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Mr. WOLF submitted the following conference report and statement on
the bill (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for others purposes:
Conference Report (H. Rept. 104-286)
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R.
2002) ``making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' having
met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend
and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 2, 5,
10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 34, 37, 44, 51, 53, 56, 63, 64,
65, 66, 73, 78, 86, 91, 112, 121, 125, 126, 132, 133, 134,
135, 141, 142, 143, 146, 148, 152, 155, 156, 161, 162, 165,
166, 171, 172, 173, 181, 183, 184, 185, 189, and 190.
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendments of the Senate numbered 3, 4, 15, 17, 20, 24, 31,
33, 35, 38, 39, 42, 43, 46, 49, 50, 69, 70, 71, 74, 76, 77,
79, 84, 85, 89, 90, 93, 99, 105, 107, 108, 114, 119, 120,
136, 138, 144, 145, 147, 149, 150, 151, 159, 160, 168, 169,
170, and 191, and agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 1:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$56,189,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 6:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$8,220,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 7:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$103,149,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 8:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$22,600,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 9:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$22,600,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 14:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$16,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 16:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$135,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 22:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$2,278,991,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 23:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: ; and of which $20,000,000 shall be
expended from the Boat Safety Account; and the Senate agree
to the same.
Amendment numbered 25:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$362,375,000; and on page 8 of the House engrossed bill H.R.
2002 delete line 23; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 26:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$167,600,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 27:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$12,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 28:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$49,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 29:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$88,875,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 30:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$44,700,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 32:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
Provided further, That the Commandant may dispose of surplus
real property by sale or lease and the proceeds of such sale
or lease shall be credited to this appropriation; and the
Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 36:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$18,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 40:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$4,645,712,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 41:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$2,222,859,100; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 45:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 45, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: :
Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer funds to
this account, from Coast Guard ``Operating expenses'', not to
exceed $60,000,000 in total for the fiscal year, fifteen days
after written notification to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations, solely for the purpose of providing
additional funds for air traffic control operations and
maintenance to enhance aviation safety and security; and the
Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 47:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$1,934,883,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 48:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$1,718,883,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 52:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 52, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$185,698,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 54:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 54, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$1,450,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 55:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the first sum named in said amendment, insert:
$26,000,000.
In lieu of the second sum named in said amendment, insert:
$48,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 57:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 57, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
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In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$509,660,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 58:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$208,946,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 59:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 59, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$11,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 60:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$11,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 61:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 61, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$17,550,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 62:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 62, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$77,225,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 67:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 67, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$51,884,430; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 68:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$32,247,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 72:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$127,700,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 75:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 75, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: Provided further, That none of these funds
shall be used for construction, rehabilitation or remodeling
costs, or for office furnishing and fixtures for State,
local, or private buildings or structures; and the Senate
agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 80:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 80, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$49,919,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 81:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 81, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$24,550,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 82:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 82, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$115,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 83:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 83, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert: studies, corridor planning, development,
demonstration, and implementation, $19,205,000, to remain
available until expended; and on page 24, line 14 of the
House engrossed bill H.R. 2002, delete ``$5,000,000'' and in
lieu thereof, insert: $7,118,000; and the Senate agree to the
same.
Amendment numbered 87:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 87, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the first sum named in said amendment, insert:
$1,000,000; and in lieu of the second sum named in said
amendment, insert: $6,000,000; and the Senate agree to the
same.
Amendment numbered 88:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 88, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert: $635,000,000, to remain available until
expended; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 92:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: That up to $15,000,000 of the amount made
available under this head for capital improvements may, at
the discretion of the Corporation, be transferred to the
Northeast Corridor Improvement Program: Provided further,
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 94:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 94, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$942,925,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 95:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 95, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$2,052,925,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 96:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 96, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: :
Provided further, That the limitation on operating assistance
provided under this heading shall, for urbanized areas of
less than 200,000 in population, be no less than seventy-five
percent of the amount of operating assistance such areas are
eligible to receive under Public Law 103-331; and the Senate
agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 97:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 97, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: :
Provided further, That in the distribution of the limitation
provided under this heading or urbanized areas that had a
population under the 1990 census of 1,000,000 or more, the
Secretary shall direct each such area to give priority
consideration to the impact of reductions in operating
assistance on smaller transit authorities operating within
the area and to consider the needs and resources of such
transit authorities when the limitation is distributed among
all transit authorities operating in the area; and the Senate
agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 98:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 98, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert: $85,500,000 of which $39,500,000 shall be
for activities under 49 U.S.C. 5303, $4,500,000 for
activities under 49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2), $8,250,000 for
activities under 49 U.S.C. 5313(b), $22,000,000 for
activities under 49 U.S.C. 5314, $8,250,000 for activities
under 49 U.S.C. 5313(a), and $3,000,000 for activities under
49 U.S.C. 5315; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 100:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 100, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert: , notwithstanding any other provision of
law, except for fixed guideway modernization projects,
$21,631,250 made available under Public Law 102-388 under
``Federal Transit Administration, Discretionary Grants'' for
projects specified in that Act or identified in reports
accompanying that Act, not obligated by September 30, 1995,
shall be made available for new fixed guideway systems
together with the $666,000,000 made available for new fixed
guideway systems in this Act, to be available as follows; and
the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 101:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 101, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$20,060,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 102:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 102, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $4,250,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland
commuter rail project; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 103:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 103, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $1,000,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/
Northern Kentucky rail line project; ; and the Senate agree
to the same.
