified programs are
summarized in a classified annex accompanying this report.
Natural Disasters

The President requested $27,400,000 for damage to Department of
Defense facilities resulting from Hurricane Floyd. The Committee has
been informed by the military services regarding other natural disasters
which have been no less destructive to U.S. military facilities, and
which have also resulted in a strain on the Department's financial
resources. These include Hurricanes Irene, Dennis, and Jose; Typhoons
Bart and Olga; and an earthquake which struck Southern California. Based
on estimates received from the Department, the Committee recommends
emergency supplemental appropriations of $115,875,000 for natural
disaster related expenses. The Committee is aware that the military
services have identified and begun to complete specific repairs as a
result of these natural disasters. Accordingly, the Committee recommends
providing funds to the military services and defense components in the
applicable operation and maintenance accounts, rather than in a transfer
fund as proposed by the budget request.

NATURAL DISASTERS--REPAIRS
[In thousands of dollars]

Supplemental request Committee recommendation Difference

Operation and Maintenance: 19,532 19,532
----------------------- --------------------------- -------------
Total 27,400 115,875 88,475

Vieques

The President requested $40,000,000 to meet the concerns of the
residents of Vieques, Puerto Rico, related to training at the Navy range
on the island. This proposal would implement measures to meet expressed
health, safety, environmental, and economic concerns. In light of the
importance of this range to meeting immediate Navy and Marine Corps
readiness and training requirements, the Committee recommends an
emergency supplemental appropriation of $40,000,000, for ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', for the purposes requested by the
President.
Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST) Aircraft

The President requested $73,000,000 in emergency supplemental
appropriations to purchase, modify, and provision a used 757 aircraft to
support the Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST). The Committee
recommends approval of this request.
Budget Execution Shortfalls

The Committee bill includes a general provision which provides
authority for the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds (from balances
which otherwise would expire at the end of the fiscal year) to tactical
aviation shortfalls identified by the Air Force during execution of the
fiscal year 2000 budget, such as engines, radars, countermeasure
dispensers, conformal fuel tanks, radar warning receivers, and aircraft
cost increases. The Committee directs that Air Force expiring balances
be used as the first priority, but that Defense-Wide expiring balances
may also be used only to the extent that Air Force funds are not
sufficient to fully meet tactical aviation budget execution shortfalls.
M1A2 Tank Upgrades

In the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000, the Congress
provided authority to enter into a new multiyear contract for
procurement of an additional 307 M1A2 Abrams tank upgrades subject to
submission of a cost analysis report to the congressional defense
committees. This analysis, provided to Congress in February 2000,
outlined an alternate procurement strategy using existing statutory
multiyear authority to shorten the span of the contract, reduce unit
prices by more than 14 percent, save over $250 million over the life of
the contract, and field combat equipment at a much faster rate. Upon
further discussions with the Committee, it was determined that
opportunities existed to further reduce average unit costs from the
originally proposed $7.26 million per vehicle to $5.9 million per
vehicle, a 19 percent savings. Although this approach would require an
additional up front appropriation of $125 million to accelerate
production rates and facilitate revisions to the multiyear contract, the
total program savings produced by this appropriation should exceed $350
million over the life of the contract. The Committee bill includes a
general provision which initiates this process, with funding provided by
transfer from unobligated reserves in the National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund.
Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP)

For fiscal year 2000, additional funds were provided within
``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'' to initiate a new
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) project within the SHARP program. It has
become apparent that continuing this effort within the SHARP program
will delay the fielding of SHARP, an event not desired by either the
Committee or the Navy. Therefore, the Committee directs that the SAR
effort be shifted to the TARPS CD development program for concept
testing and evaluation. The additional funds, however, shall remain in
the SHARP program to finance other program requirements. The Committee
understands that there are lessons learned by the recent carrier
deployment of the TARPS CD system and fully expects the Navy to
implement enhancements necessary to meet future fleet operational
requirements.
Defense Health Program

