Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act and in other military construction appropriations Acts.
(Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction costs are anticipated to exceed $100,000.
(Sec. 118) Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account.
(Sec. 119) Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional appropriations committees on actions proposed by DOD to encourage other member nations of NATO, Japan, Korea, and other U.S. allies bordering the Arabian Sea to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States.
(Sec. 121) Prohibits any entity from expending funds appropriated by this Act unless such entity agrees to comply with the Buy American Act.
(Sec. 122) Expresses the sense of Congress that entities receiving assistance under this Act should expend such assistance only on American-made equipment and products.
(Sec. 124) Prohibits this Act's funds from being obligated for Partnership for Peace programs in the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union.
(Sec. 126) Authorizes the transfer of DOD funds for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966.
(Sec. 131) Requires the amounts requested in the defense budget materials submitted to Congress for any fiscal year after 2003 for environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities with respect to military installations approved for closure or realignment under the base closure laws to accurately reflect the anticipated costs of such activities in that fiscal year.
See also H.R. 5011.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 578 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 5011 with 1 hour of general debate.
Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Rule H. Res. 578 passed House.
Mr. Hobson brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-731 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 578. (consideration: CR H7813-7818)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 5011.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 0 (Roll no. 458).
Roll Call #458 (House)Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 107-249
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On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 0 (Roll no. 458).
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 10/10/2002 S10396-10397)
Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 10/10/2002 S10396-10397)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 107-249.
Became Public Law No: 107-249.