Amendment numbered 104:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$3,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
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Amendment numbered 106:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 106, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$6,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 109:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $9,720,625 for the Jacksonville ASE
extension project; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 110:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 110, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$85,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 111:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 111, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $8,500,000 for the Los Angeles-San Diego
commuter rail project; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 113:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 113, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$15,315,000; and the senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 115:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 115, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $1,250,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee
Regional Rail Plan; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 116:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 116, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$80,250,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 117:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 117, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $5,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street
Corridor project; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 118:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 118, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$126,725,125; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 122:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$12,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 123:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 123, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$9,759,500; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 124:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 124, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: , of which not more than $5,000,000 may be
available for high-occupancy vehicle lane and intermodal
corridor design costs; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 127:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 127, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $7,500,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tren Urbano project;
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 128:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 128, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $500,000 for the Tampa to Lakeland commuter
rail project;
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 129:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 129, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: $2,500,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal,
New York, New York;
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 130:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 130, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows: ; and; the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 131:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 131, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
$5,650,000 for the Burlington-Charlotte, Vermont commuter
rail project.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 137:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 137, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$23,937,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 139:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 139, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$31,448,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 140:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 140, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$23,750,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 153:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 153, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$7,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 154:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 154, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
$95,649,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 157:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 157, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert: collocate and consolidate; and the Senate
agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 158:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 158, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert: surface transportation field offices and
administrative activities; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 163:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 163, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert
the following:
Sec. 339. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the
absence of express authorization by Congress, be used
directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service,
advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or
written matter, or other device, intended or designed to
influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or
oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or
appropriation by Congress, whether before or after the
introduction of any bill or resolution proposing such
legislation or appropriation: Provided, That this shall not
prevent officers or employees of the Department of
Transportation or related agencies funded in this Act from
communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any
Member or to Congress, through the proper official channels,
requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem
necessary for the efficient conduct of the public business.
And, on page 53 of the House engrossed bill H.R. 2002,
delete lines 1-13.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 164:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 164, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 340. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to pay the salaries and expenses of any individual to arrange
tours of scientists or engineers employed by or working for
the People's Republic of China, to hire citizens of the
People's Republic of China to participate in research
fellowships sponsored by the modal administrations of the
Department of Transportation, or to provide training or any
form of technology transfer to scientists or engineers
employed by or working for the People's Republic of China:
Provided, That this provision shall not apply to the Federal
Aviation Administration or the joint Federal Aviation
Administration, Department of Defense and Department of
Commerce initiative designed to modernize the air traffic
control system of the People's Republic of China.
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And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 167:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 167, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
Sec. 343. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York
City, New York.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 174:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 174, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
Sec. 347. (a) In consultation with the employees of the
Federal Aviation Administration and such non-governmental
experts in personnel management systems as he may employ, and
notwithstanding the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, and other Federal personnel laws, the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and
implement, not later than January 1, 1996, a personnel
management system for the Federal Aviation Administration
that addresses the unique demands on the agency's workforce.
Such a new system shall, at a minimum, provide for greater
flexibility in the hiring, training, compensation, and
location of personnel.
(b) The provisions of title 5, United States Code, shall
not apply to the new personnel management system developed
and implemented pursuant to subsection (a), with the
exception of:
(1) Section 2302(b), relating to whistleblower protection;
(2) Sections 3308-3320, relating to veterans' preference;
(3) Section 7116(b)(7), relating to limitations on the
right to strike;
(4) Section 7204, relating to antidiscrimination;
(5) Chapter 73, relating to suitability, security, and
conduct;
(6) Chapter 81, relating to compensation for work injury;
and
(7) Chapters 83-85, 87, and 89, relating to retirement,
unemployment compensation, and insurance coverage.
(c) This section shall take effect on April 1, 1996.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 175:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 175, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
Sec. 348. (a) In consultation with such non-governmental
experts in acquisition management systems as he may employ,
and notwithstanding provisions of Federal acquisition law,
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall develop and implement, not later than January 1, 1996,
an acquisition management system for the Federal Aviation
Administration that addresses the unique needs of the agency
and, at a minimum, provides for more timely and cost-
effective acquisitions of equipment and materials.
