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The original documents are located in Box 8, folder "1974/10/08 HR16243 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 1975 (2)" of the White House Records Office: Legislation Case Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Exact duplicates within this folder were not digitized. Digitized from Box 8 of the White House Records Office Legislation Case Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Calendar No. 1056 93D CONGRESS SENATE REPORT 2d Session No. 93-1104 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1975 AUGUST 16, 1974.-Ordered to be printed Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of January 29, 1973 Mr. McCLELLAN, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 16243] The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 16243) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes, reports the the same to the Senate with various amendments and presents here- with information relative to the changes made: Amount of bill as passed House (new obligational authority) $82, 983, 570, 000 Amount of decrease recommended by Senate committee - 1, 417, 812, 000 Total of bill as reported to Senate 81, 565, 758. 000 Amount of 1975 budget estimate (new obligational authority) 87, 057, 497, 000 Amount of 1974 appropriations 78, 467, 446, 000 The bill as reported to the Senate: Under the budget estimates for fiscal year 1975 5, 491, 739, 000 Over appropriations for fiscal year 1974 3, 098, 312, 000 (1) This lengthy publication was not digitized. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library or the government documents department of a local library to obtain a copy of this item. Calendar No. 1056 93D CONGRESS in SENATE REPORT 2d Session No. 93-1104 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATION BILL, 1975 AUGUST 16, 1974.-Ordered to be printed Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of January 29, 1973 Mr. McCLELLAN, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 16243] The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 16243) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes, reports the the same to the Senate with various amendments and presents here- with information relative to the changes made: Amount of bill as passed House (new obligational authority) $82, 983, 570, 000 Amount of decrease recommended by Senate committee - 1, 417, 812, 000 Total of bill as reported to Senate 81, 565, 758. 000 Amount of 1975 budget estimate (new obligational authority) 87, 057, 497, 000 Amount of 1974 appropriations 78, 467, 446, 000 The bill as reported to the Senate: Under the budget estimates for fiscal year 1975 5, 491, 739, Over appropriations for fiscal year 1974 3, 098, 312, 000 (1) This lengthy publication was not digitized. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library or the government documents department of a local library to obtain a copy of this item. 93D CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT 2d Session No. 93-1363 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FISCAL YEAR 1975 SEPTEMBER 18, 1974.-Ordered to be printed Mr. MAHON, from the committee of conference, submitted the following CONFERENCE REPORT [To accompany H.R. 16243] The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 16243) "making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes," having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recom- mend to their respective Houses as follows That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 9, 10, 23, 26, 30, 36, 37, 49, and 50. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 8, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 48, 51, 52, and 57, 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 $7,780,263,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 2: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows : In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $5,679,810,000; and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 3: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,695,456,000; and the Senate agree to the same. 38-006 0 2 3 Amendment numbered 4: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $276,600,000 That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same with an amendment, as Amendment numbered 25 follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert 7,229,531,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same with an amendment, as and the Senate agree to the same. follows: Amendment numbered 5: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $642,500,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same with an amendment, as Amendment numbered 27 follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $493,800,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same with an amendment, and the Senate agree to the same. as follows: Amendment numbered 6 In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $69,400,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same with an amendment, as Amendment numbered 29 follows In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $211,900,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Amendment numbered 12 In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $242,800,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same with an amendment, Amendment numbered 32 as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $355,000,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Amendment numbered 13 In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $681,100,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same with an amendment, as Amendment numbered 33 follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $7,151,175,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: Amendment numbered 16 In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $2,775,400,- That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of 000; and the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same with an amendment, Amendment numbered 40: as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $752,643,000; That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same with an amendment as and the Senate agree to the same. follows: Amendment numbered 20 In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said amendment, That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of insert the following: $3,062,800,000, and in addition, $153,600,000, of the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same with an amendment, which $106,800,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Aircraft Pro- as follows: curement, Air Force 1974/1976" and $46,800,000; and the Senate agree In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $761,453,000 to the same. and the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 41 Amendment numbered 22 : That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same with an amendment, as the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,533,700,- 000; and the Senate agree to the same. 4 5 Amendment numbered 42: In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of Sec. 849. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used the Senate numbered 42, and agree to the same with an amendment, for site acquisition or construction of the Conus Over-The-Horizon as follows: (OTH) radar system receiver antenna during the period beginning In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,776,500,- with the date of enactment of this Act and ending May 31, 1975. 000; and the Senate agree to the same. And the Senate agree to the same. Amendment numbered 44 Amendment numbered 56 That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same with an amendment, as the Senate numbered 56, and agree to the same with an amendment, follows: as follows: In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $1,779,339,- In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 000; and the Senate agree to the same. SEC. 850. No funds appropriated to the Department of Defense in Amendment numbered 45 : this Act may be used to transfer war materials to any foreign country, unless such transfers are specifically authorized by law. That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of And the Senate agree to the same. the Senate numbered 45, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows: The committee of conference report in disagreement amendments numbered 7, 15, 28, 34, and 38. In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $3,006,914,- 000; and the Senate agree to the same. GEORGE H. MAHON, ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Amendment numbered 46 DANIEL J. FLOOD, That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of J.P. ADDABBO the Senate numbered 46, and agree to the same with an amendment, as (except amendments Nos. 47, 56), follows: JOHN J. McFall, In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert $3,274,360,- JOHN J. FLYNT. Jr. 000; and the Senate agree to the same. (except amendment No. 47), Amendment numbered 53 JAMIE L. WHITTEN, That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of WILLIAM E. MINSHALL, the Senate numbered 53, and agree to the same with an amendment, GLENN R. DAVIS, as follows: LOUIS C. WYMAN, In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert JACK EDWARDS, SEC. 847. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be avail- E. A. CEDERBERG, able for use after May 31, 1975, to support United States military Managers on the Part of the House. forces stationed or otherwise assigned to duty outside the United JOHN L. McCLELLAN, States in any number greater than 452,500, not including military JOHN C. STENNIS, personnel assigned to duty aboard United States naval vessels. JOHN O. PASTORE, And the Senate agree to the same. WARREN G. MAGNUSON, STUART SYMINGTON, Amendment numbered 54: MILTON R. YOUNG, That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of ROMAN L. HRUSKA, the Senate numbered 54, and agree to the same with an amendment, NORRIS COTTON, as follows: CLIFFORD P. CASE, In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: Managers on the Part of the Senate. SEC. 848. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to support more than five hundred enlisted aides in the United States Armed Forces. 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: 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 the amend- ments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 16243), making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, 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: TITLE I-MILITARY PERSONNEL MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY Amendment No. 1.-Appropriates $7,780,263,000 instead of $7,875,- 013,000 as proposed by the House and $7,762,213,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees are in agreement that the specific changes to the request made by the House and agreed to by the Senate are to be accomplished by the Department of the Army. In addition, the con- ferees reached agreement with respect to the following areas of difference as explained below: 1. Reimbursable Collections.-The conferees agreed to the House reduction of $10,000,000 rather than a reduction of $5,000,000, as proposed by the Senate. 2. Beginning Strength Shortfall.-The conferees agreed to restore the $2,400,000 deleted by the House. 3. Superior Performance Pay.-The conferees agreed to the Senate reduction of $5,000,000 and concurred in the Senate directive to terminate this form of proficiency pay by the end of fiscal year 1976. 4. Terminal Leave Payments.-The conferees agreed to the Senate reduction of $8,400,000 with the proviso that the committees will con- sider replacement of the funds in conjunction with the fiscal year 1975 pay supplemental if the Department can prove that it is impossible to accomplish this savings through better management of military leave. 5. Support and Headquarters Manpower.-The conferees agreed to restore the $18,000,000 reduction made by the Senate. The conferees are in agreement that a portion of these savings must be ultimately passed on to the taxpayer in the form of real dollar savings. However, there is a need for strong incentives to encourage the services to achieve these efficiencies. The conferees expect that this effort will continue in fiscal years 1975 and 1976. The conferees agreed that retention of this manpower in the service structure for purposes of increasing combat and combat support units does not constitute approval of the Army's (7) 9 8 achieve these efficiencies. The conferees expect the Navy to continue 16 division force plan. The conferees agreed that further study of the this effort in fiscal years 1975 and 1976. The conferees agreed that specific changes in force structure proposed by each service is needed further study of the specific changes in force structure proposed by prior to the Congress taking further action to significantly reduce each service is needed prior to the Congress taking further action to manpower levels. significantly reduce manpowerlevels. 6. Junior Enlisted Travel Benefits.-The conferees agreed to the 8. Permanent Change of Station Travel.-The conferees agreed to reduction of $76,100,000 as proposed by the Senate. a reduction of $32,690,000 instead of $27,390,000 as proposed by the 7. Permanent Change of Station Travel.-The conferees agreed to House and $37,990,000 as proposed by the Senate. a reduction of $5,050,000 instead of $10,100,000 as proposed by the 9. Support of Other Nations.-The conferees agreed to a reduction Senate. 8. Support of Other Nations.-The conferees agreed to a reduction of $700,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $500,000 as proposed by the House. of $5,700,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $3,100,000 as 10. Financial Management.-The conferees agreed that the budget proposed by the House. offices of the Navy should be consolidated into a single office as pro- 9. Korean Deployments and Force Structure.-The conferees agreed posed by the House. to the House direction with respect to this matter except that the Army will be given until June 30, 1975, to make those changes which MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS the House recommended be carried out by December 31, 1974. Amendment No. 3.-Appropriates $1,695,456,000 instead of $1,713,- MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 506,000 as proposed by the House and $1,686,206,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 2.-Appropriates $5,679,810,000 instead of The conferees are in agreement that the specific changes to the re- $5,720,230,000 as proposed by the House and $5,665,510,000 as pro- quest made by the House and agreed to by the Senate are to be ac- posed by the Senate. complished by the Marine Corps. In addition, the conferees reached The conferees are in agreement that the specific changes to the agreement with respect to the following areas of differences as ex- request made by the House and agreed to by the Senate are to be plained below: accomplished by the Department of the Navy. In addition, the con- 1. Reimbursable Collections.-The conferees agreed to the House ferees reached agreement with respect to the following areas of dif- reduction of $2,000,000 rather than a reduction of $1,300,000 as pro- ference as explained below: posed by the Senate. 1. Reimbursable Collections.-The conferees agreed to the House 2. Recruiting Personnel.-The conferees agreed to a reduction of reduction of $10,000,000 rather than a reduction of $7,000,000 as pro- $800,000 instead of a reduction of $600,000 as proposed by the House. posed by the Senate. 3. Superior Performance Pay.-The conferees agreed to the Senate 2. Grade Growth.-The conferees agreed to the restoration of reduction of $2,500,000 and concurred in the Senate directive to termi- $280,000 as proposed by the Senate. nate this form of proficiency pay by the end of fiscal year 1976. 3. Recruiting Personnel.-The conferees agreed to restore the reduc- 4. Terminal Leave Payments.-The conferees agreed to the Senate tion of $6,100,000 made by the House. The number of full-time career reduction of $1,600,000 with the proviso that the committees will con- counselors will not be increased from current levels unless an off- sider replacement of the funds in conjunction with the fiscal year setting reduction is made in the recruiting force. 