The CHAIRMAN. All right. Outside the United States. The CHAIRMAN. Fifty-six? Mr. KELLEHER. Yes, sir. as follows: Following line 21, insert a new section SEC. 310. The last paragraph under the heading "Research and Development Command" in Title 3 of Public Law 161, 84th Congress (69 Stat. 342), is amended to read as follows: "Various locations: Research, development and operational facilities, including not more than $367,000 for an off-base roadway, approximately ten miles in length, in the vicinity of the Northbound Railway of Cape Canaveral, an auxiliary to Patrick Air Force Base, $20,000,000." The amendment made by this section is effective from March 1, 1956. The CHAIRMAN. What other amendment to this section? Mr. KELLEHER. Title 4 is next, Mr. Chairman, on page 57, following line The CHAIRMAN. Wait 1 minute. Mr. KELLEHER. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. We have to arrange some flexibility in reference to these houses. Mr. KELLEHER. That is later on, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. Oh, I see. All right, go ahead. Mr. KELLEHER. Page 57, at the end of line 4, insert the following language: The Secretary of Defense shall report in detail semiannually to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives with respect to the exercise of the authority granted by this title. The CHAIRMAN. Well, now, let use see. Mr. BENNETT. May I ask what the effect of that is? The CHAIRMAN. Let us see. Why not make that report to the Congress, instead of to the committees? Mr. KELLEHER. All right. The CHAIRMAN. Because we must get away from reporting to the committees. It is report to the Congress. I suggest we try to abandon that line of thought, of reporting to the committees, as rapidly as we can do so with propriety. Let the reports come to Congress and then they are automatically referred to the committee. Without object, that amendment is agreed to. Mr. KELLEHER. Page 58. Almost all of those figures will change for the totals, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. That is right. Mr. KELLEHER. I have them if you want them. The CHAIRMAN. Go ahead. Mr. KELLEHER. All right, sir. Page 59, at the beginning of line 24, prior to the word "The," insert the words "The Secretary of Defense and." The CHAIRMAN. All right. Without objection. Mr. KELLEHER. On page 64, following line 23, insert language relating to the 10-percent variation in housing, reading as follows: and (4) to the extent that any authorizations of subsections 104 (b), and 304 (b) of this act to construct housing at locations specified therein are not utilized, such authorization may be exercised to construct housing at other locations: Provided, That the total number of housing units to be constructed under the authority of this subsection may not exceed for any service 10 percent of the total number of units authorized in its subsection. The CHAIRMAN. Do you require a report? Mr. KELLEHER. No, sir. Mr. HUDDLESTON. Give us a report. The CHAIRMAN. I think it would be sound to put in there that he reports back to the Congress what is accomplished. In that way you can be posted of what is going on. Mr. KELLEHER. All right. Mr. DURHAM. We agreed to that. Mr. KELLEHER. Page 65, strike all of section 513. That would repeal title 6 of Public Law 155. The CHAIRMAN. Now members of the committee, that finishes the bill. But we have a very important amendment now that was brought in as a result of a long hearing by Mr. Brook's subcommittee with reference to armories, both Reserve and National Guard. Now let us read that amendment. Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman. (The amendment referred to is as follows:) ARMY RESERVE Batavia, New York: Training facilities, $171,000. Greenwood, South Carolina: Training facilities, $85,000. Saint Marys, Pennsylvania: Training facilities, $149,000. Sinton, Texas: Training facilities, $134,000. Stockton, California: Training facilities, $164,000. Warren, Ohio: Training facilities, $289,000. Weirton, West Virginia: Training facilities, $149,000. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES (ARMORY) Ackerman, Mississippi: Training facilities, $54,000. Chester, Pennsylvania: Training facilities, $206,000. Espanola, New Mexico: Training facilities, $57,000. Salem, South Dakota : Training facilities, $150,000. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES (NONARMORY) Augusta, Maine: Administrative facilities, $90,000. Camp Beauregard, Louisiana : Supply facilities, $325,000. Concord, New Hampshire: Supply facilities, $145,000. Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, Subcommittee No. 1 has completed hearings on H. R. 12369, to provide additional facilities necessary for the administration and training of units of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States, and has unanimously reported the bill with amendments. The chairman asked that the contents of the subcommittee bill, as reported, be included in the clean public works bill. As a consequence, the subcommittee bill will be a new title VI of that bill. I will take just a moment to refresh your memories concerning the construction of Reserve facilities. In 1950 the Congress enacted the National Defense Facilities Act, Public Law 783, 81st Congress, which, for the first time, provided general authorization for the construction of needed projects for training the Reserve components. Briefly, I can tell you that under the provisions of that law Reserve facilities may be constructed in two different ways. Army National Guard projects, exclusive of nonarmory projects, are provided as contributions from the Federal Government to the States on the basis of a 75-percent Federal contribution to a 25-percent contribution on the part of the several States. Nonarmory projects, Air National Guard and other Federal Reserve armories are constructed with 100 percent Federal funds. This law was a general authorization law, and the money was authorized for the Department of Defense and appropriations were made to the three military departments. Under the provisions of that law we have, through fiscal year 1958, authorized $580 million. One of the provisions of that law was the projects would be planned for construction by the Department of Defense only after consultation with the Armed Services Committees of the Congress. Last year when the subcommittee was considering additional authorizations under the authority