CONFERENCE REPORT

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93D CONGRESS
2d Session
AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1975 FOR MILI-
TARY PROCUREMENT, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, ACTIVE
DUTY, RESERVE, AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL STRENGTH LEVELS,
MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Mr. S,riaNis, from the committee of conference,
submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (II.R. 14592) to
authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1975 for procurement
of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes,
and other weapons, and research, development, test and evaluation
for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel
strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve
of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and of civilian per-
sonnel of the Department of Defense, and to authorize the military
training student loads, and for other purposes, having met, after full
and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to
their respective Houses as follows :
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of
the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows :
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amend-
ment insert the following :
TITLE I-PROCUREMENT
SEC. 101. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated during the
fiscal year 1975 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States
for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat
vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons as authorized by law, in
amounts as follows.-
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AIRCRAFT
For aircraft : for the Army, $320,300,000; for the Navy and the
Marine Corps, $2,866,200,000; for the Air Force, $3,286,300,000 of
which (1) $104,900,000 shall be used only for the procurement of A--7D
aircraft for the Air National Guard of the United States, and (2)
$405,100,000 shall be available only for procurement in connection with
the Airborne Warning and Control System, and shall be available for
that purpose only if and after the Secretary of Defense determines and
certifies such determination to the Congress that such system is cost
effective and meets the mission needs and requirements of the Depart-
ment of De f ease, except that the foregoing certification requirement
shall not apply with respect to the procurement of long lead time items
for such system.
MISSILES
For missiles : for the Army, $43:6,500,000; for the Navy, $634,-
500,000; for the Marine Corps, $71,100,000; for the Air Force,
$1,579,200,000.
NAVAL VESSELS
For Naval vessels: for the Navy, $3,156,400,000, of which sum $1,-
166,800,000 shall be used only for the Trident program; $502,500,(X)0
shall be used only for the SSN--688 nuclear attack submarine; $211,-
300,000 shall be used only for the DLGN nuclear powered guided mis-
sile frigate program; $4500,000 shall be used only for the DD-963
program; $16,000,000 shall be used only for the sea control ship pro-
gram; $92,300,000 shall be used only for the patrol hydrofoil missile
program; $186,000,000 shall be used only for the patrol frigate pro-
gram; $81,400,000 shall be used only for the fleet oiler; $116,700,000
shall be used only for a destroyer tender; $10,800,000 shall be used only
for a fleet ocean tug; $104,600,000 shall be used only for the Poseidon
conversion of fleet ballistic-missile submarines; $18,300,000 shall be
used only for conversion of a submarine tender; $22,000,000 shall be
used only for craft; $10,400,000 shall be used only for pollution abate-
ment craft; $55,300,000 shall be used only for outfitting material and
post delivery; $71,900,000 shall be used only for escalation on prior
year programs.
TRACKED COMBAT" VEHICLES
For tracked combat vehicles: for the Army, $300,600,000; for the
Marine Corps, $i 4,200;000.
TORPEDOES
For torpedoes and related support equipment: for the Navy,
$187,700,000.
OTHER WEAPONS
For other weapons: for the Army, ,352,200,000; for the Navy, $25,-
500,000; for the Marine Corps, $500,000.
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TITLE II-RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
EVALUATION
SEC. 201. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated during
the fiscal year 1975 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United
States for research, development, test and evaluation, as authorized
by law, in amounts as follows:
For the Army, $1,878,397,000;
For the Navy (including the Marine ,Corps), $3,153,006,000, of which
$57,500,000 shall be available only for application to surface naval
gunnery (excluding the Close-In Weapon System), including gun fire
control systems, gun mounts, unguided and guided ordnance, and
fazing;
For the Air Force, $3,389,517,000; and
For the Defense Agencies, $516,057,000, of which $25,000,000 is au-
thorized for the activities of the Director of Test and Evaluation,
Defense.
TITLE III-ACTIVE FORCES
SEC. 301. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1974, and ending
June 30, 1975, each component of the Armed Forces is authorized an
end strength for active duty personnel as follows :
1 The Army, 785,000;
(2) The Navy, 540,380;
3) The Marine Corps, 196,398;
(4) The Air Force, 627,535.
Src. 302. (a) The United States military forces in Europe can re-
duce headquarters and noncombat military personnel relative to the
number of combat personnel located in Europe. Therefore, except in
the event of imminent hostilities in Europe, the noncombat component
of the total United States military strength in, Europe authorized as
of June 30, 1974, shall be reduced by 18,0Q0. Such reduction shall be
completed not later than June 30, 1976, and not less than 6,000 of such
reduction shall be completed on or before June 30, 1975; however, the
Secretary of Defense is authorized to increase the combat component
strength of United States forces in Europe by the amount of any such
reduction made in noncombat personnel. The Secretary of Defense
shall report semi-annually to the Congress on all actions taken to im-
prove the combat proportion of United States forces in Europe. The
first report shall be submitted not later than March 31, 1975.
(b) For purposes of this section, the combat component of the Army
includes only the infantry, cavalry, artillery, armored, combat engi-
neers, special forces, attack assault helicopter units, air defense, and
missile combat units of battalion or smaller size; the combat compo-
nent of the Navy includes only' the combat ships (aircraft carrier,
cruiser, destroyer, submarine, escort and amphibious assault ships)
and combat aircraft wings (fighter,, attack, reconnaissance, and pa-
trol); the combat component of the Air Force includes only the tac-
tical fighter reconnaissance, tactical airlift, fighter interceptor and
bomber units of ?wing or smaller size.
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall undertake a specific assessment
of the costs and possible loss of nonnuclear combat effectiveness of the
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military forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries
(eased by the failure of th.e North Atlantic Treaty Organization mem-
ber's. including the United States, to standardize weapons systems, am-
nn,unition, fuel, and other military impedimenta for land, air, and naval
f orces. The Secretary o f Defense shalt also develop a list of standard-
ization actions that could improve the overall North Atlantic Treaty
Organization nonnuclear defense capability or save resources for the
alliance as a whole. He shall also evaluate the relative priority and ef-
feet of each such action.-The Secretary shall submit the results of these
assessments and evaluations to the Congress and subsequently shall
also cause them to be brought before the appropriate North Atlantic
Treaty Organization bodies in order that the suggested actions and
rcconzm.en.datimzs can became an integral part of the overall North
Atlantic Treaty Organization review of force goals and development
n f force plans. The Secretary of Defense shall report semiannually to
the Congress on the specific assessments and evaluations made under
the above provisions as well as the results achieved with the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. The first such report shall be
submitted to Congress not later than January 31, 1975.
