CONFERENCE REPORT – H. Rept. 106-371 (accompanying H.R. 2561)

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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEARENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

FORMER SOVIET UNION THREAT REDUCTION

The conference agreement provides $460,500,000 for the Former SovietUnion Threat Reduction program.

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
[In thousands of dollars]

Program	Budget Request	House	Senate	Conference
Strategic Nuclear Arms Elimination Ukraine	$33,000	$43,000	$33,000	$35,000
Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination Russia	157,300	177,300	157,300	157,300
Weapons Transportation Russia	15,200	15,200	15,200	15,200
Weapons Storage Security Russia	40,000	90,000	40,000	84,000
Warhead Dismantlement Processing Russia	9,300	9,300	9,300	9,300
Reactor Core Conversion	20,000	20,000	20,000	0
Fissile Material Storage Russia	64,500	60,900	64,500	64,500
Biological Weapons Proliferation Prevention Russia	2,000	14,000	2,000	14,000
Chemical Weapons Destruction Russia	130,400	24,600	130,400	0
Defense and Military Contacts	2,000		2,000	2,000
Other Assessments	1,800	1,800	1,800	2,000
Submarine Dismantlement			[25,000]	25,000
Security enhancements at Chemical Weapons sites				20,000
Cooperative program to eliminate weapons grade plutonium				32,200

HOUSE REPORT – H. Rept. 106-244 (H.R. 2561)

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FORMER SOVIET UNION THREAT REDUCTION

Fiscal year 1999 appropriation$440,400,000
Fiscal year 2000 budget request475,500,000
Committee recommendation456,100,000
Change from budget request-19,400,000

This appropriation funds the Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction activitiesof the Department of Defense.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

AUTHORIZATION CHANGES

The Committee recommends the following changes to the budget requestin accordance with House authorization action.
[In thousands of dollars]

Item	Budget request	Committee recommendation	Change from request
Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction	$475,500	$456,100	$-19,400
Strategic Nuclear Arms Elimination Ukraine	33,000	43,000	+10,000
Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination Russia	157,300	177,300	+20,000
Weapons Transportation Russia	15,200	15,200	0
Weapons Storage Security Russia	40,000	90,000	+50,000
Warhead Dismantlement Processing Russia	9,300	9,300	0
Reactor Core Conversion	20,000	20,000	0
Fissile Material Storage Russia	64,500	60,900	-3,600
Chemical Weapons Destruction Russia	130,400	24,600	-105,800
Defense and Military Contacts	2,000	0	-2,000
Other Assessments	1,800	1,800	0
Biological Weapons Proliferation Prevention Russia	2,000	14,000	+12,000

FORMER SOVIET UNION THREAT REDUCTION

The Department recommended $475,500,000 for the Former Soviet UnionThreat Reduction programs. The Committee recommends $456,100,000, a netdecrease of $19,400,000. The Committee has recommended changes to eachprogram in accordance with the House-passed Defense Authorization bill.However, the Committee is also recommending an increase of $12,000,000for the biological weapons proliferation prevention program for additionalsecurity enhancements.

SENATE REPORT – S. Rept. 106-53 (S. 1122)

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Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction

For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union, includingassistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the eliminationand the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemicaland other weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the proliferationof weapons, weapons components, and weapon-related technology and expertise;for programs relating to the training and support of defense and militarypersonnel for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons componentsand weapons technology and expertise; $475,500,000, to remain availableuntil September 30, 2002: Provided, That of the amounts provided underthis heading, $25,000,000 shall be available only to support the dismantlingand disposal of nuclear submarines and submarine reactor components inthe Russian Far East.

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FORMER SOVIET UNION THREAT REDUCTION

Appropriations, 1999	$440,400,000
Budget estimate, 2000	475,500,000
Committee recommendation	475,500,000

The Committee appropriates $475,500,000, the authorized level, for thisprogram.

Russian nuclear submarine dismantlement and disposal- The Committeedirects that $25,000,000 of the funds provided for the Former Soviet UnionThreat Reduction Program be used to support Russian nuclear submarine dismantlementand disposal activities begun in fiscal year 1998. The Committee furtherdirects that a status report regarding this program be provided to theCommittee not later than February 15, 2000.