Senator SYMINGTON. In any case, it has become a political issue and the Navy is willing to consider making additional compromises, but they first believe they should study the matter further; is that correct? Mr. GRIMES. Well, the Navy will comply fully with the agreement made in January, which was to continue studying alternatives. We will also comply with the directives of the Secretary of Defense to provide him with options by the end of 1972 so that he can make a decision on where to relocate Navy training activities on Culebra not later than January of 1975. And as that was further clarified, "The Navy training activities on Culebra are to be transferred by June 1975, unless, a reversal of the situation occurs because of (1) the collective wishes of the Culebrans themselves; (2) action by the Congress; or (3) the President's future assessment of national security demands." Senator SYMINGTON. Could I ask off the record? (Off the record discussion.) Senator SYMINGTON. Back on the record. In spite of the concessions that you have already made in an effort to resolve the problem, you are willing to make a further study of any possible additional adjustments that can be made, but you cannot have that additional study completed the way you believe it should be completed until-what was the date? Mr. GRIMES. It will be difficult to meet the deadline set by the Secretary of Defense, and that is to give him options so that he can make a decision by the end of 1972. But I can guarantee that we will give the Secretary options by that time. Senator SYMINGTON. Thank you, Mr. Grimes. The hearing is adjourned. (Whereupon, at 3:25 p.m., the hearing was adjourned.) MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1972 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1971 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 9:30 a.m. in room S-126, the Capitol, Hon. Mike Mansfield (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Mansfield, Proxmire, Percy, Ellender, Young, and Symington. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT OF COL. WILLIAM P. GARDINER, CHIEF OF CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, OFFICE, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR LOGISTICS ACCOMPANIED BY: MAJ. GEN. CLARENCE J. LANG, COMMANDER, MILITARY TRAF- MAJ. GEN. J. A. KJELLSTROM, DIRECTOR OF ARMY BUDGET, BRIG. GEN. L. J. HACKETT, DIRECTOR, RESOURCES MANAGE- LT. COL. R. H. BARTON, CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, OFFICE, W. M. LOCKWOOD, CHIEF, INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT OF COL. J. R. LOOME, DIRECTOR, BUDGET AND MANPOWER, SAFE- SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEDURES Senator MANSFIELD. The subcommittee will come to order. This morning we are resuming the hearings for the military construction appropriation bill, fiscal year 1972. The greater part of our hearings have been completed in a joint session with the Senate Armed 63-842 O 71 - 34 Services Committee, and these hearings will be concerned primarily with those items not heard during the joint hearings. I will briefly recap for the benefit of the subcommittee and the record, the budget figures and what has taken place in reductions by action of the Congress so far. BUDGET REQUESTS The budget request for the Army was $642,200,000. The Armed Services Committee action transferred $172,500,000, which was for the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile construction fund, to the Senate military procurement bill. Authorization reductions amounted to $21,191,000. Congressional additions amounted to $2,089,000. Thus, we are now considering for appropriations a figure of $450,598,000. The Navy budget request was $405,500,000. Authorization deletions amounted to $35,195,000, and additions by the Congress, $4,626,000. Thus, the appropriation base that this subcommittee will be considering is $374,931,000. The Air Force budget request was $316,600,000. Authorization deletions amounted to $33,225,000. Additions made by the Congress were $3,052,000. Thus, the appropriation to be considered is $286,427,000. The Defense agencies budget requests were $25,400,000. Deletions by the Congress through authorization actions amounted to $5,599,000. Appropriations to be considered amount to $19,801,000. In the area of family housing, new construction, the budget request was for $285,220,000. This amount was reduced through authorization action by $3,231,000. Added by congressional action was an amount of $4,106,900. Thus, the appropriations to be considered are $286,095,900. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS I understand that the services have a number of additional items to request of the Senate for inclusion in this appropriation bill, which will, to some degree, change the appropriation figures which I have set forth above. We will hear these items today, items that were previously authorized and not covered in the joint hearings: Minor construction, funds for planning, and access road funds, and any special projects the services feel that should be brought to the attention of the committee. I am well aware that the appropriations action taken by the House Military Construction Subcommittee are not official as yet, and that the bill will not be presented to the full committee until October 21. However, in the interest of time, I have called these hearings so that we may complete our hearings on the bill and allow the staff additional time to get the facts and figures in order for a subcommittee markup at the earliest possible time. I have been told by the staff that the services know the items deleted by the House Appropriations Subcommittee action, and you may place in the record any material concerning these projects in the form of a so-called reclama." We will start our hearings this morning with the Army. If the statements are long, I would suggest that they be placed in the record and a summary made of the material. Colonel Gardiner, will you proceed? PREPARED STATEMENT Colonel GARDINER. Mr. Chairman, I prefer to enter a long statement and read a brief statement for the benefit of the committee. Senator MANSFIELD. Fine. (The statement follows:) Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I am Col. William P. Gardiner, Chief of the Construction Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army. It is a privilege to appear before this Committee and present the Department of the Army's portion of the Military Construction Appropriation request. The President's Budget for fiscal year 1972 Military Construction, Army, is $642,200,000 total obligational authority. Congressional actions taken subsequent to submission of the Budget have resulted in a net reduction of $19,102,000, and one project authorized for $305,000 is no longer required. Consequently, our request before this Committee is for total obligational authority of $622,793,000 which includes $2,000,000 for newly authorized item, $3,440,000 for projects authorized in a prior year, $988,000 to permit revisions to pollution abatement projects previously approved and $52,500,000 for minor construction, access roads and planning which are authorized under continuing legislation. It is understood that the House Appropriations Committee plans to reduce the Army's request for TOA by $11,114,000 and NOA by $13,324,000, and a reclama for $10,809,000 has been prepared on this action. Further, it is understood that the HAC has elected to defer consideration of the Safeguard authorization requirement amounting to $172,500,000 until action is taken on the Defense Procurement Bill. Approval of the Army program being presented today, which requests your consideration of the Army declama and the Safeguard program, will provide a TOA and NOA of $622,793,000. Before giving you some of the highlights of our program, I would like to call your attention to the tables of pages 3, 4, and 5 of the statement before you which give a summary of our total program. The tables show the President's Budget and the adjusted request based on authorization deferrals. Table I, on pages 3 and 4, summarizes the distribution of the appropriation request among major commands in the United States and overseas. Table II, on page 5, shows the various construction categories for which the funds are requested. This table clearly portrays the emphasis being placed on facilities supporting the welfare of military personnel. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS This year a premium has been placed on providing quarters, medical facilities, and community support facilities. This is part of the continuing effort by the Army to improve the living conditions of our personnel and which has taken on particular importance because of our special efforts to decrease our reliance on the draft. MEDICAL FACILITIES The request of $112.3 million for medical facilities constitutes over 21% of the construction program for our installations in the United States. The largest single item in this category is for a new hospital at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. In FY 1971 the Congress approved $10.2 million to provide interim patient facilities and to initiate site preparation and install utilities for the new hospital. This year we are requesting appropriation of $101.7 million for construction of the new main building which will provide the facilities required to maintain this world renowned medical center in the forefront of medical treatment. The hospital will provide 1,280 beds and upon completion will include the most modern medical facilities now available, but will have the flexibility to permit new equipment to be installed when it is developed. |