1975 pay supplemental if the Department can prove that it is impossi- 4. Flight Training.-The conferees agreed to a reduction of $15,- ble to accomplish this savings through better management of military 000,000 as proposed by the House instead of a reduction of $7,500,000 leave. as proposed by the Senate. 5. Junior Enlisted Travel Benefits.-The conferees agreed to the 5. Terminal Leave Payments.-The conferees agreed to the Senate reduction of $12,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. reduction of $10,400,000 with the proviso that the committees will con- 6. Support and Headquarters Manpower.-The conferees agreed to sider replacement of the funds in conjunction with the fiscal year 1975 restore the $8,500,000 reduction made by the Senate. The conferees pay supplemental if the Department can prove that it is impossible are in agreement that a portion of these savings must be ultimately to accomplish this savings through better management of military passed on to the taxpayer in the form of real dollar savings. However, leave. there is a need for strong incentives to encourage the services to 6. Junior Enlisted Travel Benefits.-The conferees agreed to a re- achieve these efficiencies. The conferees expect the Marine Corps to duction of $30,900,000 as proposed by the Senate. continue this effort in fiscal years 1975 and 1976. The conferees agreed 7. Support and Headquarters Manpower.-The conferees agreed to that further study of the specific changes in force structure proposed restore the $19,500,000 reduction made by the Senate. The conferees by each service is needed prior to the Congress taking further action are in agreement that a portion of these savings must be ultimately to significantly reduce manpower levels. passed on to the taxpayer in the form of real dollar savings. However, there is a need for strong incentives to encourage the services to 10 11 7. Permanent Change of Station Travel.-The conferees agreed to OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO AMENDMENTS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 a reduction of $1,750,000 instead of $3,500,000 as proposed by the The following matters concern report language differences which Senate. MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE were agreed to by the conferees as explained below: Headquarters and Unified Command Structure in the Pacific.-The Amendment No. 4.-Appropriates $7,229,531,000 instead of $7,332,- House conferees receded to the Senate on this matter with the proviso 151,000 as proposed by the House and $7,210,881,000 as proposed by that a detailed plan for the reorganization of military headquarters the Senate. in this region will be provided to the Congress by March 1, 1975. The conferees are in agreement that the specific changes to the Military Compensation System.-The conferees agree that the De- request made by the House and agreed to by the Senate are to be partment of Defense report on the modernization of the military accomplished by the Department of the Air Force. In addition, the compensation system should be submitted by January 15, 1976. conferees reached agreement with respect to the following areas of Enlisted Degree Training.-The conferees established October 1, difference as explained below: 1974 as the cut-off date for new enrollments. The military services are 1. Reimbursable Collections.-The conferees agreed to the House also directed to retain in college all enlisted personnel currently en- reduction of $20,000,000 rather than a reduction of $15,900,000 as rolled on a full-time basis from within the funds made available in proposed by the Senate. this bill. 2. Flight Training.-The conferees agreed to a reduction of Reenlistment Travel Payments.-The conferees direct the Depart- $9,000,000 as proposed by the House instead of a reduction of $4,500,000 ment of Defense to take the necessary administrative steps to prevent as proposed by the Senate. abuses and the incurring of additional PCS costs as the result of 3. Enlisted Degree Training.-The conferees agreed to a reduction congressional action designed to save money by stopping these pay- of $2,400,000 as proposed by the House. ments when the travel is not performed and paid leave is not utilized. 4. Grade Growth.-The conferees agreed to a reduction of $240,000 Schedule of Gains and Losses.-The conferees confirm the House as proposed by the Senate instead of $320,000 as proposed by the requirement to provide additional detailed justification on the sources and nature of personnel gains and losses as a part of each year's House. 5. Superior Performance Pay.-The conferees agreed to the Senate budget justification material. reduction of $7,800,000 and concurred in the Senate directive to termi- Use of "M" and Surplus Accounts.-The conferees confirmed the nate this form of proficiency pay by the end of fiscal year 1976. House direction with respect to the performance of internal audits 6. Terminal Leave Payments.-The conferees agreed to the Senate of transactions made in these accounts each year. reduction of $20,500,000 with the proviso that the committees will consider replacement of the funds in conjunction with the fiscal year RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 1975 pay supplemental if the Department can prove that it is impossi- ble to accomplish this savings through better management of military Amendment No. 5.-Appropriates $493,800,000 instead of $498,600,- leave. 000 as proposed by the House and $485,800,000 as proposed by the 7. Junior Enlisted Travel Benefits.-The conferees agreed to a re- Senate. The conferees agreed to the addition of $8,000,000 to fund au- duction of $57,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. thorized strength increases instead of $12,800,000 as proposed by the 8. Permanent Change of Station Travel.-The conferees agreed on House. a reduction of $36,950,000 instead of $22,300,000 as proposed by the RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY House and $51,600,000 as proposed by the Senate. 9. Support and Headquarters Manpower.-The conferees agreed to Amendment No. 6.-Appropriates $211,900,000 instead of $216,200,- restore the $15,000,000 reduction made by the Senate. The conferees 000 as proposed by the House and $202,900,000 as proposed by the are in general agreement that a portion of these savings must be ulti- Senate. The conferees agreed to the addition of $10,000,000 to fund mately passed on to the taxpayer in the form of real dollar savings. thorized strength increases instead of $12,800,000 as proposed by the However, there is a need for strong incentives to encourage the services the House. The $1,000,000 restored by the Senate for Overseas Travel to achieve these efficiencies. The conferees expect the Air Force to was deleted by the conferees. continue this effort in fiscal years 1975 and 1976. The conferees agreed that further study of the specific changes in force structure proposed RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS by each service is needed prior to the Congress taking further action Amendment No. 7.-Reported in technical disagreement. The man- to significantly reduce manpower levels. agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and con- 10. Support to Other Nations.-The conferees agreed to a reduction cur in the Senate amendment with an amendment appropriating of $2,250,000 as proposed by the Senate. $66,800,000 instead of $68,500,000 as proposed by the House and $67,- 12 13 800,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers on the part of the LABOR RELATIONS TRAINING Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the House to the The budget requested $200,000 for labor relations training by the amendment of the Senate. The conferees agreed to a reduction of $2,500,000 as a result of Army. The House funded the full amount but funding was denied Marine Corps Reserve strength shortfalls as proposed by the Senate by the Senate. The conferees agreed with the Senate reduction. instead of $800,000 as proposed by the House. The $1,000,000 restored UNIT OF CHOICE RECRUITING by the Senate for Overseas Travel was deleted by the conferees. For the Army's hometown canvasser program (unit of choice/sta- RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE tion of choice recruiting) the budget requested $19,000,000. The House Amendment No. 8.-Appropriates $147,865,000 as proposed by the allowed the full amount while the Senate made a reduction of $10,- Senate instead of $145,865,000 as proposed by the House. The con- 000,000. The conferees agreed that a reduction of $2,000,000 is suffi- ferees agreed to the addition of $2,000,000 as proposed by the Senate cient and the Senate agreed to restore $8,000,000 for total program to increase the Air Force Reserve's ability to support airlift operations. funding of $17,000,000. Regarding the unit of choice/station of choice recruiting programs, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY the conferees agreed that better management is required. Commanders should be constrained as to the number of canvassers allowed on tem- Amendment No. 9.-Appropriates $660,800,000 as proposed by the porary duty to recruit new volunteers. Strict guidelines should be House instead of $661,300,000 as proposed by the Senate. The $500,000 promulgated immediately by the Army. Regulations regarding the restored by the Senate for Overseas Travel was deleted by the length of time a unit canvasser is allowed to remain in his hometown area on recruiting duty should be established. The overall effective- conferees. NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE ness of this recruiting effort should be evaluated and compared with the effect on combat readiness of the units from which the recruiters Amendment No. 10.-Appropriates $204,527,000 as proposed by the are dispatched. House instead of $205,027,000 as proposed by the Senate. The $500,000 The conferees further agree that the total management of the pro- restored by the Senate for Overseas Travel was deleted by the gram should be placed under the Army Recruiting Command. The conferees. conferees agreed further that the Army should seriously evaluate the need to continue this type of recruiting beyond fiscal year 1975. If RESERVE COMPONENT OVERSEAS TRAINING TRAVEL the Army decides to continue this type of recruiting, it should specifi- cally and totally justify it in the fiscal year 1976 budget request as The conferees are in agreement that all overseas training travel be to need and cost. The Army should also evaluate the recruiting pro- terminated except for aircraft and ship operations that can be accom- grams of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force to determine if modated within the authorized flying hour or ship steaming programs they would be more economical, and also determine their relative of the Reserve components. effectiveness in comparison to the Army's hometown canvasser pro- gram. The conclusions should be submitted in the fiscal year 1976 TITLE III-OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE justification if the program is to be continued. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING OF RESERVE PERSONNEL Amendment No. 11-Appropriates $6,137,532,000 as proposed by The budget requested $6,100,000 to train helicopter pilots for the the Senate, instead of $6,228,389,000 as proposed by the House. Army reserve units during fiscal year 1975. The House allowed the full amount but the Senate reduced the request by $3,400,000. The CAMOUFLAGE SCREENS conferees agreed to the Senate reduction. The budget requested $16,600,000 to purchase camouflage screens in STOCK FUND PROCUREMENT LEAD TIME fiscal year 1975. The House reduced the budget request by $8,300,000. The Senate restored this reduction. The conferees agreed that these For fiscal year 1975 the Army budget included a request of $80,- funds should be restored. 000,000 to implement a new Defense Department stock fund procure- FUEL COST ment procedure. The proposed procedure would require advance pay- ment for non-shelved items. The Army requested $310,800,000 for fuel cost in fiscal year 1975. The House reduced this request by $15,350,000. The Senate made The House allowed full funding of this new procedure. The Senate denied the full amount on the basis that additional funds for the a further reduction of $20,000,000. The conferees agreed to the fur- implementation of the proposed procedure is not required. The con- ther Senate reduction. ferees agreed with the Senate position. 14 15 CIVILIAN PERSONNEL STRENGTH REDUCTION with the reduction but applied it equally against the requests of the For fiscal year 1975 the Department of Defense requested a civilian active Army and the Army National Guard. This has the effect of personnel strength of 1,027,327 employees. The Congress reduced this reducing the Army request by $3,000,000 while restoring $3,000,000 to the Guard. strength request by 32,327 in passing the Defense Appropriation Au- The conferees agreed with the Senate position. thorization Act of 1975 (P.L. 93-365) and established a ceiling of 995,000. The Authorization Act allows the Secretary of Defense to MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY FACILITIES allocate the reduction among the Army, Navy, Air Force, and activ- ities and agencies of the Department. The Secretary is required to re- Amendment No. 12.-Establishes the floor for the maintenance of port the allocation to the Congress within 60 days after the date of real property facilities at $355,000,000 rather than the $370,000,000 enactment. The Authorization Act was enacted on August 5, 1974. set by the House and $343,000,000 set by the Senate. In passing the Defense Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1975, the The Senate had reduced the floor established by the House by House allocated the reduction to specific Operation and Maintenance $27,000,000. The conferees agreed that the Senate had set the floor requests for the support of civilian personnel as follows: too low and that it should be raised by $12,000,000. Service or agency Number Army 19,900 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY Navy 8,000 Air Force 3,139 Amendment No. 13.-Appropriates $7,151,175,000 instead of $7,177,- Defense Supply Agency 288 915,000 as proposed by the House, and $7,140,575,000 as proposed by The Senate agreed with the House allocation of the reduction but the Senate. allows the Secretary of Defense to reallocate the specific reductions in HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING accordance with the authority contained in the Authorization Act. The conferees agreed to the allocation of the strength reductions and For fiscal year 1975 the Navy requested $15,600,000 for helicopter the reallocation authority allowed by the Senate report with the under- pilot training and the House allowed the full amount. The Senate standing that if there is any reallocation of either the number of civil- reduced the request by $9,000,000. The conferees agreed that the total ian reductions applied to the Services or the Defense Supply Agency request should be appropriated. or of funds between the Services, Activities, or Agencies of the Depart- ment, it must be done under the Section 834 transfer authority of this STOCK FUND PROCUREMENT LEAD TIME bill and by prior approval reprogramming. Regarding civilian employee strength reductions applicable to the The Navy requested $25,000,000 to implement the Department's Army, the House reduced the Army's budget request by $254,500,000. new stock fund procurement procedure previously discussed under The Army had requested $2,394,972,000 for civilian personnel com- Operation and Maintenance, Army, Amendment No. 11. The House pensation. The Senate restored $8,000,000 of the House reduction. The allowed the full amount but the Senate denied the total request. conferees agreed to a restoration of $4,000,000 and total funding of The conferees agreed with the Senate position. $2,144,472,000. UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTH REDUCTION In support of its University of Health Sciences, the Navy requested The House reduced the Army's Operation and Maintenance budget $3,600,000 for fiscal year 1975. This is the first year of direct opera- tional funding. The House allowed the full amount. The Senate re- request by $17,048,000 for military personnel support cost included in the budget request. The Senate restored $9,443,000 of the House re- duced the request by $1,600,000 allowing an appropriation of $2,000,- duction. The conferees agreed to restore $5,443,000. 