of the National Defense Facilities Act it came to the conclusion that the time had come when the Department of Defense should submit line items so that the committees of Congress could be advised of the location and type of projects before the money was authorized, rather than after. Therefore, the committees, with the concurrence of the Bureau of the Budget, directed the Department to propose further legislation of this nature on a line item basis. As a consequence, H. R. 12369, which will be title VI of the military public works bill, is, for the first time, an authorization for the construction of Reserve facilities on a line item basis. As submitted by the Department the bill would have provided authorization for $30,140,000. The Naval Reserve, including the Marine Corps Reserve, would have received an authorization of $11,892,000, the Air Force Reserve, $6,272,000, and the Air National Guard, $11,976,000. No provisions were made for additional authorization for the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. The subcommittee reviewed the line items contained in the bill very carefully. It believes that the great majority of the line items were carefully and thoroughly explaned and are justified. We did reduce the total amount for Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard by approximately $1,120,000. This was done with the concurrence of the representatives of the military departments and the Department of Defense. The subcommittee reauthorized three additional Air National Guard projects, which does not add to the total authorization, inasmuch as these projects had been previously authorized by the Congress, but, since the Air National Guard appropriations are 1-year money, the projects would have been lost after June 30 of this year had we not reauthorized them. However, the subcommittee could not agree with the Department of Defense that the best interests of the Reserve components would be served by failing to authorize additional projects for the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. The Department of Defense argued that the Army National Guard presently has $17.7 million funded and unobligated authorization as of June 30, 1958, and that the Army Reserve has $30.8 million funded and unobligated authorization as of the same date. It was therefore contended that since these two Reserve components had these amounts of funded, unobligated authorizations their needs would be satisfied for fiscal year 1959, and no further authorizations for next year would be necessary. The subcommittee does not agree with this contention. In the first place, if we followed the Department of Defense reasoning we are requiring the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve to live on so-called "fat." I mean by this that the Department of Defense has restricted the facilities program for the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve in fiscal year 1958, and, as a consequnce, they still have funded and unobligated authorizations available to them. However, this is not the way to get the job done. It is a fact that of all the Reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve, have the greatest need for additional training facilities. For instance, the National Guard Bureau contends that of the total requirement of 2,780 armories there still is a deficiency of 764 armories to be built before the Army National Guard can complete its program. The Army Reserve is in even worse shape. Of the total requirement of 1,800 Army Reserve training centers only 717 have been constructed, leaving a deficiency of 1,083. In addition, the contrast between the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve and the other Reserve components becomes more apparent when we find that the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard are well along on their programs, and in the next 2 or 3 years, if given authorizations and appropriations similar to that which they have received in the past, will complete their programs, except for annual authorization for maintenance and necessary replacements. Insofar as the Army National Guard is concerned there is also for consideration the amount of funds which have been appropriated by the State legislatures. There is presently in excess of $35 million available from State funds as matching contributions for the construction of Army National Guard armories. At least some of this money will be lost if it is not used. The subcommittee believes the States have more than done their part under the provisions of the law in providing the necessary funds and it is now up to the Federal Government to do its part. As a consequence, the subcommittee asked the Department of the Army and the National Guard Bureau to provide it with a list of its most needed projects, not heretofore authorized. From this list the subcommittee agreed to authorize approximately $5 million for the Army National Guard for armory construction, together with approximately $1 million for nonarmory construction, and $5 million for Army Reserve armory construction. Let me emphasize that these projects for the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve were submitted to the subcommittee on a priority basis. The subcommittee did not pick and choose. Furthermore, the projects submitted by the National Guard Bureau have the further approval, on a priority basis, of the States concerned. The total amount of the bill, as reported by the subcommittee with amendments, is $39,958,000. This exceeds the original Department of Defense proposal by $9,818,000. Mr. Chairman, I submit that even with the subcommittee additions for the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve this is a modest authorization when the need for Reserve facilities is considered. Furthermore, I would remind you that last year the Congress authorized $80 million for Reserve facilities construction. Thus, we are authorizing for fiscal year 1959 less than half of the amount authorized for fiscal year 1958. Mr. Chairman, I move favorable consideration of the subcommittee report. Mr. Chairman, the Subcommittee No. 1 has taken up under your direction consideration of H. R. 12369, a copy of which is being given every member of the full committee at this time. H. R. 12369 is a bill to provide armory facilities or Reserve facilities for the several services-Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. |