STROM THURMOND NATIONAL DEFENSE …

1 PUBLIC LAW 105 261 OCT. 17, 1998 STROM THURMOND NATIONAL DEFENSEAUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999112 STAT. 1920 PUBLIC LAW 105 261 OCT. 17, 1998 Public Law 105 261105th CongressAn ActTo authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of theDepartment of DEFENSE , for military construction, and for DEFENSE activities ofthe Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal yearfor the Armed Forces, and for other it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ofthe United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.(a) SHORTTITLE. This Act may be cited as the StromThurmond NATIONAL DEFENSE authorization Act for Fiscal Year1999 .(b) FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings:(1) Senator STROM THURMOND of South Carolina first becamea member of the Committee on Armed Services of the UnitedStates Senate on January 19, 1959.

2 Senator THURMOND scontinuous service on that committee covers more than 75percent of the period of the existence of the committee, whichwas established immediately after World War II, and morethan 20 percent of the period of the existence of military andnaval affairs committees of Congress, the original bodies ofwhich were formed in 1816.(2) Senator THURMOND came to Congress and the committeeas a distinguished veteran of service, including combat service,in the Armed Forces of the United States.(3) Senator THURMOND was commissioned as a reserve sec-ond lieutenant of infantry in 1924. He served with great distinc-tion with the First Army in the European Theater of Operationsduring World War II, landing in Normandy in a glider withthe 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day. He was transferred tothe Pacific Theater of Operations at the end of the war inEurope and was serving in the Philippines when Japan surren-dered.

3 (4) Having reverted to Reserve status at the end of WorldWar II, Senator THURMOND was promoted to brigadier generalin the United States Army Reserve in 1954. He served asPresident of the Reserve Officers Association beginning thatsame year and ending in 1955. Senator THURMOND was pro-moted to major general in the United States Army Reservein 1959. He transferred to the Retired Reserve on January1, 1965, after 36 years of commissioned service.(5) The distinguished character of Senator THURMOND s mili-tary service has been recognized by awards of numerous decora-tions that include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star medalwith V device, the Army Commendation Medal, the BelgianStrom ThurmondNational DefenseAuthorizationAct for FiscalYear 17, 1998[ 3616]112 STAT. 1921 PUBLIC LAW 105 261 OCT.

4 17, 1998 Cross of the Order of the Crown, and the French Croix deGuerre.(6) Senator THURMOND has served as chairman of theCommittee on Armed Services of the United States Senatesince 1995 and served as the ranking minority member ofthe committee from 1993 to 1995. Senator THURMOND concludeshis service as chairman at the end of the One Hundred FifthCongress, but is to continue to serve the committee as a memberin successive Congresses.(7) This Act is the fortieth annual authorization bill forthe Department of DEFENSE for which Senator THURMOND hastaken a major responsibility as a member of the Committeeon Armed Services of the Senate.(8) Senator THURMOND , as an Army officer and a legislator,has made matchless contributions to the NATIONAL security ofthe United States that, in duration and in quality, are unique.

5 (9) It is altogether fitting and proper that this Act, thelast annual authorization Act for the NATIONAL DEFENSE thatSenator THURMOND manages in and for the United States Sen-ate as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, be namedin his honor, as provided in subsection (a).SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) DIVISIONS. This Act is organized into three divisions asfollows:(1) Division A Department of DEFENSE Authorizations.(2) Division B Military Construction Authorizations.(3) Division C Department of Energy NATIONAL SecurityAuthorizations and Other Authorizations.(b) TABLE OFCONTENTS. The table of contents for this Actis as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of 3. Congressional DEFENSE committees A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEAUTHORIZATIONSTITLE I PROCUREMENTS ubtitle A authorization of AppropriationsSec.

