Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on November 4, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2004 - Appropriates funds for FY 2004 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD), namely: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, DOD, the Army and Air National Guards, and the Army, Naval, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (4) family housing construction and operation and maintenance, defense-wide; (5) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990.
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. 122) Prohibits this Act's funds from being obligated for Partnership for Peace programs in the new independent states of the former Soviet Union.
(Sec. 123) Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned, before issuing any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for military family housing, to notify the congressional defense committees of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or rental payments and the extent and likelihood of Federal liability) proposed to be made by the Secretary to the private party under the contract involved in the event of: (1) the closure or realignment of the installation for which housing is provided under the contract; (2) a reduction in force of units stationed at such installation; or (3) the extended deployment overseas of units stationed at such installation.
(Sec. 127) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure for missile defense studies of any funds appropriated for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.
(Sec. 128) Establishes the Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States to study and report to the President and Congress on matters relating to the U.S. military facility structure overseas. Requires the report to include a proposal for an overseas basing strategy to meet current and future DOD missions. Terminates the Commission 45 days after its report. Earmarks funds from this Act for the Commission.
See also H.R. 2559.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Knollenberg brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-342 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 429. (consideration: CR H10389-10393, H10425-10426)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2559.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate the Speaker announced that pursuant to clause X of rule XX, the yeas and nays were ordered. The Speaker announced that pursuant to clause VIII of rule XX, further proceedings on the question of adoption of the conference report were postponed until later in the legislative day.
The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 108-342 as unfinished business.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 417 - 5 (Roll no. 606).(consideration: CR H10425-10426)
Roll Call #606 (House)On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 417 - 5 (Roll no. 606). (consideration: CR H10425-10426)
Roll Call #606 (House)Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference committee actions: Conference held.
Enacted as Public Law 108-132
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Conference held.
Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 448.(consideration: CR S14494-14496)
Roll Call #448 (Senate)Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 448. (consideration: CR S14494-14496)
Roll Call #448 (Senate)Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 108-132.
Became Public Law No: 108-132.