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concerned with m i l i t a r y construction a c t i v i t i e s includes the following (1) Davis-Bacon Act (40USC 276)
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Congressional involvement usually teiminates i n autumn (but often l a t e r ) with passage of a m i l i t a i y construction b i l l f o r the f i s c a l year that began i n July of the current year That Congress scrutinizes the M i l i t a r y Construction Program i n much d e t a i l can be judged by the fact that each item i n the ̂ f l l l t a r y Construction Program I S considered and authorized separately and funds are appropriated considering each single l i n e item Forty-four pages o f sp e c i f i c l i n e item authorization appear m the f i s c a l year 1970 j o i n t hearings regarding m i l i t a r y construction, with 20 additional pages d e t a i l i n g constraints and amendments to statutory regulations f o r acqiusition o f f a c i l i t i e s The summary p r i n t i n g o f these j o i n t hearings consumes 636 pages of testimony A t o t a l of 53 ind i v i d u a l statements and testimony from witnesses was ireceived and presented to t h i s j o i n t hearing I t I S evident that there i s heavy Congressional involvement with m i l i t a r y construction, both m authorization and appropriation Taken d i r e c t l y from pages 484 and 485 o f the M i l i t a r y Construction Authorization Joint Hearings f o r 1970 i s the following exchange between Senator Mansfield, Senator Cannon, and Mr Fliakas o f the Department of Defense I t i s given here to convey the depth and breadth of examination by members of Congress of m i l i t a r y construction-related spending Senator Mansfield i n i t i a t e s the conversation SECTION 514 Under eeotton 514, you are requeatvng $2,270,800 to renovate end repatr 163 umts of houBvng, eadi of whvdi exceeds $10,000 per umt, and I hetveve vt would he a good zdea to attenpt to QUBtvfy eaah of these projeata for us Some aeem to be exoxbvtant For exairple, you propose to spend $20,000 each on three umts at -the naval Station at Norfolk, $20,000 each on four umts at the Mcanne Barraoks vn -the Dtstrvot of Coluniyia, and $50,000 eadi on 5 umts at Fort MoNazr I understand thts zs oust the begtnmng at Fort IteNair, as there are 15 of these eaapenszve renovatvons planned at the post Keeptng vn mind that you nou> spend only a $35,000 maximum for a new house, haw can you possibly ou8t%fy these expensvve renovattons, eepeotally on quarters that are over 60 years old"*
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are each mvque, and I ocn fumueh for you a 3ii8t%fi,oatton for eoefe of them, desonbing the work to be done and the oondttion of those umt8 Senator MANSFIELD I wtah you would do i^at, and vn aome detatl Mr FLIAKAS Yee, ezr (The %nformat%on requested followa ) Redatone Areenalj Alcbama -- Conatruat additional bedroom wtth bath and aaaonpHah mtnor vntertor alterations vn order that one Field Grade Officer lotit nay be made auvtdble for oooupancy by a General Officer Pitzavmona General Eoapvtal, Colorado -- Convert 44, two-bedroom enlisted umts into 22, four-bedroom units Such units are nonexistent on post and a antiocCL shortage exists in the aoimtunity Fort MciNa:ir, Washington, D C -- Modernize interiors, eleotnaal and plunbing systems, and install air oonditioning in five General Officer quarters constructed in 1903 in order to elvmnabe obsolescence atd provide for occupant comfort as well as the comfort of guests during social activities U S M A West Point, New York -- Modernize interiors, electrical, plurbing and heating systems in 39 umts constructed during the period 1895-1947 in order that obsolescence may be eliminated Naval Station, Adak, Alaska -- Construct additional bedroom and bath in each of 20 enlisted units to alleviate critical shortage of 4-bedroom housing umts Marine Base, Washington, D C -- Install central heat and air conditioning and inproved kitchens md baths in each of 4 units to endble Marine Cox^ps Comnandant's staff to cany out obligations more adequately in these 60-year-old units Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Pams Island, South Carolina -- Install central air conditioning in Comnanding General's quarters for the benefit of the occupants as well as for guests during i^e discharge of social obligations Public Works Center, Norfolk, Virginia -- Add master bedroom mi^ bath, increase size of kitchen and dining areas and provide central air conditioning in 3 units in order that they mm be made sviitcble for Flag Officer occupancy Senator CANNON Mr Chairman, will you yield'' Senator MANSFIELD Yes Senator CANNON I would oust like to comment You know we went through this exercise with them once about spending a lot more for remodeling in the 7tetgtooa*
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