(b) The following provisions of Federal acquisition law
shall not apply to the new acquisition management system
developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a):
(1) Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252-266).
(2) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
401 et seq.);
(3) The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994
(Public Law 103-355);
(4) The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), except
that all reasonable opportunities to be awarded contracts
shall be provided to small business concerns and small
business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged inidividuals;
(5) The Competition in Contracting Act;
(6) Subchapter V of Chapter 35 of title 31, relating to the
procurement protest system;
(7) The Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (40 U.S.C.
759); and
(8) The Federal Acquisition Regulation and any laws not
listed in (a) through (e) of this section providing authority
to promulgate regulations in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation.
(c) This section shall take effect on April 1, 1996.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 176:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 176, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the section designation of said amendment,
insert:
Sec. 349.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 177:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 177, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the section designation of said amendment,
insert:
Sec. 350.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 178:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 178, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the section designation of said amendment,
insert:
Sec. 351.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 179:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 179, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the section designation of said amendment,
insert:
Sec. 352.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 180:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 180, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the section designation of said amendment,
insert:
Sec. 353.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 182:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 182, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the section designation of said amendment,
insert:
Sec. 354.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 186:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 186, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the section designation of said amendment,
insert:
Sec. 355.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 187:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 187, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the section designation of said amendment,
insert:
Sec. .
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 188:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 188, and agree to the same
with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
SEC. 357. AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR SIDING AND INTERMODAL
FACILITY IN RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA.
Notwithstanding section 22101(a)(3) of title 49, United
States Code, the State of North Dakota may use funds
available to the State under section 22106(b) of such title
for the building of a siding and intermodal facility proposed
by the State in Sections 7 and 8, Township 133 North, Range
47 West, Richland County, North Dakota.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Frank R. Wolf,
Tom DeLay,
Ralph Regula,
Harold Rogers,
Jim Lightfoot,
Ron Packard,
Sonny Callahan,
Jay Dickey,
Bob Livingston,
Martin Olav Sabo (except amendment 174 and amendment 190)
Richard J. Durbin (except amendment 132, amendment 174, and
amendment 190)
Ronald D. Coleman (except amendment 174)
Thomas M. Foglietta (except amendment 174)
David R. Obey (except amendment 174)
Managers on the Part of the House.
Mark O. Hatfield,
Pete V. Domenici,
Arlen Specter,
Christopher S. Bond,
Slade Gorton,
Richard C. Shelby,
Frank R. Lautenberg,
Tom Harkin,
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2002) making
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1996, and for other purposes, submit the following joint
statement to the House and the Senate in explanation of the
effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and
recommended in the accompanying conference report.
congressional directives
The conferees agree that Executive Branch propensities
cannot substitute for Congress' own statements concerning the
best evidence of Congressional intentions--that is, the
official reports of the Congress. Report language included by
the House that is not changed by the report of the Senate,
and Senate report language that is not changed by the
conference is approved by the committee of conference. The
statement of the managers, while repeating some report
language for emphasis, is not intended to negate the language
referred to above unless expressly provided herein.
program, project and activity
During fiscal year 1996, for the purposes of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law
99-177), as amended, with respect to funds provided for
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the Department of Transportation and related agencies, the
terms ``program, project and activity'' shall mean any item
for which a dollar amount is contained in an appropriations
Act (including joint resolutions providing continuing
appropriations) or accompanying reports of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations, or accompanying
conference reports and joint explanatory statements of the
committee of conference. In addition, the reductions made
pursuant to any sequestration order to funds appropriated for
``Federal Aviation Administration, facilities and equipment''
and for ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, construction, and
improvements'' shall be applied equally to each ``budget
item'' that is listed under said accounts in the budget
justifications submitted to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations as modified by subsequent appropriation
Acts and accompanying committee reports, conference reports,
or joint explanatory statements of the committee of
conference. The conferees recognize that adjustments to the
above allocations may be required due to changing program
requirements or priorities. The conferees expect any such
adjustment, if required, to be accomplished only through the
normal reprogramming process.
staffing increases provided by congress
The conferees direct the Department of Transportation to
fill expeditiously any positions added in this bill, without
regard to agency-specific staffing targets which may have
been previously established to meet the mandated government-
wide staffing reductions. The conferees support the overall
staffing reductions, and have made reductions in the bill
which more than offset staffing increases provided for a
small number of specific activities.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
salaries and expenses
Amendment No. 1: Appropriates $56,189,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Secretary, instead of
$55,011,500 as proposed by the House and $56,500,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Within these funds, the conferees
have provided $91,000 and 1 full-time equivalent staff year
for aviation information management.