(d) The total number of United States tactical nuclear warheads
located in Europe on the date o f enactment of this Act shall not be
increased until after June 30, 1975, except in the event of imminent
hostilities in Europe. The Secretary of Defense shall study the overall
concept for use of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe; how the use of
such weapons relates to deterrence acid to a strong conventional de-
fense; reductions in the number and ype of nuclear warheads which
are n.ot essential for the defense stru-tore for Western Europe; and
the steps that can be taken to develop a rational and coordinated ru-
elea.r posture by the North Atlantic Treaty Or?gan,szation Alliance that
is consistent ibith proper emphasis on. conventional defense forces. The
Secretaa m, of Defense shall report to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed
Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the
results of the above study on or before April 1,1975.
TITLE IV -RESERVE FORCES
SF'c. 401. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1974, and ending
June 30, 1975, the Selected Reserve o1' each Reserve component of the
Armed Forces will be programed to attain an average strength of not
less than the following
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 400,000;
(2) The Army Reserve, 225,000,-
(3) The Naval Reserve, 117,000;
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 36,7013;
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 95,000;
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 51,319;
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 11,700.
Svc. 402. The average strength prescribed by section 401 of this
title 102? the Selected Reserve of any Reserve component shall be pro-
portronately reduced by (1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which
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are on active duty (other than for training) at any time during the
fiscal year, and (2) the total number of individual members not in
units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such compo-
nent who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatis-
factory participation in training) without their' consent at any time
during the fiscal year. Whenever such units or such individual mem-
bers are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the average
strength for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such Reserve
component shall be proportionately increased by the total authorized
strength of such units and by the total number of such individual
members.
Sxc. 403. (a) The average strength prescribed by section 401 of this
title for the Air National Guard of the United States shall be used to
man a force which shall include not less than 91 flying units in the Air
National Guard during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 19714.
(b) It is the policy of Congress that any increase in the ratio of
aircrew to aircraft for the strategic airlift mission of the Air Force
above the present ratio of crewmembers per aircraft should be achieved
to the maximum extent possible through the components of the Selected
Reserve and not by increasing the active duty force level of the Air
Force.To carry out such policy the Secretary of Defense is directed
to study the possibility of increasing the strategic airlift crew ratio
per aircraft to the required levels by utilizing jointly the resources of
the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. Such study shall
specifically include: (1) restructuring the missions of Air National
Guard units so as to retain an effective strategic airlift capability
within the Air National Guard and t7ie Air I'orce Reserve; (~) the
utilization of Air National Guard units now in existence so as to avoid
the loss of existing skills in those units; (3) alternatives, including,
but not limited to, transfer, rotation, "hybridization", and "associa-
tion", for making available to the Air National Guard and the Air
Force Reserve strategic airlift aircraft in numbers sufficient to sup-
port an effective capability; and (4) the desirability of new statutory
authority for the limited selective mobilization of members of the Air
National Guard under circumstances not leading to a declaration of
a national emergency by the Congress or the President. The Secretary
shall submit his study to the Congress not later than 180 days a f ter the
date of enactment of this Act, and before the implementation thereof,
together with an evaluation of such study, a proposed schedule for its
possible implementation, and such recommendations for legislative
action relating to the subject matter of this section as lie may deem
appropriate.
TITLE V-CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Sec. 501. (a) (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1974, and end-
ing June 30, 1925, the Department of Defense is authorized an end
strength for civilian personnel as follows:
(A) The Department of the Army, 358,717;
(B) The Department of the Navy, including the Marine Corps,
323,529;
(C) The Department of the Air Force, 269,709
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(D) Activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments), 75,372.
(2) The, end strength for civilian personnel prescribed in paragraph
(1) of this subsection for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, shall be
reduced by 32,327. Such reduction shall be apportioned among the
Army, Navy, Air Force, and activities and agencies of the Department
of Defense as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe. The Secretary
of Defense shall report to Congress within 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act on the manner sin, which this reduction is to be
apportioned among the military services and the activities and agencies
of the Department o f De f ense and among the mission categories de-
scribed in the Manpower Requirements Report. This report shall in-
clude the rationale for each reduction.
(b) In computing the authorized end strength for civilian personnel
there shall be included all direct-hire civilian personnel employed to
perform military functions administered by the Department of De-
fense (other than those performed by the National Security Agency)
whether in permanent or temporary positions and whether employed
on a full-time, part-time, or intermittent basis, but excluding special
employment categories for students and disadvantaged youth such
as the stay-in-school campaign, the temporary summer aid program
and the Federal junior fellowship program and personnel participat-
ing in the toorker-trainee opportunity program. Whenever a function,
power, or duty or activity is transferred or assigned to a department or
agency of the Department of Defense from a department or agency
outside of the Department of Defense or from a department or agency
within the Department of Defense, the civilian personnel end strength,
authorized for such departments or agencies of the Department of
Defense affected' shall be adjusted to reflect any increases or decreases
in civilian personnel required as a result of such transfer or assign-
ment.
(c) When the Secretary of Defense determines that such action is
necessary in the national interest, he may authorize the employment
of civilian personnel in. excess of the, number authorized by subsection
(a) of this section, but such, additional number may not exceed one
half of one per centum of the total number of civilian personnel au-
thorized for the Department of Defense by subsection (a) of ,this
section. The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify the Congress
of any auth.orieation to increase civilian personnel strength under tfc
authority of this subsection.
SFc. 502. It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense'
shall use the least costly form of manpower that is consistent with
military requirements and other needs of the Department of Defense.
Therefore, in developing the annual manpower authorization requests
to the Congress and in carrying out manpower policies, the Secretary
of Defense shall, in particular, consider the advantages of converting
from one form of manpower to another (military, civilian, or private
contract) for the performance of a specified job. A full justification of
any conversion from one form of manpower to another shall be con-
tained in the annual manpower requirements report to the Congress
required by section 138(c) (3) of title 10, United' States Code.
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TITLE VI-MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS
SEC. 601. (a) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1974, and ending
June 30, 1975, each component of the Armed Forces is authorized an
average military training student load as follows :
(1) The Army, 97,638;
(2) The Navy, 71,979;
(3) The Marine Corps, 26,62;
(4) The Air Force, 52,900;
(5) The Army National Guard of the United States, 12,111;
(6) The Army Reserve, 6,673;
(7) The Naval Reserve, 2,536;
(8) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,403;
(9) The Air National Guard of the United States, 0,359; and
(/0) The Air Force Reserve, 1,126.
