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THE INTELLIGENCE APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 2880

Mr. COATS (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the bill (S.
922) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and
for other purposes; as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
Committee amendment to page 3, lines 18 through 21 of the
bill, insert the following:
(c) Scope of Schedule.--For fiscal year 1996, the Schedule
of Authorizations referred to in subsections (a) and (b) does
not include the Schedule of Authorizations for the Joint
Military Intelligence Programs (JMIP).
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SPECTER (AND KERREY) AMENDMENT NO. 28881

Mr. COATS (for Mr. Specter for himself and Mr. kerrey) proposed an
amendment to the bill S. 922, supra; as follows:

On page 11, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 309. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE
APPROPRIATED FOR THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1996.
The total amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 1996 for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) shall
be reduced by an amount equal to the amount by which
appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
1996 are reduced to reflect the availability of funds
appropriated prior to fiscal year 1996 that have accumulated
in the carry forward accounts for that Office.
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SPECTER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2882

Mr. COATS (for Mr. Specter, for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bryan, and
Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 922, supra; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following
new section:

SEC. 310. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE
OFFICE.

(a) Limitation.--No funds are authorized to be carried over
into FY 1997 or subsequent years for the programs, projects,
and activities of the National Reconnaissance Office in
excess of the amount necessary to provide for the ongoing
mission of the NRO for one month.''
(b) Management Review.--(1) The Inspector General for the
Central Intelligence Agency and the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense shall jointly undertake a comprehensive
review of the financial management of the National
Reconnaissance Office to evaluate the effectiveness of
policies and internal controls over the budget of the
National Reconnaissance Office, including the use of forward
funding, to ensure that National Reconnaissance Office funds
are used in accordance with the policies of the Director of
Central Intelligence and the Department of Defense, the
guidelines of the National Reconnaissance Office, and
congressional direction.
(2) The review required by paragraph (1) shall--
(A) determine the quality of the development and
implementation of the budget process within the National
Reconnaissance Office at both the comptroller and directorate
level;
(B) assess the advantages and disadvantages of the use of
incremental versus full funding for contracts entered into by
the National Reconnaissance Office;
(C) assess the advantages and disadvantages of the National
Reconnaissance Office's use of forward funding;
(D) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office
defines, identifies, and justifies forward funding
requirements;
(E) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office tracks
and manages forward funding;
(F) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office plans
to comply with congressional direction regarding forward
funding;
(G) determine whether or not a contract entered into by the
National Reconnaissance Office has ever encountered a
contingency which required the utilization of more than 30
days of forward funding;
(H) consider the proposal by the Director of Central
Intelligence for the establishment of a position of a Chief
Financial Officer, and assess how the functions to be
performed by that officer would enhance the financial
management of the National Reconnaissance Office; and
(I) make recommendations, as appropriate, to improve
control and management of the budget process of the National
Reconnaissance Office.
(3) The President shall submit a report to the appropriate
committees of the Congress setting forth the findings of the
review required by paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, with an interim report
provided to those committees not later than 45 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Report.--(1) Not later than January 30, 1996, the
President shall submit a report to the appropriate committees
of the Congress on a proposal to subject the budget of the
intelligence community to greater oversight by the Executive
branch of Government.
(2) Such report shall include--
(A) consideration of establishing by statute a financial
control officer for the National Reconnaissance Office, other
elements of the intelligence community and for the
intelligence community as a whole; and
(B) recommendations for procedures to be used by the Office
of Management and Budget for review of the budget of the
National Reconnaissance Office.
(d) Definitions.--As used in this section:
(1) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given to the term in section 3(4)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
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SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 2883

Mr. COATS (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 922,
supra; as follows:

On page 11, strike lines 17 through 21 and insert the
following:

SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT.

(a) Extension of Authority.--Section 2(f) of the Central
Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C.
403-4(f)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and
inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
(b) Remittance of Funds.--Section 2 of the Central
Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C.
403-4) is amended

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by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
``(i) Remittance of Funds.--The Director shall remit to the
Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of
the United States to the credit of the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund (in addition to any other
payments which the Director is required to make under
subchapter III of chapter 83 and subchapter II of chapter 84
of title 5, United States Code), an amount equal to 15
percent of the final basic pay of each employee who, in
fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999, retires voluntarily
under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of such title or resigns
and to whom a voluntary separation incentive payment has been
or is to be paid under this section.''.
At the end of title V of the bill, add the following new
section:

SEC. 504. ENHANCEMENT OF CAPABILITIES OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE
STATIONS.

(a) Authority.--(1) In addition to funds otherwise
available for such purpose, the Secretary of the Army is
authorized to transfer or reprogram funds for the enhancement
of the capabilities of the Bad Aibling Station and the
Menwith Hill Station, including improvements of facility
infrastructure and quality of life programs at both
installations.
(2) The authority of paragraph (1) may be exercised
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(b) Funding.--Funds available for the Army for operations
and maintenance for any fiscal year shall be available to
carry out subsection (a).
(c) Congressional Notification.--Whenever the Secretary of
the Army determines that an amount to be transferred or
reprogrammed under this section would cause the total amounts
transferred or reprogrammed in that fiscal year to exceed
$1,000,000, the Secretary shall notify in advance the Select
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on
National Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and provide a justification for the
increased expenditure.
(d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to modify or obviate existing law or practice with
regard to the transfer or reprogramming of substantial sums
of money from the Department of the Army to the Bad Aibling
or Menwith Hill Stations.
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MIKULSKI AMENDMENT NO. 2884

Mr. COATS (for Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the bill S.
922, supra; as follows:

On page 10, line 7, after ``(22 U.S.C. 4008),'' insert
``and to provide for other personnel review systems,''.
On page 10, at the end of line 10 add the following new
sentence: ``The report shall also contain a description and
analysis of voluntary separation incentive proposals,
including a waiver of the two-percent penalty reduction for
early retirement.''

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