000. The conferees agreed that full funding is required for fiscal year 1975 and the $1,600,000 was restored. PHASEOUT OF AIR DEFENSE UNITS ASSOCIATE DEGREE EDUCATION PROGRAM The Army requested $22.200,000 for support of its air defense units while they were being phased out during fiscal year 1975. The The Navy requested $1,300,000 to support its associate degree edu- cation program in fiscal year 1975. This program is discussed under Army National Guard also requested $22.600,000 for support of its Amendment number 2, Military Personnel, Navy. air defense units while being phased out. This is a combined request of $44,800,000. The House allowed the full amount requested. However, the Senate denied the total request. The conferees agreed to the reduction of the The House reduced the request by $6,000,000 and applied it against Senate but also agreed that funds to continue the program as directed the funding request of the Army National Guard. The Senate agreed should be obtained within the total amount allowed for Navy train- ing activities. 16 17 MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTH REDUCTION MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTH REDUCTION The House reduced the Operation and Maintenance budget request The House reduced the Operation and Maintenance budget request of the Navy by $12,182,000 for military personnel support cost in- of the Air Force by $15,936,000 for military personnel support cost cluded in the budget request. The Senate made a further reduction included in the budget request. The Senate made a further reduction of $440,000, for a total reduction of $12,622,000. The conferees agreed of $1,224,000, for a total reduction of $17,160,000. The conferees agreed with the further reduction of the Senate. with the further reduction of the Senate. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS CONTINENTAL OPERATIONS RANGE Amendment No. 14.-Appropriates $449,284,000 as proposed by the The budget requested $1,100,000 of Operation and Maintenance Senate, instead of $451,624,000 as proposed by the House. funds to support operations at the new Air Force continental opera- tions range. The House denied these funds. The Senate restored the MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTH REDUCTION full amount. The conferees agreed that funding would not be pro- vided for fiscal year 1975 and the Senate receded. The House reduced the Operation and Maintenance budget request of the Marine Corps by $4,526,000 for military personnel support cost STRATEGIC AIRLIFT CREW RATIO included in the budget request. The Senate made a further reduction of $1,475,000, for a total reduction of $6,001,000. The conferees agreed For fiscal year 1975 the Air Force requested $121,000,000 to increase with the further reduction of the Senate. the crew ratio for C-5A/C-141 aircraft. These funds were denied by the House. ASSOCIATE DEGREE EDUCATION PROGRAM The Senate restored $14,800,000. The conferees agreed that these funds are not required. The Marine Corps requested $200,000 for its associate degree educa- tion program in fiscal year 1975. The House allowed the full amount OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE AGENCIES but the Senate denied the total request. The conferees agreed to the reduction of the Senate but, as in the case of the Navy, also agreed that Amendment No. 16.-Appropriates $752,643,000 instead of $763,- funds to continue the program as directed should be obtained within 143,000 as proposed by the House, and $748,643,000 as proposed by the the total amount allowed for Marine Corps training activities. Senate. INTELLIGENCE STUDIES SUPPLY SUPPORT The Department requested $5,000,000 for studies to be conducted For fiscal year 1975 the Marine Corps requested $5,400,000 for sup- for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. The House ply support operations. The House allowed the full amount. The Sen- reduced the request by $1,500,000 and the Senate made a further ate reduced the request by $665,000, the amount of the increase over reduction of $1,000,000. The conferees agreed to the further reduc- fiscal year 1974. The conferees agreed to the Senate reduction. tion of the Senate. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE OSD-HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS Amendment No. 15.-Reported in technical disagreement. The man- The House reduced the Department's $57,300,000 request for Secre- agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede and concur tary of Defense headquarters operations by $600,000. The Senate made in the Senate amendment with an amendment appropriating $7,062,- a further reduction of $1,500,000. The conferees agreed to the further 030,000 instead of $7,113,254,000 as proposed by the House and $7,077,- reduction of the Senate. 930,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the MEDICAL STUDIES amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate. The budget requested $16,000,000 for the study of medical opera- STOCK FUND PROCUREMENT LEAD TIME tions of the Department of Defense. The House reduced the request by $6,000,000. The Senate denied the total request. The conferees The Air Force requested $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 to imple- agreed to allow $4,000,000 for these studies. ment the Department's new stock fund procurement procedure previ- ously discussed under Operation and Maintenance, Army. The House OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS EDUCATION allowed the full amount. The Senate denied the total request. The conferees agreed with the Senate reduction. For overseas dependents education the Department requested $203,- 932,000 for fiscal year 1975. The House allowed the full amount. The 18 19 Senate reduced the request by $2,000,000. The conferees agreed with full amount while the Senate reduced the request by $6,000,000. The the Senate reduction. conferees agreed that $3,000,000 of the Senate reduction should be Amendment No. 17.-Because of the reduction of $2,000,000 in the restored. request for overseas dependents education, discussed above, the limita- tion on the use of these funds had to be reduced from $203,932,000 to OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE $201,932,000. JCS-HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS Amendment No. 23.-Appropriates $286,680,000 as proposed by the House, instead of $292,580,000 as proposed by the Senate. Amendment No. 18.-Appropriates $10,924,000 as proposed by the The Senate increased the House allowance by $5,900,000 for addi- Senate, instead of $11,224,000 as proposed by the House. tional C-5A/C-141 airlift capability in the Air Reserve. The House The budget requested $11,414,000 for headquarters operations of the had already provided an increase of $3,000,000 for this purpose. The Joint Chiefs of Staff. The House reduced the request by $190,000. conferees agreed that the additional increase by the Senate was not The Senate made a further reduction of $300,000. The conferees required. agreed to the Senate reduction. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OFFICE OF INFORMATION Amendment No. 24.-Appropriates $589,500,000 as proposed by the Amendment No. 19.-Appopriates $14,356,000 as proposed by the Senate, instead of $586,500,000 as proposed by the House. Senate, instead of $14,772,000 as proposed by the House. This $3,000,000 increase is an adjustment in the application of the The Department requested $14,787,000 for support of the opera- $6,000,000 reduction made by the House to the Army's request for sup- tions of the Office of Information for the Armed Forces. The House port of air defense units. This action was previously discussed under reduced the request by $15,000 and the Senate made a further reduc- amendment number 11, Operation and Maintenance, Army. tion of $416,000 applicable to an increase requested to purchase addi- tional slides and materials. The conferees agreed to the Senate OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD reduction. DEFENSE SUPPLY AGENCY Amendment No. 25.-Appropriates $642,500,000 instead of $632,- 500,000 as proposed by the House, and $652,500,000 as proposed by Amendment No. 20.-Appropriates $761,453,000 instead of $757,- the Senate. 453,000 as proposed by the House, and $765,453,000 as proposed by the The Senate added $20,000,000 to the House allowance to support an Senate. increase in the Air Guard flying hour program. The conferees agreed The Department requested $646,166,000 for personnel compensation that an increase of $10,000,000 was sufficient. This is a total increase and benefits in support of operations of the Defense Supply Agency. of $30,000,000 in the Air Guard flying hour program. The House reduced this request by $18,320,000. The Senate restored Amendment No. 26.-The Senate inserted language which would $8,000,000 of the House reduction. The conferees agreed that only have required the Air Guard to maintain 92 flying units during fiscal $4,000,000 of the House reduction should be restored. year 1975. Since only 91 flying units are authorized, the Senate receded. OVERALL DEFENSE AGENCIES APPROPRIATION NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE Amendent No. 21.-Provides a total amount of $2,350,159,000 Amendment No. 27.-Appropriates $69,400,000 instead of $81,900,- as proposed by the Senate, instead of $2,357,375,000 as proposed by 000 as proposed by the House, and $56,900,000 as proposed by the the House. Senate. The various adjustments within the several sub-budget activities of The Senate reduced the $75,000,000 House allowance for exploration the Defense Agencies appropriation discussed above require the over- and development by $25,000,000. The conferees agreed that $12,500,000 all total be amended. of the Senate reduction should be restored. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE CONTINGENCIES, DEFENSE Amendment No. 22.-Appropriates $276,600,000 instead of $279,- Amendment No. 28.-Reported in technical disagreement. The 600,000 as proposed by the House, and $273,600,000 as proposed by the House deleted $5,000,000 requested for contingencies. The Senate re- Senate. stored the House reduction and rewrote the language to make it per- The Department requested $22,500,000 for temporary duty, travel missible for the General Accounting Office (GAO) to audit this ap- of Army Reserve personnel in fiscal year 1975. The House allowed the propriation. Previous language prohibited GAO from reviewing expenditures made by the Secretary of Defense for emergency or extraordinary purposes. 20 21 The managers on the part of the House will offer a motion to recede character reader, $9,600,000 for the switched net automatic routing and concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment providing system, $1,000,000 for WWMCCS automatic data processing equip- for $2,500,000 rather than the $5,000,000 proposed by the Senate. ment, and $1,200,000 for T5EC/KY-65 speech security equipment. The managers on the part of the Senate will move to concur in the The conferees agreed to the Senate restoration of $7,900,000 for amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate. 25-ton cranes and did not agree to the restoration of $8,600,000 as proposed by the Senate for railway tank cars. TITLE IV-PROCUREMENT AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY Amendment No. 33.-Appropriates $2,775,400,000 instead of Amendment No. 29.-Appropriates $242,800,000 instead of $224,300,- $2,814,000,000 as proposed by the House and $2,745,200,000 as proposed 000 as proposed by the House and $284,200,000 as proposed by the by the Senate. Senate. The conference agreement provides $118,000,000 for A-7E aircraft The conference agreement includes $18,500,000 for 48 UH-1H heli- as proposed by the Senate instead of $130,700,000 as proposed by the copters as proposed by the Senate and deletes the $41,400,000 proposed House and funds 30 aircraft instead of 34 as proposed by the House. by the Senate for 19 CH-47C helicopters. The House had denied the The conferees agreed to the Senate amount of $11,400,000 for 15 funds requested for both programs. UH-1N helicopters instead of $14,900,000 for 20 helicopters as pro- posed by the House. PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY The conference agreement deletes funds for the AH-1J helicopter Amendment No. 30.-Appropriates $344,800,000 as proposed by the as proposed by the House instead of providing $19,500,000 for pro- House instead of $343,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. curement and $3,900,000 for advance procurement as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes $1,300,000 for advance procure- ment for XM198 Howitzers as proposed by the House. The funds had The conference agreement provides $429,400,000 for 45 S-3A air- craft as proposed by the House instead of $385,800,000 for 40 aircraft been deleted by the Senate. as proposed by the Senate. PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY The conferees agreed to appropriate $12,600,000 for P-3 aircraft modifications instead of $21,000,000 as proposed by the House and Amendment No. 31.-Appropriates $720,200,000 as proposed by the $2,600,000 as proposed by the Senate. Senate instead of $726,500,000 as proposed by the House. The conference agreement includes reductions of $7,900,000 for air- The conferees agreed to the general reduction of $6,300,000 proposed craft modifications and $6,100,000 for aircraft support equipment by the Senate. and facilities as proposed by the Senate. OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY Amendment No. 32.-Appropriates $681,100,000 instead of $669,- 600,000 as proposed by the House and $689,700,000 as proposed by the Amendment No. 34.-Reported in technical disagreement. The Senate. managers on the part of the House will offer a motion to appropriate The conference agreement restored $8,200,000 for 11/4-ton trucks $729,500,000 instead of $762,000,000 as proposed by the House and as proposed by the Senate. $748,600,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers on the part of The conferees agreed to provide $1,100,000 for antenna equipment the Senate will move to concur in the amendment of the House to the as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by the amendment of the Senate. House. The conferees agreed to delete $3,700,000 proposed by the Senate for The House provided $3,400,000 for a communications technical con- the Condor missile and to fund the Condor in the RDT&E, Navy trol center. The conference agreed to the Senate amount of $2,400,000. appropriation. The Senate provided $7,600,000 for procurement of AN/UGC-74 The conferees agreed to delete the $15,400,000 added by the Senate relays. The House deleted these funds. The conferees agreed to fund for the Bulldog missile. the programs as proposed by the Senate but insist that the Army The conferees agreed to Senate reductions of $2,500,000 in missile hold a full competition among all interested contractors before a con- spares and repair parts and $30,000,000 in the Fleet Satellite Com- tract award is made. The Army had planned a sole source negotiated munications program. The "RDT&E, Navy" appropriation is in- contract. creased by $15,000,000 for this program. The conferees agreed to Senate reductions of $900,000 for the AN/ URM-103 signal generator, $700,000 for MD-522 signal converters, SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY $1,800,000 for AN/USM-28 11140 oscilloscopes, $2,400,000 for the AN/TSQ-85 video technical control center, $900,000 for the optical Amendment No. 35.-Includes language proposed by the Senate making DLGN 41 and 42 follow ships of the DLGN 38 class. 22 23 Amendment No. 36.-Deletes $81,400,000 for a fleet oiler which was 000,000 proposed by the House for advance procurement. The conferees proposed by the Senate. The House had denied the funds. do not intend to provide any further funds for this program unless it Amendment No. 37.