[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1585 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                       October 1, 2007.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1585) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as 
follows:
            (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
            (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
            (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security 
        Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
            (4) Division D--Veteran Small Businesses.
            (5) Division E--Maritime Administration.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Rapid Acquisition Fund.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Multiyear procurement authority for M1A2 Abrams System 
                            Enhancement Package upgrades.
Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for M2A3/M3A3 Bradley 
                            fighting vehicle upgrades.
Sec. 113. Stryker Mobile Gun System.
Sec. 114. Consolidation of Joint Network Node program and Warfighter 
                            Information Network-Tactical program into 
                            single Army tactical network program.
Sec. 115. General Fund Enterprise Business System.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine 
                            program.
Sec. 132. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.
Sec. 133. Advanced procurement for Virginia class submarine program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 141. Limitation on retirement of C-130E/H tactical airlift 
                            aircraft.
Sec. 142. Limitation on retirement of KC-135E aerial refueling 
                            aircraft.
Sec. 143. Sense of Congress on the procurement program for the KC-X 
                            tanker aircraft.
Sec. 144. Transfer to Government of Iraq of three C-130E tactical 
                            airlift aircraft.
Sec. 145. Modification of limitations on retirement of B-52 bomber 
                            aircraft.
Sec. 146. Sense of Congress on the Air Force strategy for the 
                            replacement of the aerial refueling tanker 
                            aircraft fleet.
Sec. 147. Sense of Congress on rapid fielding of Associate Intermodal 
                            Platform system and other innovative 
                            logistics systems.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Advanced Sensor Applications Program.
Sec. 212. Active protection systems.
Sec. 213. Obligation and expenditure of funds for competitive 
                            procurement of propulsion system for the 
                            Joint Strike Fighter.
Sec. 214. Gulf War illnesses research.

                  Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement, 
                            construction, and deployment of missile 
                            defenses in Europe.
Sec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for deployment of missile 
                            defense interceptors in Alaska.
Sec. 233. Budget and acquisition requirements for Missile Defense 
                            Agency activities.
Sec. 234. Participation of Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, 
                            in missile defense test and evaluation 
                            activities.
Sec. 235. Extension of Comptroller General assessments of ballistic 
                            missile defense programs.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Modification of notice and wait requirement for obligation of 
                            funds for foreign comparative test program.
Sec. 252. Modification of cost sharing requirement for Technology 
                            Transition Initiative.
Sec. 253. Strategic plan for the Manufacturing Technology Program.
Sec. 254. Modification of authorities on coordination of Defense 
                            Experimental Program to Stimulate 
                            Competitive Research with similar Federal 
                            programs.
Sec. 255. Enhancement of defense nanotechnology research and 
                            development program.
Sec. 256. Comptroller General assessment of the Defense Experimental 
                            Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 257. Study and report on standard soldier patient tracking system.
Sec. 258. Cost-benefit analysis of proposed funding reduction for High 
                            Energy Laser Systems Test Facility.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 311. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for certain 
                            costs in connection with Moses Lake 
                            Wellfield Superfund Site, Moses Lake, 
                            Washington.
Sec. 312. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for certain 
                            costs in connection with the Arctic Surplus 
                            Superfund Site, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Sec. 313. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated 
                            penalties in connection with Jackson Park 
                            Housing Complex, Washington.
Sec. 314. Report on control of the brown tree snake.

    Subtitle C--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 321. Availability of funds in Defense Information Systems Agency 
                            Working Capital Fund for technology 
                            upgrades to Defense Information Systems 
                            Network.
Sec. 322. Extension of temporary authority for contract performance of 
                            security guard functions.
Sec. 323. Report on incremental cost of early 2007 enhanced deployment.
Sec. 324. Individual body armor.

                 Subtitle D--Workplace and Depot Issues

Sec. 341. Extension of authority for Army industrial facilities to 
                            engage in cooperative activities with non-
                            Army entities.
Sec. 342. Two-year extension of Arsenal Support Demonstration Program.
Sec. 343. Reports on National Guard readiness for domestic emergencies.
Sec. 344. Sense of Senate on the Air Force Logistics Centers.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 351. Enhancement of corrosion control and prevention functions 
                            within Department of Defense.
Sec. 352. Reimbursement for National Guard support provided to Federal 
                            agencies.
Sec. 353. Reauthorization of Aviation Insurance Program.
Sec. 354. Property accountability and disposition of unlawfully 
                            obtained property of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 355. Authority to impose reasonable conditions on the payment of 
                            full replacement value for claims related 
                            to personal property transported at 
                            Government expense.
Sec. 356. Authority for individuals to retain combat uniforms issued in 
                            connection with contingency operations.
Sec. 357. Modification of requirements on Comptroller General report on 
                            the readiness of Army and Marine Corps 
                            ground forces.
Sec. 358. Authority for Department of Defense to provide support for 
                            certain sporting events.
Sec. 359. Department of Defense Inspector General report on physical 
                            security of Department of Defense 
                            installations.
Sec. 360. Continuity of depot operations to reset combat equipment and 
                            vehicles in support of wars in Iraq and 
                            Afghanistan.
Sec. 361. Report on search and rescue capabilities of Air Force in 
                            northwestern United States.
Sec. 362. Report on High-Altitude Aviation Training Site, Colorado.
Sec. 363. Sense of Congress on future use of synthetic fuels in 
                            military systems.
Sec. 364. Reports on safety measures and encroachment issues at Warren 
                            Grove Gunnery Range, New Jersey.
Sec. 365. Modification to public-private competition requirements 
                            before conversion to contractor 
                            performance.
Sec. 366. Bid Protests by Federal Employees in actions under Office of 
                            Management Budget Circular A-76.
Sec. 367. Public-private competition required before conversion to 
                            contractor performance.
Sec. 368. Performance of certain work by Federal Government employees.
Sec. 369. Restriction on Office of Management and Budget influence over 
                            Department of Defense public-private 
                            competitions.
Sec. 370. Public-private competition at end of period specified in 
                            performance agreement not required.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
                            reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2008 limitation on number of non-dual status 
                            technicians.
Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on 
                            active duty for operational support.
Sec. 416. Revision of authorized variances in end strengths for 
                            Selected Reserve personnel.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Military personnel.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Increase in authorized strengths for Army officers on active 
                            duty in the grade of major to meet force 
                            structure requirements.
Sec. 502. Increase in authorized strengths for Navy officers on active 
                            duty in grades of lieutenant commander, 
                            commander, and captain to meet force 
                            structure requirements.
Sec. 503. Expansion of exclusion of military permanent professors from 
                            strength limitations for officers below 
                            general and flag grades.
Sec. 504. Mandatory retirement age for active-duty general and flag 
                            officers continued on active duty.
Sec. 505. Authority for reduced mandatory service obligation for 
                            initial appointments of officers in 
                            critically short health professional 
                            specialties.
Sec. 506. Increase in authorized number of permanent professors at the 
                            United States Military Academy.
Sec. 507. Expansion of authority for reenlistment of officers in their 
                            former enlisted grade.
Sec. 508. Enhanced authority for reserve general and flag officers to 
                            serve on active duty.
Sec. 509. Promotion of career military professors of the Navy.

                 Subtitle B--Enlisted Personnel Policy

Sec. 521. Increase in authorized daily average of number of members in 
                            pay grade E-9.

                Subtitle C--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 531. Revised designation, structure, and functions of the Reserve 
                            Forces Policy Board.
Sec. 532. Charter for the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 533. Appointment, grade, duties, and retirement of the Chief of 
                            the National Guard Bureau.
Sec. 534. Mandatory separation for years of service of Reserve officers 
                            in the grade of lieutenant general or vice 
                            admiral.
Sec. 535. Increase in period of temporary Federal recognition as 
                            officers of the National Guard from six to 
                            twelve months.
Sec. 536. Satisfaction of professional licensure and certification 
                            requirements by members of the National 
                            Guard and Reserve on active duty.

                   Subtitle D--Education and Training

Sec. 551. Grade and service credit of commissioned officers in 
                            uniformed medical accession programs.
Sec. 552. Expansion of number of academies supportable in any State 
                            under STARBASE program.
Sec. 553. Repeal of post-2007-2008 academic year prohibition on phased 
                            increase in cadet strength limit at the 
                            United States Military Academy.
Sec. 554. Treatment of Southold, Mattituck, and Greenport High Schools, 
                            Southold, New York, as single institution 
                            for purposes of maintaining a Junior 
                            Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit.
Sec. 555. Authority of the Air University to confer additional academic 
                            degrees.
Sec. 556. Nurse matters.
Sec. 557. Repeal of annual limit on number of ROTC scholarships under 
                            Army Reserve and Army National Guard 
                            financial assistance program.

           Subtitle E--Defense Dependents' Education Matters

Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational 
                            agencies that benefit dependents of members 
                            of the Armed Forces and Department of 
                            Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 563. Inclusion of dependents of non-Department of Defense 
                            employees employed on Federal property in 
                            plan relating to force structure changes, 
                            relocation of military units, or base 
                            closures and realignments.
Sec. 564. Authority for payment of private boarding school tuition for 
                            military dependents in overseas areas not 
                            served by Department of Defense dependents' 
                            schools.
Sec. 565. Heavily impacted local educational agencies.
Sec. 566. Emergency assistance for local educational agencies enrolling 
                            military dependent children.

       Subtitle F--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

Sec. 571. Authority of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for 
                            the Armed Forces to administer oaths.
Sec. 572. Military legal assistance for Department of Defense civilian 
                            employees in areas without access to non-
                            military legal assistance.
Sec. 573. Modification of authorities on senior members of the Judge 
                            Advocate Generals' corps.

                 Subtitle G--Military Family Readiness

Sec. 581. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
Sec. 582. Department of Defense policy and plans for military family 
                            readiness.
Sec. 583. Family support for families of members of the Armed Forces 
                            undergoing deployment, including National 
                            Guard and Reserve personnel.
Sec. 584. Support services for children, infants, and toddlers of 
                            members of the Armed Forces undergoing 
                            deployment, including National Guard and 
                            Reserve personnel.
Sec. 585. Study on improving support services for children, infants, 
                            and toddlers of members of the Active and 
                            Reserve Components undergoing deployment.
Sec. 586. Study on establishment of pilot program on family-to-family 
                            support for families of deployed members of 
                            the Active and Reserve Components.
Sec. 587. Pilot program on military family readiness and servicemember 
                            reintegration.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 591. Enhancement of carryover of accumulated leave for members of 
                            the Armed Forces.
Sec. 592. Uniform policy on performances by military bands.
Sec. 593. Waiver of time limitations on award of Medals of Honor to 
                            certain members of the Army.
Sec. 594. Enhancement of rest and recuperation leave.
Sec. 595. Demonstration projects on the provision of services to 
                            military dependent children with autism.
Sec. 596. Enhancement of Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
                            Active Duty.
Sec. 597. Administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for 
                            personality disorder.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2008 increase in military basic pay.
Sec. 602. Allowance for participation of Reserves in electronic 
                            screening.
Sec. 603. Midmonth payment of basic pay for contributions of members 
                            participating in Thrift Savings Plan.
Sec. 604. Payment of inactive duty training travel costs for certain 
                            Selected Reserve members.
Sec. 605. Extension and enhancement of authority for temporary lodging 
                            expenses for members of the Armed Forces in 
                            areas subject to major disaster declaration 
                            or for installations experiencing sudden 
                            increase in personnel levels.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
                            reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for 
                            health care professionals.
Sec. 613. Extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear 
                            officers.
Sec. 614. Extension of authorities relating to payment of other bonuses 
                            and special pays.
Sec. 615. Increase in incentive special pay and multiyear retention 
                            bonus for medical officers of the Armed 
                            Forces.
Sec. 616. Increase in dental officer additional special pay.
Sec. 617. Enhancement of hardship duty pay.
Sec. 618. Inclusion of service as off-cycle crewmember of multi-crewed 
                            ship in sea duty for career sea pay.
Sec. 619. Modification of reenlistment bonus for members of the 
                            Selected Reserve.
Sec. 620. Increase in years of commissioned service covered by 
                            agreements for nuclear-qualified officers 
                            extending periods of active duty.
Sec. 621. Authority to waive 25-year active duty limit for retention 
                            bonus for critical military skills with 
                            respect to certain members.
Sec. 622. Codification and improvement of authority to pay bonus to 
                            encourage members of the Army to refer 
                            other persons for enlistment in the Army.
Sec. 623. Authority to pay bonus to encourage Department of Defense 
                            personnel to refer other persons for 
                            appointment as officers to serve in health 
                            professions.
Sec. 624. Accession bonus for participants in Armed Forces Health 
                            Professions Scholarship and Financial 
                            Assistance program.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 641. Payment of expenses of travel to the United States for 
                            obstetrical purposes of dependents located 
                            in very remote locations outside the United 
                            States.
Sec. 642. Payment of moving expenses for Junior Reserve Officers' 
                            Training Corps instructors in hard-to-fill 
                            positions.

             Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 651. Modification of scheme for payment of death gratuity payable 
                            with respect to members of the Armed 
                            Forces.
Sec. 652. Annuities for guardians or caretakers of dependent children 
                            under Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sec. 653. Expansion of combat-related special compensation eligibility 
                            for chapter 61 military retirees.
Sec. 654. Clarification of application of retired pay multiplier 
                            percentage to members of the uniformed 
                            services with over 30 years of service.
Sec. 655. Commencement of receipt of non-regular service retired pay by 
                            members of the Ready Reserve on active 
                            Federal status or active duty for 
                            significant periods.
Sec. 656. Additional individuals eligible for transportation for 
                            survivors of deceased members to attend the 
                            member's burial ceremonies.
Sec. 657. Transportation of remains of deceased members of the Armed 
                            Forces and certain other persons.
Sec. 658. Repeal of requirement of reduction of Survivor Benefit Plan 
                            survivor annuities by dependency and 
                            indemnity compensation.
Sec. 659. Effective date of paid-up coverage under Survivor Benefit 
                            Plan.
Sec. 660. Inclusion of veterans with service-connected disabilities 
                            rated as total by reason of unemployability 
                            under termination of phase-in of concurrent 
                            receipt of retired pay and veterans' 
                            disability compensation.
Sec. 661. Computation of years of service for purposes of retired pay 
                            for non-regular service.

                     Subtitle E--Education Benefits

Sec. 671. Tuition assistance for off-duty training or education.
Sec. 672. Expansion of Selected Reserve education loan repayment 
                            program.
Sec. 673. Report on utilization of tuition assistance by members of the 
                            Armed Forces.
Sec. 674. Enhancement of education benefits for certain members of 
                            reserve components.
Sec. 675. Extension of period of entitlement to educational assistance 
                            for certain members of the Selected Reserve 
                            affected by force shaping initiatives.
Sec. 676. Modification of time limit for use of entitlement to 
                            educational assistance for reserve 
                            component members supporting contingency 
                            operations and other operations.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 681. Enhancement of authorities on income replacement payments for 
                            Reserves experiencing extended and frequent 
                            mobilization for active-duty service.
Sec. 682. Overseas naturalization of military family members.
Sec. 683. National Guard yellow ribbon reintegration program.
Sec. 684. Flexibility in paying annuities to certain Federal retirees 
                            who return to work.
Sec. 685. Plan for participation of members of the National Guard and 
                            the Reserves in the benefits delivery at 
                            discharge program.
Sec. 686. Modification of amount of back pay for members of Navy and 
                            Marine Corps selected for promotion while 
                            interned as prisoners of war during World 
                            War II to take into account changes in 
                            Consumer Price Index.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Inclusion of TRICARE retail pharmacy program in Federal 
                            procurement of pharmaceuticals.
Sec. 702. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and 
                            TRICARE Extra.
Sec. 703. Report on patient satisfaction surveys.
Sec. 704. Review of licensed mental health counselors, social workers, 
                            and marriage and family therapists under 
                            the TRICARE program.
Sec. 705. Sense of Senate on collaborations between the Department of 
                            Defense and the Department of Veterans 
                            Affairs on health care for wounded 
                            warriors.
Sec. 706. Authority for expansion of persons eligible for continued 
                            health benefits coverage.
Sec. 707. Continuation of eligibility for TRICARE Standard coverage for 
                            certain members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 708. Authority for special reimbursement rates for mental health 
                            care services under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 709. Implementation of recommendations of Department of Defense 
                            Mental Health Task Force.
Sec. 710. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, 
                            Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military 
                            Eye Injuries.
Sec. 711. Report on establishment of a scholarship program for civilian 
                            mental health professionals.
Sec. 712. Report on medical physical examinations of members of the 
                            Armed Forces before their deployment.
Sec. 713. One-year extension of prohibition on increases in certain 
                            health care costs for members of the 
                            uniformed services.
Sec. 714. Temporary prohibition on increase in copayments under retail 
                            pharmacy system of pharmacy benefits 
                            program.
Sec. 715. Sense of Congress on fees and adjustments under the TRICARE 
                            program.
Sec. 716. Continuation of transitional health benefits for members of 
                            the Armed Forces pending resolution of 
                            service-related medical conditions.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

 Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Sec. 801. Substantial savings under multiyear contracts.
Sec. 802. Changes to Milestone B certifications.
Sec. 803. Comptroller General report on Department of Defense 
                            organization and structure for major 
                            defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 804. Investment strategy for major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 805. Report on implementation of recommendations on total 
                            ownership cost for major weapon systems.

  Subtitle B--Amendments Relating to General Contracting Authorities, 
                      Procedures, and Limitations

Sec. 821. Enhanced competition requirements for task and delivery order 
                            contracts.
Sec. 822. Clarification of rules regarding the procurement of 
                            commercial items.
Sec. 823. Clarification of rules regarding the procurement of 
                            commercial services.
Sec. 824. Modification of competition requirements for purchases from 
                            Federal Prison Industries.
Sec. 825. Five-year extension of authority to carry out certain 
                            prototype projects.
Sec. 826. Multiyear procurement authority for electricity from 
                            renewable energy sources.
Sec. 827. Procurement of fire resistant rayon fiber for the production 
                            of uniforms from foreign sources.
Sec. 828. Prohibition on use of earmarks to award no bid contracts and 
                            noncompetitive grants.

             Subtitle C--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 841. Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
Sec. 842. Management structure for the procurement of contract 
                            services.
Sec. 843. Specification of amounts requested for procurement of 
                            contract services.
Sec. 844. Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Sec. 845. Inventories and reviews of contracts for services based on 
                            cost or time of performance.
Sec. 846. Internal controls for procurements on behalf of the 
                            Department of Defense by certain non-
                            defense agencies.
Sec. 847. Independent management reviews of contracts for services.
Sec. 848. Implementation and enforcement of requirements applicable to 
                            undefinitized contractual actions.

          Subtitle D--Department of Defense Contractor Matters

Sec. 861. Protection for contractor employees from reprisal for 
                            disclosure of certain information.
Sec. 862. Requirements for defense contractors relating to certain 
                            former Department of Defense officials.
Sec. 863. Report on contractor ethics programs of major defense 
                            contractors.
Sec. 864. Report on Department of Defense contracting with contractors 
                            or subcontractors employing members of the 
                            Selected Reserve.
Sec. 865. Contingency contracting training for personnel outside the 
                            acquisition workforce.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 871. Contractors performing private security functions in areas of 
                            combat operations.
Sec. 872. Enhanced authority to acquire products and services produced 
                            in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 873. Defense Science Board review of Department of Defense 
                            policies and procedures for the acquisition 
                            of information technology.
Sec. 874. Enhancement and extension of acquisition authority for the 
                            unified combatant command for joint 
                            warfighting experimentation.
Sec. 875. Repeal of requirement for identification of essential 
                            military items and military system 
                            essential item breakout list.
Sec. 876. Green procurement policy.
Sec. 877. GAO review of use of authority under the Defense Production 
                            Act of 1950.
Sec. 878. Transparency and accountability in military and security 
                            contracting.
Sec. 879. Moab site and Crescent Junction site, Utah.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

              Subtitle A--Department of Defense Management

Sec. 901. Repeal of limitation on major Department of Defense 
                            headquarters activities personnel.
Sec. 902. Chief management officers of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 903. Modification of background requirement of individuals 
                            appointed as Under Secretary of Defense for 
                            Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
Sec. 904. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries.
Sec. 905. Assistant Secretaries of the military departments for 
                            acquisition matters; principal military 
                            deputies.
Sec. 906. Flexible authority for number of Army Deputy Chiefs of Staff 
                            and Assistant Chiefs of Staff.
Sec. 907. Sense of Congress on term of office of the Director of 
                            Operational Test and Evaluation.

                       Subtitle B--Space Matters

Sec. 921. Space posture review.
Sec. 922. Additional report on oversight of acquisition for defense 
                            space programs.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 931. Department of Defense consideration of effect of climate 
                            change on Department facilities, 
                            capabilities, and missions.
Sec. 932. Board of Regents for the Uniformed Services University of the 
                            Health Sciences.
Sec. 933. United States Military Cancer Institute.
Sec. 934. Western Hemisphere Center for Excellence in Human Rights.
Sec. 935. Inclusion of commanders of Western Hemisphere combatant 
                            commands in Board of Visitors of Western 
                            Hemisphere Institute for Security 
                            Cooperation.
Sec. 936. Comptroller General assessment of proposed reorganization of 
                            the office of the Under Secretary of 
                            Defense for Policy.
Sec. 937. Physicians and health care professionals comparability 
                            allowances.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Authorization of additional emergency supplemental 
                            appropriations for fiscal year 2007.
Sec. 1003. Modification of fiscal year 2007 general transfer authority.
Sec. 1004. United States contribution to NATO common-funded budgets in 
                            fiscal year 2008.
Sec. 1005. Financial management transformation initiative for the 
                            Defense Agencies.
Sec. 1006. Repeal of requirement for two-year budget cycle for the 
                            Department of Defense.
Sec. 1007. Extension of period for transfer of funds to Foreign 
                            Currency Fluctuations, Defense account.
Sec. 1008. Report on funding of the Department of Defense for health 
                            care for any fiscal year in which the Armed 
                            Forces are engaged in a major military 
                            conflict.

                  Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1011. Expansion of Department of Defense authority to provide 
                            support for counter-drug activities to 
                            certain additional foreign governments.
Sec. 1012. Report on counternarcotics assistance for the Government of 
                            Haiti.

         Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1021. Enhancement of authority to pay rewards for assistance in 
                            combating terrorism.
Sec. 1022. Repeal of modification of authorities relating to the use of 
                            the Armed Forces in major public 
                            emergencies.
Sec. 1023. Hate crimes.
Sec. 1024. Comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations 
                            and prosecutions by state and local law 
                            enforcement officials.
Sec. 1025. Gift acceptance authority.
Sec. 1026. Expansion of cooperative agreement authority for management 
                            of cultural resources.
Sec. 1027. Minimum annual purchase amounts for airlift from carriers 
                            participating in the Civil Reserve Air 
                            Fleet.
Sec. 1028. Provision of Air Force support and services to foreign 
                            military and state aircraft.
Sec. 1029. Participation in Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership.
Sec. 1030. Responsibility of the Air Force for fixed-wing support of 
                            Army intra-theater logistics.
Sec. 1031. Prohibition on sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft.
Sec. 1032. Provision of contact information on separating members of 
                            the Armed Forces to State veterans 
                            agencies.
Sec. 1033. Provisions relating to the removal of missiles from the 
                            564th Missile Squadron.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 1041. Renewal of submittal of plans for prompt global strike 
                            capability.
Sec. 1042. Report on threats to the United States from ungoverned 
                            areas.
Sec. 1043. Study on national security interagency system.
Sec. 1044. Annual report on cases reviewed by National Committee for 
                            Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 1045. Report on workforce required to support the nuclear missions 
                            of the Navy and the Department of Energy.
Sec. 1046. Comptroller General report on Defense Finance and Accounting 
                            Service response to Butterbaugh v. 
                            Department of Justice.
Sec. 1047. Report on facilities and operations of Darnall Army Medical 
                            Center, Fort Hood Military Reservation, 
                            Texas.
Sec. 1048. Report on plans to replace the monument at the Tomb of the 
                            Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, 
                            Virginia.
Sec. 1049. Report on size and mix of Air Force intertheater airlift 
                            force.
Sec. 1050. Report and master infrastructure recapitalization plan 
                            regarding Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, 
                            Colorado.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 1061. Revised nuclear posture review.
Sec. 1062. Termination of Commission on the Implementation of the New 
                            Strategic Posture of the United States.
Sec. 1063. Communications with the Committees on Armed Services of the 
                            Senate and the House of Representatives.
Sec. 1064. Security clearances; limitations.
Sec. 1065. Improvements in the process for the issuance of security 
                            clearances.
Sec. 1066. Advisory panel on Department of Defense capabilities for 
                            support of civil authorities after certain 
                            incidents.
Sec. 1067. Sense of Congress on the Western Hemisphere Institute for 
                            Security Cooperation.
Sec. 1068. Technical amendments to title 10, United States Code, 
                            arising from enactment of the Intelligence 
                            Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
                            2004.
Sec. 1069. Establishment of National Foreign Language Coordination 
                            Council.
Sec. 1070. Qualifications for public aircraft status of aircraft under 
                            contract with the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1071. Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 1072. Sense of Congress on family care plans and the deployment of 
                            members of the Armed Forces who have minor 
                            dependents.
Sec. 1073. Conduct by members of the Armed Forces and veterans out of 
                            uniform during hoisting, lowering, or 
                            passing of flag.
Sec. 1074. Extension of date of application of national security 
                            personnel system to defense laboratories.
Sec. 1075. Protection of certain individuals.
Sec. 1076. Modification of authorities on Commission to Assess the 
                            Threat to the United States from 
                            Electromagnetic Pulse Attack.
Sec. 1077. Sense of Senate on Project Compassion.
Sec. 1078. Grant of Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, 
                            Incorporated.
Sec. 1079. Sense of Senate on General David Petraeus.
Sec. 1080. Report on feasibility of housing a National Disaster 
                            Response Center at Kelly Air Field, San 
                            Antonio, Texas.
Sec. 1081. Sense of Congress on equipment for the National Guard to 
                            defend the homeland.
Sec. 1082. Notification of certain residents and civilian employees at 
                            Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, of exposure 
                            to drinking water contamination.
Sec. 1083. Sense of Senate on Air Force use of towbarless aircraft 
                            ground equipment.
Sec. 1084. Designation of Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans 
                            Affairs Medical Center.
Sec. 1085. Commercialization Pilot Program.
Sec. 1086. Report on solid rocket motor industrial base.
Sec. 1087. Justice for Marines and Other Victims of State-Sponsored 
                            Terrorism Act.
Sec. 1088. Small high-tech firms.
Sec. 1089. Increased authority for repair, restoration, and 
                            preservation of Lafayette Escadrille 
                            Memorial, Marnes-la-Coquette, France.
Sec. 1090. Retention of reimbursement for provision of reciprocal fire 
                            protection services.
Sec. 1091. National Center for Human Performance.
Sec. 1092. Definition of alternative fueled vehicle.
Sec. 1093. Programs for use of leave by caregivers for family members 
                            of individuals performing certain military 
                            service.
Sec. 1094. Pilot program on commercial fee-for-service air refueling 
                            support for the Air Force.
Sec. 1095. Establishment of Joint Pathology Center.
Sec. 1096. Report on feasibility of establishing a Domestic Military 
                            Aviation National Training Center.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

Sec. 1101. Compensation of Federal wage system employees for certain 
                            travel hours.
Sec. 1102. Retirement service credit for service as cadet or midshipman 
                            at a military service academy.
Sec. 1103. Continuation of life insurance coverage for Federal 
                            employees called to active duty.
Sec. 1104. Department of Defense National Security Personnel System.
Sec. 1105. Authority to waive limitation on premium pay for Federal 
                            civilian employees working overseas under 
                            areas of United States Central Command.
Sec. 1106. Authority for inclusion of certain Office of Defense 
                            Research and Engineering positions in 
                            experimental personnel program for 
                            scientific and technical personnel.
Sec. 1107. Repeal of authority for payment of uniform allowance to 
                            civilian employees of the Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 1108. Authorization for increased compensation for faculty and 
                            staff of the Uniformed Services University 
                            of the Health Sciences.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Authority to equip and train foreign personnel to assist in 
                            accounting for missing United States 
                            personnel.
Sec. 1202. Extension and enhancement of authority for security and 
                            stabilization assistance.
Sec. 1203. Commanders' Emergency Response Program.
Sec. 1204. Government Accountability Office report on Global Peace 
                            Operations Initiative.
Sec. 1205. Repeal of limitations on military assistance under the 
                            American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 
                            2002.

             Subtitle B--Other Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1211. Cooperative opportunities documents under cooperative 
                            research and development agreements with 
                            NATO organizations and other allied and 
                            friendly foreign countries.
Sec. 1212. Extension and expansion of temporary authority to use 
                            acquisition and cross-servicing agreements 
                            to lend military equipment for personnel 
                            protection and survivability.
Sec. 1213. Acceptance of funds from the Government of Palau for costs 
                            of military Civic Action Teams.
Sec. 1214. Extension of participation of the Department of Defense in 
                            multinational military centers of 
                            excellence.
Sec. 1215. Limitation on assistance to the Government of Thailand.
Sec. 1216. Presidential report on policy objectives and United States 
                            strategy regarding Iran.
Sec. 1217. Limitation on availability of certain funds pending 
                            implementation of requirements regarding 
                            North Korea.
Sec. 1218. Policy of the United States on protection of the United 
                            States and its allies against Iranian 
                            ballistic missiles.
Sec. 1219. Justice for Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda.

                          Subtitle C--Reports

Sec. 1231. Reports on United States policy and military operations in 
                            Afghanistan.
Sec. 1232. Strategy for enhancing security in Afghanistan by 
                            eliminating safe havens for violent 
                            extremists in Pakistan.
Sec. 1233. One-year extension of update on report on claims relating to 
                            the bombing of the Labelle Discotheque.
Sec. 1234. Report on planning and implementation of United States 
                            engagement and policy toward Darfur.
Sec. 1235. Report on the airfield in Abeche, Chad, and other resources 
                            needed to provide stability in the Darfur 
                            region.
Sec. 1236. Inclusion of information on asymmetric capabilities in 
                            annual report on military power of the 
                            People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1237. Application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to 
                            military contractors during a time of war.
Sec. 1238. Report on family reunions between United States citizens and 
                            their relatives in North Korea.
Sec. 1239. Reports on Prevention of Mass Atrocities.

  TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER 
                              SOVIET UNION

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
                            funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1303. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs in 
                            states outside the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1304. Modification of authority to use Cooperative Threat 
                            Reduction funds outside the former Soviet 
                            Union.
Sec. 1305. Repeal of restrictions on assistance to states of the former 
                            Soviet Union for cooperative threat 
                            reduction.
Sec. 1306. National Academy of Sciences study of prevention of 
                            proliferation of biological weapons.

                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1403. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1404. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.
Sec. 1405. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1405A. Additional amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
                            Activities with respect to Afghanistan.
Sec. 1406. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1407. Reduction in certain authorizations due to savings from 
                            lower inflation.

                 Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

Sec. 1411. Disposal of ferromanganese.
Sec. 1412. Disposal of chrome metal.
Sec. 1413. Modification of receipt objectives for previously authorized 
                            disposals from the national defense 
                            stockpile.

                       Subtitle C--Civil Programs

Sec. 1421. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 1422. Administration and oversight of the Armed Forces Retirement 
                            Home.

             Subtitle D--Chemical Demilitarization Matters

Sec. 1431. Modification of termination requirement for Chemical 
                            Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory 
                            Commissions.
Sec. 1432. Repeal of certain qualifications requirement for director of 
                            chemical demilitarization management 
                            organization.
Sec. 1433. Sense of Congress on completion of destruction of United 
                            States chemical weapons stockpile.
Sec. 1434. Modification of termination of assistance to State and local 
                            governments after completion of the 
                            destruction of the United States chemical 
                            weapons stockpile.

    TITLE XV--OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

   Subtitle A--Authorization of Additional War-Related Appropriations

Sec. 1501. Army procurement.
Sec. 1502. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.
Sec. 1503. Air Force procurement.
Sec. 1504. Defense-wide activities procurement.
Sec. 1505. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1506. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1507. Military personnel.
Sec. 1508. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1509. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1510. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 1511. Iraq Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1512. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1513. Iraq Freedom Fund.
Sec. 1514. Defense Working Capital Funds.
Sec. 1515. National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1516. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1517. Reports on mitigation of effects of explosively formed 
                            projectiles and mines.

       Subtitle B--General Provisions Relating to Authorizations

Sec. 1521. Purpose.
Sec. 1522. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1523. Special transfer authority.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1531. Limitation on availability of funds for certain purposes 
                            relating to Iraq.
Sec. 1532. Reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support 
                            provided to United States military 
                            operations.
Sec. 1533. Logistical support for coalition forces supporting 
                            operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 1534. Competition for procurement of small arms supplied to Iraq 
                            and Afghanistan.
Sec. 1535. Report on support from Iran for attacks against Coalition 
                            Forces in Iraq.
Sec. 1536. Sense of the Senate on the consequences of a failed state in 
                            Iraq.
Sec. 1537. Sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.
Sec. 1538. Sense of Senate on Iran.
Sec. 1539. Study and investigation of wartime contracts and contracting 
                            processes in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
                            Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sec. 1540. Modification of authorities related to the Office of the 
                            Special Inspector General for Iraq 
                            Reconstruction.
Sec. 1541. Tracking and monitoring of defense articles provided to the 
                            Government of Iraq and other individuals 
                            and groups in Iraq.
Sec. 1542. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Sec. 1543. Improvised explosive device protection for military 
                            vehicles.
Sec. 1544. Sense of Congress on the capture of Osama bin Laden and the 
                            al Qaeda leadership.

                    Subtitle D--Iraq Refugee Crisis

Sec. 1571. Short Title.
Sec. 1572. Processing Mechanisms.
Sec. 1573. United States Refugee Program Processing Priorities.
Sec. 1574. Special Immigrant Status for Certain Iraqis.
Sec. 1575. Minister Counselors for Iraqi Refugees and Internally 
                            Displaced Persons.
Sec. 1576. Countries with Significant Populations of Displaced Iraqis.
Sec. 1577. Denial or Termination of Asylum.
Sec. 1578. Reports.
Sec. 1579. Authorization of Appropriations.

                   TITLE XVI--WOUNDED WARRIOR MATTERS

Sec. 1601. Short title.
Sec. 1602. General definitions.

       Subtitle A--Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of 
           Servicemembers With Serious Injuries or Illnesses

Sec. 1611. Comprehensive policy on care, management, and transition of 
                            members of the Armed Forces with serious 
                            injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1612. Consideration of needs of women members of the Armed Forces 
                            and veterans.

                        Subtitle B--Health Care

        Part I--Enhanced Availability of Care for Servicemembers

Sec. 1621. Medical care and other benefits for members and former 
                            members of the Armed Forces with severe 
                            injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1622. Reimbursement of certain former members of the uniformed 
                            services with service-connected 
                            disabilities for travel for follow-on 
                            specialty care and related services.

               Part II--Care and Services for Dependents

Sec. 1626. Medical care and services and support services for families 
                            of members of the Armed Forces recovering 
                            from serious injuries or illnesses.
Sec. 1627. Extended benefits under TRICARE for primary caregivers of 
                            members of the uniformed services who incur 
                            a serious injury or illness on active duty.

  Part III--Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Sec. 1631. Comprehensive plans on prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, 
                            and treatment of traumatic brain injury and 
                            post-traumatic stress disorder in members 
                            of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1632. Improvement of medical tracking system for members of the 
                            Armed Forces deployed overseas.
Sec. 1633. Centers of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, 
                            mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation 
                            of traumatic brain injury and post-
                            traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 1634. Review of mental health services and treatment for female 
                            members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Sec. 1635. Funding for improved diagnosis, treatment, and 
                            rehabilitation of members of the Armed 
                            Forces with traumatic brain injury or post-
                            traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 1636. Reports.

                         Part IV--Other Matters

Sec. 1641. Joint electronic health record for the Department of Defense 
                            and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1642. Enhanced personnel authorities for the Department of Defense 
                            for health care professionals for care and 
                            treatment of wounded and injured members of 
                            the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1643. Personnel shortages in the mental health workforce of the 
                            Department of Defense, including personnel 
                            in the mental health workforce.

                     Subtitle C--Disability Matters

                     Part I--Disability Evaluations

Sec. 1651. Utilization of veterans' presumption of sound condition in 
                            establishing eligibility of members of the 
                            Armed Forces for retirement for disability.
Sec. 1652. Requirements and limitations on Department of Defense 
                            determinations of disability with respect 
                            to members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1653. Review of separation of members of the Armed Forces 
                            separated from service with a disability 
                            rating of 20 percent disabled or less.
Sec. 1654. Pilot programs on revised and improved disability evaluation 
                            system for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1655. Reports on Army action plan in response to deficiencies in 
                            the Army Physical Disability Evaluation 
                            System.

                   Part II--Other Disability Matters

Sec. 1661. Enhancement of disability severance pay for members of the 
                            Armed Forces.
Sec. 1662. Electronic transfer from the Department of Defense to the 
                            Department of Veterans Affairs of documents 
                            supporting eligibility for benefits.
Sec. 1663. Assessments of temporary disability retired list.

         Subtitle D--Improvement of Facilities Housing Patients

Sec. 1671. Standards for military medical treatment facilities, 
                            specialty medical care facilities, and 
                            military quarters housing patients.
Sec. 1672. Reports on Army action plan in response to deficiencies 
                            identified at Walter Reed Army Medical 
                            Center.
Sec. 1673. Construction of facilities required for the closure of 
                            Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District 
                            of Columbia.

        Subtitle E--Outreach and Related Information on Benefits

Sec. 1681. Handbook for members of the Armed Forces on compensation and 
                            benefits available for serious injuries and 
                            illnesses.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 1691. Study on physical and mental health and other readjustment 
                            needs of members and former members of the 
                            Armed Forces who deployed in Operation 
                            Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
                            Freedom and their families.

                      TITLE XVII--VETERANS MATTERS

Sec. 1701. Sense of Congress on Department of Veterans Affairs efforts 
                            in the rehabilitation and reintegration of 
                            veterans with traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1702. Individual rehabilitation and community reintegration plans 
                            for veterans and others with traumatic 
                            brain injury.
Sec. 1703. Use of non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for 
                            implementation of rehabilitation and 
                            community reintegration plans for traumatic 
                            brain injury.
Sec. 1704. Research, education, and clinical care program on severe 
                            traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1705. Pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with 
                            traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1706. Research on traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 1707. Age-appropriate nursing home care.
Sec. 1708. Extension of period of eligibility for health care for 
                            combat service in the Persian Gulf war or 
                            future hostilities.
Sec. 1709. Mental health: service-connection status and evaluations for 
                            certain veterans.
Sec. 1710. Modification of requirements for furnishing outpatient 
                            dental services to veterans with a service-
                            connected dental condition or disability.
Sec. 1711. Demonstration program on preventing veterans at-risk of 
                            homelessness from becoming homeless.
Sec. 1712. Clarification of purpose of the outreach services program of 
                            the Department of Veterans Affairs.

     TITLE XVIII--NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU MATTERS AND RELATED MATTERS

Sec. 1801. Short title.
Sec. 1802. Expanded authority of Chief of the National Guard Bureau and 
                            expanded functions of the National Guard 
                            Bureau.
Sec. 1803. Promotion of eligible reserve officers to lieutenant general 
                            and vice admiral grades on the active-duty 
                            list.
Sec. 1804. Promotion of reserve officers to lieutenant general grade.
Sec. 1805. Requirement that position of Deputy Commander of the United 
                            States northern command be filled by a 
                            qualified National Guard officer.
Sec. 1806. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to prepare annual plan 
                            for response to natural disasters and 
                            terrorist events.
Sec. 1807. Additional reporting requirements relating to National Guard 
                            equipment.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2105. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Army 
                            projects for which funds were not 
                            appropriated.
Sec. 2106. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
                            2006 project.
Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 
                            project.
Sec. 2108. Technical amendments to the Military Construction 
                            Authorization Act for 2007.
Sec. 2109. Ground lease, SOUTHCOM Headquarters Facility, Miami-Doral, 
                            Florida.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Navy 
                            projects for which funds were not 
                            appropriated.
Sec. 2206. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
                            2005 project.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
                            projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Air 
                            Force projects for which funds were not 
                            appropriated.
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
                            2006 project.
Sec. 2307. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 
                            projects.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2004 
                            projects.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Termination or modification of authority to carry out 
                            certain fiscal year 2007 Defense Agencies 
                            projects.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 
                            projects.
Sec. 2406. Munitions demilitarization facilities, Blue Grass Army 
                            Depot, Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical 
                            Activity, Colorado.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition 
                            projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
                            construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 2607. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2007 Guard 
                            and Reserve projects for which funds were 
                            not appropriated.
Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2006 Air 
                            Force Reserve construction and acquisition 
                            projects.
Sec. 2609. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2005 
                            projects.
Sec. 2610. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2004 
                            projects.
Sec. 2611. Relocation of units from Roberts United States Army Reserve 
                            Center and Navy-Marine Corps Reserve 
                            Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

          TITLE XXVII--BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base closure and 
                            realignment activities funded through 
                            Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
                            1990.
Sec. 2702. Authorized base closure and realignment activities funded 
                            through Department of Defense Base Closure 
                            Account 2005.
Sec. 2703. Authorization of appropriations for base closure and 
                            realignment activities funded through 
                            Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
                            2005.
Sec. 2704. Authorized cost and scope of work variations.

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

      Subtitle A--Effective Date and Expiration of Authorizations

Sec. 2801. Effective Date.
Sec. 2802. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
                            specified by law.

 Subtitle B--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2811. General military construction transfer authority.
Sec. 2812. Modifications of authority to lease military family housing.
Sec. 2813. Increase in thresholds for unspecified minor military 
                            construction projects.
Sec. 2814. Modification and extension of temporary, limited authority 
                            to use operation and maintenance funds for 
                            construction projects outside the United 
                            States.
Sec. 2815. Temporary authority to support revitalization of Department 
                            of Defense laboratories through unspecified 
                            minor military construction projects.
Sec. 2816. Two-year extension of temporary program to use minor 
                            military construction authority for 
                            construction of child development centers.
Sec. 2817. Extension of authority to accept equalization payments for 
                            facility exchanges.
Sec. 2818. Clarification of requirement for authorization of military 
                            construction.

        Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2831. Requirement to report transactions resulting in annual costs 
                            of more than $750,000.
Sec. 2832. Modification of authority to lease non-excess property.
Sec. 2833. Enhanced flexibility to create or expand buffer zones.
Sec. 2834. Reports on Army and Marine Corps operational ranges.
Sec. 2835. Consolidation of real property provisions without 
                            substantive change.

                Subtitle D--Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2841. Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York, basing report.
Sec. 2842. Comprehensive accounting of funding required to ensure 
                            timely implementation of 2005 Defense Base 
                            Closure and Realignment Commission 
                            recommendations.
Sec. 2843. Authority to relocate the Joint Spectrum Center to Fort 
                            Meade, Maryland.

                      Subtitle E--Land Conveyances

Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, Lynn Haven Fuel Depot, Lynn Haven, Florida.
Sec. 2852. Modification to land conveyance authority, Fort Bragg, North 
                            Carolina.
Sec. 2853. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, GSA property, 
                            Springfield, Virginia.
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Lewis and Clark United States Army Reserve 
                            Center, Bismarck, North Dakota.
Sec. 2855. Land exchange, Detroit, Michigan.
Sec. 2856. Transfer of jurisdiction, former Nike missile site, Grosse 
                            Ile, Michigan.
Sec. 2857. Modification of lease of property, National Flight Academy 
                            at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, 
                            Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 2861. Report on condition of schools under jurisdiction of 
                            Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 2862. Modification of land management restrictions applicable to 
                            Utah national defense lands.
Sec. 2863. Additional project in Rhode Island.
Sec. 2864. Sense of Congress on Department of Defense actions to 
                            address encroachment of military 
                            installations.
Sec. 2865. Report on water conservation projects.
Sec. 2866. Report on housing privatization initiatives.
Sec. 2867. Report on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado.
Sec. 2868. Repeal of moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan, 
                            Puerto Rico.

      TITLE XXIX--WAR-RELATED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2901. Authorized war-related Army construction and land 
                            acquisition projects.
Sec. 2902. Authorization of war-related military construction 
                            appropriations, Army.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.

   Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3111. Reliable Replacement Warhead program.
Sec. 3112. Limitation on availability of funds for Fissile Materials 
                            Disposition program.
Sec. 3113. Modification of limitations on availability of funds for 
                            Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 3121. Nuclear test readiness.
Sec. 3122. Sense of Congress on the nuclear non-proliferation policy of 
                            the United States and the Reliable 
                            Replacement Warhead program.
Sec. 3123. Report on status of environmental management initiatives to 
                            accelerate the reduction of environmental 
                            risks and challenges posed by the legacy of 
                            the Cold War.
Sec. 3124. Comptroller General report on Department of Energy 
                            protective force management.
Sec. 3125. Technical amendments.

                Subtitle D--Nuclear Terrorism Prevention

Sec. 3131. Definitions.
Sec. 3132. Findings.
Sec. 3133. Sense of Congress on the prevention of nuclear terrorism.
Sec. 3134. Minimum security standard for nuclear weapons and formula 
                            quantities of strategic special nuclear 
                            material.
Sec. 3135. Annual report.
Sec. 3136. Modification of reporting requirement.
Sec. 3137. Modification of sunset date of the Office of the Ombudsman 
                            of the Energy Employees Occupational 
                            Illness Compensation Program.
Sec. 3138. Evaluation of National Nuclear Security Administration 
                            strategic plan for advanced computing.
Sec. 3139. Agreements and reports on nuclear forensics capabilities.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                  DIVISION D--VETERAN SMALL BUSINESSES

Sec. 4001. Short title.
Sec. 4002. Definitions.

                TITLE XLI--VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 4101. Increased funding for the Office of Veterans Business 
                            Development.
Sec. 4102. Interagency task force.
Sec. 4103. Permanent extension of SBA Advisory Committee on veterans 
                            business affairs.

TITLE XLII--NATIONAL RESERVIST ENTERPRISE TRANSITION AND SUSTAINABILITY

Sec. 4201. Short title.
Sec. 4202. Purpose.
Sec. 4203. National guard and reserve business assistance.

                    TITLE XLIII--RESERVIST PROGRAMS

Sec. 4301. Reservist programs.
Sec. 4302. Reservist loans.
Sec. 4303. Noncollateralized loans.
Sec. 4304. Loan priority.
Sec. 4305. Relief from time limitations for veteran-owned small 
                            businesses.
Sec. 4306. Service-disabled veterans.
Sec. 4307. Study on options for promoting positive working relations 
                            between employers and their Reserve 
                            component employees.

                  DIVISION E--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 5001. Short title.

                           TITLE LI--GENERAL

Sec. 5101. Commercial vessel chartering authority.
Sec. 5102. Maritime Administration vessel chartering authority.
Sec. 5103. Chartering to state and local governmental 
                            instrumentalities.
Sec. 5104. Disposal of obsolete government vessels.
Sec. 5105. Vessel transfer authority.
Sec. 5106. Sea trials for ready reserve force.
Sec. 5107. Review of applications for loans and guarantees.

                    TITLE LII--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Sec. 5201. Statutory construction.
Sec. 5202. Personal injury to or death of seamen.
Sec. 5203. Amendments to chapter 537 based on Public Law 109-163.
Sec. 5204. Additional amendments based on Public Law 109-163.
Sec. 5205. Amendments based on Public Law 109-171.
Sec. 5206. Amendments based on Public Law 109-241.
Sec. 5207. Amendments based on Public Law 109-364.
Sec. 5208. Miscellaneous amendments.
Sec. 5209. Application of sunset provision to codified provision.
Sec. 5210. Additional Technical corrections.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense 
committees'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of 
title 10, United States Code.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. ARMY.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for procurement for the Army as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $5,229,175,000.
            (2) For missiles, $2,178,102,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
        $7,546,684,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $2,228,976,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $15,013,155,000.

SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

    (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $13,475,107,000.
            (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
        $3,078,387,000.
            (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $13,605,638,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $5,432,412,000.
    (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2008 for procurement for the Marine Corps in the amount 
of $2,699,057,000.
    (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for procurement of ammunition 
for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $926,597,000.

SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
            (1) For aircraft, $12,593,813,000.
            (2) For ammunition, $868,917,000.
            (3) For missiles, $5,166,002,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $16,312,962,000.

SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of $3,385,970,000.

SEC. 105. RAPID ACQUISITION FUND.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the Rapid Acquisition Fund in the amount of $100,000,000.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

SEC. 111. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR M1A2 ABRAMS SYSTEM 
              ENHANCEMENT PACKAGE UPGRADES.

    The Secretary of the Army, in accordance with section 2306b of 
title 10, United States Code, may enter into a multiyear contract, 
beginning with the fiscal year 2008 program year, for procurement of 
M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package upgrades.

SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR M2A3/M3A3 BRADLEY 
              FIGHTING VEHICLE UPGRADES.

    The Secretary of the Army, in accordance with section 2306b of 
title 10, United States Code, may enter into a multiyear contract, 
beginning with the fiscal year 2008 program year, for procurement of 
M2A3/M3A3 Bradley fighting vehicle upgrades.

SEC. 113. STRYKER MOBILE GUN SYSTEM.

    (a) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--None of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by sections 101(3) and 1501(3) for 
procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles for the Army may be 
obligated or expended for purposes of the procurement of the Stryker 
Mobile Gun System until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
of the Army certifies to Congress that the Stryker Mobile Gun System is 
operationally effective, suitable, and survivable for its anticipated 
deployment missions.
    (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in 
subsection (a) if the Secretary--
            (1) determines that further procurement of the Stryker 
        Mobile Gun System utilizing amounts referred to in subsection 
        (a) is in the national security interest of the United States 
        notwithstanding the inability of the Secretary of the Army to 
        make the certification required by that subsection; and
            (2) submits to the Congress, in writing , a notification of 
        the waiver together with a discussion of--
                    (A) the reasons for the determination described in 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (B) the actions that will be taken to mitigate any 
                deficiencies that cause the Stryker Mobile Gun System 
                not to be operationally effective, suitable, or 
                survivable, as that case may be, as described in 
                subsection (a).

SEC. 114. CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT NETWORK NODE PROGRAM AND WARFIGHTER 
              INFORMATION NETWORK-TACTICAL PROGRAM INTO SINGLE ARMY 
              TACTICAL NETWORK PROGRAM.

    (a) Consolidation Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
consolidate the Joint Network Node program and the Warfighter 
Information Network-Tactical program into a single Army tactical 
network program.
    (b) Report on Consolidation.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than December 31, 2007, the 
        Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the 
        Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information 
        Integration, submit to the congressional defense committees a 
        report setting forth a plan to consolidate the Joint Network 
        Node program and the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical 
        program into a single Army tactical network program as required 
        by subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include with respect to the acquisition of the single Army 
        tactical network required by subsection (a) the following:
                    (A) An analysis of how the systems specified in 
                paragraph (1) will be integrated, including--
                            (i) an analysis of whether there are 
                        opportunities to leverage technologies and 
                        equipment from the Warfighter Information 
                        Network-Tactical program as part of the 
                        continuing development and fielding of the 
                        Joint Network Node; and
                            (ii) an analysis of major technical 
                        challenges of integrating the two programs.
                    (B) A description of the extent to which components 
                of the systems could be used together as elements of a 
                single Army tactical network.
                    (C) A description of the strategy of the Army for 
                completing the systems engineering necessary to ensure 
                the end-to-end interoperability of a single Army 
                tactical network as described in subsection (a).
                    (D) An assessment of the costs of acquiring the 
                systems.
                    (E) An assessment of the technical compatibility of 
                the systems.
                    (F) A description and assessment of the plans of 
                the Army relating to ownership of the technical data 
                packages for the systems, and an assessment of the 
                capacity of the industrial base to support Army needs.
                    (G) A description of the plans and schedule of the 
                Army for fielding the systems, and a description of the 
                associated training schedule.
                    (H) A description of the plans of the Army for 
                sustaining the single Army tactical network.
                    (I) A description of the plans of the Army for the 
                insertion of new technology into the Joint Network 
                Node.
                    (J) A description of the major technical challenges 
                of integrating the two programs.
                    (K) An assessment as to whether other programs 
                should be inserted into the single Army tactical 
                network as required by subsection (a).
                    (L) An analysis of the interoperability 
                requirements between the Army tactical network and the 
                Joint Network Node, an assessment of the technological 
                barriers to achievement of such interoperability 
                requirements, and a description of formal mechanisms of 
                coordination between the Army tactical network and the 
                Joint Network Node program.

SEC. 115. GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM.

    (a) Additional Amount.--
            (1) In general.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
        by section 201(1) for research, development, test and 
        evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by $59,041,000.
            (2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, test 
        and evaluation for the Army, as increased by paragraph (1), 
        $59,041,000 may be available for the General Fund Enterprise 
        Business System of the Army.
            (3) Supplement not supplant.--The amount available under 
        paragraph (2) for the purpose specified in that paragraph is in 
        addition to any other amounts available in this Act for that 
        purpose.
    (b) Offset.--
            (1) RDTE, army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
        by section 101(5) for other procurement for the Army is hereby 
        reduced by $29,219,000, with the amount of the reduction to be 
        allocated to amounts available for the General Fund Enterprise 
        Business System.
            (2) O&M, army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
        section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army is 
        hereby reduced by $29,822,000, with the amount of the reduction 
        to be allocated to amounts available for the General Fund 
        Enterprise Business System.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

SEC. 131. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with 
section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear 
contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2009 program year, for the 
procurement of Virginia-class submarines and government-furnished 
equipment.
    (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a 
contract authorized by subsection (a) until 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a 
certification that the Secretary has made each of the findings with 
respect to such contract specified in subsection (a) of section 2306b 
of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 132. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) PROGRAM.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The plan of the Chief of Naval Operations to 
        recapitalize the United States Navy to at least 313 battle 
        force ships is essential for meeting the long-term requirements 
        of the National Military Strategy.
            (2) Fiscal challenges to the plan to build a 313-ship fleet 
        require that the Navy exercise discipline in determining 
        warfighter requirements and responsibility in estimating, 
        budgeting, and controlling costs.
            (3) The 55-ship Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is 
        central to the shipbuilding plan of the Navy. The inability of 
        the Navy to control requirements and costs on the two lead 
        ships of the Littoral Combat Ship program raises serious 
        concerns regarding the capacity of the Navy to affordably build 
        a 313-ship fleet.
            (4) According to information provided to Congress by the 
        Navy, the cost growth in the Littoral Combat Ship program was 
        attributable to several factors, most notably that--
                    (A) the strategy adopted for the Littoral Combat 
                Ship program, a so-called ``concurrent design-build'' 
                strategy, was a high-risk strategy that did not account 
                for that risk in the cost and schedule for the lead 
                ships in the program;
                    (B) inadequate emphasis was placed on ``bid 
                realism'' in the evaluation of contract proposals under 
                the program;
                    (C) late incorporation of Naval Vessel Rules into 
                the program caused significant design delays and cost 
                growth;
                    (D) the Earned Value Management System of the 
                contractor under the program did not adequately measure 
                shipyard performance, and the Navy program 
                organizations did not independently assess cost 
                performance;
                    (E) the Littoral Combat Ship program organization 
                was understaffed and lacking in the experience and 
                qualifications required for a major defense acquisition 
                program;
                    (F) the Littoral Combat Ship program organization 
                was aware of the increasing costs of the Littoral 
                Combat Ship program, but did not communicate those cost 
                increases directly to the Assistant Secretary of the 
                Navy in a time manner; and
                    (G) the relationship between the Naval Sea Systems 
                Command and the program executive offices for the 
                program was dysfunctional.
    (b) Requirement.--In order to halt further cost growth in the 
Littoral Combat Ship program, costs and government liability under 
future contracts under the Littoral Combat Ship program shall be 
limited as follows:
            (1) Limitation of costs.--The total amount obligated or 
        expended for the procurement costs of the fifth and sixth 
        vessels in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class of vessels 
        shall not exceed $460,000,000 per vessel.
            (2) Procurement costs.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        procurement costs shall include all costs for plans, basic 
        construction, change orders, electronics, ordnance, contractor 
        support, and other costs associated with completion of 
        production drawings, ship construction, test, and delivery, 
        including work performed post-delivery that is required to meet 
        original contract requirements.
            (3) Contract type.--The Navy shall employ a fixed-price 
        type contract for construction of the fifth and following ships 
        of the Littoral Combat Ship class of vessels.
            (4) Limitation of government liability.--The Navy shall not 
        enter into a contract, or modify a contract, for construction 
        of the fifth or sixth vessel of the Littoral Combat Ship class 
        of vessels if the limitation of the Government's cost 
        liability, when added to the sum of other budgeted procurement 
        costs, would exceed $460,000,000 per vessel.
            (5) Adjustment of limitation amount.--The Secretary of the 
        Navy may adjust the amount set forth in paragraphs (1) and (4) 
        for either vessel referred to in such paragraph by the 
        following:
                    (A) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs 
                attributable to compliance with changes in Federal, 
                State, or local laws enacted after September 30, 2007.
                    (B) The amounts of outfitting costs and costs 
                required to complete post-delivery test and trials.
    (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 124 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 
Stat. 3157) is repealed.

SEC. 133. ADVANCED PROCUREMENT FOR VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

    Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) 
for shipbuilding and conversion for the Navy, $1,172,710,000 may be 
available for advanced procurement for the Virginia class submarine 
program, of which--
            (1) $400,000,000 may be available for the procurement of a 
        second ship set of reactor components; and
            (2) $70,000,000 may be available for advanced procurement 
        of non-nuclear long lead time material in order to support a 
        reduced construction span for the boats in the next multiyear 
        procurement program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

SEC. 141. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF C-130E/H TACTICAL AIRLIFT 
              AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not retire C-
130E/H tactical airlift aircraft during fiscal year 2008.
    (b) Maintenance of Certain Retired Aircraft.--The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall maintain each C-130E/H tactical airlift aircraft 
retired during fiscal year 2007 in a condition that will permit recall 
of such aircraft to future service.

SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF KC-135E AERIAL REFUELING 
              AIRCRAFT.

    The Secretary of the Air Force shall not retire any KC-135E aerial 
refueling aircraft of the Air Force in fiscal year 2008 unless the 
Secretary provides written notification of such retirement to the 
congressional defense committees in accordance with established 
procedures.

SEC. 143. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR THE KC-X 
              TANKER AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Aerial refueling is a critically important force 
        multiplier for the Air Force.
            (2) The KC-X tanker aircraft procurement program is the 
        number one acquisition and recapitalization priority of the Air 
        Force.
            (3) Given the competing budgetary requirements of the other 
        Armed Forces and other sectors of the Federal Government, the 
        Air Force needs to modernize at the most cost effective price.
            (4) Competition in defense procurement provides the Armed 
        Forces with the best products at the best price.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Air 
Force should--
            (1) hold a full and open competition to choose the best 
        possible joint aerial refueling capability at the most 
        reasonable price; and
            (2) be discouraged from taking any actions that would limit 
        the ability of either of the teams seeking the contract for the 
        procurement of KC-X tanker aircraft from competing for that 
        contract.

SEC. 144. TRANSFER TO GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ OF THREE C-130E TACTICAL 
              AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT.

    The Secretary of the Air Force may transfer not more than three C-
130E tactical airlift aircraft, allowed to be retired under the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109-364), to the Government of Iraq.

SEC. 145. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT OF B-52 BOMBER 
              AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Maintenance of Primary and Backup Inventory of Aircraft.--
Subsection (a)(1) of section 131 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2111) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph 
        (C):
                    ``(C) shall maintain in a common configuration a 
                primary aircraft inventory of not less than 63 such 
                aircraft and a backup aircraft inventory of not less 
                than 11 such aircraft.''.
    (b) Notice of Retirement.--Subsection (b)(1) of such section is 
amended by striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``60 days''.

SEC. 146. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE AIR FORCE STRATEGY FOR THE 
              REPLACEMENT OF THE AERIAL REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT 
              FLEET.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) A properly executed comprehensive strategy to replace 
        Air Force tankers will allow the United States military to 
        continue to project combat capability anywhere in the world on 
        short notice without relying on intermediate bases for 
        refueling.
            (2) With an average age of 45 years, it is estimated that 
        it will take over 30 years to replace the KC-135 aircraft fleet 
        with the funding currently in place.
            (3) In addition to the KC-X program of record, which 
        supports the tanker replacement strategy, the Air Force should 
        immediately pursue that part of the tanker replacement strategy 
        that would support, augment, or enhance the Air Force air 
        refueling mission, such as Fee-for-Service support or 
        modifications and upgrades to maintain the viability of the KC-
        135 aircraft force structure as the Air Force recapitalizes the 
        tanker fleet.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the timely modernization of the Air Force aerial 
        refueling tanker fleet is a vital national security priority; 
        and
            (2) in furtherance of meeting this priority, the Secretary 
        of the Air Force has initiated, and Congress approves of, a 
        comprehensive strategy for replacing the aerial refueling 
        tanker aircraft fleet, which includes the following elements:
                    (A) Replacement of the aging tanker aircraft fleet 
                with newer and improved capabilities under the KC-X 
                program of record which supports the tanker replacement 
                strategy, through the purchase of new commercial 
                derivative aircraft.
                    (B) Sustainment and extension of the legacy tanker 
                aircraft fleet until replacement through depot-type 
                modifications and upgrades of KC-135 aircraft and KC-10 
                aircraft.
                    (C) Augmentation of the aerial refueling capability 
                through aerial refueling Fee-for-Service.

SEC. 147. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RAPID FIELDING OF ASSOCIATE INTERMODAL 
              PLATFORM SYSTEM AND OTHER INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS SYSTEMS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Use of the Associate Intermodal Platform (AIP) pallet 
        system, developed two years ago by the United States 
        Transportation Command, could save the United States as much as 
        $1,300,000 for every 1,000 pallets deployed.
            (2) The benefits of the usage of the Associate Intermodal 
        Platform pallet system include the following:
                    (A) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system 
                can be used to transport cargo alone within current 
                International Standard of Organization containers and 
                thereby provide further savings in costs of 
                transportation of cargo.
                    (B) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system 
                has successfully passed rigorous testing by the United 
                States Transportation Command at various military 
                installations in the United States, at a Navy testing 
                lab, and in the field in Iraq, Kuwait, and Antarctica.
                    (C) By all accounts the Associate Intermodal 
                Platform pallet system has performed well beyond 
                expectations and is ready for immediate production and 
                deployment.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Department of Defense should--
            (1) rapidly field innovative logistic systems such as the 
        Associated Intermodal Platform pallet system; and
            (2) seek to fully procure innovative logistic systems such 
        as the Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system in future 
        budgets.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, 
test, and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $11,268,904,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $16,296,395,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $25,581,989,000.
            (4) For Defense-wide activities, $21,511,739,000, of which 
        $180,264,000 is authorized for the Director of Operational Test 
        and Evaluation.

SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2008.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by section 201, $11,204,784,000 shall be available for the Defense 
Science and Technology Program, including basic research, applied 
research, and advanced technology development projects.
    (b) Basic Research, Applied Research, and Advanced Technology 
Development Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term ``basic 
research, applied research, and advanced technology development'' means 
work funded in program elements for defense research and development 
under Department of Defense budget activity 1, 2, or 3.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 211. ADVANCED SENSOR APPLICATIONS PROGRAM.

    (a) Transfer of Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
by section 201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
Defense-wide activities, and made available for the Foreign Material 
Acquisition and Exploitation Program and for activities of the Office 
of Special Technology, an aggregate of $20,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Advanced Sensor Applications Program not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Reassignment of Program.--Beginning not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Advanced Sensor 
Applications Program shall be a program of the Defense Threat Reduction 
Agency, managed by the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 
and shall be executed by the Program Executive Officer for Aviation for 
the Navy working for the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction 
Agency.

SEC. 212. ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS.

    (a) Comparative Tests Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall undertake 
        comparative tests, including live-fire tests, of appropriate 
        foreign and domestic active protection systems in order--
                    (A) to determine the effectiveness of such systems; 
                and
                    (B) to develop information useful in the 
                consideration of the adoption of such systems in 
                defense acquisition programs.
            (2) Reports.--Not later than March 1 of each of 2008 and 
        2009, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report on the results of the tests undertaken 
        under paragraph (1) as of the date of such report.
    (b) Comprehensive Assessment Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall undertake a 
        comprehensive assessment of active protection systems in order 
        to develop information useful in the development of joint 
        active protection systems and other defense programs.
            (2) Elements.--The assessment under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) an identification of the potential merits and 
                operational costs of the use of active protection 
                systems by United States military forces;
                    (B) a characterization of the threats that use of 
                active protection systems by potential adversaries 
                would pose to United States military forces and 
                weapons;
                    (C) an identification and assessment of 
                countermeasures to active protection systems;
                    (D) an analysis of collateral damage potential of 
                active protection systems;
                    (E) an identification and assessment of emerging 
                direct-fire and top-attack threats to defense systems 
                that could potentially deploy active protection 
                systems; and
                    (F) an identification and assessment of critical 
                technology elements of active protection systems.
            (3) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2008, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
        a report on the assessment under paragraph (1).

SEC. 213. OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR COMPETITIVE 
              PROCUREMENT OF PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR THE JOINT STRIKE 
              FIGHTER.

    Within amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years after 
fiscal year 2007 for procurement, and for research, development, test, 
and evaluation, for the Joint Strike Fighter Program, the Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure the obligation and expenditure of sufficient 
amounts each such fiscal year for the continued development and 
procurement of two options for the propulsion system for the Joint 
Strike Fighter in order to assure the competitive development and 
eventual production for the propulsion system for a Joint Strike 
Fighter aircraft, thereby giving a choice of engine to the growing 
number of nations expressing interest in procuring such aircraft.

SEC. 214. GULF WAR ILLNESSES RESEARCH.

    (a) Funding.--
            (1) Additional amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, test, 
        and evaluation, Army $15,000,000, may be allocated to Medical 
        Advanced Technology (PE #0603002A) for the Army to carry out, 
        as part of its Congressionally Directed Medical Research 
        Programs, a program for Gulf War Illnesses Research.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program may be to develop 
diagnostic markers and treatments for the complex of symptoms commonly 
known as ``Gulf War Illnesses (GWI)'', including widespread pain, 
cognitive impairment, and persistent fatigue in conjunction with 
diverse other symptoms and abnormalities, that are associated with 
service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations in the early 1990s 
during the Persian Gulf War.
    (c) Program Activities.--
            (1) Highest priority under the program shall be afforded to 
        pilot and observational studies of treatments for the complex 
        of symptoms described in subsection (b) and comprehensive 
        clinical trials of such treatments that have demonstrated 
        effectiveness in previous past pilot and observational studies.
            (2) Secondary priority under the program may be afforded to 
        studies that identify objective markers for such complex of 
        symptoms and biological mechanisms underlying such complex of 
        symptoms that can lead to the identification and development of 
        such markers and treatments.
            (3) No study shall be funded under the program that is 
        based on psychiatric illness and psychological stress as the 
        central cause of such complex of symptoms (as is consistent 
        with current research findings).
    (d) Competitive Selection and Peer Review.--The program shall be 
conducted using competitive selection and peer review for the 
identification of activities having the most substantial scientific 
merit, utilizing individuals with recognized expertise in Gulf War 
illnesses in the design of the solicitation and in the scientific and 
programmatic review processes.

                  Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs

SEC. 231. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT, 
              CONSTRUCTION, AND DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE DEFENSES IN 
              EUROPE.