(b) The average military training student loads for the Army, the
Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force and the Reserve compo-
nents prescribed in subsection (a) of this section for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1975, shall be adjusted consistent with the manpower
strengths provided in title III, title IV, and title V of this Act. Such
adjustment shall be apportioned among the Army, the Navy, the Ma-
rine Corps, and the Air Force and the Reserve Components in such
manner as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.
TITLE VII-GENERAL PROVISIONS
SFw. 701. (a) Paragraph (1) of section 401(a) of Public Law
89-367, approved March 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 37), as amended, is
amended to read as follows :
"(1) there is authorized to be appropriated as a single appropria-
tion to the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30,
191115, the sum of $1,000,000,000, including $263,860,000 for procure-
ment of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles, and other weapons,
to support South Vietnamese military forces. Such appropriation
shall be administered and accounted for as one fund and may be obli-
gated only by the issuance of orders by the Secretary of Defense for
such support. Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be
deemed obligated at the time the Secretary of Defense issues orders
authorizing support of any kind to South Vietnamese military forces.
No support herein authorized may be made available in any manner
unless pursuant to a specific order issued by the Secretary."
(b) That portion of paragraph (2) of such section 401 (a) which
precedes clause (A) is amended to read as follows:
"(3) No defense article may be furnished to the South Vietnamese
forces with funds authorized under this or any other Act unless the
Government of the Republic of South Vietnam shall have agreed
that-".
(c) Section 401 of such Public Law 89-367 is amended by striking
out subsections (b), (e), and (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"(b) No funds authorized by this or any other Act to or for use by
the Department of Defense may be obligated in the fiscal year ending
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June 30, 1975, for support of South Vietnamese military forces in any
am,aunt in excess of the amount of $1,000,000,000.
"(c) Any obligation incurred against funds authorized under this
section shall, in the case of nonexcess materials and supplies furnished
from the inventory of the Department of Defense, be equal to the re-
placement cost thereof at the time such obligation is incurred, and in
the case of excess, materials and supplies, be equal to the actual value
thereof at the time such obligation is incurred.
"(d) No funds authorized by this section may i5e used in any way
to support Vietnamese or other forces in actions designed to provide
military support and assistance to the Government of Cambodia or
Laos.
"(e) Within 30 days after the end of each quarter of the fiscal year,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit: to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Douse of Representatives a; written re-
port regarding actual obligations incurred against funds appropriated
pursuant to this section. Such report shall indicate the different pur-
poses for which such obligations were incurred and the amounts there-
of, together with such other information as the Secretary determines
appropriate."
Si,x. 702. Subsection (b) of section 7307 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows.-
(b) (1) After the date of enactment of this paragraph, no naval
vessel in excess of 0,000 tons or lens than 20 years of age may be sold,
leased, granted, loaned, bartered, transferred, or otherwise disposed
of to another nation unless the disposition thereof has been approved
by lave enacted after such date of enactment.
" (2) After the date of enactment of this paragraph, any naval vessel
not subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) may be hold, leased,
granted, loaned, bartered, transferred, or otherwise disposed of to
am--other nation in accordance with applicable provisions of law only
after the Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, has notified the Coma-
m,ittees on Armed Services of the Senai'e and the House of Representa-
tives in writing of the proposed disposition and 30 days of continuous
session of Congress have expired following the date on which notice
was transmitted to such committees. For purposes of this paragraph,
the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjourn-
ment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is
not in session because o f an adjournnnent of more than 3 days to a day
certain are excluded in the computation of such 30-day period."
SEC. 703. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds au-
thoriaed to be appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for re-
search, testing, anal/or evaluation of poisonous gases, radioactive mate-
rials, poisonous chemicals, or biological or chemical warfare agents
upon dogs for the purpose of developing biological or chemical
weapons.
Sec. 701. Section 20.1, of Public Law 93-166 is amended by adding
at the end thereof a new subsection as follows :
"(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conduct by
the Department o f the Navy o f training operations at the Culebra
complex involving the firing of any shells, missiles. or other projectiles
from, ships or the dropping of any bombs, strafing, firing of rockets
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or missiles, or the launching of any other projectiles from aircraft at
Culebra or at any keys within three nautical miles thereof is prohibited
during any period of time that the negotiations required by subsection
(b) have been ended on the initiative of the United States Govern-
ment prior to the conclusion of a satisfactory agreement. In the con-
duct of the negotiations required by subsection (b) the Secretary of
the Navy shall not agree to any relocation of training operations from
the Island of Culebra which would be rendered ineffective by any in-
ternational agreement on the law of the sea which may become inter-
national law within three years after the date of the enactment of this
Act."
SL?c. 705. Section 401 of the Department of Defense Supplemental
Appropriations Authorization Act, 1974, is amended by striking out
the period at the end of such section and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: "when his enlistment is needed to meet established strength
requirements.".
SEC. 706. None of the funds authorized by this Act may be used for
the purpose of carrying out any proposed flight test (including opera-
tional base launch) of the Minuteman missile from any place within
the United States other than Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc,
California.
SFC. 707. (a) No funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any
other Act may be obligated under a contract entered into by the De-
partment of Defense after the date of the enactment of this Act for
procurement of goods which are other than American goods unless,
under regulations of the Secretary of Defense and subject to the de-
terminations and exceptions contained in title III of the Act of March
3, 1,933, as amended (47 Stat. 1520; 41 U.S.C. 10a, 10b), popularly
known as the Buy American Act, there is adequate consideration given
(1) the bids or proposals of firms located in labor surplus areas
in the United States as designated by the Department of Labor
which have offered to furnish American goods;
(2) the bids or proposals of small business firms in the United
States which have offered to furnish American goods,
(3) the bids or proposals of all other firms in the United States
which have offered to furnish American goods;
(4) the United States balance of payments;
(5) the cost of shipping goods which are other than American
goods; and
(6) any duty, tariff, or surcharge which may enter into the cost
of using goods which are other than American goods.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "goods which, are other
than American goods" means (1) an end product which has not been
mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States, or (2) an end
product manufactured in the United States but the cost of the com-
ponents thereof which are not mined, produced, or manufactured in
the United States exceeds the cost of components mined, produced, or
manufactured in the United States.