-Provides $3,059,000,000 for "Shipbuilding is sufficiently justified before the Congressional Committees. and Conversion, Navy" as proposed by the House instead of $3,140,- The conference agreement provides $25,000,000 for stretch modifica- 400,000 as proposed by the Senate. tion of C-141 aircraft instead of $31,000,000 as proposed by the House Amendment No. 38.-Reported in technical disagreement. The man- and $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. agers on the part of the House will offer a motion to concur in the The conference committee is in agreement that the existing option amendment of the Senate with an amendment which will provide for the procurement of 71 F-5E aircraft be exercised. These aircraft $70,000,000 for escalation and cost growth associated with the procure- were intended for the South Vietnamese Air Force, but in view of the ment of two submarine tenders instead of the transfer of $103,600,000 reduced level of funding available in support of South Vietnam, the as proposed by the Senate. The managers on the part of the Senate will cost saving to the Air Force of funding this production option now, move to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of and the U.S. Air Force's stated requirements for F-5E aircraft, these the Senate. aircraft are approved for procurement in the Air Force's fiscal year The two submarine tenders were funded in fiscal years 1972 and 1975 Aircraft Procurement Program. Funds in the amount of $77.4 1973. The sums appropriated are insufficient to construct the ships. million are approved for these aircraft of which $27.4 million is avail- The additional $70,000,000 will be obtained by the cancellation of a de- able from free assets in the fiscal year 1975 Aircraft Procurement ac- stroyer tender. The conferees are in agreement that the action taken is count and the balance of $50 million is to be made available from without prejudice to the requirement for the destroyer tender. If the sources to be identified by the Department of Defense and derived by Navy SO desires, the destroyer tender can be included in the FY 1976 transfer under the authority of Section 834 of this Act. This action shipbuilding program. would be subject to approval of the Committees on Armed Services The House Report required the Navy to use $29,400,000 appropri- and Appropriations of the House and the Senate through the usual ated in prior years for the now terminated Sea Control Ship to de- reprogramming procedures. sign a low cost mini-carrier. The Senate Report required a further The conferees agreed to the general reduction of $7,900,000 in sup- study. The conferees agree to the further study as proposed by the port equipment and facilities as proposed by the Senate. Senate. OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE Amendment No. 39.-Appropriates $1,582,600,000 as proposed by the Amendment No. 41.-Appropriates $1,533,700,000 instead of $1,555,- Senate instead of $1,602,600,000 as proposed by the House. 200,000 as proposed by the House and $1,518,700,000 as proposed by The conference agreement provides $48,300,000 for 8,000 CBU 59/5 the Senate. Cluster Bombs as proposed by the Senate instead of $68,300,000 for The conference agreement appropriates $72,700,000 for AGM-65 11,000 bombs as proposed by the House. Maverick missiles instead of $80,100,000 as proposed by the House and $57,700,000 as proposed by the Senate. AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE Amount Conference item appropriated Studies and analysis support, Navy $9, 744, 000 Amendment No. 40.-Appropriates $3,062,800,000 instead of $3,190,- Center for naval analysis, Navy 6,008,000 300,000 as proposed by the House and $2,705,700,000 as proposed by the F-401 engine 4,600,000 Senate. The conference agreement also provides for the transfer of Electronic warfare counter response 5,146,000 $153,600,000 from prior year funds as proposed by the Senate instead Advanced aircraft propulsion system 12,725,000 V/STOL aircraft development 8,600,000 of $76,200,000 as proposed by the House. Advanced propulsion for V/STOL 7,863,000 The conference agreement includes $138,000,000 for the procure- Acoustic search sensors, advanced 11,620,000 ment of 25 A-10 aircraft instead of $159,200,000 for 30 aircraft as pro- Aircraft handling and servicing equipment 1,578,000 posed by the House and $118,000,000 for 20 aircraft as proposed by the Aerial target system development, engineering 13,086,000 VCX aircraft engineering Senate. 500, 000 Acoustic search sensors, engineering 12,267,000 The conferees agreed on the appropriation of $328,700,000 for six Fighter prototype VFAX 20,000,000 AWACS aircraft and $42,000,000 for AWACS advance procurement Gryphon 8,500,000 as proposed by the House instead of $276,700,000 for four aircraft and CONDOR missile system 5,700,000 $33,600,000 for advance procurement as proposed by the Senate. Weaponizing (prototype) 5,993,000 Strategic cruise missile 38,000,000 The conference agreement appropriates $756,900,000 for 72 F-15 High speed antiradiation missile (HARM) 14,100,000 aircraft as proposed by the House instead of $690,700,000 for 62 air- Aegis engineering 63,000,000 craft as proposed by the Senate. Standard surface-to-surface missile 0 Trident missile system 641, 094, 000 The conferees agreed to the appropriation of $205,500,000 for 12 F- Satellite communications 42, 293, 000 111F aircraft as proposed by the House and the deletion of the $15,- 24 25 Amount Conference item appropriated The conference agreement deleted $1,500,000 for a four pump fuel Surface sonar modernization $5, 111, 000 accounting system and $1,500,000 for a two pump fuel accounting sys- Tactical intelligence processing support 312,000 tem as proposed by the Senate. Cryptologic activities 9, 488, 000 Special activities 123,700,000 The conferees agreed to delete the $15,000,000 requested for the Nuclear propulsion 22,413,000 tactical information processing and interpretation system as proposed Ships, submarines, and boats technology 19,656,000 by the Senate and a reduction of $2,000,000 in special activities as pro- Submarine sonar development, advanced 2,771,000 posed by the Senate. Shipboard systems component development 1,544,000 Advanced command data system 4,105,000 Surface ASW 11,044,000 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE AGENCIES Combat system integration 1,046,000 Submarine communications 4,233,000 Amendment No. 43.-Appropriates $98,416,000 as proposed by the Modular glide weapon improvement program 2,019,000 Senate instead of $102,017,000 as proposed by the House. Mine development, advanced 5,469,000 Gun systems 4,000,000 The conferees agreed to the appropriation of $14,000,000 for the TRI-TAC Navy 12,247,000 Defense Supply Agency as proposed by the Senate instead of $14,- Support of MEECN 2,350,000 600,000 as proposed by the House and $74,000,000 for special activities Logistic technology 10, 200, 000 Electronic device technology 12,450,000 House. as proposed by the Senate instead of $77,000,000 as proposed by the Energy and environment protection 7,053,000 Medical development, advanced 5,145,000 REPORT LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES Manpower effectiveness 2,817,000 Advanced marine biological systems 2,710,000 Missile Procurement Study.-The conferees agreed to the Senate Ocean engineering technology development 9, 296, 000 proposal for a study of missile procurement programs by the Depart- Education and training 6,371,000 ASW force command control system 6, 882, 000 ment of Defense. This study is to be completed and provided to the Congress by December 1, 1974. The General Accounting Office will The conferees agreed to the general reduction of $14,100,000 in complete an independent analysis of the Department of Defense study support equipment and facilities as proposed by the Senate. by February 1, 1975. OTHER PROCUREMENT. AIR FORCE TITLE V-RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND Amendment No. 42.-Appropriates $1,776,500,000 instead of $1,- EVALUATION 864,400,000 as proposed by the House and $1,772,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY The conference agreement includes $13,400,000 for 30mm combat Amendment No. 44.-Appropriates $1,779,339,000 instead of $1,831,- cartridges instead of $26,800,000 as proposed by the House and no funds as proposed by the Senate. 630,000 as proposed by the House and $1,749,152,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agreed to the appropriation of $9,600,000 for E-O The conference agreement provides the following amounts for the Bomb guidance kits instead of $31,400,000 as proposed by the House unclassified programs considered by the Managers: and no funds as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes $18,900,000 for GBU-2 bombs Amount Conference item appropriated as proposed by the Senate instead of $30,900,000 as proposed by the Nuclear weapons effects test $5,080,000 House. Energy pulse applications 0 The $10,100,000 requested for the LVU-2 Flare-Parachute was de- Aircraft avionics technology 5,850,000 leted as proposed by the Senate. Aeronautical technology 15,974,000 Heavy lift helicopter 32,725,000 The $5,000,000 requested for CRAF Materials Handling equipment Aerial scout 700,000 was deleted as proposed by the Senate. Aircraft avionics equipment 2,421,000 The $12,900,000 requested for the Continental Operations Range Air mobility support 7,525,000 was deleted as proposed by the House. Tiltrotor research aircraft 4,750,000 Rotor systems research 6,370,000 The $5,600,000 requested for automated technical control was de- Aircraft avionics 8,820,000 leted as proposed by the House. Air mobility support equipment 5,194,000 The conference agreement includes $2,900,000 for UHF/VHF con- Utility tactical transport aircraft (UTTAS) 52,660,000 version as proposed by the Senate instead of $8,500,000 as proposed Aircraft survivability equipment 5,548,000 Safeguard defense system 45,000,000 by the House. Missile technology 23,582,000 Hardened ballistic missile defense 4,420,000 26 27 Conference item Amount The managers are in agreement on the appropriation of $32,725,000 appropriated Advanced forward area-air defense system $27, 668, 000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $36,525,000 as proposed by the Missile effectiveness evaluation 14, 738, 000 House for the Heavy Lift Helicopter. Site defense 118, 000, 000 The conference agreement provides $118,000,000 for the Site De- Cannon launched guided projectile 6, 300, 000 Pershing II fense Anti-Ballistic Missile System instead of $100,000,000 as pro- 2,000,000 Surface-to-air missile development (SAM-D) 104, 215, 000 posed by the House and $123,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Kwajalein missile range 77, 827, 000 Navstar global positioning system 4,000,000 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY Nuclear munitions 1,420,000 Laser technology and application 21,760,000 Nuclear munitions and radiacs Amendment No. 45.-Appropriates $3,006,914,000 instead of $3,065,- 1,625,000 Weapons and ammunitions, advanced 5,706,000 121,000 as proposed by the House and $2,979,612,000 as proposed by Advanced fuze design 525,000 the Senate. Mine neutralization and detection, advanced 3,070,000 The conference agreement provides the following amounts for the Tank systems 65,000,000 Weapons and ammunition, engineering unclassified programs considered by the Managers: 10, 869, 000 Riot control agents systems 830,000 Amount Lethal chemical munitions Conference item appropriated 3,000,000 Mine neutralization and detection, engineering 2,127,000 Other Marine Corps development, advanced $4, 155, 000 Incapaciting chemicals munitions 287, 000 Long range acoustic propagation 7, 844, 000 Mechanized infantry combat vehicle 10, 711, 000 Surface electro-magnetic and optical systems, advanced 2,802,000 Bushmaster 4,100,000 Reliability and maintainability 600, 000 Mine systems 14,308,000 Other Marine Corps development, engineering 6, 855, 000 Mapping and geodesy, engineering 3, 250, 000 Electromagnetic compatibility and effectiveness 49,000 Environmental quality technology 9, 577, 000 Management and technical support 9, 087, 000 Communications security equipment Antiship missile defense 8, 249, 000 5, 339, 000 Computer-aided engineering design Navy telecommunications systems architecture support 2, 380, 000 2, 349, 000 Electric power sources 2,325,000 The Managers are in agreement on reductions as proposed by the Communications devices 5, 595, 000 Mapping and geodesy, advanced Senate of $1,100,000 in Radar Surveillance Engineering and of 920, 000 Command and control, advanced 4, 105, 000 $1,000,000 in Naval Special Warfare. Manpower and human resources development 7, 619, 000 The conferees agreed to the House amount for Radar Surveillance Communications engineering development 6, 913, 000 Equipment, Advanced. Nuclear surveillance survey 800, 000 The conference agreement provides $4,600,000 for development of Joint advance tactical command, control and communications 4, 520, 000 Combat feeding, clothing, and equipment 3, 945, 000 the F-401 Engine instead of $21,000,000 as proposed by the House General combat support 8, 616, 000 and no funds as proposed by the Senate. The $4,600,000 is provided Surveillance, target acquisition, and night systems, engineering 14, 303, 000 to pay for prior year's effort only, and not for further development Biological defense materiel 478, 000 effort. The conferees agreed that further development be delayed Command and control, engineering 2, 075, 000 Material concepts evaluation until the Navy adequately justifies a requirement for the F-401 7, 923, 000 Support operational testing and evaluation 1,950,000 Engine. Evaluation of foreign components 6, 950, 000 The Managers are in agreement on the appropriation of $20,000,000 Joint chemical biological contact point test 0 as proposed by the Senate instead of no funding as proposed by the Major R.D.T. & E. facilities support 129, 702, 000 House for the VFAX aircraft. The conferees support the need for The managers are in agreement on a reduction of $1,400,000 in Cryn- a lower cost alternative fighter to complement the F-14A and replace tologic Activities, and that no reductions be made to either Electronic F-4 and A-7 aircraft; however, the conferees direct that the develop- Warfare, Advanced or Engineering. ment of this aircraft make maximum use of the Air Force Light- The managers are in agreement that the $7,000,000 reduction in the weight Fighter and Air Combat Fighter technology and hardware. SAM-D antiaircraft missile system be applied to the programmed The $20,000,000 provided is to be placed in a new program element amount for alternative guidance systems. titled "Navy Air Combat Fighter" rather than VFAX. Adaptation The conference agreement provides $27,668,000 for the Advanced of the selected Air Force Air Combat Fighter to be capable of carrier Forward Area Air Defense program instead of $30,668,000 as pro- operations is the prerequisite for use of the funds provided. Funds posed by the House and $24,668,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the may be released to a contractor for the purpose of designing the mod- total provided, $18,200,000 is for the Short-Range Air Defense Missile ifications required for Navy use. Future funding is to be contingent System. upon the capability of the Navy to produce a derivative of the selected The conference agreement provides $52,660,000 for the Utility Tac- Air Force Air Combat Fighter design. tical Transport Aircraft instead of $54,060,000 as proposed by the The conferees agreed to provide $5,700,000 for the CONDOR mis- House and $49,060,000 as proposed by the Senate. sile program. Of this amount, $3,700,000 is for operational testing 28 29 and evaluation as requested in the Weapons Procurement, Navy ap- Amount propriation and $2,000,000 is for other testing as requested in the Re- Conference item appropriated search and Development appropriation. The $3,700,000 requested in Space vehicle subsystems $4,100,000 Space Shuttle 10,000,000 the Weapons Procurement, Navy appropriation is provided within Space surveillance technology 18,900,000 this appropriation. The funds requested for development of a dual- Space communications 23,151,000 mode seeker were deleted. Aerospace 11,500,000 The Managers agreed on a reduction of $200,000 rather than the Conventional munitions 16,700,000 Armament ordnance development 9,440,000 $3,000,000 reduction as proposed by the Senate for the Weaponizing Close air support weapon system 20,000,000 (Prototype) program. TRI-TAC 12,700,000 The conference agreement provides for a reduction of $3,000,000 Over-the-horizon radar technology 0 in the Strategic Cruise Missile program. The Senate had provided Base security 2,770,000 Electronic warfare technology 6,613,000 $30,971,000 and the House had provided $41,000,000. The conferees Advanced computer technology 2,300,000 also agreed that a detailed study should be made by the Department Electro-optical warfare. 