Amendments en bloc: (1) authorize $400 million for the dismantling of nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union, $60 million for overseas humanitarian and disaster assistance, and $25 million for clearing landmines for humanitarian purposes; (2) provide DOD with the authority to accept gifts for elementary and secondary schools created under the Defense Dependent's Education System; (3) prohibit the direct operation or maintenance of sealift vessels by DOD or the Transportation Department and prohibit government employees from crewing such vessels; (4) codify present DOD policy concerning the transportation of chemical munitions; (5) authorize DOD to donate certain excess metal working tools to non-profit training and vocational schools; (6) allocate $52 million of ballistic missile defense funds to the ARROW/ACES ballistic missile defense program; (7) require the Army to report to the National Guard Bureau concerning honorably discharged officers; (8) require DOD to maintain certain types of typhoid vaccines; (9) make various changes to provisions which limit the amount of depot-level maintenance that can be contracted out to non-Federal government personnel; (10) express as the sense of Congress that NATO reserves the right to act in defense of its vital interests in the absence of a mandate from the U.N. or.the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (11) require DOD to report to Congress on the policies and procedures under which members of the armed forces are randomly tested for drugs; (12) standardize the procedures for appointing, promoting, and dismissing U.S. military reserve officers; (13) provide for the restoration of annual leave for civilian employees in connection with certain base realignments; and (14) limit the amount that may be expended on the Seawolf Submarine Program.

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Amendment Number
554
Description
Amendments en bloc: (1) authorize $400 million for the dismantling of nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union, $60 million for overseas humanitarian and disaster assistance, and $25 million for clearing landmines for humanitarian purposes; (2) provide DOD with the authority to accept gifts for elementary and secondary schools created under the Defense Dependent's Education System; (3) prohibit the direct operation or maintenance of sealift vessels by DOD or the Transportation Department and prohibit government employees from crewing such vessels; (4) codify present DOD policy concerning the transportation of chemical munitions; (5) authorize DOD to donate certain excess metal working tools to non-profit training and vocational schools; (6) allocate $52 million of ballistic missile defense funds to the ARROW/ACES ballistic missile defense program; (7) require the Army to report to the National Guard Bureau concerning honorably discharged officers; (8) require DOD to maintain certain types of typhoid vaccines; (9) make various changes to provisions which limit the amount of depot-level maintenance that can be contracted out to non-Federal government personnel; (10) express as the sense of Congress that NATO reserves the right to act in defense of its vital interests in the absence of a mandate from the U.N. or.the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (11) require DOD to report to Congress on the policies and procedures under which members of the armed forces are randomly tested for drugs; (12) standardize the procedures for appointing, promoting, and dismissing U.S. military reserve officers; (13) provide for the restoration of annual leave for civilian employees in connection with certain base realignments; and (14) limit the amount that may be expended on the Seawolf Submarine Program.
Purpose
An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc to authorize $400 million in funds to help aid in the dismantling of nuclear weapons in the states of the former Soviet Union; $60 million for overseas humanitarian and disaster assistance; to authorize $25 million to clear landmines; to prohibit the use of $50 million of funds until the President certifies that the U.S. is making an effort to ensure that out allies are increasing their funding levels for demilitarization; to give DOD the authority to accept gifts for elementary and secondary schools established as part of the defense dependent's education system; to prohibit the direct operation or maintenance of sealift vessels by Defense or Transportation Departments; to codify current DOD policy which prohibits the department from transporting chemical weapons stockpiles across state lines; to permit the donation of certain excess property to non-profit educational institutions or training schools; to earmark $52 million of the funds authorized for Ballistic Missile Defense activities for the ARROW/ACES ballistic missile defense program; to require the Army to provide a semiannual report to the National Guard Bureau with the names and addresses of all officers who were honorably discharged from active duty in the previous 6 months; to require DOD to purchas. and maintain in its inventory an equal number of doses of oral typhoid vaccine and parenteral injection typhoid vaccine; to make changes in the bill's provisions regarding depot-level maintenance; to express the sense of Congress that NATO reserve the right to act in defense of its vital interests in the absence of a mandate from the UN or the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe mandate; requires the Defense Department to report to Congress within six months on the policies and procedures under which members of the armed forces are randomly tested for drugs; standardizes the procedures for appointing, promoting, and dismissing U.S. military officers; and provides civilian military employees who are unable to use their annual leave because of a base realignment with the same provision given to employees affected by base closures by allowing civilian military employees to include accrued annual leave in lump sum leave payments.
Congress
103
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 18, 1994
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Dellums amendments (A001) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
16:50:00
Submitted Date
May 18, 1994
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 554 — Informed