The Committee bill includes general provisions which provide
$854,500,000, and requisite legal authority, to cover unfunded
requirements and unanticipated increases in TRICARE contract claims in
the Defense Health Program. Within this amount $90,300,000 is available
for obligations and obligational adjustments for prior year contract
claims and $764,200,000 is available for obligations and obligational
adjustments for fiscal years 2000 and 2001. This funding is essential in
order for the Department of Defense to meet both its legal obligations
and to avoid severe disruptions to the military health care system due
to lack of funding.
While providing the authority and funding for prior year claims, the
Committee in no way believes this action obviates any investigation or
reporting necessary under the Department's fiscal management guidelines.
To the contrary, the Committee believes that a thorough review of this
matter should be conducted in order to avoid a similar circumstance in
the future. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department, in
conjunction with the General Accounting Office, to review this matter
for potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act and the Department's
fiscal rules and regulations. The Committee further directs the
Department to report to the congressional defense committees 60 days
after enactment of this Act on the extent and scope of any violations of
fiscal law or DOD fiscal regulations.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

In addition to general provisions cited previously in this chapter,
the Committee recommends the following general provisions.
The Committee bill includes a general provision which provides the
Department of Defense with the authority to maintain housing allowances
at the 1999 levels during fiscal year 2000. The Department has advised
the Committee that the funds required to make any retroactive payments
to service members in a military housing area can be accommodated within
the military personnel accounts.
The Committee bill includes a general provision which provides
$1,556,200,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations to cover the
cost of price increases in bulk petroleum purchased by the Department of
Defense.
CHAPTER 3

OVERVIEW OF FUNDING RECOMMENDATION

The President has requested $250,875,000 in emergency funds for
assistance for southeast Europe and Kosovo. Of this total, the Committee
is recommending $142,700,000. The Committee recommendation focuses on
supplemental assistance for Montenegro, Croatia, and building up defense
alliances in the region.
The Republic of Montenegro faces increasing pressure from Serbian
forces, and needs United States assistance to maintain its democratic,
pro-Western government. In addition, the Committee is greatly encouraged
by recent political events in Croatia, which should lead to further
progress on implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords. The new
Government of Croatia is committed to democracy, human rights, the
return of refugees, and free markets, and needs immediate assistance to
attain these goals.
The Committee is recommending $12,400,000 of the total of $92,800,000
requested for Kosovo. These funds are to be allocated to support
American officers involved in the international police force. From
existing funds in the account, the Administration has already allocated
$150,000,000 for assistance for Kosovo, of which only $10,000,000 had
been obligated as of March 1, 2000.
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2000, contained a provision prohibiting obligations
for Kosovo unless the Secretary of State could certify that the
resources pledged by the United States at the November 17, 1999, donors
conference on Kosovo would not exceed 15 percent of the total resources
pledged by all donors. On December 3, 1999, the Secretary of State
certified that the United States pledge amounted to 14.82 percent of all
pledges.

The emergency supplemental request of $92,800,000 would breach the
ceiling of 15 percent based on the November pledge total of
$1,056,000,000. Even though total pledges have increased to
$1,210,700,000 as of late February, approval of the full request of the
Administration would result in the United States providing as much as 20
percent of the total international effort to rebuild Kosovo.
The Committee is extremely concerned that the United States is
meeting its share of the funding burden for Kosovo while other nations
are failing to live up to their responsibilities. As an example, the
Committee has received information from the Department of State that as
of March 1 of this year, 481 of the 550 American police officers pledged
by the United States as our share of the international police force in
Kosovo were deployed. Of the remaining 3,883 officers that were supposed
to be provided by European and other nations, only 1,878 were deployed.
In addition, the Committee notes that at the November donors
conference, the European Commission pledged 500,000,000 euros
(approximately $486,000,000) subject to parliamentary approval. However,
the European Parliament only authorized a contribution of 360,000,000
euros (approximately $350,000,000), so the Commission subsequently
reduced its pledge to that amount.
The United States has already provided significant resources to
assist Kosovo. We provided $347,000,000 in humanitarian assistance in
fiscal year 1999. Of the total resources available to the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the Kosovo emergency last
year, $78,500,000, or 27 percent, came from the United States. The
United States also exceeded its usual contribution of 25 percent for
refugee assistance worldwide through UNHCR last year by providing almost
one-third of the resources available to that organization.
All these funds are in addition to the $156,000,000 pledged for
Kosovo at the November donors conference and already available from
funds previously appropriated for fiscal year 2000.
The decision of the Administration to seek significant additional
resources for Kosovo is contrary to assurances that were given by the
President to the Congress that the United States would not play a major
role in the rebuilding of post-conflict Kosovo. For this reason and the
reasons cited above, the Committee cannot recommend additional funds for
Kosovo beyond those that will directly impact public order. Therefore
the Committee is recommending not to exceed $12,400,000 for support of
United States officers participating in the international police force.
The maintenance of public order is of the highest priority for the
protection of United States troops in Kosovo, and it is only for this
reason that the Committee is recommending additional emergency funding.
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development