    (a) General Limitation.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be obligated or expended for procurement, site activation, 
construction, preparation of equipment for, or deployment of a long-
range missile defense system in Europe until the following conditions 
have been met:
            (1) The governments of the countries in which major 
        components of such missile defense system (including 
        interceptors and associated radars) are proposed to be deployed 
        have each given final approval to any missile defense 
        agreements negotiated between such governments and the United 
        States Government concerning the proposed deployment of such 
        components in their countries.
            (2) 45 days have elapsed following the receipt by Congress 
        of the report required under subsection (c)(6).
    (b) Additional Limitation.--In addition to the limitation in 
subsection (a), no funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may 
be obligated or expended for the acquisition or deployment of 
operational missiles of a long-range missile defense system in Europe 
until the Secretary of Defense, after receiving the views of the 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, submits to Congress a 
report certifying that the proposed interceptor to be deployed as part 
of such missile defense system has demonstrated, through successful, 
operationally realistic flight testing, a high probability of working 
in an operationally effective manner.
    (c) Report on Independent Assessment for Ballistic Missile Defense 
in Europe.--
            (1) Independent assessment.--Not later than 30 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
        shall select a federally funded research and development center 
        to conduct an independent assessment of options for ballistic 
        missile defense for forward deployed forces of the United 
        States and its allies in Europe.
            (2) Issues to be assessed.--In carrying out the assessment 
        described in paragraph (1), the federally funded research and 
        development center selected under that paragraph shall consider 
        the following in connection with options for missile defense in 
        Europe:
                    (A) The threat to Europe of ballistic missiles 
                (including short-range, medium-range, intermediate-
                range, and long-range ballistic missiles) from Iran and 
                from other nations (except Russia), including the 
                likelihood and timing of such threats.
                    (B) The missile defense capabilities appropriate to 
                meet current, near-term, and mid-term ballistic missile 
                threats facing Europe during the period from 2008 
                through 2015.
                    (C) Alternative options for defending the European 
                territory of members of the North Atlantic Treaty 
                Organization against the threats described in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (D) The utility and cost-effectiveness of providing 
                ballistic missile defense of the United States with a 
                system located in Europe, if warranted by the threat, 
                when compared with the provision of such defense 
                through the deployment of additional ballistic missile 
                defense in the United States.
                    (E) The views of European members of the North 
                Atlantic Treaty Organization on the desirability of 
                ballistic missile defenses for the European territory 
                of such nations.
                    (F) Potential opportunities for participation by 
                the Government of Russia in a European missile defense 
                system.
            (3) Technologies to be considered.--In conducting the 
        assessment described in paragraph (1), the federally funded 
        research and development center selected under that paragraph 
        shall consider, but not be limited to, the following missile 
        defense technology options:
                    (A) The Patriot PAC-3 system.
                    (B) The Medium Extended Air Defense System.
                    (C) The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, 
                with all variants of the Standard Missile-3 
                interceptor.
                    (D) The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) 
                system.
                    (E) The proposed deployment of Ground-based 
                Midcourse Defense (GMD) system elements in Europe, 
                consisting of the proposed 2-stage Orbital Boost 
                Vehicle interceptor, and the proposed European 
                Midcourse X-band radar.
                    (F) Forward-Based X-band Transportable (FBX-T) 
                radars.
                    (G) Other non-United States, North Atlantic Treaty 
                Organization missile defense systems.
            (4) Factors to be considered.--In conducting the assessment 
        described in paragraph (1), the federally funded research and 
        development center selected under that paragraph shall consider 
        the following factors with respect to potential ballistic 
        missile defense options:
                    (A) The missile defense needs of the European 
                members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
                including forward deployed United States forces, with 
                respect to current, near-term, and mid-term ballistic 
                missile threats.
                    (B) Operational effectiveness.
                    (C) Command and control arrangements.
                    (D) Integration and interoperability with North 
                Atlantic Treaty Organization missile defenses.
                    (E) Cost and affordability, including possible 
                allied cost-sharing.
                    (F) Cost-effectiveness.
                    (G) The degree of coverage of the European 
                territory of members of the North Atlantic Treaty 
                Organization.
            (5) Cooperation of other agencies.--The Secretary of 
        Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads 
        of other departments and agencies of the United States 
        Government shall provide the federally funded research and 
        development center selected under paragraph (1) such data, 
        analyses, briefings, and other information as the center 
        considers necessary to carry out the assessment described in 
        that paragraph.
            (6) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded 
        research and development center selected under paragraph (1) 
        shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional 
        defense committees a report on the results of the assessment 
        described in that paragraph, including any findings and 
        recommendations of the center as a result of the assessment.
            (7) Form.--The report under paragraph (6) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
limit continuing obligation and expenditure of funds for missile 
defense, including for research and development and for other 
activities not otherwise limited by subsection (a) or (b).

SEC. 232. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE 
              DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS IN ALASKA.

    None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be 
obligated or expended to deploy more than 40 Ground-Based Interceptors 
at Fort Greely, Alaska, until the Secretary of Defense, after receiving 
the views of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, submits 
to Congress a certification that the Block 2006 Ground-based Midcourse 
Defense element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System has 
demonstrated, through operationally realistic end-to-end flight 
testing, that it has a high probability of working in an operationally 
effective manner.

SEC. 233. BUDGET AND ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE 
              AGENCY ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Revised Budget Structure.--The budget justification materials 
submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget 
for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2008 (as submitted with the 
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code) shall set forth separately amounts requested for the 
Missile Defense Agency for each of the following:
            (1) Research, development, test, and evaluation.
            (2) Procurement.
            (3) Operation and maintenance.
            (4) Military construction.
    (b) Objectives for Acquisition Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Commencing as soon as practicable, but not 
        later than the submittal to Congress of the budget for the 
        President for fiscal year 2009 under section 1105(a) of title 
        31, United States Code, the Missile Defense Agency shall take 
        appropriate actions to achieve the following objectives in its 
        acquisition activities:
                    (A) Improved transparency.
                    (B) Improved accountability.
                    (C) Enhanced oversight.
            (2) Required actions.--In order to achieve the objectives 
        specified in paragraph (1), the Missile Defense Agency shall, 
        at a minimum, take actions as follows:
                    (A) Establish acquisition cost, schedule, and 
                performance baselines for each Ballistic Missile 
                Defense System element that--
                            (i) has entered the equivalent of the 
                        System Development and Demonstration phase of 
                        acquisition; or
                            (ii) is being produced and acquired for 
                        operational fielding.
                    (B) Provide unit cost reporting data for each 
                Ballistic Missile Defense System element covered by 
                subparagraph (A), and secure independent estimation and 
                verification of such cost reporting data.
                    (C) Include each year in the budget justification 
                materials described in subsection (a) a description of 
                actions being taken in the fiscal year in which such 
                materials are submitted, and the actions to be taken in 
                the fiscal year covered by such materials, to achieve 
                such objectives.
            (3) Specification of ballistic missile defense system 
        elements.--The Ballistic Missile Defense System elements that, 
        as of May 2007, are Ballistic Missile Defense System elements 
        covered by paragraph (2)(A) are the following elements:
                    (A) Ground-based Midcourse Defense.
                    (B) Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense.
                    (C) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.
                    (D) Forward-Based X-band radar-Transportable (AN/
                TPY-2).
                    (E) Command, Control, Battle Management, and 
                Communications.
                    (F) Sea-Based X-band radar.
                    (G) Upgraded Early Warning radars.

SEC. 234. PARTICIPATION OF DIRECTOR, OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, 
              IN MISSILE DEFENSE TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

    Section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as 
        subsections (g) through (k), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection (f):
    ``(f)(1) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall report 
promptly to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation the results 
of all tests and evaluations conducted by the Missile Defense Agency 
and of all studies conducted by the Missile Defense Agency in 
connection with tests and evaluations in the Missile Defense Agency.
    ``(2) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation may require 
that such observers as the Director designates be present during the 
preparation for and the conduct of any test and evaluation conducted by 
the Missile Defense Agency.
    ``(3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall have 
access to all records and data in the Department of Defense (including 
the records and data of the Missile Defense Agency) that the Director 
considers necessary to review in order to carry out his duties under 
this subsection.''.

SEC. 235. EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENTS OF BALLISTIC 
              MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

    Section 232(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``through 2008'' and 
        inserting ``through 2013''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``through 2009'' and 
        inserting ``through 2014''.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 251. MODIFICATION OF NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT FOR OBLIGATION OF 
              FUNDS FOR FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TEST PROGRAM.

    Paragraph (3) of section 2350a(g) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) The Director of Defense Research and Engineering shall notify 
the congressional defense committees of the intent to obligate funds 
made available to carry out this subsection not less than 7 days before 
such funds are obligated.''.

SEC. 252. MODIFICATION OF COST SHARING REQUIREMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY 
              TRANSITION INITIATIVE.

    Paragraph (2) of section 2359a(f) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) The amount of funds provided to a project under paragraph (1) 
by the military department or Defense Agency concerned shall be the 
appropriate share of the military department or Defense Agency, as the 
case may be, of the cost of the project, as determined by the 
Manager.''.

SEC. 253. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 2521 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Strategic Plan.--(1) The Secretary shall develop a plan for 
the program which includes the following:
            ``(A) The overall manufacturing technology goals, 
        milestones, priorities, and investment strategy for the program 
        during the 5-fiscal year period beginning with the first fiscal 
        year commencing after the development of the plan.
            ``(B) For each of the fiscal years under the period of the 
        plan, the objectives of, and funding for, the program for each 
        military department and each Defense Agency that shall 
        participate in the program during the period of the plan.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall include in the plan mechanisms for 
assessing the effectiveness of the program under the plan.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall update the plan on a biennial basis.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall include the plan, and any update of the 
plan under paragraph (3), in the budget justification documents 
submitted in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for the 
applicable fiscal year (as included in the budget of the President 
submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31).''.
    (b) Initial Development of Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop the strategic plan required by subsection (e) of section 2521 
of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this 
section), so that the plan goes into effect at the beginning of fiscal 
year 2009.

SEC. 254. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COORDINATION OF DEFENSE 
              EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH 
              WITH SIMILAR FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

    Section 257(e)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking ``shall'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``may''.

SEC. 255. ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Purposes.--Subsection (b) of section 246 of the Bob 
Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 
Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2500; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in nanoscale research 
        and development'' and inserting ``in the National 
        Nanotechnology Initiative and with the National Nanotechnology 
        Coordination Office under section 3 of the 21st Century 
        Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7502)''; 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``portfolio of 
        fundamental and applied nanoscience and engineering research 
        initiatives'' and inserting ``portfolio of nanotechnology 
        research and development initiatives''.
    (b) Program Administration.--
            (1) Administration through under secretary of defense for 
        acquisition, technology, and logistics.--Subsection (c) of such 
        section is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the Director of Defense Research 
                and Engineering'' and inserting ``the Under Secretary 
                of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
                Logistics''; and
                    (B) by striking ``The Director'' and inserting 
                ``The Under Secretary''.
            (2) Other administrative matters.--Such subsection is 
        further amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the 
                Department's increased investment in nanotechnology and 
                the National Nanotechnology Initiative; and'' and 
                inserting ``investments by the Department and other 
                departments and agencies participating in the National 
                Nanotechnology Initiative in nanotechnology research 
                and development;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(4) oversee interagency coordination of the program with 
        other departments and agencies participating in the National 
        Nanotechnology Initiative, including providing appropriate 
        funds to support the National Nanotechnology Coordination 
        Office.''.
    (c) Program Activities.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Activities.--Activities under the program shall include the 
following:
            ``(1) The development of a strategic plan for defense 
        nanotechnology research and development that is integrated with 
        the strategic plan for the National Nanotechnology Initiative.
            ``(2) The issuance on an annual basis of policy guidance to 
        the military departments and the Defense Agencies that--
                    ``(A) establishes research priorities under the 
                program;
                    ``(B) provides for the determination and 
                documentation of the benefits to the Department of 
                Defense of research under the program; and
                    ``(C) sets forth a clear strategy for transitioning 
                the research into products needed by the Department.
            ``(3) Advocating for the transition of nanotechnologies in 
        defense acquisition programs, including the development of 
        nanomanufacturing capabilities and a nanotechnology defense 
        industrial base.''.
    (d) Reports.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 1 of each of 2009, 2011, 
and 2013, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the program.
    ``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
            ``(A) A review of--
                    ``(i) the long-term challenges and specific 
                technical goals of the program; and
                    ``(ii) the progress made toward meeting such 
                challenges and achieving such goals.
            ``(B) An assessment of current and proposed funding levels 
        for the program, including an assessment of the adequacy of 
        such funding levels to support program activities.
            ``(C) A review of the coordination of activities under the 
        program within the Department of Defense, with other 
        departments and agencies of the United States, and with the 
        National Nanotechnology Initiative.
            ``(D) A review and analysis of the findings and 
        recommendations relating to the Department of Defense of the 
        most recent triennial external review of the National 
        Nanotechnology Program under section 5 of the 21st Century 
        Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 1704), 
        and a description of initiatives of the Department to implement 
        such recommendations.
            ``(E) An assessment of technology transition from 
        nanotechnology research and development to enhanced warfighting 
        capabilities, including contributions from the Department of 
        Defense Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business 
        Technology Transfer Research programs, and the Department of 
        Defense Manufacturing Technology program, and an identification 
        of acquisition programs and deployed defense systems that are 
        incorporating nanotechnologies.
            ``(F) An assessment of global nanotechnology research and 
        development in areas of interest to the Department, including 
        an identification of the use of nanotechnologies in any foreign 
        defense systems.
            ``(G) An assessment of the defense nanotechnology 
        manufacturing and industrial base and its capability to meet 
        the near and far term requirements of the Department.
            ``(H) Such recommendations for additional activities under 
        the program to meet emerging national security requirements as 
        the Under Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.''.
    (e) Comptroller General Report on Program.--Not later than March 
31, 2010, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
assessment of the Comptroller General of the progress made by the 
Department of Defense in achieving the purposes of the defense 
nanotechnology research and development program required by section 246 
of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (as amended by this section).

SEC. 256. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DEFENSE EXPERIMENTAL 
              PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH.

    (a) Review.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives an assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
    (b) Assessment.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) A description and assessment of the tangible results 
        and progress toward the objectives of the program, including--
                    (A) an identification of any past program 
                activities that led to, or were fundamental to, 
                applications used by, or supportive of, operational 
                users; and
                    (B) an assessment of whether the program has 
                expanded the national research infrastructure.
            (2) An assessment whether the activities undertaken under 
        the program are consistent with the statute authorizing the 
        program.
            (3) An assessment whether the various elements of the 
        program, such as structure, funding, staffing, project 
        solicitation and selection, and administration, are working 
        effectively and efficiently to support the effective execution 
        of the program.
            (4) A description and assessment of past and ongoing 
        activities of State planning committees under the program in 
        supporting the achievement of the objectives of the program.
            (5) An analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of 
        having an institution-based formula for qualification to 
        participate in the program when compared with the advantages 
        and disadvantages of having a State-based formula for 
        qualification to participate in supporting defense missions and 
        the objective of expanding the Nation's defense research 
        infrastructure.
            (6) An identification of mechanisms for improving the 
        management and implementation of the program, including 
        modification of the statute authorizing the program, Department 
        regulations, program structure, funding levels, funding 
        strategy, or the activities of the State committees.
            (7) Any other matters the Comptroller General considers 
        appropriate.

SEC. 257. STUDY AND REPORT ON STANDARD SOLDIER PATIENT TRACKING SYSTEM.

    (a) Study Required.--In conjunction with the development of the 
pilot program utilizing an electronic clearinghouse for support of the 
disability evaluation system of the Department of Defense authorized 
under this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the 
feasibility of including in the required pilot program the following 
additional elements:
            (1) A means to allow each recovering service member, each 
        family member of such a member, each commander of a military 
        installation retaining medical holdover patients, each patient 
        navigator, and ombudsman office personnel, at all times, to be 
        able to locate and understand exactly where a recovering 
        service member is in the medical holdover process.
            (2) A means to ensure that the commander of each military 
        medical facility where recovering service members are located 
        is able to track appointments of such members to ensure they 
        are meeting timeliness and other standards that serve the 
        member.
            (3) A means to ensure each recovering service member is 
        able to know when his or her appointments and other medical 
        evaluation board or physical evaluation board deadlines will be 
        and that they have been scheduled in a timely and accurate 
        manner.
            (4) Any other information needed to conduct oversight of 
        care of the member through out the medical holdover process.
            (5) Information that will allow the Secretaries of the 
        military departments and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness to monitor trends and problems.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the results of the study, with such findings and recommendations as 
the Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 258. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED FUNDING REDUCTION FOR HIGH 
              ENERGY LASER SYSTEMS TEST FACILITY.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing a cost-benefit 
analysis of the proposed reduction in Army research, development, test, 
and evaluation funding for the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility.
    (b) Evaluation of Impact on Other Military Departments.--The report 
required under subsection (a) shall include an evaluation of the impact 
of the proposed reduction in funding on each Department of Defense 
organization or activity that utilizes the High Energy Laser Systems 
Test Facility.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense, for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $29,725,273,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $33,307,690,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $4,998,493,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $32,967,215,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $22,397,153,000.
            (6) For the Army Reserve, $2,512,062,000.
            (7) For the Navy Reserve, $1,186,883,000.
            (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $208,637,000.
            (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $2,821,817,000.
            (10) For the Army National Guard, $5,861,409,000.
            (11) For the Air National Guard, $5,469,368,000.
            (12) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
        Forces, $11,971,000.
            (13) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $434,879,000.
            (14) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $300,591,000.
            (15) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
        $458,428,000.
            (16) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
        $12,751,000.
            (17) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
        Sites, $270,249,000.
            (18) For Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction programs, 
        $448,048,000.
            (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid 
        programs, $63,300,000.
            (20) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
        $5,000,000.

                  Subtitle B--Environmental Provisions

SEC. 311. REIMBURSEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR CERTAIN 
              COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH MOSES LAKE WELLFIELD SUPERFUND 
              SITE, MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Authority To Reimburse.--
            (1) Transfer amount.--Using funds described in subsection 
        (b), the Secretary of Defense may, notwithstanding section 2215 
        of title 10, United States Code, transfer not more than 
        $91,588.51 to the Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site 10-6J 
        Special Account.
            (2) Purpose of reimbursement.--The payment under paragraph 
        (1) is to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency for its 
        costs incurred in overseeing a remedial investigation/
        feasibility study performed by the Department of the Army under 
        the Defense Environmental Restoration Program at the former 
        Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake Superfund Site, Moses Lake, 
        Washington.
            (3) Interagency agreement.--The reimbursement described in 
        paragraph (2) is provided for in the interagency agreement 
        entered into by the Department of the Army and the 
        Environmental Protection Agency for the Moses Lake Wellfield 
        Superfund Site in March 1999.
    (b) Source of Funds.--Any payment under subsection (a) shall be 
made using funds authorized to be appropriated by section 301(16) for 
operation and maintenance for Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide.
    (c) Use of Funds.--The Environmental Protection Agency shall use 
the amount transferred under subsection (a) to pay costs incurred by 
the Agency at the Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site.

SEC. 312. REIMBURSEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR CERTAIN 
              COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARCTIC SURPLUS SUPERFUND 
              SITE, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA.

    (a) Authority To Reimburse.--
            (1) Transfer amount.--Using funds described in subsection 
        (b), the Secretary of Defense may, notwithstanding section 2215 
        of title 10, United States Code, transfer not more than 
        $186,625.38 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
            (2) Purpose of reimbursement.--The payment under paragraph 
        (1) is to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency for 
        costs incurred pursuant to the agreement known as ``In the 
        Matter of Arctic Surplus Superfund Site, U.S. EPA Docket Number 
        CERCLA-10-2003-0114: Administrative Order on Consent for 
        Remedial Design and Remedial Action,'' entered into by the 
        Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency 
        on December 11, 2003.
    (b) Source of Funds.--Any payment under subsection (a) shall be 
made using funds authorized to be appropriated by section 301(16) for 
operation and maintenance for Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide.
    (c) Use of Funds.--The Environmental Protection Agency shall use 
the amount transferred under subsection (a) to pay costs incurred by 
the Agency pursuant to the agreement described in paragraph (2) of such 
subsection.

SEC. 313. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF STIPULATED 
              PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH JACKSON PARK HOUSING 
              COMPLEX, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Funds.--
            (1) Transfer amount.--Using funds described in subsection 
        (b), the Secretary of the Navy may, notwithstanding section 
        2215 of title 10, United States Code, transfer not more than 
        $40,000.00 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
            (2) Purpose of transfer.--The payment under paragraph (1) 
        is to pay a stipulated penalty assessed by the Environmental 
        Protection Agency on October 25, 2005, against the Jackson Park 
        Housing Complex, Washington, for the failure by the Navy to 
        timely submit a draft final Phase II Remedial Investigation 
        Work Plan for the Jackson Park Housing Complex Operable Unit 
        (OU-3T-JPHC) pursuant to a schedule included in an Interagency 
        Agreement (Administrative Docket No. CERCLA-10-2005-0023).
    (b) Source of Funds.--Any payment under subsection (a) shall be 
made using funds authorized to be appropriated by section 301(14) for 
operation and maintenance for Environmental Restoration, Navy.
    (c) Use of Funds.--The amount transferred under subsection (a) 
shall be used by the Environmental Protection Agency to pay the penalty 
described under paragraph (2) of such subsection.

SEC. 314. REPORT ON CONTROL OF THE BROWN TREE SNAKE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), an invasive 
        species, is found in significant numbers on military 
        installations and in other areas on Guam, and constitutes a 
        serious threat to the ecology of Guam.
            (2) If introduced into Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, or the continental United States, the 
        brown tree snake would pose an immediate and serious economic 
        and ecological threat.
            (3) The most probable vector for the introduction of the 
        brown tree snake into Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, or the continental United States is the 
        movement from Guam of military aircraft, personnel, and cargo, 
        including the household goods of military personnel.
            (4) It is probable that the movement of military aircraft, 
        personnel, and cargo, including the household goods of military 
        personnel, from Guam to Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, or the continental United States will 
        increase significantly coincident with the increase in the 
        number of military units and personnel stationed on Guam.
            (5) Current policies, programs, procedures, and dedicated 
        resources of the Department of Defense and of other departments 
        and agencies of the United States may not be sufficient to 
        adequately address the increasing threat of the introduction of 
        the brown tree snake from Guam into Hawaii, the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, or the continental United States.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the following:
            (1) The actions currently being taken (including the 
        resources being made available) by the Department of Defense to 
        control, and to develop new or existing techniques to control, 
        the brown tree snake on Guam and to ensure that the brown tree 
        snake is not introduced into Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Island, or the continental United States as a 
        result of the movement from Guam of military aircraft, 
        personnel, and cargo, including the household goods of military 
        personnel.
            (2) Current plans for enhanced future actions, policies, 
        and procedures and increased levels of resources in order to 
        ensure that the projected increase of military personnel 
        stationed on Guam does not increase the threat of introduction 
        of the brown tree snake from Guam into Hawaii, the Commonwealth 
        of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the continental United 
        States.

    Subtitle C--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 321. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY 
              WORKING CAPITAL FUND FOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES TO DEFENSE 
              INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK.

    (a) In General.--Funds in the Defense Information Systems Agency 
Working Capital Fund may be used for expenses directly related to 
technology upgrades to the Defense Information Systems Network.
    (b) Limitation on Certain Projects.--Funds may not be used under 
subsection (a) for--
            (1) any significant technology insertion to the Defense 
        Information Systems Network; or
            (2) any component with an estimated total cost in excess of 
        $500,000.
    (c) Limitation in Fiscal Year Pending Timely Report.--If in any 
fiscal year the report required by paragraph (1) of subsection (d) is 
not submitted by the date specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), 
funds may not be used under subsection (a) in such fiscal year during 
the period--
            (1) beginning on the date specified in paragraph (2) of 
        subsection (d); and
            (2) ending on the date of the submittal of the report under 
        paragraph (1) of subsection (d).
    (d) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Defense Information 
        Systems Agency shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees each fiscal year a report on the use of the 
        authority in subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year.
            (2) Deadline for submittal.--The report required by 
        paragraph (1) in a fiscal year shall be submitted not later 
        than 60 days after the date of the submittal to Congress of the 
        budget of the President for the succeeding fiscal year pursuant 
        to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
    (e) Sunset.--The authority in subsection (a) shall expire on 
October 1, 2011.

SEC. 322. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR CONTRACT PERFORMANCE OF 
              SECURITY GUARD FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Extension.--Subsection (c) of section 332 of the Bob Stump 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107-314) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2009'' both places it 
appears and inserting ``September 30, 2012''.
    (b) Limitation for Fiscal Years 2010 Through 2012.--Subsection (d) 
of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) for fiscal year 2010, the number equal to 70 percent 
        of the total number of such personnel employed under such 
        contracts on October 1, 2006;
            ``(5) for fiscal year 2011, the number equal to 60 percent 
        of the total number of such personnel employed under such 
        contracts on October 1, 2006; and
            ``(6) for fiscal year 2012, the number equal to 50 percent 
        of the total number of such personnel employed under such 
        contracts on October 1, 2006.''.

SEC. 323. REPORT ON INCREMENTAL COST OF EARLY 2007 ENHANCED DEPLOYMENT.

    Section 323(b)(2) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 229 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) each of the military departments for the 
                additional incremental cost resulting from the 
                additional deployment of forces to Iraq and Afghanistan 
                above the levels deployed to such countries on January 
                1, 2007.''.

SEC. 324. INDIVIDUAL BODY ARMOR.

    (a) Assessment.--The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 
and the Director of Defense Research and Engineering shall jointly 
conduct an assessment of various domestic technological approaches for 
body armor systems for protection against ballistic threats at or above 
military requirements.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test 
        and Evaluation and the Director of Defense Research and 
        Engineering shall jointly submit to the Secretary of Defense, 
        and to the congressional defense committees, a report on the 
        assessment required by subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    (A) a detailed comparative analysis and assessment 
                of the technical approaches covered by the assessment 
                under subsection (a), including the technical 
                capability, feasibility, military utility, and cost of 
                each such approach; and
                    (B) such other matters as the Director of 
                Operational Test and Evaluation and the Director of 
                Defense Research and Engineering jointly consider 
                appropriate.
            (3) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) to the 
        congressional defense committees shall be submitted in both 
        classified and unclassified form.

                 Subtitle D--Workplace and Depot Issues

SEC. 341. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ARMY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TO 
              ENGAGE IN COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH NON-ARMY ENTITIES.

    (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 4544 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``This authority may be used to enter into not more than eight 
        contracts or cooperative agreements.''; and
            (2) in subsection (k), by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
        ``2014''.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Annual report on use of authority.--The Secretary of 
        the Army shall submit to Congress at the same time the budget 
        of the President is submitted to Congress for fiscal years 2009 
        through 2016 under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
        Code, a report on the use of the authority provided under 
        section 4544 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Analysis of use of authority.--Not later than September 
        30, 2012, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a report assessing the 
        advisability of making such authority permanent and eliminating 
        the limitation on the number of contracts or cooperative 
        arrangements that may be entered into pursuant to such 
        authority.

SEC. 342. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF ARSENAL SUPPORT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 343 of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as 
enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) is amended 
by striking ``fiscal years 2001 through 2008'' and inserting ``fiscal 
years 2001 through 2010''.
    (b) Extension of Reporting Requirement.--The second sentence in 
subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended to read as follows: ``No 
report is required after fiscal year 2010.''.

SEC. 343. REPORTS ON NATIONAL GUARD READINESS FOR DOMESTIC EMERGENCIES.

    (a) Annual Reports on Equipment.--Section 10541(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(9) An assessment of the extent to which the National 
        Guard possesses the equipment required to respond to domestic 
        emergencies, including large scale, multi-State disasters and 
        terrorist attacks.
            ``(10) An assessment of the shortfalls, if any, in National 
        Guard equipment throughout the United States, and an assessment 
        of the effect of such shortfalls on the capacity of the 
        National Guard to respond to domestic emergencies.
            ``(11) Strategies and investment priorities for equipment 
        for the National Guard to ensure that the National Guard 
        possesses the equipment required to respond in a timely and 
        effective way to domestic emergencies.''.
    (b) Inclusion of National Guard Readiness in Quarterly Personnel 
and Unit Readiness Report.--Section 482 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and (e)'' and 
        inserting ``(e), and (f)'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection (f):
    ``(f) Readiness of National Guard to Perform Civil Support 
Missions.--(1) Each report shall also include an assessment of the 
readiness of the National Guard to perform tasks required to support 
the National Response Plan for support to civil authorities.
    ``(2) Any information in a report under this subsection that is 
relevant to the National Guard of a particular State shall also be made 
available to the Governor of that State.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to reports submitted after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Report on Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the budget justification 
        materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the 
        President for fiscal year 2009 (as submitted under section 1105 
        of title 31, United States Code), the Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        on actions taken by the Secretary to achieve the implementation 
        of the amendments made by this section.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
        a description of the mechanisms to be utilized by the Secretary 
        for assessing the personnel, equipment, and training readiness 
        of the National Guard, including the standards and measures 
        that will be applied and mechanisms for sharing information on 
        such matters with the Governors of the States.

SEC. 344. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE AIR FORCE LOGISTICS CENTERS.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) Air Force Air Logistics Centers have served as a model 
        of efficiency and effectiveness in providing integrated 
        sustainment (depot maintenance, supply management, and product 
        support) for fielded weapon systems within the Department of 
        Defense. This success has been founded in the integration of 
        these dependent processes.
            (2) Air Force Air Logistics Centers have embraced best 
        practices, technology changes, and process improvements, and 
        have successfully managed increased workload while at the same 
        time reducing personnel.
            (3) Air Force Air Logistics Centers continue to 
        successfully sustain an aging aircraft fleet that is performing 
        more flying hours, with less aircraft, than at any point in the 
        last thirty years.
            (4) The purpose of the Global Logistics Support Center is 
        to apply an enterprise approach to supply chain management to 
        eliminate redundancies and improve efficiencies across the Air 
        Force in order to best provide capable aircraft to the 
        warfighter.
            (5) The Air Force is working diligently to identify means 
        to create further efficiencies in the Air Force logistics 
        network.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the Air 
Force should work closely with Congress as the Air Force continues to 
develop and implement the Global Logistics Support Center concept.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 351. ENHANCEMENT OF CORROSION CONTROL AND PREVENTION FUNCTIONS 
              WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2228 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``Military 
                equipment and infrastructure: prevention and mitigation 
                of corrosion'' and inserting ``Office of Corrosion 
                Policy and Oversight''; and
                    (B) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Office and Director.--(1) There is an Office of Corrosion 
Policy and Oversight within the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
    ``(2) The Office shall be headed by a Director of Corrosion Policy 
and Oversight (in this section referred to as the `Director'), who 
shall be assigned to such position by the Under Secretary from among 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense with the qualifications 
described in paragraph (3). The Director is the senior official 
responsible in the Department of Defense to the Secretary of Defense 
(after the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics) for the prevention and mitigation of corrosion of the 
military equipment and infrastructure of the Department of Defense. The 
Director shall report directly to the Under Secretary.
    ``(3) In order to qualify to be assigned to the position of 
Director, an individual shall--
            ``(A) have a minimum of 10 years experience in the Defense 
        Acquisition Corps;
            ``(B) have technical expertise in, and professional 
        experience with, corrosion engineering, including an 
        understanding of the effects of corrosion policies on 
        infrastructure; research, development, test, and evaluation; 
        and maintenance; and
            ``(C) have background in and an understanding of Department 
        of Defense budget formulation and execution, policy 
        formulation, and planning and program requirements.''.
            (2) Conforming changes.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``official or 
                organization designated under subsection (a)'' and 
                inserting ``Director''; and
                    (B) by striking ``designated official or 
                organization'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Director''.
    (b) Additional Authority for Director of Office.--Such section is 
further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (d) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) Additional Authorities for Director.--The Director is 
authorized to--
            ``(1) develop, update, and coordinate corrosion training 
        with the Defense Acquisition University;
            ``(2) participate in the process within the Department of 
        Defense for the development of relevant directives and 
        instructions; and
            ``(3) interact directly with the corrosion prevention 
        industry, trade associations, other government corrosion 
        prevention agencies, academic research institutions, and 
        scientific organizations engaged in corrosion prevention, 
        including the National Academy of Sciences.''.
    (c) Inclusion of Cooperative Research Agreements as Part of 
Corrosion Reduction Strategy.--Subparagraph (D) of subsection (d)(2) of 
such section, as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by 
inserting after ``operational strategies'' the following: ``, including 
through the establishment of memoranda of agreement, joint funding 
agreements, public-private partnerships, university research centers, 
and other cooperative research agreements''.
    (d) Report Requirement.--Such section is further amended by 
inserting after subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (b), the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit with the 
defense budget materials for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal 
year 2009 a report on the following:
            ``(A) Funding requirements for the long-term strategy 
        developed under subsection (d).
            ``(B) The return on investment that would be achieved by 
        implementing the strategy.
            ``(C) The funds requested in the budget compared to the 
        funding requirements.
            ``(D) An explanation of why the Department of Defense is 
        not requesting funds for the entire requirement.
    ``(2) Not later than 60 days after submission of the budget for a 
fiscal year, the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees--
            ``(A) an analysis of the budget submission for corrosion 
        control and prevention by the Department of Defense; and
            ``(B) an analysis of the report required under paragraph 
        (1).''.
    (e) Definitions.--Subsection (f), as redesignated by subsection 
(b), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year, 
        means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to 
        Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.
            ``(5) The term `defense budget materials', with respect to 
        a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by the 
        Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that fiscal 
        year.''.

SEC. 352. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT PROVIDED TO FEDERAL 
              AGENCIES.

    Section 377 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``To the extent'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to subsection (c), to the extent'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b)(1) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall 
require a Federal agency to which law enforcement support or support to 
a national special security event is provided by National Guard 
personnel performing duty under section 502(f) of title 32 to reimburse 
the Department of Defense for the costs of that support, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. No other provision of this 
chapter shall apply to such support.
    ``(2) Any funds received by the Department of Defense under this 
subsection as reimbursement for support provided by personnel of the 
National Guard shall be credited, at the election of the Secretary of 
Defense, to the following:
            ``(A) The appropriation, fund, or account used to fund the 
        support.
            ``(B) The appropriation, fund, or account currently 
        available for reimbursement purposes.''; and
            (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or section 502(f) of title 32'' 
                after ``under this chapter''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or personnel 
                of the National Guard'' after ``Department of 
                Defense''.

SEC. 353. REAUTHORIZATION OF AVIATION INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``March 30, 2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.

SEC. 354. PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISPOSITION OF UNLAWFULLY 
              OBTAINED PROPERTY OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Statutory Establishment of Accountability for Property of Navy 
and Marine Corps.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 661 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 7864. Property accountability; regulations
    ``The Secretary of the Navy may prescribe regulations for the 
accounting for property of the Navy and the Marine Corps and for the 
fixing of responsibility for such property.''.
            (2) Unauthorized disposition and recovery of property.--
        Such chapter is further amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:
``Sec. 7865. Military equipment: unauthorized disposition
    ``(a) Prohibition.--No member of the Navy or the Marine Corps may 
sell, lend, pledge, barter, or give any clothing, arms, or equipment 
obtained by or furnished to the member by the United States to any 
person other than a member of the Navy or the Marine Corps authorized 
to receive it, an officer of the United States authorized to receive 
it, or any other individual authorized to receive it.
    ``(b) Seizure of Property.--If a member of the Navy or the Marine 
Corps disposes of property in violation of subsection (a) and it is in 
the possession of a person who is not authorized to receive it as 
described in that subsection, that person has no right to or interest 
in the property, and any civil or military officer of the United States 
may seize it, wherever found, subject to applicable regulations. 
Possession of such property by a person who is not authorized to 
receive it as described in subsection (a) is prima facie evidence that 
it has been disposed of in violation of subsection (a).
    ``(c) Retention of Seized Property.--If an officer who seizes 
property under subsection (b) is not authorized to retain it for the 
United States, the officer shall deliver it to a person who is 
authorized to retain it.''.
    (b) Standardizing Amendments Relating to Disposition of Unlawfully 
Obtained Army and Air Force Property.--
            (1) Army property.--Section 4836 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 4836. Military equipment: unauthorized disposition
    ``(a) Prohibition.--No member of the Army may sell, lend, pledge, 
barter, or give any clothing, arms, or equipment obtained by or 
furnished to the member by the United States to any person other than a 
member of the Army authorized to receive it, an officer of the United 
States authorized to receive it, or any other individual authorized to 
receive it.
    ``(b) Seizure of Property.--If a member of the Army disposes of 
property in violation of subsection (a) and it is in the possession of 
a person who is not authorized to receive it as described in that 
subsection, that person has no right to or interest in the property, 
and any civil or military officer of the United States may seize it, 
wherever found, subject to applicable regulations. Possession of such 
property by a person who is not authorized to receive it as described 
in subsection (a) is prima facie evidence that it has been disposed of 
in violation of subsection (a).
    ``(c) Retention of Seized Property.--If an officer who seizes 
property under subsection (b) is not authorized to retain it for the 
United States, the officer shall deliver it to a person who is 
authorized to retain it.''.
            (2) Air force property.--Section 9836 of such title is 
        amended is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 9836. Military equipment: unauthorized disposition
    ``(a) Prohibition.--No member of the Air Force may sell, lend, 
pledge, barter, or give any clothing, arms, or equipment obtained by or 
furnished to the member by the United States to any person other than a 
member of the Air Force authorized to receive it, an officer of the 
United States authorized to receive it, or any other individual 
authorized to receive it.
    ``(b) Seizure of Property.--If a member of the Air Force disposes 
of property in violation of subsection (a) and it is in the possession 
of a person who is not authorized to receive it as described in that 
subsection, that person has no right to or interest in the property, 
and any civil or military officer of the United States may seize it, 
wherever found, subject to applicable regulations. Possession of such 
property by a person who is not authorized to receive it as described 
in subsection (a) is prima facie evidence that it has been disposed of 
in violation of subsection (a).
    ``(c) Retention of Seized Property.--If an officer who seizes 
property under subsection (b) is not authorized to retain it for the 
United States, the officer shall deliver it to a person who is 
authorized to retain it.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 453 
        of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 4836 and inserting the following new item:

``4836. Military equipment: unauthorized disposition.''.
            (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 661 
        of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        items:

``7864. Property accountability: regulations.
``7865. Military equipment: unauthorized disposition.''.
            (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 953 
        of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 9836 and inserting the following new item:

``9836. Military equipment: unauthorized disposition.''.

SEC. 355. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE REASONABLE CONDITIONS ON THE PAYMENT OF 
              FULL REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR CLAIMS RELATED TO PERSONAL 
              PROPERTY TRANSPORTED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.

    Section 2636a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The regulations may 
require members of the armed forces or civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense to comply with reasonable conditions in order to 
receive benefits under this section.''.

SEC. 356. AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO RETAIN COMBAT UNIFORMS ISSUED IN 
              CONNECTION WITH CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

    The Secretary of a military department may authorize members of the 
Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to retain combat 
uniforms issued as organizational clothing and individual equipment in 
connection with their deployment in support of contingency operations.

SEC. 357. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS ON COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON 
              THE READINESS OF ARMY AND MARINE CORPS GROUND FORCES.

    (a) Submittal Date.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 345 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2156) is amended by striking ``June 1, 2007'' 
and inserting ``March 1, 2008''.
    (b) Elements.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(2) An assessment of the ability of the Army and Marine 
        Corps to provide trained and ready forces to meet the 
        requirements of increased force levels in support of Operations 
        Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and to meet the requirements 
        of other ongoing operations simultaneously with such increased 
        force levels.
            ``(3) An assessment of the strategic depth of the Army and 
        Marine Corps and their ability to provide trained and ready 
        forces to meet the requirements of the high-priority 
        contingency war plans of the regional combatant commands, 
        including an identification and evaluation for each such plan 
        of--
                    ``(A) the strategic and operational risks 
                associated with current and projected forces of current 
                and projected readiness;
                    ``(B) the time required to make forces available 
                and prepare them for deployment; and
                    ``(C) likely strategic tradeoffs necessary to meet 
                the requirements of each such plan.''.
    (c) Department of Defense Cooperation.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Department of Defense Cooperation.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure the full cooperation of the Department of Defense with the 
Comptroller General for purposes of the preparation of the report 
required by this section.''.

SEC. 358. AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 
              CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS.

    (a) Provision of Support.--Section 2564 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraphs:
            ``(4) A sporting event sanctioned by the United States 
        Olympic Committee through the Paralympic Military Program.
            ``(5) Any national or international paralympic sporting 
        event (other than a sporting event described in paragraphs (1) 
        through (4))--
                    ``(A) that--
                            ``(i) is held in the United States or any 
                        of its territories or commonwealths;
                            ``(ii) is governed by the International 
                        Paralympic Committee; and
                            ``(iii) is sanctioned by the United States 
                        Olympic Committee;
                    ``(B) for which participation exceeds 100 amateur 
                athletes; and
                    ``(C) in which at least 10 percent of the athletes 
                participating in the sporting event are members or 
                former members of the armed forces who are 
                participating in the sporting event based upon an 
                injury or wound incurred in the line of duty in the 
                armed force and veterans who are participating in the 
                sporting event based upon a service-connected 
                disability.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Funding for Support of Certain Events.--(1) Amounts for the 
provision of support for a sporting event described in paragraph (4) or 
(5) of subsection (c) may be derived from the Support for International 
Sporting Competitions, Defense account established by section 5802 of 
the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (10 U.S.C. 2564 
note), notwithstanding any limitation under that section relating to 
the availability of funds in such account for the provision of support 
for international sporting competitions.
    ``(2) The total amount expended for any fiscal year to provide 
support for sporting events described in subsection (c)(5) may not 
exceed $1,000,000.''.
    (b) Source of Funds.--Section 5802 of the Omnibus Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (10 U.S.C. 2564 note) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``international sporting 
        competitions'' the following: ``and for support of sporting 
        competitions authorized under section 2564(c)(4) and (5), of 
        title 10, United States Code,''; and
            (2) by striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``15 days''.

SEC. 359. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON PHYSICAL 
              SECURITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the physical security of 
Department of Defense installations and resources.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An analysis of the progress in implementing 
        requirements under the Physical Security Program as set forth 
        in the Department of Defense Instruction 5200.08-R, Chapter 2 
        (C.2) and Chapter 3, Section 3: Installation Access (C3.3), 
        which mandates the policies and minimum standards for the 
        physical security of Department of Defense installations and 
        resources.
            (2) Recommendations based on the findings of the 
        Comptroller General of the United States in the report required 
        by section 344 of the John Warner National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-366; 120 
        Stat. 2155).
            (3) Recommendations based on the lessons learned from the 
        thwarted plot to attack Fort Dix, New Jersey, in 2007.

SEC. 360. CONTINUITY OF DEPOT OPERATIONS TO RESET COMBAT EQUIPMENT AND 
              VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States Armed Forces, particularly the Army 
        and the Marine Corps, are currently engaged in a tremendous 
        effort to reset equipment that was damaged and worn in combat 
        operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
            (2) The implementing guidance from the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics related to 
        the decisions of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
        Commission (BRAC) to transfer depot functions appears not to 
        differentiate between external supply functions and in-process 
        storage functions related to the performance of depot 
        maintenance.
            (3) Given the fact that up to 80 percent of the parts 
        involved in the vehicle reset process are reclaimed and 
        refurbished, the transfer of this inherently internal depot 
        maintenance function to the Defense Logistics Agency could 
        severely disrupt production throughput, generate increased 
        costs, and negatively impact Army and Marine Corps equipment 
        reset efforts.
            (4) The goal of the Department of Defense, the Defense 
        Logistics Agency, and the 2005 Defense Base Closure and 
        Realignment Commission is the reengineering of businesses 
        processes in order to achieve higher efficiency and cost 
        savings.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than June 1, 2008, the Secretary 
        of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
        a report on the challenges of implementing the transfer of 
        depot functions and the impacts on production, including parts 
        reclamation and refurbishment.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        describe--
                    (A) the sufficiency of the business plan to 
                transfer depot functions to accommodate a timely and 
                efficient transfer without the disruption of depot 
                production;
                    (B) a description of the completeness of the 
                business plan in addressing part reclamation and 
                refurbishment;
                    (C) the estimated cost of the implementation and 
                what savings are likely be achieved;
                    (D) the impact of the transfer on the Defense 
                Logistics Agency and depot hourly rates due to the loss 
                of budgetary control of the depot commander over 
                overtime pay for in-process parts supply personnel, and 
                any other relevant rate-related factors;
                    (E) the number of personnel positions affected;
                    (F) the sufficiency of the business plan to ensure 
                the responsiveness and availability of Defense 
                Logistics supply personnel to meet depot throughput 
                needs, including potential impact on depot turnaround 
                time; and
                    (G) the impact of Defense Logistics personnel being 
                outside the chain of command of the depot commander in 
                terms of overtime scheduling and meeting surge 
                requirements.
            (3) Government accountability office assessment.--Not later 
        than September 30, 2008, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall review the report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        and submit to the congressional defense committees an 
        independent assessment of the matters addressed in such report, 
        as requested by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 361. REPORT ON SEARCH AND RESCUE CAPABILITIES OF AIR FORCE IN 
              NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES.

    (a) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the search and rescue capabilities of the Air Force in the 
northwestern United States.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the search and rescue capabilities 
        required to support Air Force operations and training.
            (2) A description of the compliance of the Air Force with 
        the 1999 United States National Search and Rescue Plan (NSRP) 
        for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
            (3) An inventory and description of search and rescue 
        assets of the Air Force that are available to meet such 
        requirements.
            (4) A description of the utilization during the previous 
        three years of such search and rescue assets.
            (5) The plans of the Air Force to meet current and future 
        search and rescue requirements in the northwestern United 
        States, including with respect to risk assessment services for 
        Air Force missions and compliance with the NSRP.
    (c) Use of Report for Purposes of Certification Regarding Search 
and Rescue Capabilities.--Section 1085 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10 
U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ``unless the Secretary first 
certifies'' and inserting ``unless the Secretary, after reviewing the 
search and rescue capabilities report prepared by the Secretary of the 
Air Force under section 358 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008, first certifies''.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
        the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the 
        Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 362. REPORT ON HIGH-ALTITUDE AVIATION TRAINING SITE, COLORADO.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the High-Altitude Aviation 
Training Site at Gypsum, Colorado.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a summary of costs for each of the previous 5 years 
        associated with transporting aircraft to and from the High-
        Altitude Aviation Training Site for training purposes; and
            (2) an analysis of potential cost savings and operational 
        benefits, if any, of permanently stationing no less than 4 UH-
        60, 2 CH-47, and 2 LUH-72 aircraft at the High-Altitude 
        Aviation Training Site.

SEC. 363. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUTURE USE OF SYNTHETIC FUELS IN 
              MILITARY SYSTEMS.

    It is the sense of Congress to encourage the Department of Defense 
to continue and accelerate, as appropriate, the testing and 
certification of synthetic fuels for use in all military air, ground, 
and sea systems.

SEC. 364. REPORTS ON SAFETY MEASURES AND ENCROACHMENT ISSUES AT WARREN 
              GROVE GUNNERY RANGE, NEW JERSEY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States Air Force has 32 training sites in 
        the United States for aerial bombing and gunner training, of 
        which Warren Grove Gunnery Range functions in the densely 
        populated Northeast.
            (2) A number of dangerous safety incidents caused by the 
        Air National Guard have repeatedly impacted the residents of 
        New Jersey, including the following:
                    (A) On May 15, 2007, a fire ignited during an Air 
                National Guard practice mission at Warren Grove Gunnery 
                Range, scorching 17,250 acres of New Jersey's 
                Pinelands, destroying 5 houses, significantly damaging 
                13 others, and temporarily displacing approximately 
                6,000 people from their homes in sections of Ocean and 
                Burlington Counties.
                    (B) In November 2004, an F-16 Vulcan cannon piloted 
                by the District of Columbia Air National Guard was more 
                than 3 miles off target when it blasted 1.5-inch steel 
                training rounds into the roof of the Little Egg Harbor 
                Township Intermediate School.
                    (C) In 2002, a pilot ejected from an F-16 aircraft 
                just before it crashed into the woods near the Garden 
                State Parkway, sending large pieces of debris onto the 
                busy highway.
                    (D) In 1999, a dummy bomb was dumped a mile off 
                target from the Warren Grove target range in the Pine 
                Barrens, igniting a fire that burned 12,000 acres of 
                the Pinelands forest.
                    (E) In 1997, the pilots of F-16 aircraft uplifting 
                from the Warren Grove Gunnery Range escaped injury by 
                ejecting from their aircraft just before the planes 
                collided over the ocean near the north end of 
                Brigantine. Pilot error was found to be the cause of 
                the collision.
                    (F) In 1986, a New Jersey Air National Guard jet 
                fighter crashed in a remote section of the Pine Barrens 
                in Burlington County, starting a fire that scorched at 
                least 90 acres of woodland.
    (b) Annual Report on Safety Measures.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for two 
years, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on efforts made to provide the highest 
level of safety by all of the military departments utilizing the Warren 
Grove Gunnery Range.
    (c) Study on Encroachment at Warren Grove Gunnery Range.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a study on 
        encroachment issues at Warren Grove Gunnery Range.
            (2) Content.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include a master plan for the Warren Grove Gunnery Range and 
        the surrounding community, taking into consideration military 
        mission, land use plans, urban encroachment, the economy of the 
        region, and protection of the environment and public health, 
        safety, and welfare.
            (3) Required input.--The study required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include input from all affected parties and relevant 
        stakeholders at the Federal, State, and local level.

SEC. 365. MODIFICATION TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS 
              BEFORE CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

    (a) Comparison of Retirement System Costs.--Section 2461(a)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
        subparagraph (G):
            ``(G) requires that the contractor shall not receive an 
        advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the 
        Department of Defense by--
                    ``(i) not making an employer-sponsored health 
                insurance plan (or payment that could be used in lieu 
                of such a plan), health savings account, or medical 
                savings account, available to the workers who are to be 
                employed to perform the function under the contract;
                    ``(ii) offering to such workers an employer-
                sponsored health benefits plan that requires the 
                employer to contribute less towards the premium or 
                subscription share than the amount that is paid by the 
                Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian 
                employees of the Department under chapter 89 of title 
                5; or
                    ``(iii) offering to such workers a retirement 
                benefit that, in any year, costs less than the annual 
                retirement cost factor applicable to civilian employees 
                of the Department of Defense under chapter 84 of title 
                5; and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such title is further amended--
            (1) by striking section 2467; and
            (2) in section 2461--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as 
                subsections (c) through (e); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
                new subsection (b):
    ``(b) Requirement to Consult DOD Employees.--(1) Each officer or 
employee of the Department of Defense responsible for determining under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 whether to convert to 
contractor performance any function of the Department of Defense--
            ``(A) shall, at least monthly during the development and 
        preparation of the performance work statement and the 
        management efficiency study used in making that determination, 
        consult with civilian employees who will be affected by that 
        determination and consider the views of such employees on the 
        development and preparation of that statement and that study; 
        and
            ``(B) may consult with such employees on other matters 
        relating to that determination.
    ``(2)(A) In the case of employees represented by a labor 
organization accorded exclusive recognition under section 7111 of title 
5, consultation with representatives of that labor organization shall 
satisfy the consultation requirement in paragraph (1).
    ``(B) In the case of employees other than employees referred to in 
subparagraph (A), consultation with appropriate representatives of 
those employees shall satisfy the consultation requirement in paragraph 
(1).
    ``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry 
out this subsection. The regulations shall include provisions for the 
selection or designation of appropriate representatives of employees 
referred to in subparagraph (B) for purposes of consultation required 
by paragraph (1).''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 2461 of such title, as amended 
by subsection (a), is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after 
                ``2003'' the following: ``, or any successor 
                circular''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and 
                reliability'' and inserting ``, reliability, and 
                timeliness''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2), as redesignated under subsection 
        (b)(2), by inserting ``of'' after ``examination''.

SEC. 366. BID PROTESTS BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN ACTIONS UNDER OFFICE OF 
              MANAGEMENT BUDGET CIRCULAR A-76.

    (a) Eligibility to Protest Public-Private Competitions.--Section 
3551(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) The term `interested party'--
                    ``(A) with respect to a contract or a solicitation 
                or other request for offers described in paragraph (1), 
                means an actual or prospective bidder or offeror whose 
                direct economic interest would be affected by the award 
                of the contract or by failure to award the contract; 
                and
                    ``(B) with respect to a public-private competition 
                conducted under Office of Management and Budget 
                Circular A-76 with respect to the performance of an 
                activity or function of a Federal agency, or a decision 
                to convert a function performed by Federal employees to 
                private sector performance without a competition under 
                Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, 
                includes--
                            ``(i) any official who submitted the agency 
                        tender in such competition; and
                            ``(ii) any one individual who, for the 
                        purpose of representing the Federal employees 
                        engaged in the performance of the activity or 
                        function for which the public-private 
                        competition is conducted in a protest under 
                        this subchapter that relates to such public-
                        private competition, has been designated as the 
                        agent of the Federal employees by a majority of 
                        such employees.''.
    (b) Expedited Action.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter V of chapter 35 of such title 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 3557. EXPEDITED ACTION IN PROTESTS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
              COMPETITIONS.

    ``For any protest of a public-private competition conducted under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 with respect to the 
performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, the 
Comptroller General shall administer the provisions of this subchapter 
in the manner best suited for expediting the final resolution of the 
protest and the final action in the public-private competition.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The chapter analysis at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 3556 the following new item:

``3557. Expedited action in protests of public-private competitions.''.
    (c) Right to Intervene in Civil Action.--Section 1491(b) of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(5) If an interested party who is a member of the private 
        sector commences an action described in paragraph (1) with 
        respect to a public-private competition conducted under Office 
        of Management and Budget Circular A-76 regarding the 
        performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, or 
        a decision to convert a function performed by Federal employees 
        to private sector performance without a competition under 
        Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, then an 
        interested party described in section 3551(2)(B) of title 31 
        shall be entitled to intervene in that action.''.
    (d) Applicability.--Subparagraph (B) of section 3551(2) of title 
31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and paragraph (5) 
of section 1491(b) of title 28, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (c)), shall apply to--
            (1) a protest or civil action that challenges final 
        selection of the source of performance of an activity or 
        function of a Federal agency that is made pursuant to a study 
        initiated under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 
        on or after January 1, 2004; and
            (2) any other protest or civil action that relates to a 
        public-private competition initiated under Office of Management 
        and Budget Circular A-76, or to a decision to convert a 
        function performed by Federal employees to private sector 
        performance without a competition under Office of Management 
        and Budget Circular A-76, on or after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.

SEC. 367. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION REQUIRED BEFORE CONVERSION TO 
              CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 43. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION REQUIRED BEFORE CONVERSION TO 
              CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

    ``(a) Public-Private Competition.--(1) A function of an executive 
agency performed by 10 or more agency civilian employees may not be 
converted, in whole or in part, to performance by a contractor unless 
the conversion is based on the results of a public-private competition 
that--
            ``(A) formally compares the cost of performance of the 
        function by agency civilian employees with the cost of 
        performance by a contractor;
            ``(B) creates an agency tender, including a most efficient 
        organization plan, in accordance with Office of Management and 
        Budget Circular A-76, as implemented on May 29, 2003, or any 
        successor circular;
            ``(C) includes the issuance of a solicitation;
            ``(D) determines whether the submitted offers meet the 
        needs of the executive agency with respect to factors other 
        than cost, including quality, reliability, and timeliness;
            ``(E) examines the cost of performance of the function by 
        agency civilian employees and the cost of performance of the 
        function by one or more contractors to demonstrate whether 
        converting to performance by a contractor will result in 
        savings to the Government over the life of the contract, 
        including--
                    ``(i) the estimated cost to the Government (based 
                on offers received) for performance of the function by 
                a contractor;
                    ``(ii) the estimated cost to the Government for 
                performance of the function by agency civilian 
                employees; and
                    ``(iii) an estimate of all other costs and 
                expenditures that the Government would incur because of 
                the award of such a contract;
            ``(F) requires continued performance of the function by 
        agency civilian employees unless the difference in the cost of 
        performance of the function by a contractor compared to the 
        cost of performance of the function by agency civilian 
        employees would, over all performance periods required by the 
        solicitation, be equal to or exceed the lesser of--
                    ``(i) 10 percent of the personnel-related costs for 
                performance of that function in the agency tender; or
                    ``(ii) $10,000,000; and
            ``(G) examines the effect of performance of the function by 
        a contractor on the agency mission associated with the 
        performance of the function.
    ``(2) A function that is performed by the executive agency and is 
reengineered, reorganized, modernized, upgraded, expanded, or changed 
to become more efficient, but still essentially provides the same 
service, shall not be considered a new requirement.
    ``(3) In no case may a function being performed by executive agency 
personnel be--
            ``(A) modified, reorganized, divided, or in any way changed 
        for the purpose of exempting the conversion of the function 
        from the requirements of this section; or
            ``(B) converted to performance by a contractor to 
        circumvent a civilian personnel ceiling.
    ``(b) Requirement to Consult Employees.--(1) Each civilian employee 
of an executive agency responsible for determining under Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A-76 whether to convert to contractor 
performance any function of the executive agency--
            ``(A) shall, at least monthly during the development and 
        preparation of the performance work statement and the 
        management efficiency study used in making that determination, 
        consult with civilian employees who will be affected by that 
        determination and consider the views of such employees on the 
        development and preparation of that statement and that study; 
        and
            ``(B) may consult with such employees on other matters 
        relating to that determination.
    ``(2)(A) In the case of employees represented by a labor 
organization accorded exclusive recognition under section 7111 of title 
5, consultation with representatives of that labor organization shall 
satisfy the consultation requirement in paragraph (1).
    ``(B) In the case of employees other than employees referred to in 
subparagraph (A), consultation with appropriate representatives of 
those employees shall satisfy the consultation requirement in paragraph 
(1).
    ``(C) The head of each executive agency shall prescribe regulations 
to carry out this subsection. The regulations shall include provisions 
for the selection or designation of appropriate representatives of 
employees referred to in paragraph (2)(B) for purposes of consultation 
required by paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Congressional Notification.--(1) Before commencing a public-
private competition under subsection (a), the head of an executive 
agency shall submit to Congress a report containing the following:
            ``(A) The function for which such public-private 
        competition is to be conducted.
            ``(B) The location at which the function is performed by 
        agency civilian employees.
            ``(C) The number of agency civilian employee positions 
        potentially affected.
            ``(D) The anticipated length and cost of the public-private 
        competition, and a specific identification of the budgetary 
        line item from which funds will be used to cover the cost of 
        the public-private competition.
            ``(E) A certification that a proposed performance of the 
        function by a contractor is not a result of a decision by an 
        official of an executive agency to impose predetermined 
        constraints or limitations on such employees in terms of man 
        years, end strengths, full-time equivalent positions, or 
        maximum number of employees.
    ``(2) The report required under paragraph (1) shall include an 
examination of the potential economic effect of performance of the 
function by a contractor on--
            ``(A) agency civilian employees who would be affected by 
        such a conversion in performance; and
            ``(B) the local community and the Government, if more than 
        50 agency civilian employees perform the function.
    ``(3)(A) A representative individual or entity at a facility where 
a public-private competition is conducted may submit to the head of the 
executive agency an objection to the public private competition on the 
grounds that the report required by paragraph (1) has not been 
submitted or that the certification required by paragraph (1)(E) is not 
included in the report submitted as a condition for the public private 
competition. The objection shall be in writing and shall be submitted 
within 90 days after the following date:
            ``(i) In the case of a failure to submit the report when 
        required, the date on which the representative individual or an 
        official of the representative entity authorized to pose the 
        objection first knew or should have known of that failure.
            ``(ii) In the case of a failure to include the 
        certification in a submitted report, the date on which the 
        report was submitted to Congress.
            ``(B) If the head of the executive agency determines that 
        the report required by paragraph (1) was not submitted or that 
        the required certification was not included in the submitted 
        report, the function for which the public-private competition 
        was conducted for which the objection was submitted may not be 
        the subject of a solicitation of offers for, or award of, a 
        contract until, respectively, the report is submitted or a 
        report containing the certification in full compliance with the 
        certification requirement is submitted.
    ``(d) Exemption for the Purchase of Products and Services of the 
Blind and Other Severely Handicapped Persons.--This section shall not 
apply to a commercial or industrial type function of an executive 
agency that--
            ``(1) is included on the procurement list established 
        pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 
        47); or
            ``(2) is planned to be changed to performance by a 
        qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified 
        nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped persons in 
        accordance with that Act.
    ``(e) Inapplicability During War or Emergency.--The provisions of 
this section shall not apply during war or during a period of national 
emergency declared by the President or Congress.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 43. Public-private competition required before conversion to 
                            contractor performance.''.

SEC. 368. PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN WORK BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Guidelines.--
            (1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Personnel and Readiness shall prescribe guidelines and 
        procedures for ensuring that consideration is given to using 
        Federal Government employees on a regular basis for new work 
        and work that is performed under Department of Defense 
        contracts and could be performed by Federal Government 
        employees.
            (2) Criteria.--The guidelines and procedures prescribed 
        under paragraph (1) shall provide for special consideration to 
        be given to contracts that--
                    (A) have been performed by Federal Government 
                employees at any time on or after October 1, 1980;
                    (B) are associated with the performance of 
                inherently governmental functions;
                    (C) have been performed by a contractor pursuant to 
                a contract that was awarded on a noncompetitive basis, 
                either a contract for a function once performed by 
                Federal employees that was awarded without the conduct 
                of a public-private competition or a contract that was 
                last awarded without the conduct of an actual 
                competition between contractors; or
                    (D) have been performed poorly by a contractor 
                because of excessive costs or inferior quality, as 
                determined by a contracting officer within the last 
                five years .
            (3) Deadline for issuance of guidelines.--The Secretary of 
        Defense shall implement the guidelines required under paragraph 
        (1) by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
            (4) Establishment of contractor inventory.--The Secretary 
        of Defense shall establish an inventory of Department of 
        Defense contracts to determine which contracts meet the 
        criteria set forth in paragraph (2).
    (b) New Requirements.--
            (1) Limitation on requiring public-private competition.--No 
        public-private competition may be required for any Department 
        of Defense function before--
                    (A) the commencement of the performance by civilian 
                employees of the Department of Defense of a new 
                Department of Defense function;
                    (B) the commencement of the performance by civilian 
                employees of the Department of Defense of any 
                Department of Defense function described in 
                subparagraphs (B) through (D) of subsection (a)(2); or
                    (C) the expansion of the scope of any Department of 
                Defense function performed by civilian employees of the 
                Department of Defense.
            (2) Consideration of federal government employees.--The 
        Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        ensure that Federal Government employees are fairly considered 
        for the performance of new requirements, with special 
        consideration given to new requirements that include functions 
        that--
                    (A) are similar to functions that have been 
                performed by Federal Government employees at any time 
                on or after October 1, 1980; or
                    (B) are associated with the performance of 
                inherently governmental functions.
    (c) Use of Flexible Hiring Authority.--The Secretary may use the 
flexible hiring authority available to the Secretary under the National 
Security Personnel System, as established pursuant to section 9902 of 
title 5, United States Code, to facilitate the performance by civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense of functions described in 
subsection (b).
    (d) Inspector General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the compliance of the 
Secretary of Defense with the requirements of this section.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``National Security Personnel System'' means 
        the human resources management system established under the 
        authority of section 9902 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``inherently governmental function'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 5 of the Federal Activities 
        Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270; 112 Stat. 
        2384; 31 U.S.C. 501 note).
    (f) Conforming Repeal.--The National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163) is amended by striking section 
343.

SEC. 369. RESTRICTION ON OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET INFLUENCE OVER 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITIONS.

    (a) Restriction on Office of Management and Budget.--The Office of 
Management and Budget may not direct or require the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of a military department to prepare for, 
undertake, continue, or complete a public-private competition or direct 
conversion of a Department of Defense function to performance by a 
contractor under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, or any 
other successor regulation, directive, or policy.
    (b) Restriction on Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense 
or the Secretary of a military department may not prepare for, 
undertake, continue, or complete a public-private competition or direct 
conversion of a Department of Defense function to performance by a 
contractor under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, or any 
other successor regulation, directive, or policy by reason of any 
direction or requirement provided by the Office of Management and 
Budget.

SEC. 370. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION AT END OF PERIOD SPECIFIED IN 
              PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT NOT REQUIRED.

    Section 2461(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) A military department or defense agency may not be 
        required to conduct a public-private competition under Office 
        of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other provision 
        of law at the end of the period specified in the performance 
        agreement entered into in accordance with this section for any 
        function of the Department of Defense performed by Department 
        of Defense civilian employees.''.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

    The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel 
as of September 30, 2008, as follows:
            (1) The Army, 525,400.
            (2) The Navy, 328,400.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 189,000.
            (4) The Air Force, 328,600.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for 
Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 
30, 2008, as follows:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 351,300.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 67,800.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,700.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500.
            (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000.
    (b) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) 
for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be 
proportionately reduced by--
            (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to 
        serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 
        are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the 
        fiscal year; and
            (2) the total number of individual members not in units 
        organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
        component who are on active duty (other than for training or 
        for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
        consent at the end of the fiscal year.
Whenever such units or such individual members are released from active 
duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such 
fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such 
units and by the total number of such individual members.

SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE 
              RESERVES.

    Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 
2008, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time 
active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, 
instructing, or training the reserve components:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 29,204.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 15,870.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 11,579.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 13,936.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,721.

SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).

    The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the 
last day of fiscal year 2008 for the reserve components of the Army and 
the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States 
Code) shall be the following:
            (1) For the Army Reserve, 8,249.
            (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
        26,502.
            (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,909.
            (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
        22,553.

SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2008 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL STATUS 
              TECHNICIANS.

    (a) Limitations.--
            (1) National guard.--Within the limitation provided in 
        section 10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the number 
        of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard 
        as of September 30, 2008, may not exceed the following:
                    (A) For the Army National Guard of the United 
                States, 1,600.
                    (B) For the Air National Guard of the United 
                States, 350.
            (2) Army reserve.--The number of non-dual status 
        technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 
        2008, may not exceed 595.
            (3) Air force reserve.--The number of non-dual status 
        technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 
        30, 2008, may not exceed 90.
    (b) Non-Dual Status Technicians Defined.--In this section, the term 
``non-dual status technician'' has the meaning given that term in 
section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON 
              ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.

    During fiscal year 2008, the maximum number of members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time 
on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is the following:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

SEC. 416. REVISION OF AUTHORIZED VARIANCES IN END STRENGTHS FOR 
              SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL.

    (a) Increase.--Section 115(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``3 percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with respect to fiscal 
years beginning on or after that date.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for military personnel, in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $34,952,762,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $23,300,841,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $11,065,542,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $24,091,993,000.
            (5) For the Army Reserve, $3,701,197,000.
            (6) For the Navy Reserve, $1,766,408,000.
            (7) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $593,961,000.
            (8) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,356,618,000.
            (9) For the Army National Guard, $5,914,979,000.
            (10) For the Air National Guard, $2,607,456,000.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

SEC. 501. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR ARMY OFFICERS ON ACTIVE 
              DUTY IN THE GRADE OF MAJOR TO MEET FORCE STRUCTURE 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    The table in section 523(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the items under the heading ``Major'' in the 
portion of the table relating to the Army and inserting the following 
new items:

``7,768
 8,689
 9,611
10,532
11,454
12,375
13,297
14,218
15,140
16,061
16,983
17,903
18,825
19,746
20,668
21,589
22,511
24,354
26,197
28,040
35,412''.

SEC. 502. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS FOR NAVY OFFICERS ON ACTIVE 
              DUTY IN GRADES OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, COMMANDER, AND 
              CAPTAIN TO MEET FORCE STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The table in section 523(a)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:


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                                                        Number of officers who may be serving on active duty in
 ``Total number of commissioned officers (excluding                          the grade of:
 officers in categories specified in subsection (b)) -----------------------------------------------------------
                   on active duty:                        Lieutenant
                                                           Commander           Commander            Captain
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Navy:
30,000                                                            7,698               5,269               2,222
33,000                                                            8,189               5,501               2,334
36,000                                                            8,680               5,733               2,447
39,000                                                            9,172               5,965               2,559
42,000                                                            9,663               6,197               2,671
45,000                                                           10,155               6,429               2,784
48,000                                                           10,646               6,660               2,896
51,000                                                           11,136               6,889               3,007
54,000                                                           11,628               7,121               3,120
57,000                                                           12,118               7,352               3,232
60,000                                                           12,609               7,583               3,344
63,000                                                           13,100               7,813               3,457
66,000                                                           13,591               8,044               3,568
70,000                                                           14,245               8,352               3,718
90,000                                                           17,517               9,890            4,467''.
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    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 503. EXPANSION OF EXCLUSION OF MILITARY PERMANENT PROFESSORS FROM 
              STRENGTH LIMITATIONS FOR OFFICERS BELOW GENERAL AND FLAG 
              GRADES.

