Well, sir, I just came to support the chairman and to support PACOM.

We could not do what we are doing today without the contribution of our Guard and reserves.

Regarding utilization of small and disadvantaged businesses, I would be interested in hearing what is happening at Moody and what is happening overall in the Air Force there.

Let me thank all of you for your service. Particularly let me thank Secretary Eastin, who I understand will be ending his service very shortly.

I believe the law is found at 10 U.S.C. 2391(b)(2) for community impact assistance.

The authority is there. In fact, it has been done in, with respect to Kings Bay in the fiscal year 1991.

What do you see as the developing importance of the Africa Command?

We need it to keep growing and keep building, because we have one opportunity to get in front of these veterans and give them an opportunity to transition into, you know, a good future.

This is not right, Mr. Speaker. Our forensic labs lack the funding to create computer networks that would connect not only their forensic equipment with internal computers, but would also allow them to share information with crime labs…

In a 1996 national survey of 299 crime labs, it was found that 8 out or 10 labs have experienced a growth in their caseloads which exceeds the growth in their budget.

With passage of this bill, the Congress will affirm to our law enforcement professionals that we care enough to provide them with the expertise that they need to do their jobs in an expeditious manner.

Across the country, state and local crime labs, Medical Examiners' and Coroners' offices face alarming shortages in forensic science resources.