The conference agreement includes the following changes to
the budget request for this office:
Reductions in staff, -8 FTEs..................................-$600,000
Hold reception and representation costs to 1995 levels..........-20,000
Hold travel to $365,000........................................-150,000
Reduce contractual services for acquisition, maintenance and repair of
ADP equipment and commercial online data information systems, and
other reductions.............................................-500,000
Delete funds for residual functions of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.................................................-4,705,000
Reductions in staff, -8 FTEs.--The conference agreement
reduces the number of full time equivalent staff of the
Office of the Secretary by 8 full-time equivalent staff years
and $600,000. Though the conferees believe that reductions in
the number of attorney advisors, public affairs specialists
and congressional affairs officers will not undermine the
ability of the Department to conduct its core duties and
responsibilities, the conference agreement affords the
Secretary the flexibility to determine the specific
reductions in staff. The Secretary is directed to allocate
the reduction in staff and notify the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within fifteen days after the
enactment of this Act.
Travel, office of the assistant secretary for budget and
programs.--The conference agreement includes $5,000 for the
travel of the office of the assistant secretary for budget
and programs, which is the same level imposed upon the office
in fiscal year 1995. The conferees are concerned that travel
for this office in fiscal year 1995 may have exceeded last
year's directive and that this directive may have been
circumvented by using funds from the operating
administrations. The conferees reiterate that Congressional
directives in this area need to be followed explicitly by
this office in the future and direct that no funds be used
from other sources to supplement travel by this office.
Reprogramming procedures.--Over the past year, the
conferees have become aware of numerous instances in which
various modal administrations of the department have either
misinterpreted or disregarded the existing departmental
reprogramming procedures, which limit reprogrammings among
programs, projects and activities to no more than ten percent
unless Congressional approval is granted. The conferees
reiterate that the department shall not take any action that
would contravene an instruction included in the conference
agreement unless such action is in accord with the
established reprogramming guidelines and for which previous
Congressional approval is provided.
Office of intermodalism.--The conferees note that in 1991,
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act created
the Office of Intermodalism within the Department of
Transportation to initiate and promote efficient intermodal
transportation. The conferees express their support for the
assistance the office has given the Department of Defense in
exploring joint-use, civilian/military transportation
infrastructure improvements at Biggs Army Airfield located at
Fort Bliss, Texas. In consultation and cooperation with Santa
Teresa, New Mexico and its proposed intermodal transportation
facility, the conferees urge the Department to consider to
support actively this venture.
Amendment No. 2: Provides $40,000 for official reception
and representation expenses as proposed by the House instead
of $60,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 3: Includes language that prohibits funds
from being used to maintain ``custody'' of airline tariffs as
proposed by the Senate, instead of language that prohibits
funds to maintain ``duplicate physical copies'' of airline
tariffs as proposed by the House.
Amendment No. 4: Includes the words ``and open'' as
proposed by the Senate, instead of ``or open them'' as
proposed by the House.
Office of Civil Rights
Amendment No. 5: Appropriates $6,554,000 for the Office of
Civil Rights as proposed by the House instead of $12,083,000
as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement disallows
the transfer of 65 FTEs and $5,158,000 to consolidate
external civil rights functions in the office of the
secretary. The conferees are concerned that the proposal to
consolidate the various modal offices of civil rights into
one office under the guidance of the secretary may dilute the
power and flexibility of those offices to respond to the
needs of small and minority businesses participating in the
various programs of the modal administrations.
transportation planning, research, and development
Amendment No. 6: Appropriates $8,220,000 for transportation
planning, research, and development instead of $3,309,000 as
proposed by the House and $9,710,000 as proposed by the
Senate. The conference agreement provides $3,900,000 for the
integrated personnel/payroll system; $2,809,000 for
transportation planning studies; $1,000,000 for aviation
management systems; and $500,000 for the docket management
system. Funding of $6,195,000 for the automated procurement
system is deferred.
Railroad Safety Institute.--The conferees urge the
Department to consider providing funds to establish the
Railroad Safety Institute. This relates to a Senate provision
in amendment numbered 185.
working capital fund
Amendment No. 7: Limits expenses of the working capital
fund to $103,149,000, instead of $102,231,000 as proposed by
the House and $104,364,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
conference agreement includes the following reductions to the
budget request:
Disallowance of transfer from OST of intermodal data network..-$453,000
Hold non-pay inflationary increases to 1.5 percent.............-262,000
Reduction in WCF-funded travel.................................-300,000
Reduction in executive training and development programs.......-200,000
payments to air carriers
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(airport and airway trust fund)
(including rescission of contract authorization)
Amendment No. 8: Appropriates $22,600,000 to liquidate
contract authority obligations for payments to air carriers
instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the House and
$26,738,536 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 9: Limits obligations for payments to air
carriers to $22,600,000, instead of $15,000,000 as proposed
by the House and $26,738,536 as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees fully intend that all essential air service
communities that are participating in the program in fiscal
year 1995 will continue to be eligible for participation in
the essential air service program in fiscal year 1996, albeit
at reduced levels. The conferees expect that the Department
may be required to make pro-rata reductions in the subsidy or
daily/weekly service levels to manage the funding reductions
included in the conference report.