    (a) Inclusion of Permanent Professors of the Navy.--Section 
523(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Naval Academy'' and inserting ``Navy''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting ``or service'' before the period at the 
        end.
    (b) Expansion of Exclusion Generally.--Such section is further 
amended by striking ``50'' and inserting ``85''.

SEC. 504. MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR ACTIVE-DUTY GENERAL AND FLAG 
              OFFICERS CONTINUED ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    Section 637(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``but such period may not (except as provided under section 
1251(b) of this title) extend beyond the date of the officer's sixty-
second birthday'' and inserting ``except as provided under section 1253 
of this title''.

SEC. 505. AUTHORITY FOR REDUCED MANDATORY SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR 
              INITIAL APPOINTMENTS OF OFFICERS IN CRITICALLY SHORT 
              HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTIES.

    Section 651 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the service required by 
subsection (a) for initial appointments of commissioned officers in 
such critically short health professional specialties as the Secretary 
shall specify for purposes of this subsection.
    ``(2) The minimum period of obligated service for an officer under 
a waiver under this subsection shall be the greater of--
            ``(A) two years; or
            ``(B) in the case of an officer who has accepted an 
        accession bonus or executed a contract or agreement for the 
        multiyear receipt of special pay for service in the armed 
        forces, the period of obligated service specified in such 
        contract or agreement.''.

SEC. 506. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF PERMANENT PROFESSORS AT THE 
              UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.

    Paragraph (4) of section 4331(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Twenty-eight permanent professors.''.

SEC. 507. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REENLISTMENT OF OFFICERS IN THEIR 
              FORMER ENLISTED GRADE.

    (a) Regular Army.--Section 3258 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``a Reserve officer'' and inserting 
                ``an officer''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a temporary appointment'' and 
                inserting ``an appointment''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a Reserve 
                officer'' and inserting ``an officer''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Reserve 
                commission'' and inserting ``the commission''.
    (b) Regular Air Force.--Section 8258 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``a reserve officer'' and inserting 
                ``an officer''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a temporary appointment'' and 
                inserting ``an appointment''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a Reserve 
                officer'' and inserting ``an officer''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Reserve 
                commission'' and inserting ``the commission''.

SEC. 508. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR RESERVE GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS TO 
              SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    Section 526(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The limitations''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The limitations of this section also do not apply to a 
number, as specified by the Secretary of the military department 
concerned, of reserve component general or flag officers authorized to 
serve on active duty for a period of not more than 365 days. The number 
so specified for an armed force may not exceed the number equal to ten 
percent of the authorized number of general or flag officers, as the 
case may be, of that armed force under section 12004 of this title. In 
determining such number, any fraction shall be rounded down to the next 
whole number, except that such number shall be at least one.''.

SEC. 509. PROMOTION OF CAREER MILITARY PROFESSORS OF THE NAVY.

    (a) Promotion.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 603 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating section 6970 as section 6970a; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after section 6969 the following 
                new section 6970:
``Sec. 6970. Permanent professors: promotion
    ``(a) Promotion.--An officer serving as a permanent professor may 
be recommended for promotion to the grade of captain or colonel, as the 
case may be, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy. 
The regulations shall include a competitive selection board process to 
identify those permanent professors best qualified for promotion. An 
officer so recommended shall be promoted by appointment to the higher 
grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.
    ``(b) Effective Date of Promotion.--If made, the promotion of an 
officer under subsection (a) shall be effective not earlier than three 
years after the selection of the officer as a permanent professor as 
described in that subsection.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 603 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 6970 and inserting the following 
        new items:

``6970. Permanent professors: promotion.
``6970a. Permanent professors: retirement for years of service; 
                            authority for deferral.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 641(2) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and the registrar'' and inserting ``, the 
        registrar''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and permanent professors of the Navy (as defined 
        in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy)''.

                 Subtitle B--Enlisted Personnel Policy

SEC. 521. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED DAILY AVERAGE OF NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN 
              PAY GRADE E-9.

    (a) Increase.--Section 517(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``1 percent'' and inserting ``1.25 percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with respect to fiscal 
years beginning on or after that date.

                Subtitle C--Reserve Component Management

SEC. 531. REVISED DESIGNATION, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE RESERVE 
              FORCES POLICY BOARD.

    (a) Modification of Designation, Structure, and Functions of 
Reserve Forces Policy Board.--
            (1) In general.--Section 10301 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 10301. Reserve Policy Advisory Board
    ``(a) There is in the Office of the Secretary of Defense a Reserve 
Policy Advisory Board.
    ``(b)(1) The Board shall consist of a civilian chairman and not 
more than 15 other members, each appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 
of whom--
            ``(A) not more than 4 members may be Government civilian 
        officials who must be from outside the Department of Defense; 
        and
            ``(B) not more than 2 members may be members of the armed 
        forces.
    ``(2) Each member appointed to serve on the Board shall have--
            ``(A) extensive knowledge, or experience with, reserve 
        component matters, national security and national military 
        strategies of the United States, or roles and missions of the 
        regular components and the reserve components;
            ``(B) extensive knowledge of, or experience in, homeland 
        defense and matters involving Department of Defense support to 
        civil authorities; or
            ``(C) a distinguished background in government, business, 
        personnel planning, technology and its application in military 
        operations, or other fields that are pertinent to the 
        management and utilization of the reserve components.
    ``(3) Each member of the Board shall serve for a term of 2 years, 
and, at the conclusion of such term, may be appointed under this 
subsection to serve an additional term of 2 years.
    ``(4) Upon the designation of the chairman of the Board and the 
approval of the Secretary of Defense, an officer of the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, or Marine Corps in the Reserves or the National Guard who is a 
general or flag officer shall serve as the military advisor to, and 
executive officer of, the Board. Such service shall be either full-time 
or part-time, as designated by the Secretary of Defense, and shall be 
in a non-voting status on the Board.
    ``(c)(1) This section does not affect the committees on reserve 
policies prescribed within the military departments by sections 10302 
through 10305 of this title.
    ``(2) A member of a committee or board prescribed under a section 
listed in paragraph (1) may, if otherwise eligible, be a member of the 
Reserve Policy Advisory Board.
    ``(d)(1) The Board shall provide the Secretary of Defense, through 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense, with independent advice and 
recommendations on strategies, policies, and practices designed to 
improve the capability, efficiency, and effectiveness of the reserve 
components.
    ``(2) The Board shall act on those matters referred to it by the 
Secretary or the chairman and, in addition, on any matter raised by a 
member of the Board.
    ``(e) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
shall provide necessary logistical support to the Board.
    ``(f) The Board shall not be subject to the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 1009 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 10301 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``10301. Reserve Policy Advisory Board.''.
            (3) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, 
        document, record, or other paper of the United States to the 
        Reserve Forces Policy Board shall be deemed to be a reference 
        to the Reserve Policy Advisory Board.
    (b) Inclusion of Matters From Board in Annual Report on Activities 
of Department of Defense.--Paragraph (2) of section 113(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) At the same time the Secretary submits the annual report 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may transmit to the President and 
Congress with such report any additional matters from the Reserve 
Policy Advisory Board on the programs and activities of the reserve 
components as the Secretary considers appropriate to include in such 
report.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        take effect on a date elected by the Secretary of Defense, 
        which date may not be earlier than the date that is one year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary 
        shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the effective 
        date of the amendments made by this section, as so elected.
            (2) Report.--Not later than the effective date elected 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives a report setting forth the recommendations of 
        the Secretary regarding the following:
                    (A) The appropriate role and mission of the Reserve 
                Forces Policy Board.
                    (B) The appropriate membership of the Reserve 
                Forces Policy Board.
                    (C) The appropriate procedures to be utilized by 
                the Reserve Forces Policy Board in its interaction with 
                the Department of Defense.

SEC. 532. CHARTER FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.

    (a) Prescription of Charter by Secretary of Defense.--Section 10503 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary of the Army and the 
        Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly develop and'' in the 
        matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``The Secretary of 
        the Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
        Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Chairman of the 
        Joint Chiefs of Staff,'';
            (2) in paragraph (10), by striking ``the Army and Air 
        Force'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
        of the Army, and the Secretary of the Air Force''; and
            (3) in paragraph (12), by striking ``Secretaries'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, 
        and the Secretary of the Air Force''.
    (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section 10503 of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter from the 
              Secretary of Defense''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 1011 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item related to section 10503 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``10503. Functions of the National Guard Bureau: charter from the 
                            Secretary of Defense.''.

SEC. 533. APPOINTMENT, GRADE, DUTIES, AND RETIREMENT OF THE CHIEF OF 
              THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.

    (a) Appointment.--Subsection (a) of section 10502 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) 
and inserting the following new paragraphs:
            ``(1) are recommended for such appointment by their 
        respective Governors or, in the case of the District of 
        Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia 
        National Guard;
            ``(2) are recommended for such appointment by the Secretary 
        of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force;
            ``(3) have had at least 10 years of federally recognized 
        commissioned service in an active status in the National Guard;
            ``(4) are in a grade above the grade of brigadier general;
            ``(5) are determined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
        Staff, in accordance with criteria and as a result of a process 
        established by the Chairman, to have significant joint duty 
        experience;
            ``(6) are determined by the Secretary of Defense to have 
        successfully completed such other assignments and experiences 
        so as to possess a detailed understanding of the status and 
        capabilities of National Guard forces and the missions of the 
        National Guard Bureau as set forth in section 10503 of this 
        title;
            ``(7) have a level of operational experience in a position 
        of significant responsibility, professional military education, 
        and demonstrated expertise in national defense and homeland 
        defense matters that are commensurate with the advisory role of 
        the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and
            ``(8) possess such other qualifications as the Secretary of 
        Defense shall prescribe for purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Grade.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking 
``lieutenant general'' and inserting ``general''.
    (c) Repeal of Age 64 Limitation on Service.--Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended by striking ``An officer may not hold that office 
after becoming 64 years of age.''.
    (d) Advisory Duties.--Subsection (c) of section 10502 of such title 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Advisor on National Guard Matters.--The Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau is--
            ``(1) an advisor to the Secretary of Defense, through the 
        Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on matters involving 
        non-federalized National Guard forces and on other matters as 
        determined by the Secretary of Defense; and
            ``(2) the principal adviser to the Secretary of the Army 
        and the Chief of Staff of the Army, and to the Secretary of the 
        Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, on matters 
        relating to the National Guard, the Army National Guard of the 
        United States, and the Air National Guard of the United 
        States.''.
    (e) Deferral of Retirement.--Section 14512(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The President may defer the retirement of an officer serving 
in the position specified in paragraph (2)(A), but such deferment may 
not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in 
which the officer becomes 68 years of age.''.

SEC. 534. MANDATORY SEPARATION FOR YEARS OF SERVICE OF RESERVE OFFICERS 
              IN THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL OR VICE ADMIRAL.

    Section 14508 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
        subsections (d), (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Thirty-Eight Years of Service for Lieutenant Generals and 
Vice Admirals.--Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or 
discharged at an earlier date, each reserve officer of the Army, Air 
Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of lieutenant general, and each 
reserve officer of the Navy in the grade of vice admiral, shall, 30 
days after completion of 38 years of commissioned service or on the 
fifth anniversary of the date of the officer's appointment in the grade 
of lieutenant general or vice admiral, whichever is later, be separated 
in accordance with section 14514 of this title.''.

SEC. 535. INCREASE IN PERIOD OF TEMPORARY FEDERAL RECOGNITION AS 
              OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FROM SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS.

    Section 308(a) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``six months'' and inserting ``12 months''.

SEC. 536. SATISFACTION OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION 
              REQUIREMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE 
              ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) Additional Period Before Re-Training of Nurse Aides Is Required 
Under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.--For purposes of subparagraph 
(D) of sections 1819(b)(5) and 1919(b)(5) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(5), 1396r(b)(5)), if, since an individual's most 
recent completion of a training and competency evaluation program 
described in subparagraph (A) of such sections, the individual was 
ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces for a period of at least 12 
months, and the individual completes such active duty service during 
the period beginning on July 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2008, 
the 24-consecutive-month period described subparagraph (D) of such 
sections with respect to the individual shall begin on the date on 
which the individual completes such active duty service. The preceding 
sentence shall not apply to an individual who had already reached such 
24-consecutive-month period on the date on which such individual was 
ordered to such active duty service.
    (b) Report on Relief From Requirements for National Guard and 
Reserve on Long-Term Active Duty.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report setting forth recommendations for such 
legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate (including 
amendments to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 
et seq.)) to provide for the exemption or tolling of professional or 
other licensure or certification requirements for the conduct or 
practice of a profession, trade, or occupation with respect to members 
of the National Guard and Reserve who are on active duty in the Armed 
Forces for an extended period of time.

                   Subtitle D--Education and Training

SEC. 551. GRADE AND SERVICE CREDIT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN 
              UNIFORMED MEDICAL ACCESSION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Medical Students of USUHS.--Section 2114(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting 
the following new sentences: ``Medical students so commissioned shall 
be appointed as regular officers in the grade of second lieutenant or 
ensign, or if they meet promotion criteria prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned, in the grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior 
grade), and shall serve on active duty with full pay and allowances of 
an officer in the applicable grade. Any prior service of medical 
students on active duty shall be deemed, for pay purposes, to have been 
service as a warrant officer.''.
    (b) Participants in Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 
Assistance Program.--
            (1) Grade of participants.--Section 2121(c) of such title 
        is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
        following new sentences: ``Persons so commissioned shall be 
        appointed in the grade of second lieutenant or ensign, or if 
        they meet promotion criteria prescribed by the Secretary 
        concerned, in the grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant 
        (junior grade), and shall serve on active duty with full pay 
        and allowances of an officer in the applicable grade for a 
        period of 45 days during each year of participation in the 
        program. Any prior service of such persons on active duty shall 
        be deemed, for pay purposes, to have been service as a warrant 
        officer.''.
            (2) Service credit.--Subsection (a) of section 2126 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Service Not Creditable.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), service performed while a member of the program shall not be 
counted in determining eligibility for retirement other than by reason 
of a physical disability incurred while on active duty as a member of 
the program.''.
    (c) Officers Detailed as Students at Medical Schools.--Subsection 
(a) of section 2004a of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentences: ``An officer detailed under this section shall 
serve on active duty, subject to the limitations on grade specified in 
section 2114(b) of this title. Any prior active service of such an 
officer shall be deemed, for pay purposes, to have been served as a 
warrant officer.''.

SEC. 552. EXPANSION OF NUMBER OF ACADEMIES SUPPORTABLE IN ANY STATE 
              UNDER STARBASE PROGRAM.

    (a) Expansion.--Section 2193b(c)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``more than two 
        academies'' and inserting ``more than four academies''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in excess of two'' 
        both places it appears and inserting ``in excess of four''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 553. REPEAL OF POST-2007-2008 ACADEMIC YEAR PROHIBITION ON PHASED 
              INCREASE IN CADET STRENGTH LIMIT AT THE UNITED STATES 
              MILITARY ACADEMY.

    Section 4342(j)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the last sentence.

SEC. 554. TREATMENT OF SOUTHOLD, MATTITUCK, AND GREENPORT HIGH SCHOOLS, 
              SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK, AS SINGLE INSTITUTION FOR PURPOSES OF 
              MAINTAINING A JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS 
              UNIT.

    Southold High School, Mattituck High School, and Greenport High 
School, located in Southold, New York, may be treated as a single 
institution for purposes of the maintenance of a unit of the Junior 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the Navy.

SEC. 555. AUTHORITY OF THE AIR UNIVERSITY TO CONFER ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC 
              DEGREES.

    Section 9317(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) The degree of doctor of philosophy in strategic 
        studies upon graduates of the School of Advanced Airpower 
        Studies who fulfill the requirements for that degree in manner 
        consistent with the guidelines of the Department of Education 
        and the principles of the regional accrediting body for Air 
        University.
            ``(6) The degree of master of air, space, and cyberspace 
        studies upon graduates of Air University who fulfill the 
        requirements for that degree in a manner consistent with the 
        recommendations of the Department of Education and the 
        principles of the regional accrediting body for Air University.
            ``(7) The degree of master of flight test engineering 
        science upon graduates of the Air Force Test Pilot School who 
        fulfill the requirements for that degree in a manner consistent 
        with the recommendations of the Department of Education and the 
        principles of the regional accrediting body for Air 
        University.''.

SEC. 556. NURSE MATTERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may provide for the 
carrying out of each of the programs described in subsections (b) 
through (f).
    (b) Service of Nurse Officers as Faculty in Exchange for Commitment 
to Additional Service in the Armed Forces.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which covered commissioned officers with a 
        graduate degree in nursing or a related field who are in the 
        nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned serve a tour of duty 
        of two years as a full-time faculty member of an accredited 
        school of nursing.
            (2) Covered officers.--A commissioned officer of the nurse 
        corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph is a 
        nurse officer on active duty who has served for more than nine 
        years on active duty in the Armed Forces as an officer of the 
        nurse corps at the time of the commencement of the tour of duty 
        described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Benefits and privileges.--An officer serving on the 
        faculty of an accredited school or nursing under this 
        subsection shall be accorded all the benefits, privileges, and 
        responsibilities (other than compensation and compensation-
        related benefits) of any other comparably situated individual 
        serving a full-time faculty member of such school.
            (4) Agreement for additional service.--Each officer who 
        serves a tour of duty on the faculty of a school of nursing 
        under this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the 
        Secretary to serve upon the completion of such tour of duty for 
        a period of four years for such tour of duty as a member of the 
        nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned. Any service agreed to 
        by an officer under this paragraph is in addition to any other 
        service required of the officer under law.
    (c) Service of Nurse Officers as Faculty in Exchange for 
Scholarships for Nurse Officer Candidates.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which commissioned officers with a graduate 
        degree in nursing or a related field who are in the nurse corps 
        of the Armed Force concerned serve while on active duty a tour 
        of duty of two years as a full-time faculty member of an 
        accredited school of nursing.
            (2) Benefits and privileges.--An officer serving on the 
        faculty of an accredited school of nursing under this 
        subsection shall be accorded all the benefits, privileges, and 
        responsibilities (other than compensation and compensation-
        related benefits) of any other comparably situated individual 
        serving as a full-time faculty member of such school.
            (3) Scholarships for nurse officer candidates.--(A) Each 
        accredited school of nursing at which an officer serves on the 
        faculty under this subsection shall provide scholarships to 
        individuals undertaking an educational program at such school 
        leading to a degree in nursing who agree, upon completion of 
        such program, to accept a commission as an officer in the nurse 
        corps of the Armed Forces.
            (B) The total amount of funds made available for 
        scholarships by an accredited school of nursing under 
        subparagraph (A) for each officer serving on the faculty of 
        that school under this subsection shall be not less than the 
        amount equal to an entry-level full-time faculty member of that 
        school for each year that such officer so serves on the faculty 
        of that school.
            (C) The total number of scholarships provided by an 
        accredited school of nursing under subparagraph (A) for each 
        officer serving on the faculty of that school under this 
        subsection shall be such number as the Secretary of Defense 
        shall specify for purposes of this subsection.
    (d) Scholarships for Certain Nurse Officers for Education as 
Nurses.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which the Secretary provides scholarships to 
        commissioned officers of the nurse corps of the Armed Force 
        concerned described in paragraph (2) who enter into an 
        agreement described in paragraph (4) for the participation of 
        such officers in an educational program of an accredited school 
        of nursing leading to a graduate degree in nursing.
            (2) Covered nurse officers.--A commissioned officer of the 
        nurse corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph is 
        a nurse officer who has served not less than 20 years on active 
        duty in the Armed Forces and is otherwise eligible for 
        retirement from the Armed Forces.
            (3) Scope of scholarships.--Amounts in a scholarship 
        provided a nurse officer under this subsection may be utilized 
        by the officer to pay the costs of tuition, fees, and other 
        educational expenses of the officer in participating in an 
        educational program described in paragraph (1).
            (4) Agreement.--An agreement of a nurse officer described 
        in this paragraph is the agreement of the officer--
                    (A) to participate in an educational program 
                described in paragraph (1); and
                    (B) upon graduation from such educational program--
                            (i) to serve not less than two years as a 
                        full-time faculty member of an accredited 
                        school of nursing; and
                            (ii) to undertake such activities as the 
                        Secretary considers appropriate to encourage 
                        current and prospective nurses to pursue 
                        service in the nurse corps of the Armed Forces.
    (e) Transition Assistance for Retiring Nurse Officers Qualified as 
Faculty.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which the Secretary provides to commissioned 
        officers of the nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned 
        described in paragraph (2) the assistance described in 
        paragraph (3) to assist such officers in obtaining and 
        fulfilling positions as full-time faculty members of an 
        accredited school of nursing after retirement from the Armed 
        Forces.
            (2) Covered nurse officers.--A commissioned officer of the 
        nurse corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph is 
        a nurse officer who--
                    (A) has served an aggregate of at least 20 years on 
                active duty or in reserve active status in the Armed 
                Forces;
                    (B) is eligible for retirement from the Armed 
                Forces; and
                    (C) possesses a doctoral or master degree in 
                nursing or a related field which qualifies the nurse 
                officer to discharge the position of nurse instructor 
                at an accredited school of nursing.
            (3) Assistance.--The assistance described in this paragraph 
        is assistance as follows:
                    (A) Career placement assistance.
                    (B) Continuing education.
                    (C) Stipends (in an amount specified by the 
                Secretary).
            (4) Agreement.--A nurse officer provided assistance under 
        this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the 
        Secretary to serve as a full-time faculty member of an 
        accredited school of nursing for such period as the Secretary 
        shall provide in the agreement.
    (f) Benefits for Retired Nurse Officers Accepting Appointment as 
Faculty.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which the Secretary provides to any individual 
        described in paragraph (2) the benefits specified in paragraph 
        (3).
            (2) Covered individuals.--An individual described in this 
        paragraph is an individual who--
                    (A) is retired from the Armed Forces after service 
                as a commissioned officer in the nurse corps of the 
                Armed Forces;
                    (B) holds a graduate degree in nursing; and
                    (C) serves as a full-time faculty member of an 
                accredited school of nursing.
            (3) Benefits.--The benefits specified in this paragraph 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) Payment of retired or retirement pay without 
                reduction based on receipt of pay or other compensation 
                from the institution of higher education concerned.
                    (B) Payment by the institution of higher education 
                concerned of a salary and other compensation to which 
                other similarly situated faculty members of the 
                institution of higher education would be entitled.
                    (C) If the amount of pay and other compensation 
                payable by the institution of higher education 
                concerned for service as an associate full-time faculty 
                member is less than the basic pay to which the 
                individual was entitled immediately before retirement 
                from the Armed Forces, payment of an amount equal to 
                the difference between such basic pay and such payment 
                and other compensation.
    (g) Administration and Duration of Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish requirements 
        and procedures for the administration of the programs 
        authorized by this section. Such requirements and procedures 
        shall include procedures for selecting participating schools of 
        nursing.
            (2) Duration.--Any program carried out under this section 
        shall continue for not less than two years.
            (3) Assessment.--Not later than two years after commencing 
        any program under this section, the Secretary shall assess the 
        results of such program and determine whether or not to 
        continue such program. The assessment of any program shall be 
        based on measurable criteria, information concerning results, 
        and such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.
            (4) Continuation.--The Secretary may continue carrying out 
        any program under this section that the Secretary determines, 
        pursuant to an assessment under paragraph (3), to continue to 
        carry out. In continuing to carry out a program, the Secretary 
        may modify the terms of the program within the scope of this 
        section. The continuation of any program may include its 
        expansion to include additional participating schools of 
        nursing.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``school of nursing'' 
and ``accredited'' have the meaning given those terms in section 801 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296).

SEC. 557. REPEAL OF ANNUAL LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER 
              ARMY RESERVE AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 2107a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``not more than 416 cadets each year under this section, to 
include'' and inserting ``each year under this section''.

           Subtitle E--Defense Dependents' Education Matters

SEC. 561. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
              AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Assistance to Schools With Significant Numbers of Military 
Dependent Students.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-
wide activities, $35,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of 
providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) 
of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3271; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).
    (b) Assistance to Schools With Enrollment Changes Due to Base 
Closures, Force Structure Changes, or Force Relocations.--Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 301(5) for operation 
and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, $10,000,000 shall be 
available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local 
educational agencies under subsection (b) of such section 572.
    (c) Local Educational Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
``local educational agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 
8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7713(9)).

SEC. 562. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.

    Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 
301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, 
$5,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the 
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 
U.S.C. 7703a).

SEC. 563. INCLUSION OF DEPENDENTS OF NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED ON FEDERAL PROPERTY IN PLAN RELATING 
              TO FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES, RELOCATION OF MILITARY UNITS, 
              OR BASE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENTS.

    Section 574(e)(3) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2227; 20 U.S.C. 
7703b note) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) elementary and secondary school students who 
                are dependents of personnel who are not members of the 
                Armed Forces or civilian employees of the Department of 
                Defense but who are employed on Federal property.''.

SEC. 564. AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOL TUITION FOR 
              MILITARY DEPENDENTS IN OVERSEAS AREAS NOT SERVED BY 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS.

    Section 1407(b)(1) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 
(20 U.S.C. 926(b)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``, 
including private boarding schools in the United States,'' after 
``subsection (a)''.

SEC. 565. HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal 
year, the Secretary of Education shall--
            (1) deem each local educational agency that was eligible to 
        receive a fiscal year 2007 basic support payment for heavily 
        impacted local educational agencies under section 8003(b)(2) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7703(b)(2)) as eligible to receive a basic support payment for 
        heavily impacted local educational agencies under such section 
        for the fiscal year for which the determination is made under 
        this subsection; and
            (2) make a payment to such local educational agency under 
        such section for such fiscal year.
    (b) Effective Dates.--Subsection (a) shall remain in effect until 
the date that a Federal statute is enacted authorizing the 
appropriations for, or duration of, any program under title VIII of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 
for fiscal year 2008 or any succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 566. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES ENROLLING 
              MILITARY DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Help for 
Military Children Affected by War Act of 2007''.
    (b) Assistance Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may provide 
assistance to eligible local educational agencies for the additional 
education, counseling, and other needs of military dependent children 
who are affected by war-related action.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible local educational agency.--The term ``eligible 
        local educational agency'' means a local educational agency 
        that--
                    (A) has a number of military dependent children in 
                average daily attendance in the schools served by the 
                local educational agency during the current school 
                year, determined in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Education, that--
                            (i) equaled or exceeded 20 percent of the 
                        number of all children in average daily 
                        attendance in the schools served by such agency 
                        during the current school year; or
                            (ii) is 1,000 or more,
                        whichever is less; and
                    (B) is designated by the Secretary of Defense as 
                impacted by--
                            (i) Operation Iraqi Freedom;
                            (ii) Operation Enduring Freedom; or
                            (iii) the global rebasing plan of the 
                        Department of Defense.
            (2) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).
            (3) Military dependent child.--The term ``military 
        dependent child''--
                    (A) means a child described in subparagraph (B) or 
                (D)(i) of section 8003(a)(1) of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)); 
                and
                    (B) includes a child--
                            (i) who resided on Federal property with a 
                        parent on active duty in the National Guard or 
                        Reserve; or
                            (ii) who had a parent on active duty in the 
                        National Guard or Reserve but did not reside on 
                        Federal property.
    (d) Assistance.--Assistance provided under this section may be used 
for--
            (1) tutoring, after-school, and dropout prevention 
        activities for military dependent children with a parent who is 
        or has been impacted by war-related action described in clause 
        (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (c)(1)(B);
            (2) professional development of teachers, principals, and 
        counselors on the needs of military dependent children with a 
        parent who is or has been impacted by war-related action 
        described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection 
        (c)(1)(B); and
            (3) counseling and other comprehensive support services for 
        military dependent children with a parent who is or has been 
        impacted by war-related action described in clause (i), (ii), 
        or (iii) of subsection (c)(1)(B), including the subsidization 
        of a percentage of hiring of a military-school liaison.

       Subtitle F--Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters

SEC. 571. AUTHORITY OF JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR 
              THE ARMED FORCES TO ADMINISTER OATHS.

    Section 936 of title 10, United States Code (article 136 of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) The judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Armed Forces may administer oaths.''.

SEC. 572. MILITARY LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
              EMPLOYEES IN AREAS WITHOUT ACCESS TO NON-MILITARY LEGAL 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 1044(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Civilian employees of the Department of Defense in 
        locations where legal assistance from non-military legal 
        assistance providers is not reasonably available.''.

SEC. 573. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE JUDGE 
              ADVOCATE GENERALS' CORPS.

    (a) Department of the Army.--
            (1) Grade of judge advocate general.--Subsection (a) of 
        section 3037 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking the third sentence and inserting the following new 
        sentence: ``The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has 
        the grade of lieutenant general.''.
            (2) Redesignation of assistant judge advocate general as 
        deputy judge advocate general.--Such section is further 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Assistant 
                Judge Advocate General'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``Deputy Judge Advocate General''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Assistant 
                Judge Advocate General'' and inserting ``Deputy Judge 
                Advocate General''.
            (3) Conforming and clerical amendments.--(A) The heading of 
        such section is amended by striking ``assistant judge advocate 
        general'' and inserting ``deputy judge advocate general''.
            (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 305 
        of such title is amended in the item relating to section 3037 
        by striking ``Assistant Judge Advocate General'' and inserting 
        ``Deputy Judge Advocate General''.
    (b) Grade of Judge Advocate General of the Navy.--Section 5148(b) 
of such title is amended in subsection by striking the last sentence 
and inserting the following new sentence: ``The Judge Advocate General, 
while so serving, has the grade of vice admiral or lieutenant general, 
as appropriate.''.
    (c) Grade of Judge Advocate General of the Air Force.--Section 
8037(a) of such title is amended by striking the last sentence and 
inserting the following new sentence: ``The Judge Advocate General, 
while so serving, has the grade of lieutenant general.''.
    (d) Exclusion From Active-Duty General and Flag Officer Strength 
and Distribution Limitations.--Section 525(b) of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(9) An officer while serving as the Judge Advocate General of the 
Army, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, or the Judge Advocate 
General of the Air Force is in addition to the number that would 
otherwise be permitted for that officer's armed force for officers 
serving on active duty in grades above major general or rear admiral 
under paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable.''.
    (e) Legal Counsel to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 10, United States Code, 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 156. Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
    ``(a) In General.--There is a Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    ``(b) Selection for Appointment.--Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense, the officer selected for appointment to serve 
as Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall be 
recommended by a board of officers convened by the Secretary of Defense 
that, insofar as practicable, is subject to the procedures applicable 
to selection boards convened under chapter 36 of this title.
    ``(c) Grade.--An officer appointed to serve as Legal Counsel to the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall, while so serving, hold the 
grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half).
    ``(d) Duties.--The Legal Counsel of the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall perform such legal duties in support of the 
responsibilities of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the 
Chairman may prescribe.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

``156. Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.''.

                 Subtitle G--Military Family Readiness

SEC. 581. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY FAMILY READINESS COUNCIL.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1781 the following 
new section:
``Sec. 1781a. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council
    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Department of Defense the 
Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council (hereafter in 
this section referred to as the `Council').
    ``(b) Members.--(1) The members of the Council shall be the 
following:
            ``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
        Readiness, who shall serve as chair of the Council.
            ``(B) One representative of each of the Army, the Navy, the 
        Marine Corps, and the Air Force, who shall be appointed by 
        Secretary of Defense.
            ``(C) Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of 
        Defense from among representatives of military family 
        organizations (including military family organizations of 
        families of members of the regular components and of families 
        of members of the reserve components), of whom not less than 
        two shall be members of the family of an enlisted member of the 
        armed forces.
            ``(D) In addition to the members appointed under 
        subparagraphs (B) and (C), eight individuals appointed by the 
        Secretary of Defense, of whom--
                    ``(i) one shall be a commissioned officer of the 
                Army or spouse of a commissioned officer of the Army, 
                and one shall be an enlisted member of the Army or 
                spouse of an enlisted member of the Army, except that 
                of the individuals appointed under this clause at any 
                particular time, one shall be a member of the Army and 
                the other shall be a spouse of a member of the Army;
                    ``(ii) one shall be a commissioned officer of the 
                Navy or spouse of a commissioned officer of the Navy, 
                and one shall be an enlisted member of the Navy or 
                spouse of an enlisted member of the Navy, except that 
                of the individuals appointed under this clause at any 
                particular time, one shall be a member of the Navy and 
                the other shall be a spouse of a member of the Navy;
                    ``(iii) one shall be a commissioned officer of the 
                Marine Corps or spouse of a commissioned officer of the 
                Marine Corps, and one shall be an enlisted member of 
                the Marine Corps or spouse of an enlisted member of the 
                Marine Corps, except that of the individuals appointed 
                under this clause at any particular time, one shall be 
                a member of the Marine Corps and the other shall be a 
                spouse of a member of the Marine Corps; and
                    ``(iv) one shall be a commissioned officer of the 
                Air Force or spouse of a commissioned officer of the 
                Air Force, and one shall be an enlisted member of the 
                Air Force or spouse of an enlisted member of the Air 
                Force, except that of the individuals appointed under 
                this clause at any particular time, one shall be a 
                member of the Air Force and the other shall be a spouse 
                of a member of the Air Force.
    ``(2) The term on the Council of the members appointed under 
paragraph (1)(C) shall be three years.
    ``(c) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less often than twice 
each year. Not more than one meeting of the Council each year shall be 
in the National Capital Region.
    ``(d) Duties.--The duties of the Council shall include the 
following:
            ``(1) To review and make recommendations to the Secretary 
        of Defense on the policy and plans required under section 1781b 
        of this title.
            ``(2) To monitor requirements for the support of military 
        family readiness by the Department of Defense.
            ``(3) To evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the 
        military family readiness programs and activities of the 
        Department of Defense.
    ``(e) Annual Reports.--(1) Not later than February 1 each year, the 
Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional 
defense committees a report on military family readiness.
    ``(2) Each report under this subsection shall include the 
following:
            ``(A) An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of 
        the military family readiness programs and activities of the 
        Department of Defense during the preceding fiscal year in 
        meeting the needs and requirements of military families.
            ``(B) Recommendations on actions to be taken to improve the 
        capability of the military family readiness programs and 
        activities of the Department of Defense to meet the needs and 
        requirements of military families, including actions relating 
        to the allocation of funding and other resources to and among 
        such programs and activities.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter I of chapter 88 of such title is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 1781 the following new item:

``1781a. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.''.

SEC. 582. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY AND PLANS FOR MILITARY FAMILY 
              READINESS.

    (a) Policy and Plans Required.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10, 
        United States Code, as amended by section 581 of this Act, is 
        further amended by inserting after section 1781a the following 
        new section:
``Sec. 1781b. Department of Defense policy and plans for military 
              family readiness
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a policy 
and plans for the Department of Defense for the support of military 
family readiness.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the policy and plans required 
under subsection (a) are as follows:
            ``(1) To ensure that the military family readiness programs 
        and activities of the Department of Defense are comprehensive, 
        effective, and properly supported.
            ``(2) To ensure that support is continuously available to 
        military families in peacetime and in war, as well as during 
        periods of force structure change and relocation of military 
        units.
            ``(3) To ensure that the military family readiness programs 
        and activities of the Department of Defense are available to 
        all military families, including military families of members 
        of the regular components and military families of members of 
        the reserve components.
            ``(4) To ensure that the goal of military family readiness 
        is an explicit element of applicable Department of Defense 
        plans, programs, and budgeting activities, and that achievement 
        of military family readiness is expressed through Department-
        wide goals that are identifiable and measurable.
            ``(5) To ensure that the military family readiness programs 
        and activities of the Department of Defense undergo continuous 
        evaluation in order to ensure that resources are allocated and 
        expended for such programs and activities in the most effective 
        possible manner throughout the Department.
    ``(c) Elements of Policy.--The policy required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements:
            ``(1) A definition for treating a program or activity of 
        the Department of Defense as a military family readiness 
        program or activity.
            ``(2) Department of Defense-wide goals for military family 
        support, both for military families of members of the regular 
        components and military families of members of the reserve 
        components.
            ``(3) Requirements for joint programs and activities for 
        military family support.
            ``(4) Policies on access to military family support 
        programs and activities based on military family populations 
        served and geographical location.
            ``(5) Metrics to measure the performance and effectiveness 
        of the military family readiness programs and activities of the 
        Department of Defense.
    ``(d) Elements of Plans.--(1) Each plan under required under 
subsection (a) shall include the elements specified in paragraph (2) 
for the five-fiscal year period beginning with the fiscal year in which 
such plan is submitted under paragraph (3).
    ``(2) The elements in each plan required under subsection (a) shall 
include, for the period covered by such plan, the following:
            ``(A) An ongoing identification and assessment of the 
        effectiveness of the military family readiness programs and 
        activities of the Department of Defense in meeting goals for 
        such programs and activities, which assessment shall evaluate 
        such programs and activities separately for each military 
        department and for each regular component and each reserve 
        component.
            ``(B) A description of the resources required to support 
        the military family readiness programs and activities of the 
        Department of Defense, including the military personnel, 
        civilian personnel, and volunteer personnel so required.
            ``(C) An ongoing identification in gaps in the military 
        family readiness programs and activities of the Department of 
        Defense, and an ongoing identification of the resources 
        required to address such gaps.
            ``(D) Mechanisms to apply the metrics developed under 
        subsection (c)(5).
            ``(E) A summary, by fiscal year, of the allocation of funds 
        (including appropriated funds and nonappropriated funds) for 
        major categories of military family readiness programs and 
        activities of the Department of Defense, set forth for each of 
        the military departments and for the Office of the Secretary of 
        Defense.
    ``(3) Not later than March 1, 2008, and each year thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the plans required under subsection (a) for the 
five-fiscal year period beginning with the fiscal year beginning in the 
year in which such report is submitted. Each report shall include the 
plans covered by such report and an assessment of the discharge by the 
Department of Defense of the previous plans submitted under this 
subsection.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 of such title, as so 
        amended, is further amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 1781a the following new item:

``1781b. Department of Defense policy and plans for military family 
                            readiness.''.
            (3) Report on policy.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
        forth the policy developed under section 1781b of title 10, 
        United States Code (as added by this subsection), not later 
        than February 1, 2009.
    (b) Surveys of Military Families.--Section 1782(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Authority'' and inserting 
        ``In General''; and
            (2) by striking ``may conduct surveys'' in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``shall, in fiscal year 
        2009 and not less often than once every three fiscal years 
        thereafter, conduct surveys''.

SEC. 583. FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
              UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT, INCLUDING NATIONAL GUARD AND 
              RESERVE PERSONNEL.

    (a) Family Support.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall enhance and 
        improve current programs of the Department of Defense to 
        provide family support for families of deployed members of the 
        Armed Forces, including deployed members of the National Guard 
        and Reserve, in order to improve the assistance available for 
        families of such members before, during, and after their 
        deployment cycle.
            (2) Specific enhancements.--In enhancing and improving 
        programs under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enhance and 
        improve the availability of assistance to families of members 
        of the Armed Forces, including members of the National Guard 
        and Reserve, including assistance in--
                    (A) preparing and updating family care plans;
                    (B) securing information on health care and mental 
                health care benefits and services and on other 
                community resources;
                    (C) providing referrals for--
                            (i) crisis services; and
                            (ii) marriage counseling and family 
                        counseling; and
                    (D) financial counseling.
    (b) Post-Deployment Assistance for Spouses and Parents of Returning 
Members.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
        spouses and parents of members of the Armed Forces, including 
        members of the National Guard and Reserve, who are returning 
        from deployment assistance in--
                    (A) understanding issues that arise in the 
                readjustment of such members--
                            (i) for members of the National Guard and 
                        Reserve, to civilian life; and
                            (ii) for members of the regular components 
                        of the Armed Forces, to military life in a non-
                        combat environment;
                    (B) identifying signs and symptoms of mental health 
                conditions; and
                    (C) encouraging such members and their families in 
                seeking assistance for such conditions.
            (2) Information on available resources.--In providing 
        assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide 
        information on local resources for mental health services, 
        family counseling services, or other appropriate services, 
        including services available from both military providers of 
        such services and community-based providers of such services.
            (3) Timing.--The Secretary shall provide resources under 
        paragraph (1) to a member of the Armed Forces approximately six 
        months after the date of the return of such member from 
        deployment.

SEC. 584. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, INFANTS, AND TODDLERS OF 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT, 
              INCLUDING NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE PERSONNEL.

    (a) Enhancement of Support Services for Children.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall--
            (1) provide information to parents and other caretakers of 
        children, including infants and toddlers, who are deployed 
        members of the Armed Forces to assist such parents and 
        caretakers in responding to the adverse implications of such 
        deployment (and the death or injury of such members during such 
        deployment) for such children, including the role such parents 
        and caretakers can play in addressing and mitigating such 
        implications;
            (2) develop programs and activities to increase awareness 
        throughout the military and civilian communities of the 
        potential adverse implications of such deployment (including 
        the death or injury of such members during such deployment) for 
        such children and their families and to increase collaboration 
        within such communities to address and mitigate such 
        implications;
            (3) develop training for early childhood education, child 
        care, mental health, health care, and family support 
        professionals to enhance the awareness of such professionals of 
        their role in assisting families in addressing and mitigating 
        the potential adverse implications of such deployment 
        (including the death or injury of such members during such 
        deployment) for such children; and
            (4) conduct or sponsor research on best practices for 
        building psychological and emotional resiliency in such 
        children in coping with the deployment of such members.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Reports required.--At the end of the 18-month period 
        beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and at the 
        end of the 36-month period beginning on that date, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
        services provided under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the extent to which outreach 
                to parents and other caretakers of children, or infants 
                and toddlers, as applicable, of members of the Armed 
                Forces was effective in reaching such parents and 
                caretakers and in mitigating any adverse effects of the 
                deployment of such members on such children or infants 
                and toddlers.
                    (B) An assessment of the effectiveness of training 
                materials for education, mental health, health, and 
                family support professionals in increasing awareness of 
                their role in assisting families in addressing and 
                mitigating the adverse effects on children, or infants 
                and toddlers, of the deployment of deployed members of 
                the Armed Forces, including National Guard and Reserve 
                personnel.
                    (C) A description of best practices identified for 
                building psychological and emotional resiliency in 
                children, or infants and toddlers, in coping with the 
                deployment of deployed members of the Armed Forces, 
                including National Guard and Reserve personnel.
                    (D) A plan for dissemination throughout the 
                military departments of the most effective practices 
                for outreach, training, and building psychological and 
                emotional resiliency in the children of deployed 
                members.

SEC. 585. STUDY ON IMPROVING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, INFANTS, 
              AND TODDLERS OF MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE AND RESERVE 
              COMPONENTS UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT.

    (a) Study Required.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
        to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of entering into a 
        contract or other agreement with a private sector entity having 
        expertise in the health and well-being of families and 
        children, infants, and toddlers in order to enhance and develop 
        support services for children of members of the Active and 
        Reserve Components who are deployed.
            (2) Types of support services.--In conducting the study, 
        the Secretary shall consider the need--
                    (A) to develop materials for parents and other 
                caretakers of children of members of the Active and 
                Reserve Components who are deployed to assist such 
                parents and caretakers in responding to the adverse 
                implications of such deployment (and the death or 
                injury of such members during such deployment) for such 
                children, including the role such parents and 
                caretakers can play in addressing and mitigating such 
                implications;
                    (B) to develop programs and activities to increase 
                awareness throughout the military and civilian 
                communities of the adverse implications of such 
                deployment (and the death or injury of such members 
                during such deployment) for such children and their 
                families and to increase collaboration within such 
                communities to address and mitigate such implications;
                    (C) to develop training for early child care and 
                education, mental health, health care, and family 
                support professionals to enhance the awareness of such 
                professionals of their role in assisting families in 
                addressing and mitigating the adverse implications of 
                such deployment (and the death or injury of such 
                members during such deployment) for such children; and
                    (D) to conduct research on best practices for 
                building psychological and emotional resiliency in such 
                children in coping with the deployment of such members.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a).

SEC. 586. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM ON FAMILY-TO-FAMILY 
              SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE 
              AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study to 
evaluate the feasibility and advisability of establishing a pilot 
program on family-to-family support for families of deployed members of 
the Active and Reserve Components. The study shall include an 
assessment of the following:
            (1) The effectiveness of family-to-family support programs 
        in--
                    (A) providing peer support for families of deployed 
                members of the Active and Reserve Components;
                    (B) identifying and preventing family problems in 
                such families;
                    (C) reducing adverse outcomes for children of such 
                families, including poor academic performance, 
                behavioral problems, stress, and anxiety; and
                    (D) improving family readiness and post-deployment 
                transition for such families.
            (2) The feasibility and advisability of utilizing spouses 
        of members of the Armed Forces as counselors for families of 
        deployed members of the Active and Reserve Components, in order 
        to assist such families in coping throughout the deployment 
        cycle.
            (3) Best practices for training spouses of members of the 
        Armed Forces to act as counselors for families of deployed 
        members of the Active and Reserve Components.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(a) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 587. PILOT PROGRAM ON MILITARY FAMILY READINESS AND SERVICEMEMBER 
              REINTEGRATION.

    (a) Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
        pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
        providing assistance and support to the Adjutant General of a 
        State or territory of the United States to create comprehensive 
        soldier and family preparedness and reintegration outreach 
        programs for members of the Armed Forces and their families to 
        further the purposes described in section 1781b(b) of title 10, 
        United States Code, as added by section 582(a) of this Act.
            (2) Coordination.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) coordinate with the Department of Defense 
                Military Family Readiness Council (established under 
                section 1781a of title, United States Code, as added by 
                section 581 of this Act); and
                    (B) consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
            (3) Designation.--The pilot program established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``National Military Family 
        Readiness and Servicemember Reintegration Outreach Program'' 
        (in this section referred to as ``the pilot program'').
    (b) Assistance Provided.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program through assistance and support to the Adjutant General of a 
State or territory of the United States.
    (c) Purpose of Assistance and Support.--
            (1) The pilot program may develop programs of outreach to 
        members of the Armed Forces and their family members to educate 
        such members and their family members about the assistance and 
        services available to them that meet the purposes of section 
        1781b(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 
        582(a) of this Act, and to assist such members and their family 
        members in obtaining such assistance and services. Such 
        assistance and services may include the following:
                    (A) Marriage counseling.
                    (B) Services for children.
                    (C) Suicide prevention.
                    (D) Substance abuse awareness and treatment.
                    (E) Mental health awareness and treatment.
                    (F) Financial counseling.
                    (G) Anger management counseling.
                    (H) Domestic violence awareness and prevention.
                    (I) Employment assistance.
                    (J) Development of strategies for living with a 
                member of the Armed Forces with post traumatic stress 
                disorder or traumatic brain injury.
                    (K) Other services that may be appropriate to 
                address the unique needs of members of the Armed Forces 
                and their families who live in rural or remote areas 
                with respect to family readiness and servicemember 
                reintegration.
                    (L) Assisting members of the Armed Forces and their 
                families find and receive assistance with military 
                family readiness and servicemember reintegration, 
                including referral services.
                    (M) Development of strategies and programs that 
                recognize the need for long-term follow-up services for 
                reintegrating members of the Armed Forces and their 
                families for extended periods following deployments, 
                including between deployments.
                    (N) Assisting members of the Armed Forces and their 
                families in receiving services and assistance from the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs, including referral 
                services.
            (2) Provision of outreach services.--A recipient of a grant 
        under this section shall carry out programs of outreach in 
        accordance with paragraph (1) to members of the Armed Forces 
        and their families before, during, between, and after 
        deployment of such members of the Armed Forces.
    (d) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
            (1) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under 
        the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary an application 
        therefor in such form and in such manner as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.
            (2) Elements.--An application submitted under subparagraph 
        (A) shall include such elements as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
            (3) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to receive 
        grants under the pilot program, the Secretary shall give 
        priority to eligible entities that propose programs with a 
        focus on personal outreach to members of the Armed Forces and 
        their families by trained staff (with preference given to 
        veterans and, in particular, veterans of combat) conducted in 
        person.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

SEC. 591. ENHANCEMENT OF CARRYOVER OF ACCUMULATED LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Increase in Accumulation of Carryover Amount.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 701 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``60 days'' and 
        inserting ``90 days''.
            (2) High deployment members.--Paragraph (1) of subsection 
        (f) of such section is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``60 days'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``90 days''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``third fiscal 
                year'' and inserting ``fourth fiscal year''.
            (3) Members serving in support of contingency operations.--
        Paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of such section is amended by 
        striking ``except for this paragraph--'' and all that follows 
        and inserting ``except for this paragraph, would lose any 
        accumulated leave in excess of 90 days at the end of that 
        fiscal year, shall be permitted to retain such leave until the 
        end of the second fiscal year after the fiscal year in which 
        such service on active duty is terminated.''.
            (4) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (g) of such section 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``60-day'' and inserting ``90-
                day''; and
                    (B) by striking ``90-day'' and inserting ``120-
                day''.
    (b) Pay.--Section 501(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) An enlisted member of the armed forces who would lose 
accumulated leave in excess of 120 days of leave under section 
701(f)(1) of title 10 may elect to be paid in cash or by a check on the 
Treasurer of the United States for any leave in excess so accumulated 
for up to 30 days of such leave. A member may make an election under 
this paragraph only once.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) Increase in accumulation.--The amendments made by 
        subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2008.
            (2) Pay.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall take 
        effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 592. UNIFORM POLICY ON PERFORMANCES BY MILITARY BANDS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 988. Performances by military bands
    ``(a) In General.--Department of Defense bands, ensembles, 
choruses, or similar musical units, including individual members 
thereof performing in an official capacity, may not--
            ``(1) engage in the performance of music in competition 
        with local civilian musicians; or
            ``(2) receive remuneration for official performances.
    ``(b) Performance of Music in Competition With Local Civilian 
Musicians Defined.--In this section, the term `performance of music in 
competition with local civilian musicians'--
            ``(1) includes--
                    ``(A) a performance of music that is more than 
                incidental to an event that is not supported solely by 
                appropriated funds or free to the public; and
                    ``(B) a performance of background, dinner, dance, 
                or other social music at any event, regardless of 
                location, that is not supported solely by appropriated 
                funds; but
            ``(2) does not include a performance of music--
                    ``(A) at an official Federal Government event that 
                is supported solely by appropriated funds;
                    ``(B) at a concert, parade, or other event of a 
                patriotic nature (including a celebration of a national 
                holiday) that is free to the public; or
                    ``(C) that is incidental to an event that is not 
                supported solely by appropriated funds, including a 
                short performance of military or patriotic music at the 
                beginning or end of an event, if the performance 
                complies with such regulations as the Secretary of 
                Defense shall prescribe for purposes of this section.
    ``(c) Members of Department of Defense Bands Performing in Personal 
Capacity.--A member of a Department of Defense band, ensemble, chorus, 
or similar musical unit may perform music in the member's personal 
capacity, as an individual or part of a group, whether for remuneration 
or otherwise, if in so performing the member does not wear a military 
uniform or otherwise identify the member as a member of the Department 
of Defense, as provided in applicable regulations and standards of 
conduct.
    ``(d) Recordings.--(1) When authorized pursuant to regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section, 
Department of Defense bands, ensembles, choruses, or similar musical 
units may produce recordings for distribution to the public, at a cost 
not to exceed production and distribution expenses.
    ``(2) Amounts received in payment for recording distributed to the 
public under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation or 
account providing the funds for the production of such recordings. Any 
amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in the appropriation 
or account to which credited, and shall be available for the same 
purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as 
amounts in such appropriation or account.''.
    (b) Conforming Repeals.--Sections 3634, 6223, and 8634 of such 
title are repealed.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 49 of 
        such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        item:

``988. Performances by military bands.''.
            (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 349 
        of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 3634.
            (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 565 
        of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 6223.
            (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 849 
        of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 8634.

SEC. 593. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS ON AWARD OF MEDALS OF HONOR TO 
              CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMY.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, 
or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 
medals to persons who served in the military service, the President may 
award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of that title to any of the 
persons named in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) for the acts 
of valor referred to in the respective subsections.
    (b) Woodrow Keeble.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to Woodrow 
W. Keeble, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the 
risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as an acting platoon 
leader on October 20, 1950, during the Korean War.
    (c) Leslie Sabo, Jr.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to Leslie 
H. Sabo, Jr., for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the 
risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on May 10, 1970, as 
an Army soldier, serving in the grade of Specialist Grade Four in 
Vietnam, with Company B, 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st 
Airborne Division.
    (d) Philip Shadrach.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to Philip 
G. Shadrach, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the 
risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on April 12, 1862, 
as a Union Soldier, serving in the grade of Private during the Civil 
War, with Company K, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
    (e) Henry Svehla.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to Henry 
Svehla, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk 
of his life above and beyond the call of duty on June 12, 1952, as an 
Army soldier, serving in the grade of Private First Class in Korea, 
with Company F, 32d Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
    (f) George Wilson.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to George 
D. Wilson, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the 
risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on April 12, 1862, 
as a Union Soldier, serving in the grade of Private during the Civil 
War, with Company B, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

SEC. 594. ENHANCEMENT OF REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE.

    Section 705(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``for members whose qualifying tour of duty is 12 months or 
less, or for not more than 20 days for members whose qualifying tour of 
duty is longer than 12 months,'' after ``for not more than 15 days''.

SEC. 595. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO 
              MILITARY DEPENDENT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

    (a) Demonstration Projects Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct one 
        or more demonstration projects to evaluate improved approaches 
        to the provision of education and treatment services to 
        military dependent children with autism.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of any demonstration project 
        carried out under this section shall be to evaluate strategies 
        for integrated treatment and case manager services that include 
        early intervention and diagnosis, medical care, parent 
        involvement, special education services, intensive behavioral 
        intervention, and language, communications, and other 
        interventions considered appropriate by the Secretary.
    (b) Review of Best Practices.--In carrying out demonstration 
projects under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Education, conduct a review of best 
practices in the United States in the provision of education and 
treatment services for children with autism, including an assessment of 
Federal and State education and treatment services for children with 
autism in each State, with an emphasis on locations where members of 
the Armed Forces who qualify for enrollment in the Exceptional Family 
Member Program of the Department of Defense are assigned.
    (c) Elements.--
            (1) Enrollment in exceptional family member program.--
        Military dependent children may participate in a demonstration 
        project under this section only if their military sponsor is 
        enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program of the 
        Department of Defense.
            (2) Case managers.--Each demonstration project shall 
        include the assignment of both medical and special education 
        services case managers which shall be required under the 
        Exceptional Family Member Program pursuant to the policy 
        established by the Secretary of Defense.
            (3) Individualized services plan.--Each demonstration 
        project shall provide for the voluntary development for 
        military dependent children with autism participating in such 
        demonstration project of individualized autism services plans 
        for use by Department of Defense medical and special education 
        services case managers, caregivers, and families to ensure 
        continuity of services throughout the active military service 
        of their military sponsor.
            (4) Supervisory level providers.--The Secretary of Defense 
        may utilize for purposes of the demonstration projects 
        personnel who are professionals with a level (as determined by 
        the Secretary) of post-secondary education that is appropriate 
        for the provision of safe and effective services for autism and 
        who are from an accredited educational facility in the mental 
        health, human development, social work, or education field to 
        act as supervisory level providers of behavioral intervention 
        services for autism. In so acting, such personnel may be 
        authorized--
                    (A) to develop and monitor intensive behavior 
                intervention plans for military dependent children with 
                autism who are participating in the demonstration 
                projects; and
                    (B) to provide appropriate training in the 
                provision of approved services to such children.
            (5) Services under corporate services provider model.--(A) 
        In carrying out the demonstration projects, the Secretary may 
        utilize a corporate services provider model.
            (B) Employees of a provider under a model referred to in 
        subparagraph (A) shall include personnel who implement special 
        educational and behavioral intervention plans for military 
        dependent children with autism that are developed, reviewed, 
        and maintained by supervisory level providers approved by the 
        Secretary.
            (C) In authorizing such a model, the Secretary shall 
        establish--
                    (i) minimum education, training, and experience 
                criteria required to be met by employees who provide 
                services to military dependent children with autism;
                    (ii) requirements for supervisory personnel and 
                supervision, including requirements for supervisor 
                credentials and for the frequency and intensity of 
                supervision; and
                    (iii) such other requirements as the Secretary 
                considers appropriate to ensure safety and the 
                protection of the children who receive services from 
                such employees under the demonstration projects.
            (6) Construction with other services.--Services provided to 
        military dependent children with autism under the demonstration 
        projects under this section shall be in addition to any other 
        publicly-funded special education services available in a 
        location in which their military sponsor resides.
    (d) Period.--
            (1) Commencement.--If the Secretary determines to conduct 
        demonstration projects under this section, the Secretary shall 
        commence any such demonstration projects not later than 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Minimum period.--Any demonstration projects conducted 
        under this section shall be conducted for not less than two 
        years.
    (e) Evaluation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation 
        of each demonstration project conducted under this section.
            (2) Elements.--The evaluation of a demonstration project 
        under this subsection shall include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the extent to which the 
                activities under the demonstration project contributed 
                to positive outcomes for military dependent children 
                with autism and their families.
                    (B) An assessment of the extent to which the 
                activities under the demonstration project led to 
                improvements in services and continuity of care for 
                children with autism.
                    (C) An assessment of the extent to which the 
                activities under the demonstration project improved 
                military family readiness and enhanced military 
                retention.
    (f) Reports.--Not later than 30 months after the commencement of 
any demonstration project authorized by this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on such demonstration project. The 
report on a demonstration project shall include a description of such 
project, the results of the evaluation under subsection (e) with 
respect to such project, and a description of plans for the further 
provision of services for military dependent children with autism under 
such project.

SEC. 596. ENHANCEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM 
              ACTIVE DUTY.

    The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge 
from Active Duty (Department of Defense from DD214) in order to permit 
a member of the Armed Forces, upon discharge or release from active 
duty in the Armed Forces, to elect the forwarding of the Certificate to 
the following:
            (1) The Central Office of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs in Washington, District of Columbia.
            (2) The appropriate office of the United States Department 
        of Veterans in the State in which the member will first reside 
        after such discharge or release.

SEC. 597. ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR 
              PERSONALITY DISORDER.

    (a) Clinical Review of Administrative Separations Based on 
Personality Disorder.--
            (1) Review of separations of certain members.--Not later 
        than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
        continuing until the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress 
        the report required by subsection (b), a covered member of the 
        Armed Forces may not, except as provided in paragraph (2), be 
        administratively separated from the Armed Forces on the basis 
        of a personality disorder.
            (2) Clinical review of proposed separations based on 
        personality disorder.--
                    (A) In general.--A covered member of the Armed 
                Forces may be administratively separated from the Armed 
                Forces on the basis of a personality disorder under 
                this paragraph if a clinical review of the case is 
                conducted by a senior officer in the office of the 
                Surgeon General of the Armed Force concerned who is a 
                credentialed mental health provider and who is fully 
                qualified to review cases involving maladaptive 
                behavior (personality disorder), diagnosis and 
                treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, or other 
                mental health conditions.
                    (B) Purposes of review.--The purposes of the review 
                with respect to a member under subparagraph (A) are as 
                follows:
                            (i) To determine whether the diagnosis of 
                        personality order in the member is correct and 
                        fully documented.
                            (ii) To determine whether evidence of other 
                        mental health conditions (including depression, 
                        post-traumatic stress disorder, substance 
                        abuse, or traumatic brain injury) resulting 
                        from service in a combat zone may exist in the 
                        member which indicate that the separation of 
                        the member from the Armed Forces on the basis 
                        of a personality disorder is inappropriate 
                        pending diagnosis and treatment, and, if so, 
                        whether initiation of medical board procedures 
                        for the member is warranted.
    (b) Secretary of Defense Report on Administrative Separations Based 
on Personality Disorder.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than April 1, 2008, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
        report on all cases of administrative separation from the Armed 
        Forces of covered members of the Armed Forces on the basis of a 
        personality disorder.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A statement of the total number of cases, by 
                Armed Force, in which covered members of the Armed 
                Forces have been separated from the Armed Forces on the 
                basis of a personality disorder, and an identification 
                of the various forms of personality order forming the 
                basis for such separations.
                    (B) A statement of the total number of cases, by 
                Armed Force, in which covered members of the Armed 
                Forces who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 
                October 2001 have been separated from the Armed Forces 
                on the basis of a personality disorder, and the 
                identification of the various forms of personality 
                disorder forming the basis for such separations.
                    (C) A summary of the policies, by Armed Forces, 
                controlling administrative separations of members of 
                the Armed Forces based on personality disorder, and an 
                evaluation of the adequacy of such policies for 
                ensuring that covered members of the Armed Forces who 
                may be eligible for disability evaluation due to mental 
                health conditions are not separated from the Armed 
                Forces prematurely or unjustly on the basis of a 
                personality order.
                    (D) A discussion of measures being implemented to 
                ensure that members of the Armed Forces who should be 
                evaluated for disability separation or retirement due 
                to mental health conditions are not prematurely or 
                unjustly processed for separation from the Armed Forces 
                on the basis of a personality disorder, and 
                recommendations regarding how members of the Armed 
                Forces who may have been so separated from the Armed 
                Forces should be provided with expedited review by the 
                applicable board for the correction of military 
                records.
    (c) Comptroller General Report on Policies on Administrative 
Separation Based on Personality Disorder.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than June 1, 2008, the 
        Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the 
        policies and procedures of the Department of Defense and of the 
        military departments relating to the separation of members of 
        the Armed Forces based on a personality disorder.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) include an audit of a sampling of cases to 
                determine the validity and clinical efficacy of the 
                policies and procedures referred to in paragraph (1) 
                and the extent, if any, of the divergence between the 
                terms of such policies and procedures and the 
                implementation of such policies and procedures; and
                    (B) include a determination by the Comptroller 
                General of whether, and to what extent, the policies 
                and procedures referred to in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) deviate from standard clinical 
                        diagnostic practices and current clinical 
                        standards; and
                            (ii) provide adequate safeguards aimed at 
                        ensuring that members of the Armed Forces who 
                        suffer from mental health conditions (including 
                        depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or 
                        traumatic brain injury) resulting from service 
                        in a combat zone are not prematurely or 
                        unjustly separated from the Armed Forces on the 
                        basis of a personality disorder.
    (d) Covered Member of the Armed Forces Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``covered member of the Armed Forces''includes the following:
            (1) Any member of a regular component of the Armed Forces 
        of the Armed Forces who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan since 
        October 2001.
            (2) Any member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 
        of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in Iraq or 
        Afghanistan since October 2001.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2008 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY.

    (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to become 
effective during fiscal year 2008 required by section 1009 of title 37, 
United States Code, in the rates of monthly basic pay authorized 
members of the uniformed services shall not be made.
    (b) Increase in Basic Pay.--Effective on January 1, 2008, the rates 
of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are 
increased by 3.5 percent.

SEC. 602. ALLOWANCE FOR PARTICIPATION OF RESERVES IN ELECTRONIC 
              SCREENING.

    (a) Allowance for Participation in Electronic Screening.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 433 the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 433a. Allowance for participation in Ready Reserve screening
    ``(a) Allowance Authorized.--(1) Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretaries concerned, a member of the Individual Ready Reserve may 
be paid a stipend for participation in the screening performed pursuant 
to section 10149 of title 10, in lieu of muster duty performed under 
section 12319 of title 10, if such participation is conducted through 
electronic means.
    ``(2) The stipend paid a member under this section shall constitute 
the sole monetary allowance authorized for participation in the 
screening described in paragraph (1), and shall constitute payment in 
full to the member for participation in such screening, regardless of 
the grade or rank in which the member is serving.
    ``(b) Maximum Payment.--The aggregate amount of the stipend paid a 
member of the Individual Ready Reserve under this section in any 
calendar year may not exceed $50.
    ``(c) Payment Requirements.--(1) The stipend authorized by this 
section may not be disbursed in kind.
    ``(2) Payment of a stipend to a member of the Individual Ready 
Reserve under this section for participation in screening shall be made 
on or after the date of participation in such screening, but not later 
than 30 days after such date.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 433 the following new item:

``433a. Allowance for participation in Ready Reserve screening.''.
    (b) Bar to Dual Compensation.--Section 206 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) A member of the Individual Ready Reserve is not entitled to 
compensation under this section for participation in screening for 
which the member is paid a stipend under section 433a of this title.''.
    (c) Bar to Retirement Credit.--Section 12732(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(8) Service in the screening performed pursuant to 
        section 10149 of this title through electronic means, 
        regardless of whether or not a stipend is paid the member 
        concerned for such service under section 433a of title 37.''.

SEC. 603. MIDMONTH PAYMENT OF BASIC PAY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBERS 
              PARTICIPATING IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.

    Section 1014 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Subsection (a) does not preclude a payment with respect to a 
member who elects to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan under 
section 211 of this title of an amount equal to one-half of the monthly 
deposit to the Thrift Savings Fund otherwise to be made by the member 
in participating in the Plan, which amount shall be deposited in the 
Fund at midmonth.''.

SEC. 604. PAYMENT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL COSTS FOR CERTAIN 
              SELECTED RESERVE MEMBERS.

    (a) Payment of Travel Costs Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 408 the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 408a. Travel and transportation allowances: inactive duty 
              training
    ``(a) Allowance Authorized.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of 
the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve described in subsection (b) 
for travel expenses for travel to an inactive duty training location to 
perform inactive duty training.
    ``(b) Eligible Members.--A member of the Selected Reserve of the 
Ready Reserve described in this subsection is a member who--
            ``(1) is--
                    ``(A) qualified in a skill designated as critically 
                short by the Secretary concerned;
                    ``(B) assigned to a unit of the Selected Reserve 
                with a critical manpower shortage, or is in a pay grade 
                in the member's reserve component with a critical 
                manpower shortage; or
                    ``(C) assigned to a unit or position that is 
                disestablished or relocated as a result of defense base 
                closure or realignment or another force structure 
                reallocation; and
            ``(2) commutes a distance from the member's permanent 
        residence to the member's inactive duty training location that 
        is outside the normal commuting distance (as determined under 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense) for that 
        commute.
    ``(c) Maximum Amount.--The maximum amount of reimbursement provided 
a member under subsection (a) for each round trip to a training 
location shall be $300.
    ``(d) Termination.--No reimbursement may be provided under this 
section for travel that occurs after December 31, 2010.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 408 the following new item:

``408a. Travel and transportation allowances: inactive duty 
                            training.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007. No reimbursement may be provided under 
section 408a of title 37, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)), for travel costs incurred before October 1, 2007.

SEC. 605. EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY LODGING 
              EXPENSES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN AREAS SUBJECT 
              TO MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION OR FOR INSTALLATIONS 
              EXPERIENCING SUDDEN INCREASE IN PERSONNEL LEVELS.

    (a) Maximum Period of Receipt of Expenses.--Section 404a(c)(3) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``20 days'' and 
inserting ``60 days''.
    (b) Extension of Authority for Increase in Certain BAH.--Section 
403(b)(7)(E) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2008'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2009''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2007.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

SEC. 611. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR 
              RESERVE FORCES.

    (a) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(g) of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (b) Selected Reserve Affiliation or Enlistment Bonus.--Section 
308c(i) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (c) Special Pay for Enlisted Members Assigned to Certain High 
Priority Units.--Section 308d(c) of such title is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (d) Ready Reserve Enlistment Bonus for Persons Without Prior 
Service.--Section 308g(f)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (e) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus for Persons 
With Prior Service.--Section 308h(e) of such title is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (f) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus for Persons With Prior 
Service.--Section 308i(f) of such title is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.

SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR 
              HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 2130a(a)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (b) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health Professionals 
Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 16302(d) of such title is 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2009''.
    (c) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 302d(a)(1) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (d) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
302e(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (e) Special Pay for Selected Reserve Health Professionals in 
Critically Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302g(e) of such title is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2008''.
    (f) Accession Bonus for Dental Officers.--Section 302h(a)(1) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2008''.
    (g) Accession Bonus for Pharmacy Officers.--Section 302j(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2008''.
    (h) Accession Bonus for Medical Officers in Critically Short 
Wartime Specialties.--Section 302k(f) of such title is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (i) Accession Bonus for Dental Specialist Officers in Critically 
Short Wartime Specialties.--Section 302l(g) of such title is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.

SEC. 613. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR 
              OFFICERS.

    (a) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending Period of 
Active Service.--Section 312(f) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2008''.
    (b) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of such title 
is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 
31, 2008''.
    (c) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) of such 
title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2008''.

SEC. 614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER BONUSES 
              AND SPECIAL PAYS.

    (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) of such 
title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2008''.
    (c) Enlistment Bonus.--Section 309(e) of such title is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (d) Retention Bonus for Members With Critical Military Skills or 
Assigned to High Priority Units.--Section 323(i) of such title is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2008''.
    (e) Accession Bonus for New Officers in Critical Skills.--Section 
324(g) of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
    (f) Incentive Bonus for Conversion to Military Occupational 
Specialty to Ease Personnel Shortage.--Section 326(g) of such title is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2008''.
    (g) Accession Bonus for Officer Candidates.--Section 330(f) of such 
title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2008''.

SEC. 615. INCREASE IN INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY AND MULTIYEAR RETENTION 
              BONUS FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Incentive Special Pay.--Section 302(b)(1) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting 
``$75,000''.
    (b) Multiyear Retention Bonus.--Section 301d(a)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$75,000''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 616. INCREASE IN DENTAL OFFICER ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PAY.

    (a) Increase.--Section 302b(a)(4) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``at the following rates'' and inserting ``at a rate determined 
        by the Secretary concerned, which rate may not exceed the 
        following'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$4,000'' and 
        inserting ``$10,000''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$6,000'' and 
        inserting ``$12,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply to payments of dental 
officer additional special pay under agreements entered into under 
section 302b(b) of title 37, United States Code, on or after that date.

SEC. 617. ENHANCEMENT OF HARDSHIP DUTY PAY.

    (a) In General.--The text of section 305 of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authority.--A member of a uniformed service who is entitled 
to basic pay may be paid special pay under this section while the 
member is performing duty that is designated by the Secretary of 
Defense as hardship duty.
    ``(b) Payment on Monthly or Lump Sum Basis.--Special pay payable 
under this section may be paid on a monthly basis or in a lump sum.
    ``(c) Maximum Rate or Amount.--(1) The maximum monthly rate of 
special pay payable to a member on a monthly basis under this section 
is $1,500.
    ``(2) The amount of the lump sum payment of special pay payable to 
a member on a lump sum basis under this section may not exceed an 
amount equal to the product of--
            ``(A) the maximum monthly rate authorized under paragraph 
        (1) at the time the member qualifies for payment of special pay 
        on a lump sum basis under this section; and
            ``(B) the number of months for which special pay on a lump 
        sum basis under this section is payable to the member.
    ``(d) Relationship to Other Pay and Allowances.--Special pay paid 
to a member under this section is in addition to any other pay and 
allowances to which the member is entitled.
    ``(e) Repayment.--A member who is paid special pay in a lump sum 
under this section, but who fails to complete the period of service for 
which such special pay is paid, shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations for the payment of hardship duty pay under this section, 
including the specific rates at which special pay payable under this 
section on a monthly basis shall be paid.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with respect to 
hardship duty pay payable on or after that date.

SEC. 618. INCLUSION OF SERVICE AS OFF-CYCLE CREWMEMBER OF MULTI-CREWED 
              SHIP IN SEA DUTY FOR CAREER SEA PAY.

    (a) In General.--Section 305a(e)(1)(A) of title 37, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                    ``(iv) while serving as an off-cycle crewmember of 
                a multi-crewed ship; or''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with respect to months 
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 619. MODIFICATION OF REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
              SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) Minimum Period of Reenlistment.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 
308b of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``for a 
period of three years or for a period of six years'' and inserting 
``for a period of not less than three years''.
    (b) Amount of Bonus.--Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended 
by striking ``may not exceed--'' and all that follows and inserting 
``may not exceed $15,000.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with respect to 
reenlistments or extensions of enlistment that occur on or after that 
date.

SEC. 620. INCREASE IN YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE COVERED BY 
              AGREEMENTS FOR NUCLEAR-QUALIFIED OFFICERS EXTENDING 
              PERIODS OF ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) Increase.--Section 312 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``26 years'' and 
        inserting ``30 years''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``26 years'' and 
        inserting ``30 years''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
with respect to agreements, including new agreements, entered into 
under section 312 of title 37, United States Code, on or after that 
date.

SEC. 621. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 25-YEAR ACTIVE DUTY LIMIT FOR RETENTION 
              BONUS FOR CRITICAL MILITARY SKILLS WITH RESPECT TO 
              CERTAIN MEMBERS.

    (a) Authority.--Section 323(e) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The limitations in paragraph (1) may be waived by the 
Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Homeland Security with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy, with respect to a member who is assigned duties in a critical 
skill designated by such Secretary for purposes of this paragraph 
during the period of active duty for which the bonus is being 
offered.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with respect to written 
agreements that are executed, or reenlistments or extensions of 
enlistment that occur, under section 323 of title 37, United States 
Code, on or after that date.

SEC. 622. CODIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO 
              ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THE ARMY TO REFER OTHER PERSONS FOR 
              ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMY.

    (a) Codification and Improvement of Bonus Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 331. Bonus to encourage Army personnel to refer other persons 
              for enlistment in the Army
    ``(a) Authority To Pay Bonus.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may pay a bonus 
        under this section to an individual referred to in paragraph 
        (2) who refers to an Army recruiter a person who has not 
        previously served in an armed force and who, after such 
        referral, enlists in the regular component of the Army or in 
        the Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
            ``(2) Individuals eligible for bonus.--Subject to 
        subsection (c), the following individuals are eligible for a 
        referral bonus under this section:
                    ``(A) A member in the regular component of the 
                Army.
                    ``(B) A member of the Army National Guard.
                    ``(C) A member of the Army Reserve.
                    ``(D) A member of the Army in a retired status, 
                including a member under 60 years of age who, but for 
                age, would be eligible for retired pay.
                    ``(E) A civilian employee of the Department of the 
                Army.
    ``(b) Referral.--For purposes of this section, a referral for which 
a bonus may be paid under subsection (a) occurs--
            ``(1) when the individual concerned contacts an Army 
        recruiter on behalf of a person interested in enlisting in the 
        Army; or
            ``(2) when a person interested in enlisting in the Army 
        contacts the Army recruiter and informs the recruiter of the 
        role of the individual concerned in initially recruiting the 
        person.
    ``(c) Certain Referrals Ineligible.--
            ``(1) Referral of immediate family.--A member of the Army 
        may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) for the referral 
        of an immediate family member.
            ``(2) Members in recruiting roles.--A member of the Army 
        serving in a recruiting or retention assignment, or assigned to 
        other duties regarding which eligibility for a bonus under 
        subsection (a) could (as determined by the Secretary) be 
        perceived as creating a conflict of interest, may not be paid a 
        bonus under subsection (a).
            ``(3) Junior reserve officers' training corps 
        instructors.--A member of the Army detailed under subsection 
        (c)(1) of section 2031 of title 10 to serve as an administrator 
        or instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
        program or a retired member of the Army employed as an 
        administrator or instructor in the program under subsection (d) 
        of such section may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Amount of Bonus.--The amount of the bonus payable for a 
referral under subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000. The amount shall 
be payable as provided in subsection (e).
    ``(e) Payment.--A bonus payable for a referral of a person under 
subsection (a) shall be paid as follows:
            ``(1) Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon the 
        commencement of basic training by the person.
            ``(2) Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon the 
        completion of basic training and individual advanced training 
        by the person.
    ``(f) Relation to Prohibition on Bounties.--The referral bonus 
authorized by this section is not a bounty for purposes of section 
514(a) of title 10.
    ``(g) Coordination With Receipt of Retired Pay.--A bonus paid under 
this section to a member of the Army in a retired status is in addition 
to any compensation to which the member is entitled under title 10, 37, 
or 38, or any other provision of law.
    ``(h) Duration of Authority.--A bonus may not be paid under 
subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after December 
31, 2008.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new item:

``331. Bonus to encourage Army personnel to refer other persons for 
                            enlistment in the Army.''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 645 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163), as 
amended, is repealed.
    (c) Payment of Bonuses Under Superseded Authority.--Any bonus 
payable under section 645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006, as amended, as of the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall remain payable after that date in 
accordance with the provisions of such section as in effect on such 
day.

SEC. 623. AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO ENCOURAGE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              PERSONNEL TO REFER OTHER PERSONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS 
              OFFICERS TO SERVE IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, as 
amended by section 622 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
``Sec. 331a. Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to 
              refer other persons for appointment as officers to serve 
              in health professions
    ``(a) Authority To Pay Bonus.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The appropriate Secretary may pay a bonus 
        under this section to an individual referred to in paragraph 
        (2) who refers to a military recruiter a person who has not 
        previously served and, after such referral, takes an oath of 
        enlistment that leads to appointment as a commissioned officer, 
        or accepts an appointment as a commissioned officer, in an 
        armed force in a health profession designated by the 
        appropriate Secretary for purposes of this section.
            ``(2) Individuals eligible for bonus.--Subject to 
        subsection (c), the following individuals are eligible for a 
        referral bonus under this section:
                    ``(A) A member of the armed forces in a regular 
                component of the armed forced.
                    ``(B) A member of the armed forces in a reserve 
                component of the armed forced.
                    ``(C) A member of the armed forces in a retired 
                status, including a member under 60 years of age who, 
                but for age, would be eligible for retired or retainer 
                pay.
                    ``(D) A civilian employee of a military department 
                or the Department of Defense.
    ``(b) Referral.--For purposes of this section, a referral for which 
a bonus may be paid under subsection (a) occurs--
            ``(1) when the individual concerned contacts a military 
        recruiter on behalf of a person interested in taking an oath of 
        enlistment that leads to appointment as a commissioned officer, 
        or accepting an appointment as a commissioned officer, as 
        applicable, in an armed force in a health profession; or
            ``(2) when a person interested in taking an oath of 
        enlistment that leads to appointment as a commissioned officer, 
        or accepting an appointment as a commissioned officer, as 
        applicable, in an armed force in a health profession contacts a 
        military recruiter and informs the recruiter of the role of the 
        individual concerned in initially recruiting the person.
    ``(c) Certain Referrals Ineligible.--
            ``(1) Referral of immediate family.--A member of the armed 
        forces may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a) for the 
        referral of an immediate family member.
            ``(2) Members in recruiting roles.--A member of the armed 
        forces serving in a recruiting or retention assignment, or 
        assigned to other duties regarding which eligibility for a 
        bonus under subsection (a) could (as determined by the 
        appropriate Secretary) be perceived as creating a conflict of 
        interest, may not be paid a bonus under subsection (a).
            ``(3) Junior reserve officers' training corps 
        instructors.--A member of the armed forces detailed under 
        subsection (c)(1) of section 2031 of title 10 to serve as an 
        administrator or instructor in the Junior Reserve Officers' 
        Training Corps program or a retired member of the armed forces 
        employed as an administrator or instructor in the program under 
        subsection (d) of such section may not be paid a bonus under 
        subsection (a).
    ``(d) Amount of Bonus.--The amount of the bonus payable for a 
referral under subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000. The amount shall 
be payable as provided in subsection (e).
    ``(e) Payment.--A bonus payable for a referral of a person under 
subsection (a) shall be paid as follows:
            ``(1) Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon the execution 
        by the person of an agreement to serve as an officer in a 
        health profession in an armed force for not less than 3 years,
            ``(2) Not more than $1,000 shall be paid upon the 
        completion by the person of the initial period of military 
        training as an officer.
    ``(f) Relation to Prohibition on Bounties.--The referral bonus 
authorized by this section is not a bounty for purposes of section 
514(a) of title 10.
    ``(g) Coordination With Receipt of Retired Pay.--A bonus paid under 
this section to a member of the armed forces in a retired status is in 
addition to any compensation to which the member is entitled under 
title 10, 37, or 38, or any other provision of law.
    ``(h) Appropriate Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term 
`appropriate Secretary' means--
            ``(1) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters 
        concerning the Army;
            ``(2) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters 
        concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when 
        it is operating as a service in the Navy;
            ``(3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to 
        matters concerning the Air Force; and
            ``(4) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to personnel 
        of the Department of Defense.
    ``(i) Duration of Authority.--A bonus may not be paid under 
subsection (a) with respect to any referral that occurs after December 
31, 2008.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 5 of such title, as so amended, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``331a. Bonus to encourage Department of Defense personnel to refer 
                            other persons for appointment as officers 
                            to serve in health professions.''.

SEC. 624. ACCESSION BONUS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ARMED FORCES HEALTH 
              PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Accession Bonus Authorized.--Section 2127 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f)(1) In order to increase participation in the program, the 
Secretary of Defense may pay a person who signs an agreement under 
section 2122 of this title an accession bonus of not more than $20,000.
    ``(2) An accession bonus paid a person under this subsection is in 
addition to any other amounts payable to the person under this 
subchapter.
    ``(3) In the case of an individual who is paid an accession bonus 
under this subsection, but fails to commence or complete the obligated 
service required of the person under this subchapter, the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37 shall apply to the accession 
bonus paid the person under this subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with respect to 
agreements signed under subchapter I of chapter 105 of title 10, United 
States Code, on or after that date.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

SEC. 641. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES FOR 
              OBSTETRICAL PURPOSES OF DEPENDENTS LOCATED IN VERY REMOTE 
              LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 1040 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsection 
        (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) The Secretary of Defense may pay the travel expenses and 
related expenses of a dependent of a member of the uniformed services 
assigned to a very remote location outside the United States, as 
determined by the Secretary, for travel for obstetrical purposes to a 
location in the United States.''.

SEC. 642. PAYMENT OF MOVING EXPENSES FOR JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' 
              TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS IN HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS.

    Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) When determined by the Secretary of the military 
department concerned to be in the national interest and agreed upon by 
the institution concerned, the institution may reimburse the moving 
expenses of a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor who 
executes a written agreement to serve a minimum of two years of 
employment at the institution in a position that is hard-to-fill for 
geographic or economic reasons and as determined by the Secretary 
concerned.
    ``(2) Any reimbursement of an instructor under paragraph (1) is in 
addition to the minimum instructor pay otherwise payable to the 
instructor.
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall reimburse an institution making 
a reimbursement under paragraph (1) in an amount equal to the amount of 
the reimbursement paid by the institution under that paragraph. Any 
reimbursement under this paragraph shall be made from funds 
appropriated for that purpose.
    ``(4) The payment of reimbursements under paragraphs (1) and (3) 
shall be subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense 
for purposes of this subsection.''.

             Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

SEC. 651. MODIFICATION OF SCHEME FOR PAYMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY PAYABLE 
              WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1477 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking all that follows ``on the following 
list:'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) To any individual designated by the person in 
        writing.
            ``(2) If there is no person so designated, to the surviving 
        spouse of the person.
            ``(3) If there is none of the above, to the children (as 
        prescribed by subsection (b)) of the person and the descendants 
        of any deceased children by representation.
            ``(4) If there is none of the above, to the parents (as 
        prescribed by subsection (c)) of the person or the survivor of 
        them.
            ``(5) If there is none of the above, to the duly appointed 
        executor or administrator of the estate of the person.
            ``(6) If there is none of the above, to other next of kin 
        of the person entitled under the laws of domicile of the person 
        at the time of the person's death.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``Subsection (a)(2)'' in 
        the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``Subsection 
        (a)(3)'';
            (2) by striking (c) and inserting the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) For purposes of subsection (a)(4), parents include fathers 
and mothers through adoption. However, only one father and one mother 
may be recognized in any case, and preference shall be given to those 
who exercised a parental relationship on the date, or most nearly 
before the date, on which the decedent entered a status described in 
section 1475 or 1476 of this title.''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (d).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Applicability.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), the provisions 
of section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to 
apply to each member of the Armed Forces covered by such section until 
the earlier of the following--
            (1) the date on which such member makes the designation 
        contemplated by paragraph (1) of section 1477(a) of such title 
        (as amended by subsection (a) of this section); or
            (2) January 1, 2008.
    (e) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than December 1, 2007, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to implement 
        the amendments to section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, 
        made by subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The regulations required by paragraph (1) 
        shall include forms for the making of the designation 
        contemplated by paragraph (1) of section 1477(a) of title 10, 
        United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)), and 
        instructions for members of the Armed Forces in the filling out 
        of such forms.

SEC. 652. ANNUITIES FOR GUARDIANS OR CARETAKERS OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN 
              UNDER SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.

    (a) Election.--Section 1448(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection caption, by striking ``and Former 
        Spouse'' and inserting ``, Former Spouse, and Guardian or 
        Caretaker''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Guardian or caretaker coverage.--
                    ``(A) General rule.--A person who is not married 
                and has one or more dependent children upon becoming 
                eligible to participate in the Plan may elect to 
                provide an annuity under the Plan to a natural person 
                (other than a natural person with an insurable interest 
                in the person under paragraph (1) or a former spouse) 
                who acts as a guardian or caretaker to such child or 
                children. In the case of a person providing a reserve-
                component annuity, such an election shall include a 
                designation under subsection (e).
                    ``(B) Termination of coverage.--Subparagraphs (B) 
                through (E) of paragraph (1) shall apply to an election 
                under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph in the same 
                manner as such subparagraphs apply to an election under 
                subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1).
                    ``(C) Election of new beneficiary upon death of 
                previous beneficiary.--Subparagraph (G) of paragraph 
                (1) shall apply to an election under subparagraph (A) 
                of this paragraph in the same manner as such 
                subparagraph (G) applies to an election under 
                subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), except that any new 
                beneficiary elected under such subparagraph (G) by 
                reason of this subparagraph shall be a guardian or 
                caretaker of the dependent child or children of the 
                person making such election.''.
    (b) Payment of Annuity.--Section 1450 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(5) Guardian or caretaker coverage.--The natural person 
        designated under section 1448(b)(6) of this title, unless the 
        election to provide an annuity to the natural person has been 
        changed as provided in subsection (f).''; and
            (2) in the subsection caption of subsection (f), by 
        striking ``or Former Spouse'' and inserting ``, Former Spouse, 
        or Guardian or Caretaker''.
    (c) Amount of Annuity.--Section 1451(b) of such title is amended--
            (1) in the subsection caption, by inserting ``or Guardian 
        or Caretaker'' after ``Insurable Interest''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or 1450(a)(5)'' after ``1450(a)(4)'' 
        each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (d) Reduction in Retired Pay.--Section 1452(c) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection caption, by inserting ``or Guardian 
        or Caretaker'' after ``Insurable Interest''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or 1450(a)(5)'' after ``1450(a)(4)'' 
        each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (3).

SEC. 653. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY 
              FOR CHAPTER 61 MILITARY RETIREES.

    (a) Eligibility.--Subsection (c) of section 1413a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``entitled to retired pay 
who--'' and all that follows and inserting ``who--
            ``(1) is entitled to retired pay (other than by reason of 
        section 12731b of this title); and
            ``(2) has a combat-related disability.''.
    (b) Computation.--Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of such section 
is amended--
            (1) by designating the text of that paragraph as 
        subparagraph (A), realigning that text so as to be indented 4 
        ems from the left margin, and inserting before ``In the case 
        of'' the following heading: ``In general.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Special rule for retirees with fewer than 20 
                years of service.--In the case of an eligible combat-
                related disabled uniformed services retiree who is 
                retired under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 
                20 years of creditable service, the amount of the 
                payment under paragraph (1) for any month shall be 
                reduced by the amount (if any) by which the amount of 
                the member's retired pay under chapter 61 of this title 
                exceeds the amount equal to 2\1/2\ percent of the 
                member's years of creditable service multiplied by the 
                member's retired pay base under section 1406(b)(1) or 
                1407 of this title, whichever is applicable to the 
                member.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on January 1, 2008, and shall apply to payments for months 
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 654. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF RETIRED PAY MULTIPLIER 
              PERCENTAGE TO MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WITH OVER 
              30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

    (a) Computation of Retired and Retainer Pay for Members of Naval 
Service.--The table in section 6333(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended in Column 2 of Formula A by striking ``75 percent'' and 
inserting ``Retired pay multiplier prescribed under section 1409 for 
the years of service that may be credited to him under section 1405.''.
    (b) Retired Pay for Certain Members Recalled to Active Duty.--The 
table in section 1402(a) of such title is amended by striking Column 3.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect on January 1, 2007, and shall apply with respect to 
retired pay and retainer pay payable on or after that date.

SEC. 655. COMMENCEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIRED PAY BY 
              MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE ON ACTIVE FEDERAL STATUS OR 
              ACTIVE DUTY FOR SIGNIFICANT PERIODS.

    (a) Reduced Eligibility Age.--Section 12731 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) has attained the eligibility age applicable under 
        subsection (f) to that person;''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the eligibility age for purposes 
of subsection (a)(1) is 60 years of age.
    ``(2)(A) In the case of a person who as a member of the Ready 
Reserve serves on active duty or performs active service described in 
subparagraph (B) after September 11, 2001, the eligibility age for 
purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall be reduced below 60 years of age by 
three months for each aggregate of 90 days on which such person so 
performs in any fiscal year after such date, subject to subparagraph 
(C). A day of duty may be included in only one aggregate of 90 days for 
purposes of this subparagraph.
    ``(B)(i) Service on active duty described in this subparagraph is 
service on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty under 
a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) or under 
section 12301(d) of this title. Such service does not include service 
on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty under section 
12310 of this title.
    ``(ii) Active service described in this subparagraph is also 
service under a call to active service authorized by the President or 
the Secretary of Defense under section 502(f) of title 32 for purposes 
of responding to a national emergency declared by the President or 
supported by Federal funds.
    ``(C) The eligibility age for purposes of subsection (a)(1) may not 
be reduced below 50 years of age for any person under subparagraph 
(A).''.
    (b) Continuation of Age 60 as Minimum Age for Eligibility of Non-
Regular Service Retirees for Health Care.--Section 1074(b) of such 
title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or former member 
entitled to retired pay for non-regular service under chapter 1223 of 
this title who is under 60 years of age.''.
    (c) Administration of Related Provisions of Law or Policy.--With 
respect to any provision of law, or of any policy, regulation, or 
directive of the executive branch that refers to a member or former 
member of the uniformed services as being eligible for, or entitled to, 
retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, but for 
the fact that the member or former member is under 60 years of age, 
such provision shall be carried out with respect to that member or 
former member by substituting for the reference to being 60 years of 
age a reference to having attained the eligibility age applicable under 
subsection (f) of section 12731 of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)), to such member or former member for 
qualification for such retired pay under subsection (a) of such 
section.

SEC. 656. ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR 
              SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE MEMBER'S 
              BURIAL CEREMONIES.

    Section 411f(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraphs:
            ``(D) Any child of the parent or parents of the deceased 
        member who is under the age of 18 years if such child is 
        attending the burial ceremony of the memorial service with the 
        parent or parents and would otherwise be left unaccompanied by 
        the parent or parents.
            ``(E) The person who directs the disposition of the remains 
        of the deceased member under section 1482(c) of title 10, or, 
        in the case of a deceased member whose remains are commingled 
        and buried in a common grave in a national cemetery, the person 
        who have been designated under such section to direct the 
        disposition of the remains if individual identification had 
        been made.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``may be provided to--'' 
        and all that follows through the end and inserting ``may be 
        provided to up to two additional persons closely related to the 
        deceased member who are selected by the person referred to in 
        paragraph (1)(E).''.

SEC. 657. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS.

    Section 1482(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``When transportation of 
the remains includes transportation by aircraft, the Secretary 
concerned shall provide, to the maximum extent possible, for delivery 
of the remains by air to the commercial, general aviation, or military 
airport nearest to the place selected by the designee or, if such a 
selection is not made, nearest to the cemetery selected by the 
Secretary.''.

SEC. 658. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN 
              SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
              COMPENSATION.

    (a) Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended as follows:
                    (A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
                    (B) In section 1451(c)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
                        (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further 
        amended as follows:
                    (A) In section 1450--
                            (i) by striking subsection (e); and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (k).
                    (B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph 
                (C).
                    (C) In section 1452--
                            (i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking 
                        ``does not apply--'' and all that follows and 
                        inserting ``does not apply in the case of a 
                        deduction made through administrative error.''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (g).
                    (D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``, 
                1450(k)(2),''.
    (b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may be paid 
to any person for any period before the effective date provided under 
subsection (f) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).
    (c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously 
Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has been in 
receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter 
II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, that is in effect 
before the effective date provided under subsection (f) and that is 
adjusted by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) and who has 
received a refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10, 
United States Code, shall not be required to repay such refund to the 
United States.
    (d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent 
Children.--Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Dependent children.--'' and all that 
        follows through ``In the case of a member described in 
        paragraph (1),'' and inserting ``Dependent children.--In the 
        case of a member described in paragraph (1),''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible Spouses.--
The Secretary of the military department concerned shall restore 
annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving spouse who, in 
consultation with the Secretary, previously elected to transfer payment 
of such annuity to a surviving child or children under the provisions 
of section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect 
on the day before the effective date provided under subsection (f). 
Such eligibility shall be restored whether or not payment to such child 
or children subsequently was terminated due to loss of dependent status 
or death. For the purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse 
includes a spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such 
annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having attained age 
55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has been terminated by 
death, divorce or annulment.
    (f) Effective Date.--The sections and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the later of--
            (1) the first day of the first month that begins after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the first day of the fiscal year that begins in the 
        calendar year in which this Act is enacted.

SEC. 659. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PAID-UP COVERAGE UNDER SURVIVOR BENEFIT 
              PLAN.

    (a) Survivor Benefit Plan.--Section 1452(j) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``October 1, 2008'' and inserting 
``October 1, 2007''.
    (b) Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan.--Section 1436a of 
such title is amended by striking ``October 1, 2008'' and inserting 
``October 1, 2007''.

SEC. 660. INCLUSION OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES 
              RATED AS TOTAL BY REASON OF UNEMPLOYABILITY UNDER 
              TERMINATION OF PHASE-IN OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF RETIRED 
              PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

    (a) Inclusion of Veterans.--Section 1414(a)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``except that'' and all that 
follows and inserting ``except that payment of retired pay is subject 
to subsection (c) only during the period beginning on January 1, 2004, 
and ending on December 31, 2004, in the case of the following:
                    ``(A) A qualified retiree receiving veterans' 
                disability compensation for a disability rated as 100 
                percent.
                    ``(B) A qualified retiree receiving veterans' 
                disability compensation at the rate payable for a 100 
                percent disability by reason of a determination of 
                individual unemployability.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on December 31, 2004.

SEC. 661. COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF RETIRED PAY 
              FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.

    Section 12733(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``before the year of service that includes October 
        30, 2007; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) 130 days in the year of service that includes 
                October 30, 2007, and any subsequent year of 
                service.''.

                     Subtitle E--Education Benefits

SEC. 671. TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING OR EDUCATION.

    (a) Clarification of Applicability of Current Authority to 
Commissioned Officers on Active Duty.--Subsection (b) of section 2007 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(other than a member of the 
                Ready Reserve)'' after ``active duty'' the first place 
                it appears; and
                    (B) by striking ``or full-time National Guard 
                duty'' both places it appears; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``for which ordered 
        to active duty'' after ``active duty service''.
    (b) Authority To Pay Tuition Assistance to Members of the Ready 
Reserve.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(c)(1) Subject to paragraphs (3)(A) and (4), the Secretary of a 
military department may pay the charges of an educational institution 
for the tuition or expenses described in subsection (a) of a member of 
the Selected Reserve.
    ``(2) Subject to paragraphs (3)(B) and (4), the Secretary of a 
military department may pay the charges of an educational institution 
for the tuition or expenses described in subsection (a) of a member of 
the Individual Ready Reserve who has a military occupational specialty 
designated by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection.
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary of a military department may not pay charges 
under paragraph (1) for tuition or expenses of an officer of the 
Selected Reserve unless the officer agrees to remain a member of the 
Selected Reserve for at least four years after completion of the 
education or training for which the charges are paid.
    ``(B) The Secretary of a military department may not pay charges 
under paragraph (2) for tuition or expenses of an officer of the 
Individual Ready Reserve unless the officer agrees to remain in the 
Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve for at least four years 
after completion of the education or training for which the charges are 
paid.
    ``(4) The Secretary of a military department may require enlisted 
members of the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve to agree to 
serve for up to four years in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready 
Reserve, as the case may be, after completion of education or training 
for which tuition or expenses are paid under paragraph (1) or (2), as 
applicable.''.
            (2) Repeal of superseded provision.--Such section is 
        further amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (d); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
                subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
            (3) Repayment of unearned benefit.--Subsection (e) of such 
        section, as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
        is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) If a member of the Ready Reserve who enters into an agreement 
under subsection (c) does not complete the period of service specified 
in the agreement, the member shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.''.
    (c) Regulations.--Such section is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) This section shall be administered under regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
the Navy.''.

SEC. 672. EXPANSION OF SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Additional Loans Eligible for Repayment.--Paragraph (1) of 
subsection (a) of section 16301 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) any loan incurred for educational purposes made by a 
        lender that is--
                    ``(i) an agency or instrumentality of a State;
                    ``(ii) a financial or credit institution (including 
                an insurance company) that is subject to examination 
                and supervision by an agency of the United States or 
                any State;
                    ``(iii) a pension fund approved by the Secretary 
                for purposes of this section; or
                    ``(iv) a nonprofit private entity designated by a 
                State, regulated by such State, and approved by the 
                Secretary for purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Eligibility of Officers.--Such subsection is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``Except as provided in paragraph 
                (3), the Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``an enlisted member of the 
                Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force 
                in a reserve component and military specialty'' and 
                inserting ``a member of the Selected Reserve of the 
                Ready Reserve of an armed force in a reserve component 
                and officer program or military specialty''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3).
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is amended 
to read as follows:
``Sec. 16301. Education loan repayment program: members of the Selected 
              Reserve''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 1609 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 16301 and inserting the following new item:

``16301. Education loan repayment program: members of the Selected 
                            Reserve.''.

SEC. 673. REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Reports Required.--Not later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary 
of each military department shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the utilization of tuition assistance by members 
of the Armed Forces, whether in the regular components if the Armed 
Forces or the reserve components of the Armed Forces, under the 
jurisdiction of such military department during fiscal year 2007.
    (b) Elements.--The report with respect to a military department 
under subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) Information on the policies of such military department 
        for fiscal year 2007 regarding utilization of, and limits on, 
        tuition assistance by members of the Armed Forces under the 
        jurisdiction of such military department, including an estimate 
        of the number of members of the reserve components of the Armed 
        Forces under the jurisdiction of such military department whose 
        requests for tuition assistance during that fiscal year were 
        unfunded.
            (2) Information on the policies of such military department 
        for fiscal year 2007 regarding funding of tuition assistance 
        for each of the regular components of the Armed Forces and each 
        of the reserve components of the Armed Forces under the 
        jurisdiction of such military department.

SEC. 674. ENHANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
              RESERVE COMPONENTS.

    (a) Accelerated Payment of Educational Assistance for Members of 
the Selected Reserve.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 1606 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 16131 the following 
        new section:
``Sec. 16131A. Accelerated payment of educational assistance
    ``(a) The educational assistance allowance payable under section 
16131 of this title with respect to an eligible person described in 
subsection (b) may, upon the election of such eligible person, be paid 
on an accelerated basis in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) An eligible person described in this subsection is a person 
entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who is--
            ``(1) enrolled in an approved program of education not 
        exceeding two years in duration and not leading to an 
        associate, bachelors, masters, or other degree, subject to 
        subsection (g); and
            ``(2) charged tuition and fees for the program of education 
        that, when divided by the number of months (and fractions 
        thereof) in the enrollment period, exceeds the amount equal to 
        200 percent of the monthly rate of educational assistance 
        allowance otherwise payable with respect to the person under 
        section 16131 of this title.
    ``(c)(1) The amount of the accelerated payment of educational 
assistance payable with respect to an eligible person making an 
election under subsection (a) for a program of education shall be the 
lesser of--
            ``(A) the amount equal to 60 percent of the established 
        charges for the program of education; or
            ``(B) the aggregate amount of educational assistance 
        allowance to which the person remains entitled under this 
        chapter at the time of the payment.
    ``(2)(A) In this subsection, except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term `established charges', in the case of a program of 
education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary) for tuition and fees which 
similarly circumstanced individuals who are not eligible for benefits 
under this chapter and who are enrolled in the program of education 
would be required to pay. Established charges shall be determined on 
the following basis:
            ``(i) In the case of an individual enrolled in a program of 
        education offered on a term, quarter, or semester basis, the 
        tuition and fees charged the individual for the term, quarter, 
        or semester.
            ``(ii) In the case of an individual enrolled in a program 
        of education not offered on a term, quarter, or semester basis, 
        the tuition and fees charged the individual for the entire 
        program of education.
    ``(B) In this subsection, the term `established charges' does not 
include any fees or payments attributable to the purchase of a vehicle.
    ``(3) The educational institution providing the program of 
education for which an accelerated payment of educational assistance 
allowance is elected by an eligible person under subsection (a) shall 
certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the amount of the 
established charges for the program of education.
    ``(d) An accelerated payment of educational assistance allowance 
made with respect to an eligible person under this section for a 
program of education shall be made not later than the last day of the 
month immediately following the month in which the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs receives a certification from the educational 
institution regarding--
            ``(1) the person's enrollment in and pursuit of the program 
        of education; and
            ``(2) the amount of the established charges for the program 
        of education.
    ``(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each accelerated 
payment of educational assistance allowance made with respect to an 
eligible person under this section, the person's entitlement to 
educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged the number 
of months (and any fraction thereof) determined by dividing the amount 
of the accelerated payment by the full-time monthly rate of educational 
assistance allowance otherwise payable with respect to the person under 
section 16131 of this title as of the beginning date of the enrollment 
period for the program of education for which the accelerated payment 
is made.
    ``(2) If the monthly rate of educational assistance allowance 
otherwise payable with respect to an eligible person under section 
16131 of this title increases during the enrollment period of a program 
of education for which an accelerated payment of educational assistance 
allowance is made under this section, the charge to the person's 
entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be 
determined by prorating the entitlement chargeable, in the manner 
provided for under paragraph (1), for the periods covered by the 
initial rate and increased rate, respectively, in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    ``(f) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations 
to carry out this section. The regulations shall include requirements, 
conditions, and methods for the request, issuance, delivery, 
certification of receipt and use, and recovery of overpayment of an 
accelerated payment of educational assistance allowance under this 
section. The regulations may include such elements of the regulations 
prescribed under section 3014A of title 38 as the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs considers appropriate for purposes of this section.
    ``(g) The aggregate amount of educational assistance payable under 
this section in any fiscal year for enrollments covered by subsection 
(b)(1) may not exceed $4,000,000.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 1606 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 16131 the following new 
        item:

``16131A. Accelerated payment of educational assistance.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on October 1, 2008, and shall only apply to 
        initial enrollments in approved programs of education after 
        such date.
    (b) Accelerated Payment of Educational Assistance for Reserve 
Component Members Supporting Contingency Operations and Other 
Operations.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 1607 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 16162 the following 
        new section:
``Sec. 16162A. Accelerated payment of educational assistance
    ``(a) The educational assistance allowance payable under section 
16162 of this title with respect to an eligible member described in 
subsection (b) may, upon the election of such eligible member, be paid 
on an accelerated basis in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) An eligible member described in this subsection is a member 
of a reserve component entitled to educational assistance under this 
chapter who is--
            ``(1) enrolled in an approved program of education not 
        exceeding two years in duration and not leading to an 
        associate, bachelors, masters, or other degree, subject to 
        subsection (g); and
            ``(2) charged tuition and fees for the program of education 
        that, when divided by the number of months (and fractions 
        thereof) in the enrollment period, exceeds the amount equal to 
        200 percent of the monthly rate of educational assistance 
        allowance otherwise payable with respect to the member under 
        section 16162 of this title.
    ``(c)(1) The amount of the accelerated payment of educational 
assistance payable with respect to an eligible member making an 
election under subsection (a) for a program of education shall be the 
lesser of--
            ``(A) the amount equal to 60 percent of the established 
        charges for the program of education; or
            ``(B) the aggregate amount of educational assistance 
        allowance to which the member remains entitled under this 
        chapter at the time of the payment.
    ``(2)(A) In this subsection, except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term `established charges', in the case of a program of 
education, means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary) for tuition and fees which 
similarly circumstanced individuals who are not eligible for benefits 
under this chapter and who are enrolled in the program of education 
would be required to pay. Established charges shall be determined on 
the following basis:
            ``(i) In the case of an individual enrolled in a program of 
        education offered on a term, quarter, or semester basis, the 
        tuition and fees charged the individual for the term, quarter, 
        or semester.
            ``(ii) In the case of an individual enrolled in a program 
        of education not offered on a term, quarter, or semester basis, 
        the tuition and fees charged the individual for the entire 
        program of education.
    ``(B) In this subsection, the term `established charges' does not 
include any fees or payments attributable to the purchase of a vehicle.
    ``(3) The educational institution providing the program of 
education for which an accelerated payment of educational assistance 
allowance is elected by an eligible member under subsection (a) shall 
certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the amount of the 
established charges for the program of education.
    ``(d) An accelerated payment of educational assistance allowance 
made with respect to an eligible member under this section for a 
program of education shall be made not later than the last day of the 
month immediately following the month in which the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs receives a certification from the educational 
institution regarding--
            ``(1) the member's enrollment in and pursuit of the program 
        of education; and
            ``(2) the amount of the established charges for the program 
        of education.
    ``(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each accelerated 
payment of educational assistance allowance made with respect to an 
eligible member under this section, the member's entitlement to 
educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged the number 
of months (and any fraction thereof) determined by dividing the amount 
of the accelerated payment by the full-time monthly rate of educational 
assistance allowance otherwise payable with respect to the member under 
section 16162 of this title as of the beginning date of the enrollment 
period for the program of education for which the accelerated payment 
is made.
    ``(2) If the monthly rate of educational assistance allowance 
otherwise payable with respect to an eligible member under section 
16162 of this title increases during the enrollment period of a program 
of education for which an accelerated payment of educational assistance 
allowance is made under this section, the charge to the member's 
entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be 
determined by prorating the entitlement chargeable, in the manner 
provided for under paragraph (1), for the periods covered by the 
initial rate and increased rate, respectively, in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    ``(f) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations 
to carry out this section. The regulations shall include requirements, 
conditions, and methods for the request, issuance, delivery, 
certification of receipt and use, and recovery of overpayment of an 
accelerated payment of educational assistance allowance under this 
section. The regulations may include such elements of the regulations 
prescribed under section 3014A of title 38 as the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs considers appropriate for purposes of this section.
    ``(g) The aggregate amount of educational assistance payable under 
this section in any fiscal year for enrollments covered by subsection 
(b)(1) may not exceed $3,000,000.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 1607 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 16162 the following new 
        item:

``16162A. Accelerated payment of educational assistance.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on October 1, 2008, and shall only apply to 
        initial enrollments in approved programs of education after 
        such date.
    (c) Enhancement of Educational Assistance for Reserve Component 
Members Supporting Contingency Operations and Other Operations.--
            (1) Assistance for three years cumulative service.--
        Subsection (c)(4)(C) of section 16162 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``for two continuous years 
        or more.'' and inserting ``for--
                    ``(i) two continuous years or more; or
                    ``(ii) an aggregate of three years or more.''.
            (2) Contributions for increased amount of educational 
        assistance.--Such section is further amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Contributions for Increased Amount of Educational 
Assistance.--(1)(A) Any individual eligible for educational assistance 
under this section may contribute amounts for purposes of receiving an 
increased amount of educational assistance as provided for in paragraph 
(2).
    ``(B) An individual covered by subparagraph (A) may make the 
contributions authorized by that subparagraph at any time while a 
member of a reserve component, but not more frequently than monthly.
    ``(C) The total amount of the contributions made by an individual 
under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $600. Such contributions shall be 
made in multiples of $20.
    ``(D) Contributions under this subsection shall be made to the 
Secretary concerned. Such Secretary shall deposit any amounts received 
as contributions under this subsection into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts.
    ``(2) Effective as of the first day of the enrollment period 
following the enrollment period in which an individual makes 
contributions under paragraph (1), the monthly amount of educational 
assistance allowance applicable to such individual under this section 
shall be the monthly rate otherwise provided for under subsection (c) 
increased by--
            ``(A) an amount equal to $5 for each $20 contributed by 
        such individual under paragraph (1) for an approved program of 
        education pursued on a full-time basis; or
            ``(B) an appropriately reduced amount based on the amount 
        so contributed as determined under regulations that the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe, for an approved 
        program of education pursued on less than a full-time basis.''.

SEC. 675. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
              FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE AFFECTED BY 
              FORCE SHAPING INITIATIVES.

    Section 16133(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``or the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending 
on September 30, 2014,'' after ``December 31, 2001,''.

SEC. 676. MODIFICATION OF TIME LIMIT FOR USE OF ENTITLEMENT TO 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
              SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND OTHER OPERATIONS.

    (a) Modification.--Section 16164(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``this chapter while serving--'' and all 
that follows and inserting ``this chapter--
            ``(1) while the member is serving--
                    ``(A) in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, 
                in the case of a member called or ordered to active 
                service while serving in the Selected Reserve; or
                    ``(B) in the Ready Reserve, in the case of a member 
                ordered to active duty while serving in the Ready 
                Reserve (other than the Selected Reserve); and
            ``(2) in the case of a person who separates from the 
        Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve after completion of a 
        period of active service described in section 16163 of this 
        title and completion of a service contract under other than 
        dishonorable conditions, during the 10-year period beginning on 
        the date on which the person separates from the Selected 
        Reserve.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 16165(a) of 
such title is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) when the member separates from the Ready Reserve as 
        provided in section 16164(a)(1) of this title, or upon 
        completion of the period provided for in section 16164(a)(2) of 
        this title, as applicable.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 28, 2004, as if included in the enactment of the 
Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108-375), to which such amendments relate.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 681. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES ON INCOME REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS FOR 
              RESERVES EXPERIENCING EXTENDED AND FREQUENT MOBILIZATION 
              FOR ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE.

    (a) Clarification of General Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 
910 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, when 
the total monthly military compensation of the member is less than the 
average monthly civilian income'' after ``by the Secretary''.
    (b) Eligibility.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Eligibility.--Subject to subsection (c), a reserve component 
member is entitled to a payment under this section for any full month 
of active duty of the member--
            ``(1) while on active duty under an involuntary 
        mobilization order, following the date on which the member--
                    ``(A) completes 18 continuous months of service on 
                active duty under such an order;
                    ``(B) completes 730 cumulative days of service on 
                active duty under such an order during the previous 
                1,826 days; or
                    ``(C) is involuntarily mobilized for service on 
                active duty for a period of 180 days or more within 180 
                days following the member's separation from a previous 
                period of involuntary active duty for period of 180 
                days or more; or
            ``(2) while retained on active duty under subparagraph (A) 
        or (B) of section 12301(h)(1) of title 10 because of an injury 
        or illness incurred or aggravated while deployed to an area 
        designated for special pay under section 310 of this title 
        after becoming entitled to income replacement pay under 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (c) Termination.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(g) Termination of Authority.--Payment under this section shall 
only be made for service performed on or before December 31, 2008.''.

SEC. 682. OVERSEAS NATURALIZATION OF MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e) Any person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, 
is the spouse or child of a member of the Armed Forces, and is 
authorized to accompany such member and reside in a foreign country 
with the member pursuant to the member's official orders, and who is so 
accompanying and residing with the member (in marital union if a 
spouse), may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements 
of this title except that the person's residence and physical presence 
in such foreign country shall be treated as residence and physical 
presence in the United States or any State for the purpose of 
satisfying the requirements of section 316 or 322 for naturalization 
and for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of section 
101(a)(13)(C)(i) or (ii).''.
    (b) Overseas Naturalization Authority.--Section 1701(d) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (8 U.S.C. 
1443a) is amended by inserting ``, and persons eligible to meet the 
residence or physical presence requirements for naturalization pursuant 
to subsection (e) of section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1430),'' after ``Armed Forces''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to any 
application of naturalization pending before the Secretary of Homeland 
Security on or after the date of enactment.

SEC. 683. NATIONAL GUARD YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
national combat veteran reintegration program to provide National Guard 
and Reserve members and their families with sufficient information, 
services, referral, and proactive outreach opportunities throughout the 
entire deployment cycle. This program shall be known as the Yellow 
Ribbon Reintegration Program.
    (b) Purpose.--The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program shall consist 
of informational events and activities for Reserve Component members, 
their families, and community members to facilitate access to services 
supporting their health and well-being through the four phases of the 
deployment cycle:
            (1) Pre-Deployment.
            (2) Deployment.
            (3) Demobilization.
            (4) Post-Deployment-Reconstitution.
    (c) Organization.--
            (1) Executive agent.--The Secretary shall designate the OSD 
        (P&R) as the Department of Defense executive agent for the 
        Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
            (2) Establishment of the office for reintegration 
        programs.--
                    (A) In general.--The OSD (P&R) shall establish the 
                Office for Reintegration Programs within the OSD. The 
                office shall administer all reintegration programs in 
                coordination with State National Guard organizations. 
                The office shall be responsible for coordination with 
                existing National Guard and Reserve family and support 
                programs. The Directors of the Army National Guard and 
                Air National Guard and the Chiefs of the Army Reserve, 
                Marine Corps Reserve, Navy Reserve and Air Force 
                Reserve may appoint liaison officers to coordinate with 
                the permanent office staff. The Center may also enter 
                into partnerships with other public entities, 
                including, but not limited to, the U.S. Department of 
                Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental 
                Health Services Administration, for access to necessary 
                substance abuse and mental health treatment services 
                from local State-licensed service providers.
                    (B) Establishment of a center for excellence in 
                reintegration.--The Office for Reintegration Programs 
                shall establish a Center for Excellence in 
                Reintegration within the office. The Center shall 
                collect and analyze ``lessons learned'' and suggestions 
                from State National Guard and Reserve organizations 
                with existing or developing reintegration programs. The 
                Center shall also assist in developing training aids 
                and briefing materials and training representatives 
                from State National Guard and Reserve organizations.
            (3) Advisory board.--
                    (A) Appointment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
                appoint an advisory board to analyze and report areas 
                of success and areas for necessary improvements. The 
                advisory board shall include, but is not limited to, 
                the Director of the Army National Guard, the Director 
                of the Air National Guard, Chiefs of the Army Reserve, 
                Marine Corps Reserve, Navy Reserve, and Air Force 
                Reserve, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve 
                Affairs, an Adjutant General on a rotational basis as 
                determined by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, 
                and any other Department of Defense, Federal Government 
                agency, or outside organization as determined by the 
                Secretary of Defense. The members of the advisory board 
                may designate representatives in their stead.
                    (B) Schedule.--The advisory board shall meet on a 
                schedule as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
                    (C) Initial reporting requirement.--The advisory 
                board shall issue internal reports as necessary and 
                shall submit an initial report to the Committees on 
                Armed Services not later than 180 days after the end of 
                a one-year period from establishment of the Office for 
                Reintegration Programs. This report shall contain--
                            (i) an evaluation of the reintegration 
                        program's implementation by State National 
                        Guard and Reserve organizations;
                            (ii) an assessment of any unmet resource 
                        requirements; and
                            (iii) recommendations regarding closer 
                        coordination between the Office of 
                        Reintegration Programs and State National Guard 
                        and Reserve organizations.
                    (D) Annual reports.--The advisory board shall 
                submit annual reports to the Committees on Armed 
                Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
                following the initial report by the first week in March 
                of subsequent years following the initial report.
    (d) Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Office for Reintegration Programs 
        shall analyze the demographics, placement of State Family 
        Assistance Centers (FAC), and FAC resources before a 
        mobilization alert is issued to affected State National Guard 
        and Reserve organizations. The Office of Reintegration Programs 
        shall consult with affected State National Guard and Reserve 
        organizations following the issuance of a mobilization alert 
        and implement the reintegration events in accordance with the 
        Reintegration Program phase model.
            (2) Pre-deployment phase.--The Pre-Deployment Phase shall 
        constitute the time from first notification of mobilization 
        until deployment of the mobilized National Guard or Reserve 
        unit. Events and activities shall focus on providing education 
        and ensuring the readiness of service members, families, and 
        communities for the rigors of a combat deployment.
            (3) Deployment phase.--The Deployment Phase shall 
        constitute the period from deployment of the mobilized National 
        Guard or Reserve unit until the unit arrives at a 
        demobilization station inside the continental United States. 
        Events and services provided shall focus on the challenges and 
        stress associated with separation and having a member in a 
        combat zone. Information sessions shall utilize State National 
        Guard and Reserve resources in coordination with the Employer 
        Support of Guard and Reserve Office, Transition Assistance 
        Advisors, and the State Family Programs Director.
            (4) Demobilization phase.--
                    (A) In general.--The Demobilization Phase shall 
                constitute the period from arrival of the National 
                Guard or Reserve unit at the demobilization station 
                until its departure for home station. In the interest 
                of returning members as soon as possible to their home 
                stations, reintegration briefings during the 
                Demobilization Phase shall be minimized. State 
                Deployment Cycle Support Teams are encouraged, however, 
                to assist demobilizing members in enrolling in the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs system using Form 1010EZ 
                during the Demobilization Phase. State Deployment Cycle 
                Support Teams may provide other events from the Initial 
                Reintegration Activity as determined by the State 
                National Guard or Reserve organizations. Remaining 
                events shall be conducted during the Post-Deployment-
                Reconstitution Phase.
                    (B) Initial reintegration activity.--The purpose of 
                this reintegration program is to educate service 
                members about the resources that are available to them 
                and to connect members to service providers who can 
                assist them in overcoming the challenges of 
                reintegration.
            (5) Post-deployment-reconstitution phase.--
                    (A) In general.--The Post-Deployment-Reconstitution 
                Phase shall constitute the period from arrival at home 
                station until 180 days following demobilization. 
                Activities and services provided shall focus on 
                reconnecting service members with their families and 
                communities and providing resources and information 
                necessary for successful reintegration. Reintegration 
                events shall begin with elements of the Initial 
                Reintegration Activity program that were not completed 
                during the Demobilization Phase.
                    (B) 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day reintegration 
                activities.--The State National Guard and Reserve 
                organizations shall hold reintegration activities at 
                the 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day interval following 
                demobilization. These activities shall focus on 
                reconnecting service members and family members with 
                the service providers from Initial Reintegration 
                Activity to ensure service members and their families 
                understand what benefits they are entitled to and what 
                resources are available to help them overcome the 
                challenges of reintegration. The Reintegration 
                Activities shall also provide a forum for service 
                members and families to address negative behaviors 
                related to combat stress and transition.
                    (C) Service member pay.--Service members shall 
                receive appropriate pay for days spent attending the 
                Reintegration Activities at the 30-day, 60-day, and 90-
                day intervals.
                    (D) Monthly individual reintegration program.--The 
                Office for Reintegration Programs, in coordination with 
                State National Guard and Reserve organizations, shall 
                offer a monthly reintegration program for individual 
                service members released from active duty or formerly 
                in a medical hold status. The program shall focus on 
                the special needs of this service member subset and the 
                Office for Reintegration Programs shall develop an 
                appropriate program of services and information.

SEC. 684. FLEXIBILITY IN PAYING ANNUITIES TO CERTAIN FEDERAL RETIREES 
              WHO RETURN TO WORK.

    (a) In General.--Section 9902(j) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Provisions Relating to Reemployment.--
            ``(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), if an 
        annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil Service 
        Retirement and Disability Fund becomes employed in a position 
        within the Department of Defense, his annuity shall continue. 
        An annuitant so reemployed shall not be considered an employee 
        for purposes of chapter 83 or 84.
            ``(2)(A) An annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil 
        Service Retirement and Disability Fund who becomes employed in 
        a position within the Department of Defense following 
        retirement under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) shall be 
        subject to section 8344 or 8468.
            ``(B) The Secretary of Defense may, under procedures and 
        criteria prescribed under subparagraph (C), waive the 
        application of the provisions of section 8344 or 8468 on a 
        case-by-case or group basis, for employment of an annuitant 
        referred to in subparagraph (A) in a position in the Department 
        of Defense.
            ``(C) The Secretary shall prescribe procedures for the 
        exercise of any authority under this paragraph, including 
        criteria for any exercise of authority and procedures for a 
        delegation of authority.
            ``(D) An employee as to whom a waiver under this paragraph 
        is in effect shall not be considered an employee for purposes 
        of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84.
            ``(3)(A) An annuitant retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 
        8414(b)(1)(A) receiving an annuity from the Civil Service 
        Retirement and Disability Fund, who is employed in a position 
        within the Department of Defense after the date of enactment of 
        the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
        (Public Law 108-136), may elect to begin coverage under 
        paragraph (2) of this subsection.
            ``(B) An election for coverage under this paragraph shall 
        be filed not later than the later of 90 days after the date the 
        Department of Defense--
                    ``(i) prescribes regulations to carry out this 
                subsection; or
                    ``(ii) takes reasonable actions to notify employees 
                who may file an election.
            ``(C) If an employee files an election under this 
        paragraph, coverage shall be effective beginning on the date of 
        the filing of the election.
            ``(D) Paragraph (1) shall apply to an individual who is 
        eligible to file an election under subparagraph (A) of this 
        paragraph and does not file a timely election under 
        subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out the amendment made by this section.

SEC. 685. PLAN FOR PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND 
              THE RESERVES IN THE BENEFITS DELIVERY AT DISCHARGE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Plan To Maximize Participation.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a plan 
to maximize access to the benefits delivery at discharge program for 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have been 
called or ordered to active duty at any time since September 11, 2001.
    (b) Elements.--The plan submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include a description of efforts to ensure that services under the 
benefits delivery at discharge program are provided, to the maximum 
extent practicable--
            (1) at appropriate military installations;
            (2) at appropriate armories and military family support 
        centers of the National Guard;
            (3) at appropriate military medical care facilities at 
        which members of the Armed Forces are separated or discharged 
        from the Armed Forces;
            (4) in the case of a member on the temporary disability 
        retired list under section 1202 or 1205 of title 10, United 
        States Code, who is being retired under another provision of 
        such title or is being discharged, at a location reasonably 
        convenient to the member; and
            (5) that services described in the plan can be provided 
        within resources available to the Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the appropriate fiscal year.
    (c) Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``benefits delivery at discharge program'' means a 
program administered jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide information and assistance on 
available benefits and other transition assistance to members of the 
Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces, including 
assistance to obtain any disability benefits for which such members may 
be eligible.

SEC. 686. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF BACK PAY FOR MEMBERS OF NAVY AND 
              MARINE CORPS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION WHILE INTERNED AS 
              PRISONERS OF WAR DURING WORLD WAR II TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT 
              CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

    (a) Modification.--Section 667(c) of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 
Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-170) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The amount determined for a person under paragraph (1) shall 
be increased to reflect increases in cost of living since the basic pay 
referred to in paragraph (1)(B) was paid to or for that person, 
calculated on the basis of the Consumer Price Index (all items--United 
States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics.''.
    (b) Recalculation of Previous Payments.--In the case of any payment 
of back pay made to or for a person under section 667 of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall--
            (1) recalculate the amount of back pay to which the person 
        is entitled by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a); 
        and
            (2) if the amount of back pay, as so recalculated, exceeds 
        the amount of back pay so paid, pay the person, or the 
        surviving spouse of the person, an amount equal to the excess.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

SEC. 701. INCLUSION OF TRICARE RETAIL PHARMACY PROGRAM IN FEDERAL 
              PROCUREMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1074g of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (g) and (h), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection (f):
    ``(f) Procurement of Pharmaceuticals by TRICARE Retail Pharmacy 
Program.--With respect to any prescription filled on or after October 
1, 2007, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program shall be treated as an 
element of the Department of Defense for purposes of the procurement of 
drugs by Federal agencies under section 8126 of title 38 to the extent 
necessary to ensure that pharmaceuticals paid for by the Department of 
Defense that are provided by pharmacies under the program to eligible 
covered beneficiaries under this section are subject to the pricing 
standards in such section 8126.''.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall, after 
consultation with the other administering Secretaries under chapter 55 
of title 10, United States Code, modify the regulations under 
subsection (h) of section 1074g of title 10, United States Code (as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section), to implement the 
requirements of subsection (f) of section 1074g of title 10, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section). The 
Secretary shall so modify such regulations not later than December 31, 
2007.

SEC. 702. SURVEYS ON CONTINUED VIABILITY OF TRICARE STANDARD AND 
              TRICARE EXTRA.

    (a) Requirement for Surveys.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
        surveys of health care providers and beneficiaries who use 
        TRICARE in the United States to determine, utilizing a 
        reconciliation of the responses of providers and beneficiaries 
        to such surveys, each of the following:
                    (A) How many health care providers in TRICARE Prime 
                service areas selected under paragraph (3)(A) are 
                accepting new patients under each of TRICARE Standard 
                and TRICARE Extra.
                    (B) How many health care providers in geographic 
                areas in which TRICARE Prime is not offered are 
                accepting patients under each of TRICARE Standard and 
                TRICARE Extra.
                    (C) The availability of mental health care 
                providers in TRICARE Prime service areas selected under 
                paragraph (3)(C) and in geographic areas in which 
                TRICARE Prime is not offered.
            (2) Benchmarks.--The Secretary shall establish for purposes 
        of the surveys required by paragraph (1) benchmarks for primary 
        care and specialty care providers, including mental health care 
        providers, to be utilized to determine the adequacy of health 
        care providers to beneficiaries eligible for TRICARE.
            (3) Scope of surveys.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
        surveys required by paragraph (1) as follows:
                    (A) In the case of the surveys required by 
                subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, in at least 20 
                TRICARE Prime service areas in the United States in 
                each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
                    (B) In the case of the surveys required by 
                subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, in 20 geographic 
                areas in which TRICARE Prime is not offered and in 
                which significant numbers of beneficiaries who are 
                members of the Selected Reserve reside.
                    (C) In the case of the surveys required by 
                subparagraph (C) of that paragraph, in at least 40 
                geographic areas.
            (4) Priority for surveys.--In prioritizing the areas which 
        are to be surveyed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) consult with representatives of TRICARE 
                beneficiaries and health care and mental health care 
                providers to identify locations where TRICARE Standard 
                beneficiaries are experiencing significant levels of 
                access-to-care problems under TRICARE Standard or 
                TRICARE Extra; and
                    (B) give a high priority to surveying health care 
                and mental health care providers in such areas.
            (5) Information from providers.--The surveys required by 
        paragraph (1) shall include questions seeking to determine from 
        health care and mental health care providers the following:
                    (A) Whether the provider is aware of the TRICARE 
                program.
                    (B) What percentage of the provider's current 
                patient population uses any form of TRICARE.
                    (C) Whether the provider accepts patients for whom 
                payment is made under the medicare program for health 
                care and mental health care services.
                    (D) If the provider accepts patients referred to in 
                subparagraph (C), whether the provider would accept 
                additional such patients who are not in the provider's 
                current patient population.
            (6) Information from beneficiaries.--The surveys required 
        by paragraph (1) shall include questions seeking information to 
        determine from TRICARE beneficiaries whether they have 
        difficulties in finding health care and mental health care 
        providers willing to provide services under TRICARE Standard or 
        TRICARE Extra.
    (b) Supervision.--
            (1) Supervising official.--The Secretary shall designate a 
        senior official of the Department of Defense to take the 
        actions necessary for achieving and maintaining participation 
        of health care and mental health care providers in TRICARE 
        Standard and TRICARE Extra throughout TRICARE in a number that 
        is adequate to ensure the viability of TRICARE Standard for 
        TRICARE beneficiaries.
            (2) Duties.--The official designated under paragraph (1) 
        shall have the following duties:
                    (A) To make recommendations to the Secretary for 
                purposes of subsection (a)(2) on appropriate benchmarks 
                for measuring the adequacy of health care and mental 
                health care providers in TRICARE Prime service areas 
                and geographic areas in the United States in which 
                TRICARE Prime is not offered.
                    (B) To educate health care and mental health care 
                providers about TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra.
                    (C) To encourage health care and mental health care 
                providers to accept patients under TRICARE Standard and 
                TRICARE Extra.
                    (D) To ensure that TRICARE beneficiaries have the 
                information necessary to locate TRICARE Standard and 
                TRICARE Extra providers readily.
                    (E) To recommend adjustments in TRICARE Standard 
                provider payment rates that the official considers 
                necessary to ensure adequate availability of TRICARE 
                Standard providers for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries.
    (c) GAO Review.--
            (1) Ongoing review.--The Comptroller General shall, on an 
        ongoing basis, review--
                    (A) the processes, procedures, and analysis used by 
                the Department of Defense to determine the adequacy of 
                the number of health care and mental health care 
                providers--
                            (i) that currently accept TRICARE Standard 
                        or TRICARE Extra beneficiaries as patients 
                        under TRICARE Standard in each TRICARE area as 
                        of the date of completion of the review; and
                            (ii) that would accept TRICARE Standard or 
                        TRICARE Extra beneficiaries as new patients 
                        under TRICARE Standard or TRICARE Extra, as 
                        applicable, within a reasonable time after the 
                        date of completion of the review; and
                    (B) the actions taken by the Department of Defense 
                to ensure ready access of TRICARE Standard 
                beneficiaries to health care and mental health care 
                under TRICARE Standard in each TRICARE area, including 
                any pending or resolved requests for waiver of payment 
                limits in order to improve access to health care or 
                mental health care in a specific geographic area.
            (2) Reports.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives on a bi-annual basis a report on the results of 
        the review under paragraph (1). Each report shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) An analysis of the adequacy of the surveys 
                under subsection (a).
                    (B) An identification of any impediments to 
                achieving adequacy of availability of health care and 
                mental health care under TRICARE Standard or TRICARE 
                Extra.
                    (C) An assessment of the adequacy of Department of 
                Defense education programs to inform health care and 
                mental health care providers about TRICARE Standard and 
                TRICARE Extra.
                    (D) An assessment of the adequacy of Department of 
                Defense initiatives to encourage health care and mental 
                health care providers to accept patients under TRICARE 
                Standard and TRICARE Extra.
                    (E) An assessment of the adequacy of information 
                available to TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to 
                facilitate access by such beneficiaries to health care 
                and mental health care under TRICARE Standard and 
                TRICARE Extra.
                    (F) An assessment of any need for adjustment of 
                health care and mental health care provider payment 
                rates to attract participation in TRICARE Standard by 
                appropriate numbers of health care and mental health 
                care providers.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on October 1, 
2007.
    (e) Repeal of Superseded Requirements and Authority.--Section 723 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (10 
U.S.C. 1073 note) is repealed, effective as of October 1, 2007.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``TRICARE Extra'' means the option of the 
        TRICARE program under which TRICARE Standard beneficiaries may 
        obtain discounts on cost-sharing as a result of using TRICARE 
        network providers.
            (2) The term ``TRICARE Prime'' means the managed care 
        option of the TRICARE program.
            (3) The term ``TRICARE Prime service area'' means a 
        geographic are designated by the Department of Defense in which 
        managed care support contractors develop a managed care network 
        under TRICARE Prime.
            (4) The term ``TRICARE Standard'' means the option of the 
        TRICARE program that is also known as the Civilian Health and 
        Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, as defined in 
        section 1072(4) of title 10, United States Code.
            (5) The term ``United States'' means the United States (as 
        defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), its 
        possessions (as defined in such section), and the Commonwealth 
        of Puerto Rico.

SEC. 703. REPORT ON PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2008, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the ongoing patient satisfaction surveys taking place in 
Department of Defense inpatient and outpatient settings at military 
treatment facilities.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The types of survey questions asked.
            (2) How frequently the surveying is conducted.
            (3) How often the results are analyzed and reported back to 
        the treatment facilities.
            (4) To whom survey feedback is made available.
            (5) How best practices are incorporated for quality 
        improvement.
            (6) An analysis of the impact and effect of inpatient and 
        outpatient surveys quality improvement and a comparison of 
        patient satisfaction survey programs with patient satisfaction 
        survey programs used by other public and private health care 
        systems and organizations.
    (c) Use of Report Information.--The Secretary shall use information 
in the report as the basis for a plan for improvements in patient 
satisfaction surveys at health care at military treatment facilities in 
order to ensure the provision of high quality healthcare and hospital 
services in such facilities.

SEC. 704. REVIEW OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, 
              AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS UNDER THE TRICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter into a 
contract with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of 
Sciences, or another similarly qualified independent academic medical 
organization, for the purpose of--
            (1) conducting an independent study of the comparability of 
        credentials, preparation, and training of individuals 
        practicing as licensed mental health counselors, social 
        workers, and marriage and family therapists under the TRICARE 
        program to provide mental health services; and
            (2) making recommendations for permitting such 
        professionals to practice independently under the TRICARE 
        program.
    (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall provide 
for each of the health care professions referred to in subsection 
(a)(1) the following:
            (1) An assessment of the educational requirements and 
        curriculums relevant to mental health practice for members of 
        such profession, including types of degrees recognized, 
        certification standards for graduate programs for such 
        profession, and recognition of undergraduate coursework for 
        completion of graduate degree requirements.
            (2) An assessment of State licensing requirements for 
        members of such profession, including for each level of 
        licensure if a State issues more than one type of license for 
        the profession. The assessment shall examine requirements in 
        the areas of education, training, examination, continuing 
        education, and ethical standards, and shall include an 
        evaluation of the extent to which States, through their scope 
        of practice, either implicitly or explicitly authorize members 
        of such profession to diagnose and treat mental illnesses.
            (3) An analysis of the requirements for clinical experience 
        in such profession to be recognized under regulations for the 
        TRICARE program, and recommendations, if any, for 
        standardization or adjustment of such requirements with those 
        of the other professions.
            (4) An assessment of the extent to which practitioners 
        under such profession are authorized to practice independently 
        under other Federal programs (such as the Medicare program, the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service, Head 
        Start, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program), and a 
        review the relationship, if any, between recognition of such 
        profession under the Medicare program and independent practice 
        authority for such profession under the TRICARE program.
            (5) An assessment of the extent to which practitioners 
        under such profession are authorized to practice independently 
        under private insurance plans. The assessment shall identify 
        the States having laws requiring private insurers to cover, or 
        offer coverage of, the services of members of such profession, 
        and shall identify the conditions, if any, that are placed on 
        coverage of practitioners under such profession by insurance 
        plans and how frequently these types of conditions are used by 
        insurers.
            (6) An historical review of the regulations issued by the 
        Department of Defense regarding which members of such 
        profession are recognized as providers under the TRICARE 
        program as independent practitioners, and an examination of the 
        recognition by the Department of third party certification for 
        members of such profession.
    (c) Providers Studied.--It the sense of Congress that the study 
required by subsection (a) should focus only on those practitioners of 
each health care profession referred to in subsection (a)(1) who are 
permitted to practice under regulations for the TRICARE program as 
specified in section 119.6 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (d) Clinical Capabilities Studies.--The study required by 
subsection (a) shall include a review of outcome studies and of the 
literature regarding the comparative quality and effectiveness of care 
provided by practitioners within each of the health care professions 
referred to in subsection (a)(1), and provide an independent review of 
the findings.
    (e) Recommendations for TRICARE Independent Practice Authority.--
The recommendations provided under subsection (a)(2) shall include 
specific recommendation (whether positive or negative) regarding 
modifications of current policy for the TRICARE program with respect to 
allowing members of each of the health care professions referred to in 
subsection (a)(1) to practice independently under the TRICARE program, 
including recommendations regarding possible revision of requirements 
for recognition of practitioners under each such profession.
    (f) Report .--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the review required by subsection (a).