The Committee recommends funding for Agency for International
Development (AID) operating expenses at a level of $13,000,000, compared
to the request of $22,000,000. The recommendation assumes that full
funding of $4,000,000 will be provided for security improvements.
However, funding for new and expanded office space, additional employees
and for other costs has been reduced by 50 percent.
The reduction from the President's request is recommended due to a
significant cut in program funding being proposed by the Committee under
the account ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States''. In
addition, the Committee is concerned the Agency for International
Development is projecting a larger administrative presence in the
Balkans than is justified given the nature and size of the programs
proposed for the region. Many of the funds appropriated to the program
account are, or will be, administered by other agencies. In addition,
some of these funds will be provided as budget support rather than as
programs that would be administered by the Agency for International
Development. For these reasons the Committee does not believe the full
request for AID's operating expenses is justified at this time.
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

The Committee recommends $95,825,000 for ``Assistance for Eastern
Europe and the Baltic States'', which is $99,175,000 below the
Administration's request of $195,000,000.
The Committee is recommending the full funding requests of
$34,000,000 for Montenegro and $35,725,000 for Croatia. In addition, as
requested $13,700,000 are being recommended for assistance to opposition
political parties in Serbia including support for nongovernmental
organizations and independent media. Funding of $12,400,000 for Kosovo
is limited to police activities.
FLOODS IN MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

The Committee urges the Administration to use every effort possible
to guarantee sufficient funding for recovery assistance for Mozambique
and surrounding territories affected by the recent floods. Nearly one
million people are homeless or in desperate need of help. The death toll
is expected to soar into the thousands and mass starvation is feared, as
the entire region's harvest were destroyed. The number of malaria cases
has tripled and medical personnel worry about other waterborne diseases
such as cholera and dysentery. Though Mozambique is one of the
continent's poorest countries, with a per capita income of $670 a year,
its economy was one of the fastest growing until the floods started in
February, 2000 and Cyclone Eline struck on February 22, 2000. After a
16-year civil war ended in 1992, the former Portuguese colony embraced
democratic elections and free-market capitalism, wooing foreign
investors by selling off state-run enterprises. The Committee is
concerned about the long-term impact of the floods on the country's
recovery from civil war and especially the future of efforts to rid
Mozambique of 2 million land mines from more than a decade of fighting.
Flood waters have washed away land, complicating mapping projects that
have located land mines. The Committee commends the US Agency for
International Development, the Coast Guard and the Department of Defense
for their efforts so far. Recognizing the enormity of the flood's
impacts, the Committee strongly urges the US Agency for International
Development to move forward in a timely manner with medium and long-term
recovery efforts. The Committee requests that the assessment report on
the devastation and need of the area (including an analysis of how the
United States can best be of assistance in regional recovery efforts) be
submitted to the Congress from the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the USAID Administrator, no later than April 15, 2000. The
Committee expects that any assistance made available pursuant to the
assessment report should be provided in a manner which is proportionate
to the geographic enormity of the disaster. The Committee further
requests that reallocation and reprogramming efforts to provide
available funds for recovery not be programmed away from other Africa
funds. Additionally, the Committee directs the Administration to submit
a Fiscal year 2001 budget amendment modifying their request for
development assistance and child survival funding based upon new needs.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

International Military Education and Training

The Committee recommends $2,875,000 in International Military
Education and Training grants for countries of the Balkans and southeast
Europe. This is the same level requested by the President. These funds
will be used to promote professionalization of the militaries of
southeast Europe, including enhancement of self-defense capabilities,
inter-operability, and improved civilian-military relationships to
solidify democratic reform efforts. In the event of another military
crisis in southeast Europe, increased cooperation between the militaries
of the region and the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) allies will be crucial.
Foreign Military Financing Program

The Committee recommends $31,000,000 in Foreign Military Financing
grants to countries of the Balkans and southeast Europe, the same level
as requested by the President. These funds will be used to strengthen
NATO ties with Balkan countries and the countries of southeast Europe.
They will also help bolster Serbia's neighbors to help withstand its
provocations and unite for regional security cooperation.

