Zach Nunn: “I am informed that what we have tried to apply here is the McCain-Glenn criteria, which is for construction projects.…”

“I am informed that what we have tried to apply here is the McCain-Glenn criteria, which is for construction projects. All the projects that were listed by the Senator from Arizona were planning and design money, which is not part of the McCain-Glenn criteria. We have followed those criteria, but there is no 5-year defense plan for planning and design money. That is lump-sum money. Mr. McCAIN. I am glad to point out again, first of all, the criteria is they had to be in the future years' defense plan for any funding; but, second of all, there are also projects that are more than just planning and design. We also asked the Department of Defense which of these projects were nondefense essential. They gave us a list of over 20 of these which were deemed by the Department of Defense as nondefense essential. That is their judgment. It is hard for me to understand how that judgment could be overruled, but I also understand what we are talking about here.”