SEC. 705. SENSE OF SENATE ON COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ON HEALTH 
              CARE FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) There have been recent collaborations between the 
        Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
        the civilian medical community for purposes of providing high 
        quality medical care to America's wounded warriors. One such 
        collaboration is occurring in Augusta, Georgia, between the 
        Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, the 
        Augusta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the 
        Medical College of Georgia, and local health care providers 
        under the TRICARE program.
            (2) Medical staff from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army 
        Medical Center and the Augusta Department of Veterans Affairs 
        Medical Center have been meeting weekly to discuss future 
        patient cases for the Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit (ADRU) 
        within the Uptown Department of Veterans Affairs facility. The 
        Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit, along with the Polytrauma 
        Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, provide 
        rehabilitation for members of the Armed Forces on active duty.
            (3) Since 2004, 1,037 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and 
        marines have received rehabilitation services at the Active 
        Duty Rehabilitation Unit, 32 percent of whom served in 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (4) The Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center and the 
        Augusta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center have 
        combined their neurosurgery programs and have coordinated on 
        critical brain injury and psychiatric care.
            (5) The Department of Defense, the Army, and the Army 
        Medical Command have recognized the need for expanded 
        behavioral health care services for members of the Armed Forces 
        returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
        Freedom. These services are currently being provided by the 
        Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
Department of Defense should encourage continuing collaboration between 
the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs in treating America's 
wounded warriors and, when appropriate and available, provide 
additional support and resources for the development of such 
collaborations, including the current collaboration between the Active 
Duty Rehabilitation Unit at the Augusta Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center, Georgia, and the behavioral health care services 
program at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, 
Georgia.

SEC. 706. AUTHORITY FOR EXPANSION OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR CONTINUED 
              HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE.

    (a) Authority To Specify Additional Eligible Persons.--Subsection 
(b) of section 1078a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Any other person specified in regulations prescribed 
        by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this paragraph who 
        loses entitlement to health care services under this chapter or 
        section 1145 of this title, subject to such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe in the 
        regulations.''.
    (b) Election of Coverage.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) In the case of a person described in subsection 
        (b)(4), by such date as the Secretary shall prescribe in the 
        regulations required for purposes of that subsection.''.
    (c) Period of Coverage.--Subsection (g)(1) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) in the case of a person described in subsection 
        (b)(4), the date that is 36 months after the date on which the 
        person loses entitlement to health care services as described 
        in that subsection.''.

SEC. 707. CONTINUATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TRICARE STANDARD COVERAGE FOR 
              CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 706(f) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2282; 10 U.S.C. 1076d note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Enrollments'' and inserting ``(1) Except 
        as provided in paragraph (2), enrollments''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The enrollment of a member in TRICARE Standard that is in 
effect on the day before health care under TRICARE Standard is provided 
pursuant to the effective date in subsection (g) shall not be 
terminated by operation of the exclusion of eligibility under 
subsection (a)(2) of such section 1076d, as so amended, for the 
duration of the eligibility of the member under TRICARE Standard as in 
effect on October 16, 2006.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 708. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR MENTAL HEALTH 
              CARE SERVICES UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority.--Section 1079(h)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``, including mental 
health care services,'' after ``health care services''.
    (b) Report on Access to Mental Health Care Services.--Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the adequacy 
of access to mental health services under the TRICARE program, 
including in the geographic areas where surveys on the continued 
viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra are conducted under 
section 702 of this Act.

SEC. 709. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable, but not later than May 31, 
2008, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the recommendations of 
the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health developed 
pursuant to section 723 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3348) to ensure a full 
continuum of psychological health services and care for members of the 
Armed Forces and their families.
    (b) Implementation of Certain Recommendations.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
implement the following recommendations of the Department of Defense 
Task Force on Mental Health:
            (1) The implementation of a comprehensive public education 
        campaign to reduce the stigma associated with mental health 
        problems.
            (2) The appointment of a psychological director of health 
        for each military department, each military treatment facility, 
        the National Guard, and the Reserve Component, and the 
        establishment of a psychological health council.
            (3) The establishment of a center of excellence for the 
        study of psychological health.
            (4) The enhancement of TRICARE benefits and care for mental 
        health problems.
            (5) The implementation of an annual psychological health 
        assessment addressing cognition, psychological functioning, and 
        overall psychological readiness for each member of the Armed 
        Forces, including members of the National Guard and Reserve 
        Component.
            (6) The development of a model for allocating resources to 
        military mental health facilities, and services embedded in 
        line units, based on an assessment of the needs of and risks 
        faced by the populations served by such facilities and 
        services.
            (7) The issuance of a policy directive to ensure that each 
        military department carefully assesses the history of 
        occupational exposure to conditions potentially resulting in 
        post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or 
        related diagnoses in members of the Armed Forces facing 
        administrative or medical discharge.
            (8) The maintenance of adequate family support programs for 
        families of deployed members of the Armed Forces.
    (c) Recommendations Requiring Legislative Action.--Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a description of 
any legislative action required to implement the recommendations of the 
Department of Defense Mental Health Task Force.
    (d) Recommendations To Be Not Implemented.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a description of any 
recommendations of the Department of Defense Mental Health Task Force 
the Secretary of Defense has determined not to implement.
    (e) Progress Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter 
        until the date described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
        status of the implementation of the recommendations of the 
        Department of Defense Mental Health Task Force.
            (2) Date described.--The date described in this paragraph 
        is the date on which all recommendations of the Department of 
        Defense Mental Health Task Force have been implemented other 
        than the recommendations the Secretary has determined pursuant 
        to subsection (d) not to implement.

SEC. 710. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, MITIGATION, 
              TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF MILITARY EYE INJURIES.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 1105 the following 
        new section:
``Sec. 1105a. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, 
              Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye 
              Injuries
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish within 
the Department of Defense a center of excellence in the prevention, 
diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of military eye 
injuries to carry out the responsibilities specified in subsection (c). 
The center shall be known as a `Center of Excellence in Prevention, 
Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye 
Injuries'.
    ``(b) Partnerships.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Center 
collaborates to the maximum extent practicable with the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, institutions of higher education, and other 
appropriate public and private entities (including international 
entities) to carry out the responsibilities specified in subsection 
(c).
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--(1) The Center shall--
            ``(A) develop, implement, and oversee a registry of 
        information for the tracking of the diagnosis, surgical 
        intervention or other operative procedure, other treatment, and 
        follow up for each case of eye injury incurred by a member of 
        the armed forces in combat that requires surgery or other 
        operative intervention; and
            ``(B) ensure the electronic exchange with Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs of information obtained through tracking under 
        subparagraph (A).
    ``(2) The registry under this subsection shall be known as the 
`Military Eye Injury Registry'.
    ``(3) The Center shall develop the Registry in consultation with 
the ophthalmological specialist personnel and optometric specialist 
personnel of the Department of Defense. The mechanisms and procedures 
of the Registry shall reflect applicable expert research on military 
and other eye injuries.
    ``(4) The mechanisms of the Registry for tracking under paragraph 
(1)(A) shall ensure that each military medical treatment facility or 
other medical facility shall submit to the Center for inclusion in the 
Registry information on the diagnosis, surgical intervention or other 
operative procedure, other treatment, and follow up for each case of 
eye injury described in that paragraph as follows (to the extent 
applicable):
            ``(A) Not later than 72 hours after surgery or other 
        operative intervention.
            ``(B) Any clinical or other operative intervention done 
        within 30 days, 60 days, or 120 days after surgery or other 
        operative intervention as a result of a follow-up examination.
            ``(C) Not later than 180 days after surgery or other 
        operative intervention.
    ``(5)(A) The Center shall provide notice to the Blind Service or 
Low Vision Optometry Service, as applicable, of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs on each member of the armed forces described in 
subparagraph (B) for purposes of ensuring the coordination of the 
provision of visual rehabilitation benefits and services by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs after the separation or release of such 
member from the armed forces.
    ``(B) A member of the armed forces described in this subparagraph 
is a member of the armed forces as follows:
            ``(i) A member with an eye injury incurred in combat who 
        has a visual acuity of \20/200\ or less in either eye.
            ``(ii) A member with an eye injury incurred in combat who 
        has a loss of peripheral vision of twenty degrees or less.
    ``(d) Utilization of Registry Information.--The Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly ensure that 
information in the Military Eye Injury Registry is available to 
appropriate ophthalmological and optometric personnel of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for purposes of encouraging and facilitating the 
conduct of research, and the development of best practices and clinical 
education, on eye injuries incurred by members of the armed forces in 
combat.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 1105 the following new item:

``1105a. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, 
                            Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military 
                            Eye Injuries.''.
    (b) Inclusion of Records of OIF/OEF Veterans.--The Secretary of 
Defense shall take appropriate actions to include in the Military Eye 
Injury Registry established under section 1105a of title 10, United 
States Code (as added by subsection (a)), such records of members of 
the Armed Forces who incurred an eye injury in combat in Operation 
Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom before the establishment of 
the Registry as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the 
Registry.
    (c) Report on Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the status of the Center of Excellence in 
Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of 
Military Eye Injuries under section 1105a of title 10, United States 
Code (as so added), including the progress made in established the 
Military Eye Injury Registry required under that section.
    (d) Traumatic Brain Injury Post Traumatic Visual Syndrome.--In 
carrying out the program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District 
of Columbia, on Traumatic Brain Injury Post Traumatic Visual Syndrome, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs shall 
jointly provide for the conduct of a cooperative study on neuro-
optometric screening and diagnosis of members of the Armed Forces with 
Traumatic Brain Injury by military medical treatment facilities of the 
Department of Defense and medical centers of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs selected for purposes of this subsection for purposes of vision 
screening, diagnosis, rehabilitative management, and vision research on 
visual dysfunction related to Traumatic Brain Injury.
    (e) Funding.--Of the amounts available for Defense Health Program, 
$5,000,000 may be available for the Center of Excellence in Prevention, 
Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye 
Injuries under section 1105a of title 10, United States Code (as so 
added).

SEC. 711. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR CIVILIAN 
              MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and each of 
the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces, shall submit to Congress a 
report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a 
scholarship program for civilian mental health professionals.
    (b) Elements.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) An assessment of a potential scholarship program that 
        provides certain educational funding to students seeking a 
        career in mental health services in exchange for service in the 
        Department of Defense.
            (2) An assessment of current scholarship programs which may 
        be expanded to include mental health professionals.
            (3) Recommendations regarding the establishment or 
        expansion of scholarship programs for mental health 
        professionals.
            (4) A plan to implement, or reasons for not implementing, 
        recommendations that will increase mental health staffing 
        across the Department of Defense.

SEC. 712. REPORT ON MEDICAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES BEFORE THEIR DEPLOYMENT.

    Not later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report setting forth the following:
            (1) The results of a study of the frequency of medical 
        physical examinations conducted by each component of the Armed 
        Forces (including both the regular components and the reserve 
        components of the Armed Forces) for members of the Armed Forces 
        within such component before their deployment.
            (2) A comparison of the policies of the military 
        departments concerning medical physical examinations of members 
        of the Armed Forces before their deployment, including an 
        identification of instances in which a member (including a 
        member of a reserve component) may be required to undergo 
        multiple physical examinations, from the time of notification 
        of an upcoming deployment through the period of preparation for 
        deployment.
            (3) A model of, and a business case analysis for, each of 
        the following:
                    (A) A single predeployment physical examination for 
                members of the Armed Forces before their deployment.
                    (B) A single system for tracking electronically the 
                results of examinations under subparagraph (A) that can 
                be shared among the military departments and thereby 
                eliminate redundancy of medical physical examinations 
                for members of the Armed Forces before their 
                deployment.

SEC. 713. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON INCREASES IN CERTAIN 
              HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    (a) Charges Under Contracts for Medical Care.--Section 1097(e) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 2008''.
    (b) Charges for Inpatient Care.--Section 1086(b)(3) of such title 
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2008''.
    (c) Premiums Under TRICARE Coverage for Certain Members in the 
Selected Reserve.--Section 1076d(d)(3) of such title is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 2008''.
    (d) Premiums Under TRICARE Coverage for Members of the Ready 
Reserve.--Section 1076b(e)(3) of such title is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 2008''.

SEC. 714. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN COPAYMENTS UNDER RETAIL 
              PHARMACY SYSTEM OF PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.

    During the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on 
September 30, 2008, the cost sharing requirements established under 
paragraph (6) of section 1074g(a) of title 10, United States Code, for 
pharmaceutical agents available through retail pharmacies covered by 
paragraph (2)(E)(ii) of such section may not exceed amounts as follows:
            (1) In the case of generic agents, $3.
            (2) In the case of formulary agents, $9.
            (3) In the case of nonformulary agents, $22.

SEC. 715. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FEES AND ADJUSTMENTS UNDER THE TRICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) career members of the uniformed services and their 
        families endure unique and extraordinary demands, and make 
        extraordinary sacrifices, over the course of 20-year to 30-year 
        careers in protecting freedom for all Americans;
            (2) these demands and sacrifices are such that few 
        Americans are willing to accept them for a multi-decade career;
            (3) a primary benefit of enduring the extraordinary 
        sacrifices inherent in a military career is a system of 
        exceptional retirement benefits that a grateful Nation provides 
        for those who choose to subordinate much of their personal life 
        to the national interest for so many years;
            (4) proposals to compare cash fees paid by retired military 
        members and their families to fees paid by civilians fail to 
        recognize adequately that military members prepay the 
        equivalent of very large advance premiums for health care in 
        retirement through their extended service and sacrifice, in 
        addition to cash fees, deductibles, and copayments;
            (5) the Department of Defense and the Nation have a 
        committed obligation to provide health care benefits to active 
        duty, National Guard, Reserve and retired members of the 
        uniformed services and their families and survivors that 
        considerably exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to 
        provide health care benefits to their employees; and
            (6) the Department of Defense has options to constrain the 
        growth of health care spending in ways that do not disadvantage 
        retired members of the uniformed services, and should pursue 
        any and all such options as a first priority.

SEC. 716. CONTINUATION OF TRANSITIONAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES PENDING RESOLUTION OF SERVICE-RELATED 
              MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

    Section 1145(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Transitional health 
        care'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (6), 
        transitional health care''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) A member who has a medical condition relating to service 
on active duty that warrants further medical care shall be entitled to 
receive medical and dental care for such medical condition as if the 
member were a member of the armed forces on active duty until such 
medical condition is resolved.
    ``(B) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that the Defense 
Enrollment and Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) is continually 
updated in order to reflect the continuing entitlement of members 
covered by subparagraph (A) to the medical and dental care referred to 
in that subparagraph.''.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

 Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs

SEC. 801. SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS UNDER MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.

    (a) Definition in Regulations of Substantial Savings Under 
Multiyear Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        modify the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection 
        (b)(2)(A) of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, to 
        define the term ``substantial savings'' for purposes of 
        subsection (a)(1) of such section. Such regulations shall 
        specify that--
                    (A) savings that exceed 10 percent of the total 
                anticipated costs of carrying out a program through 
                annual contracts shall be considered to be substantial;
                    (B) savings that exceed 5 percent of the total 
                anticipated costs of carrying out a program through 
                annual contracts, but do not exceed 10 percent of such 
                costs, shall not be considered to be substantial unless 
                the Secretary determines in writing that an 
                exceptionally strong case has been made with regard to 
                the findings required by paragraphs (2) through (6) of 
                section 2306b(a) of such title; and
                    (C) savings that do not exceed 5 percent of the 
                total anticipated costs of carrying out a program 
                through annual contracts shall not be considered to be 
                substantial.
            (2) Effective date.--The modification required by paragraph 
        (1) shall apply with regard to any multiyear contract that is 
        authorized after the date that is 60 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Report on Basis for Determination.--Section 2306b(i)(3) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ``after the head of the agency concerned 
submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
specific facts supporting the determination of the head of that agency 
under subsection (a)''.
    (c) Reports on Savings Achieved.--
            (1) Reports required.--Not later than January 15 of 2008, 
        2009, and 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
        defense committees a report on the savings achieved through the 
        use of multiyear contracts that were entered under the 
        authority of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, and 
        the performance of which was completed in the preceding fiscal 
        year.
            (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        specify, for each multiyear contract covered by such report--
                    (A) the savings that the Department of Defense 
                estimated it would achieve through the use of the 
                multiyear contract at the time such contract was 
                awarded; and
                    (B) the best estimate of the Department on the 
                savings actually achieved under such contract.

SEC. 802. CHANGES TO MILESTONE B CERTIFICATIONS.

    Section 2366a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, after receiving a 
        business case analysis,'' after ``the milestone decision 
        authority'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
        subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection (b):
    ``(b) Changes to Certification.--(1) The program manager for a 
major defense acquisition program that has received certification under 
subsection (a) shall immediately notify the milestone decision 
authority of any changes to the program that are--
            ``(A) inconsistent with such certification; or
            ``(B) deviate significantly from the material provided to 
        the milestone decision authority in support of such 
        certification.
    ``(2) Upon receipt of information under paragraph (1), the 
milestone decision authority may withdraw the certification concerned 
or rescind Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B approval in 
the case of a space program) if the milestone decision authority 
determines that such action is in the best interest of the national 
security of the United States.'';
            (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The 
                certification''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph (2):
    ``(2) Any information provided to the milestone decision authority 
pursuant to subsection (b) shall be summarized in the first Selected 
Acquisition Report submitted under section 2432 of this title after 
such information is received by the milestone decision authority.''; 
and
            (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.

SEC. 803. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
potential modifications of the organization and structure of the 
Department of Defense for major defense acquisition programs.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the results of a review, conducted by the Comptroller General for 
purposes of the report, regarding the feasibility and advisability of, 
at a minimum, the following:
            (1) Establishing system commands within each military 
        department, each of which commands would be headed by a 4-star 
        general or flag officer, to whom the program managers and 
        program executive officers for major defense acquisition 
        programs would report.
            (2) Revising the acquisition process for major defense 
        acquisition programs by establishing shorter, more frequent 
        acquisition program milestones.
            (3) Requiring certifications of program status to the 
        defense acquisition executive and Congress prior to milestone 
        approval for major defense acquisition programs.
            (4) Establishing a new office (to be known as the ``Office 
        of Independent Assessment'') to provide independent cost 
        estimates and performance estimates for major defense 
        acquisition programs.
            (5) Establishing a milestone system for major defense 
        acquisition programs utilizing the following milestones (or 
        such other milestones as the Comptroller General considers 
        appropriate for purposes of the review):
                    (A) Milestone 0.--The time for the development and 
                approval of a mission need statement for a major 
                defense acquisition program.
                    (B) Milestone 1.--The time for the development and 
                approval of a capability need definition for a major 
                defense acquisition program, including development and 
                approval of a certification statement on the 
                characteristics required for the system under the 
                program and a determination of the priorities among 
                such characteristics.
                    (C) Milestone 2.--The time for technology 
                development and assessment for a major defense 
                acquisition program, including development and approval 
                of a certification statement on technology maturity of 
                elements under the program.
                    (D) Milestone 3.--The time for system development 
                and demonstration for a major defense acquisition 
                program, including development and approval of a 
                certification statement on design proof of concept.
                    (E) Milestone 4.--The time for final design, 
                production prototyping, and testing of a major defense 
                acquisition program, including development and approval 
                of a certification statement on cost, performance, and 
                schedule in advance of initiation of low-rate 
                production of the system under the program.
                    (F) Milestone 5.--The time for limited production 
                and field testing of the system under a major defense 
                acquisition program.
                    (G) Milestone 6.--The time for initiation of full-
                rate production of the system under a major defense 
                acquisition program.
            (6) Requiring the Milestone Decision Authority for a major 
        defense acquisition program to specify, at the time of 
        Milestone B approval, or Key Decision Point B approval, as 
        applicable, the period of time that will be required to deliver 
        an initial operational capability to the relevant combatant 
        commanders.
            (7) Establishing a materiel solutions process for 
        addressing identified gaps in critical warfighting 
        capabilities, under which process the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics circulates 
        among the military departments and appropriate Defense Agencies 
        a request for proposals for technologies and systems to address 
        such gaps.
            (8) Modifying the role played by chiefs of staff of the 
        Armed Forces in the requirements, resource allocation, and 
        acquisition processes.
    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the review required under 
subsection (b) for the report required by subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General shall obtain the views of the following:
            (1) Senior acquisition officials currently serving in the 
        Department of Defense.
            (2) Individuals who formerly served as senior acquisition 
        officials in the Department of Defense.
            (3) Participants in previous reviews of the organization 
        and structure of the Department of Defense for the acquisition 
        of major weapon systems, including the President's Blue Ribbon 
        Commission on Defense Management in 1986.
            (4) Other experts on the acquisition of major weapon 
        systems.
            (5) Appropriate experts in the Government Accountability 
        Office.

SEC. 804. INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the strategies of the 
Department of Defense for the allocation of funds and other resources 
under major defense acquisition programs.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall address, 
at a minimum, Department of Defense organizations, procedures, and 
approaches for the following purposes:
            (1) To establish priorities among needed capabilities under 
        major defense acquisition programs, and to assess the resources 
        (including funds, technologies, time, and personnel) needed to 
        achieve such capabilities.
            (2) To balance cost, schedule, and requirements for major 
        defense acquisition programs to ensure the most efficient use 
        of Department of Defense resources.
            (3) To ensure that the budget, requirements, and 
        acquisition processes of the Department of Defense work in a 
        complementary manner to achieve desired results.
    (c) Role of Tri-Chair Committee in Resource Allocation.--
            (1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a) 
        shall also address the role of the committee described in 
        paragraph (2) in the resource allocation process for major 
        defense acquisition programs.
            (2) Committee.--The committee described in this paragraph 
        is a committee (to be known as the ``Tri-Chair Committee'') 
        composed of the following:
                    (A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
                Technology, and Logistics, who is one of the chairs of 
                the committee.
                    (B) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
                who is one of the chairs of the committee.
                    (C) The Director of Program Analysis and 
                Evaluation, who is one of the chairs of the committee.
                    (D) Any other appropriate officials of the 
                Department of Defense, as jointly agreed upon by the 
                Under Secretary and the Vice Chairman.
    (d) Recommendations.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include any recommendations, including recommendations for legislative 
action, that the Secretary considers appropriate to improve the 
organizations, procedures, and approaches described in the report.

SEC. 805. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON TOTAL 
              OWNERSHIP COST FOR MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the extent of the 
implementation of the recommendations set forth in the February 2003 
report of the Government Accountability Office entitled ``Setting 
Requirements Differently Could Reduce Weapon Systems' Total Ownership 
Costs''.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) For each recommendation described in subsection (a) 
        that has been implemented, or that the Secretary plans to 
        implement--
                    (A) a summary of all actions that have been taken 
                to implement such recommendation; and
                    (B) a schedule, with specific milestones, for 
                completing the implementation of such recommendation.
            (2) For each recommendation that the Secretary has not 
        implemented and does not plan to implement--
                    (A) the reasons for the decision not to implement 
                such recommendation; and
                    (B) a summary of any alternative actions the 
                Secretary plans to take to address the purposes 
                underlying such recommendation.
            (3) A summary of any additional actions the Secretary has 
        taken or plans to take to ensure that total ownership cost is 
        appropriately considered in the requirements process for major 
        weapon systems.

  Subtitle B--Amendments Relating to General Contracting Authorities, 
                      Procedures, and Limitations

SEC. 821. ENHANCED COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER 
              CONTRACTS.

    (a) Limitation on Single Award Contracts.--Section 2304a(d) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph (3):
    ``(3) No task or delivery order contract in an amount estimated to 
exceed $100,000,000 (including all options) may be awarded to a single 
contractor unless the head of the agency determines in writing that--
            ``(A) because of the size, scope, or method of performance 
        of the requirement, it would not be practical to award multiple 
        task or delivery order contracts;
            ``(B) the task or delivery orders expected under the 
        contract are so integrally related that only a single 
        contractor can reasonably perform the work;
            ``(C) the contract provides only for firm, fixed price task 
        orders or delivery orders for--
                    ``(i) products for which unit prices are 
                established in the contract; or
                    ``(ii) services for which prices are established in 
                the contract for the specific tasks to be performed; or
            ``(D) only one contractor is qualified and capable of 
        performing the work at a reasonable price to the government.''.
    (b) Enhanced Competition for Orders in Excess of $5,000,000.--
Section 2304c of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Enhanced Competition for Orders in Excess of $5,000,000.--In 
the case of a task or delivery order in excess of $5,000,000, the 
requirement to provide all contractors a fair opportunity to be 
considered under subsection (b) is not met unless all such contractors 
are provided, at a minimum--
            ``(1) a notice of the task or delivery order that includes 
        a clear statement of the agency's requirements;
            ``(2) a reasonable period of time to provide a proposal in 
        response to the notice;
            ``(3) disclosure of the significant factors and subfactors, 
        including cost or price, that the agency expects to consider in 
        evaluating such proposals, and their relative importance;
            ``(4) in the case of an award that is to be made on a best 
        value basis, a written statement documenting the basis for the 
        award and the relative importance of quality and price or cost 
        factors; and
            ``(5) an opportunity for a post-award debriefing consistent 
        with the requirements of section 2305(b)(5) of this title.''; 
        and
            (3) by striking subsection (e), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), and inserting the following new subsection (e):
    ``(e) Protests.--(1) A protest is not authorized in connection with 
the issuance or proposed issuance of a task or delivery order except 
for--
            ``(A) a protest on the ground that the order increases the 
        scope, period, or maximum value of the contract under which the 
        order is issued; or
            ``(B) a protest of an order valued in excess of $5,000,000.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding section 3556 of title 31, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction of a 
protest authorized under paragraph (1)(B).''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Single award contracts.--The amendments made by 
        subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
        with respect to any contract awarded on or after such date.
            (2) Orders in excess of $5,000,000.--The amendments made by 
        subsection (b) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
        with respect to any task or delivery order awarded on or after 
        such date.

SEC. 822. CLARIFICATION OF RULES REGARDING THE PROCUREMENT OF 
              COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

    (a) Treatment of Subsystems, Components, and Spare Parts as 
Commercial Items.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2379 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
                following new subsection (b):
    ``(b) Treatment of Subsystems as Commercial Items.--A subsystem of 
a major weapon system shall be treated as a commercial item and 
purchased under procedures established for the procurement of 
commercial items only if--
            ``(1) the subsystem is intended for a major weapon system 
        that is being purchased, or has been purchased, under 
        procedures established for the procurement of commercial items 
        in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a);
            ``(2) the Secretary of Defense determines that--
                    ``(A) the subsystem is a commercial item, as 
                defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)); and
                    ``(B) the treatment of the subsystem as a 
                commercial item is necessary to meet national security 
                objectives; or
            ``(3) the contractor demonstrates that it has sold, leased, 
        or licensed the subsystem or an item that is the same as the 
        subsystem, but for modifications described in subparagraphs (B) 
        and (C) of section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy Act, in significant quantities to the general public.'';
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
                subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
                new subsections (c) and (d):
    ``(c) Treatment of Components and Spare Parts as Commercial 
Items.--A component or spare part for a major weapon system may be 
treated as a commercial item, and purchased under procedures 
established for the procurement of commercial items, only if--
            ``(1) the component or spare part is intended for--
                    ``(A) a major weapon system that is being 
                purchased, or has been purchased, under procedures 
                established for the procurement of commercial items in 
                accordance with the requirements of subsection (a); or
                    ``(B) a subsystem of a major weapon system that is 
                being purchased, or has been purchased, under 
                procedures established for the procurement of 
                commercial items in accordance with the requirements of 
                subsection (b); or
            ``(2) the contractor demonstrates that it has sold, leased, 
        or licensed the component or spare part, or an item that is the 
        same as the component or spare part, but for modifications 
        described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 4(12) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, in significant 
        quantities to the general public.
    ``(d) Price Information.--In the case of any major weapon system, 
subsystem, component, or spare part purchased under procedures 
established for the procurement of commercial items under the authority 
of this section, the contractor shall provide data other than certified 
cost or pricing data, including information on prices at which the same 
item or similar items have previously been sold to the general public, 
that is adequate for evaluating, through price analysis, the 
reasonableness of the price of the contract, subcontract, or 
modification of the contract or subcontract pursuant to which such 
major weapon system, subsystem, component or spare part, as the case 
may be, will be purchased.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment to technical data provision.--
        Section 2321(f)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``(whether or not under a contract for commercial items)'' and 
        inserting ``(other than technical data for a subsystem, 
        component, or spare part that is determined to be a commercial 
        item in accordance with the requirements of section 2379 of 
        this title)''.
    (b) Sales of Commercial Items to Nongovernmental Entities.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall modify the regulations of the Department of 
Defense on the procurement of commercial items in order to clarify that 
the terms ``general public'' and ``nongovernmental entities'' in such 
regulations do not include the following:
            (1) The Federal Government or a State, local, or foreign 
        government.
            (2) A contractor or subcontractor acting on behalf of the 
        Federal Government or a State, local, or foreign government.
    (c) Harmonization of Thresholds for Cost or Pricing Data.--Section 
2306a(b)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``$500,000'' and inserting ``the amount specified in subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(i), as adjusted from time to time under subsection (a)(7),''.

SEC. 823. CLARIFICATION OF RULES REGARDING THE PROCUREMENT OF 
              COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

    Notwithstanding section 8002(d) of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 264 note), the Secretary of Defense 
shall modify the regulations of the Department of Defense on 
procurements for or on behalf of the Department of Defense in order to 
prohibit the use of time and materials contracts or labor-hour 
contracts to purchase as commercial items any category of commercial 
services other than the following:
            (1) Commercial services procured for support of a 
        commercial item, as described in section 4(12)(E) of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)(E)).
            (2) Emergency repair services.

SEC. 824. MODIFICATION OF COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES FROM 
              FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.

    (a) Modification of Competition Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2410n of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
        inserting the following new subsections (a) and (b):
    ``(a) Products for Which Federal Prison Industries Does Not Have 
Significant Market Share.--(1) Before purchasing a product listed in 
the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries catalog under 
section 4124(d) of title 18 for which Federal Prison Industries does 
not have a significant market share, the Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct market research to determine whether the product is comparable 
to products available from the private sector that best meet the needs 
of the Department in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery.
    ``(2) If the Secretary determines that a Federal Prison Industries 
product described in paragraph (1) is not comparable in price, quality, 
or time of delivery to products of the private sector that best meets 
the needs of the Department in terms of price, quality, and time of 
delivery, the Secretary shall use competitive procedures for the 
procurement of the product, or shall make an individual purchase under 
a multiple award contract in accordance with the competition 
requirements applicable to such contract. In conducting such a 
competition, the Secretary shall consider a timely offer from Federal 
Prison Industries.
    ``(b) Products for Which Federal Prison Industries Has Significant 
Market Share.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may purchase a product 
listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries catalog 
for which Federal Prison Industries has a significant market share only 
if the Secretary uses competitive procedures for the procurement of the 
product or makes an individual purchase under a multiple award contract 
in accordance with the competition requirements applicable to such 
contract. In conducting such a competition, the Secretary shall 
consider a timely offer from Federal Prison Industries.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, Federal Prison Industries 
shall be treated as having a significant share of the market for a 
product if the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of 
Federal Procurement Policy, determines that the Federal Prison 
Industries' share of the Department of Defense market for the category 
of products including such product is greater than 5 percent.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
    (b) List of Products for Which Federal Prison Industries Has 
Significant Market Share.--
            (1) Initial list.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        publish a list of product categories for which Federal Prison 
        Industries' share of the Department of Defense market is 
        greater than 5 percent, based on the most recent fiscal year 
        for which data is available.
            (2) Modification.--The Secretary may modify the list 
        published under paragraph (1) at any time if the Secretary 
        determines that new data require adding a product category to 
        the list or omitting a product category from the list.
            (3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
        subsection in consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
        Procurement Policy.

SEC. 825. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
              PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.

    Section 845(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2008'' and inserting ``September 30, 2013''.

SEC. 826. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ELECTRICITY FROM 
              RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.

    (a) Multiyear Procurement Authorized.--Chapter 141 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:
``Sec. 2410q. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of electricity 
              from renewable energy sources
    ``(a) Multiyear Contracts Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Defense may enter into contracts for a period not to 
exceed 10 years for the purchase of electricity from sources of 
renewable energy, as that term is defined in section 203(b)(2) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b)(2)).
    ``(b) Limitations on Contracts for Periods in Excess of Five 
Years.--The Secretary may exercise the authority in subsection (a) to 
enter a contract for a period in excess of five years only if the 
Secretary determines, on the basis of a business case prepared by the 
Department of Defense that--
            ``(1) the proposed purchase of electricity under such 
        contract is cost effective for the Department of Defense; and
            ``(2) it would not be possible to purchase electricity from 
        the source in an economical manner without the use of a 
        contract for a period in excess of five years.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 141 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

``2410q. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of electricity from 
                            renewable energy sources.''.

SEC. 827. PROCUREMENT OF FIRE RESISTANT RAYON FIBER FOR THE PRODUCTION 
              OF UNIFORMS FROM FOREIGN SOURCES.

    (a) Authority To Procure.--The Secretary of Defense may procure 
fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of uniforms that is 
manufactured in a foreign country referred to in subsection (d) if the 
Secretary determines either of the following:
            (1) That fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of 
        uniforms is not available from sources within the national 
        technology and industrial base.
            (2) That--
                    (A) procuring fire resistant rayon fiber 
                manufactured from suppliers within the national 
                technology and industrial base would result in sole-
                source contracts or subcontracts for the supply of fire 
                resistant rayon fiber; and
                    (B) such sole-source contracts or subcontracts 
                would not be in the best interests of the Government or 
                consistent with the objectives of section 2304 of title 
                10, United States Code.
    (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after making a 
determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a copy of the determination.
    (c) Applicability to Subcontracts.--The authority under subsection 
(a) applies with respect to subcontracts under Department of Defense 
contracts as well as to such contracts.
    (d) Foreign Countries Covered.--The authority under subsection (a) 
applies with respect to a foreign country that--
            (1) is a party to a defense memorandum of understanding 
        entered into under section 2531 of this title; and
            (2) does not discriminate against defense items produced in 
        the United States to a greater degree than the United States 
        discriminates against defense items produced in that country.
    (e) National Technology and Industrial Base Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``national technology and industrial base'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 2500 of title 10, United States 
Code.
    (f) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall expire on the 
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 828. PROHIBITION ON USE OF EARMARKS TO AWARD NO BID CONTRACTS AND 
              NONCOMPETITIVE GRANTS.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) Contracts.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this Act, all contracts awarded by the 
                Department of Defense to implement new programs or 
                projects pursuant to congressional initiatives shall be 
                awarded using competitive procedures in accordance with 
                the requirements of section 2304 of title 10, United 
                States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
                    (B) Bid requirement.--Except as provided in 
                paragraph (3), no contract may be awarded by the 
                Department of Defense to implement a new program or 
                project pursuant to a congressional initiative unless 
                more than one bid is received for such contract.
            (2) Grants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        Act, no funds may be awarded by the Department of Defense by 
        grant or cooperative agreement to implement a new program or 
        project pursuant to a congressional initiative unless the 
        process used to award such grant or cooperative agreement uses 
        competitive or merit-based procedures to select the grantee or 
        award recipient. Except as provided in paragraph (3), no such 
        grant or cooperative agreement may be awarded unless 
        applications for such grant or cooperative agreement are 
        received from two or more applicants that are not from the same 
        organization and do not share any financial, fiduciary, or 
        other organizational relationship.
            (3) Waiver authority.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Secretary of Defense does 
                not receive more than one bid for a contract under 
                paragraph (1)(B) or does not receive more than one 
                application from unaffiliated applicants for a grant or 
                cooperative agreement under paragraph (2), the 
                Secretary may waive such bid or application requirement 
                if the Secretary determines that the new program or 
                project--
                            (i) cannot be implemented without a waiver; 
                        and
                            (ii) will help meet important national 
                        defense needs.
                    (B) Congressional notification.--If the Secretary 
                of Defense waives a bid requirement under subparagraph 
                (A), the Secretary must, not later than 10 days after 
                exercising such waiver, notify Congress and the 
                Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
                House of Representatives.
            (4) Contracting authority.--The Secretary of Defense may, 
        as appropriate, utilize existing contracts to carry out 
        congressional initiatives.
    (b) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2008, and 
        December 31 of each year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to Congress a report on congressional initiatives 
        for which amounts were appropriated or otherwise made available 
        for the fiscal year ending during such year.
            (2) Content.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include with respect to each contract, grant, or 
        cooperative agreement awarded to implement a new program or 
        project pursuant to a congressional initiative--
                    (A) the name of the recipient of the funds awarded 
                through such contract or grant;
                    (B) the reason or reasons such recipient was 
                selected for such contract or grant; and
                    (C) the number of entities that competed for such 
                contract or grant.
            (3) Publication.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall be made publicly available through the Internet website 
        of the Department of Defense.
    (c) Congressional Initiative Defined.--In this section, the term 
``congressional initiative'' means a provision of law or a directive 
contained within a committee report or joint statement of managers of 
an appropriations Act that specifies--
            (1) the identity of a person or entity selected to carry 
        out a project, including a defense system, for which funds are 
        appropriated or otherwise made available by that provision of 
        law or directive and that was not requested by the President in 
        a budget submitted to Congress;
            (2) the specific location at which the work for a project 
        is to be done; and
            (3) the amount of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for such project.
    (d) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect to funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal years beginning 
after September 30, 2007, and to congressional initiatives initiated 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

             Subtitle C--Acquisition Policy and Management

SEC. 841. JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.

    (a) Advisors.--Section 181 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Advisors.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics and the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) shall serve as advisors to the Council on matters within 
their authority and expertise.''.
    (b) Consultation.--Section 2433(e)(2) of such title is amended by 
inserting ``, after consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight 
Council regarding program requirements,'' after ``Secretary of 
Defense'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A).

SEC. 842. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACT 
              SERVICES.

    (a) Authority To Establish Contract Support Acquisition Centers.--
Subsection (b) of section 2330 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) Each senior official responsible for the management of 
acquisition of contract services is authorized to establish a center 
(to be known as a `Contract Support Acquisition Center') to act as 
executive agent for the acquisition of contract services. Any center so 
established shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (c).''.
    (b) Direction, Staff, and Support.--Such section is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Direction, Staff, and Support of Contract Support Acquisition 
Centers.--(1) The Contract Support Acquisition Center established by a 
senior official responsible for the management of acquisition of 
contract services under subsection (b)(4) shall be subject to the 
direction, supervision, and oversight of such senior official.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military 
department concerned may transfer to a Contract Support Acquisition 
Center any personnel under the authority of such Secretary whose 
principal duty is the acquisition of contract services.
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the Secretary of 
Defense may accept from the head of a department or agency outside the 
Department of Defense a transfer to any Contract Support Acquisition 
Center under subsection (b)(4) of all or part of any organizational 
unit of such other department or agency that is primarily engaged in 
the acquisition of contract services if, during the most recent year 
for which data is available before such transfer, more than 50 percent 
of the contract services acquired by such organizational unit (as 
determined on the basis of cost) were acquired on behalf of the 
Department of Defense.
    ``(B) The head of a department or agency outside the Department of 
Defense may transfer in accordance with this paragraph an 
organizational unit that is authorized to be accepted under 
subparagraph (A).
    ``(C) A transfer under this paragraph may be made and accepted only 
pursuant to a memorandum of understanding entered into by the head of 
the department or agency making the transfer and the Secretary of 
Defense.
    ``(D) A transfer of an organizational unit under this paragraph 
shall include the transfer of the personnel of such organizational 
unit, the assets of such organizational unit, and the contracts of such 
organizational unit, to the extent provided in the memorandum of 
understanding governing the transfer of the unit.
    ``(E) This paragraph does not authorize a transfer of the multiple 
award schedule program of the General Services Administration as 
described in section 2302(2)(C) of this title.''.

SEC. 843. SPECIFICATION OF AMOUNTS REQUESTED FOR PROCUREMENT OF 
              CONTRACT SERVICES.

    (a) Specification of Amounts Requested.--The budget justification 
materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the 
Department of Defense for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2008 shall 
identify clearly and separately the amounts requested in each budget 
account for the procurement of contract services.
    (b) Contract Services Defined.--In this section, the term 
``contract services''--
            (1) means services from contractors; but
            (2) excludes services relating to research and development 
        and services relating to military construction.

SEC. 844. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that the 
Department of Defense acquisition workforce has the capacity, in both 
personnel and skills, needed to properly perform its mission, provide 
appropriate oversight of contractor performance, and ensure that the 
Department receives the best value for the expenditure of public 
resources.
    (b) Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish a fund to be known as the ``Department of Defense 
        Acquisition Workforce Fund'' (in this section referred to as 
        the ``Fund'') to provide funds for the recruitment, training, 
        and retention of acquisition personnel of the Department of 
        Defense for the purpose of this section.
            (2) Management.--The Fund shall be managed by a senior 
        official of the Department of Defense designated by the 
        Secretary for that purpose.
    (c) Elements.--
            (1) In general.--The Fund shall consist of amounts as 
        follows:
                    (A) Amounts credited to the Fund under paragraph 
                (2).
                    (B) Any other amounts appropriated to, credited to, 
                or deposited into the Fund by law.
            (2) Credits to the fund.--(A) There shall be credited to 
        the Fund an amount equal to the applicable percentage for a 
        fiscal year of all amounts expended by the Department of 
        Defense in such fiscal year for contract services, other than 
        services relating to research and development and services 
        relating to military construction.
            (B) Not later than 30 days after the end of the first 
        fiscal year quarter of fiscal year 2008, and 30 days after the 
        end of each fiscal year quarter thereafter, the head of each 
        military department and Defense Agency shall remit to the 
        Secretary of Defense an amount equal to the applicable 
        percentage for such fiscal year of the amount expended by such 
        military department or Defense Agency, as the case may be, 
        during such fiscal year quarter for services covered by 
        subparagraph (A). Any amount so remitted shall be credited to 
        the Fund under subparagraph (A).
            (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable 
        percentage for a fiscal year is a percentage as follows:
                    (i) For fiscal year 2008, 0.5 percent.
                    (ii) For fiscal year 2009, 1 percent.
                    (iii) For fiscal year 2010, 1.5 percent.
                    (iv) For any fiscal year after fiscal year 2010, 2 
                percent.
    (d) Availability of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
        subsection, amounts in the Fund shall be available to the 
        Secretary of Defense for expenditure, or for transfer to a 
        military department or Defense Agency, for the recruitment, 
        training, and retention of acquisition personnel of the 
        Department of Defense for the purpose of this section, 
        including for the provision of training and retention 
        incentives to the acquisition workforce of the Department as of 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Limitation on payments to or for contractors.--Amounts 
        in the Fund shall not be available for payments to contractors 
        or contractor employees, other than for the purpose of 
        providing training to Department of Defense employees.
            (3) Prohibition on payment of base salary of current 
        employees.--Amounts in the Fund may not be used to pay the base 
        salary of any person who is an employee of the Department as of 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (4) Duration of availability.--Amounts credited to the Fund 
        under subsection (c)(2) shall remain available for expenditure 
        in the fiscal year for which credited and the two succeeding 
        fiscal years.
    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each 
fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2008, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
operation of the Fund during such fiscal year. Each report shall 
include, for the fiscal year covered by such report, the following:
            (1) A statement of the amounts remitted to the Secretary 
        for crediting to the Fund for such fiscal year by each military 
        department and Defense Agency, and a statement of the amounts 
        credited to the Fund for such fiscal year.
            (2) A description of the expenditures made from the Fund 
        (including expenditures following a transfer of amounts in the 
        Fund to a military department or Defense Agency) in such fiscal 
        year, including the purpose of such expenditures.
            (3) A description and assessment of improvements in the 
        Department of Defense acquisition workforce resulting from such 
        expenditures.
            (4) A statement of the balance remaining in the Fund at the 
        end of such fiscal year.
    (f) Defense Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``Defense 
Agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code.
    (g) Expedited Hiring Authority.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of sections 3304, 5333, and 
        5753 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 
        may--
                    (A) designate any category of acquisition positions 
                within the Department of Defense as shortage category 
                positions; and
                    (B) utilize the authorities in such sections to 
                recruit and appoint highly qualified persons directly 
                to positions so designated.
            (2) Sunset.--The Secretary may not appoint a person to a 
        position of employment under this subsection after September 
        30, 2012.
    (h) Acquisition Workforce Assessment and Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        develop an assessment and plan for addressing gaps in the 
        acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Content of assessment.--The assessment developed under 
        paragraph (1) shall identify--
                    (A) the skills and competencies needed in the 
                military and civilian workforce of the Department of 
                Defense to effectively manage the acquisition programs 
                and activities of the Department over the next decade;
                    (B) the skills and competencies of the existing 
                military and civilian acquisition workforce of the 
                Department and projected trends in that workforce based 
                on expected losses due to retirement and other 
                attrition; and
                    (C) gaps in the existing or projected military and 
                civilian acquisition workforce that should be addressed 
                to ensure that the Department has access to the skills 
                and competencies identified pursuant to subparagraph 
                (A).
            (3) Content of plan.--The plan developed under paragraph 
        (1) shall establish specific objectives for developing and 
        reshaping the military and civilian acquisition workforce of 
        the Department of Defense to address the gaps in skills and 
        competencies identified under paragraph (2). The plan shall 
        include--
                    (A) specific recruiting and retention goals; and
                    (B) specific strategies for developing, training, 
                deploying, compensating, and motivating the military 
                and civilian acquisition workforce of the Department to 
                achieve such goals.
            (4) Annual updates.--Not later than March 1 of each year 
        from 2009 through 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall update 
        the assessment and plan required by paragraph (1). Each update 
        shall include the assessment of the Secretary of the progress 
        the Department has made to date in implementing the plan.
            (5) Spending of amounts in fund in accordance with plan.--
        Beginning on October 1, 2008, amounts in the Fund shall be 
        expended in accordance with the plan required under paragraph 
        (1) and the annual updates required under paragraph (4).
            (6) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after developing the 
        assessment and plan required under paragraph (1) or preparing 
        an annual update required under paragraph (4), the Secretary of 
        Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
        report on the assessment and plan or annual update, as the case 
        may be.

SEC. 845. INVENTORIES AND REVIEWS OF CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES BASED ON 
              COST OR TIME OF PERFORMANCE.

    (a) Preparation of Lists of Activities Under Contracts for 
Services.--
            (1) Preparation of lists.--Not later than the end of the 
        third quarter of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 
        2008, the Secretary of each military department and the head of 
        each Defense Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a 
        list of the activities performed during the preceding fiscal 
        year pursuant to contracts for services for or on behalf of 
        such military department or Defense Agency, as the case may be, 
        under which the contractor is paid on the basis of the cost or 
        time of performance, rather than specific tasks performed or 
        results achieved.
            (2) List elements.--The entry for an activity on a list 
        under paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal year covered 
        by such entry, the following:
                    (A) The fiscal year for which the activity first 
                appeared on a list under this section.
                    (B) The number of full-time contractor employees 
                (or its equivalent) paid for the performance of the 
                activity.
                    (C) A determination whether the contract pursuant 
                to which the activity is performed is a personal 
                services contract.
                    (D) The name of the Federal official responsible 
                for the management of the contract pursuant to which 
                the activity is performed.
                    (E) With respect to a list for a fiscal year after 
                fiscal year 2008, information on plans and written 
                determinations made pursuant to subsection (c)(2).
    (b) Public Availability of Lists.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which lists are required to be submitted to the Secretary of 
Defense under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) transmit to the congressional defense committees a copy 
        of the lists so submitted to the Secretary;
            (2) make such lists available to the public; and
            (3) publish in the Federal Register a notice that such 
        lists are available to the public.
    (c) Review and Planning Requirements.--
            (1) Review of lists.--Within a reasonable time after the 
        date on which a notice of the public availability of a list is 
        published under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary of the 
        military department or head of the Defense Agency concerned 
        shall--
                    (A) review the contracts and activities included on 
                the list;
                    (B) ensure that--
                            (i) each contract on the list that is a 
                        personal services contract has been entered 
                        into, and is being performed, in accordance 
                        with applicable statutory and regulatory 
                        requirements;
                            (ii) the activities on the list do not 
                        include any inherently governmental functions; 
                        and
                            (iii) to the maximum extent practicable, 
                        the activities on the list do not include any 
                        functions closely associated with inherently 
                        governmental functions; and
                    (C) for each activity on the list, either--
                            (i) develop a plan to convert the activity 
                        to performance by Federal employees, convert 
                        the contract to a performance-based contract, 
                        or terminate the activity; or
                            (ii) make a written determination that it 
                        is not practicable for the military department 
                        or Defense Agency, as the case may be, to take 
                        any of the actions otherwise required under 
                        clause (i).
            (2) Elements of determination.--A written determination 
        pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be accompanied by--
                    (A) a statement of the basis for the determination; 
                and
                    (B) a description of the resources that will be 
                made available to ensure adequate planning, management, 
                and oversight for each contract covered by the 
                determination.
    (d) Challenges to Lists.--
            (1) In general.--An interested party may submit to the 
        Secretary of the military department or head of the Defense 
        Agency concerned a challenge to the omission of a particular 
        activity from, or the inclusion of a particular activity on, a 
        list made available to the public under subsection (b).
            (2) Interested party defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``interested party'', with respect to an activity referred to 
        in subsection (a), means--
                    (A) the contractor performing the activity;
                    (B) an officer or employee of an organization 
                within the military department or Defense Agency 
                concerned that is responsible for the performance of 
                the activity; or
                    (C) the head of any labor organization referred to 
                in section 7103(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code, 
                that includes within its membership officers or 
                employees or an organization described in subparagraph 
                (B).
            (3) Deadline for challenge.--A challenge to a list shall be 
        submitted under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the 
        date of the publication of the notice of public availability of 
        the list under subsection (b)(3).
            (4) Resolution of challenge.--Not later than 30 days of the 
        receipt by the Secretary of a military department or head of a 
        Defense Agency of a challenge to a list under this subsection, 
        an official designated by the Secretary of the military 
        department or the head of the Defense Agency, as the case may 
        be, shall--
                    (A) determine whether or not the challenge is 
                valid; and
                    (B) submit to the interested party concerned a 
                written notification of the determination, together 
                with a discussion of the rationale for the 
                determination.
            (5) Action following determination of valid challenge.--If 
        the Secretary of a military department or head of a Defense 
        Agency determines under paragraph (4)(A) that a challenge under 
        this subsection to a list under this section is valid, such 
        official shall--
                    (A) notify the Secretary of Defense of the 
                determination; and
                    (B) adjust the next list submitted by such official 
                under subsection (a) after the date of the 
                determination to reflect the resolution of the 
                challenge.
    (e) Rules of Construction.--
            (1) No authorization of performance of personal services.--
        Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the 
        performance of personal services by a contractor except where 
        expressly authorized by a provision of statute other than this 
        section.
            (2) No public-private competition for conversion of 
        performance of certain functions.--No public-private 
        competition may be required under this section, Office of 
        Management and Budget Circular A-76, or any other provision of 
        law or regulation before a function closely associated with 
        inherently governmental functions is converted to performance 
        by Federal employees.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Defense Agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``function closely associated with inherently 
        governmental functions'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 2383(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``inherently governmental functions'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 2383(b)(2) of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            (4) The term ``personal services contract'' means a 
        contract under which, as a result of its terms or conditions or 
        the manner of its administration during performance, contractor 
        personnel are subject to the relatively continuous supervision 
        and control of one or more Government officers or employees, 
        except that the giving of an order for a specific article or 
        service, with the right to reject the finished product or 
        result, is not the type of supervision or control that makes a 
        contract a personal services contract.

SEC. 846. INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR PROCUREMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY CERTAIN NON-DEFENSE AGENCIES.

    (a) Limitation on Procurements on Behalf of Department of 
Defense.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no official of the 
Department of Defense may place an order, make a purchase, or otherwise 
procure property or services for the Department of Defense in an amount 
in excess of $100,000 through a non-defense agency in any fiscal year 
if--
            (1) the head of the non-defense agency has not certified 
        that the non-defense agency will comply with defense 
        procurement requirements during that fiscal year;
            (2) in the case of a covered non-defense agency that has 
        been determined under this section to be not compliant with 
        defense procurement requirements, such determination has not 
        been terminated in accordance with subsection (c); or
            (3) in the case of a covered non-defense agency for which a 
        memorandum of understanding is required by subsection (e)(4), 
        the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the 
        Inspector General of the non-defense agency have not yet 
        entered into such a memorandum of understanding.
    (b) Exception for Procurements of Necessary Property and 
Services.--
            (1) In general.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
        apply to the procurement of property and services on behalf of 
        the Department of Defense by a non-defense agency during any 
        fiscal year for which there is in effect a written 
        determination of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that it is necessary in 
        the interest of the Department of Defense to procure property 
        and services through the non-defense agency during such fiscal 
        year.
            (2) Scope of particular exception.--A written determination 
        with respect to a non-defense agency under paragraph (1) shall 
        apply to any category of procurements through the non-defense 
        agency that is specified in the determination.
    (c) Termination of Applicability of Certain Limitation.--In the 
event the limitation under subsection (a)(2) applies to a covered non-
defense agency, the limitation shall cease to apply to the non-defense 
agency on the date on which the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense and the Inspector General of the non-defense agency jointly--
            (1) determine that the non-defense agency is compliant with 
        defense procurement requirements; and
            (2) notify the Secretary of Defense of that determination.
    (d) Compliance With Defense Procurement Requirements.--For the 
purposes of this section, a non-defense agency is compliant with 
defense procurement requirements if the procurement policies, 
procedures, and internal controls of the non-defense agency applicable 
to the procurement of products and services on behalf of the Department 
of Defense, and the manner in which they are administered, are adequate 
to ensure the compliance of the non-defense agency with the 
requirements of laws and regulations (including applicable Department 
of Defense financial management regulations) that apply to procurements 
of property and services made directly by the Department of Defense.
    (e) Inspectors General Reviews and Determinations.--
            (1) In general.--For each covered non-defense agency, the 
        Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the 
        Inspector General of such non-defense agency shall, not later 
        than the date specified in paragraph (2), jointly--
                    (A) review--
                            (i) the procurement policies, procedures, 
                        and internal controls of such non-defense 
                        agency that are applicable to the procurement 
                        of property and services on behalf of the 
                        Department by such non-defense agency; and
                            (ii) the administration of such policies, 
                        procedures, and internal controls; and
                    (B) determine in writing whether such non-defense 
                agency is or is not compliant with defense procurement 
                requirements.
            (2) Deadline for reviews and determinations.--The reviews 
        and determinations required by paragraph (1) shall take place 
        as follows:
                    (A) In the case of the General Services 
                Administration, by not later than March 15, 2010.
                    (B) In the case of each of the Department of the 
                Treasury, the Department of the Interior, and the 
                National Aeronautics and Space Administration, by not 
                later than March 15, 2011.
                    (C) In the case of each of the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs and the National Institutes of Health, 
                by not later than March 15, 2012.
            (3) Separate reviews and determinations.--The Inspector 
        General of the Department of Defense and the Inspector General 
        of a covered non-defense agency may by joint agreement conduct 
        separate reviews of the procurement of property and services on 
        behalf of the Department of Defense that are conducted by 
        separate business units, or under separate governmentwide 
        acquisition contracts, of the non-defense agency. If such 
        separate reviews are conducted, the Inspectors General shall 
        make a separate determination under paragraph (1)(B) with 
        respect to each such separate review.
            (4) Memoranda of understanding for reviews and 
        determinations.--Not later than one year before a review and 
        determination is required under this subsection with respect to 
        a covered non-defense agency, the Inspector General of the 
        Department of Defense and the Inspector General of the covered 
        non-defense agency shall enter into a memorandum of 
        understanding with each other to carry out such review and 
        determination.
    (f) Treatment of Procurements for Fiscal Year Purposes.--For the 
purposes of this section, a procurement shall be treated as being made 
during a particular fiscal year to the extent that funds are obligated 
by the Department of Defense for the procurement in that fiscal year.
    (g) Resolution of Disagreements.--If the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense and the Inspector General of a covered non-
defense agency are unable to agree on a joint determination under 
subsection (c) or (e), a determination by the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense under such subsection shall be conclusive for the 
purposes of this section.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered non-defense agency'' means each of 
        the following:
                    (A) The General Services Administration.
                    (B) The Department of the Treasury.
                    (C) The Department of the Interior.
                    (D) The National Aeronautics and Space 
                Administration.
                    (E) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
                    (F) The National Institutes of Health.
            (2) The term ``governmentwide acquisition contract'', with 
        respect to a covered non-defense agency, means a task or 
        delivery order contract that--
                    (A) is entered into by the non-defense agency; and
                    (B) may be used as the contract under which 
                property or services are procured for one or more other 
                departments or agencies of the Federal Government.

SEC. 847. INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT REVIEWS OF CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.

    (a) Guidance and Instructions.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
guidance, with detailed implementation instructions, for the Department 
of Defense to provide for periodic independent management reviews of 
contracts for services. The independent management review procedures 
issued pursuant to this section shall be designed to evaluate, at a 
minimum--
            (1) contract performance in terms of cost, schedule, and 
        requirements;
            (2) the use of contracting mechanisms, including the use of 
        competition, the contract structure and type, the definition of 
        contract requirements, cost or pricing methods, the award and 
        negotiation of task orders, and management and oversight 
        mechanisms;
            (3) the contractor's use, management, and oversight of 
        subcontractors; and
            (4) the staffing of contract management and oversight 
        functions.
    (b) Elements.--The guidance and instructions issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall address, at a minimum--
            (1) the contracts subject to independent management 
        reviews, including any applicable thresholds and exceptions;
            (2) the frequency with which independent management reviews 
        shall be conducted;
            (3) the composition of teams designated to perform 
        independent management reviews;
            (4) any phase-in requirements needed to ensure that 
        qualified staff are available to perform independent management 
        reviews;
            (5) procedures for tracking the implementation of 
        recommendations made by independent management review teams; 
        and
            (6) procedures for developing and disseminating lessons 
        learned from independent management reviews.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Report on guidance and instruction.--Not later than 150 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
        a report setting forth the guidance and instructions issued 
        pursuant to subsection (a).
            (2) GAO report on implementation.--Not later than two years 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
        General of the United States shall submit to the congressional 
        defense committees a report on the implementation of the 
        guidance and instructions issued pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 848. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO 
              UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS.

    (a) Guidance and Instructions.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
guidance, with detailed implementation instructions, for the Department 
of Defense to ensure the implementation and enforcement of requirements 
applicable to undefinitized contractual actions.
    (b) Elements.--The guidance and instructions issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall address, at a minimum--
            (1) the circumstances in which it is, and is not, 
        appropriate for Department of Defense officials to use 
        undefinitized contractual actions;
            (2) approval requirements (including thresholds) for the 
        use of undefinitized contractual actions;
            (3) procedures for ensuring that schedules for the 
        definitization of undefinitized contractual actions are not 
        exceeded;
            (4) procedures for ensuring compliance with limitations on 
        the obligation of funds pursuant to undefinitized contractual 
        actions (including, where feasible, the obligation of less than 
        the maximum allowed at time of award);
            (5) procedures (including appropriate documentation 
        requirements) for ensuring that reduced risk is taken into 
        account in negotiating profit or fee with respect to costs 
        incurred before the definitization of an undefinitized 
        contractual action; and
            (6) reporting requirements for undefinitized contractual 
        actions that fail to meet required schedules or limitations on 
        the obligation of funds.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Report on guidance and instructions.--Not later than 
        150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report setting forth the guidance and instructions 
        issued pursuant to subsection (a).
            (2) GAO report.--Not later than two years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report on the extent to which the guidance and 
        instructions issued pursuant to subsection (a) have resulted in 
        improvements to--
                    (A) the level of insight that senior Department of 
                Defense officials have into the use of undefinitized 
                contractual actions;
                    (B) the appropriate use of undefinitized 
                contractual actions;
                    (C) the timely definitization of undefinitized 
                contractual actions; and
                    (D) the negotiation of appropriate profits and fees 
                for undefinitized contractual actions.

          Subtitle D--Department of Defense Contractor Matters

SEC. 861. PROTECTION FOR CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES FROM REPRISAL FOR 
              DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.

    (a) Increased Protection From Reprisal.--Subsection (a) of section 
2409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``disclosing to a Member of Congress or an 
        authorized official of an agency or the Department of Justice'' 
        and inserting ``disclosing to a Member of Congress, a 
        representative of a committee of Congress, an Inspector 
        General, the Government Accountability Office, a Department of 
        Defense employee responsible for contract oversight or 
        management, or an authorized official of an agency or the 
        Department of Justice, including in the case of a disclosure 
        made in the ordinary course of an employee's duties,''; and
            (2) by striking ``information relating to a substantial 
        violation of law related to a contract (including the 
        competition for or negotiation of a contract)'' and inserting 
        ``information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence 
        of gross mismanagement of a Department of Defense contract, 
        grant, or direct payment if the United States Government 
        provides any portion of the money or property which is 
        requested or demanded, a gross waste of Department of Defense 
        funds, a substantial and specific danger to public health or 
        safety, or a violation of law related to a Department of 
        Defense contract (including the competition for or negotiation 
        of a contract), grant, or direct payment if the United States 
        Government provides any portion of the money or property which 
        is requested or demanded''.
    (b) Acceleration of Schedule for Denying Relief or Providing 
Remedy.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``(1)'' the following: ``Not 
                later than 90 days after receiving an Inspector General 
                report pursuant to subsection (b), the head of the 
                agency concerned shall determine whether the contractor 
                concerned has subjected the complainant to a reprisal 
                prohibited under subsection (a).''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraphs:
            ``(D) In the event the disclosure relates to a cost-plus 
        contract, prohibit the contractor from receiving one or more 
        award fee payments to which the contractor would otherwise be 
        eligible until such time as the contractor takes the actions 
        ordered by the head of the agency pursuant to subparagraphs (A) 
        through (C).
            ``(E) Take the reprisal into consideration in any past 
        performance evaluation of the contractor for the purpose of a 
        contract award.'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) In the case of a contract covered by subsection (f), an 
employee of a contractor who has been discharged, demoted, or otherwise 
discriminated against as a reprisal for a disclosure covered by 
subsection (a) or who is aggrieved by the determination made pursuant 
to paragraph (1) or by an action that the agency head has taken or 
failed to take pursuant to such determination may, after exhausting his 
or her administrative remedies, bring a de novo action at law or equity 
against the contractor to seek compensatory damages and other relief 
available under this section in the appropriate district court of the 
United States, which shall have jurisdiction over such an action 
without regard to the amount in controversy. Such an action shall, at 
the request of either party to the action, be tried by the court with a 
jury.
    ``(B) An employee shall be deemed to have exhausted his or her 
administrative remedies for the purpose of this paragraph--
            ``(i) 90 days after the receipt of a written determination 
        under paragraph (1); or
            ``(ii) 15 months after a complaint is submitted under 
        subsection (b), if a determination by an agency head has not 
        been made by that time and such delay is not shown to be due to 
        the bad faith of the complainant.''.
    (c) Legal Burden of Proof.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(e) Legal Burden of Proof.--The legal burdens of proof specified 
in section 1221(e) of title 5 shall be controlling for the purposes of 
any investigation conducted by an inspector general, decision by the 
head of an agency, or hearing to determine whether discrimination 
prohibited under this section has occurred.''.
    (d) Requirement To Notify Employees of Rights Related to Protection 
From Reprisal.--Such section, as amended by subsection (c), is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Notice of Rights Related to Protection From Reprisal.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each Department of Defense contract in 
        excess of $5,000,000, other than a contract for the purchase of 
        commercial items, shall include a clause requiring the 
        contractor to ensure that all employees of the contractor who 
        are working on Department of Defense contracts are notified 
        of--
                    ``(A) their rights under this section;
                    ``(B) the fact that the restrictions imposed by any 
                employee contract, employee agreement, or non-
                disclosure agreement may not supersede, conflict with, 
                or otherwise alter the employee rights provided for 
                under this section; and
                    ``(C) the telephone number for the whistleblower 
                hotline of the Inspector General of the Department of 
                Defense.
            ``(2) Form of notice.--The notice required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be made by posting the required information at a 
        prominent place in each workplace where employees working on 
        the contract regularly work.''.
    (e) Definitions.--Subsection (g) of such section, as redesignated 
by subsection (c)(1), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``an agency'' the 
        following: ``and includes any person receiving funds covered by 
        the prohibition against reprisals in subsection (a)'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``1978'' the 
        following: ``and any Inspector General that receives funding 
        from or is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
        Defense''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(6) The term `employee' means an individual (as defined 
        by section 2105 of title 5) or any individual or organization 
        performing services for a contractor, grantee, or other 
        recipient if the United States Government provides any portion 
        of the money or property which is requested or demanded 
        (including as an employee of an organization).
            ``(7) The term `Department of Defense funds' includes funds 
        controlled by the Department of Defense and funds for which the 
        Department of Defense may be reasonably regarded as responsible 
        to a third party.''.

SEC. 862. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS RELATING TO CERTAIN 
              FORMER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICIALS.

    (a) Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States 
        Code, as amended by section 826 of this Act, is further amended 
        by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2410r. Defense contractors: requirements concerning former 
              Department of Defense officials
    ``(a) In General.--Each contract for the procurement of goods or 
services in excess of $10,000,000, other than a contract for the 
procurement of commercial items, that is entered into by the Department 
of Defense shall include a provision under which the contractor agrees 
to submit to the Secretary of Defense, not later than April 1 of each 
year such contract is in effect, a written report setting forth the 
information required by subsection (b).
    ``(b) Report Information.--Except as provided in subsection (c), a 
report by a contractor under subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) list the name of each person who--
                    ``(A) is a former officer or employee of the 
                Department of Defense or a former or retired member of 
                the armed forces who served--
                            ``(i) in an Executive Schedule position 
                        under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5;
                            ``(ii) in a position in the Senior 
                        Executive Service under subchapter VIII of 
                        chapter 53 of title 5;
                            ``(iii) in a general or flag officer 
                        position compensated at a rate of pay for grade 
                        0-7 or above under section 201 of title 37; or
                            ``(iv) as a program manager, deputy program 
                        manager, procuring contracting officer, 
                        administrative contracting officer, source 
                        selection authority, member of the source 
                        selection evaluation board, or chief of a 
                        financial or technical evaluation team for a 
                        contract with a value in excess of $10,000,000; 
                        and
                    ``(B) during the preceding calendar year was 
                provided compensation by the contractor, if such 
                compensation was first provided by the contractor not 
                more than two years after such officer, employee, or 
                member left service in the Department of Defense; and
            ``(2) in the case of each person listed under paragraph 
        (1)--
                    ``(A) identify the agency in which such person was 
                employed or served on active duty during the last two 
                years of such person's service with the Department of 
                Defense;
                    ``(B) state such person's job title and identify 
                each major defense system, if any, on which such person 
                performed any work with the Department of Defense 
                during the last two years of such person's service with 
                the Department; and
                    ``(C) state such person's current job title with 
                the contractor and identify each major defense system 
                on which such person has performed any work on behalf 
                of the contractor.
    ``(c) Duplicate Information Not Required.--An annual report 
submitted by a contractor pursuant to subsection (b) need not provide 
information with respect to any former officer or employee of the 
Department of Defense or former or retired member of the armed forces 
if such information has already been provided in a previous annual 
report filed by such contractor under this section.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 141 of such title, as so amended, is 
        further amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2410r. Defense contractors: requirements concerning former Department 
                            of Defense officials.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
with respect to contracts entered into on or after that date.