Pursuant to the President's budget request, the funds will be
allocated as follows:

Albania 4,400,000

Bosnia 3,000,000

Bulgaria 5,700,000

Macedonia 6,000,000

Romania 7,500,000

Slovakia 2,400,000

Slovenia 2,000,000

31,000,000

The Committee is aware that the funds for Bosnia will be used to
maintain equipment that was provided to that country pursuant to
authority previously provided to the President to drawdown $100,000,000
in military goods and services. However, future maintenance requirements
should be met by that government and not by the United States.
CHAPTER 4

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

The Committee recommends $6,700,000, as a contingent emergency for
storm related damage to family housing at numerous locations, as
authorized by Section 2854 of Title 10, United States Code. Of this
amount, $1,400,000 was requested under ``Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-wide''.
QUARTERS NUMBER 6, MARINE CORPS BARRACKS

The Commandant of the Marine Corps' residence has been located at the
Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. since 1810. This historic structure
has lacked major renovation and repair over the years. A comprehensive
approach to address roof repairs, replacement of structural components
damaged by water/termites, replacement of antiquated electrical wiring
and plumbing, window replacements, and asbestos and lead paint removal
are necessary. In addition, the quarters fails to meet ADA standards and
is in need of a fire suppression system. Funds for design of this
renovation have been identified by the Marine Corps. The Committee urges
the Marine Corps to accelerate the design and to develop an adequate
cost estimate for this project. The Committee supports the use of
private donations, along with appropriated funds, to assist in the cost
of the renovation. A general provision has been included authorizing the
use of private donations for this purpose and requiring a thirty day
notification to the appropriate committees of Congress prior to the
expenditure of such funds.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

The Committee provides $12,348,000 as a contingent emergency
appropriation due to storm damage related to Hurricane Floyd for an
Armed Forces Reserve Center in Greenville, North Carolina.
TITLE III

NATURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE AND OTHER EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the Office of the Inspector
General, and intends these funds to be used for oversight and audit
activities involving the more than $16 billion provided in emergency
agricultural assistance in fiscal years 1999 and 2000. The Committee
wants to ensure the Inspector General's office has resources to carry
out its oversight activities with respect to these funds.
Since 1998, the Farm Service Agency has received more than $130
million in additional funds to cover shortfalls in their budget
requests. In spite of budgetary restrictions, the Committee continues to
provide the funding necessary to ensure that services to producers are
maintained. The Committee directs the Inspector General to conduct a
study of the Farm Service Agency salary and expense requirements
necessary to administer the programs of the Farm Service Agency and
report the findings to the Committee within six months of enactment.
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

Salaries and Expenses

The Committee recommends $7,140,000 to contain and control Pierce's
disease which is devastating agricultural areas in Southern California,
and is moving northward into other regions. Funds are needed immediately
to monitor for the earliest signs of the disease and to inspect
nurserystock prior to shipment. The disease is spread by a vigorous and
difficult to control insect called the glassy-winged sharpshooter. This
insect is a major problem, but elimination of the insect would not
eliminate the disease.
The Committee is disappointed by the federal response to this
outbreak. It is clear that efforts to control the spread of the disease
must be increased. It is also clear that there is an immediate need for
additional research efforts to study near and long term alternatives for
controlling the bacterium common to Pierce's disease. The Committee
expects the Secretary to initiate such efforts immediately, within
existing resources.