Sec. 708. (a) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended-
(1) by adding the following new section at the end thereof:
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"? 4314. United States Army Command and General Staff College
degree
"Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, and
with the approval of a nationally recognized civilian accrediting asso-
ciation approved by the Comnmissioner of Education, Department of
fiealth, Education, and Welfare, the Commandant of the United
States Army Command and General Staff College may upon recom-
mendation by the faculty confer the degree of master of military art
and science upon graduates of the coll6 ge who have f ul felled the fol-
lowing degree requirements: a minimum of thirty semester hours of
graduate credit, including a masters thesis of six to eight semester
hours, and a demonstration of competence in the discipline of military
art and science as evidenced by satin f actory performance on a general
comprehensive examination. These requirements may be altered only
with the approval of such association. The Secretary of the Army
shall report annually to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives the following information:
(1) the criteria which, must be met to entitle a student to award of
the degree, (2) whether such, criteria have changed sin any respect dur-
ing the reporting year, (3) the number of students in the most recent
resident course. graduating class, (4) thy, number of such students who
were enrolled in the master of military art and science program, and
(5) the number of students successfully completing the master of mili-
tary art and science program."; and
(2) by adding the following new item at the end of the analysis
of such-chapter:
4314. United States Army Command and General Staff College degree."
(b) The Commandant of the United States Army Command and
General Staff College may confer the degree of master of military
art and science upon graduates of the c97lege who have completed the
requirements for that degree since 196/. but prior to the enactment of
this Act; but the number of such degrees awarded for such period
may not exceed two hundred."
709. (a) The Congress finds that the defense posture of the
United States may be seriously compromised if goods, technology, and
industrial techniques which have been developed in whole or in part
as a direct or indirect result of research and development programs
or procurement programs financed in whole or in part with funds
authorized by this or any other Act authorizing funds for the De-
partnaent of Defense are exported to a controlled country without an
adequate and knowledgeable assessment having been made to deter-
'nine whether the export of such goods, technology, and techniques
will significantly increase the present or potential military capability
of any such country. It is the purpose of this section, therefore, to
provide for such an assessment, to insure notice of proposed exports
to the Secretary of Defense, and to authorize the Secretary of De-
fense to review the proposed export of aoods.technology, or industrial
techniques to any such country whenever he 'has reason to believe that
the export of such goods, technology, or techniques will significantly
increase the military capability of such country.
(b) Effective upon enactment Of tide section, any application for
the export of any goods, technology, or industrial techniques described
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in subsection (a) shall, before being eligible for export to a controlled
country, be reviewed and assessed by the Secretary of Defense for the
purpose of determining whether the export of such goods, technology,
or techniques will significantly increase the present or potential mili-
tary capability of such country.
(c) If the Secretary of Defense determines, of ter his review and
assessment, that the export of such foods, technology or industrial
techniques will in his judgment significantly increase the present or
potential military capability of any controlled country, he shall rec-
ommend to the President that the application for export be disap-
proved. In any case in which the President disagrees with a recom-
mendation made by the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the export
of such goods, technology, or techniques to a controlled country, the
President shall submit to the Congress a statement indicating his dis-
agreement with the Secretary of Defense together with the recom-
mendation of the Secretary of Defense. The application for the export
of any such goods, technology, or techniques may be approved after
submission by the President of his statement and the recommendation
of the Secretary of Defense to the Congress and 60 days of continuo us
session of the Congress has elapsed following such submission unless
within such 60 day period Congress has adopted a concurrent resolu-
tion disapproving the application for the export of such goods, tech-
nology, or techniques.
(d) As used in this section (1) the term, "controlled country" means
the Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechoslo-
vakia, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), and such
other countries as may be designated by the Secretary of Defense, and
(2) the term "days of continuous session of the Congress" shall not
include days on which either House of Congress is not in session be-
cause of an adjournment of more than three days.
(e) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a written
report on his implementation of this section not later than 30 days
after the close of each quarter of each fiscal year. Each such report
shall, among other things, identify each instance in which the Secre-
tary recommended to the President that exports be disapproved and
the action finally taken by the executive branch on the matter.
TITLE VIII--NUCLEAR POTVEI EI) NAVY
Sic. 801. It is the policy of the United States of America to mod-
ernize the strike forces of the United States l'avy by the construction
of nuclear powered major combatant vessels and to provide for an ade-
quate industrial base for the research, development, design, construc-
tion, operation, and maintenance for such vessels. New construction
major combatant vessels for the strike forces of the United States
Navy authorized subsequent to the date of the enactment p f this Act
becomes law shall be nuclear powered, except as provided in this title.
Ssc. 802. For the purposes of this title, the term "major combatant
vessels for the strike forces of the United States Navy" means-
(1) combatant submarines for strategic or tactical missions, or
both;
(2) combatant vessels intended to operate in combat in aircraft
carrier task groups (that is, aircraft carriers and the cruisers,
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frigates, and destroyers which accompany aircraft carriers); and
(3) those types of combatant vessels referred to in clauses (1)
and (0) above designed for independent combat missions where
essentially unlimited high speed endurance will be of significant
military value.
Scc. 803. The Secretary of Defense ahall submit to Congress each
calendar year, at the same time the President submits the budget to
Congress under section 001 of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921
(31 U.S.C. 11), a written report regarding the application' of nuclear
propulsion, to major combatant vessel,? for the strike forces of the
United States Navy. The report shah.! identify contract placement
dates for their construction and shall identify the apartment of De-
fense Five Year Defense Program for construction of nuclear powered
major combatant vessels for the strike forces of the United, States Navy.
SFr 804. All requests for authorisations or appropriations from
Congress for major combatant vesseh; for the strike forces of the
United States Navy shall be for construction of nuclear powered ma-
jor combatant ve:+sels for such forces unless and until the President
has fully advised the Congress that construction of nuclear powered
vessels for such purpose is not in the national interest. Such report of
the President to the Congress shall include for consideration by Con-
gress can alternate program of nuclear powered ships with appropriate
design, cost, and schedule information.
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Defense Appropriation
Authorization Act, 1975".
And the Senate agree to the same.
JOHN C. CTENNIS,
STUART SYMINCTON,
ITENRY M. JACKSON,
IIOWARD W. CANNON,
TrIOM AS J. MCINTYRE,
STROM TuIJII'VIONTD,
JO ISN G. TONER,
PETER 11. DOMINICK,
BARRY GOLDINTATFR,
Malta 7ers on the Part of the Senate.
F. EDW. I]CEBERT,
MELVIN PRICE,
O. C. FISHER.
CIIAr,:LES E. BENNETT,
SAMUEL STRATTON,
WILLIAM G. BRAY,
L. C. ARENDS,
BOB WILSON,
CHARLES S. GUBSER,
Managers on the Part of the House.