SEC. 863. REPORT ON CONTRACTOR ETHICS PROGRAMS OF MAJOR DEFENSE 
              CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the internal ethics programs of 
major defense contractors.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall address, 
at a minimum--
            (1) the extent to which major defense contractors have 
        internal ethics programs in place;
            (2) the extent to which the ethics programs described in 
        paragraph (1) include--
                    (A) the availability of internal mechanisms, such 
                as hotlines, for contractor employees to report conduct 
                that may violate applicable requirements of law or 
                regulation;
                    (B) notification to contractor employees of the 
                availability of external mechanisms, such as the 
                hotline of the Inspector General of the Department of 
                Defense, for the reporting of conduct that may violate 
                applicable requirements of law or regulation;
                    (C) notification to contractor employees of their 
                right to be free from reprisal for disclosing a 
                substantial violation of law related to a contract, in 
                accordance with section 2409 of title 10, United States 
                Code;
                    (D) ethics training programs for contractor 
                officers and employees;
                    (E) internal audit or review programs to identify 
                and address conduct that may violate applicable 
                requirements of law or regulation;
                    (F) self-reporting requirements, under which 
                contractors report conduct that may violate applicable 
                requirements of law or regulation to appropriate 
                government officials;
                    (G) disciplinary action for contractor employees 
                whose conduct is determined to have violated applicable 
                requirements of law or regulation; and
                    (H) appropriate management oversight to ensure the 
                successful implementation of such ethics programs;
            (3) the extent to which the Department of Defense monitors 
        or approves the ethics programs of major defense contractors; 
        and
            (4) the advantages and disadvantages of legislation 
        requiring that defense contractors develop internal ethics 
        programs and requiring that specific elements be included in 
        such ethics programs.
    (c) Access to Information.--In accordance with the contract clause 
required pursuant to section 2313(c) of title 10, United States Code, 
each major defense contractor shall provide the Comptroller General 
access to information requested by the Comptroller General that is 
within the scope of the report required by this section.
    (d) Major Defense Contractor Defined.--In this section, the term 
``major defense contractor'' means any company that received more than 
$500,000,000 in contract awards from the Department of Defense during 
fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 864. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS 
              OR SUBCONTRACTORS EMPLOYING MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
              RESERVE.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
on contracting with the Department of Defense by actual and potential 
contractors and subcontractors of the Department who employ members of 
the Selected Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall address 
the following:
            (1) The extent to which actual and potential contractors 
        and subcontractors of the Department, including small 
        businesses, employ members of the Selected Reserve.
            (2) The extent to which actual and potential contractors 
        and subcontractors of the Department have been or are likely to 
        be disadvantaged in the performance of contracts with the 
        Department, or in competition for new contracts with the 
        Department, when employees who are such members are mobilized 
        as part of a United States military operation overseas.
            (3) Any actions that, in the view of the Secretary, should 
        be taken to address any such disadvantage, including--
                    (A) the extension of additional time for the 
                performance of contracts to contractors and 
                subcontractors of the Department who employ members of 
                the Selected Reserve who are mobilized as part of a 
                United States military operation overseas; and
                    (B) the provision of assistance in forming 
                contracting relationships with other entities to 
                ameliorate the temporary loss of qualified personnel.
            (4) For any action addressed under paragraph (3)--
                    (A) the impact of that action on small business 
                concerns (as that term is defined in section 3 of the 
                Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); and
                    (B) how contractors and subcontractors that are 
                small business concerns may assist in addressing any 
                such disadvantage.
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the study required by this section. The report shall set forth the 
findings and recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the study.
    (d) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 819 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 
Stat. 3385; 10 U.S.C. 2305 note) is repealed.

SEC. 865. CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE 
              ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

    (a) Training Requirement.--Section 2333 of title 10, United States 
Code is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Training for Personnel Outside Acquisition Workforce.--(1) 
The joint policy for requirements definition, contingency program 
management, and contingency contracting required by subsection (a) 
shall provide for training of military personnel outside the 
acquisition workforce (including operational field commanders and 
officers performing key staff functions for operational field 
commanders) who are expected to have acquisition responsibility, 
including oversight duties associated with contracts or contractors, 
during combat operations, post-conflict operations, and contingency 
operations.
    ``(2) Training under paragraph (1) shall be sufficient to ensure 
that the military personnel referred to in that paragraph understand 
the scope and scale of contractor support they will experience in 
contingency operations and are prepared for their roles and 
responsibilities with regard to requirements definition, program 
management (including contractor oversight), and contingency 
contracting.
    ``(3) The joint policy shall also provide for the incorporation of 
contractors and contract operations in mission readiness exercises for 
operations that will include contracting and contractor support.''.
    (b) Comptroller General Report.--Section 854(c) of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109-364; 120 Stat. 2346) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(3) Comptroller general report.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the 
        final report required by paragraph (2), the Comptroller General 
        of the United States shall--
                    ``(A) review the joint policies developed by the 
                Secretary, including the implementation of such 
                policies; and
                    ``(B) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
                the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
                the extent to which such policies. and the 
                implementation of such policies, comply with the 
                requirements of section 2333 of title 10, United States 
                Code (as so added).''.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 871. CONTRACTORS PERFORMING PRIVATE SECURITY FUNCTIONS IN AREAS OF 
              COMBAT OPERATIONS.

    (a) Regulations on Contractors Performing Private Security 
Functions.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        prescribe regulations on the selection, training, equipping, 
        and conduct of personnel performing private security functions 
        under a covered contract or covered subcontract in an area of 
        combat operations.
            (2) Elements.--The regulations prescribed under subsection 
        (a) shall, at a minimum, establish--
                    (A) a process for registering, processing, 
                accounting for, and keeping appropriate records of 
                personnel performing private security functions in an 
                area of combat operations;
                    (B) a process for authorizing and accounting for 
                weapons to be carried by, or available to be used by, 
                personnel performing private security functions in an 
                area of combat operations;
                    (C) a process for the registration and 
                identification of armored vehicles, helicopters, and 
                other military vehicles operated by contractors and 
                subcontractors performing private security functions in 
                an area of combat operations;
                    (D) a process under which contractors are required 
                to report all incidents, and persons other than 
                contractors are permitted to report incidents, in 
                which--
                            (i) a weapon is discharged by personnel 
                        performing private security functions in an 
                        area of combat operations;
                            (ii) personnel performing private security 
                        functions in an area of combat operations are 
                        filled or injured; or
                            (iii) persons are killed or injured, or 
                        property is destroyed, as a result of conduct 
                        by contractor personnel;
                    (E) a process for the independent review and, where 
                appropriate, investigation of--
                            (i) incidents reported pursuant to 
                        subparagraph (D); and
                            (ii) incidents of alleged misconduct by 
                        personnel performing private security functions 
                        in an area of combat operations;
                    (F) qualification, training, screening, and 
                security requirements for personnel performing private 
                security functions in an area of combat operations;
                    (G) guidance to the commanders of the combatant 
                commands on the issuance of--
                            (i) orders, directives, and instructions to 
                        contractors and subcontractors performing 
                        private security functions relating to force 
                        protection, security, health, safety, or 
                        relations and interaction with locals;
                            (ii) predeployment training requirements 
                        for personnel performing private security 
                        functions in an area of combat operations, 
                        addressing the requirements of this section, 
                        resources and assistance available to 
                        contractor personnel, country information and 
                        cultural training, and guidance on working with 
                        host country nationals and military; and
                            (iii) rules on the use of force for 
                        personnel performing private security functions 
                        in an area of combat operations;
                    (H) a process by which a commander of a combatant 
                command may request an action described in subsection 
                (b)(3); and
                    (I) a process by which the Department of Defense 
                shall implement the training requirements referred to 
                in subparagraph (G)(ii).
            (3) Availability of orders, directives, and instructions.--
        The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall include 
        mechanisms to ensure the provision and availability of the 
        orders, directives, and instructions referred to in paragraph 
        (2)(G)(i) to contractors and subcontractors referred to in that 
        paragraph, including through the maintenance of a single 
        location (including an Internet website) at or through which 
        such contractors and subcontractors may access such orders, 
        directives, and instructions.
    (b) Contract Clause on Contractors Performing Private Security 
Functions.--
            (1) Requirement under far.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation issued in accordance with section 25 of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421) shall be 
        revised to require the insertion into each covered contract and 
        covered subcontract of a contract clause addressing the 
        selection, training, equipping, and conduct of personnel 
        performing private security functions under such contract or 
        subcontract.
            (2) Clause requirement.--The contract clause required by 
        paragraph (1) shall require, at a minimum, that the contractor 
        or subcontractor concerned shall--
                    (A) comply with Department of Defense procedures 
                for--
                            (i) registering, processing, accounting 
                        for, and keeping appropriate records of 
                        personnel performing private security functions 
                        in an area of combat operations;
                            (ii) authorizing and accounting of weapons 
                        to be carried by, or available to be used by, 
                        personnel performing private security functions 
                        in an area of combat operations;
                            (iii) registration and identification of 
                        armored vehicles, helicopters, and other 
                        military vehicles operated by contractors and 
                        subcontractors performing private security 
                        functions in an area of combat operations; and
                            (iv) the reporting of incidents in which--
                                    (I) a weapon is discharged by 
                                personnel performing private security 
                                functions in an area of combat 
                                operations;
                                    (II) personnel performing private 
                                security functions in an area of combat 
                                operations are killed or injured; or
                                    (III) persons are killed or 
                                injured, or property is destroyed, as a 
                                result of conduct by contractor 
                                personnel;
                    (B) ensure that all personnel performing private 
                security functions under such contract or subcontract 
                are briefed on and understand their obligation to 
                comply with--
                            (i) qualification, training, screening, and 
                        security requirements established by the 
                        Secretary of Defense for personnel performing 
                        private security functions in an area of combat 
                        operations;
                            (ii) applicable laws and regulations of the 
                        United States and the host country, and 
                        applicable treaties and international 
                        agreements, regarding the performance of the 
                        functions of the contractor or subcontractor;
                            (iii) orders, directives, and instructions 
                        issued by the applicable commander of a 
                        combatant command relating to force protection, 
                        security, health, safety, or relations and 
                        interaction with locals; and
                            (iv) rules on the use of force issued by 
                        the applicable commander of a combatant command 
                        for personnel performing private security 
                        functions in an area of combat operations; and
                    (C) cooperate with any investigation conducted by 
                the Department of Defense pursuant to subsection 
                (a)(2)(D) by providing access to employees of the 
                contractor or subcontractor, as the case may be, and 
                relevant information in the possession of the 
                contractor or subcontractor, as the case may be, 
                regarding the incident concerned.
            (3) Noncompliance of personnel with clause.--The 
        contracting officer for a covered contract or subcontract may 
        direct the contractor or subcontractor, at its own expense, to 
        remove or replace any personnel performing private security 
        functions in an area of combat operations who violate or fail 
        to comply with applicable requirements of the clause required 
        by this subsection. If the violation or failure to comply is 
        significant or repeated, the contract or subcontract may be 
        terminated for default.
            (4) Applicability.--The contract clause required by this 
        subsection shall be included in all covered contracts and 
        covered subcontracts awarded on or after the date that is 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Federal 
        agencies shall make best efforts to provide for the inclusion 
        of the contract clause required by this subsection in covered 
        contracts and covered subcontracts awarded before such date.
            (5) Inspector general report on pilot program on imposition 
        of fines for noncompliance of personnel with clause.--Not later 
        than January 30, 2008, the Inspector General of the Department 
        of Defense shall submit to Congress a report assessing the 
        feasibility and advisability of carrying out a pilot program 
        for the imposition of fines on contractors or subcontractors 
        for personnel who violate or fail to comply with applicable 
        requirements of the clause required by this section as a 
        mechanism for enhancing the compliance of such personnel with 
        the clause. The report shall include--
                    (A) an assessment of the feasibility and 
                advisability of carrying out the pilot program; and
                    (B) if the Inspector General determines that 
                carrying out the pilot program is feasible and 
                advisable--
                            (i) recommendations on the range of 
                        contracts and subcontracts to which the pilot 
                        program should apply; and
                            (ii) a schedule of fines to be imposed 
                        under the pilot program for various types of 
                        personnel actions or failures.
    (c) Areas of Combat Operations.--
            (1) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate 
        the areas constituting an area of combat operations for 
        purposes of this section by not later than 120 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Particular areas.--Iraq and Afghanistan shall be 
        included in the areas designated as an area of combat 
        operations under paragraph (1).
            (3) Additional areas.--The Secretary may designate any 
        additional area as an area constituting an area of combat 
        operations for purposes of this section if the Secretary 
        determines that the presence or potential of combat operations 
        in such area warrants designation of such area as an area of 
        combat operations for purposes of this section.
            (4) Modification or elimination of designation.--The 
        Secretary may modify or cease the designation of an area under 
        this subsection as an area of combat operations if the 
        Secretary determines that combat operations are no longer 
        ongoing in such area.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered contract'' means a contract of a 
        Federal agency for the performance of services in an area of 
        combat operations, as designated by the Secretary of Defense 
        under subsection (c).
            (2) The term ``covered subcontract'' means a subcontract 
        for the performance of private security functions at any tier 
        under a covered contract.
            (3) The term ``private security functions'' means 
        activities engaged in by a contractor or subcontractor under a 
        covered contract or subcontract as follows:
                    (A) Guarding of personnel, facilities, or property 
                of a Federal agency, the contractor or subcontractor, 
                or a third party.
                    (B) Any other activity for which personnel are 
                required to carry weapons in the performance of their 
                duties.

SEC. 872. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED 
              IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--In the case of a product or service to be acquired 
in support of military operations or stability operations in Iraq or 
Afghanistan (including security, transition, reconstruction, and 
humanitarian relief activities) for which the Secretary of Defense 
makes a determination described in subsection (b), the Secretary may 
conduct a procurement in which--
            (1) competition is limited to products or services that are 
        from Iraq or Afghanistan;
            (2) procedures other than competitive procedures are used 
        to award a contract to a particular source or sources from Iraq 
        or Afghanistan; or
            (3) a preference is provided for products or services that 
        are from Iraq or Afghanistan.
    (b) Determination.--A determination described in this subsection is 
a determination by the Secretary that--
            (1) the product or service concerned is to be used only by 
        the military forces, police, or other security personnel of 
        Iraq or Afghanistan; or
            (2) it is in the national security interest of the United 
        States to limit competition, use procedures other than 
        competitive procedures, or provide a preference as described in 
        subsection (a) because--
                    (A) such limitation, procedure, or preference is 
                necessary to provide a stable source of jobs in Iraq or 
                Afghanistan; and
                    (B) such limitation, procedure, or preference will 
                not adversely affect--
                            (i) military operations or stability 
                        operations in Iraq or Afghanistan; or
                            (ii) the United States industrial base.
    (c) Products, Services, and Sources From Iraq or Afghanistan.--For 
the purposes of this section:
            (1) A product is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it is mined, 
        produced, or manufactured in Iraq or Afghanistan.
            (2) A service is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it is 
        performed in Iraq or Afghanistan by citizens or permanent 
        resident aliens of Iraq or Afghanistan.
            (3) A source is from Iraq or Afghanistan if it--
                    (A) is located in Iraq or Afghanistan; and
                    (B) offers products or services that are from Iraq 
                or Afghanistan.

SEC. 873. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 
              INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Review Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the 
Defense Science Board to carry out a review of Department of Defense 
policies and procedures for the acquisition of information technology.
    (b) Matters To Be Addressed.--The matters addressed by the review 
required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) Department of Defense policies and procedures for 
        acquiring national security systems, business information 
        systems, and other information technology.
            (2) The roles and responsibilities in implementing such 
        policies and procedures of--
                    (A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
                Technology, and Logistics;
                    (B) the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
                of Defense;
                    (C) the Director of the Business Transformation 
                Agency;
                    (D) the service acquisition executives;
                    (E) the chief information officers of the military 
                departments;
                    (F) Defense Agency acquisition officials;
                    (G) the information officers of the Defense 
                Agencies; and
                    (H) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation 
                and the heads of the operational test organizations of 
                the military departments and the Defense Agencies.
            (3) The application of such policies and procedures to 
        information technologies that are an integral part of weapons 
        or weapon systems.
            (4) The requirements of the Clinger-Cohen Act (division E 
        of Public Law 104-106) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
        regarding performance-based and results-based management, 
        capital planning, and investment control in the acquisition of 
        information technology.
            (5) Department of Defense policies and procedures for 
        maximizing the usage of commercial information technology while 
        ensuring the security of the microelectronics, software, and 
        networks of the Department.
            (6) The suitability of Department of Defense acquisition 
        regulations, including Department of Defense Directive 5000.1 
        and the accompanying milestones, to the acquisition of 
        information technology systems.
            (7) The adequacy and transparency of performance metrics 
        currently used by the Department of Defense for the acquisition 
        of information technology systems.
            (8) The effectiveness of existing statutory and regulatory 
        reporting requirements for the acquisition of information 
        technology systems.
            (9) The adequacy of operational and development test 
        resources (including infrastructure and personnel), policies, 
        and procedures to ensure appropriate testing of information 
        technology systems both during development and before 
        operational use.
            (10) The appropriate policies and procedures for technology 
        assessment, development, and operational testing for purposes 
        of the adoption of commercial technologies into information 
        technology systems.
    (c) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the results of the review required by 
subsection (a). The report shall include the findings and 
recommendations of the Defense Science Board pursuant to the review, 
including such recommendations for legislative or administrative action 
as the Board considers appropriate, together with any comments the 
Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 874. ENHANCEMENT AND EXTENSION OF ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR THE 
              UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND FOR JOINT WARFIGHTING 
              EXPERIMENTATION.

    (a) Sustainment of Equipment.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 167a of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and acquire'' 
        and inserting ``, acquire, and sustain''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (d) of such section 
        is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
        ``or acquisition'' and inserting ``, acquisition, or 
        sustainment''.
    (b) Two-Year Extension.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``through 2008'' and inserting ``through 
        2010''; and
            (2) by striking ``September 30, 2008'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2010''.

SEC. 875. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL 
              MILITARY ITEMS AND MILITARY SYSTEM ESSENTIAL ITEM 
              BREAKOUT LIST.

    Section 813 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1543) is repealed.

SEC. 876. GREEN PROCUREMENT POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) On September 1, 2004, the Department of Defense issued 
        its green procurement policy. The policy affirms a goal of 100 
        percent compliance with Federal laws and executive orders 
        requiring purchase of environmentally friendly, or green, 
        products and services. The policy also outlines a strategy for 
        meeting those requirements along with metrics for measuring 
        progress.
            (2) On September 13, 2006, the Department of Defense hosted 
        a biobased product showcase and educational event which 
        underscores the importance and seriousness with which the 
        Department is implementing its green procurement program.
            (3) On January 24, 2007, President Bush signed Executive 
        Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and 
        Transportation Management, which contains the requirement that 
        Federal agencies procure biobased and environmentally 
        preferable products and services.
            (4) Although the Department of Defense continues to work to 
        become a leading advocate of green procurement, there is 
        concern that there is not a procurement application or process 
        in place at the Department that supports compliance analysis.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
Department of Defense should establish a system to document and track 
the use of environmentally preferable products and services.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
on its plan to increase the usage of environmentally friendly products 
that minimize potential impacts to human health and the environment at 
all Department of Defense facilities inside and outside the United 
States, including through the direct purchase of products and the 
purchase of products by facility maintenance contractors.

SEC. 877. GAO REVIEW OF USE OF AUTHORITY UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
              ACT OF 1950.

    (a) Thorough Review Required.--The Comptroller General of the 
United States (in this section referred to as the ``Comptroller'') 
shall conduct a thorough review of the application of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950, since the date of enactment of the Defense 
Production Act Reauthorization of 2003 (Public Law 108-195), in light 
of amendments made by that Act.
    (b) Considerations.--In conducting the review required by this 
section, the Comptroller shall examine--
            (1) existing authorities under the Defense Production Act 
        of 1950;
            (2) whether and how such authorities should be statutorily 
        modified to ensure preparedness of the United States and United 
        States industry--
                    (A) to meet security challenges;
                    (B) to meet current and future defense 
                requirements;
                    (C) to meet current and future energy requirements;
                    (D) to meet current and future domestic emergency 
                and disaster response and recovery requirements;
                    (E) to reduce the interruption of critical 
                infrastructure operations during a terrorist attack, 
                natural catastrophe, or other similar national 
                emergency; and
                    (F) to safeguard critical components of the United 
                States industrial base, including American aerospace 
                and shipbuilding industries;
            (3) the effectiveness of amendments made by the Defense 
        Production Act Reauthorization of 2003, and the implementation 
        of such amendments;
            (4) advantages and limitations of Defense Production Act of 
        1950-related capabilities, to ensure adaptation of the law to 
        meet the security challenges of the 21st Century;
            (5) the economic impact of foreign offset contracts and the 
        efficacy of existing authority in mitigating such impact;
            (6) the relative merit of developing rapid and standardized 
        systems for use of the authority provided under the Defense 
        Production Act of 1950, by any Federal agency; and
            (7) such other issues as the Comptroller determines 
        relevant.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate on the 
results of the review conducted under this section, together with any 
legislative recommendations.
    (d) Rules of Construction on Protection of Information.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) the provisions of section 705(d) of the Defense 
        Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2155(d)) shall not apply 
        to information sought or obtained by the Comptroller for 
        purposes of the review required by this section; and
            (2) provisions of law pertaining to the protection of 
        classified information or proprietary information otherwise 
        applicable to information sought or obtained by the Comptroller 
        in carrying out this section shall not be affected by any 
        provision of this section.

SEC. 878. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN MILITARY AND SECURITY 
              CONTRACTING.

    (a) Reports on Iraq and Afghanistan Contracts.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the Director of National Intelligence shall each 
submit to Congress a report that contains the information, current as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act, as follows:
            (1) The number of persons performing work in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan under contracts (and subcontracts at any tier) 
        entered into by departments and agencies of the United States 
        Government, including the Department of Defense, the Department 
        of State, the Department of the Interior, and the United States 
        Agency for International Development, respectively, and a brief 
        description of the functions performed by these persons.
            (2) The companies awarded such contracts and subcontracts.
            (3) The total cost of such contracts.
            (4) A method for tracking the number of persons who have 
        been killed or wounded in performing work under such contracts.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
Interior, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, and the Director of National Intelligence 
should make their best efforts to compile the most accurate accounting 
of the number of civilian contractors killed or wounded in Iraq and 
Afghanistan since October 1, 2001.
    (c) Department of Defense Report on Strategy for and 
Appropriateness of Activities of Contractors Under Department of 
Defense Contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terror.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting 
forth the strategy of the Department of Defense for the use of, and a 
description of the activities being carried out by, contractors and 
subcontractors working in Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Department 
missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terror, including 
its strategy for ensuring that such contracts do not--
            (1) have private companies and their employees performing 
        inherently governmental functions; or
            (2) place contractors in supervisory roles over United 
        States Government personnel.

SEC. 879. MOAB SITE AND CRESCENT JUNCTION SITE, UTAH.

    (a) The Secretary of Energy shall develop a strategy to complete 
the remediation at the Moab site, and the removal of the tailings to 
the Crescent Junction site, in the State of Utah by not later than 
January 1, 2019.
    (b) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of each 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the 
strategy developed under subsection (a) and changes to the existing 
cost, scope and schedule of the remediation and removal activities that 
will be necessary to implement the strategy.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

              Subtitle A--Department of Defense Management

SEC. 901. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES PERSONNEL.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 130a of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 3 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 130a.

SEC. 902. CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Service of Deputy Secretary of Defense as Chief Management 
Officer of Department of Defense.--Section 132 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c)(1) The Deputy Secretary--
            ``(A) serves as the Chief Management Officer of the 
        Department of Defense; and
            ``(B) is the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense 
        on matters relating to the management of the Department of 
        Defense, including the development, approval, implementation, 
        integration, and oversight of policies, procedures, processes, 
        and systems for the management of the Department of Defense 
        that relate to the performance of the following functions:
                    ``(i) Planning and budgeting, including performance 
                measurement.
                    ``(ii) Acquisition.
                    ``(iii) Logistics.
                    ``(iv) Facilities, installations, and environment.
                    ``(v) Financial management.
                    ``(vi) Human resources and personnel.
                    ``(vii) Management of information resources, 
                including information technology, networks, and 
                telecommunications functions.
    ``(2) In carrying out the duties of Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense, the Deputy Secretary shall--
            ``(A) develop and maintain a departmentwide strategic plan 
        for business reform identifying key initiatives to be 
        undertaken by the Department of Defense and its components, 
        together with related resource needs;
            ``(B) establish performance goals and measures for 
        improving and evaluating the overall economy, efficiency, and 
        effectiveness of the business operations of the Department of 
        Defense;
            ``(C) monitor the progress of the Department of Defense and 
        its components in meeting performance goals and measures 
        established pursuant to subparagraph (B);
            ``(D) review and approve plans and budgets for business 
        reform, including any proposed changes to policies, procedures, 
        processes, and systems, to ensure the compatibility of such 
        plans and budgets with the strategic plan for business reform 
        established pursuant to subparagraph (A);
            ``(E) oversee the development of, and review and approve, 
        all budget requests for defense business systems, including the 
        information to be submitted to Congress under section 2222(h) 
        of this title; and
            ``(F) subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
        the Secretary of Defense, perform the responsibilities of the 
        Secretary under section 2222 of this title.
    ``(3) The Deputy Secretary exercises the authority of the Secretary 
of Defense in the performance of the duties of Chief Management Officer 
of the Department of Defense under this subsection subject to the 
authority, direction, and control of the Secretary. The exercise of 
that authority is binding on the Secretaries of the military 
departments and the heads of the other elements and components of the 
Department of Defense.''.
    (b) Deputy Chief Management Officer.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of such title is amended by 
        inserting after section 133b the following new section:
``Sec. 133c. Under Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Chief 
              Management Officer)
    ``(a) There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy 
Chief Management Officer), appointed from civilian life by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among 
persons who have--
            ``(1) extensive executive level leadership and management 
        experience in the public or private sector;
            ``(2) strong leadership skills;
            ``(3) a demonstrated ability to manage large and complex 
        organizations; and
            ``(4) a record of achieving positive operational results.
    ``(b) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Chief 
Management Officer) shall assist the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the 
performance of his duties as Chief Management Officer. The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Chief Management Officer) 
shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Chief Management Officer 
when the Deputy Secretary is absent or disabled or there is no Deputy 
Secretary.
    ``(c)(1) With respect to all matters for which he has 
responsibility by law or by direction of the Secretary of Defense, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Chief Management 
Officer) takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the 
Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
    ``(2) With respect to all matters other than matters for which he 
has responsibility by law or by direction of the Secretary of Defense, 
the Under Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense after 
the Secretaries of the military departments and the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 133b the following new item:

``133c. Under Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Chief 
                            Management Officer).''.
            (3) Executive schedule level iii.--Section 5314 of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence the 
        following new item:
            ``Under Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Chief 
        Management Officer).''.
            (4) Placement in osd.--Section 131(b)(2) of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) 
                as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following new subparagraph (B):
                    ``(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management 
                (Deputy Chief Management Officer).''.
            (5) Conforming amendment.--Section 134(c) of such title is 
        amended by striking ``the Secretary of Defense'' and all that 
        follows and inserting ``the Under Secretary of Defense for 
        Management (Deputy Chief Management Officer).''.
    (c) Chief Management Officers of the Military Departments.--
            (1) Department of the army.--Section 3015 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) The Under Secretary serves as the Chief Management Officer 
of the Department of the Army.
    ``(2) The Under Secretary is the principal adviser to the Secretary 
of the Army on matters relating to the management of the Department of 
the Army, including the development, approval, implementation, 
integration, and oversight of policies, procedures, processes, and 
systems for the management of the Department of the Army that relate to 
the performance of the following functions:
            ``(A) Planning and budgeting, including performance 
        measurement.
            ``(B) Acquisition.
            ``(C) Logistics.
            ``(D) Facilities, installations, and environment.
            ``(E) Financial management.
            ``(F) Human resources and personnel.
            ``(G) Management of information resources, including 
        information technology, networks, and telecommunications 
        functions.
    ``(3) Subject to the direction and oversight of the Chief 
Management Officer and Deputy Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense, the Under Secretary shall be responsible for--
            ``(A) developing and maintaining a strategic plan for 
        business reform that identifies key initiatives to be 
        undertaken by the Department of the Army for business reform, 
        together with related resource needs;
            ``(B) establishing performance goals and measures for 
        improving and evaluating the overall economy, efficiency, and 
        effectiveness of the business operations of the Department of 
        the Army;
            ``(C) monitoring the progress of the Department of the Army 
        and its components in meeting the performance goals and 
        measures established pursuant to subparagraph (B);
            ``(D) reviewing and approving the plans and budgets of the 
        Department of the Army for business reform, including any 
        proposed changes to policies, procedures, processes, and 
        systems, to ensure the compatibility of such plans and budgets 
        with the strategic plan for business reform established 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
            ``(E) overseeing the development of, and reviewing and 
        approving, all budget requests for defense business systems by 
        the Department of the Army, including the information to be 
        submitted to Congress under section 2222(h) of this title.''.
            (2) Department of the navy.--Section 5015 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) The Under Secretary serves as the Chief Management Officer 
of the Department of the Navy.
    ``(2) The Under Secretary is the principal adviser to the Secretary 
of the Navy on matters relating to the management of the Department of 
the Navy, including the development, approval, implementation, 
integration, and oversight of policies, procedures, processes, and 
systems for the management of the Department of the Navy that relate to 
the performance of the following functions:
            ``(A) Planning and budgeting, including performance 
        measurement.
            ``(B) Acquisition.
            ``(C) Logistics.
            ``(D) Facilities, installations, and environment.
            ``(E) Financial management.
            ``(F) Human resources and personnel.
            ``(G) Management of information resources, including 
        information technology, networks, and telecommunications 
        functions.
    ``(3) Subject to the direction and oversight of the Chief 
Management Officer and Deputy Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense, the Under Secretary shall be responsible for--
            ``(A) developing and maintaining a strategic plan for 
        business reform that identifies key initiatives to be 
        undertaken by the Department of the Navy for business reform, 
        together with related resource needs;
            ``(B) establishing performance goals and measures for 
        improving and evaluating the overall economy, efficiency, and 
        effectiveness of the business operations of the Department of 
        the Navy;
            ``(C) monitoring the progress of the Department of the Navy 
        and its components in meeting the performance goals and 
        measures established pursuant to subparagraph (B);
            ``(D) reviewing and approving the plans and budgets of the 
        Department of the Navy for business reform, including any 
        proposed changes to policies, procedures, processes, and 
        systems, to ensure the compatibility of such plans and budgets 
        with the strategic plan for business reform established 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
            ``(E) overseeing the development of, and reviewing and 
        approving, all budget requests for defense business systems by 
        the Department of the Navy, including the information to be 
        submitted to Congress under section 2222(h) of this title.''.
            (3) Department of the air force.--Section 8015 of such 
        title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c)(1) The Under Secretary serves as the Chief Management Officer 
of the Department of the Air Force.
    ``(2) The Under Secretary is the principal adviser to the Secretary 
of the Air Force on matters relating to the management of the 
Department of the Air Force, including the development, approval, 
implementation, integration, and oversight of policies, procedures, 
processes, and systems for the management of the Department of the Air 
Force that relate to the performance of the following functions:
            ``(A) Planning and budgeting, including performance 
        measurement.
            ``(B) Acquisition.
            ``(C) Logistics.
            ``(D) Facilities, installations, and environment.
            ``(E) Financial management.
            ``(F) Human resources and personnel.
            ``(G) Management of information resources, including 
        information technology, networks, and telecommunications 
        functions.
    ``(3) Subject to the direction and oversight of the Chief 
Management Officer and Deputy Chief Management Officer of the 
Department of Defense, the Under Secretary shall be responsible for--
            ``(A) developing and maintaining a strategic plan for 
        business reform that identifies key initiatives to be 
        undertaken by the Department of the Air Force for business 
        reform, together with related resource needs;
            ``(B) establishing performance goals and measures for 
        improving and evaluating the overall economy, efficiency, and 
        effectiveness of the business operations of the Department of 
        the Air Force;
            ``(C) monitoring the progress of the Department of the Air 
        Force and its components in meeting the performance goals and 
        measures established pursuant to subparagraph (B);
            ``(D) reviewing and approving the plans and budgets of the 
        Department of the Air Force for business reform, including any 
        proposed changes to policies, procedures, processes, and 
        systems, to ensure the compatibility of such plans and budgets 
        with the strategic plan for business reform established 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
            ``(E) overseeing the development of, and reviewing and 
        approving, all budget requests for defense business systems by 
        the Department of the Air Force, including the information to 
        be submitted to Congress under section 2222(h) of this 
        title.''.
    (d) Matters Relating to Financial Management Modernization 
Executive Committee.--Section 185(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) 
                as subparagraphs (C) though (G), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before subparagraph (C), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the 
                following new subparagraphs:
            ``(A) The Deputy Secretary of Defense, who shall be the 
        chairman of the committee.
            ``(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy 
        Chief Management Officer), who shall act as the chairman of the 
        committee in the absence of the Deputy Secretary of Defense.''; 
        and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``, who shall be the chairman of the 
                committee''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Management (Deputy Chief Management Officer),'' 
        after ``the Deputy Secretary of Defense,''.
    (e) Matters Relating to Defense Business System Management 
Committee.--Section 186 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
                new paragraph (2):
            ``(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy 
        Chief Management Officer).''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking the second sentence and 
        inserting the following new sentence: ``The Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Management (Deputy Chief Management Officer) shall 
        serve as the vice chairman of the committee, and shall act as 
        the chairman of the committee in the absence of the Deputy 
        Secretary of Defense.''.
    (f) Management of Defense Business Transformation Agency.--Section 
192(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``that the Agency'' and 
all that follows and inserting ``that the Director of the Agency shall 
report directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Management 
(Deputy Chief Management Officer).''.

SEC. 903. MODIFICATION OF BACKGROUND REQUIREMENT OF INDIVIDUALS 
              APPOINTED AS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, 
              TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS.

    Section 133(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``in the private sector''.

SEC. 904. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BOARD OF ACTUARIES.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 182 the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 183. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries
    ``(a) In General.--There shall be in the Department of Defense a 
Department of Defense Board of Actuaries (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the `Board').
    ``(b) Members.--(1) The Board shall consist of three members who 
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among qualified 
professional actuaries who are members of the Society of Actuaries.
    ``(2) The members of the Board shall serve for a term of 15 years, 
except that a member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
before the end of the term for which the member's predecessor was 
appointed shall only serve until the end of such term. A member may 
serve after the end of the member's term until the member's successor 
takes office.
    ``(3) A member of the Board may be removed by the Secretary of 
Defense only for misconduct or failure to perform functions vested in 
the Board.
    ``(4) A member of the Board who is not an employee of the United 
States is entitled to receive pay at the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay of the highest rate of basic pay then currently being 
paid under the General Schedule of subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
title 5 for each day the member is engaged in the performance of the 
duties of the Board and is entitled to travel expenses, including a per 
diem allowance, in accordance with section 5703 of that title in 
connection with such duties.
    ``(c) Duties.--The Board shall have the following duties:
            ``(1) To review valuations of the Department of Defense 
        Military Retirement Fund in accordance with section 1465(c) of 
        this title and submit to the President and Congress, not less 
        often than once every four years, a report on the status of 
        that Fund, including such recommendations for modifications to 
        the funding or amortization of that Fund as the Board considers 
        appropriate and necessary to maintain that Fund on a sound 
        actuarial basis.
            ``(2) To review valuations of the Department of Defense 
        Education Benefits Fund in accordance with section 2006(e) of 
        this title and make recommendations to the President and 
        Congress on such modifications to the funding or amortization 
        of that Fund as the Board considers appropriate to maintain 
        that Fund on a sound actuarial basis.
            ``(3) To review valuations of such other funds as the 
        Secretary of Defense shall specify for purposes of this section 
        and make recommendations to the President and Congress on such 
        modifications to the funding or amortization of such funds as 
        the Board considers appropriate to maintain such funds on a 
        sound actuarial basis.
    ``(d) Records.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
Board has access to such records regarding the funds referred to in 
subsection (c) as the Board shall require to determine the actuarial 
status of such funds.
    ``(e) Reports.--(1) The Board shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense on an annual basis a report on the actuarial status of each of 
the following:
            ``(A) The Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.
            ``(B) The Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund.
            ``(C) Each other fund specified by Secretary under 
        subsection (c)(3).
    ``(2) The Board shall also furnish its advice and opinion on 
matters referred to it by the Secretary.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 182 the following new item:

``183. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries.''.
            (3) Initial service as board members.--Each member of the 
        Department of Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries or the 
        Department of Defense Education Benefits Board of Actuaries as 
        of the date of the enactment of this Act shall serve as an 
        initial member of the Department of Defense Board of Actuaries 
        under section 183 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
        paragraph (1)), from that date until the date otherwise 
        provided for the completion of such individual's term as a 
        member of the Department of Defense Retirement Board of 
        Actuaries or the Department of Defense Education Benefits Board 
        of Actuaries, as the case may be, unless earlier removed by the 
        Secretary of Defense.
    (b) Termination of Existing Boards of Actuaries.--
            (1) Department of defense retirement board of actuaries.--
        (A) Section 1464 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
            (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 74 of 
        such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
        1464.
            (2) Department of defense education benefits board of 
        actuaries.--Section 2006 of such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection 
                (g)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (e);
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) 
                as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
                    (D) in subsection (e), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), by striking ``subsection (g)'' in 
                paragraph (5) and inserting ``subsection (f)''; and
                    (E) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
                        ``subsection (f)(3)'' and inserting 
                        ``subsection (e)(3)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
                        ``subsection (f)(4)'' and inserting 
                        ``subsection (e)(4)''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1175(h)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``Retirement'' the first place it appears.
            (2) Section 1460(b) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``Retirement''.
            (3) Section 1466(c)(3) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``Retirement''.
            (4) Section 12521(6) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``Department of Defense Education Benefits Board of Actuaries 
        referred to in section 2006(e)(1) of this title'' and inserting 
        ``Department of Defense Board of Actuaries under section 183 of 
        this title''.

SEC. 905. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR 
              ACQUISITION MATTERS; PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTIES.

    (a) Department of the Army.--Section 3016(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(5)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The 
principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall 
supervision of acquisition, technology, and logistics matters of the 
Department of the Army.
    ``(B) The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal Deputy, who 
shall be a lieutenant general of the Army on active duty. The Principal 
Deputy shall be appointed from among officers who have significant 
experience in the areas of acquisition and program management. The 
position of Principal Deputy shall be designated as a critical 
acquisition position under section 1733 of this title.''.
    (b) Department of the Navy.--Section 5016(b) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition. The 
principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall 
supervision of research, development, and acquisition matters of the 
Department of the Navy.
    ``(B) The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal Deputy, who 
shall be a vice admiral of the Navy or a lieutenant general of the 
Marine Corps on active duty. The Principal Deputy shall be appointed 
from among officers who have significant experience in the areas of 
acquisition and program management. The position of Principal Deputy 
shall be designated as a critical acquisition position under section 
1733 of this title.''.
    (c) Department of the Air Force.--Section 8016(b) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. The principal duty of the 
Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision of acquisition 
matters of the Department of the Air Force.
    ``(B) The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal Deputy, who 
shall be a lieutenant general of the Air Force on active duty. The 
Principal Deputy shall be appointed from among officers who have 
significant experience in the areas of acquisition and program 
management. The position of Principal Deputy shall be designated as a 
critical acquisition position under section 1733 of this title.''.
    (d) Duty of Principal Military Deputies To Inform Service Chiefs on 
Major Defense Acquisition Programs.--Each Principal Deputy to a service 
acquisition executive shall be responsible for keeping the Chief of 
Staff of the Armed Force concerned informed of the progress of major 
defense acquisition programs.
    (e) Exclusion of Principal Military Deputies From Distribution and 
Strength in Grade Limitations.--
            (1) Distribution.--Section 525(b) of such title is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(9)(A) An officer while serving in a position specified in 
subparagraph (B) is in addition to the number that would otherwise be 
permitted for that officer's armed force for the grade of lieutenant 
general or vice admiral, as applicable.
    ``(B) A position specified in this subparagraph is each position as 
follows:
            ``(i) Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
        Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
            ``(ii) Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
        Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition.
            ``(iii) Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
        Air Force for Acquisition.''.
            (2) Authorized strength.--Section 526 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Exclusion of Principal Deputies to Assistant Secretaries of 
the Military Departments for Acquisition Matters.--The limitations of 
this section do not apply to a general or flag officer who is covered 
by the exclusion under section 525(b)(9) of this title.''.

SEC. 906. FLEXIBLE AUTHORITY FOR NUMBER OF ARMY DEPUTY CHIEFS OF STAFF 
              AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS OF STAFF.

    Subsection (b) of section 3035 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe the number of 
Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff. The aggregate 
number of such positions may not exceed eight positions.''.

SEC. 907. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TERM OF OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
              OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.

    It is the sense of Congress that the term of office of the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense should 
be not less than five years.

                       Subtitle B--Space Matters

SEC. 921. SPACE POSTURE REVIEW.

    (a) Requirement for Comprehensive Review.--In order to clarify the 
national security space policy and strategy of the United States for 
the near term, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
Intelligence shall jointly conduct a comprehensive review of the space 
posture of the United States over the posture review period.
    (b) Elements of Review.--The review conducted under subsection (a) 
shall include, for the posture review period, the following:
            (1) The definition, policy, requirements, and objectives 
        for each of the following:
                    (A) Space situational awareness.
                    (B) Space control.
                    (C) Space superiority, including defensive and 
                offensive counterspace.
                    (D) Force enhancement and force application.
                    (E) Space-based intelligence and surveillance and 
                reconnaissance from space.
                    (F) Any other matter the Secretary considers 
                relevant to understanding the space posture of the 
                United States.
            (2) A description of current and planned space acquisition 
        programs that are in acquisition categories 1 and 2, including 
        how each such program will address the policy, requirements, 
        and objectives described under each of subparagraphs (A) 
        through (F) of paragraph (1).
            (3) A description of future space systems and technology 
        development (other than such systems and technology in 
        development as of the date of the enactment of this Act) 
        necessary to address the policy, requirements, and objectives 
        described under each of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 
        paragraph (1).
            (4) An assessment of the relationship among the following:
                    (A) United States military space policy.
                    (B) National security space policy.
                    (C) National security space objectives.
                    (D) Arms control policy.
            (5) An assessment of the effect of the military and 
        national security space policy of the United States on the 
        proliferation of weapons capable of targeting objects in space 
        or objects on Earth from space.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than December 1, 2009, the 
        Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence 
        shall jointly submit to the congressional committees specified 
        in paragraph (3) a report on the review conducted under 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Form of report.--The report under this subsection shall 
        be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
            (3) Committees.--The congressional committees specified in 
        this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
                Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
                of Representatives.
    (d) Posture Review Period Defined.--In this section, the term 
``posture review period'' means the 10-year period beginning on 
February 1, 2009.

SEC. 922. ADDITIONAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF ACQUISITION FOR DEFENSE 
              SPACE PROGRAMS.

    Section 911(b)(1) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2621) is 
amended by inserting ``, and March 15, 2008,'' after ``March 15, 
2003,''.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 931. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSIDERATION OF EFFECT OF CLIMATE 
              CHANGE ON DEPARTMENT FACILITIES, CAPABILITIES, AND 
              MISSIONS.

    Section 118 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Consideration of Effect of Climate Change on Department 
Facilities, Capabilities, and Missions.--(1) The first national 
security strategy and national defense strategy prepared after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection shall include guidance for military 
planners--
            ``(A) to assess the risks of projected climate change to 
        current and future missions of the armed forces;
            ``(B) to update defense plans based on these assessments, 
        including working with allies and partners to incorporate 
        climate mitigation strategies, capacity building, and relevant 
        research and development; and
            ``(C) to develop the capabilities needed to reduce future 
        impacts.
    ``(2) The first quadrennial defense review prepared after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection shall also examine the capabilities 
of the armed forces to respond to the consequences of climate change, 
in particular, preparedness for natural disasters from extreme weather 
events and other missions the armed forces may be asked to support 
inside the United States and overseas.
    ``(3) For planning purposes to comply with the requirements of this 
subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall use--
            ``(A) the mid-range projections of the fourth assessment 
        report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
            ``(B) subsequent mid-range consensus climate projections if 
        more recent information is available when the next national 
        security strategy, national defense strategy, or quadrennial 
        defense review, as the case may be, is conducted; and
            ``(C) findings of appropriate and available estimations or 
        studies of the anticipated strategic, social, political, and 
        economic effects of global climate change and the implications 
        of such effects on the national security of the United States.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall ensure that this subsection is 
implemented in a manner that does not have a negative impact on 
national security.
    ``(5) In this subsection, the term `national security strategy' 
means the annual national security strategy report of the President 
under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
404a).''.

SEC. 932. BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE 
              HEALTH SCIENCES.

    (a) Appointments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2113 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``by the 
                President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
                Senate'' and inserting ``by the Secretary of Defense''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                        paragraph (2).
            (2) Chairman.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended by 
        striking ``the President'' and inserting ``the Secretary''.
    (b) Statutory Redesignation of Dean as President.--
            (1) Section 2113 of such title is further amended by 
        striking ``Dean'' each place it appears in subsections (d) and 
        (f)(1) and inserting ``President''.
            (2) Section 2114(e) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``Dean'' each place it appears in paragraphs (3) and (5).
    (c) Compensation of Members for Performance of Duties.--Subsection 
(e) of section 2113 of such title is further amended by striking ``but 
not exceeding $100 per diem''.

SEC. 933. UNITED STATES MILITARY CANCER INSTITUTE.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 104 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2117. United States Military Cancer Institute
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish in 
the University the United States Military Cancer Institute. The 
Institute shall be established pursuant to regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Institute are as follows:
            ``(1) To establish and maintain a clearinghouse of data on 
        the incidence and prevalence of cancer among members and former 
        members of the armed forces.
            ``(2) To conduct research that contributes to the detection 
        or treatment of cancer among the members and former members of 
        the armed forces.
    ``(c) Head of Institute.--The Director of the United States 
Military Cancer Institute is the head of the Institute. The Director 
shall report to the President of the University regarding matters 
relating to the Institute.
    ``(d) Elements.--(1) The Institute is composed of clinical and 
basic scientists in the Department of Defense who have an expertise in 
research, patient care, and education relating to oncology and who meet 
applicable criteria for affiliation with the Institute.
    ``(2) The components of the Institute include military treatment 
and research facilities that meet applicable criteria and are 
designated as affiliates of the Institute.
    ``(e) Research.--(1) The Director of the United States Military 
Cancer Institute shall carry out research studies on the following:
            ``(A) The epidemiological features of cancer, including 
        assessments of the carcinogenic effect of genetic and 
        environmental factors, and of disparities in health, inherent 
        or common among populations of various ethnic origins within 
        the members of the armed forces.
            ``(B) The prevention and early detection of cancer among 
        members and former members of the armed forces.
            ``(C) Basic, translational, and clinical investigation 
        matters relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B).
    ``(2) The research studies under paragraph (1) shall include 
complementary research on oncologic nursing.
    ``(f) Collaborative Research.--The Director of the United States 
Military Cancer Institute shall carry out the research studies under 
subsection (e) in collaboration with other cancer research 
organizations and entities selected by the Institute for purposes of 
the research studies.
    ``(g) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than November 1 each year, the 
Director of the United States Military Cancer Institute shall submit to 
the President of the University a report on the current status of the 
research studies being carried out by the Institute under subsection 
(e).
    ``(2) Not later than 60 days after receiving a report under 
paragraph (1), the President of the University shall transmit such 
report to the Secretary of Defense and to Congress.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 104 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

``2117. United States Military Cancer Institute.''.

SEC. 934. WESTERN HEMISPHERE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HUMAN RIGHTS.

    (a) Center Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may establish and 
operate a center to be known as the Western Hemisphere Center for 
Excellence in Human Rights.
    (b) Missions.--The missions of the Center shall be as follows:
            (1) To provide and facilitate education, training, 
        research, strategic planning, and reform on the integration of 
        respect for human rights into all aspects of military 
        operations, doctrine, education, judicial systems, and other 
        internal control mechanisms, and into the relations of the 
        military with civil society, including the development of 
        programs to combat the growing phenomenon of trafficking in 
        persons.
            (2) To sponsor conferences, symposia, seminars, academic 
        exchanges, and courses, as well as special projects such as 
        studies, reviews, design of curricula, and evaluations, on the 
        matters covered by paragraph (1).
            (3) In carrying out its other mission, to place special 
        emphasis on the implementation of reforms that result in 
        measurable improvements in respect for human rights in the 
        provision of effective security.
    (c) Formulation and Execution of Programs.--
            (1) Concurrence of secretary of state.--The Secretary of 
        Defense may carry out this section only with the concurrence of 
        the Secretary of State.
            (2) Formulation and execution of programs.--The Secretary 
        of Defense and the Secretary of State shall--
                    (A) jointly formulate any program or other 
                activities undertaken under this section; and
                    (B) shall coordinate with one another, under 
                procedures that they jointly establish, to ensure 
                appropriate implementation of such programs and 
                activities, including in a manner that--
                            (i) incorporates appropriate vetting 
                        procedures, irrespective of the source of 
                        funding for the activity; and
                            (ii) avoids duplication with existing 
                        programs.
    (d) Joint Operation With Educational Institutions and 
Nongovernmental Organizations Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
enter into agreements with appropriate officials of institutions of 
higher education and nongovernmental organizations to provide for the 
joint operation of the Center by the Secretary and such entities. Any 
such agreement may provide for the institution or organization 
concerned to furnish necessary administrative services for the Center, 
including administration and allocation of funds.
    (e) Acceptance of Gifts and Donations.--
            (1) Acceptance authorized.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept, on behalf of the 
        Center, gifts and donations to be used to defray the costs of 
        the Center or to enhance the operation of the Center. Any such 
        gift or donation may be accepted from any State or local 
        government, any foreign government, any foundation or other 
        charitable organization (including any that is organized or 
        operates under the laws of a foreign country), or any other 
        private source in the United States or a foreign country.
            (2) Limitation.--The Secretary may not accept a gift or 
        donation under paragraph (1) if acceptance of the gift or 
        donation would compromise or appear to compromise--
                    (A) the ability of the Department of Defense, any 
                employee of the Department, or members of the Armed 
                Forces to carry out any responsibility or duty of the 
                Department in a fair and objective manner; or
                    (B) the integrity of any program of the Department 
                or of any person involved in such a program.
            (3) Crediting.--Amounts accepted as a gift or donation 
        under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the appropriation 
        available to the Department of Defense for the Western 
        Hemisphere Center for Excellence in Human Rights. Amounts so 
        credited shall be merged with the appropriation to which 
        credited, and shall be available to the Center for the same 
        purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, 
        as amounts in the appropriation with which merged.
            (4) Annual report.--Not later than January 31 each year, 
        the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report on the gifts or donations accepted under 
        paragraph (1) during the preceding year. Each report shall 
        include, for the year covered by such report, a description of 
        each gift of donation so accepted, including--
                    (A) the source of the gift or donation;
                    (B) the amount of the gift or donation; and
                    (C) the use of the gift or donation.

SEC. 935. INCLUSION OF COMMANDERS OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE COMBATANT 
              COMMANDS IN BOARD OF VISITORS OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
              INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY COOPERATION.

    Subparagraph (F) of section 2166(e)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(F) The commanders of the combatant commands having 
        geographic responsibility for the Western Hemisphere, or the 
        designees of those officers.''.

SEC. 936. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF 
              THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY.

    (a) Assessment Required.--Not later than March 1, 2008, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of 
the proposed reorganization of the office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy, including an assessment with respect to the matters 
set forth in subsection (b).
    (b) Matters To Be Assessed.--The matters to be included in the 
assessment required by subsection are as follows:
            (1) Whether the proposed reorganization of the office will 
        further the stated purposes of the proposed reorganization in 
        the short-and long-term, namely whether the proposed 
        reorganization will enhance the ability of the Department of 
        Defense--
                    (A) to address current security priorities, 
                including the war in Iraq and the global war on 
                terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere;
                    (B) to manage geopolitical defense relationships; 
                and
                    (C) to anticipate future strategic shifts.
            (2) Whether, and to what extent, the proposed 
        reorganization adheres to generally accepted principles of 
        effective organization such as establishing clear goals, 
        identifying clear lines of authority and accountability, and 
        developing an effective human capital strategy.
            (3) The extent to which the Department has developed 
        detailed implementation plans for the proposed reorganization, 
        and the current status of the implementation of all aspects of 
        the reorganization.
            (4) The extent to which the Department has worked to 
        mitigate congressional concerns and address other challenges 
        that have arisen since the proposed reorganization was 
        announced.
            (5) Whether the Department plans to evaluate progress in 
        achieving the stated goals of the proposed reorganization and 
        what metrics, if any, the Department has established to assess 
        the results of the reorganization.
            (6) The impact of the large span of responsibilities for 
        the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and 
        Low Intensity Conflict under the proposed reorganization on the 
        ability of the Assistant Secretary to carry out the principal 
        duties of the Assistant Secretary under law.
            (7) The impact of the large span of responsibility for the 
        Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low 
        Intensity Conflict under the proposed reorganization, including 
        responsibility under the proposed reorganization for each of 
        the following:
                    (A) Strategic capabilities.
                    (B) Forces transformation.
                    (C) Major budget programs.
            (8) The relationship between any global war on terrorism 
        task force that reports directly to the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Policy, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
        Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and the 
        Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in 
        managing policy on combating terrorism.
            (9) The impact of the large span of responsibilities for 
        the proposed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
        Counternarcotics, Counterproliferation, and Global Threats 
        under the proposed reorganization.
            (10) The impact of the proposed reorganization on 
        counternarcotics program execution.
            (11) The unique placement under the proposed reorganization 
        of both functional and regional issue responsibilities under 
        the single proposed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland 
        Defense and Americas' Security Affairs.
            (12) The differentiation between the responsibilities of 
        the proposed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Building 
        Partnership Capacity Strategy and the proposed Deputy Assistant 
        Secretary of Defense for Security Cooperation Options under the 
        proposed reorganization, and the relationship between such 
        officials.

SEC. 937. PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS COMPARABILITY 
              ALLOWANCES.

    (a) Authority To Provide Allowances.--
            (1) Authority.--In order to recruit and retain highly 
        qualified Department of Defense physicians and Department of 
        Defense health care professionals, the Secretary of Defense 
        may, subject to the provisions of this section, enter into a 
        service agreement with a current or new Department of Defense 
        physician or a Department of Defense health care professional 
        which provides for such physician or health care professional 
        to complete a specified period of service in the Department of 
        Defense in return for an allowance for the duration of such 
        agreement in an amount to be determined by the Secretary and 
        specified in the agreement, but not to exceed--
                    (A) in the case of a Department of Defense 
                physician--
                            (i) $25,000 per annum if, at the time the 
                        agreement is entered into, the Department of 
                        Defense physician has served as a Department of 
                        Defense physician for 24 months or less; or
                            (ii) $40,000 per annum if the Department of 
                        Defense physician has served as a Department of 
                        Defense physician for more than 24 months; and
                    (B) in the case of a Department of Defense health 
                care professional--
                            (i) an amount up to $5,000 per annum if, at 
                        the time the agreement is entered into, the 
                        Department of Defense health care professional 
                        has served as a Department of Defense health 
                        care professional for less than 10 years;
                            (ii) an amount up to $10,000 per annum if, 
                        at the time the agreement is entered into, the 
                        Department of Defense health care professional 
                        has served as a Department of Defense health 
                        care professional for at least 10 years but 
                        less than 18 years; or
                            (iii) an amount up to $15,000 per annum if, 
                        at the time the agreement is entered into, the 
                        Department of Defense health care professional 
                        has served as a Department of Defense health 
                        care professional for 18 years or more.
            (2) Treatment of certain service.--(A) For the purpose of 
        determining length of service as a Department of Defense 
        physician, service as a physician under section 4104 or 4114 of 
        title 38, United States Code, or active service as a medical 
        officer in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service 
        under title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 
        et seq.) shall be deemed service as a Department of Defense 
        physician.
            (B) For the purpose of determining length of service as a 
        Department of Defense health care professional, service as a 
        nonphysician health care provider, psychologist, or social 
        worker while serving as an officer described under section 
        302c(d)(1) of title 37, United States Code, shall be deemed 
        service as a Department of Defense health care professional.
    (b) Certain Physicians and Professionals Ineligible.--An allowance 
may not be paid under this section to any physician or health care 
professional who--
            (1) is employed on less than a half-time or intermittent 
        basis;
            (2) occupies an internship or residency training position; 
        or
            (3) is fulfilling a scholarship obligation.
    (c) Covered Categories of Positions.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall determine categories of positions applicable to physicians and 
health care professionals within the Department of Defense with respect 
to which there is a significant recruitment and retention problem for 
purposes of this section. Only physicians and health care professionals 
serving in such positions shall be eligible for an allowance under this 
section. The amounts of each such allowance shall be determined by the 
Secretary, and shall be the minimum amount necessary to deal with the 
recruitment and retention problem for each such category of physicians 
and health care professionals.
    (d) Period of Service.--Any agreement entered into by a physician 
or health care professional under this section shall be for a period of 
service in the Department of Defense specified in such agreement, which 
period may not be less than one year of service or exceed four years of 
service.
    (e) Repayment.--Unless otherwise provided for in the agreement 
under subsection (f), an agreement under this section shall provide 
that the physician or health care professional, in the event that such 
physician or health care professional voluntarily, or because of 
misconduct, fails to complete at least one year of service under such 
agreement, shall be required to refund the total amount received under 
this section unless the Secretary of Defense determines that such 
failure is necessitated by circumstances beyond the control of the 
physician or health care professional.
    (f) Termination of Agreement.--Any agreement under this section 
shall specify the terms under which the Secretary of Defense and the 
physician or health care professional may elect to terminate such 
agreement, and the amounts, if any, required to be refunded by the 
physician or health care professional for each reason for termination.
    (g) Construction With Other Authorities.--
            (1) Allowance not treatable as basic pay.--An allowance 
        paid under this section shall not be considered as basic pay 
        for the purposes of subchapter VI and section 5595 of chapter 
        55 of title 5, United States Code, chapter 81 or 87 of such 
        title, or other benefits related to basic pay.
            (2) Payment.--Any allowance under this section for a 
        Department of Defense physician or Department of Defense health 
        care professional shall be paid in the same manner and at the 
        same time as the basic pay of the physician or health care 
        professional is paid.
            (3) Construction with certain authority.--The authority to 
        pay allowances under this section may not be exercised together 
        with the authority in section 5948 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
    (h) Annual Report.--
            (1) Annual report.--Not later than June 30 each year, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress a written report on the operation of this section 
        during the preceding year. Each report shall include--
                    (A) with respect to the year covered by such 
                report, information as to--
                            (i) the nature and extent of the 
                        recruitment or retention problems justifying 
                        the use by the Department of Defense of the 
                        authority under this section;
                            (ii) the number of physicians and health 
                        care professionals with whom agreements were 
                        entered into by the Department of Defense;
                            (iii) the size of the allowances and the 
                        duration of the agreements entered into; and
                            (iv) the degree to which the recruitment or 
                        retention problems referred to in clause (i) 
                        were alleviated under this section; and
                    (B) such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate for actions (including legislative actions) 
                to improve or enhance the authorities in this section 
                to achieve the purpose specified in subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committees on Armed Services and Homeland 
                Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committees on Armed Services and Homeland 
                Security of the House of Representatives.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Department of Defense health care 
        professional'' means any individual employed by the Department 
        of Defense who is a qualified health care professional employed 
        as a health care professional and paid under any provision of 
        law specified in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph 
        (2).
            (2) The term ``Department of Defense physician'' means any 
        individual employed by the Department of Defense as a physician 
        or dentist who is paid under a provision or provisions of law 
        as follows:
                    (A) Section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, 
                relating to the General Schedule.
                    (B) Subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, 
                United States Code, relating to the Senior Executive 
                Service.
                    (C) Section 5371 of title 5, United States Code, 
                relating to certain health care positions.
                    (D) Section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, 
                relating to certain senior-level positions.
                    (E) Section 5377 of title 5, United States Code, 
                relating to critical positions.
                    (F) Subchapter IX of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
                States Code, relating to special occupational pay 
                systems.
                    (G) Section 9902 of title 5, United States Code, 
                relating to the National Security Personnel System.
            (3) The term ``qualified health care professional'' means 
        any individual who is--
                    (A) a psychologist who meets the Office of 
                Personnel Management Qualification Standards for the 
                Occupational Series of Psychologist as required by the 
                position to be filled;
                    (B) a nurse who meets the applicable Office of 
                Personnel Management Qualification Standards for the 
                Occupational Series of Nurse as required by the 
                position to be filled;
                    (C) a nurse anesthetist who meets the applicable 
                Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards 
                for the Occupational Series of Nurse as required by the 
                position to be filled;
                    (D) a physician assistant who meets the applicable 
                Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards 
                for the Occupational Series of Physician Assistant as 
                required by the position to be filled;
                    (E) a social worker who meets the applicable Office 
                of Personnel Management Qualification Standards for the 
                Occupational Series of Social Worker as required by the 
                position to be filled; or
                    (F) any other health care professional designated 
                by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this 
                section.
    (j) Termination.--No agreement may be entered into under this 
section after September 30, 2012.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--
            (1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary of 
        Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
        the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
        available to the Department of Defense in this division for 
        fiscal year 2008 between any such authorizations for that 
        fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of 
        authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be 
        available for the same purposes as the authorization to which 
        transferred.
            (2) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
        total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer 
        under the authority of this section may not exceed 
        $5,000,000,000.
            (3) Exception for transfers between military personnel 
        authorizations.--A transfer of funds between military personnel 
        authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the 
        dollar limitation in paragraph (2).
    (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
transfer authorizations--
            (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
        have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
        transferred; and
            (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
        has been denied authorization by Congress.
    (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one 
account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed 
to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount 
is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
    (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly notify 
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
              APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.

    Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2007 in the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) are hereby adjusted, with 
respect to any such authorized amount, by the amount by which 
appropriations pursuant to such authorization are increased by a 
supplemental appropriation or by a transfer of funds, or decreased by a 
rescission, or any thereof, pursuant to the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28).

SEC. 1003. MODIFICATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    Section 1001(a) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2371) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Exception for certain transfers.--The following 
        transfers of funds shall be not be counted toward the 
        limitation in paragraph (2) on the amount that may be 
        transferred under this section:
                    ``(A) The transfer of funds to the Iraq Security 
                Forces Fund under reprogramming FY07-07-R PA.
                    ``(B) The transfer of funds to the Joint Improvised 
                Explosive Device Defeat Fund under reprogramming FY07-
                11 PA.
                    ``(C) The transfer of funds back from the accounts 
                referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) to restore the 
                sources used in the reprogrammings referred to in such 
                subparagraphs.''.

SEC. 1004. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO NATO COMMON-FUNDED BUDGETS IN 
              FISCAL YEAR 2008.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2008 Limitation.--The total amount contributed by 
the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 2008 for the common-funded 
budgets of NATO may be any amount up to, but not in excess of, the 
amount specified in subsection (b) (rather than the maximum amount that 
would otherwise be applicable to those contributions under the fiscal 
year 1998 baseline limitation).
    (b) Total Amount.--The amount of the limitation applicable under 
subsection (a) is the sum of the following:
            (1) The amounts of unexpended balances, as of the end of 
        fiscal year 2007, of funds appropriated for fiscal years before 
        fiscal year 2008 for payments for those budgets.
            (2) The amount specified in subsection (c)(1).
            (3) The amount specified in subsection (c)(2).
            (4) The total amount of the contributions authorized to be 
        made under section 2501.
    (c) Authorized Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
titles II and III of this Act are available for contributions for the 
common-funded budgets of NATO as follows:
            (1) Of the amount provided in section 201(1), $1,031,000 
        for the Civil Budget.
            (2) Of the amount provided in section 301(1), $362,159,000 
        for the Military Budget.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Common-funded budgets of nato.--The term ``common-
        funded budgets of NATO'' means the Military Budget, the 
        Security Investment Program, and the Civil Budget of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (and any successor or additional 
        account or program of NATO).
            (2) Fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation.--The term 
        ``fiscal year 1998 baseline limitation'' means the maximum 
        annual amount of Department of Defense contributions for 
        common-funded budgets of NATO that is set forth as the annual 
        limitation in section 3(2)(C)(ii) of the resolution of the 
        Senate giving the advice and consent of the Senate to the 
        ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 
        1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic (as defined in section 4(7) of that resolution), 
        approved by the Senate on April 30, 1998.

SEC. 1005. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE FOR THE 
              DEFENSE AGENCIES.

    (a) Financial Management Transformation Initiative.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Business 
        Transformation Agency of the Department of Defense shall carry 
        out an initiative for financial management transformation in 
        the Defense Agencies. The initiative shall be known as the 
        ``Defense Agencies Initiative'' (in this section referred to as 
        the ``Initiative'').
            (2) Scope of authority.--In carrying out the Initiative, 
        the Director of the Business Transformation Agency may require 
        the heads of the Defense Agencies to carry out actions that are 
        within the purpose and scope of the Initiative.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of Initiative shall be as follows:
            (1) To eliminate or replace financial management systems of 
        the Defense Agencies that are duplicative, redundant, or fail 
        to comply with the standards set forth in subsection (d).
            (2) To transform the budget, finance, and accounting 
        operations of the Defense Agencies to enable the Defense 
        Agencies to achieve accurate and reliable financial information 
        needed to support financial accountability and effective and 
        efficient management decisions.
    (c) Required Elements.--The Initiative shall include, to the 
maximum extent practicable--
            (1) the utilization of commercial, off-the-shelf 
        technologies and web-based solutions;
            (2) a standardized technical environment and an open and 
        accessible architecture; and
            (3) the implementation of common business processes, shared 
        services, and common data structures.
    (d) Standards.--In carrying out the Initiative, the Director of the 
Business Transformation Agency shall ensure that the Initiative is 
consistent with--
            (1) the requirements of the Business Enterprise 
        Architecture and Transition Plan developed pursuant to section 
        2222 of title 10, United States Code;
            (2) the Standard Financial Information Structure of the 
        Department of Defense;
            (3) the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 
        1996 (and the amendments made by that Act); and
            (4) other applicable requirements of law and regulation.
    (e) Scope.--The Initiative shall be designed to provide, at a 
minimum, capabilities in the major process areas for both general fund 
and working capital fund operations of the Defense Agencies as follows:
            (1) Budget formulation.
            (2) Budget to report, including general ledger and trial 
        balance.
            (3) Procure to pay, including commitments, obligations, and 
        accounts payable.
            (4) Order to fulfill, including billing and accounts 
        receivable.
            (5) Cost accounting.
            (6) Acquire to retire (account management).
            (7) Time and attendance and employee entitlement.
            (8) Grants financial management.
    (f) Program Control.--In carrying out the Initiative, the Director 
of the Business Transformation Agency shall establish--
            (1) a board (to be known as the ``Configuration Control 
        Board'') to manage scope and cost changes to the Initiative; 
        and
            (2) a program management office (to be known as the 
        ``Program Management Office'') to control and enforce 
        assumptions made in the acquisition plan, the cost estimate, 
        and the system integration contract for the Initiative, as 
        directed by the Configuration Control Board.
    (g) Plan on Development and Implementation of Initiative.--Not 
later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Business Transformation Agency shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan for the development and 
implementation of the Initiative. The plan shall provide for the 
implementation of an initial capability under the Initiative as 
follows:
            (1) In at least one Defense Agency by not later than eight 
        months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) In not less than six Defense Agencies by not later than 
        18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1006. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR TWO-YEAR BUDGET CYCLE FOR THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Section 1405 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 744; 31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is repealed.

SEC. 1007. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO FOREIGN 
              CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS, DEFENSE ACCOUNT.

    Section 2779 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``second fiscal 
        year'' and inserting ``fourth fiscal year''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``second fiscal 
        year'' and inserting ``fourth fiscal year''.

SEC. 1008. REPORT ON FUNDING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR HEALTH 
              CARE FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE ARMED FORCES ARE 
              ENGAGED IN A MAJOR MILITARY CONFLICT.

    If the Armed Forces are involved in a major military conflict when 
the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and the aggregate amount 
included in that budget for the Department of Defense for health care 
for such fiscal year is less than the aggregate amount provided by 
Congress for the Department for health care for such preceding fiscal 
year, and, in the case of the Department, the total allocation from the 
Defense Health Program to any military department is less than the 
total such allocation in the preceding fiscal year, the President shall 
submit to Congress a report on--
            (1) the reasons for the determination that inclusion of a 
        lesser aggregate amount or allocation to any military 
        department is in the national interest; and
            (2) the anticipated effects of the inclusion of such lesser 
        aggregate amount or allocation to any military department on 
        the access to and delivery of medical and support services to 
        members of the Armed Forces and their family members.