6 101. 102. Navy and Marine 103. Air 104. DEFENSE -wide 105. Reserve 106. DEFENSE Inspector 107. Chemical demilitarization 108. DEFENSE health 109. DEFENSE Export Loan Guarantee B Army ProgramsSec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for Longbow Hellfire Missile 112. Conditions for award of a second-source procurement contract for theFamily of Medium Tactical 113. Armored system 114. Reactive armor 115. Extension of authority to carry out Armament Retooling and Manufactur-ing Support C Navy ProgramsSec. 121. CVN 77 nuclear aircraft carrier STAT. 1922 PUBLIC LAW 105 261 OCT. 17, 1998 Sec. 122. Increase in amount authorized to be excluded from cost limitation forSeawolf submarine 123. Multiyear procurement authority for the Department of the 124. Annual GAO review of F/A 18E/F aircraft D Air Force ProgramsSec.

7 131. F 22 aircraft 132. C 130J aircraft E Other MattersSec. 141. Chemical stockpile emergency preparedness 142. Alternative technologies for destruction of assembled chemical II RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATIONS ubtitle A authorization of AppropriationsSec. 201. authorization of 202. Amount for basic and applied B Program Requirements, Restrictions, and LimitationsSec. 211. Management responsibility for Navy mine countermeasures 212. Future aircraft carrier transition 213. Manufacturing technology 214. Sense of Congress on the DEFENSE Science and Technology 215. Next Generation Internet 216. Crusader self-propelled artillery system 217. Airborne Laser 218. Enhanced Global Positioning System C Ballistic Missile DefenseSec. 231. Sense of Congress on NATIONAL Missile DEFENSE 232. Limitation on funding for the Medium Extended Air DEFENSE 233.

8 Limitation on funding for Cooperative Ballistic Missile DEFENSE 234. Sense of Congress with respect to Ballistic Missile DEFENSE cooperationwith 235. Ballistic Missile DEFENSE program 236. Restructuring of acquisition strategy for Theater High-Altitude AreaDefense (THAAD) D Other MattersSec. 241. Extension of authority to carry out certain prototype 242. NATO alliance ground surveillance concept 243. NATO common-funded Civil 244. Executive agent for cooperative research program of the Department ofDefense and the Department of Veterans 245. Review of pharmacological interventions for reversing brain 246. Pilot program for revitalizing the laboratories and test and evaluationcenters of the Department of 247. Chemical warfare 248. Landmine III OPERATION AND MAINTENANCES ubtitle A authorization of AppropriationsSec.

9 301. Operation and maintenance 302. Working capital 303. Armed Forces Retirement 304. Transfer from NATIONAL DEFENSE Stockpile Transaction B Program Requirements, Restrictions, and LimitationsSec. 311. Refurbishment of M1 A1 312. Operation of prepositioned fleet, NATIONAL Training Center, Fort Irwin, 313. Berthing space at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 314. NATO common-funded military C Environmental ProvisionsSec. 321. Settlement of claims of foreign governments for environmental cleanup ofoverseas sites formerly used by the Department of 322. Authority to pay negotiated settlement for environmental cleanup offormerly used DEFENSE sites in STAT. 1923 PUBLIC LAW 105 261 OCT. 17, 1998 Sec. 323. Removal of underground storage 324. Report regarding polychlorinated biphenyl waste under Department ofDefense control 325.

10 Modification of deadline for submittal to Congress of annual reports onenvironmental 326. Submarine solid waste 327. Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation 328. Sense of Congress regarding oil spill prevention training for personnel onboard Navy D Information Technology IssuesSec. 331. Additional information technology responsibilities of Chief 332. DEFENSE -wide electronic mall system for supply 333. Priority funding to ensure year 2000 compliance of information technologyand NATIONAL security 334. Evaluation of year 2000 compliance as part of training exercises 335. Continuity of essential operations at risk of failure because of informationtechnology and NATIONAL security systems that are not year 2000 E DEFENSE Infrastructure Support ImprovementSec. 341. Clarification of definition of depot-level maintenance and 342.