4,046,000 of Defense to identify the most cost effective approach to develop- Life support systems. 4,100,000 ment of a tactical cruise missile. Other operational equipment 6,621,000 Improved tactical bombing 8,528,000 The Managers are in agreement with the direction in the House System survivability 6,820,000 Report that none of the funds provided in this appropriation for Advanced airborne command post 62,740,000 Project Sanguine are to be used for full-scale development. The Senate Tactical loran 14,523,000 Managers also agreed with the direction in the House report on the Improved capability O.T. & E 6,300,000 Protective systems 17,490,000 test of the Reserve Merchant Ship Defense System concept using F-4/F-105 protective systems 3,400,000 funds provided for the HSX program. AWACS 210,000,000 The House Managers agreed that a cost effectiveness study of the Advanced fighter protective system 15,500,000 Surface Effects Ship, Patrol Frigate, and Patrol Hydrofoil is re- Lincoln Laboratory 15,750,000 MITRE 7,450,000 quired as directed in the Senate Report. The managers are in agreement on reductions of $1,000,000 in Ad- RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE vanced Radiation Technology and of $1,000,000 in Cryptologic Activi- ties. The Senate managers receded on the Senate reduction of $7,000,- Amendment No. 46.-Appropriates $3,274,360,000 instead of $3,- 000 for Surface Defense Suppression. 377,317,000 as proposed by the House and $3,144,460,000 as proposed The conference agreement provides for an $8,000,000 reduction in by the Senate. the F-15A program and that the $8,000,000 be obtained from available The conference agreement provides the following amounts for the prior year funds in the GAU-7 Gun program. unclassified programs considered by the Managers: The conference agreement provides $444,973,000 for the B-1 Bomber Amount Conference item appropriated instead of $399,973,000 as proposed by the Senate and $454,973,000 as Environment $7, 810, 000 proposed by the House. Preliminary design and development 2,600,000 The House managers agreed with the Senate Report language that RAND 7,650,000 an independent objective flight evaluation of the YF-16 and YF-17 Analytic Services, Inc 1,500,000 F-15A 174,619,000 Lightweight Fighter prototypes be conducted. Aerospace flight dynamics 35, 888, 000 The conference agreement deletes $4,200,000 requested in the Im- Aerospace biotechnology 19, 370, 000 proved capability for OT&E program for the development of the Aerospace propulsion 32,989,000 continental operations range. Aerospace avionics 49,116,000 Aircraft propulsion 5, 917, 000 Flight vehicle technology 7,500,000 OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO AMENDMENTS 44, 45, AND 46 Reconnaissance sensors 3,505,000 Aerospace structural material 28,280,000 The managers agreed that the reductions made to the Federal Con- Stall spin inhibitors 0 tract Research Centers may be applied against each center's total CONUS air defense 0 F-4 avionics R.D.T. & E. budget rather than just the program element identified 13,600,000 Advance tanker/cargo aircraft 2,000,000 above. B-1 aircraft 444, 973, 000 The House managers agreed with the Senate Report requirement Flight simulator development 3,000,000 that the Department of Defense conduct a study to determine if it is ABRES 119, 943, 000 desirable for the services to include allowances for inflation in budget Strategic bomb penetration 5, 504, 000 Air launched cruise missile 66, 500, 000 requests and Selected Acquisition Reports. Satellite control facility 3, 200, 000 The House managers agreed with the Senate report requirements relative to recovering an appropriate share of the research, develop- 31 30 Amendment No. 53.-Section 847-The conferees amended the Sen- ment, test, and evaluation costs in sales of military equipment to for- ate proposed provision which would have required a reduction of ap- eign buyers. proximately 25,000 military personnel stationed overseas by March 31, The House managers agreed with the Senate report language on 1975, to a reduction of 12,500 personnel by May 31, 1975. The provi- improving the Defense Selected Acquisition Reports on major weapon sion as revised limits overseas deployments excluding personnel as- systems. The Senate managers agreed with the House report language re- signed to Navy vessels to 452,500. Amendment No. 54.-Section 848-The conferees amended this pro- quiring the services to include the results of all development testing vision to provide 500 enlisted aides instead of the 218 as proposed by and evaluation and operational testing and evaluation in the Descrip- the Senate. tive Summaries which accompany each service's R.D.T. & E. budget. Amendment No. 55.-Section 847-The conferees amended this pro- In addition, separate project summaries should be provided for indi- vision as proposed by the Senate to prevent using funds in the bill for vidual projects with budgets of $3,000,000 or more. site acquisition or construction of the CONUS Over-The-Horizon The managers are in agreement that the small specific reductions (OTH) radar system. The original Senate provision prevented the made during the appropriations process are not special congressional use of funds for development of the radar. interest items under current reprogramming procedures. Consequently, Amendment No. 56.-Section 850-The conferces agreed to delete the Department of Defense may reprogram funds within delegated this provision as proposed by the Senate and inserted in lieu thereof a sub-threshold reprogramming limits for those research, development, provision which prevents the transfer of war materials to any foreign test, and evaluation programs listed in the Senate Report (Report No. country, unless such transfers are specifically authorized by law. The 93-1104) and identified as level of effort reductions. All other pro- section as proposed by the Senate sought to prevent the use of funds grams are considered special congressional interest items, and prior for the purpose of stockpiling war materials or equipment for Asian approval is required for reprogramming actions. countries. This section as proposed by the Senate also prevented the transfer of any equipment from said stockpile unless specifically au- TITLE VII-MILITARY ASSISTANCE, thorized by law. SOUTH VIETNAMESE FORCES TITLE IX-RELATED AGENCY Amendment No. 47.-Appropriates $700,000,000 for Military As- sistance, South Vietnamese Forces, as proposed by the Senate instead DEFENSE MANPOWER COMMISSION of $622,600,000 in new obligational authority and $77,400,000 by trans- fer as proposed by the House. Amendment No. 57.-Appropriates $800,000 for the Defense Man- The conferees agreed to delete a House provision which made $77,- power Commission as proposed by the Senate, instead of $1,100,000 as 400,000 of the $700,000,000 available for support of South Vietnamese proposed by the House. forces only for the procurement of F-5E aircraft. The procurement of F-5E aircraft is discussed under Title IV, Aircraft Procurement, CONFERENCE TOTAL-WITH COMPARISONS Air Force in the statement of the managers. The total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year TITLE VIII-GENERAL PROVISIONS 1975 recommended by the Committee of Conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 1974 total, the 1975 budget estimate total, and the Amendment No. 48.-Section 807-The conferees agreed to Senate House and Senate bills follow: language limiting the funds available for overseas dependent school- New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1974 $78, 467, 446, 000 ing to $202,343,000, a reduction of $2,000,000 from the House bill. Transfer from other accounts, fiscal year 1974 503,300,000 Amendment No. 49.-Section 823-The conferees agreed to restore a provision deleted by the Senate which prevents the payment of a price Total funding available, 1974 78, 970, 746, 000 differential on contracts made for the purpose of relieving economic Budget estimate of new (obligational) authority (as amended), dislocations. fiscal year 1975 87, 057, 497, 000 0 Amendment No. 50.-Section 824-The conferees agreed to delete Transfer from other accounts the provision proposed by the Senate which would have prevented Total budget estimate, 1975 87, 057, 497, 000 the use of funds for the purchase of bulk milk dispensing equipment. This provision was deleted without prejudice by the conferees since House bill, new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1975 82, 983, 570, 000 the House had not held hearings on this matter. Transfer from other accounts 410,000,000 Amendments Nos. 51 and 52.-Section 845-The conferees agreed Total funding available, 1975 393, 570, 000 to the Senate proposal which increased the numbers of major general/ rear admiral (0-8) and the number of brigadier general/rear admiral Senate bill, new (obligation) authority, fiscal year 1975 81, 584, 258, 000 Transfer from other accounts 513, 600, 000 (O-7) from 427 and 567, respectively, as proposed by the House, to 436 and 576 as proposed by the Senate. Total funding available, 1975 82, 097, 858, 000 32 Conference agreement, new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1975 $82, 096, 297, 000 Transfer from other accounts 480, 000, 000 Total funding available, 1975 82, 576, 297, 000 Conference agreement compared with- New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1974 +3, 628, 851, 000 Transfer authority -23,300,000 Total funding available, 1974 +3, 605, 551, 000 Budget estimate of new (obligational) authority (as amended), fiscal year 1975 -4,961,200,000 Transfer authority +480, 000, 000 Total funding available, 1975 -4,481,200,000 House bill, new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1975 -887,273,000 Transfer authority +70,000,000 Total funding available, 1975 -817,273,000 Senate bill, new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1975 512, 039, 000 Transfer authority -33,600,000 Total funding available, 1975 +478, 439, 000 GEORGE H. MAHON, ROBERT L. F. SIKES, DANIEL J. FLOOD, J.P. ADDABBO (except amendments Nos. 47, 56), JOHN J. McFall, JOHN J. FLYNT, JR. (except amendment No. 47), JAMIE L. WHITTEN, WILLIAM E. MINSHALL, GLENN R. DAVIS, LOUIS C. WYMAN, JACK EDWARDS, E. A. CEDERBERG, Managers on the Part of the House. JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, JOHN C. STENNIS, JOHN O. PASTORE, WARREN G. MAGNUSON, STUART SYMINGTON, MILTON R. YOUNG, ROMAN HRUSKA, NORRIS COTTON, CLIFFORD P. CASE, Managers on the Part of the Senate. H. R. 16243 Ninety-third Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four An Art Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, for military functions administered by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I MILITARY PERSONNEL MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere) ; $7,780,263,000. MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; $5,679,810,000. MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY, 1969, 1971 (Liquidation of Deficiencies) For an additional amount for "Military personnel, Navy" for fiscal year 1969, $7,976,000; and fiscal year 1971, $35,380,000; for liquidation of obligations incurred and chargeable to those accounts: Provided, That the fiscal years 1971 and 1973 Military personnel, Navy accounts shall be adjusted to reflect all payments authorized by Public Law 92-570 on behalf of the fiscal year 1971 account. MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of tem- porary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere) ; $1,695,456,000. MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all is vord expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of tem- GERALD H. R. 16243-2 porary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; $7,229,531,000. RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 265, 3019, and 3033 of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training or while performing drills or equiv- alent duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, as authorized by law ; $493,800,000. RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Naval Reserve on active duty under section 265 of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, as authorized by law ; $211,900,000. RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under section 265 of title 10, United States Code, or while under- going reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, as author- ized by law ; $66,800,000. RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 265, 8019, and 8033 of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Air Reserve Officers' Training Corps, as authorized by law ; $147,865,000. NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 265, 3033, or 3496 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while undergoing training or while performing drills or equivalent duty, as authorized by law: $660,800,000. NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 265, 8033, or 8496 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while undergoing training or while performing drills or equivalent duty, as authorized by law; $204,527,000. H. R. 16243-3 TITLE II RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL RETIRED PAY, DEFENSE For retired pay and retirement pay, as authorized by law, of mili- tary personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force, including the reserve components thereof, retainer pay for personnel of the Inactive Fleet Reserve, and payments under section 4 of Public Law 92-425 and chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code; $6,040,600,000. TITLE III OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law; and not to exceed $2,689,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secre- tary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $6,137,532,000, of which not less than $355,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as author- ized by law; and not to exceed $3,707,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, as authorized by section 7202 of title 10, United States Code, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certifi- cate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $7,151,175,000, of which not less than $235,000,000 shall be available only for the mainte- nance of real property facilities: Provided, That of the total amount of this appropriation made available for the alteration, overhaul, and repair of naval vessels, not more than $1,130,000,000 shall be available for the performance of such work in Navy shipyards. