SPECIAL TRAINING This program provides for essential special tours of full-time training duty for individuals and unit staffs at preannual training conferences, command post exercises, short notice annual practices, and statutory boards. The tours vary in length from 2 to 90 days. ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT This program provides for the pay and allowances of 93 Army National Guard officers on active duty with the Army under various statutory authorities; permanent change of station travel; death, disability, and hospitalization benefits, and that portion of the servicemen's group life insurance which is paid by the Government. NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE The committee recommends concurrence in the House allowance of $97,300,000 for this appropriation. This is a reduction of $5,800,000 from the revised budget estimate and an increase of $9,300,000 over the appropriation for fiscal year 1969. Reductions recommended by the committee are based on what is believed to be an overstated drill strength projection. This appropriation provides for the pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses of the Air National Guard while on duty, or while undergoing training or while performing drills or equivalent duty as authorized by law. A 3-year comparison of average strengths of the paid-drill forces follows: The budget programs and activities included in the appropriation are discussed below. The sums referred to are intended to reflect the magnitude of the various activities and programs and are not to be considered as specific recommendations. Direct program by activities: Reserve component personnel. Recommended appropriation___ Amount $103, 100, 000 -5, 800, 000 97, 300, 000 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL The recommended program includes approximately $97.3 million for the budget activity entitled, "Reserve Component Personnel." This budget activity provides funds for the pay, allowances, subsistence, clothing, travel and related expenses of the Air National Guard while on duty, undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty. The budgeted programs within the appropriation are discussed below: Training, pay group A This program provides the pay and allowances, clothing, subsistence, and permanent change of station travel for ANG officers and enlisted men assigned to pay group A and authorized 15 days' field training and 48 drills each year. Further, each guardsman on current flying status performs 36 additional drills each year. Training, pay group F This program provides the funds for pay and allowances, clothing, subsistence, and travel for Air National Guard enlisted personnel who have no prior service and will perform 4 months minimum initial active duty for training within the fiscal year. These enlistees will receive their basic training at Lackland AFB along with recruits of the regular Air Force. School training This program provides for pay and allowances, subsistence, and travel for Air National Guard officers and enlisted men performing tours of paid active duty for training as students at regular, associate, refresher, and technical courses of service schools, area schools, unit schools, officer training schools, and other installations which provide training applicable to the individuals' assignments. Special training This program provides for pay and allowances, subsistence. and travel for ANG officers and enlisted personnel undergoing training other than field training, unit training assemblies, basic military training, or formal schooling. It includes, but is not limited to, overwater training flights for personnel in airlift units, readiness training, simulator training, and physiological training. Administration and support This program provides for the pay and allowances of ANG officers serving on active duty under specific legislative acts, death gratuities paid to ANG survivors, disability pay, and the employer's contribution to the service group life insurance program. 1969 appropriation... TITLE II RETIRED PAY, DEFENSE Original 1970 budget estimate (H. Doc. 91-15)_ Senate committee recommendation_. $2, 450, 000, 000 2, 735, 000, 000 2, 735, 000, 000 2, 735, 000, 000 2, 735, 000, 000 The committee recommends concurrence in the House allowance of the budget estimate of $2,735,000,000 for the appropriation. This is an increase of $285,000,000 over the appropriation for fiscal year 1969. The committee also recommends approval of the action of the House in providing a new title for this appropriation. This appropriation provides for the pay of military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and provides payments to survivors pursuant to the retired serviceman's family protection plan. These expenses include the pay of retired officers, warrant officers, enlisted personnel, female nurses, members of the women's medical specialist corps, Philippine Scouts, and authorized personnel of the reserve components, including retainer pay of the inactive fleet reserve. The following tabulation shows the average number of personnel on the rolls during 1968 compared with the estimated numbers for 1969 and 1970: The committee recommends a total appropriation for "Operation and maintenance" of $20,920,441,000. This is a decrease of $871,659,000 from the budget estimate of $21,792,100,000 and an increase of $42,341,000 over the House allowance of $20,878,100,000. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 1969 appropriation____ Original 1970 budget estimate (H. Doc. 91-15)- Senate committee recommendation_ $7, 986, 310, 000 7, 596, 000, 000 7, 504, 500, 000 7, 214, 447, 250 7, 185, 841, 000 The committee recommends an appropriation of $7,185,841,000, a net reduction of $28,606,250 in the House allowance, a reduction of $318,659,000 in the revised budget estimate, and a reduction of $800,469,000 from the 1969 appropriation. The committee recommends disallowance of the $28,659,000 requested for the NATO International Military Headquarters, which is discussed under "Highlights of the bill" on page 5 of the report. The committee recommends restoration of $52,750 for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice which was included in the revised budget estimate but funded under a separate appropriation in the House bill. The recommendation will provide a total of $61,955 for the programs and activities of the Board. House reductions concurred in by the committee are as follows: Withdrawal of forces from Southeast Asia.. $80, 000, 000 62, 200, 000 40, 000, 000 3, 700, 000 25, 000, 000 16, 000, 000 10, 200, 000 1, 000, 000 21, 000, 000 18, 000, 000 2, 000, 000 Project Transition.. Subtotal... Additional reduction recommended by the committee follows: Total recommended reductions_ 7, 000, 000 1, 900, 000 2, 000, 000 290, 000, 000 28, 659, 000 318, 659, 000 This appropriation provides for the activities and training of the Active Army, the maintenance of equipment and facilities, and the pay of civilian personnel associated with these activities. A 3-year summary of major Army forces follows: 1 End fiscal year 1970 data reflect the force levels projected in the President's fiscal year 1970 budget as amended Apr. 15, 1969. Missile battalions include surface-to-surface units (Pershing, Sergeant, and Honest John) and air defense units (NikeHercules, Hawk, and Chaparral (1969 and 1970 only)). PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES The budget programs and activities included in this appropriation are discussed below. The sums referred to are intended to reflect the magnitude of the various activities and programs and are not to be considered as specific recommendations. The recommended program includes approximately $2,821.6 million for the budget activity entitled, "Operating forces." This activity provides for the activation, deployment, and operational needs of the Army's combat, combat support, and combat service support forces located in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and 13 foreign countries. It also provides the operating costs for some 49 installations on which these forces are based. These funds finance the activation and training of Army units required to meet our worldwide commitments, operation and maintenance of organic equipment, repair parts, consumable supplies, maintenance of training facilities and troop housing, field exercises and maneuvers, and special tactical activities. TRAINING ACTIVITIES The recommended program includes approximately $614.1 million for the budget activity entitled, "Training activities." This activity provides for the support of training individuals in the Army. It finances the operation of Army training centers where an estimated input of 576,900 recruits will receive basic training during fiscal year 1970, an increase of 54,600 above the fiscal 1969 estimated input. It also funds Army schools, aviation training, the U.S. Military Academy, and joint service schools where the Army is the executive agency. The activity provides for the education of our personnel at military and civilian colleges and universities, as well as for training devices and publications used throughout the Army. CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES The recommended program includes approximately $1,643.4 million for the budget activity entitled, "Central supply activities." This activity finances the operation of the Army's worldwide supply system. It includes procurement and related functions, supply depot and management office operations, support activities for the provision of reserve industrial capability, and certain transportation costs, to include the operation of port terminals (except in the Republic of Vietnam) and related transportation service facilities both in the continental United States and overseas. DEPOT MATERIEL MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES The recommended program includes approximately $770.1 million for the budget activity entitled, "Depot materiel maintenance and support activities." 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