Relevant sections from Senate Appropriations Committee Report 106-290, May 11, 2000

Relevant sections from Senate Appropriations Committee Report 106-290, May 11, 2000
106 th Congress
Report

SENATE
2d Session
106 290

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATION BILL, 2001

May 11, 2000.--Ordered to be printed

Mr. Burns, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT

[To accompany S. 2521]

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2521) making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.

DIVISION B

TITLE I

COUNTERNARCOTICS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

PROCUREMENT

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

The Committee recommends $30,000,000 be made available for procurement of one Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) aircraft, to replace the platform lost in the tragic crash during a mission in Colombia last year. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

(Including Transfer of Funds)

Assistance for Plan Colombia

2000 appropriation to date $847,800,000

2000 supplemental estimate 160,800,000

Committee recommendation 85,700,000

The Administration has requested emergency supplemental appropriations of $98,400,000 in fiscal year 2000 and $62,400,000 in fiscal year 2001 to support Plan Colombia goals. The Committee recommendation of $85,700,000 funds the following activities only for fiscal year 2000 and recommends no fiscal year 2001 funding at this time:

PLAN COLOMBIA [In thousands of dollars]

MDRV Supplemental request, fiscal year 2000 Supplemental request, fiscal year 2001 Committee recommendation, fiscal year 2000

Counter-narcotics battalion support 18,200 3,000 18,200 Counter-narcotics brigade headquarters 1,000 1,000 Army aviation infrastructure support 8,200 5,000 8,200 Military reform 3,000 3,000 3,000 Organic intelligence capability 5,000 Senior Scout 5,000 Tracker aircraft modifications 7,000 3,000 7,000 AC 47 aircraft modifications 1,000 6,400 1,000 Ground-based radar 13,000 7,000 Radar command and control 5,000 5,000 Andean Ridge intelligence collection 3,000 4,000 3,000 Colombian ground interdiction 5,000 5,000 Classified 34,000 34,300 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Total 98,400 62,400 85,700

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the defense committees which outlines specific uses for all funds appropriated in this account, within 45 days of enactment. If any variance for the use of these funds is proposed, the Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 15 session days prior to any obligation or movement of funds. Additionally, the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict shall provide a monthly report to the defense committees, which shall include the following information for the preceding month; identification of private sector firms providing support in any capacity, the number of American citizens located overseas in execution of supporting contracts, and the number of military personnel and U.S. Government employees operating in Colombia and the surrounding region in support of Plan Colombia. Classified Programs

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

Sec. 101. The Committee includes a provision that places a limit of $45,000,000 on the funds made available for the provision of support for counter-drug activities of the Government of Colombia, and requires a report on all support contracts prior to obligation of any funds.

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

2000 appropriation to date $593,615,000

2000 supplemental estimate 38,600,000

Committee recommendation 116,523,000

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:

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

Curac AE9ao:

29,500,000

9,200,000

3,000,000

2,200,000

43,900,000

Various: Planning and Design 1,100,000

116,523,000

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

Sec. 201. The Committee includes a provision that requires the Secretary of Defense to report on the construction, security and operation of the Forward Operating Locations (FOL) in Manta, Ecuador, Aruba and Curac AE9ao.

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