11 For the Army National Guard, $1,870,200,000. For the Air National Guard, $2,041,200,000. For the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, $4,700,000. For the Defense Inspector General, $94,749,000. For the Court of Military Appeals, $4,000,000. 9 10 11 .12 23 13 14 For the Goodwill Games, as provided in section 305 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 Stat. 1949), $14,600,000. For Humanitarian Assistance, $13,000,000. (b) FISCAL YEAR 1991.-Funds are hereby authorized 15 to be appropriated for fiscal year 1991 for the use of the 16 Armed Forces of the United States and other activities and 17 agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth18 erwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, in 19 amounts as follows: 12 For the Naval Reserve, $1,017,000,000. For the Marine Corps Reserve, $79,400,000. For the Air Force Reserve, $1,041,300,000. For the Army National Guard, $1,896,300,000. For the Air National Guard, $2,160,700,000. For the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Practice, $5,600,000. For the Defense Inspector General, $96,559,000. For the Court of Military Appeals, $4,200,000. For Humanitarian Assistance, $13,000,000. 13 SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 14 (a) FISCAL YEAR 1990.-Funds are hereby authorized 15 to be appropriated for fiscal year 1990 for the use of the 16 Armed Forces of the United States and other activities and 17 agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital 18 for working-capital funds, in amounts as follows: (b) FISCAL YEAR 1991.-Funds are hereby authorized 24 to be appropriated for fiscal year 1991 for the use of the 25 Armed Forces of the United States and other activities and HR 2461 IH 13 1 agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital 2 for working-capital funds, in amounts as follows: For the Army Stock Fund, $141,500,000. 3 7 SEC. 303. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AC 9 (a) FISCAL YEAR 1990.-Funds are hereby authorized 10 to be appropriated for fiscal year 1990 to the Department of 11 Defense Base Closure Account established by section 12 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 13 Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 14 102 Stat. 2631) in the amount of $500,000,000. 15 (b) FISCAL YEAR 1991.-Funds are hereby authorized 16 to be appropriated for fiscal year 1991 to the Department of 17 Defense Base Closure Account established by section 18 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 19 Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 20 102 Stat. 2631) in the amount of $500,000,000. HR 2461 IH CONSIDERATION OF MANAGEMENT AND CENSORSHIP ISSUES OF STARS AND STRIPES NEWSPAPERS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, READINESS SUBCOMMITTEE, Washington, DC, Wednesday, February 22, 1989. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:32 a.m., in room 2216, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Earl Hutto (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. EARL HUTTO, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FLORIDA, CHAIRMAN, READINESS SUBCOMMITTEE Mr. HUTTO. The Subcommittee on Readiness will please come to order. Today, we look at a matter of utmost importance to our military personnel and to the Nation as a whole. The Stars and Stripes Newspapers have a daily circulation of 175,000 and a long tradition of providing information for the military serving overseas. In many areas, it is the only source of information for these dedicated people. These are authorized publications of the Department of Defense whose policy is that a free flow of news and information shall be provided to all military personnel. The subcommittee has been interested in the Stars and Stripes since 1984, particularly when concerns arose about rising appropriated fund costs, and requested a General Accounting Office review of ways to put these newspapers on a more self-sufficient footing. GAO has made several recommendations in this regard, and we look forward to hearing from GAO and the Department of Defense regarding implementation. It was also in 1984 when the first allegations of censorship surfaced. In 1987 these allegations became more frequent and substantial, and the Congress became concerned that the free flow of news was being impeded. The Fiscal Year 1989 National Defense Authorization Act directed a thorough review of the issue of censorship of these newspapers. Since directing this review, the subcommittee has received further information indicating widespread censorship and management of the news by the military chain of command and others within the newspaper itself. The subcommittee has learned of many cases where journalists may have been forced to compromise many of the tenets of their profession. Also, several military professionals have been torn between their duties as military officers and as editors. Each in his own right has become casualties of this system. |