                  Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities

SEC. 1011. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 
              SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES TO CERTAIN ADDITIONAL 
              FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

    Section 1033(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1881), as amended by 
section 1021(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1593) and section 1022(b) of 
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2382), is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(17) The Government of the Dominican Republic.
            ``(18) The Government of Mexico.''.

SEC. 1012. REPORT ON COUNTERNARCOTICS ASSISTANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF 
              HAITI.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report 
on counternarcotics assistance for the Government of Haiti.
    (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following:
            (1) A description and assessment of the counternarcotics 
        assistance provided to the Government of Haiti by each of the 
        Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department 
        of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice.
            (2) A description and assessment of any impediments to 
        increasing counternarcotics assistance to the Government of 
        Haiti, including corruption and lack of entities available to 
        partner with in Haiti.
            (3) An assessment of the feasability and advisability of 
        providing additional counternarcotics assistance to the 
        Government of Haiti, including an extension and expansion to 
        the Government of Haiti of Department of Defense authority to 
        provide support for counter-drug activities of certain foreign 
        governments.
            (4) An assessment of the potential for counternarcotics 
        assistance for the Government of Haiti through the United 
        Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

         Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

SEC. 1021. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO PAY REWARDS FOR ASSISTANCE IN 
              COMBATING TERRORISM.

    (a) Increase in Amount of Reward.--Subsection (b) of section 127b 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or 
$5,000,000 during fiscal year 2008'' after ``$200,000''.
    (b) Delegation of Authority to Commanders of Combatant Commands.--
Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such title is amended by inserting ``, or 
$1,000,000 during fiscal year 2008'' after ``$50,000''.
    (c) Consultation With Secretary of State in Award.--Subsection 
(d)(2) of such section is amended by inserting ``, or $2,000,000 during 
fiscal year 2008'' after ``$100,000''.

SEC. 1022. REPEAL OF MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE USE OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES IN MAJOR PUBLIC EMERGENCIES.

    (a) Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Section 333 of title 10, United States 
        Code, as amended by section 1076 of the John Warner National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
        364; 120 Stat. 2404), is amended to read as such section read 
        on October 16, 2006, which is the day before the date of the 
        enactment of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2007.
            (2) Conforming clerical amendments.--(A) The heading of 
        such section 333, as so amended, is amended to read as such 
        heading read on October 16, 2006.
            (B) The item relating to such section 333 in the table of 
        sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title, as so 
        amended, is amended to read as such item read on October 16, 
        2006.
            (C) The heading of chapter 15 of such title, as so amended, 
        is amended to read as such heading read on October 16, 2006.
            (D) The item relating to chapter 15 of such title in the 
        tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of such 
        title, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, as so 
        amended, is amended to read as such item read on October 16, 
        2006.
    (b) Other Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Conforming repeal.--(A) Section 2567 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is repealed.
            (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 152 
        of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 2567.
            (2) Additional amendment.--Section 12304(c)(1) of such 
        title, as amended by section 1076 of the John Warner National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, is amended to 
        read as such section read on October 16, 2006.

SEC. 1023. HATE CRIMES.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Matthew 
Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The incidence of violence motivated by the actual or 
        perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, 
        sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the 
        victim poses a serious national problem.
            (2) Such violence disrupts the tranquility and safety of 
        communities and is deeply divisive.
            (3) State and local authorities are now and will continue 
        to be responsible for prosecuting the overwhelming majority of 
        violent crimes in the United States, including violent crimes 
        motivated by bias. These authorities can carry out their 
        responsibilities more effectively with greater Federal 
        assistance.
            (4) Existing Federal law is inadequate to address this 
        problem.
            (5) A prominent characteristic of a violent crime motivated 
        by bias is that it devastates not just the actual victim and 
        the family and friends of the victim, but frequently savages 
        the community sharing the traits that caused the victim to be 
        selected.
            (6) Such violence substantially affects interstate commerce 
        in many ways, including the following:
                    (A) The movement of members of targeted groups is 
                impeded, and members of such groups are forced to move 
                across State lines to escape the incidence or risk of 
                such violence.
                    (B) Members of targeted groups are prevented from 
                purchasing goods and services, obtaining or sustaining 
                employment, or participating in other commercial 
                activity.
                    (C) Perpetrators cross State lines to commit such 
                violence.
                    (D) Channels, facilities, and instrumentalities of 
                interstate commerce are used to facilitate the 
                commission of such violence.
                    (E) Such violence is committed using articles that 
                have traveled in interstate commerce.
            (7) For generations, the institutions of slavery and 
        involuntary servitude were defined by the race, color, and 
        ancestry of those held in bondage. Slavery and involuntary 
        servitude were enforced, both prior to and after the adoption 
        of the 13th amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 
        through widespread public and private violence directed at 
        persons because of their race, color, or ancestry, or perceived 
        race, color, or ancestry. Accordingly, eliminating racially 
        motivated violence is an important means of eliminating, to the 
        extent possible, the badges, incidents, and relics of slavery 
        and involuntary servitude.
            (8) Both at the time when the 13th, 14th, and 15th 
        amendments to the Constitution of the United States were 
        adopted, and continuing to date, members of certain religious 
        and national origin groups were and are perceived to be 
        distinct ``races''. Thus, in order to eliminate, to the extent 
        possible, the badges, incidents, and relics of slavery, it is 
        necessary to prohibit assaults on the basis of real or 
        perceived religions or national origins, at least to the extent 
        such religions or national origins were regarded as races at 
        the time of the adoption of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments 
        to the Constitution of the United States.
            (9) Federal jurisdiction over certain violent crimes 
        motivated by bias enables Federal, State, and local authorities 
        to work together as partners in the investigation and 
        prosecution of such crimes.
            (10) The problem of crimes motivated by bias is 
        sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in nature as 
        to warrant Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
        and Indian tribes.
    (c) Definition of Hate Crime.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``crime of violence'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 16, title 18, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``hate crime'' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
        Enforcement Act of 1994 (28 U.S.C. 994 note); and
            (3) the term ``local'' means a county, city, town, 
        township, parish, village, or other general purpose political 
        subdivision of a State.
    (d) Support for Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions by State, 
Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Officials.--
            (1) Assistance other than financial assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--At the request of State, local, or 
                Tribal law enforcement agency, the Attorney General may 
                provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or any 
                other form of assistance in the criminal investigation 
                or prosecution of any crime that--
                            (i) constitutes a crime of violence;
                            (ii) constitutes a felony under the State, 
                        local, or Tribal laws; and
                            (iii) is motivated by prejudice based on 
                        the actual or perceived race, color, religion, 
                        national origin, gender, sexual orientation, 
                        gender identity, or disability of the victim, 
                        or is a violation of the State, local, or 
                        Tribal hate crime laws.
                    (B) Priority.--In providing assistance under 
                subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall give 
                priority to crimes committed by offenders who have 
                committed crimes in more than one State and to rural 
                jurisdictions that have difficulty covering the 
                extraordinary expenses relating to the investigation or 
                prosecution of the crime.
            (2) Grants.--
                    (A) In general.--The Attorney General may award 
                grants to State, local, and Indian law enforcement 
                agencies for extraordinary expenses associated with the 
                investigation and prosecution of hate crimes.
                    (B) Office of justice programs.--In implementing 
                the grant program under this paragraph, the Office of 
                Justice Programs shall work closely with grantees to 
                ensure that the concerns and needs of all affected 
                parties, including community groups and schools, 
                colleges, and universities, are addressed through the 
                local infrastructure developed under the grants.
                    (C) Application.--
                            (i) In general.--Each State, local, and 
                        Indian law enforcement agency that desires a 
                        grant under this paragraph shall submit an 
                        application to the Attorney General at such 
                        time, in such manner, and accompanied by or 
                        containing such information as the Attorney 
                        General shall reasonably require.
                            (ii) Date for submission.--Applications 
                        submitted pursuant to clause (i) shall be 
                        submitted during the 60-day period beginning on 
                        a date that the Attorney General shall 
                        prescribe.
                            (iii) Requirements.--A State, local, and 
                        Indian law enforcement agency applying for a 
                        grant under this paragraph shall--
                                    (I) describe the extraordinary 
                                purposes for which the grant is needed;
                                    (II) certify that the State, local 
                                government, or Indian tribe lacks the 
                                resources necessary to investigate or 
                                prosecute the hate crime;
                                    (III) demonstrate that, in 
                                developing a plan to implement the 
                                grant, the State, local, and Indian law 
                                enforcement agency has consulted and 
                                coordinated with nonprofit, 
                                nongovernmental victim services 
                                programs that have experience in 
                                providing services to victims of hate 
                                crimes; and
                                    (IV) certify that any Federal funds 
                                received under this paragraph will be 
                                used to supplement, not supplant, non-
                                Federal funds that would otherwise be 
                                available for activities funded under 
                                this paragraph.
                    (D) Deadline.--An application for a grant under 
                this paragraph shall be approved or denied by the 
                Attorney General not later than 30 business days after 
                the date on which the Attorney General receives the 
                application.
                    (E) Grant amount.--A grant under this paragraph 
                shall not exceed $100,000 for any single jurisdiction 
                in any 1-year period.
                    (F) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2008, the 
                Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report 
                describing the applications submitted for grants under 
                this paragraph, the award of such grants, and the 
                purposes for which the grant amounts were expended.
                    (G) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                paragraph $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 
                2009.
    (e) Grant Program.--
            (1) Authority to award grants.--The Office of Justice 
        Programs of the Department of Justice may award grants, in 
        accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General may 
        prescribe, to State, local, or Tribal programs designed to 
        combat hate crimes committed by juveniles, including programs 
        to train local law enforcement officers in identifying, 
        investigating, prosecuting, and preventing hate crimes.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
        this subsection.
    (f) Authorization for Additional Personnel To Assist State, Local, 
and Tribal Law Enforcement.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, including 
the Community Relations Service, for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 
such sums as are necessary to increase the number of personnel to 
prevent and respond to alleged violations of section 249 of title 18, 
United States Code, as added by this section.
    (g) Prohibition of Certain Hate Crime Acts.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 249. Hate crime acts
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Offenses involving actual or perceived race, color, 
        religion, or national origin.--Whoever, whether or not acting 
        under color of law, willfully causes bodily injury to any 
        person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive 
        or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any 
        person, because of the actual or perceived race, color, 
        religion, or national origin of any person--
                    ``(A) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, 
                fined in accordance with this title, or both; and
                    ``(B) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or 
                for life, fined in accordance with this title, or both, 
                if--
                            ``(i) death results from the offense; or
                            ``(ii) the offense includes kidnaping or an 
                        attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or 
                        an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, 
                        or an attempt to kill.
            ``(2) Offenses involving actual or perceived religion, 
        national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, 
        or disability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Whoever, whether or not acting 
                under color of law, in any circumstance described in 
                subparagraph (B), willfully causes bodily injury to any 
                person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an 
                explosive or incendiary device, attempts to cause 
                bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or 
                perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual 
                orientation, gender identity or disability of any 
                person--
                            ``(i) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 
                        years, fined in accordance with this title, or 
                        both; and
                            ``(ii) shall be imprisoned for any term of 
                        years or for life, fined in accordance with 
                        this title, or both, if--
                                    ``(I) death results from the 
                                offense; or
                                    ``(II) the offense includes 
                                kidnaping or an attempt to kidnap, 
                                aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt 
                                to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or 
                                an attempt to kill.
                    ``(B) Circumstances described.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the circumstances described in this 
                subparagraph are that--
                            ``(i) the conduct described in subparagraph 
                        (A) occurs during the course of, or as the 
                        result of, the travel of the defendant or the 
                        victim--
                                    ``(I) across a State line or 
                                national border; or
                                    ``(II) using a channel, facility, 
                                or instrumentality of interstate or 
                                foreign commerce;
                            ``(ii) the defendant uses a channel, 
                        facility, or instrumentality of interstate or 
                        foreign commerce in connection with the conduct 
                        described in subparagraph (A);
                            ``(iii) in connection with the conduct 
                        described in subparagraph (A), the defendant 
                        employs a firearm, explosive or incendiary 
                        device, or other weapon that has traveled in 
                        interstate or foreign commerce; or
                            ``(iv) the conduct described in 
                        subparagraph (A)--
                                    ``(I) interferes with commercial or 
                                other economic activity in which the 
                                victim is engaged at the time of the 
                                conduct; or
                                    ``(II) otherwise affects interstate 
                                or foreign commerce.
    ``(b) Certification Requirement.--No prosecution of any offense 
described in this subsection may be undertaken by the United States, 
except under the certification in writing of the Attorney General, the 
Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, or any 
Assistant Attorney General specially designated by the Attorney General 
that--
            ``(1) such certifying individual has reasonable cause to 
        believe that the actual or perceived race, color, religion, 
        national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, 
        or disability of any person was a motivating factor underlying 
        the alleged conduct of the defendant; and
            ``(2) such certifying individual has consulted with State 
        or local law enforcement officials regarding the prosecution 
        and determined that--
                    ``(A) the State does not have jurisdiction or does 
                not intend to exercise jurisdiction;
                    ``(B) the State has requested that the Federal 
                Government assume jurisdiction;
                    ``(C) the State does not object to the Federal 
                Government assuming jurisdiction; or
                    ``(D) the verdict or sentence obtained pursuant to 
                State charges left demonstratively unvindicated the 
                Federal interest in eradicating bias-motivated 
                violence.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `explosive or incendiary device' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 232 of this title;
            ``(2) the term `firearm' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 921(a) of this title; and
            ``(3) the term `gender identity' for the purposes of this 
        chapter means actual or perceived gender-related 
        characteristics.
    ``(d) Rule of Evidence.--In a prosecution for an offense under this 
section, evidence of expression or associations of the defendant may 
not be introduced as substantive evidence at trial, unless the evidence 
specifically relates to that offense. However, nothing in this section 
affects the rules of evidence governing impeachment of a witness.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The analysis for 
        chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:

``249. Hate crime acts.''.
    (h) Statistics.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b)(1) of the first section of 
        the Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended 
        by inserting ``gender and gender identity,'' after ``race,''.
            (2) Data.--Subsection (b)(5) of the first section of the 
        Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended by 
        inserting ``, including data about crimes committed by, and 
        crimes directed against, juveniles'' after ``data acquired 
        under this section''.
    (i) Severability.--If any provision of this section, an amendment 
made by this section, or the application of such provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the 
remainder of this section, the amendments made by this section, and the 
application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance 
shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 1024. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY AND SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 
              AND PROSECUTIONS BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICIALS.

    (a) Studies.--
            (1) Collection of data.--
                    (A) Definition of relevant offense.--In this 
                paragraph, the term ``relevant offense'' means a crime 
                described in subsection (b)(1) of the first section of 
                Public Law 101-275 (28 U.S.C. 534 note) and a crime 
                that manifests evidence of prejudice based on gender or 
                age.
                    (B) Collection from cross-section of states.--Not 
                later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
                Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, in 
                consultation with the National Governors' Association, 
                shall, if possible, select 10 jurisdictions with laws 
                classifying certain types of offenses as relevant 
                offenses and 10 jurisdictions without such laws from 
                which to collect the data described in subparagraph (C) 
                over a 12-month period.
                    (C) Data to be collected.--The data described in 
                this paragraph are--
                            (i) the number of relevant offenses that 
                        are reported and investigated in the 
                        jurisdiction;
                            (ii) the percentage of relevant offenses 
                        that are prosecuted and the percentage that 
                        result in conviction;
                            (iii) the duration of the sentences imposed 
                        for crimes classified as relevant offenses in 
                        the jurisdiction, compared with the length of 
                        sentences imposed for similar crimes committed 
                        in jurisdictions with no laws relating to 
                        relevant offenses; and
                            (iv) references to and descriptions of the 
                        laws under which the offenders were punished.
                    (D) Costs.--Participating jurisdictions shall be 
                reimbursed for the reasonable and necessary costs of 
                compiling data collected under this paragraph.
            (2) Study of relevant offense activity.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
                of the United States shall complete a study and submit 
                to Congress a report that analyzes the data collected 
                under paragraph (1) and under section 534 of title 28, 
                United States Code, to determine the extent of relevant 
                offense activity throughout the United States and the 
                success of State and local officials in combating that 
                activity.
                    (B) Identification of trends.--In the study 
                conducted under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller 
                General of the United States shall identify any trends 
                in the commission of relevant offenses specifically 
                by--
                            (i) geographic region;
                            (ii) type of crime committed; and
                            (iii) the number and percentage of relevant 
                        offenses that are prosecuted and the number for 
                        which convictions are obtained.
    (b) Assistance Other Than Financial Assistance.--At the request of 
a law enforcement official of a State or a political subdivision of a 
State, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation and in cases where the Attorney General 
determines special circumstances exist, may provide technical, 
forensic, prosecutorial, or any other assistance in the criminal 
investigation or prosecution of any crime that--
            (1) constitutes a crime of violence (as defined in section 
        16 of title 18, United States Code);
            (2) constitutes a felony under the laws of the State; and
            (3) is motivated by animus against the victim by reason of 
        the membership of the victim in a particular class or group.
    (c) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General may, in cases where 
        the Attorney General determines special circumstances exist, 
        make grants to States and local subdivisions of States to 
        assist those entities in the investigation and prosecution of 
        crimes motivated by animus against the victim by reason of the 
        membership of the victim in a particular class or group.
            (2) Eligibility.--A State or political subdivision of a 
        State applying for assistance under this subsection shall--
                    (A) describe the purposes for which the grant is 
                needed; and
                    (B) certify that the State or political subdivision 
                lacks the resources necessary to investigate or 
                prosecute a crime motivated by animus against the 
                victim by reason of the membership of the victim in a 
                particular class or group.
            (3) Deadline.--An application for a grant under this 
        subsection shall be approved or disapproved by the Attorney 
        General not later than 10 days after the application is 
        submitted.
            (4) Grant amount.--A grant under this subsection shall not 
        exceed $100,000 for any single case.
            (5) Report and audit.--Not later than December 31, 2008, 
        the Attorney General, in consultation with the National 
        Governors' Association, shall--
                    (A) submit to Congress a report describing the 
                applications made for grants under this subsection, the 
                award of such grants, and the effectiveness of the 
                grant funds awarded; and
                    (B) conduct an audit of the grants awarded under 
                this subsection to ensure that such grants are used for 
                the purposes provided in this subsection.
            (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
        and 2009 to carry out this section.

SEC. 1025. GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Permanent Authority To Accept Gifts on Behalf of the Wounded.--
Section 2601(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
paragraph (4).
    (b) Limitation on Solicitation of Gifts.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations implementing sections 2601 and 2608 of 
title 10, United States Code, that prohibit the solicitation of any 
gift under such sections by any employee of the Department of Defense 
if the nature or circumstances of such solicitation would compromise 
the integrity or the appearance of integrity of any program of the 
Department of Defense or of any individual involved in such program.

SEC. 1026. EXPANSION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY FOR MANAGEMENT 
              OF CULTURAL RESOURCES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 2684 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
a military department may enter into a cooperative agreement with a 
State or local government, tribal government, or other entity for any 
purpose as follows:
            ``(A) For the preservation, management, maintenance, and 
        improvement of cultural resources.
            ``(B) For the conduct of research regarding cultural 
        resources.
    ``(2) To be covered under a cooperative agreement under this 
subsection, cultural resources shall be located--
            ``(A) on a military installation; or
            ``(B) off a military installation, but only if the 
        cooperative agreement directly relieves or eliminates current 
        or anticipated restrictions that would or might restrict, 
        impede, or otherwise interfere (whether directly or indirectly) 
        with current or anticipated military training, testing, or 
        operations on the installation.
    ``(3) Activities under a cooperative agreement under this 
subsection shall be subject to the availability of funds to carry out 
the cooperative agreement.''.
    (b) Inclusion of Indian Sacred Sites in Cultural Resources.--
Subsection (c) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(5) An Indian sacred site, as the that term is defined in 
        section 1(b)(iii) of Executive Order 13007.''.

SEC. 1027. MINIMUM ANNUAL PURCHASE AMOUNTS FOR AIRLIFT FROM CARRIERS 
              PARTICIPATING IN THE CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 931 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9515. Airlift services: minimum annual purchase amount for 
              carriers participating in Civil Reserve Air Fleet
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may award to air 
carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet on a fiscal year 
basis a one-year contract for airlift services with a minimum purchase 
amount determined in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Minimum Purchase Amount.--(1) The aggregate amount of the 
minimum purchase amount for all contracts awarded under subsection (a) 
for a fiscal year shall be based on forecast needs, but may not exceed 
the amount equal to 80 percent of the annual average expenditure of the 
Department of Defense for airlift during the five-fiscal year period 
ending in the fiscal year before the fiscal year for which such 
contracts are awarded.
    ``(2) In calculating the annual average expenditure of the 
Department of Defense for airlift for purposes of paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of Defense shall omit from the calculation any fiscal year 
exhibiting unusually high demand for airlift if the Secretary 
determines that the omission of such fiscal year from the calculation 
will result in a more accurate forecast of anticipated airlift for 
purposes of that paragraph.
    ``(3) The aggregate amount of the minimum purchase amount for all 
contracts awarded under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, as determined 
under paragraph (1), shall be allocated among all carriers awarded 
contracts under that subsection for such fiscal year in proportion to 
the commitments of such carriers to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet for 
such fiscal year.
    ``(c) Adjustment to Minimum Purchase Amount for Periods of 
Unavailability of Airlift.--In determining the minimum purchase amount 
payable under a contract under subsection (a) for airlift provided by a 
carrier during the fiscal year covered by such contract, the Secretary 
of Defense may adjust the amount allocated to the carrier under 
subsection (b)(3) to take into account periods during such fiscal year 
when services of the carrier are unavailable for usage by the 
Department of Defense, including during periods of refused business or 
suspended operations or when the carrier is placed in nonuse status 
pursuant to section 2640 of this title for safety issues.
    ``(d) Distribution of Amounts.--If any amount available under this 
section for the minimum purchase of airlift from a carrier for a fiscal 
year under a contract under subsection (a) is not utilized to purchase 
airlift from the carrier in such fiscal year, such amount shall be 
provided to the carrier before the first day of the following fiscal 
year.
    ``(e) Transfer of Funds.--At the beginning of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary of each military department shall transfer to the 
transportation working capital fund a percentage of the total amount 
anticipated to be required in such fiscal year for payment of minimum 
purchase amounts under all contracts awarded under subsection (a) for 
such fiscal year equivalent to the percentage of the anticipated use of 
airlift by such military department during such fiscal year from all 
carriers under contracts awarded under subsection (a) for such fiscal 
year.
    ``(f) Availability of Airlift.--(1) From the total amount of 
airlift available for a fiscal year under all contracts awarded under 
subsection (a) for such fiscal year, a military department shall be 
entitled to obtain a percentage of such airlift equivalent to the 
percentage of the contribution of the military department to the 
transportation working capital fund for such fiscal year under 
subsection (e).
    ``(2) A military department may transfer any entitlement to airlift 
under paragraph (1) to any other military department or to any other 
agency, element, or component of the Department of Defense.
    ``(g) Sunset.--The authorities in this section shall expire on 
December 31, 2015.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 931 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

``9515. Airlift services: minimum annual purchase amount for carriers 
                            participating in Civil Reserve Air 
                            Fleet.''.

SEC. 1028. PROVISION OF AIR FORCE SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO FOREIGN 
              MILITARY AND STATE AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Provision of Support and Services.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9626 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 9626. Aircraft supplies and services: foreign military or other 
              state aircraft
    ``(a) Provision of Supplies and Services on Reimbursable Basis.--
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may, under such regulations as the 
Secretary may prescribe and when in the best interests of the United 
States, provide any of the supplies or services described in paragraph 
(2) to military and other state aircraft of a foreign country, on a 
reimbursable basis without an advance of funds, if similar supplies and 
services are furnished on a like basis to military aircraft and other 
state aircraft of the United States by the foreign country.
    ``(2) The supplies and services described in this paragraph are 
supplies and services as follows:
            ``(A) Routine airport services, including landing and 
        takeoff assistance, servicing aircraft with fuel, use of 
        runways, parking and servicing, and loading and unloading of 
        baggage and cargo.
            ``(B) Miscellaneous supplies, including Air Force-owned 
        fuel, provisions, spare parts, and general stores, but not 
        including ammunition.
    ``(b) Provision of Routine Airport Services on Non-Reimbursable 
Basis.--(1) Routine airport services may be provided under this section 
at no cost to a foreign country under circumstances as follows:
            ``(A) If such services are provided by Air Force personnel 
        and equipment without direct cost to the Air Force.
            ``(B) If such services are provided under an agreement with 
        the foreign country that provides for the reciprocal furnishing 
        by the foreign country of routine airport services to military 
        and other state aircraft of the United States without 
        reimbursement.
    ``(2) If routine airport services are provided under this section 
by a working-capital fund activity of the Air Force under section 2208 
of this title and such activity is not reimbursed directly for the 
costs incurred by the activity in providing such services by reason of 
paragraph (1)(B), the working-capital fund activity shall be reimbursed 
for such costs out of funds currently available to the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 939 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 9626 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``9626. Aircraft supplies and services: foreign military or other state 
                            aircraft.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9629(3) of such title is amended 
by striking ``for aircraft of a foreign military or air attache''.

SEC. 1029. PARTICIPATION IN STRATEGIC AIRLIFT CAPABILITY PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Authority To Participate in Partnership.--The Secretary of 
Defense may--
            (1) enter into a multilateral memorandum of understanding 
        authorizing the Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership to 
        conduct activities necessary to accomplish its purpose, 
        including--
                    (A) the acquisition, equipping, ownership, and 
                operation of strategic airlift aircraft; and
                    (B) the acquisition or transfer of airlift and 
                airlift-related services and supplies among members of 
                the Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership, or 
                between the Partnership and non-member countries or 
                international organizations, on a reimbursable basis or 
                by replacement-in-kind or exchange of airlift or 
                airlift-related services of an equal value; and
            (2) pay from funds available to the Department of Defense 
        for such purpose the United States equitable share of the 
        recurring and non-recurring costs of the activities and 
        operations of the Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership, 
        including costs associated with procurement of aircraft 
        components and spare parts, maintenance, facilities, and 
        training, and the costs of claims.
    (b) Authorities Under Partnership.--In carrying out the memorandum 
of understanding entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Defense may do the following:
            (1) Waive reimbursement of the United States for the cost 
        of the functions performed by Department of Defense personnel 
        with respect to the Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership as 
        follows:
                    (A) Auditing.
                    (B) Quality assurance.
                    (C) Inspection.
                    (D) Contract administration.
                    (E) Acceptance testing.
                    (F) Certification services.
                    (G) Planning, programming, and management services.
            (2) Waive the imposition of any surcharge for 
        administrative services provided by the United States that 
        would otherwise be chargeable against the Strategic Airlift 
        Capability Partnership.
            (3) Pay the salaries, travel, lodging, and subsistence 
        expenses of Department of Defense personnel assigned for duty 
        to the Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership without seeking 
        reimbursement or cost-sharing for such expenses.
    (c) Crediting of Receipts.--Any amount received by the United 
States in carrying out the memorandum of understanding entered into 
under subsection (a) shall be credited, as elected by the Secretary of 
Defense, to the following:
            (1) The appropriation, fund, or account used in incurring 
        the obligation for which such amount is received.
            (2) An appropriation, fund, or account currently providing 
        funds for the purposes for which such obligation was made.
    (d) Authority To Transfer Aircraft.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
        transfer one strategic airlift aircraft to the Strategic 
        Airlift Capability Partnership in accordance with the terms and 
        conditions of the memorandum of understanding entered into 
        under subsection (a).
            (2) Report.--Not later than 30 days before the date on 
        which the Secretary transfers a strategic airlift aircraft 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a report on the strategic 
        airlift aircraft to be transferred, including the type of 
        strategic airlift aircraft to be transferred and the tail 
        registration or serial number of such aircraft.
    (e) Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership Defined.--In this 
section the term ``Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership'' means the 
strategic airlift capability consortium established by the United 
States and other participating countries.

SEC. 1030. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR FIXED-WING SUPPORT OF 
              ARMY INTRA-THEATER LOGISTICS.

    The Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, prescribe directives or instructions to provide 
that the Air Force shall have responsibility for the missions and 
functions of fixed-wing support for Army intra-theater logistics.

SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF PARTS FOR F-14 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Prohibition on Sale by Department of Defense.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Department of Defense may not sell (whether directly or 
        indirectly) any parts for F-14 fighter aircraft, whether 
        through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service or 
        through another agency or element of the Department.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect 
        to the sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft to a museum or 
        similar organization located in the United States that is 
        involved in the preservation of F-14 fighter aircraft for 
        historical purposes.
    (b) Prohibition on Export License.--No license for the export of 
parts for F-14 fighter aircraft to a non-United States person or entity 
may be issued by the United States Government.

SEC. 1032. PROVISION OF CONTACT INFORMATION ON SEPARATING MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES.

    For each member of the Armed Forces pending separation from the 
Armed Forces or who detaches from the member's regular unit while 
awaiting medical separation or retirement, not later than the date of 
such separation or detachment, as the case may be, the Secretary of 
Defense shall, upon the request of the member, provide the address and 
other appropriate contact information of the member to the State 
veterans agency in the State in which the member will first reside 
after separation or in the State in which the member resides while so 
awaiting medical separation or retirement, as the case may be.

SEC. 1033. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF MISSILES FROM THE 
              564TH MISSILE SQUADRON.

    (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congressional 
Defense Committees a report on the feasibility of establishing an 
association between the 120th Fighter Wing of the Montana Air National 
Guard and active duty personnel stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, 
Montana. In making such assessment, the Secretary shall consider:
            (1) An evaluation of the Air Force's requirement for 
        additional F-15 aircraft active or reserve component force 
        structure.
            (2) An evaluation of the airspace training opportunities in 
        the immediate airspace around Great Falls International Airport 
        Air Guard Station.
            (3) An evaluation of the impact of civilian operations on 
        military operations at the Great Falls International Airport.
            (4) An evaluation of the level of civilian encroachment on 
        the facilities and airspace of the 120th Fighter Wing.
            (5) An evaluation of the support structure available, 
        including active military bases nearby.
            (6) Opportunities for additional association between the 
        Montana National Guard and the 341st Space Wing.
    (b) Not more than 40 missiles may be removed from the 564th Missile 
Squadron until 15 days after the report required in subsection (a) has 
been submitted.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

SEC. 1041. RENEWAL OF SUBMITTAL OF PLANS FOR PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE 
              CAPABILITY.

    Section 1032(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1605; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note) is amended by inserting ``and each of 2007, 2008, and 2009,'' 
after ``2004, 2005, and 2006,''.

SEC. 1042. REPORT ON THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES FROM UNGOVERNED 
              AREAS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
State shall jointly, in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, submit to Congress a report on the threats posed to the 
United States from ungoverned areas, including the threats to the 
United States from terrorist groups and individuals located in such 
areas who direct their activities against the United States and its 
allies.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A description of the intelligence capabilities and 
        skills required by the United States Government to support 
        United States policy aimed at managing the threats described in 
        subsection (a), including, specifically, the technical, 
        linguistic, and analytical capabilities and the skills required 
        by the Department of Defense and the Department of State.
            (2) An assessment of the extent to which the Department of 
        Defense and the Department of State possess the capabilities 
        described in paragraph (1) as well as the necessary resources 
        and organization to support United States policy aimed at 
        managing the threats described in subsection (a).
            (3) A description of the extent to which the implementation 
        of Department of Defense Directive 3000.05, entitled ``Military 
        Support for Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction 
        Operations'', will support United States policy for managing 
        such threats.
            (4) A description of the actions, if any, to be taken to 
        improve the capabilities and skills of the Department of 
        Defense and the Department of State described in paragraph (1), 
        and the schedule for implementing any actions so described.

SEC. 1043. STUDY ON NATIONAL SECURITY INTERAGENCY SYSTEM.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an 
agreement with an independent, non-profit, non-partisan organization to 
conduct a study on the national security interagency system.
    (b) Report.--The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall 
require the organization to submit to Congress and the President a 
report containing the results of the study conducted pursuant to such 
agreement and any recommendations for changes to the national security 
interagency system (including legislative or regulatory changes) 
identified by the organization as a result of the study.
    (c) Submittal Date.--The agreement entered into under subsection 
(a) shall require the organization to submit the report required under 
subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Secretary makes funds available to the organization under subsection 
(e) for purposes of the study.
    (d) National Security Interagency System Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``national security interagency system'' means the structures, 
mechanisms, and processes by which the departments, agencies, and 
elements of the Federal Government that have national security missions 
coordinate and integrate their policies, capabilities, expertise, and 
activities to accomplish such missions.
    (e) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance 
        for Defense-wide activities, not more than $3,000,000 may be 
        available to carry out this section.
            (2) Matching funding requirement.--The amount provided by 
        the Secretary for the agreement entered into under subsection 
        (a) may not exceed the value of contributions (whether money or 
        in-kind contributions) obtained and provided by the 
        organization for the study from non-government sources.
    (f) Focus on Improving Interagency Cooperation in Post-Conflict 
Contingency Relief and Reconstruction Operations.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
                    (A) The interagency coordination and integration of 
                the United States Government for the planning and 
                execution of overseas post-conflict contingency relief 
                and reconstruction operations requires reform.
                    (B) Recent operations, most notably in Iraq, lacked 
                the necessary consistent and effective interagency 
                coordination and integration in planning and execution.
                    (C) Although the unique circumstances associated 
                with the Iraq reconstruction effort are partly 
                responsible for this weak coordination, existing 
                structural weaknesses within the planning and execution 
                processes for such operations indicate that the 
                problems encountered in the Iraq program could recur in 
                future operations unless action is taken to reform and 
                improve interdepartmental integration in planning and 
                execution.
                    (D) The agencies involved in the Iraq program have 
                attempted to adapt to the relentless demands of the 
                reconstruction effort, but more substantive and 
                permanent reforms are required for the United States 
                Government to be optimally prepared for future 
                operations.
                    (E) The fresh body of evidence developed from the 
                Iraq relief and reconstruction experience provides a 
                good basis and timely opportunity to pursue meaningful 
                improvements within and among the departments charged 
                with managing the planning and execution of such 
                operations.
                    (F) The success achieved in departmental 
                integration of overseas conflict management through the 
                Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization 
                Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-433; 100 Stat. 992) provides 
                precedent for Congress to consider legislation designed 
                to promote increased cooperation and integration among 
                the primary Federal departments and agencies charged 
                with managing post-conflict contingency reconstruction 
                and relief operations.
            (2) Inclusion in study.--The study conducted under 
        subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
                    (A) A synthesis of past studies evaluating the 
                successes and failures of previous interagency efforts 
                at planning and executing post-conflict contingency 
                relief and reconstruction operations, including relief 
                and reconstruction operations in Iraq.
                    (B) An analysis of the division of duties, 
                responsibilities, and functions among executive branch 
                agencies for such operations and recommendations for 
                administrative and regulatory changes to enhance 
                integration.
                    (C) Recommendations for legislation that would 
                improve interagency cooperation and integration and the 
                efficiency of the United States Government in the 
                planning and execution of such operations.
                    (D) Recommendations for improvements in 
                congressional, executive, and other oversight 
                structures and procedures that would enhance 
                accountability within such operations.

SEC. 1044. ANNUAL REPORT ON CASES REVIEWED BY NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR 
              EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE.

    Section 4332 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) 
        as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph (2):
            ``(2) The number of cases reviewed by the Secretary of 
        Defense under the National Committee for Employer Support of 
        the Guard and Reserve of the Department of Defense during the 
        fiscal year for which the report is made.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``(2), or (3)'' and inserting ``(2), (3), or (4)''.

SEC. 1045. REPORT ON WORKFORCE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE NUCLEAR MISSIONS 
              OF THE NAVY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Energy shall each submit to Congress a report on the requirements for a 
workforce to support the nuclear missions of the Navy and the 
Department of Energy during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
the report.
    (b) Elements.--The report shall address anticipated changes to the 
nuclear missions of the Navy and the Department of Energy during the 
10-year period beginning on the date of the report, anticipated 
workforce attrition, and retirement, and recruiting trends during that 
period and knowledge retention programs within the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Energy, the national laboratories, and 
federally funded research facilities.

SEC. 1046. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 
              SERVICE RESPONSE TO BUTTERBAUGH V. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth an assessment by the Comptroller General of the response of the 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service to the decision in Butterbaugh 
v. Department of Justice (336 F.3d 1332 (2003)).
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An estimate of the number of members of the reserve 
        components of the Armed Forces, both past and present, who are 
        entitled to compensation under the decision in Butterbaugh v. 
        Department of Justice.
            (2) An assessment of the current policies, procedures, and 
        timeliness of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in 
        implementing and resolving claims under the decision in 
        Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice.
            (3) An assessment whether or not the decisions made by the 
        Defense Finance and Accounting Service in implementing the 
        decision in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice follow a 
        consistent pattern of resolution.
            (4) An assessment of whether or not the decisions made by 
        the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in implementing the 
        decision in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice are resolving 
        claims by providing more compensation than an individual has 
        been able to prove, under the rule of construction that laws 
        providing benefits to veterans are liberally construed in favor 
        of the veteran.
            (5) An estimate of the total amount of compensation payable 
        to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, both 
        past and present, as a result of the recent decision in 
        Hernandez v. Department of the Air Force (No. 2006-3375, slip 
        op.) that leave can be reimbursed for Reserve service before 
        1994, when Congress enacted chapter 43 of title 38, United 
        States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Uniformed Services 
        Employment and Reemployment Rights Act'').
            (6) A comparative assessment of the handling of claims by 
        the Defense Finance and Accounting Service under the decision 
        in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice with the handling of 
        claims by other Federal agencies (selected by the Comptroller 
        General for purposes of the comparative assessment) under that 
        decision.
            (7) A statement of the number of claims by members of the 
        reserve components of the Armed Forces under the decision in 
        Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice that have been adjudicated 
        by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
            (8) A statement of the number of claims by members of the 
        reserve components of the Armed Forces under the decision in 
        Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice that have been denied by 
        the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
            (9) A comparative assessment of the average amount of time 
        required for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to 
        resolve a claim under the decision in Butterbaugh v. Department 
        of Justice with the average amount of time required by other 
        Federal agencies (as so selected) to resolve a claim under that 
        decision.
            (10) A comparative statement of the backlog of claims with 
        the Defense Finance and Accounting Service under the decision 
        in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice with the backlog of 
        claims of other Federal agencies (as so selected) under that 
        decision.
            (11) An estimate of the amount of time required for the 
        Defense Finance and Accounting Service to resolve all 
        outstanding claims under the decision in Butterbaugh v. 
        Department of Justice.
            (12) An assessment of the reasonableness of the requirement 
        of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for the submittal 
        by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of 
        supporting documentation for claims under the decision in 
        Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice.
            (13) A comparative assessment of the requirement of the 
        Defense Finance and Accounting Service for the submittal by 
        members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of 
        supporting documentation for claims under the decision in 
        Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice with the requirement of 
        other Federal agencies (as so selected) for the submittal by 
        such members of supporting documentation for such claims.
            (14) Such recommendations for legislative action as the 
        Comptroller General considers appropriate in light of the 
        decision in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice and the 
        decision in Hernandez v. Department of the Air Force.

SEC. 1047. REPORT ON FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS OF DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL 
              CENTER, FORT HOOD MILITARY RESERVATION, TEXAS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report assessing the facilities and 
operations of the Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood Military 
Reservation, Texas.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A specific determination of whether the facilities 
        currently housing Darnall Army Medical Center meet Department 
        of Defense standards for Army medical centers.
            (2) A specific determination of whether the existing 
        facilities adequately support the operations of Darnall Army 
        Medical Center, including the missions of medical treatment, 
        medical hold, medical holdover, and Warriors in Transition.
            (3) A specific determination of whether the existing 
        facilities provide adequate physical space for the number of 
        personnel that would be required for Darnall Army Medical 
        Center to function as a full-sized Army medical center.
            (4) A specific determination of whether the current levels 
        of medical and medical-related personnel at Darnall Army 
        Medical Center are adequate to support the operations of a 
        full-sized Army medical center.
            (5) A specific determination of whether the current levels 
        of graduate medical education and medical residency programs 
        currently in place at Darnall Army Medical Center are adequate 
        to support the operations of a full-sized Army medical center.
            (6) A description of any and all deficiencies identified by 
        the Secretary.
            (7) A proposed investment plan and timeline to correct such 
        deficiencies.

SEC. 1048. REPORT ON PLANS TO REPLACE THE MONUMENT AT THE TOMB OF THE 
              UNKNOWNS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a report setting 
forth the following:
            (1) The current plans of the Secretaries with respect to--
                    (A) replacing the monument at the Tomb of the 
                Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia; and
                    (B) disposing of the current monument at the Tomb 
                of the Unknowns, if it were removed and replaced.
            (2) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
        repairing the monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns rather than 
        replacing it.
            (3) A description of the current efforts of the Secretaries 
        to maintain and preserve the monument at the Tomb of the 
        Unknowns.
            (4) An explanation of why no attempt has been made since 
        1989 to repair the monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
            (5) A comprehensive estimate of the cost of replacement of 
        the monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns and the cost of 
        repairing such monument.
            (6) An assessment of the structural integrity of the 
        monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
    (b) Limitation on Action.--The Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not take any action to replace the 
monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, 
Virginia, until 180 days after the date of the receipt by Congress of 
the report required by subsection (a).
    (c) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (b) shall not prevent 
the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 
repairing the current monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns or from 
acquiring any blocks of marble for uses related to such monument, 
subject to the availability of appropriations for that purposes.

SEC. 1049. REPORT ON SIZE AND MIX OF AIR FORCE INTERTHEATER AIRLIFT 
              FORCE.

    (a) Study Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
        study on various alternatives for the size and mix of assets 
        for the Air Force intertheater airlift force, with a particular 
        focus on current and planned capabilities and costs of the C-5 
        aircraft and C-17 aircraft fleets.
            (2) Conduct of study.--
                    (A) Use of ffrdc.--The Secretary shall select to 
                conduct the study required by subsection (a) a 
                federally funded research and development center 
                (FFRDC) that has experience and expertise in conducting 
                studies similar to the study required by subsection 
                (a).
                    (B) Development of study methodology.--Not later 
                than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
                the federally funded research and development center 
                selected for the conduct of the study shall--
                            (i) develop the methodology for the study; 
                        and
                            (ii) submit the methodology to the 
                        Comptroller General of the United States for 
                        review.
                    (C) Comptroller general review.--Not later than 30 
                days after receipt of the methodology under 
                subparagraph (B), the Comptroller General shall--
                            (i) review the methodology for purposes of 
                        identifying any flaws or weaknesses in the 
                        methodology; and
                            (ii) submit to the federally funded 
                        research and development center a report that--
                                    (I) sets forth any flaws or 
                                weaknesses in the methodology 
                                identified by the Comptroller General 
                                in the review; and
                                    (II) makes any recommendations the 
                                Comptroller General considers advisable 
                                for improvements to the methodology.
                    (D) Modification of methodology.--Not later than 30 
                days after receipt of the report under subparagraph 
                (C), the federally funded research and development 
                center shall--
                            (i) modify the methodology in order to 
                        address flaws or weaknesses identified by the 
                        Comptroller General in the report and to 
                        improve the methodology in accordance with the 
                        recommendations, if any, made by the 
                        Comptroller General; and
                            (ii) submit to the congressional defense 
                        committees a report that--
                                    (I) describes the modifications of 
                                the methodology made by the federally 
                                funded research and development center; 
                                and
                                    (II) if the federally funded 
                                research and development center does 
                                not improve the methodology in 
                                accordance with any particular 
                                recommendation of the Comptroller 
                                General, sets forth a description and 
                                explanation of the reasons for such 
                                action.
            (3) Utilization of other studies.--The study shall build 
        upon the results of the recent Mobility Capabilities Studies of 
        the Department of Defense, the on-going Intratheater Airlift 
        Fleet Mix Analysis, and other appropriate studies and analyses. 
        The study should also include any results reached on the 
        modified C-5A aircraft configured as part of the Reliability 
        Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) configuration, as 
        specified in section 132 of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1411).
    (b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall address the 
following:
            (1) The state of the current intertheater airlift fleet of 
        the Air Force, including the extent to which the increased use 
        of heavy airlift aircraft in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation 
        Enduring Freedom, and other ongoing operations is affecting the 
        aging of the aircraft of that fleet.
            (2) The adequacy of the current intertheater airlift force, 
        including whether or not the current target number of 301 
        airframes for the Air Force heavy lift aircraft fleet will be 
        sufficient to support future expeditionary combat and non-
        combat missions as well as domestic and training mission 
        demands consistent with the requirements of the National 
        Military Strategy.
            (3) The optimal mix of C-5 aircraft and C-17 aircraft for 
        the intertheater airlift fleet of the Air Force, and any 
        appropriate mix of C-5 aircraft and C-17 aircraft for 
        intratheater airlift missions, including an assessment of the 
        following:
                    (A) The cost advantages and disadvantages of 
                modernizing the C-5 aircraft fleet when compared with 
                procuring new C-17 aircraft, which assessment shall be 
                performed in concert with the Cost Analysis Improvement 
                Group and be based on program life cycle cost estimates 
                for the respective aircraft.
                    (B) The military capability of the C-5 aircraft and 
                the C-17 aircraft, including number of lifetime flight 
                hours, cargo and passenger carrying capabilities, and 
                mission capable rates for such airframes. In the case 
                of assumptions for the C-5 aircraft, and any 
                assumptions made for the mission capable rates of the 
                C-17 aircraft, sensitivity analyses shall also be 
                conducted to test assumptions. The military capability 
                study for the C-5 aircraft shall also include an 
                assessment of the mission capable rates after each of 
                the following:
                            (i) Successful completion of the Avionics 
                        Modernization Program (AMP) and the Reliability 
                        Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP).
                            (ii) Partially successful completion of the 
                        Avionics Modernization Program and the 
                        Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining 
                        Program, with partially successful completion 
                        of either such program being considered the 
                        point at which the continued execution of such 
                        program is no longer supported by cost-benefit 
                        analysis.
                    (C) The tactical capabilities of strategic airlift 
                aircraft, the potential increase in use of strategic 
                airlift aircraft for tactical missions, and the value 
                of such capabilities to tactical operations.
                    (D) The value of having more than one type of 
                aircraft in the strategic airlift fleet, and the 
                potential need to pursue a replacement aircraft for the 
                C-5 aircraft that is larger than the C-17 aircraft.
            (4) The means by which the Air Force was able to restart 
        the production line for the C-5 aircraft after having closed 
        the line for several years, and the actions to be taken to 
        ensure the production line for the C-17 aircraft could be 
        restarted if necessary, including--
                    (A) an analysis of the costs of closing and re-
                opening the production line for the C-5 aircraft; and
                    (B) an assessment of the costs of closing and re-
                opening the production line for the C-17 aircraft on a 
                similar basis.
            (5) The financial effects of retiring, upgrading and 
        maintaining, or continuing current operations of the C-5A 
        aircraft fleet on procurement decisions relating to the C-17 
        aircraft.
            (6) The impact that increasing the role and use of 
        strategic airlift aircraft in intratheater operations will have 
        on the current target number for strategic airlift aircraft of 
        301 airframes, including an analysis of the following:
                    (A) The appropriateness of using C-5 aircraft and 
                C-17 aircraft for intratheater missions, as well as the 
                efficacy of these aircraft to perform current and 
                projected future intratheater missions.
                    (B) The interplay of existing doctrinal 
                intratheater airlift aircraft (such as the C-130 
                aircraft and the future Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA)) 
                with an increasing role for C-5 aircraft and C-17 
                aircraft in intratheater missions.
                    (C) The most appropriate and likely missions for C-
                5 aircraft and C-17 aircraft in intratheater operations 
                and the potential for increased requirements in these 
                mission areas.
                    (D) Any intratheater mission sets best performed by 
                strategic airlift aircraft as opposed to traditional 
                intratheater airlift aircraft.
                    (E) Any requirements for increased production or 
                longevity of C-5 aircraft and C-17 aircraft, or for a 
                new strategic airlift aircraft, in light of the matters 
                analyzed under this paragraph.
            (7) Taking into consideration all applicable factors, 
        whether or not the replacement of C-5 aircraft with C-17 
        aircraft on a one-for-one basis will result in the retention of 
        a comparable strategic airlift capability.
    (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
exclude from the study under subsection (a) consideration of airlift 
assets other than the C-5 aircraft or C-17 aircraft that do or may 
provide intratheater and intertheater airlift, including the potential 
that such current or future assets may reduce requirements for C-5 
aircraft or C-17 aircraft.
    (d) Collaboration With Transcom.--The federally funded research and 
development center selected under subsection (a) shall conduct the 
study required by that subsection and make the report required by 
subsection (e) in concert with the United States Transportation 
Command.
    (e) Report by FFRDC.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 10, 2009, the 
        federally funded research and development center selected under 
        subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the 
        congressional defense committees, and the Comptroller General 
        of the United States a report on the study required by 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Review by gao.--Not later than 90 days after receipt of 
        the report under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committee a report on the 
        study conducted under subsection (a) and the report under 
        paragraph (1). The report under this subsection shall include 
        an analysis of the study under subsection (a) and the report 
        under paragraph (1), including an assessment by the Comptroller 
        General of the strengths and weaknesses of the study and 
        report.
    (f) Report by Secretary of Defense.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receipt of 
        the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
        report on the study required by subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The report shall include a comprehensive 
        discussion of the findings of the study, including a particular 
        focus on the following:
                    (A) A description of lift requirements and 
                operating profiles for intertheater airlift aircraft 
                required to meet the National Military Strategy, 
                including assumptions regarding:
                            (i) Current and future military combat and 
                        support missions.
                            (ii) The planned force structure growth of 
                        the Army and the Marine Corps.
                            (iii) Potential changes in lift 
                        requirements, including the deployment of the 
                        Future Combat Systems by the Army.
                            (iv) New capability in strategic airlift to 
                        be provided by the KC(X) aircraft and the 
                        expected utilization of such capability, 
                        including its use in intratheater lift.
                            (v) The utilization of the heavy lift 
                        aircraft in intratheater combat missions.
                            (vi) The availability and application of 
                        Civil Reserve Air Fleet assets in future 
                        military scenarios.
                            (vii) Air mobility requirements associated 
                        with the Global Rebasing Initiative of the 
                        Department of Defense.
                            (viii) Air mobility requirements in support 
                        of peacekeeping and humanitarian missions 
                        around the globe.
                            (ix) Potential changes in lift requirements 
                        based on equipment procured for Iraq and 
                        Afghanistan.
                    (B) A description of the assumptions utilized in 
                the study regarding aircraft performances and loading 
                factors.
                    (C) A comprehensive statement of the data and 
                assumptions utilized in making program life cycle cost 
                estimates.
                    (D) A comparison of cost and risk associated with 
                optimal mix airlift fleet versus program of record 
                airlift fleet.
            (3) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
        form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 1050. REPORT AND MASTER INFRASTRUCTURE RECAPITALIZATION PLAN 
              REGARDING CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR STATION, COLORADO.

    (a) Report on Relocation of North American Aerospace Defense 
Command Center.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to Congress a report on the relocation of the North 
        American Aerospace Defense command center and related functions 
        from Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, Colorado, to Peterson Air 
        Force Base, Colorado.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) an analysis comparing the total costs 
                associated with the relocation, including costs 
                determined as part of ongoing security-related studies 
                of the relocation, to anticipated operational benefits 
                from the relocation; and
                    (B) a detailed explanation of those backup 
                functions that will remain located at Cheyenne Mountain 
                Air Station, and how those functions planned to be 
                transferred out of Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, 
                including the Space Operations Center, will maintain 
                operational connectivity with their related commands 
                and relevant communications centers.
    (b) Master Infrastructure Recapitalization Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 16, 2008, the 
        Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a master 
        infrastructure recapitalization plan for Cheyenne Mountain Air 
        Station.
            (2) Content.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) A description of the projects that are needed 
                to improve the infrastructure required for supporting 
                missions associated with Cheyenne Mountain Air Station; 
                and
                    (B) a funding plan explaining the expected 
                timetable for the Air Force to support such projects.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 1061. REVISED NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.

    (a) Requirement for Comprehensive Review.--In order to clarify 
United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy for the near term, 
the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the 
nuclear posture of the United States for the next 5 to 10 years. The 
Secretary shall conduct the review in consultation with the Secretary 
of Energy and the Secretary of State.
    (b) Elements of Review.--The nuclear posture review shall include 
the following elements:
            (1) The role of nuclear forces in United States military 
        strategy, planning, and programming.
            (2) The policy requirements and objectives for the United 
        States to maintain a safe, reliable, and credible nuclear 
        deterrence posture.
            (3) The relationship among United States nuclear deterrence 
        policy, targeting strategy, and arms control objectives.
            (4) The role that missile defense capabilities and 
        conventional strike forces play in determining the role and 
        size of nuclear forces.
            (5) The levels and composition of the nuclear delivery 
        systems that will be required for implementing the United 
        States national and military strategy, including any plans for 
        replacing or modifying existing systems.
            (6) The nuclear weapons complex that will be required for 
        implementing the United States national and military strategy, 
        including any plans to modernize or modify the complex.
            (7) The active and inactive nuclear weapons stockpile that 
        will be required for implementing the United States national 
        and military strategy, including any plans for replacing or 
        modifying warheads.
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress, in unclassified and classified forms as necessary, a report 
on the results of the nuclear posture review conducted under this 
section. The report shall be submitted concurrently with the 
quadrennial defense review required to be submitted under section 118 
of title 10, United States Code, in 2009.
    (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
nuclear posture review conducted under this section should be used as a 
basis for establishing future United States arms control objectives and 
negotiating positions.

SEC. 1062. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW 
              STRATEGIC POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 1051 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3431) is repealed.

SEC. 1063. COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COMMITTEES ON ARMED SERVICES OF THE 
              SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Requests of Committees.--The Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, the Director of a national intelligence 
center, or the head of any department, agency, or element of the 
intelligence community shall, not later than 15 days after receiving a 
request from the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate or the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives for any 
intelligence assessment, report, estimate, legal opinion, or other 
intelligence information relating to matters within the jurisdiction of 
such Committee, make available to such committee such assessment, 
report, estimate, legal opinion, or other information, as the case may 
be.
    (b) Assertion of Privilege.--In response to a request covered by 
subsection (a), the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, 
the Director of a national intelligence center, or the head of any 
department, agency, or element of the intelligence community shall 
provide the document or information covered by such request unless the 
President certifies that such document or information is not being 
provided because the President is asserting a privilege pursuant to the 
Constitution of the United States.
    (c) Independent Testimony of Intelligence Officials.--No officer, 
department, agency, or element within the Executive branch shall have 
any authority to require the head of any department, agency, or element 
of the intelligence community, or any designate of such a head--
            (1) to receive permission to testify before the Committee 
        on Armed Services of the Senate or the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives; or
            (2) to submit testimony, legislative recommendations, or 
        comments to any officer or agency of the Executive branch for 
        approval, comments, or review prior to the submission of such 
        recommendations, testimony, or comments to the Committee on 
        Armed Services of the Senate or the Committee on Armed Services 
        of the House of Representatives if such testimony, legislative 
        recommendations, or comments include a statement indicating 
        that the views expressed therein are those of the head of the 
        department, agency, or element of the intelligence community 
        that is making the submission and do not necessarily represent 
        the views of the Administration.

SEC. 1064. SECURITY CLEARANCES; LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 435b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section:

``SEC. 3002. SECURITY CLEARANCES; LIMITATIONS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Controlled substance.--The term `controlled 
        substance' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
        the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
            ``(2) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means--
                    ``(A) an officer or employee of a Federal agency;
                    ``(B) a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
                Marine Corps who is on active duty or is in an active 
                status; and
                    ``(C) an officer or employee of a contractor of a 
                Federal agency.
            ``(3) Restricted data.--The term `Restricted Data' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act 
        of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014).
            ``(4) Special access program.--The term `special access 
        program' has the meaning given that term in section 4.1 of 
        Executive Order 12958 (60 Fed. Reg. 19825).
    ``(b) Prohibition.--After January 1, 2008, the head of a Federal 
agency may not grant or renew a security clearance for a covered person 
who is--
            ``(1) an unlawful user of, or is addicted to, a controlled 
        substance; or
            ``(2) mentally incompetent, as determined by an 
        adjudicating authority, based on an evaluation by a duly 
        qualified mental health professional employed by, or acceptable 
        to and approved by, the United States government and in 
        accordance with the adjudicative guidelines required by 
        subsection (d).
    ``(c) Disqualification.--
            ``(1) In general.--After January 1, 2008, absent an express 
        written waiver granted in accordance with paragraph (2), the 
        head of a Federal agency may not grant or renew a security 
        clearance described in paragraph (3) for a covered person who 
        has been--
                    ``(A) convicted in any court of the United States 
                of a crime, was sentenced to imprisonment for a term 
                exceeding 1 year, and was incarcerated as a result of 
                that sentence for not less than 1 year; or
                    ``(B) discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces 
                under dishonorable conditions.
            ``(2) Waiver authority.--In a meritorious case, an 
        exception to the disqualification in this subsection may be 
        authorized if there are mitigating factors. Any such waiver may 
        be authorized only in accordance with standards and procedures 
        prescribed by, or under the authority of, an Executive Order or 
        other guidance issued by the President.
            ``(3) Covered security clearances.--This subsection applies 
        to security clearances that provide for access to--
                    ``(A) special access programs;
                    ``(B) Restricted Data; or
                    ``(C) any other information commonly referred to as 
                `sensitive compartmented information'.
            ``(4) Annual report.--
                    ``(A) Requirement for report.--Not later than 
                February 1 of each year, the head of a Federal agency 
                shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of 
                Congress if such agency employs or employed a person 
                for whom a waiver was granted in accordance with 
                paragraph (2) during the preceding year. Such annual 
                report shall not reveal the identity of such person, 
                but shall include for each waiver issued the 
                disqualifying factor under paragraph (1) and the 
                reasons for the waiver of the disqualifying factor.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Appropriate committees of congress.--
                        The term `appropriate committees of Congress' 
                        means, with respect to a report submitted under 
                        subparagraph (A) by the head of a Federal 
                        agency--
                                    ``(I) the congressional 
                                intelligence committees;
                                    ``(II) the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security and Governmental Affairs of 
                                the Senate;
                                    ``(III) the Committee on Oversight 
                                and Government Reform of the House of 
                                Representatives; and
                                    ``(IV) each Committee of the Senate 
                                or the House of Representatives with 
                                oversight authority over such Federal 
                                agency.
                            ``(ii) Congressional intelligence 
                        committees.--The term `congressional 
                        intelligence committees' has the meaning given 
                        that term in section 3 of the National Security 
                        Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a).
    ``(d) Adjudicative Guidelines.--
            ``(1) Requirement to establish.--The President shall 
        establish adjudicative guidelines for determining eligibility 
        for access to classified information.
            ``(2) Requirements related to mental health.--The 
        guidelines required by paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) include procedures and standards under which 
                a covered person is determined to be mentally 
                incompetent and provide a means to appeal such a 
                determination; and
                    ``(B) require that no negative inference concerning 
                the standards in the guidelines may be raised solely on 
                the basis of seeking mental health counseling.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 986 of title 10, United States Code, 
        is repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 986.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2008.

SEC. 1065. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROCESS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SECURITY 
              CLEARANCES.

    (a) Demonstration Project.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
of National Intelligence shall implement a demonstration project that 
applies new and innovative approaches to improve the processing of 
requests for security clearances.
    (b) Evaluation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of 
National Intelligence shall carry out an evaluation of the process for 
issuing security clearances and develop a specific plan and schedule 
for replacing such process with an improved process.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
completion of the evaluation required by subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to 
Congress a report on--
            (1) the results of the demonstration project carried out 
        pursuant to subsection (a);
            (2) the results of the evaluation carried out under 
        subsection (b); and
            (3) the specific plan and schedule for replacing the 
        existing process for issuing security clearances with an 
        improved process.

SEC. 1066. ADVISORY PANEL ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPABILITIES FOR 
              SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AFTER CERTAIN INCIDENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish an 
advisory panel to carry out an assessment of the capabilities of the 
Department of Defense to provide support to United States civil 
authorities in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, 
nuclear, or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incident.
    (b) Panel Matters.--
            (1) In general.--The advisory panel required by subsection 
        (a) shall consist of individuals appointed by the Secretary of 
        Defense (in consultation with the Chairmen and Ranking Members 
        of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
        of Representatives) from among private citizens of the United 
        States with expertise in the legal, operational, and 
        organizational aspects of the management of the consequences of 
        a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield 
        explosive incident.
            (2) Deadline for appointment.--All members of the advisory 
        panel shall be appointed under this subsection not later than 
        30 days after the date on which the Secretary enters into the 
        contract required by subsection (c).
            (3) Initial meeting.--The advisory panel shall conduct its 
        first meeting not later than 30 days after the date that all 
        appointments to the panel have been made under this subsection.
            (4) Procedures.--The advisory panel shall carry out its 
        duties under this section under procedures established under 
        subsection (c) by the federally funded research and development 
        center with which the Secretary contracts under that 
        subsection. Such procedures shall include procedures for the 
        selection of a chairman of the advisory panel from among its 
        members.
    (c) Support of Federally Funded Research and Development Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
        a contract with a federally funded research and development 
        center for the provision of support and assistance to the 
        advisory panel required by subsection (a) in carrying out its 
        duties under this section. Such support and assistance shall 
        include the establishment of the procedures of the advisory 
        panel under subsection (b)(4).
            (2) Deadline for contract.--The Secretary shall enter into 
        the contract required by this subsection not later than 60 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Duties of Panel.--The advisory panel required by subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) evaluate the authorities and capabilities of the 
        Department of Defense to conduct operations in support to 
        United States civil authorities in the event of a chemical, 
        biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive 
        incident, including the authorities and capabilities of the 
        military departments, the Defense Agencies, the combatant 
        commands, any supporting commands, and the reserve components 
        of the Armed Forces (including the National Guard in a Federal 
        and non-Federal status);
            (2) assess the adequacy of existing plans and programs of 
        the Department of Defense for training and equipping dedicated, 
        special, and general purposes forces for conducting operations 
        described in paragraph (1) across a broad spectrum of 
        scenarios, including current National Planning Scenarios as 
        applicable;
            (3) assess policies, directives, and plans of the 
        Department of Defense in support of civilian authorities in 
        managing the consequences of a chemical, biological, 
        radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive incident.
            (4) assess the adequacy of policies and structures of the 
        Department of Defense for coordination with other department 
        and agencies of the Federal Government, especially the 
        Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the 
        Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, in the provision of support described in paragraph 
        (1);
            (5) assess the adequacy and currency of information 
        available to the Department of Defense, whether directly or 
        through other departments and agencies of the Federal 
        Government, from State and local governments in circumstances 
        where the Department provides support described in paragraph 
        (1) because State and local response capabilities are not fully 
        adequate for a comprehensive response;
            (6) assess the equipment capabilities and needs of the 
        Department of Defense to provide support described in paragraph 
        (1); and
            (7) develop recommendations for modifying the capabilities, 
        plans, policies, equipment, and structures evaluated or 
        assessed under this subsection in order to improve the 
        provision by the Department of Defense of the support described 
        in paragraph (1).
    (e) Cooperation of Other Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The advisory panel required by subsection 
        (a) may secure directly from the Department of Defense, the 
        Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the 
        Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, and any other department or agency of the Federal 
        Government information that the panel considers necessary for 
        the panel to carry out its duties.
            (2) Cooperation.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
        of Homeland Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, the Attorney 
        General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and any 
        other official of the United States shall provide the advisory 
        panel with full and timely cooperation in carrying out its 
        duties under this section.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the initial 
meeting of the advisory panel required by subsection (a), the advisory 
panel shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, and to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a 
report on activities under this section. The report shall set forth--
            (1) the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
        advisory panel for improving the capabilities of the Department 
        of Defense to provide support to United States civil 
        authorities in the event of a chemical, biological, 
        radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive incident; and
            (2) such other findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
        for improving the capabilities of the Department for homeland 
        defense as the advisory panel considers appropriate.

SEC. 1067. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR 
              SECURITY COOPERATION.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the education and training facility of the Department 
        of Defense known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for 
        Security Cooperation has the mission of providing professional 
        education and training to eligible military personnel, law 
        enforcement officials, and civilians of nations of the Western 
        Hemisphere that support the democratic principles set forth in 
        the Charter of the Organization of American States, while 
        fostering mutual knowledge, transparency, confidence, and 
        cooperation among the participating nations and promoting 
        democratic values and respect for human rights; and
            (2) therefore, the Institute is an invaluable education and 
        training facility which continues to foster a spirit of 
        partnership and interoperability among the United States 
        military and the militaries of participating nations.

SEC. 1068. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, 
              ARISING FROM ENACTMENT OF THE INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND 
              TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2004.

    (a) References to Head of Intelligence Community.--
            (1) References.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended 
        by striking ``Director of Central Intelligence'' each place it 
        appears in the following provisions and inserting ``Director of 
        National Intelligence'':
                    (A) Section 192(c)(2).
                    (B) Section 193.
                    (C) Section 201(a).
                    (D) Section 201(c)(1).
                    (E) Section 425(a).
                    (F) Section 426.
                    (G) Section 441.
                    (H) Section 443(d).
                    (I) Section 2273(b)(1).
                    (J) Section 2723(a).
            (2) Caption amendments.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
        further amended by striking ``Director of Central 
        Intelligence'' each place it appears in the heading of the 
        following provisions and inserting ``Director of National 
        Intelligence'':
                    (A) Section 441(c).
                    (B) Section 443(d).
    (b) References to Head of Central Intelligence Agency.--Title 10, 
United States Code, is further amended by striking ``Director of 
Central Intelligence'' each place it appears in the following 
provisions and inserting ``Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency'':
            (1) Section 431(b)(1).
            (2) Section 444.
            (3) Section 1089(g)(1).
    (c) Other Amendments.--Section 201 of title 10, United States Code, 
is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by striking 
        ``Before submitting'' and all that follows and inserting ``In 
        the event of a vacancy in a position referred to in paragraph 
        (2), the making by the Secretary of Defense of a recommendation 
        to the President regarding the appointment of an individual to 
        such position shall be governed by the provisions of section 
        106(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-
        6(b)), relating to the concurrence of the Director of National 
        Intelligence in appointments to positions in the intelligence 
        community.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``National Foreign 
        Intelligence Program'' and inserting ``National Intelligence 
        Program''.

