Military Construction Appropriations for 2003: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, 5 dalis

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142 psl. - Defense, the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, we have a multitude of initiatives well underway to make our infrastructure more effective and less costly.
98 psl. - Although the extensive overseas closures do not receive the same level of public attention as those in the United States, they represent the fundamental shift from a forward-deployed force to one relying upon overseas presence and power projection. Without the need for a Commission, we are reducing the number of installations by 70 percent, roughly equal to the troop reductions of 70 percent.
182 psl. - These Air Force programs were developed using a facility investment strategy with the following objectives: Accommodate new missions; Invest in quality of life improvements; Continue environmental leadership; Sustain, restore, and modernize our infrastructure; Optimize use of public and private resources; and Continue demolition of excess, uneconomical-to-maintain facilities.
79 psl. - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, it is a pleasure to appear before you to discuss the Active Army and Reserve Components' military construction request for fiscal year 2000.
196 psl. - MILCON request for fiscal year 2001 totals $19 million for seven, level- 1 "must pay" compliance projects. All of these projects satisfy level-1 requirements, which refer to conditions or facilities currently out of compliance with environmental laws or regulations, including those subject to a compliance agreement.
87 psl. - It also provides for emergency response capabilities, while avoiding future risks and costs associated with the continued storage of chemical warfare materiel. The Office of the Secretary of Defense devolved the Chemical Demilitarization Program to the Department of the Army in fiscal year 1999. Although Congress...
99 psl. - Closing and realigning bases saves money that otherwise would go to unneeded overhead and frees up valuable assets for productive reuse. These savings permit us to invest properly in the forces and bases we keep to ensure their continued effectiveness.
82 psl. - These four pillars will enable us to improve the health of Army real property and its ability to successfully support our worldwide missions and our soldiers. In addition to implementing our facilities strategy, we continue our policy of eliminating excess facilities throughout the entire Army to allow us to use our limited resources where they have the most impact.
14 psl. - INTRODUCTION Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of this Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Military Housing Privatization Initiative.
97 psl. - HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND, DEFENSE The Army is the executive agent for the Homeowners Assistance Program. This program provides assistance to homeowners by reducing their losses incident to the disposal of their homes when the military installations at or near where they are serving or employed are ordered to be closed or the scope of operations reduced.

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