JOI XT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMIT-
TEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the house and the Senate at the con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 14592) an act to authorize appropria-
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tions during the fiscal year 1975 for procurement of aircraft, missiles,
naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons,
and research, development, test and evaluation for the Armed Forces,
and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty
component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of
the Armed Forces and of civilian personnel of the Department of De-
fense, and to authorize the military training student loads 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-PROCUREMENT
In Title I of the bill, procurement, there were numerous items in dis-
agreement between the House bill and the Senate amendment thereto.
Twenty-,six of these items were procurements designated for the
Military Assistance Service Funded (MASF) program for militar}
assistance to Southeast Asia. Of the total authorizations in Title I,
$287.4 million had been requested by the Department of Defense for
MASF programs. The House authorized a total of $263.9 million. The
Senate amendment reduced Title I by the amount of $287.4 million but
authorized $212.3 million in requested MASF procurement and pro-
vided that amount under Title VII of the bill. Title VII authorizes to
be appropriated as a single appropriation, funds to support South
Vietnamese military forces.
Both the House bill and the Senate amendment thereto had provided
for the MASF account to be administered as a single fund. The Senate
amendment, however, provided for establishment of a separate appro-
priation and account for MASF and for authorizing under Title VII
those portions of the procurement requiring authorizations which were
related to MASF. The House conferees accepted the Senate, language
of Title VII relating to MASF, including the earmarking of funds for
procurement of weapons systems in that title. The Senate conferees
agreed to accept the total of $263.8 million for procurement items re-
lating to MASF as contained in the House bill, the total to be trans-
ferred to Title VII.
A transfer of $263.9 million, therefore, was made from Title I as
contained in the House bill and a like amount is consequently provided
under Title VII in the conference report.
As a concomitant of this, the conferees agreed on an adjusted total
authorization ceiling in Title VII of $1.0 billion for support of.the
South Vietnamese military forces in Fiscal Year 1975. The house bill
had originally contained $1.126 million and the Senate amendment had
contained $900 million for this authorization. The $263.8 million au-
thorized for procurement in Title VII represents that part of the $1.0
billion authorization for South Vietnamese support which, in accord-
ance with 10 U.S.C. 138, requires specific authorization in procure-
ment legislation.
In connection with the procurement items specifically authorized
in the MASF account, the conferees agreed that if the Department of
Defense finds it advantageous to reobligate funds for the F-5E pro-
curement program during Fiscal Year 1975, it may do so from within
the $263.9 million authorized for procurement. However, such a de-
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cision regarding the F-5E program w'11 require a prior approval re-
programing application for this purpose which must be approved by
the four cognizant Committees. The Department of Defense had pre-
viously advised the Committee on Arred Services of the Senate and
House of Representatives that the Department had deobligated $51.9
million of a $65.0 million contract involving F-5E airframes. Ap-
parently this decision was made by the Department because of a
change in priorities in the MASF program for FY-1974 when the
Department of Defense elected to use approximately $51 million of
MASF funds to support the Military Assistance Program. Since the
Department wishes to retain the option of going forward with the
F-5E contract for these aircraft in Fiscal Year 1975, the conferees
agreed to this arrangement provided that the funds are reprogramed
from within the $263.9 million authorized for MASF procurement
during FY-1975.
TITLE I-PROCUREMENT
AIRCRA1i'T
ARMY
All-IQ attack helicopter
The House bill contained $27.5 million for 21 All-1Q attack heli-
copters. The Senate amendment provided $15 million for six helicop-
ters, a reduction of $12.5 million and 15 helicopters from the House
bill. The Senate took the position that these 15 helicopters would not
be delivered until 1977 and would not require funding until Fiscal
Year 1976.
The Department of Defense expressed concern that if funds were
not available early in fiscal year 19'1'6, there would be a break in the
production line, resulting in cost increases and delays.
The conferees agreed that there should be no break in the produc-
tion. The House conferees, therefore, reluctantly receded with the
specific understanding that included in the authorization are long-
lead funds for the required 15 additional helicopters. The conferees
further agreed that early release of these funds for the, 15 additional
helicopters was authorized.
The House recedes.
Modification of aircraft -
The House bill authorized $160.5 million for modification of air-
craft, a reduction of $4.5 million from the Army request. The Senate
amendment contained $158.3 million, a reduction of $2.2 million from
the House amount.
The Army informed the conference committee that the $2.2 million
was no longer required.
The House recedes.
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
A-4M Light attack Skyhawk
The House authorized $57.3 million for the procurement of 24
A-4Ms, and $2.2 million for advanced procurement. The Senate amend-
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ment approved only the $2.2 million advanced procurement and recom-
mended that these 24 aircraft be funded in fiscal year 1976,
The Senate conferees pointed out that the fiscal year 1974 supple-
mental contained 24 A-4Ms which will not be delivered until calendar
year 1976, at the same time as the 24 requested in the fiscal year 1975
bill. The Senate conferees further noted that already approved A-4Ms,
plus others for foreign sale, will result in a high production rate late
in calendar year 1976, followed by a complete shutdown of line in
calendar year 1977 under the proposed program. While concerned for
the adequacy of Marine Corps aircraft, the House conferees agreed
that the Senate position could result in a more even and orderly
monthly production rate.
The House recedes. The amount authorized is $2.2 million.
A-7E Corsair II
The Navy request for fiscal year 1975 was $138.2 million for 34
A-7E airplanes and $3.8 million for advanced procurement. The House
bill approved the entire request. The Senate amendment reduced the
aircraft request by $7.5 million, and approved the authorization for
advanced procurement.
The Senate reduction was made because that $7.5 million is available
to apply to the current request because of a change in the fiscal year
1974 appropriation for the A-7E program.
The House recedes. The amount authorized is $130.7 million for 34
planes, and $3.8 million for advanced procurement.
1?-14A Tomcat
The Navy request for fiscal year 1975 contained $639.3 million for
the procurement of 50 F--14A's and $70 million for advanced procure-
ment. The House approved the entire request.
The Senate amendment reduced the fiscal year 1975 request for
procurement, including advanced procurement, to $687.3 million, a
reduction of $22 million. The Senate rationale was that the sale of 30
F-14's to Iran would reduce the procurement cost by that amount.
The house recedes. The amount authorized is $617.3 million for 50
airplanes and $70 million for advanced procurement.