FARM SERVICE AGENCY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Severely depressed commodity prices, combined with impacts of natural
disasters, continue to place significant stress on farm and ranch
income. Recognizing the dire farm income situation, Congress provided
$8.7 billion in additional emergency assistance as part of the fiscal
year 2000 appropriation act. As producers begin spring planting, the
farm economy remains depressed, driving up demand for loan deficiency
payments (LDP's), commodity loans, farm credit and emergency program
assistance. LDP and commodity loan workload is expected to increase by
roughly $5 billion over the fiscal year 1999 level. Further, costs of
implementing the Pigford consent decree settlement, involving
discrimination claims by African-American farmers, have increased beyond
previous estimates and are being absorbed within the salaries and
expenses account. Absorbing these costs would lead to a reduction of 900
county staff, further exacerbating the staffing shortfall to meet
workload. Beyond the sheer workload demands, county office employees are
hobbled by severely outdated computer systems, including key program
systems for which technical support will no longer be available from the
vendor effective March 31. The Committee believes it is essential that
services be made available to producers in a reliable, timely manner.
Workload at the county offices through early 2000 has essentially
exhausted the resources available for temporary employment which is
critical to providing timely services. The Committee includes funds
needed to support an adequate level of county office staffing and to
make computer system changes needed to avoid potential failures which
would impair program and payment delivery.
Within the amount recommended, the Committee recommends $26,237,000
for temporary staffing to assure program delivery, $12,865,000 for
consent decree costs, and $38,458,000 for information technology, for a
total of $77,560,000.
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

The Committee recommends language which would allow the use of
unobligated funds available in the Emergency Conservation Program to be
used to repair farm buildings and equipment that were damaged by
Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, or Irene, in order to assist lower-income
producers to restore farming operations. The Committee is aware that the
available unallocated balance in the Emergency Conservation Program is
$5,000,000, and that the available unobligated balance is $94,000,000 as
of January 31, 2000. Within these available resources, the Committee
expects the Department to meet all requirements for repair of
hurricane-related damage to buildings and equipment.
CORPORATIONS

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

As part of the fiscal year 1999 emergency supplemental appropriations
bill, funds were provided to buy down the cost of crop insurance by 30
percent. Based on actual levels of insurance purchased by producers, the
cost exceeded the funds available by approximately $13,000,000. The
Committee recommends supplemental funding up to $13,000,000 to cover
this shortfall. This additional appropriation will avoid the need to
bill participating producers an average of $10 each to recover excess
premium. In most cases, the cost of such billing would exceed the
reimbursement owed.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

The Committee recommends language which would forgive up to
$81,000,000 in marketing loans made by the Commodity Credit Corporation
to producer-owned associations that suffered losses from Hurricanes
Dennis, Floyd, or Irene. For certain crops, the Department of
Agriculture provides loans to producer-owned associations to provide
flexibility in marketing commodities. Such associations use loan
proceeds to purchase crops from individual producers, and subsequently
sell the crops to repay the USDA loan. According to the Office of
Management and Budget, a number of these associations suffered
hurricane-related losses to uninsured crops in storage after the
association had purchased them from producers. Due to degradation of
crop quality, associations cannot sell crop collateral at prices
sufficient to repay the USDA loan. Forgiving a portion of the
association loans would relieve additional financial stress on these
associations and their members.
The Committee directs that these funds shall be distributed among any
and all affected associations, and among all qualifying commodities.
RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $28,000,000 for water and waste grants.

The Committee also recommends $15,000,000 for Community Facilities
grants.
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Committee recommends $15,872,000 for the subsidy cost to support
$40,000,000 in direct loans to fund new rural rental housing projects in
areas affected in 1999 by Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, or Irene. This will
support approximately 1,000 units to house displaced low-income and
elderly rural residents whose housing was damaged or destroyed by last
year's hurricanes.
The Committee also recommends language providing for a loan level of
$296,000,000 for section 502 housing loans and a loan level of
$13,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans.
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $13,600,000 in rental assistance grants to
ensure that qualifying low-income tenants in the 1,000 units to be
constructed in hurricane-affected areas will pay no more than 30 percent
of their income for housing expenses.
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

The Committee recommends $6,000,000 for mutual and self-help housing
grants.

RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for rural housing assistance grants.

FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for grants to low-income migrant
and seasonal farm workers.
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Committee recommends $1,021,000 to subsidize the cost of rural
utilities 5 percent hardship loans for an estimated loan level of
$113,250,000.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE AND GENERAL SALES MANAGER

The Committee recommends an additional $2,000,000 for the Foreign
Agricultural Service to administer and oversee emergency and other
international food assistance. The Service is expected to undertake
activities in support of monetization where there is the highest
potential for promoting and enhancing economic growth and development in
recipient countries. Further, the Service is directed to specifically
expand its presence in Ukraine where there is a strong potential for
expansion, and Bulgaria, where there is a need for more adequate
administration and monitoring of USDA programs due to the sharp increase
in USDA food aid programs in the Balkans. The Committee believes these
funds will help build strong U.S. partnerships with emerging economies
and enhance exports to develop long-term markets for U.S. agricultural
inputs and products.
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for the first phase of
construction to replace the Los Angeles, California, laboratory. This
laboratory provides critical technical and analytical support to FDA's
domestic and import inspection effort, and is a key element in the
Agency's science base. The existing facility is over 40 years old,
outmoded to the point of obsolescence, and unsafe. Expediting this
project will enhance FDA's efforts to assure that products are safe,
will significantly improve operational efficiency, and will provide a
safe working environment for FDA employees.
ADDITIONAL MATTERS

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS

It has come to the Committee's attention that bovine tuberculosis has
been identified in deer for the first time in Michigan. Free-roaming
deer are quickly transferring this disease to cattle herds throughout
the state. This severely impacts Michigan's dairy and cattle industry.
The Committee urges the Department to address this problem
immediately, through epidemiology and surveillance, deer ecology,
epidemiological risk analysis, disease control and eradication, and
diagnosis and pathogenesis.
The Secretary of Agriculture will be expected to promptly notify the
Committee of any additional funding requirements, accompanied by
official requests for additional funds. The Secretary is directed to
report to the Committee by May 1, 2000, on his plan of action.
PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES

The Committee is concerned about the increasing risk to our national
food supply from plant pests and diseases. Recent examples include
citrus canker in Florida, Pierce's disease in California, plum pox virus
in Pennsylvania, Asian longhorned beetles in Illinois and New York, and
Mediterranean and Mexican fruit flies throughout the southern United
States. The Committee notes that the Secretary of Agriculture has
authority to declare emergencies and to use the resources of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to meet such threats to American
agricultural production. This system has served our country well for
many years by granting the Secretary the power to make virtually
unlimited efforts to eliminate emerging pest and disease problems before
outbreaks expand and become unmanageable.
It appears that a problem has now arisen with this system. After the
Secretary has made an emergency declaration, the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) must apportion funds from the Treasury before the
effort can commence. It appears that the exercise of this apportionment
function has unnecessarily delayed USDA action, and has permitted
problems to expand, and to increase the cost of eradication. The
Committee strongly believes that this is not a proper use of OMB's
ministerial power.
In particular, the state of Florida is increasing its effort to
control and eradicate citrus canker during the current fiscal year. The
Committee supports this effort, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture
to report by May 1, 2000 on all requests for OMB apportionment of funds
under existing emergency declarations.
Hereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to submit to the
Committee copies of all apportionments requested under emergency
declarations at the time they are submitted to OMB, as well as the
response received from OMB.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

Section 3101.--The Committee recommends $35,000,000 for technical
assistance to support enrollment of acreage into the Conservation
Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program. These programs provide
significant environmental benefits. In addition, in the current economic
crisis facing the farm sector, these programs provide needed assistance
to farmers and ranchers who want to conserve natural resources but lack
financial resources to do so.
Section 3102.--The Committee recommends a technical correction to the
Act of August 19, 1958 to permit Section 416(b) food aid programs to
operate more efficiently.
Section 3103.--The Committee recommends $40,000,000 for replacement
of commercial lime, orange, and grapefruit trees that have been removed
to control citrus canker. The principal method for controlling the
spread of citrus canker is tree removal, followed by a period of two
years for the land to lay fallow, and five years of lost revenue. The
current program calls for the removal of trees within a 1,900 foot
radius of any detected citrus canker. With current estimates of total
affected acreage, deducting federal crop insurance indemnity, the
Committee estimates that $25,000,000 will be required for lime trees and
$15,000,000 will be required for other trees in order to compensate
growers for lost production.
Section 3104.--The Committee recommends language making certain areas
of Dade County, Florida eligible for Business and Industry loans.