Amendment No. 10: Includes language proposed by the House
that prohibits payments to air carriers in communities fewer
than seventy highway miles from the nearest large or medium
hub airport instead of seventy-five highway miles as proposed
by the Senate.
Amendment No. 11: Deletes ``or small'' proposed by the
Senate. The program mileage criteria retained in the
conference agreement pertain only to distances from the
nearest ``large or medium'' hub airport as proposed by the
House.
Amendment No. 12: Deletes exception to essential air
service program mileage criteria for communities having
certain airline maintenance facilities proposed by the
Senate. The House bill contained no similar exception.
Amendment No. 13: Includes language proposed by the House
that allows essential air service subsidies to communities
located greater than two hundred and ten miles from the
nearest large or medium hub airport instead of two hundred
miles as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 14: Rescinds $16,000,000 in contract
authority from the payments to air
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carriers program instead of $23,600,000 as proposed by the House and
$11,861,464 as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement
rescinds contract authority that is not available for obligation due to
annual limits on obligations.
Amendment No. 15: Deletes House language that would require
the state, local government, or other non-Federal entity to
pay at least fifty percent of the cost of providing essential
air service. The conferees recognize that many states'
legislatures are not in session at this time and would have
difficulty responding to the cost sharing requirements
contained in the House bill. The conferees note, however,
that states, local governments and non-Federal entitles
should begin pursuing cost sharing mechanisms in anticipation
of a fifty percent cost share requirement in fiscal year
1997.
rental payments
Amendment No. 16: Appropriates $135,200,000 for rental
payments instead of $130,803,000 as proposed by the House and
$139,689,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 17: Provides $17,685,000 in rental payments
from ``Federal-aid highways, Limitation on general operating
expenses'' as proposed by the Senate instead of $17,099,000
as proposed by the House.
minority business outreach
Amendment No. 18: Appropriates $2,900,000 for minority
business outreach activities as proposed by the House instead
of $2,100,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 19: Provides that of the funds appropriated
for minority business outreach activities, $2,642,000 shall
be available until September 30, 1997, as proposed by the
House instead of $1,842,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Amendment No. 20: Provides that funds appropriated for
minority business outreach activities may be used for
business opportunities related to any mode of transportation
as proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no
similar provision.
interstate commerce commission sunset
Amendment No. 21: Deletes appropriation of $4,705,000 for
the Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset activities proposed
by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar
appropriation. Funding for these activities is included under
amendment numbered 166.
Coast Guard
operating expenses
Amendment No. 22: Appropriates $2,278,991,000 for Coast
Guard operating expenses instead of $2,565,607,000 as
proposed by the House and $2,286,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate. The conference agreement assumes that additional
funding of $300,000,000 will be provided in the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 1996.
The following table shows detailed adjustments to the
budget estimate in the House and Senate recommendations and
the conference agreement by budget activity:
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House bill Sente bill Conference
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Pay and allowances:
Budget estimate.................................... $1,591,835,000 $1,591,835,000 $1,591,835,000
Adjustments to budget estimate:
Military pay and benefits:
Military pay raise (2.2%)...................... -1,401,000 0 0
Military essentiality.......................... -1,000,000 0 -1,000,000
General detail................................. -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000
Leased housing (transfer)...................... -14,900,000 -14,900,000 -14,900,000
Civilian pay and benefits:
SES staffing................................... +1,000,000 0 0
Youth opportunity staffing..................... -825,000 -825,000 -825,000
Medical care and equipment: Hold costs to fiscal
year 1995 level................................... -6,300,000 0 -2,835,000
Leased housing (by transfer)....................... +14,900,000 +14,900,000 +14,900,000
Budget activity-wide:
Accelerate existing streamlining............... -4,850,000 0 -4,850,000
Accelerate fiscal year 1997 restructuring...... -5,000,000 0 0
Undistributed.................................. +175,000 -8,000,000 0
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Amount recommended........................... 1,570,634,000 1,580,010,000 1,579,325,000
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Depot level maintenance:
Aircraft........................................... 139,041,000 139,041,000 138,124,000
Electronics........................................ 31,549,000 31,549,000 31,549,000
Shore facilities................................... 95,645,000 94,126,000 93,963,000
Vessels............................................ 99,081,000 99,081,000 98,465,000
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Amount recommended............................... 365,316,000 363,797,000 362,101,000
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Operations and support:
Budget estimate.................................... 400,496,000 400,496,000 400,496,000
Adjustments to budget estimate:
Area operations and support:
Cutters--high endurance........................ 0 -263,000 -263,000
Area offices................................... 0 -823,000 -823,000