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law; $449,284,000, of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law and not to exceed $2,293,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $7,062,030,000, of which not less than $350,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. H. R. 16243-4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE AGENCIES For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments and the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency), as authorized by law; as follows: for the Secretary of Defense activities, $752,643,000, of which $489,000,000 shall be available only for the Civilian Health and Medical Pro- gram of the Uniformed Services, and $201,932,000 shall be available only for Overseas Dependents Education; for the organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, $10,924,000; for the Office of Information for the Armed Forces, $14,356,000; for the Defense Contract Audit Agency, $66,193,000; for the Defense Investigative Service, $25,401,000; for the Defense Mapping Agency, $170,801,000; for the Defense Nuclear Agency, $21,215,000; for the Defense Supply Agency, $761,453,000; and for Intelligence and communications activities, $527,173,000; in all: $2,350,159,000 : Provided, That of the total amount of this appropriation, not to exceed $6,518,000 can be used for emergen- cies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Pro- vided further, That not less than $19,500,000 of the total amount of this appropriation shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer up to 3 per centum of the amount of any subdivision of this appropriation to any other subdivision of this appropriation, but no subdivision may thereby be increased by more than 5 per centum and the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance, including training, organization, and admin- istration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment: hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- ment; and communications; $276,600,000, of which not less than $18,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance, including training, organization, and admin- istration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation: care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment: and communications; $245,200,000, of which not less than $11,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance, including training, organization, and admin- istration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transporta- tion; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies. and equipment; and communications; $11,700,000, of which not less than $500,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. H. R. 16243-5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the opera- tion and maintenance, including training, organization, and admin- istration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation: care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- ment; and communications; $286,680,000, of which not less than $4,200,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and bat- talion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, main- tenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft) ; $589,500,000, of which not less than $13,500,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD For operation and maintenance of the Air National Guard, includ- ing medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non- Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, repair, and other necessary expenses of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, including repair of facilities, maintenance, operation, and modification of aircraft; transportation of things; hire of passen- ger motor vehicles; supplies, materials, and equipment, as authorized by law for the Air National Guard; and expenses incident to the maintenance and use of supplies, materials, and equipment, including such as may be furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, or Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; $642,500,000, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities. NATIONAL BOARD FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE, ARMY For the necessary expenses of construction, equipment, and main- tenance of rifle ranges, the instruction of citizens in marksmanship, and promotion of rifle practice, in accordance with law, including travel of rifle teams, military personnel, and individuals attending regional, national, and international competitions, and not to exceed $10,000 for incidental expenses of the National Board; $178,000 : Provided, That travel expenses of civilian members of the National Board shall be paid in accordance with the Standardized Govern- ment Travel Regulations, as amended. H. R. 16243-6 NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE For expenses of exploration, prospecting, conservation, develop- ment, production, use and operation of the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves as authorized by law, $69,400,000, to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1976. CLAIMS, DEFENSE For payment, not otherwise provided for, of claims authorized by law to be paid by the Department of Defense (except for civil func- tions), including claims for damages arising under training contracts with carriers, and repayment of amounts determined by the Secretary concerned, or officers designated by him, to have been erroneously collected from military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, or from States, territories, or the District of Columbia, or members of the National Guard units thereof; $54,600,000. CONTINGENCIES, DEFENSE For emergency and extraordinary expenses arising in the Depart- ment of Defense, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; $2,500,000. COURT OF MILITARY APPEALS, DEFENSE For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Military Appeals; $1,065,000. TITLE IV PROCUREMENT AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY For construction, procurement, production, modification, and mod- ernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground han- dling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, without regard to section 4774, title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $242,800,000, and in addition, $7,000,000, which shall be derived by transfer from "Aircraft Procurement, Army, 1974/1976", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY For construction, procurement, production, modification, and mod- ernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground han- dling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, without regard to sec- tion 4774, title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section H. R. 16243-7 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $416,500,000, and in addition, $15,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Missile Procurement, Army, 1974/1976" and $5,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Missile Procure- ment, Army, 1973/1975", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, without regard to section 4774, title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interest therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $344,800,000, and in addition, $3,000,000, which shall be derived by transfer from "Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 1974/1976", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, without regard to section 4774, title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interest therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement and installation of equipment, appli- ances, and machine tools in public and private plants; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $720,200,000, and in addition, $170,000,000, of which $111,400,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Procurement of Ammunition Army, 1973/1975" and $58,600,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Procurement of Ammu- nition, Army, 1974/1976", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and nontracked combat vehicles; the purchase of not to exceed two thousand four hundred and sixty- nine passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment: spare parts, ordnance and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, without regard to section 4774, title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interest therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $681,100,000, and in addition, H. R. 16243-8 $3,000,000, which shall be derived by transfer from "Other Procure- ment, Army, 1974/1976", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY For construction, procurement, production, modification, and mod- ernization of aircraft, equipment including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment, expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public or private plants; $2,775,400,000, to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY For construction, procurement, production, modification, and mod- ernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public or private plants; $729,500,000, and in addition, $10,000,000, which shall be derived by transfer from "Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1974/1976", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conver- sion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installa- tion thereof in public and private plants; procurement of critical, long leadtime components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interest therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; as follows: for the Trident program, $1,166,800,000; for the SSN-688 nuclear attack submarine, $502,500,000; for the DLGN nuclear powered guided missile frigate program, $244,300,000, which shall be available only for construction of DLGN 41 and for advance procurement funding for DLGN 42, both ships to be constructed as follow ships of the DLGN 38 class; for the DD-963 program, $457,100,000; for the patrol hydrofoil missile program, $92,300,000; for the patrol frigate program, $186,000,000; for a destroyer tender, $116,700,000; for a fleet ocean tug, $10,800,000; for the Poseidon con- version of fleet ballistic-missile submarines, $104,600,000; for conver- sion of a submarine tender, $18,300,000; for craft, $22,000,000; for pollution abatement craft, $10,400,000; for outfitting material, $24,900,000; for post delivery, $30,400,000; and for escalation on prior year programs, $71,900,000; in all: $3,059,000,000, and in addition $70,000,000 for escalation and cost growth on prior year programs which shall be derived by transfer from "Shipbuilding and Conver- sion, Navv 1973/1977", to remain available for obligation until June 3, 1979: Provided, That none of the funds herein provided for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign ship- H. R. 16243-9 yards for the construction of major components of the hull or super- structure of such vessel: Provided further, That none of the funds herein provided shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards. OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY For procurement, production, and modernization of support equip- ment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance and ammunition (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion), purchase of not to exceed seven hundred and twenty-four passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only, expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public or private plants; $1,582,600,000, and in addition, $20,800,000, of which $10,200,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Other Procurement, Navy, 1973/1975" and $10,600,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Other Procurement, Navy, 1974/1976", to remain available for obliga- tion until June 30, 1977. PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, ammunition, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public or private plants; and vehicles for the Marine Corps, including purchase of not to exceed fifty-five passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; $207,800,000, and in addition, $10,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Procurement, Marine Corps, 1973/1975" and $5,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Procurement, Marine Corps, 1974/ 1976", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground han- dling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land without regard to section 9774 of title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing pur- poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- struction prosecuted thereon prior to the approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; reserve plant and equip- ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing pur- poses, including rents and transportation of things; $3,062,800,000, and in addition, $153,600,000, of which $106,800,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Aircraft Procurement, Air Force 1974/1976" and $46,800,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1973/1975", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor, H. R. 16243-10 ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land without regard to section 9774 of title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to the approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; reserve plant and equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things; $1,533,700,000, and in addition, $5,000,000, which shall be derived by transfer from "Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1974/1976", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of not to exceed one thousand three hundred and thirty-eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land without regard to section 9774 of title 10, United States Code, for the foregoing pur- poses, and such lands and interests therein may be acquired, and con- struction prosecuted thereon prior to the approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; $1,776,500,000, and in addition, $12,600,000, of which $500,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Other Procurement, Air Force, 1973/1975" and $12,100,000 shall be derived by transfer from "Other Procurement, Air Force, 1974/1976", to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE AGENCIES For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments and the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts there- for, not otherwise provided for; purchase of three hundred and eighty- six passenger motor vehicles for replacement only expansion of public and private plants, equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing pur- poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- struction prosecuted thereon prior to the approval of title as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; $98,416,000, to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1977. TITLE V RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilita- tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $1,779,339,000, to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1976. H. R. 16243-11 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilita- tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $3,006,914,000, to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1976. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilita- tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $3,274,360,000, to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1976. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE AGENCIES For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments and the Defense Civil Prepared- ness Agency), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $491,057,000, to remain avail- able for obligation until June 30, 1976: Provided, That such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to have been made available in other appropriations available to the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year for programs related to advanced research may be transferred to and merged with this appro- priation to be available for the same purposes and time period Pro- vided further, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to carry out the purposes of advanced research to those appropriations for mili- tary functions under the Department of Defense which are being utilized for related programs, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred. DIRECTOR OF TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, of independent activities of the Director of Defense Test and Evaluation in the direction and supervision of test and evaluation, including initial operational test- ing and evaluation; and performance of joint testing and evaluation: and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $25,000,000, to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1976. TITLE VI SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM For payment in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States for expenses of carrying out programs of the Department of Defense, as authorized by law, $2,900,000, to remain available for obligation until June 30, 1976: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to such Depart- ment, for payments in the foregoing currencies. H. R. 16243-12 TITLE VII MILITARY ASSISTANCE, SOUTH VIETNAMESE FORCES For necessary expenses to support South Vietnamese military forces, to be obligated only by the issuance of orders by the Secretary of Defense for such support, $700,000,000 Provided, That this appro- priation shall be deemed obligated at the time the Secretary of Defense issues orders authorizing support of any kind for South Vietnamese military forces, which obligations shall in the case of non-excess materials and supplies to be furnished from the inventory of the Department of Defense be equal to the replacement costs thereof at the time such obligation is incurred and in the case of excess materials and supplies be equal at the actual value thereof at the time such obligation is incurred: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used for compensation or allowances of more than 2,850 citizens of the United States in South Viet Nam who are members of the Armed Services or employees of or under contract to the Armed Services or the Department of Defense or any departments or agencies thereof. TITLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 801. