H R 5011 in Congressional Session 107

Official Summary

 

Bill Number : H R 5011

 

Title : Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

 

SUMMARY AS OF:
10/9/2002--Conference report filed in House.    (There are 4 other summaries) Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2003 - Appropriates funds for FY 2003 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD), namely: (1) military construction (including specified rescissions) 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 and related operation and maintenance for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (4) family housing construction (including specified rescissions) 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. 121)

Prohibits any entity from expending funds appropriated by this Act unless such entity agrees to comply with the Buy American Act.

(Sec. 122)

Expresses the sense of Congress that entities receiving assistance under this Act should expend such assistance only on American-made equipment and products.

(Sec. 124)

Prohibits this Act's funds from being obligated for Partnership for Peace programs in the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union.

(Sec. 126)

Authorizes the transfer of DOD funds for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966.

(Sec. 131)

Requires the amounts requested in the defense budget materials submitted to Congress for any fiscal year after 2003 for environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities with respect to military installations approved for closure or realignment under the base closure laws to accurately reflect the anticipated costs of such activities in that fiscal year.

Votes

Title : Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
Votes in the US Senate
Roll NumberVote DateQuestionDescriptionVote Result
1812002-07-18On Passage of the BillH.R. 5011, as amended ; Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2003Passed
Votes in the US House
Roll NumberVote DateQuestionDescriptionVote Result
2772002-06-27On Passage Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003P
4582002-10-10On Agreeing to the Conference Report Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003P

Sponsors

 
Congressional Sponsors of H R 5011
 
Bill Number : H R 5011
Title : Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hobson, David L. [OH-7] (introduced 6/25/2002)      
COSPONSOR(S): ****NONE****

Other Info

Bill Number : H R 5011
Title : Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
 
 
ALL ACTIONS:
 
6/25/2002 5:54pm:The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-533, by Mr. Hobson.
 
6/25/2002 5:54pm:Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 323.
 
6/26/2002 7:28pm:Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 462 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5011 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides that H. Res. 421 be laid upon the table.
 
6/27/2002 5:53pm:Rule H. Res. 462 passed House.
 
6/27/2002 5:54pm:Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 462. (consideration: CR H4143-4154; text of measure as reported in House: CR H4151-4153)
 
6/27/2002 5:54pm:Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5011 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides that H. Res. 421 be laid upon the table.
 
6/27/2002 5:55pm:House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 462 and Rule XXIII.
 
6/27/2002 5:55pm:The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as Chairman of the Committee.
 
6/27/2002 5:55pm:GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5011.
 
6/27/2002 6:12pm:The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5011.
 
6/27/2002 6:13pm:The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
 
6/27/2002 6:13pm:The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
 
6/27/2002 6:36pm:On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 426 - 1 (Roll no. 277).
 
6/27/2002 6:36pm:Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
 
6/28/2002:Received in the Senate.
 
7/8/2002:Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
 
7/17/2002:Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6931-6934)
 
7/17/2002:Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.2709.
 
7/17/2002:The bill was read a third time by Unanimous Consent.
 
7/18/2002:Passed Senate in lieu of S.2709 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 3. Record Vote Number: 181. (consideration: CR S6972-6976)
 
7/18/2002:Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Feinstein; Inouye; Johnson; Landrieu; Reid; Byrd; Hutchison; Burns; Craig; DeWine; Stevens.
 
7/18/2002:Message on Senate action sent to the House.
 
7/18/2002:See also S. 2709.
 
9/10/2002 10:52am:Mr. Hobson asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
 
9/10/2002 10:53am:On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6137)
 
9/10/2002 10:54am:Mr. Olver moved that the House instruct conferees.
 
9/10/2002 10:54am:DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct on H.R. 5011. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the higher of House or Senate funding levels, with regard to funding for planning, design, construction, alterations and improvements of military facilities; including environmental remediation, barracks, hospitals, childcare facilities and family housing.
 
9/10/2002 10:54am:On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.
 
9/10/2002 10:54am:Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
 
9/10/2002 10:54am:The Speaker appointed conferees: Hobson, Walsh, Miller, Dan, Aderholt, Granger, Goode, Skeen, Vitter, Young (FL), Olver, Edwards, Farr, Boyd, Dicks, and Obey.
 
10/9/2002 4:39pm:Conference report H. Rept. 107-731 filed. (text of conference report: CR H7345-7375)
 
10/9/2002:Conferees agreed to file conference report.
 
10/10/2002 7:44am:Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 578 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 5011 with 1 hour of general debate.
 
10/10/2002:Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
 
10/10/2002 4:38pm:Rule H. Res. 578 passed House.
 
10/10/2002 4:39pm:Mr. Hobson brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-731 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 578. (consideration: CR H7813-7818)
 
10/10/2002 4:39pm:DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 5011.
 
10/10/2002 4:41pm:The previous question was ordered without objection.
 
10/10/2002 5:09pm:Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
 
10/10/2002 5:09pm:On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 0 (Roll no. 458).
 
10/11/2002:Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR
 
10/10/2002 S10396-10397)
 
10/11/2002:Message on Senate action sent to the House.
 
10/11/2002:Cleared for White House.
 
10/18/2002:Presented to President.
 
10/23/2002:Signed by President.
 
10/23/2002:Became Public Law No: 107-249.