Maintenance and logistics commands............. 0 -12,734,000 -2,734,000
Communications stations........................ 0 -155,000 0
District operations and support:
District offices............................... -5,600,000 0 -2,800,000
Groups and bases............................... 0 -577,000 -577,000
Combined group/air stations.................... 0 -359,000 -359,000
Marine safety offices.......................... 0 -1,285,000 -1,285,000
LORAN stations................................. 0 -237,000 -237,000
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Amount recommended........................... 394,896,000 394,063,000 391,418,000
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Recruting and training:
Budget estimate.................................... 70,943,000 70,943,000 70,943,000
Adjustments to budget estimate: Graduate school
tuition........................................... -1,000,000 0 0
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Amount recommended............................... 69,943,000 70,943,000 70,943,000
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Coast Guard-wide centralized services and support:
Budget estimate.................................... 189,726,000 189,726,000 189,726,000
Adjustments to budget estimate:
Headquarters-managed units:
TISCOM......................................... 0 -19,000 -19,000
Military personnel center...................... -150,000 0 -150,000
Activities Europe.............................. 0 -1,372,000 -1,372,000
Headquarters administration:
Hold to 1.7 percent increase................... -2,000,000 0 -2,000,000
Reduce by three-tenths of 1 percent............ 0 -325,000 0
Centralized bill paying:
FTS 2000....................................... -1,434,000 -560,000 -900,000
FEC............................................ -647,000 0 -647,000
Unemployment compensation...................... -115,000 -115,000 -115,000
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Amount recommended........................... 185,380,000 187,335,000 184,523,000
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Account-wide adjustments:
Recreational equipment............................. -146,000 -146,000 -146,000
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Non-pay inflation.................................. -5,842,000 -5,842,000 -5,842,000
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Non-operational travel............................. -1,831,000 -1,831,000 -1,831,000
MPPC contracting out............................... -500,000 0 0
Undistributed...................................... -10,243,000 -2,329,000 0
VTS contracting out................................ -1,000,000 0 -1,000,000
Studies and analysis............................... -1,000,000 0 -500,000
Defense bill--offset............................... 0 -300,000,000 -300,000,000
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House bill Sente bill Conference
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Amount recommended............................... -20,562,000 -310,148,000 -309,319,000
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Total appropriation.............................. 2,565,607,000 2,286,000,000 2,278,991,000
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Reprogramming procedures.--The House report expressed
concern that the Coast Guard has misinterpreted the existing
departmental reprogramming procedures, which limit
reprogrammings among programs, projects, and activities
(PPAs) to a specified percentage unless Congressional
notification and approval is granted, and which define PPAs.
In response, the Coast Guard stated they are unaware of any
such guidelines. The conferees are concerned that the Coast
Guard is unaware of the document titled ``Reprogramming
Guidelines'' issued on April 13, 1992 to each of the
operating administrations by the Assistant Secretary for
Budget and Programs, in which these and other important
procedures are specified. Consequently, the conferees direct
the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs to re-issue
this guidance to all operating administrations as soon as
possible, and to report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations regarding the Coast Guard's compliance with
those guidelines under the service's current practices.
Military/civilian staffing ratio.--The conference agreement
includes a reduction of $1,000,000 for conversion of military
support positions to civilian positions, as proposed by the
House, and no additional senior executive service (SES)
positions, as proposed by the Senate. The House believed that
a modest increase in the ratio of civilians to military
staffing in the Coast Guard and additional SES positions
would lead to budget savings, management stability, and
stronger ``corporate memory'' than is presently the case.
While supporting the concept of military-to-civilian
conversion, the Senate assumed no savings from that
conversion and did not agree that additional SES positions
were necessary. The conferees agree that this topic should be
more fully explored, and direct the U.S. General Accounting
Office to follow up on its past work in this area by
conducting a thorough analysis of the Coast Guard's military/
civilian staffing ratio to determine the benefits of greater
military-to-civilian conversion, including senior civilian
management positions such as the senior executive service.
Marine safety resources.--The conferees concur in the
initiative of the Senate and have provided adequate funds
within the amounts made available for military pay and marine
safety office (MSO) operations to restore the marine safety
billets slated for termination. The conferees expect funds
provided for MSO operations above the fiscal year 1995 level
first to be used for annualization of fiscal year 1995
follow-on costs and then to restore the operating costs
associated with these 21 billets. The conferees expect the
Commandant to submit the report on these restored billets as
requested by the Senate.
Military personnel center.--The conference agreement
includes a reduction of $150,000 for recruiting activities.
These activities should be funded under ``recruiting and
training'', not under this project.
