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these would be one-time costs to the U.S. Government; others would be recurring costs.
 The total one-time cost to the U.S. Government will be between approximately $48 and $56 million (the Congressional Budget Office estimate). This sum will cover the expenditure of about $42.9 million during the first 3 years after ratification for the relocation of defense installations and the expenditure of between $2.1 and $10.5 million for the transfer of health facilities to the Department of Defense.
 Mr. President, I will finish this sentence, and then yield.
 This one-time cost will also cover expenditures related to employee benefits: About $3 million for the purchase of retirement benefits for Panamanian employees of Department of Defense nonappropriated fund activities who are not covered by the U.S. Civil Service System.
 Now, I yield to the distinguished Senator.
 Mr. ALLEN. thank the distinguished majority leader.
 SMy attention was attracted to the remarks of the distinguished majority leader when he spoke of the second $10 million to be paid if, and only if, revenues from the tolls were sufficient to have a surplus sufficient to pay the $10 million, and I did not recall reading in the treaty, "If and only if."
 I was just wondering if that was the construction that the Senator put on the language of the treaty, and also I was wondering if it is, in fact, agreed between Panama and the U.S. Government that this $10 million would come only if the revenues were sufficient.
 I was under the impression that was one of the sticking points now in the matter of the treaty, the disagreements under the treaty.
 Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, I read in response to the distinguished Senator's question from page 139 of the document titled, "Panama Canal Treaties, Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate."
 Mr. ALLEN. Yes. I have that report.
 Mr. ROBERT C. BYR. I read this paragraph:
 The third payment of up to $10 million will only be paid to the extent the Commission's revenuesMr. ALLEN. Well, this is not the treaty.
 Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. I understand, but this is a section-by- section analysis of the treaty.
 Mr. ALLEN. Well, this is the Foreign Relations Committee's interpretation, rather than the language of the treaties.
 Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. This is the State Department's interpretation.
 Mr. ALLEN. Yes.
 Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. And if I may just finish reading the paragraph into the Record
 Mr. ALLE N. I thank the maj ority leader for it.
 Mr. ROBEIRT C. BYRD. It is as follows:
 The third payment of up to $10,000,000 will only be paid to the extent that the Commission's revenues exceed its expenditures including the other payments to Panama under the Treaty. Should the Commission not have sufficient revenues available to -make the full payment in any one year, the unpaid balance will be carried forward to be paid out of operating surpluses in future years. At the termination of the Treaty, any unpaid balance will be cancelled, since Panama will assume responsibility for the operation of the Canal and thus will receive Canal revenues directly.