AH-1J Sea Cobra
The Navy's original request was for $24.9 million to purchase 20
All-IJ's and $3.9 million for advanced procurement. The House bill
included the entire amount, but the Senate amendment reduced the
authorization by $5.4 million and 6 aircraft.
The Senate conferees maintained that because of slippage in the
production schedule, 6 of the requested aircraft would not require
funding until fiscal year 1976. Therefore, the 6 aircraft could be de-
ferred until next year's request.
The House recedes. The amount authorized is $19.5 million for 14
helicopters and $3.9 million for advanced procurement.
T-34 trainer
The original Navy request was $3.5 million for the modification of
2 T-34B aircraft to T-34C configuration. Study by the House commit-
tee revealed that 18 new T-34C aircraft could be purchased for a total
of $7 million. The House bill, therefore, authorized $7 million for 18
new aircraft. The House conferees were adamant that it was more cost-
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effective to procure the 18 new aircraft than to modify just 2 18-year-
old 'r-34B aircraft at half the cost.
Further, the committee of conference expects that the engines pro-
cured for use in the T-34C aircraft will be assembled in the United
States.
The Senate recedes.
Modifloation of aircraft
The House approved $335 million, a $3.5 million reduction from the
request, representing denial of the aforementioned. $3.5 million for the
T-34B. The Senate amendment reduced the authorization further by
$1.9 million.
The $4.9 million was to be utilized. for the OV-10 night gunship
modification. The conferees agreed to defer the OV-10 modification
until less costly modifications have been thoroughly evaluated.
The House recedes. The total amount authorized is $330.1 million.
Aircraft spares and repair parts
The House authorized $374.2 million, the amount requested, for air-
craft spares and repair parts. The Senate amendment reduced this
amount by $800,000, the amount for initial spares of the A-4M air-
planes which were eliminated by the ccnferees.
The House recedes.
A-7D attack aircraft
The House bill contained $100.1 million for the procurement of 24
A-71) aircraft for the purpose of fu ther modernization of the Air
National Guard.
There was no similar provision in the Senate amendment.
The Senate conferees agreed to the House action, recognizing the
addition was merely the continuation of a program started by the Sen-
ate in the fiscal year 1974 authorization bill.
The Senate recedes.
A-10 close air support aircraft
The House bill contained $140.3 million for the procurement of 26
A-10 aircraft, plus $28.9 million for advanced procurement, the
amounts requested. The Senate amendment increased the request by 4
airplanes and $18.9 million, reflecting a transfer of 4 aircraft from
M %D to the procurement account. The Senate amendment also con-
tained a restriction that the funds authorized he available only for the
procurement of A-10's or A-7D's, based on the winner of the flyoff
between these airplanes.
The Deputy Secretary of Defense wrote to the Senate Tactical Air-
Power Subcommittee on June. 20, 1974, certifying that the A-10 was
the winner of the comparative evaluation and the flyoff results vali-
dated the Air Force request for initial A-10 production.
After lengthy discussion, the House, conferees receded on the dollar
authorization and the Senate conferees receded on the restrictive lan-
guage. The amounts authorized are $159.2 million for the procurement
of 34 airplanes and $28.9 million for ads=anted procurement.
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Is'-3A AIVACS
The original procurement request for the AWACS was $494.4 mil-
lion for 12 airplanes and $21 million for advanced procurement. The
House authorized $247.2 million for the procurement of 6 airplanes
and $10.5 million for advanced procurement. The Senate authorized
the full amount requested. Both houses authorized $34.4 million for
initial spares. Further, the Senate amendment contained language
which stated that the procurement funds would be available only after
certification by the Secretary of Defense on the capability of AWACS
to perform its mission and upon completion of further testing in the
November-December 1974 time frame.
After extensive discussion, the Senate conferees reluctantly agreed
to a 6-aircraft buy but with an increase of $81.5 million in the amount
authorized to assure adequate funding. The Senate conferees also in-
sisted that these aircraft be delivered at a one-a-month rate to protect
the current contract delivery schedule.
The Senate recedes. The amount authorized is $328.7 million for
aircraft and $42 million for advanced procurement.
The Senate recedes on the Senate language.
F-111 F
The House bill contained $205.5 million for the procurement of 12
F-111F airplanes. The Senate amendment contained on identical pro-
vision, plus an additional $15 million for advanced procurement. The
House conferees agreed that advanced procurement funds are neces-
sary for a fiscal year 1976 procurement of F-111F aircraft.
The House recedes.
F-15
The budget request was for $756.9 million for procurement of 72
F-15 aircraft. Both the House and the Senate approved the full. re-
quest, and the Senate report commented on the desirability of holding
F-15 production at the 9 per month rate which will be obtained by the
end of the FY 1974 funded delivery period. The Senate report recom-
mended that the FY 1975 airplanes be delivered in an 8 month period
in order to maintain an even monthly production rate.
The conferees agreed with the rationale on production rate expressed
by the Senate and specifically authorize an accelerated delivery of the
FY 1975 F-15 program.
Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) modification
The House authorized $25.0 million of a requested $132.9 million fo'
the initiation of the CRAF modification program in FY-1975. The
Senate deleted the entire amount.
The $25.0 million authorized by the House would have permitted
initiation of the CRAF modification program. This amount would
have included funds sufficient to modify two wide-bodied aircraft
(one B-747 and one DC-10) and also would have permitted payment
of non-reoccurring costs associated with beginning production (engi-
neering, design, tooling, kit fabrication). Finally, these funds would
have also permitted payment to the airlines for offset costs associated
with modification and lost revenues due to increased operating weight,
etc.
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The Senate was adamant in its opposition to initiating this program
and was of the view that the Department should re-evaluate any air-
lift requirement; before going forward with this program.
In view of the adamant position o-F the Senate conferees, the House
conferees reluctantly receded. In receding from its position, the
House and Senate conferees did, however, concur in the recognition
of the need to improve overall strategic airlift capability. Therefore,
to this end, the Air Force is directed to affirm overall strategic airlift
requirements and capabilities, including the contribution of CRAF to
determine how to best effect such im-orovements.
The House recedes.
Other production charges
The House approved $126.7 million, the amount requested. Of this
total, $1.2 million was transferred to Title VII of the bill and $22.6
million for the ALQ-119 ECM pods.
The Senate also deleted $22.6 milLon for the ALQ-119 ECM pods
pointing out that an improved ALQ--131 pod would also be procured
in fiscal year 1975. The House confer>es held that, denial of the ALQ-
119 authorization would cause a break in the ECM pod production
line and that the improved pod is still under development and may not
be ready for the scheduled production.