Vessel traffic service contracting out.--The conference
agreement includes a reduction of $1,000,000 in the operating
cost of vessel traffic service (VTS) systems across the
country, as proposed by the House. This represents a 5
percent reduction from the budgeted level of $19,862,000. The
conferees believe that VTS system operations are a prime
candidate for contract operation, and that such systems could
be operated at less cost than is presently the case with
government employees. The Coast Guard has a study underway to
address the long-term viability of retaining the VTS mission
within the Coast Guard budget, and the conferees await the
results of that study next year. However, this interim step
is necessary due to budget constraints and to assist in
determining the lowest cost method of operating VTS systems
within the Coast Guard budget.
Southern Lake Michigan air facility.--The conference report
includes funds to maintain a Coast Guard search and rescue
air facility located in southern Lake Michigan.
Amendment No. 23: Provides that, of the total funding
provided for ``Operating expenses'', $20,000,000 shall be
expended from the Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic
Resources Trust Fund instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by
the House and no funds as proposed by the Senate. Under
current law, the Coast Guard is authorized to expend from the
trust fund for boating safety activities an amount equal to
the amount appropriated for the boat safety grants program.
Amendment No. 24: Deletes House language specifying that no
less than $314,200,000 is available for drug enforcement
activities, as proposed by the Senate.
Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements
Amendment No. 25: Appropriates $362,375,000 for
``Acquisition, construction, and improvements'' instead of
$375,175,000 as proposed by the House and $366,800,000 as
proposed by the Senate. The conferees also approve
reprogramming totaling $38,000,000, resulting in overall
program resources of $400,375,000 for fiscal year 1996.
A table showing the distribution of this appropriation by
project as included in the fiscal year 1996 budget estimate,
House bill, Senate bill, and the conference agreement
follows:
ACQUISITION CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS: CONFERENCE AGREEMENT--FISCAL YEAR 1996
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Fiscal year 1996 Fiscal year 1996 Fiscal year 1996 Conference
Program name estimate House Senate agreement
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Vessels:
Survey and design--cutters and
boats.......................... $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000
Seagoing buoy tender (WLB)
replacement.................... 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000
Coastal buoy tender (WLM)
replacement.................... 93,000,000 93,000,000 93,000,000 93,000,000
47-foot motor lifeboat (MLB)
replacement project............ 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
Buoy boat replacement project
(BUSL)......................... 8,500,000 0 8,500,000 0
Polar icebreaker replacement
follow-on...................... 4,300,000 4,300,000 0 0
82-foot WPB capability
replacement.................... 4,000,000 0 0 0
Norwegian crewing concept
development (NORCREW).......... 2,000,000 2,000,000 0 0
Self propelled barge replacement 900,000 900,000 0 0
Surface search radar replacement
project........................ 3,500,000 3,500,000 0 0
210-foot medium endurance cutter
MMA............................ 14,500,000 14,500,000 10,500,000 6,000,000
378-foot shipboard command &
control........................ 1,300,000 1,300,000 0 0
Configuration management........ 5,700,000 5,700,000 0 2,600,000
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Total vesssels................ 203,700,000 191,200,000 178,000,000 167,600,000
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Aircraft:
Traffic alert & collision
avoidance system (TCAS) phase
IV............................. 13,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000
Global positioning system
installation phase VI.......... 1,900,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 1,900,000
HH-65 Helicopter main
transmission gearbox upgrade
phase II....................... 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 0
HC-130 side looking airborne
radar (SLAR) upgrade........... 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,100,000
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Total aircraft................ 19,500,000 16,500,000 14,500,000 12,000,000
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Other equipment:
Supply center computer
replacement.................... 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Fleet logistics system.......... 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 3,000,000
Vessel traffic service (VTS)
system 2000.................... 5,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 3,400,000
VTS equipment replacement....... 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 1,900,000
Marine information for safety
and law enforcement (MISLE).... 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000
Conversion of software
applications................... 11,100,000 6,100,000 9,000,000 8,500,000
Finance center information
system replacement............. 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,500,000
Differential GPS transmitter
replacement.................... 1,700,000 0 1,700,000 1,700,000
Differential GPS implementation--
second district................ 2,400,000 0 2,400,000 0
Search and rescue simulation
model (SARSIM)................. 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
Communication systems 2000...... 11,000,000 6,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000
WLB/WLM support facility........ 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Vessel navigation training
simulator...................... 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000
Local notice to mariners
automation..................... 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
Global maritime distress and
safety system.................. 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
Operational information system.. 0 0 0 1,200,000
