Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2003
Latest action · Jul 18, 2002 See also H.R. 5011.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 3, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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. 122) Prohibits this Act's funds from being obligated for Partnership for Peace programs in the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union.
(Sec. 124) 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. 126) Requires, in the defense budget materials submitted to Congress for any fiscal year after 2003, the amount requested 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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Appropriations Committee | Markup Jun 27, 2002Reported as an original measure Jul 3, 2002 |
| Military Construction Subcommittee | Hearings Mar 19, 2002 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2002Senate passed companion measure H.R. 5011 in lieu of this measure.
- Jul 18, 2002See also H.R. 5011.
- Jul 17, 2002Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Jul 17, 2002Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 5011 as an amendment.
- Jul 3, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Jul 3, 2002Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Feinstein under authority of the order of the Senate of 06/26/2002. With written report No. 107-202.
- Jul 3, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.
- Jun 27, 2002Committee on Appropriations ordered to be reported an original measure.
- Mar 19, 2002Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-536.
- Mar 5, 2002Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6931 | — | Jul 17, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-536 | MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003138 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 5, 2002–Mar 19, 2002 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5011 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2003 | Related document | Oct 23, 2002 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original bill 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2003
- Popular Titles
- Military Construction Appropriations, FY2003 bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Air bases
- Air force
- Appropriations
- Architecture
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Army
- Army posts
- Buy American
- California
- Collective security agreements
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction costs
- Defense budgets
- Defense burdensharing
- Defense contracts
- Department of Defense
- East Asia
- Economics and Public Finance
- Engineering
- Environmental Protection
- Families
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hazardous waste site remediation
- Home ownership
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing subsidies
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- International competitiveness
- Iron and steel industry
- Islands
- Japan
- Joint ventures
- Labor and Employment
- Layoffs
- Maintenance and repair
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine corps
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military base closures
- Military bases
- Military construction operations
- Military dependents
- Military housing
- Military maneuvers
- Military training
- National Guard
- NATO countries
- NATO military forces
- Naval bases
- Navy
- Pacific area
- Persian Gulf States
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Rent
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- Rescission of appropriated funds
- Road construction
- Shipbuilding
- South Korea
- Steel
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 3, 2002Placed on Calendar Senate
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