The Senate recedes. The amount authorized is $125.5 million.
C-.141 Stretch
The Senate had approved $31.0 million for the stretch and refueling
modification of the C-141. The Hous? , did not authorize this program.
The Senate conferees pointed out that $31.0 million was the mini-
mum amount required to initiate the C-141 modification program
which will produce a prototype of the stretched C-141 and validate
the technical feasibility of such a modification. The Senate conferees
were of the view that the stretch C-141 is the most feasible and im-
mediately attainable method of enhancing the military airlift capa-
bility of the. Department of Defense.
The House recedes.
Aircraft spares and repair parts
The House bill authorized $786.3 million for spare parts. The Sen-
ate bill authorized $700.8 million for the same purpose.
After transfer of that portion of the aircraft spares and repair
parts attributable to the MASF program, the conferees agreed to ad-
just the Senate authorization for pare parts for the C7 .>/C-141 pro-
gram to $17.2 million and $4.8 million for the A-7 program, for a new
revised total of $722.8 million.
The House recedes with an amendm-.nt.
TOW antitank missile
The House approved $107.1 million, the amount requested by the
Department, for the procurement of TOW missiles and launchers.
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The Senate reduced this figure to $104.6 million, a reduction of $2.5
million-$2.0 million for TOW missile launchers and $500,000 for
TOW missiles which are part of Support of South Vietnamese Mili-
tary Forces transferred to Title VII, Section 701, of the bill.
The House recedes.
Phoenix missile
The House bill contained $94.7 million, the amount requested, for
procurement of Phoenix missiles. The Senate amendment reduced the
authorization by $1.5 million since sale of Phoenix missiles to Iran has
reduced the cost of the missiles to be bought by the Navy in Fiscal
Year 1975 by this amount.
The House recedes.
Bulldog missile
The Senate amendment contained a $23.1 million authorization for
the procurement of BULLDOG close air support missiles for the
Marine Corps. The House bill did not have a similar provision. No
funds were requested for this program. The Director of Defense Re-
search and Engineering had rejected the Navy's request for production
funding in favor of development of a laser-guided version of the Air
Force MAVERICK, it was learned.
The Senate conferees pointed out that a laser-guided MAVERICK
had not begun engineering development by the time the Senate acted
on the bill. The BULLDOG has completed R&D and all of its required
operational testing with outstanding results, and the missile is ready
for production. A total of $16.8 million was expended in R&D on the
pro ct.
The Senate conferees recommended procurement of BULLDOG
missiles for the Marine Corps as an interim inventory of laser-guided
close air support missiles, pending availability of a laser-guided
MAVERICK at some time in the future.
After considerable discussion, the House and Senate conferees agreed
to an authorization of $15.4 million, a reduction of $7.7 million, for
the procurement of half the number of missiles proposed by the
Senate.
The House recedes with an amendment, and the Senate agrees to
same.
Harpoon
The House had approved the Defense Department's request of $78.2
million for the procurement of HARPOON missiles.
The Senate amendment reduced the number of missiles authorized
by the House, by a reduction of $7.7 million, on the rationale that the
planned production rate of the HARPOON missile was too rapid in
the early part of the program.
The House conferees position was that the HARPOON system is
needed on an urgent basis to overcome significant deficiencies in the
Navy's ability to counter ship, aircraft and submarine launch plat-
forms. The House conferees pointed out that the program is on sched-
ule and within program cost.
The Senate recedes.
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Maverick (AGM-65)
The House approved the original authorization request of $88.0 mil-
lion. The Senate reduced the program by $30.3 million, which repre-
sented the advance buy funds for Fiscal Year 1976, on the basis, that
current program. deliveries should be stretched over Fiscal Year 1976
to prevent a surge in the production rate followed by a slow-down. The
House conferees position was that stretching the contract will neces-
sitate, renegotiation with the contractor and concomitant increases in
the price of the missiles. The advance buy funds will allow continuing
the production towards attaining the requirement without a costly gap
or stretch which could cost an additional $26.0 to $50.0 million.
After discussion, the Senate conferees agreed to the House amount
except as to $7.9 million representing long lead funding for Fiscal
Year. 1976.
The Conference Committee approved an authorization of $80.1
million.
Modifications for in-service missiles
The House authorized the full request of $49.0 million. The. Senate
reduced the Air Force modification program funds $8.1 million by
reducing the AIM-9J modification funds from $14.5 million to $6.4
million on the basis that the Air Force had only a quarter of the
planned number of "B" version SIDEWINDER missiles in inventory
for this modification.
The 1-louse recedes. The amount authorized is $40.9 million.
Minuteman
The House authorized the full request of $312.0 million. The Senate
amendment, reduced the total by $13.6 million, the amount for the
fore, the dollar reductions.
for the Operational Base Launch (OBL) tests From Montana to the
Pacific Ocean. The Senate's reduction is in accordance with a Senate
provision in-Title VII of the Senate amendment prohibiting funds
authorized in this Act from being used for flight tests of the MINUTE-
MAN missile except from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The
House conferees agreed to the Senate language restriction and, there-
fore, the dollar reductions.
The House recedes.
Spares and repair parts
The House authorized the full request of $75.1 million for Missile
Spares and Repair Parts. The Senate reduced this amount by $2.0
million, which would have been used for the procurement of spares
and repair parts associated with the MINUTEMAN Operational Base
Launch (OBL) tests from Montana to the Pacific Ocean.
The House recedes.
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TO Th missile
The House approved $30.8 million, the amount requested by the
Marine Corps, for the procurement of TOW antitank missiles. Th.0
Senate reduced this figure to $28.9 million, a reduction of $1.9 million,
as a result of a recalculation of funding requirements.
The House recedes.
Nuclear powered attack submarine (SSN)
The House authorized $502.5 million for 3 nuclear attack subma-
rines. The Senate amendment contained $335 million for 2 submarines.
The House conferees pointed out the necessity of maintaining a
steady program, especially in the construction of nuclear ships, and the
greatly increased reliance on submarines in naval operations.
The Senate recedes.
Sea control ship (SCS)
The House authorized $142.9 million for the lead sea control ship.
The Senate denied this amount since fiscal year 1974 funds of $29.3
million for design and long-lead procurement for the lead ship has
been held up by the Appropriations Committees.
The Senate conferees pointed out that because of this delay, the
sea control ship should not be placed under contract in fiscal year
1975.
The House conferees pointed out that the Navy had given up 47 per-
cent of its fleet in order to get new ships, and that this was the first
of the SCS class. The House conferees, therefore, believe strongly that
funding for this ship should not be withheld completely, and indicated
their desire to move forward with this class of ship.