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Recent events in Los Angeles and New York have heightened public
concern about police misconduct. The Committee is concerned that the
Justice Department has not moved expeditiously to conclude ongoing
investigations into patterns and practices of police misconduct and
discrimination in carrying out law enforcement activities in those
cities. The Committee directs the Justice Department to use resources
already made available to complete these important investigations and,
if inadequate, to use the Department's authority to supplement such
resources, pursuant to reprogramming requirements.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Economic Development Assistance Programs

The Committee recommends $25,800,000, as an emergency appropriation,
to remain available until expended, instead of $30,550,000 requested as
an emergency appropriation and $900,000 requested as a contingent
emergency appropriation. This amount provides for planning assistance,
public works grants, and capitalization of revolving loans funds to
assist in the recovery efforts of communities impacted Hurricane Floyd
and other recent disasters. The Committee expects the EDA to submit a
spending plan prior to the release of these funds.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Operations, Research, and Facilities

The Committee recommends $19,400,000, as an emergency appropriation,
to remain available until expended, instead of $23,900,000 requested as
an emergency appropriation, and $5,000,000 requested as a contingent
emergency appropriation. This amount provides $17,400,000 to assist
fishermen impacted by Hurricanes Floyd, Dennis, Georges, and Mitch, as
well as to provide relief from the recent, unexplained, disaster in the
Long Island Sound lobster fishery. The Committee expects NOAA to submit
a spending plan prior to the release of these funds. In addition,
$2,000,000 is provided for repairs to the Beaufort laboratory in North
Carolina damaged as a result of Hurricane Floyd.
The Committee recommendation does not include additional amounts
requested as contingency funds to address undeclared and undetermined
fisheries disasters. Funds requested for additional research and
assessment activities for the West Coast groundfish fishery are not
included. The fiscal year 2000 appropriations Act included an
enhancement of $1,540,000 to augment ongoing research and assessment
activities to study the continuing decline of the West Coast groundfish
fishery.
RELATED AGENCY

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Disaster Loans Program Account

The Committee recommends an additional $33,300,000 in emergency
fiscal year 2000 subsidy appropriations for disaster loans for recovery
efforts related to Hurricane Floyd, and other natural disasters, instead
of $31,000,000 as requested. The Committee notes that, when combined
with previous appropriations, this additional amount will provide for a
total fiscal year 2000 disaster loan program level of $1,201,000,000.
The Committee also recommends an additional $27,600,000 in emergency
fiscal year 2000 appropriations for direct administrative expenses
associated with disaster loan making and servicing activities necessary
to carry out the disaster loan program related to Hurricane Floyd and
other natural disasters, instead of $19,500,000 as requested. The
recommendation includes language, not requested, that no funds provided
shall be used for indirect administrative expenses. The Committee notes
that this additional amount results in a total appropriation of
$143,600,000 for the direct administrative costs of the fiscal year 2000
disaster loan program.
The Committee notes that the amounts provided exceed the requested
amount due to updated projections by the Small Business Administration
which include disaster loan activity since the time of the request.
Language is included designating the amounts provided as an emergency
requirement, and making these amounts available only to the extent that
an official budget request is submitted requesting that these specific
amounts be designated as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

The Committee recommendation includes $1,500,000 for the Corps of
Engineers to conduct a study of the need for additional flood protection
in Princeville, North Carolina. The entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
NATIONAL SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

The Committee directs the Corps of Engineers to fully fund the
artificial reef, Cape May Point, New Jersey Demonstration project from
the funds appropriated in the FY2000 Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act for the National Shoreline Erosion Control
Development and Demonstration Program.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

The Committee has recommended $27,925,000 for the Corps of Engineers
to perform emergency maintenance of projects impacted by natural
disasters in 1999, $8,750,000 more than the amount requested by the
Administration. The work to be performed includes dredging, repairs to
dredged material disposal areas, snagging and clearing, and scour
protection at navigation projects impacted by Hurricanes Floyd, Bret,
and Irene. The entire amount has been designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENERGY PROGRAMS

URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING FUND

The Committee recommendation includes $16,000,000 as proposed by the
Administration. This funding will be used to accelerate environmental
cleanup at the Paducah, Kentucky, and Portsmouth, Ohio, gaseous
diffusion plants. The entire amount has been designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

Other Defense Activities

(including transfer of fund)

The Committee recommendation includes $63,000,000 for Other Defense
Activities, an increase of $45,000,000 over the Administration's
request. Of the total, $4,000,000 is offset by the transfer of
unobligated balances in the ``Biomass energy development'' account. The
entire amount has been designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
Highly Enriched Uranium Blend Down Project. --The Committee
recommendation includes language authorizing the Department to initiate
design of the Highly Enriched Uranium Blend Down Project at the Savannah
River Site in South Carolina. No additional funding is required for this
project in fiscal year 2000.
Office of Security and Emergency Operations. --The Committee
recommendation supports the Administration's request of $4,000,000 for
the Office of Security and Emergency Operations to support critical
staffing needs. The funding will support an additional 16 employees. As
these employees are hired, the Committee expects the Office to reduce
its reliance on support service contractors and management and operating
contractor detailees.
Cyber Security. --The Committee recommendation for cyber security
activities is $49,000,000, an increase of $45,000,000 over the
Administration's request of $4,000,000. The additional funding is
provided to address urgent cyber security needs at the three nuclear
weapons laboratories and to establish the requirements and develop
prototypes to enhance protection of the Department's classified
networks.
Environment, Safety and Health. --The Committee recommendation
supports the Administration's request of $10,000,000 to accelerate
projects which have been initiated to address worker health and safety
concerns at the Paducah, Kentucky, and Portsmouth, Ohio, gaseous
diffusion plants.
CHAPTER 4

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Wildland Fire Management

The Committee recommends an additional $100,000,000 for wildland fire
management. This amount is contingent upon receipt of a budget request
that includes a Presidential designation of the amount requested as an
emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Construction

The Committee recommends an additional $5,000,000 for construction to
repair damage due to hurricanes. The Committee understands that these
funds will be used for repairs to Service property in the States of
Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and
Virginia.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Construction

The Committee recommends an additional $4,000,000 for construction to
repair or replace visitor facilities, equipment, roads and trails, and
cultural sites and artifacts at national park units damaged by ice
storms, floods, hurricanes and lightning. The Committee understands that
these funds will be used for repairs to Service property in Alabama,
Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont,
Virginia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Surveys, Investigations, and Research

The Committee recommends an additional $1,800,000 for surveys,
investigations, and research to repair or replace stream monitoring
equipment and associated facilities damaged by storms, floods, and
hurricanes. The Committee understands that these funds will be used for
repairs in the States of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Vermont, and Virginia.
RELATED AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

Wildland Fire Management

The Committee recommends an additional $150,000,000 for wildland fire
management. This amount is contingent upon receipt of a budget request
that includes a Presidential designation of the amount requested as an
emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 5

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Low Income Home Energy Assistance

The Committee recommends $600,000,000 to replenish the Emergency Fund
of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the same as
recommended by the Administration.
CHAPTER 6

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

COAST GUARD

Operating Expenses

The bill appropriates an additional $37,000,000 for the Coast Guard's
operating expenses. This amount includes $18,000,000 for additional and
unanticipated health care costs for Coast Guard personnel, their
dependents, and retirees, and $19,000,000 for aviation spare parts. The
entire amount appropriated has been designated as an emergency
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended. The administration proposed similar
supplemental funding for health care costs, but was derived by transfer
from funding made available to the Department of Defense.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

Federal-aid Highways

Emergency Relief Program

(Highway Trust Fund)

The bill provides an appropriation of $600,000,000 to fund the
backlog of requests for damage repairs necessary due to disasters. Since
the beginning of fiscal year 1999, the emergency relief program has been
facing heavy demand for on-going funding needs from events approved in
prior years. This coupled with requests for funding for events which
occurred in fiscal year 1999 such as Hurricanes Floyd and Dennis
contributed to the current backlog of requests. The funding needs far
exceeded the annual authorization of $100,000,000 for the emergency
relief program. The entire amount appropriated has been designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
RELATED AGENCY

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

Salaries and Expenses

The bill provides $24,739,000