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Excerpt from Military Housing and Quality of Life Infrastructure: Hearings Before the Military Installation and Facilities Subcommittee of the Committee on National Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held July 30, 1996 The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:15 p.m., in room 2216, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Joel Hefley (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Opening Statement Of Hon. Joel Hefley, A Representative From Colorado, Chairman, Military Installations And Facilities Subcommittee Mr. Hefley. The Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities will come to order. I apologize for running a little late, as we are trying to move this cumbersome ship toward the August recess. We have a lot of demands right now, but I really appreciate the panels coming today. The Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities meets today to continue its examination of the current state of military housing for both families and unaccompanied personnel, as well as other facilities crucial to enhancing the quality of life for military personnel and their families. The subcommittee meets at a significant moment. We hope to file a conference report shortly on H.R. 3230, the National Defense Authorization Act for 1997. This afternoon, the conferees on the Military Construction Appropriations Act for the coming fiscal year will meet to consider their portion of the bill. It is my expectation that the legislation which the Congress will produce will significantly enhance the President's request for troop housing, military family housing, child development centers, and other quality of life infrastructure. On a bipartisan basis, this subcommittee, along with our counterparts on the Appropriations Committee, have worked hard to find the extra dollars to provide soldiers, sailors, airmen and their families with better living conditions. Yet, we recognize there is a lot more to be done. This afternoon we will hear from the senior enlisted officers of the military services. It is a pleasure to welcome back to the subcommittee Master Chief Petty Officer John Hagan and Chief Master Sergeant David Campanale. I also want to express my appreciation for the participation today of Gene McKinney, sergeant major of the Army, and Lewis Lee, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, in their first appearance before the subcommittee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.