The House reluctantly recedes on $126.9 million of the authoriza-
tion and the conferees agreed to an amount of $16 million for the sea
control ship.
Patrol frigate (PF)
The House bill authorized $436.5 million for 7 patrol frigates.
The Senate amendment authorized $186 million for 3 ships.
The House conferees stressed the desirability of authorizing these
ships in sufficient numbers to make it attractive to private shipbuilders,
and of not increasing program costs further by undue str etchout of
the procurement.
tion and the conferees agreed to an amount of $16 million for the sea
ten is still under development aild will require extensive additional
testing.
The Senate conferees were adamant and the House conferees agreed
to the 3-ship authorization.
The conferees direct that the contract for the 3 ships not be awarded
until such time as the Mark 92 system has satisfactorily completed the
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required test and evaluation. Upon completion of the test and evalu-
ation, the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House are
to be advised of the results, including all deficiencies, for review prior
to contract award for the fiscal year 1 a75 program.
The House reluctantly recedes.
Destroyer tender (AD)
The House authorized $116.7 million for 1 destroyer tender.
The Senate denied this amount.
The Senate conferees stated that other submarine and destroyer
tenders for which funds had earlier been authorized and appropriated
have not yet been put under contract.
The House conferees pointed out, however, that the destroyer
tenders were badly needed to support the new destroyer, the DD-963
class and the DLGN's.
The Senate recedes.
O ztt fitting and post deli very
The House authorized $60.8 million for outfitting and post delivery.
The Senate reduced this amount by $5.3 million.
The Senate conferees point out that $1.4 million was included for
the 2 patrol gunboats earlier removed from the program and that $3.9
million would not be needed for obligation this year.
The House recedes.
Authorisation by item for ship constnwtion
The House language sets forth the amounts cf money which are
authorized specifically and only for each program. The Senate amend-
ment did not include such language.
The House conferees pointed out the desirability of having better
congressional control over shipbuilding funds since in the past many
programs have been terminated and the funds transferred to other
programs without prior approval of the committees.
The Senate recedes.
M3OA1 turret trainer (M60111)
The House approved the original authorization request of $6.0 mil-
lion for the procurement of 34 M30A1 Turret Trainers. The Senate
reduced the program with Army concurrence to $4.5 million.
The House recedes.
MI1?AI armored personnel carrier
The House authorized $24.0 million for the procurement of MI13A1
Armored Personnel Carriers (APC). Of the amount authorized by
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the House, $9.4 million was for support of South Vietnamese Military
Forces and has been transferred to Title VII. The remaining $14.6
million was added by the House, at the request of the Army, in lieu
of the procurement authorization for the Armored Reconnaissance
Scout Vehicle (ARSV).
The Senate amendment did not include the $14.6 million.
It was the Senate position that the MI13A1 is not a satisfactory
reconnaissance/scout vehicle for the Army and that the Army should
wait until the overall study of the reconnaissance/scout vehicle re-
quirements were complete before investing any funds in the recon-
naissance/scout vehicle area.
The House conferees believe that a replacement of the gasoline-
operated M114 is necessary, and until a production decision on the
MICV is made, the M113 APCs are the best replacement to the M114
that the Army can get.
The conferees agreed on an authorization of $7.3 million for the
procurement of APCs for the Army in Title I of the bill.
OTHER WEAPONS
ARMY
Modification of weapons and other vehicles
The House approved $9.2 million, $2.3 million more than had been
originally requested, for modification of weapons and other vehicles.
The $2.3 million added by the House, at the Army's request, was to
provide additional modification kits for approximately 55 VULCAN
Air Defense Systems.
The Senate recedes.
M202A1 Launcher, incendiary rocket
The bill contained $2.6 million, the amount requested, for the pro-
curement of M202A1 Launchers and Incendiary Rockets. The Senate
reduced this amount to $1.7 million, a decrease of $900,000. The Sen-
ate's position was that $800,000 was to be utilized for Allied War
Reserves which were not adequately justified. The remaining $100,000
is for Support of South Vietnamese Military Forces and is transferred
to Title VII of the bill.
The House recedes.
M60 rachineggun, 7.62 mm,
The House approved $5.0 million, the amount requested, for the
procurement of 6,000 machine guns. The Senate amendment reduced
the amount to $1.0 million, and 1,237 machine guns. The Senate's posi-
tion was that $4.9 million was to procure machine guns for the Allied
War Reserves. The remaining $100,000 reduction is part of Support
of South Vietnamese Military Forces and is transferred to Title VII
of the bill.
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The House objected to the Senate reduction of 83.9 million to tbe-
Allied War Reserve on the basis that it is essential that the production
line for this weapon be kept open.
The Senate recedes. The total authorization is $4.9 million.
TITLE II-RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION
GENERAL
The Department of Defense requested authorization of 89,325,039,-
000 for the fiscal year 1975 Research, Development, Test, and Evalua-
tion appropriations.
The following table summarizes the Senate and house modifications
to the Research and Development budge: request :
FISCAL YEAR 1975 R.D.T. & E. SUMMARY
[In thousands of dolars[
Conference
Change from
Amount
House
Senate
----------- _
Army
1,985,976
1,878,397
1,883,216
1,948 068
1,878,397
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-4,819
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Navy
3,264,503
3,153,006
3,178,742
3,260,969
3,153, 006
_--- _
-25,736
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AirForce
3,518,860
3,459,760
3,389,470
3,451,470
3,389,517
-70,243
+47
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Defense agencies
528,700
485,500
509,E57
521,400
491,057
-4-5,557
-18,600
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Test and evaluation-------------
27, 000
25, 000
27, COO
27, 000
25,000
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-2,000
Total program-- .-. _-- 9,325,039 9,001,663
8, 988, (85
9, 208,907
8 936, 971
54, 686
-51,108
Reimbursements from foreign
military sales--------------------------------------
-35,(73
-35,673
-35,673
-35,673
- --------
Total budget authority--_-- 9,325,039 9,001,663
8,952,412
9,173, 234
8, 901, 304
-100, 359
-51,108
As shown, the conferees agreed on a total of $8,936,977,000 which
is $388,062,000 less than the amount requested. The program total is
further reduced by $35,673,000 which reflects reimbursements from
Foreign Military Sales resulting in a total net budget authority of
$8,901,304,000.
The details of the differences between the House bill and the Senate
amendment and the changes adopted by the conferees are reflected in
the following table:
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