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. SEC. 802. During the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, respectively, if they should deem it advantageous to the national defense, and if in their opinions the existing facilities of the Department of Defense are inadequate, are authorized to procure services in accordance with sec- tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, and to pay in connection therewith travel expenses of individuals, including actual transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while traveling from their homes or places of business to official duty station and return as may be authorized by law Provided, That such contracts may be renewed annually. SEC. 803. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibit- ing the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense. SEC. 804. Appropriations contained in this Act shall be available for insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by laws of such countries; payments in advance of expenses determined by the investigating officer to be necessary and in accord with local custom for conducting investigations in foreign countries incident to matters relating to the activities of the department concerned; reim- bursement of General Services Administration for security guard services for protection of confidential files; reimbursement of the Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation for expenses in connection with investiga- tion of defense contractor personnel: and all necessary expenses, at the seat of government of the United States of America or elsewhere, in connection with communication and other services and supplies as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. SEC. 805. Any appropriation available to the Army, Navy, or the Air Force may, under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, be used for expenses incident to the maintenance, pay, and H. R. 16243-13 allowances of prisoners of war, other persons in Army, Navy, or Air Force custody whose status is determined by the Secretary concerned to be similar to prisoners of war, and persons detained in such custody pursuant to Presidential proclamation. SEC. 806. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year for maintenance or construction shall be avail- able for acquisition of land or interest therein as authorized by section 2672 or 2675 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 807. Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year shall be available, (a) except as authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236-244), for primary and secondary schooling for minor dependents of military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense residing on military or naval installations or stationed in foreign countries, as authorized for the Navy by section 7204 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not exceeding $202,343,000, when the Secretary of the Department concerned finds that schools, if any, available in the locality, are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents: Provided, That under such regulations as may be issued by the Secre- tary of Defense, such schooling in a school operated by the Depart- ment of Defense under this section may be provided without tuition for minor dependents of civilian and military personnel of the Depart- ment of Defense who died while entitled to compensation or active duty pay: Provided further, That where such personnel die subse- quent to January 11, 1971, such schooling must be continued or com- menced within one year after the date of death; (b) for expenses in connection with administration of occupied areas; (c) for payment of rewards as authorized for the Navy by section 7209 (a) of title 10, United States Code, for information leading to the discovery of miss- ing naval property or the recovery thereof; (d) for payment of defi- ciency judgments and interests thereon arising out of condemnation proceedings; (e) for leasing of buildings and facilities including pay- ment of rentals for special purpose space at the seat of government, and in the conduct of field exercises and maneuvers or, in administer- ing the provisions of title 43, United States Code, section 315q, rentals may be paid in advance; (f) payments under contracts for main- tenance of tools and facilities for twelve months beginning at any time during the fiscal year; (g) maintenance of defense access roads certified as important to national defense in accordance with section 210 of title 23, United States Code; (h) for the purchase of milk for enlisted personnel of the Department of Defense heretofore made available pursuant to section 1446a, title 7, United States Code, and the cost of milk SO purchased, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, shall be included in the value of the commuted ration; (i) transport- ing civilian clothing to the home of record of selective service inductees and recruits on entering the military services; (j) payments under leases for real or personal property for twelve months beginning at any time during the fiscal year; and (k) pay and allowances of not to exceed nine persons, including personnel detailed to International Military Headquarters and Organizations, at rates provided for under section 625 (d) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. SEC. 808. Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (a) donations of not to exceed $25 to each prisoner upon each release from confinement in military or contract prison and to each person discharged for fraudu- lent enlistment; (b) authorized issues of articles to prisoners, appli- cants for enlistment and persons in military custody; (c) subsistence of selective service registrants called for induction, applicants for enlistment, prisoners, civilian employees as authorized by law, and H. R. 16243-14 supernumeraries when necessitated by emergent military circum- stances; (d) reimbursement for subsistence of enlisted personnel while sick in hospitals; (e) expenses of prisoners confined in nonmilitary facilities; (f) military courts, boards, and commissions; (g) utility services for buildings erected at private cost, as authorized by law, and buildings on military reservations authorized by regulations to be used for welfare and recreational purposes; (h) exchange fees, and losses in the accounts of disbursing officers or agents in accordance with law; (i) expenses of Latin American cooperation as authorized for the Navy by law (10 U.S.C. 7208) and (j) expenses of appre- hension and delivery of deserters, prisoners, and members absent without leave, including payment of rewards of not to exceed $25 in any one case. SEC. 809. Insofar as practicable, the Secretary of Defense shall assist American small business to participate equitably in the furnish- ing of commodities and services financed with funds appropriated under this Act by making available or causing to be made available to suppliers in the United States, and particularly to small independent enterprises, information, as far in advance as possible, with respect to purchases proposed to be financed with funds appropriated under this Act, and by making available or causing to be made available to purchasing and contracting agencies of the Department of Defense information as to commodities and services produced and furnished by small independent enterprises in the United States, and by other- wise helping to give small business an opportunity to participate in the furnishing of commodities and services financed with funds appropriated by this Act. SEC. 810. No appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for expenses of operation of messes (other than organized messes the operating expenses of which are financed principally from nonappro- priated funds) at which meals are sold to officers or civilians, except under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, which shall (except under unusual or extraordinary circumstances) establish rates for such meals sufficient to provide reimbursements of operating expenses and food costs to the appropriations concerned Provided, That officers and civilians in a travel status receiving a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence shall be charged at the rate of not less than $2.50 per day Provided further, That for the purposes of this section payments for meals at the rates established hereunder may be made in cash or by deduction from the pay of civilian employ- ees: Provided further, That members of organized nonprofit youth groups sponsored at either the national or local level, when extended the privilege of visiting a military installation and permitted to eat in the general mess by the commanding officer of the installation, shall pay the commuted ration cost of such meal or meals. SEC. 811. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly SO provided herein. SEC. 812. Appropriations of the Department of Defense available for operation and maintenance may be reimbursed during the current fiscal year for all expenses involved in the preparation for disposal and for the disposal of military supplies, equipment, and materiel, and for all expenses of production of lumber or timber products pur- suant to section 2665 of title 10, United States Code, from amounts received as proceeds from the sale of any such property: Provided, That a report of receipts and disbursements under this limitation shall be made quarterly to Congress: Provided further, That no funds avail- able to agencies of the Department of Defense shall be used for the H. R. 16243-15 operation, acquisition, or construction of new facilities or equipment for new facilities in the continental limits of the United States for metal scrap baling or shearing or for melting or sweating aluminum scrap unless the Secretary of Defense or an Assistant Secretary of Defense designated by him determines, with respect to each facility involved, that the operation of such facility is in the national interest. SEC. 813. (a) During the current fiscal year, the President may exempt appropriations, funds, and contract authorizations, available for military functions under the Department of Defense, from the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, whenever he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense. (b) Upon determination by the President that such action is neces- sary, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide for the cost of an airborne alert as an excepted expense in accordance with the provisions of Revised Statutes 3732 (41 U.S.C. 11). (c) Upon determination by the President that it is necessary to increase the number of military personnel on active duty subject to existing laws beyond the number for which funds are provided in this Act, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide for the cost of such increased military personnel, as an excepted expense in accordance with the provisions of Revised Statutes 3732 (41 U.S.C. 11). (d) The Secretary of Defense shall immediately advise Congress of the exercise of any authority granted in this section, and shall report monthly on the estimated obligations incurred pursuant to subsections (b) and (c). SEC. 814. No appropriation contained in this Act shall be available in connection with the operation of commissary stores of the agencies of the Department of Defense for the cost of purchase (including commercial transportation in the United States to the place of sale but excluding all transportation outside the United States) and maintenance of operating equipment and supplies, and for the actual or estimated cost of utilities as may be furnished by the Government and of shrinkage, spoilage, and pilferage of merchandise under the control of such commissary stores, except as authorized under regula- tions promulgated by the Secretaries of the military departments concerned with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, which regu- lations shall provide for reimbursement therefor to the appropriations concerned and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall provide for the adjustment of the sales prices in such commissary stores to the extent necessary to furnish sufficient gross revenue from sales of commissary stores to make such reimbursement Provided, That under such regulations as may be issued pursuant to this sec- tion all utilities may be furnished without cost to the commissary stores outside the continental United States and in Alaska Provided further, That no appropriation contained in this Act shall be avail- able in connection with the operation of commissary stores within the continental United States unless the Secretary of Defense has certified that items normally procured from commissary stores are not otherwise available at a reasonable distance and a reasonable price in satisfactory quality and quantity to the military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. SEC. 815. No part of the appropriations in this Act shall be avail- able for any expense of operating aircraft under the jurisdiction of the armed forces for the purpose of proficiency flying, as defined in Department of Defense Directive 1340.4, except in accordance with H. R. 16243-16 regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Such regulations (1) may not require such flying except that required to maintain proficiency in anticipation of a member's assignment to combat opera- tions and (2) such flying may not be permitted in cases of members who have been assigned to a course of instruction of ninety days or more. SEC. 816. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for expense of transportation, packing, crating, tempo- rary storage, drayage, and unpacking of household goods and personal effects in any one shipment having a net weight in excess of thirteen thousand five hundred pounds. SEC. 817. Vessels under the jurisdiction of the Department of Com- merce, the Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, or the Department of the Navy may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to any such agencies upon the request of the head of one agency and the approval of the agency having jurisdiction of the vessels concerned. SEC. 818. Not more than 20 per centum of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year Pro- vided, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of civilian components or summer-camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. SEC. 819. During the current fiscal year the agencies of the Depart- ment of Defense may accept the use of real property from foreign countries for the United States in accordance with mutual defense agreements or occupational arrangements and may accept services furnished by foreign countries as reciprocal international courtesies or as services customarily made available without charge; and such agencies may use the same for the support of the United States forces in such areas without specific appropriation therefor. In addition to the foregoing, agencies of the Department of Defense may accept real property, services, and commodities from foreign countries for the use of the United States in accordance with mutual defense agreements or occupational arrangements and such agencies may use the same for the support of the United States forces in such areas, without specific appropriations therefor: Provided, That the foregoing authority shall not be available for the conversion of heating plants from coal to oil at defense facilities in Europe: Provided further, That within thirty days after the end of each quarter the Secretary of Defense shall render to Congress and to the Office of Management and Budget a full report of such property, supplies, and commodities received during such quarter. SEC. 820. During the current fiscal year, appropriations available to the Department of Defense for research and development may be used for the purposes of section 2353 of title 10, United States Code, and for purposes related to research and development for which expenditures are specifically authorized in other appropriations of the service concerned. SEC. 821. No appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the payment of more than 75 per centum of charges of educational institutions for tuition or expenses of off-duty training of military personnel, nor for the payment of any part of tuition or expenses for such training for commissioned personnel who do not agree to remain on active duty for two years after completion of such training. SEC. 822. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be expended for the support of any formally enrolled student in basic courses of the H. R. 16243-17 senior division, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, who has not executed a certificate of loyalty or loyalty oath in such form as shall be pre- scribed by the Secretary of Defense. SEC. 823. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the procurement of any article of food, clothing, cotton, woven silk or woven silk blends, spun silk yarn for cartridge cloth, synthetic fabric or coated synthetic fabric, or wool (whether in the form of fiber or yarn or contained in fabrics, materials, or manufactured articles), or specialty metals not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States or its possessions, except to the extent that the Secretary of the Department concerned shall deter- mine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of any articles of food or clothing or any form of cotton, woven silk and woven silk blends, spun silk yarn for cartridge cloth, synthetic fabric or coated synthetic fabric, wool, or specialty metals grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States or its possessions cannot be procured as and when needed at United States market prices and except pro- curements outside the United States in support of combat operations, procurements by vessels in foreign waters, and emergency procure- ments or procurements of perishable foods by establishments located outside the United States for the personnel attached thereto: Pro- vided, That nothing herein shall preclude the procurement of foods manufactured or processed in the United States or its possessions: Provided further, That no funds herein appropriated shall be used for the payment of a price differential on contracts hereafter made for the purpose of relieving economic dislocations: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used except that, SO far as practicable, all contracts shall be awarded on a formally advertised competitive bid basis to the lowest responsible bidder. SEC. 824. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the construction, replacement, or reactivation of any bakery, laun- dry, or drycleaning facility in the United States, its territories or possessions, as to which the Secretary of Defense does not certify in writing, giving his reasons therefor, that the services to be furnished by such facilities are not obtainable from commercial sources at rea- sonable rates. SEC. 825. During the current fiscal year, appropriations of the Department of Defense shall be available for reimbursement to the United States Postal Service for payment of costs of commercial air transportation of military mail between the United States and foreign countries. SEC. 826. Appropriations contained in this Act shall be available for the purchase of household furnishings, and automobiles from military and civilian personnel on duty outside the continental United States, for the purpose of resale at cost to incoming personnel, and for provid- ing furnishings, without charge, in other than public quarters occupied by military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense on duty outside the continental United States or in Alaska, upon a determina- tion, under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, that such action is advantageous to the Government. SEC. 827. During the current fiscal year, appropriations available to the Department of Defense for pay of civilian employees shall be avail- able for uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901 80 Stat. 508). SEC. 828. During the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, upon requisition of the National Board for the Promotion of H. R. 16243-18 Rifle Practice, and without reimbursement, transfer from agencies of the Department of Defense to the board ammunition from stock or which has been procured for the purposes in such amounts as he may determine. Such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for obligation during the current fiscal year as may be designated by the Secretary of Defense shall be available for the travel expenses of mili- tary and naval personnel, including the Reserve components, and members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps attending regional, national, or international rifle matches. SEC. 829. Funds provided in this Act for congressional liaison activi- ties of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense shall not exceed $1,320,000: Provided, That this amount shall be avail- able for apportionment to the Department of the Army, the Depart- ment of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense. SEC. 830. Of the funds made available by this Act for the services of the Military Airlift Command, $100,000,000 shall be available only for procurement of commercial transportation service from carriers participating in the civil reserve air fleet program; and the Secretary of Defense shall utilize the services of such carriers which qualify as small businesses to the fullest extent found practicable: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall specify in such procurement, per- formance characteristics for aircraft to be used based upon modern aircraft operated by the civil air fleet. SEC. 831. During the current fiscal year, appropriations available to the Department of Defense for operation may be used for civilian clothing, not to exceed $40 in cost for enlisted personnel: (1) dis- charged for misconduct, unfitness, unsuitability, or otherwise than honorably; (2) sentenced by a civil court to confinement in a civil prison or interned or discharged as an alien enemy; (3) discharged prior to completion of recruit training under honorable conditions for dependency, hardship, minority, disability, or for the conven- ience of the Government. SEC. 832. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be available for paying the costs of advertising by any defense contractor, except advertising for which payment is made from profits, and such adver- tising shall not be considered a part of any defense contract cost. The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply with respect to advertising conducted by any such contractor, in compliance with regulations which shall be promulgated by the Secretary of Defense, solely for (1) the recruitment by the contractor of personnel required for the performance by the contractor of obligations under a defense contract, (2) the procurement of scarce items required by the con- tractor for the performance of a defense contract, or (3) the disposal of scrap or surplus materials acquired by the contractor in the per- formance of a defense contract. SEC. 833. Funds appropriated in this Act for maintenance and repair of facilities and installations shall not be available for acquisi- tion of new facilities, or alteration, expansion, extension, or addition of existing facilities, as defined in Department of Defense Directive 7040.2, dated January 18, 1961, in excess of $50,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may amend or change the said directive during the current fiscal year, consistent with the purpose of this section. H. R. 16243-19 SEC. 834. During the current fiscal year upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $750,000,000 of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated, and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all trans- fers made pursuant to this authority. SEC. 835. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to make payments under contracts for any program, project, or activity in a foreign country unless the Secretary of Defense or his designee, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee, certifies to the Congress that the use, by purchase from the Treasury, of currencies of such country acquired pursuant to law is not feasible for the purpose, stating the reason therefor. SEC. 836. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such funds in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget. SEC. 837. No part of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to pay salaries of any Federal employee who is convicted in any Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction, of inciting, promoting, or carrying on a riot, or any group activity resulting in material damage to property or injury to persons, found to be in viola- tion of Federal, State, or local laws designed to protect persons or property in the community concerned. SEC. 838. No part of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to provide a loan, guarantee of a loan, or a grant to any appli- cant who has been convicted by any court of general jurisdiction of any crime which involves the use of or the assistance to others in the use of force, trespass, or the seizure of property under control of an institution of higher education to prevent officials or students at such an institution from engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies. SEC. 839. None of the funds herein appropriated may be obligated or expended to finance directly or indirectly combat activities by United States military forces in or over or from off the shores of North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. SEC. 840. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense shall be utilized for the conversion of heating plants from coal to oil at defense facilities in Europe. SEC. 841. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for any research involving uninformed or nonvoluntary human beings as experimental subjects. SEC. 842. Appropriations for the current fiscal year for operation and maintenance of the active forces shall be available for medical H. R. 16243-20 and dental care of personnel entitled thereto by law or regulation (including charges of private facilities for care of military personnel, except elective private treatment) ; welfare and recreation; hire of passenger motor vehicles; repair of facilities; modification of per- sonal property; design of vessels; industrial mobilization; installation of equipment in public or private plants; military communications facilities on merchant vessels; acquisition of services, special clothing, supplies, and equipment; and expenses for the Reserve Officers' Train- ing Corps and other units at educational institutions. SEC. 843. No part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for the reprograming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprograming is requested has been denied by the Congress. SEC. 844. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to furnish petroleum fuels produced in the continental United States to Southeast Asia for use by non-United States nationals. SEC. 845. No part of any appropriation, funds, or other authority contained in this Act shall be available for paying to the Administra- tor of the General Services Administration in excess of 90 per centum of the standard level user charge established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended for space and services. SEC. 846. (a) During the last quarter of the fiscal year 1975, no funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the pay, compensa- tion, or allowances of commissioned officer personnel on active duty in the Armed Forces (excluding Reserve officers on active duty training or Reserve officers and Retired officers ordered to active duty for periods of thirty days or less) in excess of the following numbers in each grade: Department Ranks of Defense O-10: General or admiral 36 0-9: Lieutenant general or vice admiral 128 0-8 Major general or rear admiral 436 0-7 Brigadier general or rear admiral 576 0-6: Colonel or captain of the Navy 15,282 0-5: Lieutenant colonel or commander 32,986 0-4: Major or lieutenant commander 54, 623 (b) Vacancies within the allowances prescribed by subsection (a) of this section for any grade may be assigned to any lower grade or grades. SEC. 847. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be avail- able for use after May 31, 1975, to support United States military forces stationed or otherwise assigned to duty outside the United States in any number greater than 452,500, not including military personnel assigned to duty aboard United States naval vessels. SEC. 848. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to support more than five hundred enlisted aides in the United States Armed Forces. SEC. 849. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for site acquisition or construction of the Conus Over-The-Horizon (OTH) radar system receiver antenna during the period beginning with the date of enactment of this Act and ending May 31, 1975. SEC. 850. No funds appropriated to the Department of Defense in this Act may be used to transfer war materials to any foreign country, unless such transfers are specifically authorized by law. H.R. 16243-21 TITLE IX-RELATED AGENCY DEFENSE MANPOWER COMMISSION For necessary expenses of the Defense Manpower Commission in carrying out the provisions of title VII of the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1974, including services as author- ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $800,000: Provided, That the unobligated balance of the appropriation granted under this heading for the Fiscal Year 1974 shall remain available during the current fiscal year. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1975". Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 1974 Office of the White House Press Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT I am pleased to have signed H.R. 16243. Although not all Administration recommendations were accepted, I recognize and appreciate bipartisan efforts made by the House-Senate conference committee to produce a Defense Appropriations Bill acceptable to both Houses. and sufficient for our national security needs. The bill has, however, a major drawback. The $700 million funding for South Vietnam is inadequate to provide for all of their critical needs, if South Vietnam's enemies continue to press their attacks. It may, therefore, be necessary to approach the Congress early next year to work out some solutions to meet critical needs which arise. Each year the President of the United States must sign into law an appropriations bill for our defense. From my experience in Congress, I know all too well the conflicts this defense bill can produce in the name of economy and other national interests. Thus, as I sign such a bill for the first time as President, I want to renew my pledge to build a new partnership between the Executive and Legislative Branches of our Government, a partnership based on close consultation, compromise of differences and a high regard for the Constitutional duties and powers of both branches to work for the common good and security of our nation. # # # September 26, 1974 Dear Mr. Director: The following bills were received at the White House on September twenty-sixth: 3. J. Res. 204V S. 3320 H. R. 5507 H.R. 11559 H.R.15404 H. R. 16243 Please let the President have reports and recommendations as to the approval of these bills as soon as possible. Sincerely, Robert D. Linder Chief Executive Clerk The Honorable Roy L. Ash Director Office of Management and Budget Washington, D.C.