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Total other equipment......... 56,300,000 42,200,000 47,600,000 49,200,000
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Shore facilities and aids to
navigation:
Survey and design--Shore
projects....................... 8,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000
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ACQUISITION CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS: CONFERENCE AGREEMENT--FISCAL YEAR 1996--Continued
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Fiscal year 1996 Fiscal year 1996 Fiscal year 1996 Conference
Program name estimate House Senate agreement
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Minor AC&I shore construction
projects....................... 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000
Streamlining initiatives........ 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 0
Air station consolidation....... 11,00,000 11,000,000 0 0
Coast Guard Yard ship handling
facility (phase II)............ 15,100,000 0 7,000,000 7,000,000
Public family quarters.......... 22,700,000 20,275,000 8,900,000 9,175,000
Station Boothbay Harbor, ME--
renovate/expand................ 2,800,000 2,800,000 2,800,000 2,800,000
Base South Portland, ME--
construct station operations
bldg........................... 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,600,000
Base San Juan, PR--
reconstruction................. 3,150,000 3,150,000 0 0
Station Port Isabel, TX--
reconstruct/expand waterfront
facilities..................... 2,650,000 2,650,000 2,650,000 2,650,000
Station Portage, MI--relocate/
replace station facilities..... 4,200,000 4,200,000 4,200,000 2,300,000
Station Chetco River, OR--
construct mooring/waterfront... 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
Station Honolulu, HI--
replacement.................... 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000
Waterways ATON projects......... 5,500,000 5,500,000 4,000,000 4,500,000
Overseas LORAN closure.......... 0 0 0 -1,900,000
Streamlining/initiatives:
New London, CT: Academy (Roland
Hall renovation)............... 5,100,000 5,100,000 0 3,900,000
New London, CT: Academy (CPO &
leadership schools)............ 0 0 2,500,000 2,500,000
New London: CT: Academy (Galley
renovation).................... 0 0 0 5,000,000
Wadsworth, NY: Group/MSO/VTC
Center......................... 0 0 9,000,000 9,000,000
Rosebank, NY: Pier and station
rehabilitation................. 0 0 4,000,000 4,000,000
Rosebank, NY: Moorings.......... 0 0 0 3,900,000
Bayonne, NJ: Pier improvements/
ANT team facilities............ 0 0 5,700,000 5,700,000
Sandy Hook, NJ: Construct group
engineering building........... 0 0 2,750,000 2,750,000
Portsmouth, VA: Support center
administrative space........... 0 0 4,000,000 4,000,000
Boston, MA: Support center
rehabilitation................. 0 0 2,000,000 2,000,000
Yorktown, VA: Reserve training
center yeoman school mods...... 0 0 1,100,000 0
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Total shore facilities and
aids to navigation........... 99,800,000 82,200,000 80,200,000 88,875,000
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Personnel and related support:
Direct personnel costs.......... 48,200,000 42,500,000 46,000,000 44,200,000
Core acquisition costs.......... 700,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
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Total personnel and related... 48,900,000 43,000,000 46,500,000 44,700,000
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Total appropriations.......... 428,200,000 375,175,000 366,800,000 362,375,000
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Amendment No. 26: Provides $167,600,000 to acquire, repair,
renovate or improve vessels, small boats and related
equipment instead of $191,200,000 as proposed by the House
and $178,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. In addition, the
conference agreement includes the reprogramming of
$14,000,000 from the seagoing and coastal buoy tender (WLB/
WLM) programs, to be reallocated to the following programs:
Polar icebreaker replacement.................................$4,300,000
NORCREW search and rescue boat................................2,000,000
Self-propelled barge............................................900,000
Surface search radar replacement..............................3,500,000
378-foot shipboard command and control........................1,300,000
210-foot cutter MMA...........................................2,000,000
Stern loading buoy boat (BUSL) replacement.--The conference
agreement provides no funding for this project, as proposed
by the House, instead of $8,500,000 as proposed by the
Senate. This should be interpreted as a deferral of
additional funding, and not Congressional desire to terminate
the project. Due to project delays, prior year funding is
available to continue this effort through fiscal year 1996
without additional appropriation.
Amendment No. 27: Provides $12,000,000 to acquire new
aircraft and increase aviation capability instead of
$16,500,000 as proposed by the House and $14,500,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
RU-38A wing assembly upgrade.--The conferees understand the
Coast Guard has identified a particular upgrade to the center
wing assembly of the RU-38A surveillance aircraft which could
significantly enhance the aircraft's service life, range and
endurance on operational missions. The conferees understand
that additional funding may be required to conduct this
upgrade, and encourage the Coast Guard to submit a
reprogramming proposal to the Congress for this work if the
Coast Guard determines the project to be of sufficient
priority.
Amendment No. 28: Provides $49,200,000 for other equipment
instead of $42,200,000 as proposed by the House and
$47,600,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Operational information system.--The conference agreement
includes $1,200,000 for procurement and evaluation of
prototypes of the operational information system (OIS),
proposed by the House under the ``Research, development, test
and evaluation'' (RDT&E) appropriation. In its appeal to the
conferees, the Coast Guard suggested that RDT&E was not the
appropriate account for this project. Consequently, the
conference agreement includes funding under this
appropriation.
