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The next chart attached to my statement (chart No. 2) shows, on a cumulative basis, the phasing of:

(1) Obligations of $57 million as of December 31, 1954, against the $104 million appropriated, fiscal years '51 and '55, and

(2) The authorization and appropriations required through fiscal year 1960 to complete the Reserve Forces construction program. The next chart is entitled "Status of Projects Authorized, Fiscal years 1951-55."

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Status of projects authorized, fiscal years 1951–55, Dec. 31, 1954

This chart shows the numbers and construction status as of December 31, 1954, of the projects funded with the $104 million appropriated to date.

Of the 601 National Guard armories and 109 Army Reserve training centers, approximately 20 percent provide for joint utilization and/or construction by one or more of the other reserve components.

And I will be prepared a little later, sir, to give you a breakdown, if you desire, of that 20 percent.

Next, I would like to explain how the Department of the Army computed the estimated $597 million remaining authorization requirement.

Based on war plans approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Army AC of S, G-3 developed a list of National Guard and Army Reserve units which the Army will need in event of mobilization.

The Army Reserve units were then allocated to the armies who were directed to select the towns and cities in their areas where there would be sufficient numbers of participating reservists to fill the units and to "station" the units.

Based on facilities policies and space criteria published by Department of the Army, the army commanders surveyed their resultant facility requirements and submitted to the Department of the Army a plan for the stationing and housing the Army Reserve units.

This plan indicated where existing facilities could be used and where new construction would be required.

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A summary of Army Reserve training center requirements, prepared by Department of the Army based on these army commanders' plans, is shown on the top half of chart No. 4.

We estimate that the Army will have in being as of June 30, 1955, 1,359 Army Reserve training centers including both those considered adequate and inadequate, housed in leased, donated, or constructed space. The total usable floor space will be approximately 11.8 million square feet.

These 1,359 training centers have a rated capacity of 292,650 Army reservists as compared with an estimated June 30, 1955, utilization of 180,000.

The Department of the Army considered that only 355 of the 1,359 training centers are adequate for continued use under the National Reserve Plan.

When the planned Army Reserve units are all activated and manned with personnel, we will need a total of 2,570 training centers with approximately 29.2 million square feet of usable space.

Thus the ultimate Army Reserve requirement is for 2,215 training centers in addition to the adequate ones now in use.

Of the 2,215 required new acquisitions, 1,610 must be constructed, 315 are expected to be leased facilities which we do not now have, and 290 are expected to be donated facilities.

The bottom half of chart No. 4 shows the National Guard armory situation. These requirements were computed in a different manner from that used for the Army Reserve. The Army cannot assign National Guard units to the States. The units are offered by the Army and must be accepted by the State. In accepting, the State must consider its capability to man, house, and train the offered unit.

The data on this chart have been prepared by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, based on information now available to the National Guard Bureau and without consultation with the States. The space requirements are shown in company-size units rather than in square feet, as the space allowances per unit vary among the States.

Information available in the National Guard Bureau shows that 2,154 State-controlled armories, provided without Federal assistance under Public Law 783, 81st Congress, are now being used by 5,100 National Guard units. Nine hundred and sixteen are considered by the State as adequate for continued use. Another 601 armories have been constructed, or programed, with Federal contributions under Public Law 783, 81st Congress.

The Chief, National Guard Bureau, estimates a total of 1,263 additional armories must be provided to meet the overall requirements of 2,780 armories for the 5,260 units in the National Guard troop program.

The Department of the Army totals at the bottom of chart No. 4 show that:

(1) On June 30, 1955, there will be 4,114 Army Reserve training centers and National Guard armories in use;

(2) 1,782 of these 4,114 are considered adequate for continued use, and

(3) When all Army Reserve and National Guard units are activated and manned, the Army will require a total of 5,350 training centers and armories.

The revitalized Army Reserve Forces training program provides that National Guard and Army Reserve units will participate in six weekend outdoor-training assemblies each year. Existing Federal and State-controlled facilities will be used where available.

The Army believes that unit travel time from the home station armory to the weekend training camp should not exceed 4 hours each We estimate we will use 149 weekend training camps for the Army Reserve. Ninety-seven of these can be existing camps of which 27 will require rehabilitation.

Thus a total of 52 new weekend training facilities are required for the Army Reserve. The Chief, National Guard Bureau estimates that 200 company-size weekend training camps will be required by the States in addition to existing State and federally controlled facilities.

Facilities to be provided at weekend camps will include modified emergency standard latrines, messhalls, storage and maintenance sheds, rifle ranges, caretaker's quarters where required, hardstands, and minimum utilities. Troop housing will be in tents.

Summer training will be conducted at 75 active and inactive installations of the Regular Army and at 17 State-controlled camps. No new installations will be needed for summer training. An estimated 17 camps will require some rehabilitation.

The last types of facilities to be described are the National Guard nonarmory projects. These consist of: Wheeled and tracked vehicles service centers, ordnance maintenance shops, United States property and fiscal officer warehouse and administrative buildings, liaison aircraft maintenance facilities, and separate rifle ranges.

The last chart is No. 5.

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Department of the Army Reserve Forces construction program, fiscal years 1956-60

The last chart (chart No. 5) is a summary of the estimated cost of providing the additional necessary administration and training facilities when our National Guard and Army Reserve units are filled with participating personnel. The $597 million total should be considered only as an order of magnitude estimate.

Subsequent to the development of these estimates we have made some changes in the allocation of total Army Reserve troops units

among the Army commands due to revised estimates as to location and number of potential participating reservists.

Also, the National Guard estimates were prepared by Chief, National Guard Bureau on the anticipated amount of Federal contribution that the States will require.

However, we do believe that the $597 million total is the best estimate that can be prepared at this time.

The Army desires to implement this $597 million program over a 5-year period. Current Reserve Forces plans:

(1) Provide for activation of all units by July 1, 1956, and,

(2) Are based on all units being brought up to authorized strengths by June 30, 1961.

To meet this unit and personnel schedule, construction authorization, and appropriations in the amount of $597 million will be required in increments between fiscal year 1957 and fiscal year 1960. If Public Law 783, 81st Congress, is amended as recommended by Department of Defense, we will have the requisite authorization with the understanding that we must come back to consult with this committee from time to time for specific project approvals, as required by the consultation provisions of this law.

That completes my formal statement, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. BROOKS. Thank you very much.

I think there has been filed with the committee a list of all the projects constructed out of previously authorized money.

Lieutenant Colonel DYER. Those have been furnished you by the Department of Defense.

Mr. BROOKS. The law requires you to report back on projects.
Do you report back to this committee on every project?

Colonel SHULER. We report through the Department of Defense, sir.

We give them a list of the projects we intended to go forward on, sir. They advise us, I believe, that they wait 30 days and if they receive no objection from the committee, sir, they give us approval on those projects that they have previously agreed that we should go forward on.

Mr. BROOKS. Do you know when it gets back into this committee? Colonel SHULER. I would like to ask the representative of the Secretary of Defense, Mr. Deininger, to answer that.

Mr. DEININGER. I am sorry, sir, I did not get the question.

Mr. BROOKS. Under the present law, the Congress wrote in 4 or 5 places that you will give us reports at intervals as to progress made in your construction program.

Do you follow on that, now?

Mr. DEININGER. Yes, sir.

In connection with the projects which are recommended to be constructed, before they are formally approved by the Secretary of Defense, back to the Military Department, we have established a procedure by agreement with this committee and the sister committee in the Senate, that we submit those individual projects to the committee, under this consultation procedure.