SEC. 1069. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COORDINATION 
              COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Executive Office of 
the President a National Foreign Language Coordination Council (in this 
section referred to as the ``Council'').
    (b) Membership.--The Council shall consist of the following members 
or their designees:
            (1) The National Language Director, who shall serve as the 
        chairperson of the Council.
            (2) The Secretary of Education.
            (3) The Secretary of Defense.
            (4) The Secretary of State.
            (5) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
            (6) The Attorney General.
            (7) The Director of National Intelligence.
            (8) The Secretary of Labor.
            (9) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
            (10) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
            (11) The Secretary of Commerce.
            (12) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (13) The Secretary of the Treasury.
            (14) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
            (15) The Secretary of Agriculture.
            (16) The Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank 
        of the United States.
            (17) The heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
        Council considers appropriate.
    (c) Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--The Council shall be charged with--
                    (A) overseeing, coordinating, and implementing the 
                National Security Language Initiative;
                    (B) developing a national foreign language 
                strategy, building upon the efforts of the National 
                Security Language Initiative, within 18 months after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, in consultation 
                with--
                            (i) State and local government agencies;
                            (ii) academic sector institutions;
                            (iii) foreign language related interest 
                        groups;
                            (iv) business associations;
                            (v) industry;
                            (vi) heritage associations; and
                            (vii) other relevant stakeholders;
                    (C) conducting a survey of the status of Federal 
                agency foreign language and area expertise and agency 
                needs for such expertise; and
                    (D) monitoring the implementation of such strategy 
                through--
                            (i) application of current and recently 
                        enacted laws; and
                            (ii) the promulgation and enforcement of 
                        rules and regulations.
            (2) Strategy content.--The strategy developed under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) recommendations for amendments to title 5, 
                United States Code, in order to improve the ability of 
                the Federal Government to recruit and retain 
                individuals with foreign language proficiency and 
                provide foreign language training for Federal 
                employees;
                    (B) the long term goals, anticipated effect, and 
                needs of the National Security Language Initiative;
                    (C) identification of crucial priorities across all 
                sectors;
                    (D) identification and evaluation of Federal 
                foreign language programs and activities, including--
                            (i) any duplicative or overlapping programs 
                        that may impede efficiency;
                            (ii) recommendations on coordination;
                            (iii) program enhancements; and
                            (iv) allocation of resources so as to 
                        maximize use of resources;
                    (E) needed national policies and corresponding 
                legislative and regulatory actions in support of, and 
                allocation of designated resources to, promising 
                programs and initiatives at all levels (Federal, State, 
                and local), especially in the less commonly taught 
                languages that are seen as critical for national 
                security and global competitiveness during the next 20 
                to 50 years;
                    (F) effective ways to increase public awareness of 
                the need for foreign language skills and career paths 
                in all sectors that can employ those skills, with the 
                objective of increasing support for foreign language 
                study among--
                            (i) Federal, State, and local leaders;
                            (ii) students;
                            (iii) parents;
                            (iv) elementary, secondary, and 
                        postsecondary educational institutions; and
                            (v) employers;
                    (G) recommendations for incentives for related 
                educational programs, including foreign language 
                teacher training;
                    (H) coordination of cross-sector efforts, including 
                public-private partnerships;
                    (I) coordination initiatives to develop a strategic 
                posture for language research and recommendations for 
                funding for applied foreign language research into 
                issues of national concern;
                    (J) recommendations for assistance for--
                            (i) the development of foreign language 
                        achievement standards; and
                            (ii) corresponding assessments for the 
                        elementary, secondary, and postsecondary 
                        education levels, including the National 
                        Assessment of Educational Progress in foreign 
                        languages;
                    (K) recommendations for development of--
                            (i) language skill-level certification 
                        standards;
                            (ii) frameworks for pre-service and 
                        professional development study for those who 
                        teach foreign language;
                            (iii) suggested graduation criteria for 
                        foreign language studies and appropriate non-
                        language studies, such as--
                                    (I) international business;
                                    (II) national security;
                                    (III) public administration;
                                    (IV) health care;
                                    (V) engineering;
                                    (VI) law;
                                    (VII) journalism; and
                                    (VIII) sciences;
                    (L) identification of and means for replicating 
                best practices at all levels and in all sectors, 
                including best practices from the international 
                community; and
                    (M) recommendations for overcoming barriers in 
                foreign language proficiency.
            (3) National security language initiative.--The term 
        ``National Security Language Initiative'' means the 
        comprehensive national plan of the President announced on 
        January 5, 2006, and under the direction of the Secretaries of 
        State, Education, and Defense and the Director of National 
        Intelligence to expand foreign language education for national 
        security purposes in the United States.
    (d) Submission of Strategy to President and Congress.--Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Council 
shall prepare and transmit to the President and the relevant committees 
of Congress the strategy required under subsection (c).
    (e) Meetings.--The Council may hold such meetings, and sit and act 
at such times and places, as the Council considers appropriate, but 
shall meet in formal session at least 2 times a year. State and local 
government agencies and other organizations (such as academic sector 
institutions, foreign language-related interest groups, business 
associations, industry, and heritage community organizations) shall be 
invited, as appropriate, to public meetings of the Council at least 
once a year.
    (f) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may--
                    (A) appoint, without regard to the provisions of 
                title 5, United States Code, governing the competitive 
                service, such personnel as the Director considers 
                necessary; and
                    (B) compensate such personnel without regard to the 
                provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
                53 of that title.
            (2) Detail of government employees.--Upon request of the 
        Council, any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
        Council without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 
        interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
            (3) Experts and consultants.--With the approval of the 
        Council, the Director may procure temporary and intermittent 
        services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Travel expenses.--Council members and staff shall be 
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business 
        in the performance of services for the Council.
            (5) Security clearance.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall 
                cooperate with the Council in expeditiously providing 
                to the Council members and staff appropriate security 
                clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing 
                procedures and requirements.
                    (B) Exception.--No person shall be provided with 
                access to classified information under this section 
                without the appropriate required security clearance 
                access.
            (6) Compensation.--The rate of pay for any employee of the 
        Council (including the Director) may not exceed the rate 
        payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
        5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (g) Powers.--
            (1) Delegation.--Any member or employee of the Council may, 
        if authorized by the Council, take any action that the Council 
        is authorized to take in this section.
            (2) Information.--
                    (A) Council authority to secure.--The Council may 
                secure directly from any Federal agency such 
                information, consistent with Federal privacy laws, 
                including The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and Department of Education's General 
                Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232(h)), the 
                Council considers necessary to carry out its 
                responsibilities.
                    (B) Requirement to furnish requested information.--
                Upon request of the Director, the head of such agency 
                shall furnish such information to the Council.
            (3) Donations.--The Council may accept, use, and dispose of 
        gifts or donations of services or property.
            (4) Mail.--The Council may use the United States mail in 
        the same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal 
        agencies.
    (h) Conferences, Newsletter, and Website.--In carrying out this 
section, the Council--
            (1) may arrange Federal, regional, State, and local 
        conferences for the purpose of developing and coordinating 
        effective programs and activities to improve foreign language 
        education;
            (2) may publish a newsletter concerning Federal, State, and 
        local programs that are effectively meeting the foreign 
        language needs of the nation; and
            (3) shall create and maintain a website containing 
        information on the Council and its activities, best practices 
        on language education, and other relevant information.
    (i) Annual Report.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Council 
        shall prepare and transmit to the President and the relevant 
        committees of Congress a report that describes--
                    (A) the activities of the Council;
                    (B) the efforts of the Council to improve foreign 
                language education and training; and
                    (C) impediments to the use of a National Foreign 
                Language program, including any statutory and 
                regulatory restrictions.
            (2) Relevant committees.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the relevant committees of Congress include--
                    (A) in the House of Representatives--
                            (i) the Committee on Appropriations;
                            (ii) the Committee on Armed Services;
                            (iii) the Committee on Education and Labor;
                            (iv) the Committee on Oversight and 
                        Government Reform;
                            (v) the Committee on Small Business;
                            (vi) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and
                            (vii) the Permanent Select Committee on 
                        Intelligence;
                    (B) in the Senate--
                            (i) the Committee on Appropriations;
                            (ii) the Committee on Armed Services;
                            (iii) the Committee on Health, Education, 
                        Labor, and Pensions;
                            (iv) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                        Governmental Affairs;
                            (v) the Committee on Foreign Relations;
                            (vi) the Committee on Small Business and 
                        Entrepreneurship; and
                            (vii) the Select Committee on Intelligence.
    (j) Establishment of a National Language Director.--
            (1) In general.--There is established a National Language 
        Director who shall be appointed by the President. The National 
        Language Director shall be a nationally recognized individual 
        with credentials and abilities across the sectors to be 
        involved with creating and implementing long-term solutions to 
        achieving national foreign language and cultural competency.
            (2) Responsibilities.--The National Language Director 
        shall--
                    (A) develop and monitor the implementation of a 
                national foreign language strategy, built upon the 
                efforts of the National Security Language Initiative, 
                across all sectors;
                    (B) establish formal relationships among the major 
                stakeholders in meeting the needs of the Nation for 
                improved capabilities in foreign languages and cultural 
                understanding, including Federal, State, and local 
                government agencies, academia, industry, labor, and 
                heritage communities; and
                    (C) coordinate and lead a public information 
                campaign that raises awareness of public and private 
                sector careers requiring foreign language skills and 
                cultural understanding, with the objective of 
                increasing interest in and support for the study of 
                foreign languages among national leaders, the business 
                community, local officials, parents, and individuals.
    (k) Encouragement of State Involvement.--
            (1) State contact persons.--The Council shall consult with 
        each State to provide for the designation by each State of an 
        individual to serve as a State contact person for the purpose 
        of receiving and disseminating information and communications 
        received from the Council.
            (2) State interagency councils and lead agencies.--Each 
        State is encouraged to establish a State interagency council on 
        foreign language coordination or designate a lead agency for 
        the State for the purpose of assuming primary responsibility 
        for coordinating and interacting with the Council and State and 
        local government agencies as necessary.
    (l) Congressional Notification.--The Council shall provide to 
Congress such information as may be requested by Congress, through 
reports, briefings, and other appropriate means.

SEC. 1070. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC AIRCRAFT STATUS OF AIRCRAFT UNDER 
              CONTRACT WITH THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Definition of Public Aircraft.--Section 40102(a)(41)(E) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or an operational support service'' 
        after ``transportation''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
        term `an operational support service' means a mission performed 
        by an aircraft operator that uses fixed or rotary winged 
        aircraft to provide a service other than transportation.''.
    (b) Armed Forces Operational Mission.--Section 40125(c) of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ``or an operational 
        support service'' after ``transportation''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Compliance with federal aviation regulations.--If the 
        Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of the department in 
        which the Coast Guard is operating) does not make a designation 
        under paragraph (1)(C) with regard to a chartered aircraft, the 
        transportation or operational support service provided to the 
        armed forces by such aircraft shall be in compliance with the 
        Federal Aviation Regulations under title 14, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.''.
    (c) Technical Corrections.--
            (1) Section 40125(b) of such title is amended by striking 
        ``40102(a)(37)'' and inserting ``40102(a)(41)''.
            (2) Section 40125(c)(1) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``40102(a)(37)(E)'' appears and inserting 
        ``40102(a)(41)(E)''.

SEC. 1071. TRAUMATIC SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.

    (a) Designation of Fiduciary for Members With Lost Mental Capacity 
or Extended Loss of Consciousness.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, develop a form for 
the designation of a recipient for the funds distributed under section 
1980A of title 38, United States Code, as the fiduciary of a member of 
the Armed Forces in cases where the member is medically incapacitated 
(as determined by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs) or experiencing an extended loss of 
consciousness.
    (b) Elements.--The form under subsection (a) shall require that a 
member may elect that--
            (1) an individual designated by the member be the recipient 
        as the fiduciary of the member; or
            (2) a court of proper jurisdiction determine the recipient 
        as the fiduciary of the member for purposes of this subsection.
    (c) Completion and Update.--The form under subsection (a) shall be 
completed by an individual at the time of entry into the Armed Forces 
and updated periodically thereafter.

SEC. 1072. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FAMILY CARE PLANS AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE MINOR DEPENDENTS.

    (a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) single parents who are members of the Armed Forces with 
        minor dependents, and dual-military couples with minor 
        dependents, should develop and maintain effective family care 
        plans that--
                    (A) address all reasonably foreseeable situations 
                that would result in the absence of the single parent 
                or dual-military couple in order to provide for the 
                efficient transfer of responsibility for the minor 
                dependents to an alternative caregiver; and
                    (B) are consistent with Department of Defense 
                Instruction 1342.19, dated July 13, 1992, and any 
                applicable regulations of the military department 
                concerned; and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense should establish procedures to 
        ensure that if a single parent and both spouses in a dual-
        military couple are required to deploy to a covered area--
                    (A) requests by the single parent or dual-military 
                couple for deferments of deployment due to unforeseen 
                circumstances are evaluated rapidly; and
                    (B) appropriate steps are taken to ensure adequate 
                care for minor dependents of the single parent or dual-
                military couple.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered area.--The term ``covered area'' means an area 
        for which special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or 
        imminent danger is authorized under section 310 of title 37, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Dual-military couple.--The term ``dual-military 
        couple'' means a married couple in which both spouses are 
        members of the Armed Forces.

SEC. 1073. CONDUCT BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS OUT OF 
              UNIFORM DURING HOISTING, LOWERING, OR PASSING OF FLAG.

    Section 9 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``all persons present'' and all that follows through the end and 
inserting ``those present in uniform should render the military salute. 
Members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in 
uniform may render the military salute. All other persons present 
should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over 
the heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their right 
hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. 
Citizens of other countries should stand at attention. All such conduct 
toward the flag in a moving column should be rendered at the moment the 
flag passes.''.

SEC. 1074. EXTENSION OF DATE OF APPLICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY 
              PERSONNEL SYSTEM TO DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

    Section 9902(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``October 1, 2008'' each place such term appears and inserting 
``October 1, 2011'' in each such place.

SEC. 1075. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Protection for Department Leadership.--The Secretary of 
Defense, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and in 
accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary and the Attorney 
General, may authorize qualified members of the Armed Forces and 
qualified civilian employees of the Department of Defense to provide 
physical protection and security within the United States to the 
following persons who, by nature of their positions, require continuous 
security and protection:
            (1) Secretary of Defense.
            (2) Deputy Secretary of Defense.
            (3) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
            (4) Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
            (5) Secretaries of the military departments.
            (6) Chiefs of the Services.
            (7) Commanders of combatant commands.
    (b) Protection for Additional Personnel.--
            (1) Authority to provide.--The Secretary of Defense, under 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary and in accordance with 
        guidelines approved by the Secretary and the Attorney General, 
        may authorize qualified members of the Armed Forces and 
        qualified civilian employees of the Department of Defense to 
        provide physical protection and security within the United 
        States to individuals other than individuals described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) if the Secretary 
        determines that such protection is necessary because--
                    (A) there is an imminent and credible threat to the 
                safety of the individual for whom protection is to be 
                provided; or
                    (B) compelling operational considerations make such 
                protection essential to the conduct of official 
                Department of Defense business.
            (2) Personnel.--Individuals authorized to receive physical 
        protection and security under this subsection include the 
        following:
                    (A) Any official, military member, or employee of 
                the Department of Defense, including such a former or 
                retired official who faces serious and credible threats 
                arising from duties performed while employed by the 
                Department.
                    (B) Any distinguished foreign visitor to the United 
                States who is conducting official business with the 
                Department of Defense.
                    (C) Any member of the immediate family of a person 
                authorized to receive physical protection and security 
                under this section.
            (3) Limitation on delegation.--The authority of the 
        Secretary of Defense to authorize the provision of physical 
        protection and security under this subsection may be delegated 
        only to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
            (4) Requirement for written determination.--A determination 
        of the Secretary of Defense to provide physical protection and 
        security under this subsection shall be in writing, shall be 
        based on a threat assessment by an appropriate law enforcement, 
        security or intelligence organization, and shall include the 
        name and title of the officer, employee, or other individual 
        affected, the reason for such determination, and the duration 
        of the authorized protection and security for such officer, 
        employee, or individual.
            (5) Duration of protection.--
                    (A) Initial period of protection.--After making a 
                written determination under paragraph (4), the 
                Secretary of Defense may provide protection and 
                security to an individual under this subsection for an 
                initial period of not more than 90 calendar days.
                    (B) Subsequent period.--If, at the end of the 90-
                day period that protection and security is provided to 
                an individual under subsection (A), the Secretary 
                determines that a condition described in subparagraph 
                (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) continues to exist with 
                respect to the individual, the Secretary may extend the 
                period that such protection and security is provided 
                for additional 60-day periods. The Secretary shall 
                review such a determination at the end of each 60-day 
                period to determine whether to continue to provide such 
                protection and security.
                    (C) Requirement for compliance with regulations.--
                Protection and security provided under subparagraph (B) 
                shall be provided in accordance with the regulations 
                and guidelines referred to in paragraph (1).
            (6) Submission to congress.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
                submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
                of each determination made under paragraph (4) to 
                provide protection and security to an individual and of 
                each determination under paragraph (5)(B) to extend 
                such protection and security, together with the 
                justification for such determination, not later than 30 
                days after the date on which the determination is made.
                    (B) Form of report.--A report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) may be made in classified form.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Congressional defense committees.--The term 
        ``congressional defense committees'' means the Committee on 
        Appropriations and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Qualified members of the armed forces and qualified 
        civilian employees of the department of defense.--The terms 
        ``qualified members of the Armed Forces and qualified civilian 
        employees of the Department of Defense'' refer collectively to 
        members or employees who are assigned to investigative, law 
        enforcement, or security duties of any of the following:
                    (A) The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.
                    (B) The Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
                    (C) The U.S. Air Force Office of Special 
                Investigations.
                    (D) The Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
                    (E) The Pentagon Force Protection Agency.
    (d) Construction.--
            (1) No additional law enforcement or arrest authority.--
        Other than the authority to provide security and protection 
        under this section, nothing in this section may be construed to 
        bestow any additional law enforcement or arrest authority upon 
        the qualified members of the Armed Forces and qualified 
        civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Authorities of other departments.--Nothing in this 
        section may be construed to preclude or limit, in any way, the 
        express or implied powers of the Secretary of Defense or other 
        Department of Defense officials, or the duties and authorities 
        of the Secretary of State, the Director of the United States 
        Secret Service, the Director of the United States Marshals 
        Service, or any other Federal law enforcement agency.

SEC. 1076. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE 
              THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE 
              ATTACK.

    (a) Extension of Date of Submittal of Final Report.--Section 
1403(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 50 U.S.C. 
2301 note) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2007'' and inserting 
``November 30, 2008''.
    (b) Coordination of Work With Department of Homeland Security.--
Section 1404 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(c) Coordination With Department of Homeland Security.--The 
Commission and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly ensure 
that the work of the Commission with respect to electromagnetic pulse 
attack on electricity infrastructure, and protection against such 
attack, is coordinated with Department of Homeland Security efforts on 
such matters.''.
    (c) Limitation on Department of Defense Funding.--The aggregate 
amount of funds provided by the Department of Defense to the Commission 
to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse 
Attack for purposes of the preparation and submittal of the final 
report required by section 1403(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as amended by 
subsection (a)), whether by transfer or otherwise and including funds 
provided the Commission before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
shall not exceed $5,600,000.

SEC. 1077. SENSE OF SENATE ON PROJECT COMPASSION.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) It is the responsibility of every citizen of the United 
        States to honor the service and sacrifice of the veterans of 
        the United States, especially those who have made the ultimate 
        sacrifice.
            (2) In the finest tradition of this sacred responsibility, 
        Kaziah M. Hancock, an artist from central Utah, founded a 
        nonprofit organization called Project Compassion, which 
        endeavors to provide, without charge, to the family of a member 
        of the Armed Forces who has fallen in active duty since the 
        events of September 11, 2001, a museum-quality original oil 
        portrait of that member.
            (3) To date, Kaziah M. Hancock, four volunteer professional 
        portrait artists, and those who have donated their time to 
        support Project Compassion have presented over 700 paintings to 
        the families of the fallen heroes of the United States.
            (4) Kaziah M. Hancock and Project Compassion have been 
        honored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, 
        the Disabled American Veterans, and other organizations with 
        the highest public service awards on behalf of fallen members 
        of the Armed Forces and their families.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) Kaziah M. Hancock and the members of Project Compassion 
        have demonstrated, and continue to demonstrate, extraordinary 
        patriotism and support for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and 
        Marines who have given their lives for the United States in 
        Iraq and Afghanistan and have done so without any expectation 
        of financial gain or recognition for these efforts;
            (2) the people of the United States owe the deepest 
        gratitude to Kaziah M. Hancock and the members of Project 
        Compassion; and
            (3) the Senate, on the behalf of the people of the United 
        States, commends Kaziah M. Hancock, the four other Project 
        Compassion volunteer professional portrait artists, and the 
        entire Project Compassion organization for their tireless work 
        in paying tribute to those members of the Armed Forces who have 
        fallen in the service of the United States.

SEC. 1078. GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER TO KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, 
              INCORPORATED.

    (a) Grant of Charter.--Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the following:

                     ``CHAPTER 1201--[RESERVED]'';

            and
            (2) by inserting after chapter 1103 the following new 
        chapter:

     ``CHAPTER 1201--KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED

``Sec.
``120101. Organization.
``120102. Purposes.
``120103. Membership.
``120104. Governing body.
``120105. Powers.
``120106. Restrictions.
``120107. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter.
``120108. Records and inspection.
``120109. Service of process.
``120110. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
``120111. Annual report.
``120112. Definition.
``Sec. 120101. Organization
    ``(a) Federal Charter.--Korean War Veterans Association, 
Incorporated (in this chapter, the `corporation'), a nonprofit 
organization that meets the requirements for a veterans service 
organization under section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and that is organized under the laws of the State of New York, is 
a federally chartered corporation.
    ``(b) Expiration of Charter.--If the corporation does not comply 
with the provisions of this chapter, the charter granted by subsection 
(a) shall expire.
``Sec. 120102. Purposes
    ``The purposes of the corporation are those provided in the 
articles of incorporation of the corporation and shall include the 
following:
            ``(1) To organize as a veterans service organization in 
        order to maintain a continuing interest in the welfare of 
        veterans of the Korean War, and rehabilitation of the disabled 
        veterans of the Korean War to include all that served during 
        active hostilities and subsequently in defense of the Republic 
        of Korea, and their families.
            ``(2) To establish facilities for the assistance of all 
        veterans and to represent them in their claims before the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs and other organizations without 
        charge.
            ``(3) To perpetuate and preserve the comradeship and 
        friendships born on the field of battle and nurtured by the 
        common experience of service to the United States during the 
        time of war and peace.
            ``(4) To honor the memory of the men and women who gave 
        their lives so that the United States and the world might be 
        free and live by the creation of living memorial, monuments, 
        and other forms of additional educational, cultural, and 
        recreational facilities.
            ``(5) To preserve for the people of the United States and 
        posterity of such people the great and basic truths and 
        enduring principles upon which the United States was founded.
``Sec. 120103. Membership
    ``Eligibility for membership in the corporation, and the rights and 
privileges of members of the corporation, are as provided in the bylaws 
of the corporation.
``Sec. 120104. Governing body
    ``(a) Board of Directors.--The composition of the board of 
directors of the corporation, and the responsibilities of the board, 
are as provided in the articles of incorporation of the corporation.
    ``(b) Officers.--The positions of officers of the corporation, and 
the election of the officers, are as provided in the articles of 
incorporation.
``Sec. 120105. Powers
    ``The corporation has only those powers provided in its bylaws and 
articles of incorporation filed in each State in which it is 
incorporated.
``Sec. 120106. Restrictions
    ``(a) Stock and Dividends.--The corporation may not issue stock or 
declare or pay a dividend.
    ``(b) Political Activities.--The corporation, or a director or 
officer of the corporation as such, may not contribute to, support, or 
participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt to 
influence legislation.
    ``(c) Loan.--The corporation may not make a loan to a director, 
officer, or employee of the corporation.
    ``(d) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority.--The corporation 
may not claim congressional approval, or the authority of the United 
States, for any activity of the corporation.
    ``(e) Corporate Status.--The corporation shall maintain its status 
as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of New York.
``Sec. 120107. Tax-exempt status required as condition of charter
    ``If the corporation fails to maintain its status as an 
organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, the charter granted under this chapter shall terminate.
``Sec. 120108. Records and inspection
    ``(a) Records.--The corporation shall keep--
            ``(1) correct and complete records of account;
            ``(2) minutes of the proceedings of the members, board of 
        directors, and committees of the corporation having any of the 
        authority of the board of directors of the corporation; and
            ``(3) at the principal office of the corporation, a record 
        of the names and addresses of the members of the corporation 
        entitled to vote on matters relating to the corporation.
    ``(b) Inspection.--A member entitled to vote on any matter relating 
to the corporation, or an agent or attorney of the member, may inspect 
the records of the corporation for any proper purpose, at any 
reasonable time.
``Sec. 120109. Service of process
    ``The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of 
Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to 
or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.
``Sec. 120110. Liability for acts of officers and agents
    ``The corporation is liable for any act of any officer or agent of 
the corporation acting within the scope of the authority of the 
corporation.
``Sec. 120111. Annual report
    ``The corporation shall submit to Congress an annual report on the 
activities of the corporation during the preceding fiscal year. The 
report shall be submitted at the same time as the report of the audit 
required by section 10101(b) of this title. The report may not be 
printed as a public document.
``Sec. 120112. Definition
    ``For purposes of this chapter, the term `State' includes the 
District of Columbia and the territories and possessions of the United 
States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to chapter 1201 in the 
table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle II of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``1201. Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.......  120101''.

SEC. 1079. SENSE OF SENATE ON GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) The Senate unanimously confirmed General David H. 
        Petraeus as Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, by a 
        vote of 81-0 on January 26, 2007.
            (2) General Petraeus graduated first in his class at the 
        United States Army Command and General Staff College.
            (3) General Petraeus earned Masters of Public 
        Administration and Doctoral degrees in international relations 
        from Princeton University.
            (4) General Petraeus has served multiple combat tours in 
        Iraq, including command of the 101st Airborne Division (Air 
        Assault) during combat operations throughout the first year of 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom, which tours included both major combat 
        operations and subsequent stability and support operations.
            (5) General Petraeus supervised the development and 
        crafting of the United States Army and Marine Corps 
        counterinsurgency manual based in large measure on his combat 
        experience in Iraq, scholarly study, and other professional 
        experiences.
            (6) General Petraeus has taken a solemn oath to protect and 
        defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
            (7) During his 35-year career, General Petraeus has amassed 
        a distinguished and unvarnished record of military service to 
        the United States as recognized by his receipt of a Defense 
        Distinguished Service Medal, two Distinguished Service Medals, 
        two Defense Superior Service Medals, four Legions of Merit, the 
        Bronze Star Medal for valor, the State Department Superior 
        Honor Award, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, and other 
        awards and medals.
            (8) A recent attack through a full-page advertisement in 
        the New York Times by the liberal activist group, Moveon.org, 
        impugns the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all the 
        members of the United States Armed Forces.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate--
            (1) to reaffirm its support for all the men and women of 
        the United States Armed Forces, including General David H. 
        Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq;
            (2) to strongly condemn any effort to attack the honor and 
        integrity of General Petraeus and all the members of the United 
        States Armed Forces; and
            (3) to specifically repudiate the unwarranted personal 
        attack on General Petraeus by the liberal activist group 
        Moveon.org.

SEC. 1080. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF HOUSING A NATIONAL DISASTER 
              RESPONSE CENTER AT KELLY AIR FIELD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2008, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the feasibility of utilizing existing infrastructure or installing 
new infrastructure at Kelly Air Field, San Antonio, Texas, to house a 
National Disaster Response Center for responding to man-made and 
natural disasters in the United States .
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A determination of how the National Disaster Response 
        Center would organize and leverage capabilities of the 
        following currently co-located organizations, facilities, and 
        forces located in San Antonio, Texas:
                    (A) Lackland Air Force Base.
                    (B) Fort Sam Houston.
                    (C) Brooke Army Medical Center.
                    (D) Wilford Hall Medical Center.
                    (E) Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Medical 
                Center.
                    (F) 433rd Airlift Wing C-5 Heavy Lift Aircraft.
                    (G) 149 Fighter Wing and Texas Air National Guard 
                F-16 fighter aircraft.
                    (H) Army Northern Command.
                    (I) The National Trauma Institute's three level 1 
                trauma centers.
                    (J) Texas Medical Rangers.
                    (K) San Antonio Metro Health Department.
                    (L) The University of Texas Health Science Center 
                at San Antonio.
                    (M) The Air Intelligence Surveillance and 
                Reconnaissance Agency at Lackland Air Force Base.
                    (N) The United States Air Force Security Police 
                Training Department at Lackland Air Force Base.
                    (O) The large manpower pools and blood donor pools 
                from the more than 6,000 trainees at Lackland Air Force 
                Base.
            (2) Determine the number of military and civilian personnel 
        required to be mobilized to run the logistics, planning, and 
        maintenance of the National Disaster Response Center during a 
        time of disaster recovery.
            (3) Determine the number of military and civilian personnel 
        required to run the logistics, planning, and maintenance of the 
        National Disaster Response Center during a time when no 
        disaster is occurring.
            (4) Determine the cost of improving the current 
        infrastructure at Kelly Air Field to meet the needs of 
        displaced victims of a disaster equivalent to that of 
        Hurricanes Katrina and Rita or a natural or man-made disaster 
        of similar scope, including adequate beds, food stores, and 
        decontamination stations to triage radiation or other chemical 
        or biological agent contamination victims.
            (5) An evaluation of the current capability of the 
        Department of Defense to respond to these mission requirements 
        and an assessment of any additional capabilities that are 
        required.
            (6) An assessment of the costs and benefits of adding such 
        capabilities at Kelly Air Field to the costs and benefits of 
        other locations.

SEC. 1081. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EQUIPMENT FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD TO 
              DEFEND THE HOMELAND.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Army National Guard and Air National Guard have 
        played an increasing role in homeland security and a critical 
        role in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (2) As a result of persistent underfunding of procurement, 
        lower prioritization, and more recently the wars in Afghanistan 
        and Iraq, the Army National Guard and Air National Guard face 
        significant equipment shortfalls.
            (3) The National Guard Bureau, in its February 26, 2007, 
        report entitled ``National Guard Equipment Requirements'', 
        outlines the ``Essential 10'' equipment needs to support the 
        Army National Guard and Air National Guard in the performance 
        of their domestic missions.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Army 
National Guard and Air National Guard should have sufficient equipment 
available to accomplish their missions inside the United States and to 
protect the homeland.

SEC. 1082. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN RESIDENTS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AT 
              CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, OF EXPOSURE TO DRINKING 
              WATER CONTAMINATION.

    (a) Notification of Individuals Served by Tarawa Terrace Water 
Distribution System, Including Knox Trailer Park.--Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall make reasonable efforts to identify and notify directly 
individuals who were served by the Tarawa Terrace Water Distribution 
System, including Knox Trailer Park, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 
during the years 1958 through 1987 that they may have been exposed to 
drinking water contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
    (b) Notification of Individuals Served by Hadnot Point Water 
Distribution System.--Not later than one year after the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) completes its water 
modeling study of the Hadnot Point water distribution system, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall make reasonable efforts to identify and 
notify directly individuals who were served by the system during the 
period identified in the study of the drinking water contamination to 
which they may have been exposed.
    (c) Notification of Former Civilian Employees at Camp Lejeune.--Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall make reasonable efforts to identify and 
notify directly civilian employees who worked at Camp Lejeune during 
the period identified in the ATSDR drinking water study of the drinking 
water contamination to which they may have been exposed.
    (d) Circulation of Health Survey.--
            (1) Finding.--Congress makes the following findings:
                    (A) Notification and survey efforts related to the 
                drinking water contamination described in this section 
                are necessary due to the potential negative health 
                impacts of these contaminants.
                    (B) The Secretary of the Navy will not be able to 
                identify or contact all former residents due to the 
                condition, non-existence, or accessibility of records.
                    (C) It is the intent of Congress is that the 
                Secretary of the Navy contact as many former residents 
                as quickly as possible.
            (2) ATSDR health survey.--
                    (A) Development.--Not later than 120 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the ATSDR, in 
                consultation with the National Opinion Research Center, 
                shall develop a health survey that would voluntarily 
                request of individuals described in subsections (a), 
                (b), and (c) personal health information that may lead 
                to scientifically useful health information associated 
                with exposure to TCE, PCE, vinyl chloride, and the 
                other contaminants identified in the ATSDR studies that 
                may provide a basis for further reliable scientific 
                studies of potentially adverse health impacts of 
                exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
                    (B) Inclusion with notification.--The survey 
                developed under subparagraph (A) shall be distributed 
                by the Secretary of the Navy concurrently with the 
                direct notification required under subsections (a), 
                (b), and (c).
    (e) Use of Media To Supplement Notification.--The Secretary of the 
Navy may use media notification as a supplement to direct notification 
of individuals described under subsections (a), (b), and (c). Media 
notification may reach those individuals not identifiable via remaining 
records; once individuals respond to media notifications, the Secretary 
will add them to the contact list to be included in future information 
updates.

SEC. 1083. SENSE OF SENATE ON AIR FORCE USE OF TOWBARLESS AIRCRAFT 
              GROUND EQUIPMENT.

    It is the sense of the Senate to encourage the Air Force to give 
full consideration to the potential operational utility, cost savings, 
and increased safety afforded by the utilization of towbarless aircraft 
ground equipment.

SEC. 1084. DESIGNATION OF CHARLIE NORWOOD DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Charlie Norwood volunteered for service in the United 
        States Army Dental Corps in a time of war, providing dental and 
        medical services in the Republic of Vietnam in 1968, earning 
        the Combat Medical Badge and two awards of the Bronze Star.
            (2) Captain Norwood, under combat conditions, helped 
        develop the Dental Corps operating procedures, that are now 
        standard, of delivering dentists to forward-fire bases, and 
        providing dental treatment for military service dogs.
            (3) Captain Norwood provided dental, emergency medical, and 
        surgical care for United States personnel, Vietnamese 
        civilians, and prisoners-of-war.
            (4) Dr. Norwood provided military dental care at Fort 
        Gordon, Georgia, following his service in Vietnam, then 
        provided private-practice dental care for the next 25 years for 
        patients in the greater Augusta, Georgia, area, including care 
        for military personnel, retirees, and dependents under 
        Department of Defense programs and for low-income patients 
        under Georgia Medicaid.
            (5) Congressman Norwood, upon being sworn into the United 
        States House of Representatives in 1995, pursued the 
        advancement of health and dental care for active duty and 
        retired military personnel and dependents, and for veterans, 
        through his public advocacy for strengthened Federal support 
        for military and veterans' health care programs and facilities.
            (6) Congressman Norwood co-authored and helped pass into 
        law the Keep our Promises to America's Military Retirees Act, 
        which restored lifetime healthcare benefits to veterans who are 
        military retirees through the creation of the Department of 
        Defense TRICARE for Life Program.
            (7) Congressman Norwood supported and helped pass into law 
        the Retired Pay Restoration Act providing relief from the 
        concurrent receipt rule penalizing disabled veterans who were 
        also military retirees.
            (8) Throughout his congressional service from 1995 to 2007, 
        Congressman Norwood repeatedly defeated attempts to reduce 
        Federal support for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center in Augusta, Georgia, and succeeded in maintaining and 
        increasing Federal funding for the center.
            (9) Congressman Norwood maintained a life membership in the 
        American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Military 
        Order of the World Wars.
            (10) Congressman Norwood's role in protecting and improving 
        military and veteran's health care was recognized by the 
        Association of the United States Army through the presentation 
        of the Cocklin Award in 1998, and through his induction into 
        the Association's Audie Murphy Society in 1999.
    (b) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
        Center located at 1 Freedom Way in Augusta, Georgia, shall 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
        designated as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans 
        Affairs Medical Center''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
        document, record, or other paper of the United States to the 
        medical center referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered 
        to be a reference to the Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans 
        Affairs Medical Center.

SEC. 1085. COMMERCIALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 9(y) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The authority to create and administer a Commercialization 
        Pilot Program under this subsection may not be construed to 
        eliminate or replace any other SBIR program that enhances the 
        insertion or transition of SBIR technologies, including any 
        such program in effect on the date of enactment of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-
        163; 119 Stat. 3136).'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
        (7) and (8), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) Insertion incentives.--For any contract with a value 
        of not less than $100,000,000, the Secretary of Defense is 
        authorized to--
                    ``(A) establish goals for transitioning Phase III 
                technologies in subcontracting plans; and
                    ``(B) require a prime contractor on such a contract 
                to report the number and dollar amount of contracts 
                entered into by that prime contractor for Phase III 
                SBIR projects.
            ``(6) Goal for sbir technology insertion.--The Secretary of 
        Defense shall--
                    ``(A) set a goal to increase the number of Phase II 
                contracts awarded by that Secretary that lead to 
                technology transition into programs of record or 
                fielded systems;
                    ``(B) use incentives in effect on the date of 
                enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2008, or create new incentives, to 
                encourage prime contractors to meet the goal under 
                subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
                the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
                the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Small Business of the House of 
                Representatives an annual report regarding the 
                percentage of contracts described in subparagraph (A) 
                awarded by that Secretary.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``fiscal year 2009'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2012''.

SEC. 1086. REPORT ON SOLID ROCKET MOTOR INDUSTRIAL BASE.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 190 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the status, capability, 
viability, and capacity of the solid rocket motor industrial base in 
the United States.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the ability to maintain the Minuteman 
        III intercontinental ballistic missile through its planned 
        operational life.
            (2) An assessment of the ability to maintain the Trident II 
        D-5 submarine launched ballistic missile through its planned 
        operational life.
            (3) An assessment of the ability to maintain all other 
        space launch, missile defense, and other vehicles with solid 
        rocket motors, through their planned operational lifetimes.
            (4) An assessment of the ability to support any future 
        requirements for vehicles with solid rocket motors to support 
        space launch, missile defense, or any range of ballistic 
        missiles determined to be necessary to meet defense needs or 
        other requirements of the United States Government.
            (5) An assessment of the required materials, the supplier 
        base, the production facilities, and the production workforce 
        needed to ensure that current and future requirements could be 
        met.
            (6) An assessment of the adequacy of the current and 
        anticipated programs to support an industrial base that would 
        be needed to support the range of future requirements.
    (c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 60 days after 
submittal under subsection (a) of the report required by that 
subsection, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
Comptroller General's assessment of the matters contained in the report 
under subsection (a), including an assessment of the consistency of the 
budget of the President for fiscal year 2009, as submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, with the 
matters contained in the report under subsection (a).

SEC. 1087. JUSTICE FOR MARINES AND OTHER VICTIMS OF STATE-SPONSORED 
              TERRORISM ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Justice for 
Marines and Other Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act''.
    (b) Terrorism Exception to Immunity.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 97 of title 28, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 1605 the following:
``Sec. 1605A. Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a 
              foreign state
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) No immunity.--A foreign state shall not be immune 
        from the jurisdiction of courts of the United States or of the 
        States in any case not otherwise covered by this chapter in 
        which money damages are sought against a foreign state for 
        personal injury or death that was caused by an act of torture, 
        extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, or 
        the provision of material support or resources (as defined in 
        section 2339A of title 18) for such an act if such act or 
        provision of material support is engaged in by an official, 
        employee, or agent of such foreign state while acting within 
        the scope of his or her office, employment, or agency.
            ``(2) Claim heard.--The court shall hear a claim under this 
        section if--
                    ``(A) the foreign state was designated as a state 
                sponsor of terrorism under section 6(j) of the Export 
                Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405 (j)) or 
                section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
                U.S.C. 2371) at the time the act occurred, unless later 
                designated as a result of such act;
                    ``(B) the claimant or the victim was--
                            ``(i) a national of the United States (as 
                        that term is defined in section 101(a)(22) of 
                        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                        1101(a)(22));
                            ``(ii) a member of the Armed Forces of the 
                        United States (as that term is defined in 
                        section 976 of title 10); or
                            ``(iii) otherwise an employee of the 
                        government of the United States or one of its 
                        contractors acting within the scope of their 
                        employment when the act upon which the claim is 
                        based occurred; or
                    ``(C) where the act occurred in the foreign state 
                against which the claim has been brought, the claimant 
                has afforded the foreign state a reasonable opportunity 
                to arbitrate the claim in accordance with the accepted 
                international rules of arbitration.
    ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the terms `torture' and `extrajudicial killing' have 
        the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Torture 
        Victim Protection Act of 1991 (28 U.S.C. 1350 note);
            ``(2) the term `hostage taking' has the meaning given that 
        term in Article 1 of the International Convention Against the 
        Taking of Hostages; and
            ``(3) the term `aircraft sabotage' has the meaning given 
        that term in Article 1 of the Convention for the Suppression of 
        Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation.
    ``(c) Time Limit.--An action may be brought under this section if 
the action is commenced not later than the latter of--
            ``(1) 10 years after April 24, 1996; or
            ``(2) 10 years from the date on which the cause of action 
        arose.
    ``(d) Private Right of Action.--A private cause of action may be 
brought against a foreign state designated under section 6(j) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 2405(j)), and any 
official, employee, or agent of said foreign state while acting within 
the scope of his or her office, employment, or agency which shall be 
liable to a national of the United States (as that term is defined in 
section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(22)), a member of the Armed Forces of the United States (as 
that term is defined in section 976 of title 10), or an employee of the 
government of the United States or one of its contractors acting within 
the scope of their employment or the legal representative of such a 
person for personal injury or death caused by acts of that foreign 
state or its official, employee, or agent for which the courts of the 
United States may maintain jurisdiction under this section for money 
damages which may include economic damages, solatium, pain, and 
suffering, and punitive damages if the acts were among those described 
in this section. A foreign state shall be vicariously liable for the 
actions of its officials, employees, or agents.
    ``(e) Additional Damages.--After an action has been brought under 
subsection (d), actions may also be brought for reasonably foreseeable 
property loss, whether insured or uninsured, third party liability, and 
life and property insurance policy loss claims.
    ``(f) Special Masters.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Courts of the United States may from 
        time to time appoint special masters to hear damage claims 
        brought under this section.
            ``(2) Transfer of funds.--The Attorney General shall 
        transfer, from funds available for the program under sections 
        1404C of the Victims Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603c) to 
        the Administrator of the United States District Court in which 
        any case is pending which has been brought pursuant to section 
        1605(a)(7) such funds as may be required to carry out the 
        Orders of that United States District Court appointing Special 
        Masters in any case under this section. Any amount paid in 
        compensation to any such Special Master shall constitute an 
        item of court costs.
    ``(g) Appeal.--In an action brought under this section, appeals 
from orders not conclusively ending the litigation may only be taken 
pursuant to section 1292(b) of this title.
    ``(h) Property Disposition.--
            ``(1) In general.--In every action filed in a United States 
        district court in which jurisdiction is alleged under this 
        section, the filing of a notice of pending action pursuant to 
        this section, to which is attached a copy of the complaint 
        filed in the action, shall have the effect of establishing a 
        lien of lis pendens upon any real property or tangible personal 
        property located within that judicial district that is titled 
        in the name of any defendant, or titled in the name of any 
        entity controlled by any such defendant if such notice contains 
        a statement listing those controlled entities.
            ``(2) Notice.--A notice of pending action pursuant to this 
        section shall be filed by the clerk of the district court in 
        the same manner as any pending action and shall be indexed by 
        listing as defendants all named defendants and all entities 
        listed as controlled by any defendant.
            ``(3) Enforceability.--Liens established by reason of this 
        subsection shall be enforceable as provided in chapter 111 of 
        this title.''.
            (2) Amendment to chapter analysis.--The chapter analysis 
        for chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
        inserting after the item for section 1605 the following:

``1605A. Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a 
                            foreign state.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Property.--Section 1610 of title 28, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Property in Certain Actions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The property of a foreign state, or 
        agency or instrumentality of a foreign state, against which a 
        judgment is entered under this section, including property that 
        is a separate juridical entity, is subject to execution upon 
        that judgment as provided in this section, regardless of--
                    ``(A) the level of economic control over the 
                property by the government of the foreign state;
                    ``(B) whether the profits of the property go to 
                that government;
                    ``(C) the degree to which officials of that 
                government manage the property or otherwise control its 
                daily affairs;
                    ``(D) whether that government is the sole 
                beneficiary in interest of the property; or
                    ``(E) whether establishing the property as a 
                separate entity would entitle the foreign state to 
                benefits in United States courts while avoiding its 
                obligations.
            ``(2) United states sovereign immunity inapplicable.--Any 
        property of a foreign state, or agency or instrumentality of a 
        foreign state, to which paragraph (1) applies shall not be 
        immune from execution upon a judgment entered under this 
        section because the property is regulated by the United States 
        Government by reason of action taken against that foreign state 
        under the Trading With the Enemy Act or the International 
        Emergency Economic Powers Act.''.
            (2) Victims of crime act.--Section 1404C(a)(3) of the 
        Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603c(a)(3)) is 
        amended by striking ``December 21, 1988, with respect to which 
        an investigation or'' and inserting ``October 23, 1983, with 
        respect to which an investigation or civil or criminal''.
            (3) General exception.--Section 1605 of title 28, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting 
                        ``or'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph (6)(D), by striking ``; 
                        or'' and inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (7); and
                    (B) by striking subsections (e) and (f).
    (d) Application to Pending Cases.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        apply to any claim arising under section 1605A or 1605(g) of 
        title 28, United States Code, as added by this section.
            (2) Prior actions.--Any judgment or action brought under 
        section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code, or section 
        101(c) of Public Law 104-208 after the effective date of such 
        provisions relying on either of these provisions as creating a 
        cause of action, which has been adversely affected on the 
        grounds that either or both of these provisions fail to create 
        a cause of action opposable against the state, and which is 
        still before the courts in any form, including appeal or motion 
        under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), shall, on motion 
        made to the Federal District Court where the judgment or action 
        was initially entered, be given effect as if it had originally 
        been filed pursuant to section 1605A(d) of title 28, United 
        States Code. The defenses of res judicata, collateral estoppel 
        and limitation period are waived in any re-filed action 
        described in this paragraph and based on the such claim. Any 
        such motion or re-filing must be made not later than 60 days 
        after enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1088. SMALL HIGH-TECH FIRMS.

    Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(m)) is 
amended by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2010''.

SEC. 1089. INCREASED AUTHORITY FOR REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND 
              PRESERVATION OF LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE MEMORIAL, MARNES-LA-
              COQUETTE, FRANCE.

    Section 1065 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1233) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$2,500,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``under section 
        301(a)(4)''.

SEC. 1090. RETENTION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROVISION OF RECIPROCAL FIRE 
              PROTECTION SERVICES.

    Section 5 of the Act of May 27, 1955 (chapter 105; 69 Stat. 67; 42 
U.S.C. 1856d) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Funds'' and inserting ``(a) Funds''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), all sums 
received for any Department of Defense activity for fire protection 
rendered pursuant to this Act shall be credited to the appropriation 
fund or account from which the expenses were paid. Amounts so credited 
shall be merged with funds in such appropriation fund or account and 
shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the same 
limitations as the funds with which the funds are merged.''.

SEC. 1091. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN PERFORMANCE.

    The scientific institute to perform research and education in 
medicine and related sciences to enhance human performance that is 
located at the Texas Medical Center shall hereafter be known as the 
``National Center for Human Performance''. Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to convey on such institute status as a center of 
excellence under the Public Health Service Act or as a center of the 
national institutes of health under title IV of such Act.

SEC. 1092. DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE.

    Section 301(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13211(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(3) the term'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) Alternative fueled vehicle.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `alternative fueled 
                vehicle' includes--
                            ``(i) a new qualified fuel cell motor 
                        vehicle (as defined in section 30B(b)(3) of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
                            ``(ii) a new advanced lean burn technology 
                        motor vehicle (as defined in section 30B(c)(3) 
                        of that Code);
                            ``(iii) a new qualified hybrid motor 
                        vehicle (as defined in section 30B(d)(3) of 
                        that Code); and
                            ``(iv) any other type of vehicle that the 
                        agency demonstrates to the Secretary would 
                        achieve a significant reduction in petroleum 
                        consumption.''.

SEC. 1093. PROGRAMS FOR USE OF LEAVE BY CAREGIVERS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS 
              OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING CERTAIN MILITARY SERVICE.

    (a) Federal Employees Program.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Caregiver.--The term ``caregiver'' means an 
                individual who--
                            (i) is an employee;
                            (ii) is at least 21 years of age; and
                            (iii) is capable of self care and care of 
                        children or other dependent family members of a 
                        qualified member of the Armed Forces.
                    (B) Covered period of service.--The term ``covered 
                period of service'' means any period of service 
                performed by an employee as a caregiver while the 
                individual who designated the caregiver under paragraph 
                (3) remains a qualified member of the Armed Forces.
                    (C) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the 
                meaning given under section 6331 of title 5, United 
                States Code.
                    (D) Family member.--The term ``family member'' 
                includes--
                            (i) individuals for whom the qualified 
                        member of the Armed Forces provides medical, 
                        financial, and logistical support (such as 
                        housing, food, clothing, or transportation); 
                        and
                            (ii) children under the age of 18 years, 
                        elderly adults, persons with disabilities, and 
                        other persons with a mental or physical 
                        disability, who are unable to care for 
                        themselves in the absence of the qualified 
                        member of the Armed Forces.
                    (E) Qualified member of the armed forces.--The term 
                ``qualified member of the Armed Forces'' means--
                            (i) a member of a reserve component of the 
                        Armed Forces as described under section 10101 
                        of title 10, United States Code, who has 
                        received notice to report to, or is serving on, 
                        active duty in the Armed Forces in support of a 
                        contingency operation as defined under section 
                        101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code; or
                            (ii) a member of the Armed Forces on active 
                        duty who is eligible for hostile fire or 
                        imminent danger special pay under section 310 
                        of title 37, United States Code.
            (2) Establishment of program.--The Office of Personnel 
        Management may establish a program to authorize a caregiver to 
        use under paragraph (4)--
                    (A) any sick leave of that caregiver during a 
                covered period of service; and
                    (B) any leave available to that caregiver under 
                subchapter III or IV of chapter 63 of title 5, United 
                States Code, during a covered period of service.
            (3) Designation of caregiver.--
                    (A) In general.--A qualified member of the Armed 
                Forces shall submit a written designation of the 
                individual who is the caregiver for any family member 
                of that member of the Armed Forces during a covered 
                period of service to--
                            (i) the employing agency; and
                            (ii) the uniformed service of which the 
                        individual is a member.
                    (B) Designation of spouse.--Notwithstanding 
                paragraph (1)(A)(ii), an individual less than 21 years 
                of age may be designated as a caregiver if that 
                individual is the spouse of the qualified member of the 
                Armed Forces making the designation.
            (4) Use of caregiver leave.--Leave may only be used under 
        this subsection for purposes directly relating to, or resulting 
        from, the giving of care by the employee to a family member 
        under the designation of the employee as the caregiver for the 
        family member.
            (5) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management shall 
        prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection, including a 
        definition of activities that qualify as the giving of care.
            (6) Termination.--The program under this subsection shall 
        terminate on December 31, 2010.
    (b) Voluntary Private Sector Leave Program.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Caregiver.--The term ``caregiver'' means an 
                individual who--
                            (i) is an employee;
                            (ii) is at least 21 years of age; and
                            (iii) is capable of self care and care of 
                        children or other dependent family members of a 
                        qualified member of the Armed Forces.
                    (B) Covered period of service.--The term ``covered 
                period of service'' means any period of service 
                performed by an employee as a caregiver while the 
                individual who designated the caregiver under paragraph 
                (4) remains a qualified member of the Armed Forces.
                    (C) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means an 
                employee of a business entity participating in the 
                program under this subsection.
                    (D) Family member.--The term ``family member'' 
                includes--
                            (i) individuals for whom the qualified 
                        member of the Armed Forces provides medical, 
                        financial, and logistical support (such as 
                        housing, food, clothing, or transportation); 
                        and
                            (ii) children under the age of 18 years, 
                        elderly adults, persons with disabilities, and 
                        other persons with a mental or physical 
                        disability, who are unable to care for 
                        themselves in the absence of the qualified 
                        member of the Armed Forces.
                    (E) Qualified member of the armed forces.--The term 
                ``qualified member of the Armed Forces'' means--
                            (i) a member of a reserve component of the 
                        Armed Forces as described under section 10101 
                        of title 10, United States Code, who has 
                        received notice to report to, or is serving on, 
                        active duty in the Armed Forces in support of a 
                        contingency operation as defined under section 
                        101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code; or
                            (ii) a member of the Armed Forces on active 
                        duty who is eligible for hostile fire or 
                        imminent danger special pay under section 310 
                        of title 37, United States Code.
            (2) Establishment of program.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Labor may 
                establish a program to authorize employees of business 
                entities described under paragraph (3) to use sick 
                leave, or any other leave available to an employee, 
                during a covered period of service for purposes 
                relating to, or resulting from, the giving of care by 
                the employee to a family member under the designation 
                of the employee as the caregiver for the family member.
                    (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
                leave made available under the Family and Medical Leave 
                Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).
            (3) Voluntary business participation.--The Secretary of 
        Labor shall solicit business entities to voluntarily 
        participate in the program under this subsection.
            (4) Designation of caregiver.--
                    (A) In general.--A qualified member of the Armed 
                Forces shall submit a written designation of the 
                individual who is the caregiver for any family member 
                of that member of the Armed Forces during a covered 
                period of service to--
                            (i) the employing business entity; and
                            (ii) the uniformed service of which the 
                        individual is a member.
                    (B) Designation of spouse.--Notwithstanding 
                paragraph (1)(A)(ii), an individual less than 21 years 
                of age may be designated as a caregiver if that 
                individual is the spouse of the qualified member of the 
                Armed Forces making the designation.
            (5) Use of caregiver leave.--Leave may only be used under 
        this subsection for purposes directly relating to, or resulting 
        from, the giving of care by the employee to a family member 
        under the designation of the employee as the caregiver for the 
        family member.
            (6) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall prescribe 
        regulations to carry out this subsection.
            (7) Termination.--The program under this subsection shall 
        terminate on December 31, 2010.
    (c) GAO Report.--Not later than March 31, 2010, the Government 
Accountability Office shall submit a report to Congress on the programs 
under subsections (a) and (b) that includes--
            (1) an evaluation of the success of each program; and
            (2) recommendations for the continuance or termination of 
        each program.

SEC. 1094. PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL FEE-FOR-SERVICE AIR REFUELING 
              SUPPORT FOR THE AIR FORCE.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of Air Force shall, 
commencing as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, conduct a pilot program to assess the feasability and 
advisability of utilizing commercial fee-for-service air refueling 
tanker aircraft for Air Force operations.
    (b) Purpose.--
            (1) In general.--The purpose of the pilot program required 
        by subsection (a) is to support, augment, or enhance the air 
        refueling mission of the Air Force by utilizing commercial air 
        refueling providers on a fee-for-service basis.
            (2) Elements.--In order to achieve the purpose of the pilot 
        program, the pilot program shall--
                    (A) demonstrate and validate a comprehensive 
                strategy for air refueling on a fee-for-service basis 
                by utilizing all appropriate aircraft in mission areas 
                including testing support, training support to 
                receivers, homeland defense support, deployment 
                support, air bridge support, aeromedical evacuation, 
                and emergency air refueling; and
                    (B) integrate fee-for-service air refueling 
                described in paragraph (1) into Air Mobility Command 
                operations.
    (c) Competitive Providers.--The pilot program shall include the 
services of not more than three commercial air refueling providers 
selected by the Secretary for the pilot program utilizing competitive 
procedures.
    (d) Minimum Number of Aircraft.--Each provider selected for the 
pilot program shall utilize no fewer than two air refueling aircraft in 
participating in the pilot program.
    (e) Aircraft Utilization.--The pilot program shall provide for a 
minimum of 1,200 flying hours per year per air refueling aircraft 
participating in the pilot program.
    (f) Duration.--The period of the pilot program shall be not less 
than five years after the commencement of the pilot program.
    (g) Report.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the 
Congressional Defense Committees an annual report on the fee-for-
service air refueling program to include:
            (1) missions flown;
            (2) mission areas supported;
            (3) aircraft number, type, model series supported;
            (4) fuel dispensed;
            (5) departure reliability rates; and
            (6) any other data as appropriate for evaluating 
        performance of the commercial air refueling providers.

SEC. 1095. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT PATHOLOGY CENTER.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense may, to the extent 
consistent with the final recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission as approved by the President, 
establish a Joint Pathology Center located at the National Naval 
Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, that shall function as the 
reference center in pathology for the Department of Defense.
    (b) Services.--The Joint Pathology Center, if established, shall 
provide, at a minimum, the following services:
            (1) Diagnostic pathology consultation.
            (2) Pathology education, to include graduate medical 
        education, including residency and fellowship programs, and 
        continuing medical education.
            (3) Diagnostic pathology research.
            (4) Maintenance and continued modernization of the Tissue 
        Repository and, as appropriate, utilization of such Repository 
        in conducting the activities described in paragraphs (1) 
        through (3).

SEC. 1096. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A DOMESTIC MILITARY 
              AVIATION NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER.

    (a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2008, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
to determine the feasibility of establishing a Border State Aviation 
Training Center (BSATC) to support the current and future requirements 
of the existing RC-26 training site for counterdrug activities, located 
at the Fixed Wing Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (FWAATS), 
including the domestic reconnaissance and surveillance missions of the 
National Guard in support of local, State, and Federal law enforcement 
agencies, provided that the activities to be conducted at the BSATC 
shall not duplicate or displace any activity or program at the RC-26 
training site or the FWAATS.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) examine the current and past requirements of RC-26 
        aircraft in support of local, State, and Federal law 
        enforcement and determine the number of additional aircraft 
        required to provide such support for each State that borders 
        Canada, Mexico, or the Gulf of Mexico;
            (2) determine the number of military and civilian personnel 
        required to run a RC-26 domestic training center meeting the 
        requirements identified under paragraph (1);
            (3) determine the requirements and cost of locating such a 
        training center at a military installation for the purpose of 
        preempting and responding to security threats and responding to 
        crises; and
            (4) include a comprehensive review of the number of 
        intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance platforms needed 
        for the National Guard to effectively provide domestic 
        operations and civil support (including homeland defense and 
        counterdrug) to local, State, and Federal law enforcement and 
        first responder entities.
    (c) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
Adjutant General of each State that borders Canada, Mexico, or the Gulf 
of Mexico, the Adjutant General of the State of West Virginia, and the 
National Guard Bureau.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

SEC. 1101. COMPENSATION OF FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM EMPLOYEES FOR CERTAIN 
              TRAVEL HOURS.

    Section 5544(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the 
third sentence in the matter following paragraph (3) by inserting ``, 
including travel by the employee to such event and the return of the 
employee from such event to the employee's official duty station,'' 
after ``event''.

SEC. 1102. RETIREMENT SERVICE CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN 
              AT A MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8331(13) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``but'' and inserting ``and 
includes service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, the 
United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard 
Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, but''.
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section 8401(31) of such 
title is amended by striking ``but'' and inserting ``and includes 
service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United 
States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy, or 
as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, but''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to--
            (1) any annuity, eligibility for which is based upon a 
        separation occurring before, on, or after the date of enactment 
        of this Act; and
            (2) any period of service as a cadet at the United States 
        Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the 
        United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the 
        United States Naval Academy, occurring before, on, or after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1103. CONTINUATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FEDERAL 
              EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY.

    Section 8706(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) In the case of an employee enrolled in life insurance under 
this chapter who is a member of a reserve component of the armed forces 
called or ordered to active duty, is placed on leave without pay to 
perform active duty pursuant to such call or order, and serves on 
active duty pursuant to such call or order for a period of more than 30 
consecutive days, the life insurance of the employee under this chapter 
may continue for up to 24 months after discontinuance of pay by reason 
of the performance of such active duty.''.

SEC. 1104. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

    (a) Exclusion of Wage-Grade Employees.--Subsection (b) of section 
9902 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
        paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
        paragraph (4):
            ``(4) not apply to any prevailing rate employees, as 
        defined in section 5342(a)(2);''.
    (b) Clarification of Requirements Regarding Labor-Management 
Relations.--
            (1) In general.--Such section is further amended by 
        striking subsection (m).
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f)(1)(D)(i), by inserting 
                ``subject to the requirements of chapter 71,'' before 
                ``develop a method''; and
                    (B) in subsection (g)(2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (D).
            (3) Construction of pay establishment or adjustment.--
        Subsection (e) of such section is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) Any rate of pay established or adjusted in accordance with 
the requirements of this section shall be a matter covered by section 
7103(a)(14)(C) of this title.''.

SEC. 1105. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY FOR FEDERAL 
              CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS UNDER AREAS OF UNITED 
              STATES CENTRAL COMMAND.

    (a) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 5547 of title 5, 
        United States Code, during 2008, the head of an Executive 
        agency (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, 
        United States Code) may waive limitations on total 
        compensation, including limitations on the aggregate of basic 
        pay and premium pay payable in a calendar year, to an employee 
        who performs work while in an overseas location that is in the 
        area of responsibility of the Commander of the United States 
        Central Command in direct support of, or directly related to--
                    (A) a military operation, including a contingency 
                operation; or
                    (B) an operation in response to a declared 
                emergency.
            (2) Limitation.--The total compensation payable to an 
        employee pursuant to a waiver under this subsection in a 
        calendar year may not exceed $212,100.
    (b) Additional Pay Not Considered Basic Pay.--To the extent that a 
waiver under subsection (a) results in payment of additional premium 
pay of a type that is normally creditable as basic pay for retirement 
or any other purpose, such additional pay shall not be considered to be 
basic pay for any purpose, nor shall such additional pay be used in 
computing a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave 
under section 5551 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management may prescribe regulations to ensure appropriate consistency 
among heads of Executive agencies in the exercise of the authority 
granted by this section.

SEC. 1106. AUTHORITY FOR INCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICE OF DEFENSE 
              RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING POSITIONS IN EXPERIMENTAL 
              PERSONNEL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

    Section 1101(b)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
            (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraph (D):
                    ``(D) not more than a total of 20 scientific and 
                engineering positions in the Office of the Director of 
                Defense Research and Engineering;''.

SEC. 1107. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT OF UNIFORM ALLOWANCE TO 
              CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 1593 of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 81 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 1593.

SEC. 1108. AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED COMPENSATION FOR FACULTY AND 
              STAFF OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH 
              SCIENCES.

    Section 2113(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``so as'' and inserting ``after 
                consideration of the compensation necessary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``within the vicinity of the 
                District of Columbia'' and inserting ``identified by 
                the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 5373'' and inserting 
                ``sections 5307 and 5373''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``In no case may the total amount of 
                compensation paid under paragraph (1) in any year 
                exceed the total amount of annual compensation 
                (excluding expenses) specified in section 102 of title 
                3.''.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

SEC. 1201. AUTHORITY TO EQUIP AND TRAIN FOREIGN PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN 
              ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED STATES PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 408. Equipment and training of foreign personnel to assist in 
              Department of Defense accounting for missing United 
              States personnel
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide assistance to any 
foreign nation to assist the Department of Defense with recovery of and 
accounting for missing United States personnel.
    ``(b) Types of Assistance.--The assistance provided under 
subsection (a) may include the following:
            ``(1) Equipment.
            ``(2) Supplies.
            ``(3) Services.
            ``(4) Training of personnel.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The amount of assistance provided under this 
section in any fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000.
    ``(d) Construction With Other Assistance.--The authority to provide 
assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to 
provide assistance to foreign nations under law.
    ``(e) Annual Reports.--(1) Not later than December 31 each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the assistance provided under this section 
during the fiscal year ending in such year.
    ``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal 
year covered by such report, the following:
            ``(A) A statement of each foreign nation provided 
        assistance under this section.
            ``(B) For each nation so provided assistance, a description 
        of the type and amount of such assistance.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 20 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

``408. Equipment and training of foreign personnel to assist in 
                            Department of Defense accounting for 
                            missing United States personnel.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 1202. EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY FOR SECURITY AND 
              STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Increase in Amount of Authorized Assistance.--Subsection (b) of 
section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3458) is amended by striking 
``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$200,000,000''.
    (b) Program for Assistance.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsection (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Formulation and Implementation of Program for Assistance.--
The Secretary of State shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense 
in the formulation and implementation of a program of reconstruction, 
security, or stabilization assistance to a foreign country that 
involves the provision of services or transfer of defense articles or 
funds under subsection (a).''.
    (c) One-Year Extension.--Subsection (g) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 2008''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 1203. COMMANDERS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority for Fiscal Year 2008.--During fiscal year 2008, from 
funds made available to the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance for such fiscal year, not to exceed $977,441,000 may be 
used by the Secretary of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds--
            (1) for the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Iraq 
        for the purpose of enabling United States military commanders 
        in Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and 
        reconstruction requirements within their areas of 
        responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately 
        assist the Iraqi people; and
            (2) for a similar program to assist the people of 
        Afghanistan.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--For purposes of exercising the authority 
provided by this section or any other provision of law making funds 
available for the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Iraq or any 
similar program to assist the people of Afghanistan, the Secretary may 
waive any provision of law not contained in this section that would 
(but for the waiver) prohibit, restrict, limit, or otherwise constrain 
the exercise of that authority.
    (c) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 15 days after the end of 
each fiscal-year quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the 
source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that quarter 
that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this 
section or under any other provision of law for the purposes of the 
programs referred to in subsection (a).
    (d) Submittal of Modifications of Guidance.--In the event any 
modification is made after the date of the enactment of this Act in the 
guidance issued to the Armed Forces by the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) on February 18, 2005, concerning the allocation of funds 
through the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Iraq and any 
similar program to assist the people of Afghanistan, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of such 
modification not later than 15 days after the date of such 
modification.

SEC. 1204. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON GLOBAL PEACE 
              OPERATIONS INITIATIVE.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2008, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
assessing the Global Peace Operations Initiative.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of whether, and to what extent, the 
        Global Peace Operations Initiative has met the goals set by the 
        President at the inception of the program in 2004.
            (2) Which goals, if any, remain unfulfilled.
            (3) A description of activities conducted by each member 
        state of the Group of Eight (G-8), including the approximate 
        cost of the activities, and the approximate percentage of the 
        total monetary value of the activities conducted by each G-8 
        member, including the United States, as well as efforts by the 
        President to seek contributions or participation by other G-8 
        members.
            (4) A description of any activities conducted by non-G-8 
        members, or other organizations and institutions, as well as 
        any efforts by the President to solicit contributions or 
        participation.
            (5) A description of the extent to which the Global Peace 
        Operations Initiative has had global participation.
            (6) A description of the administration of the program by 
        the Department of State and Department of Defense, including--
                    (A) whether each Department should concentrate 
                administration in one office or bureau, and if so, 
                which one;
                    (B) the extent to which the two Departments 
                coordinate and the quality of their coordination; and
                    (C) the extent to which contractors are used and an 
                assessment of the quality and timeliness of the results 
                achieved by the contractors, and whether the United 
                States Government might have achieved similar or better 
                results without contracting out functions.
            (7) A description of the metrics, if any, that are used by 
        the President and the G-8 to measure progress in implementation 
        of the Global Peace Operations Initiative, including--
                    (A) assessments of the quality and sustainability 
                of the training of individual soldiers and units;
                    (B) the extent to which the G-8 and participating 
                countries maintain records or databases of trained 
                individuals and units and conduct inspections to 
                measure and monitor the continued readiness of such 
                individuals and units;
                    (C) the extent to which the individuals and units 
                are equipped and remain equipped to deploy in peace 
                operations; and
                    (D) the extent to which, the timeline by which, and 
                how individuals and units can be mobilized for peace 
                operations.
            (8) The extent to which, the timeline by which, and how 
        individuals and units can be and are being deployed to peace 
        operations.
            (9) An assessment of whether individuals and units trained 
        under the Global Peace Operations Initiative have been utilized 
        in peace operations subsequent to receiving training under the 
        Initiative, whether they will be deployed to upcoming 
        operations in Africa and elsewhere, and the extent to which 
        such individuals and units would be prepared to deploy and 
        participate in such peace operations.
            (10) Recommendations as to whether participation in the 
        Global Peace Operations Initiative should require reciprocal 
        participation by countries in peace operations.
            (11) Any additional measures that could be taken to enhance 
        the effectiveness of the Global Peace Operations Initiative in 
        terms of--
                    (A) achieving its stated goals; and
                    (B) ensuring that individuals and units trained as 
                part of the Initiative are regularly participating in 
                peace operations.

SEC. 1205. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE UNDER THE 
              AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS' PROTECTION ACT OF 2002.

    (a) Repeal of Limitations.--Section 2007 of the American 
Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7426) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is further amended--
            (1) in section 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7422)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Sections 
                        5 and 7'' and inserting ``Section 2005''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``sections 2005 and 2007'' 
                        and inserting ``section 2005'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``Sections 
                        5 and 7'' and inserting ``Section 2005''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``sections 2005 and 2007'' 
                        and inserting ``section 2005'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ``sections 
                2005 and 2007'' and inserting ``section 2005'';
                    (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``sections 2005 
                and 2007'' and inserting ``section 2005''; and
                    (E) in subsection (e), by striking ``2006, and 
                2007'' and inserting ``and 2006''; and
            (2) in section 2013 (22 U.S.C. 7432), by striking paragraph 
        (13).

             Subtitle B--Other Authorities and Limitations

SEC. 1211. COOPERATIVE OPPORTUNITIES DOCUMENTS UNDER COOPERATIVE 
              RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH NATO 
              ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ALLIED AND FRIENDLY FOREIGN 
              COUNTRIES.

    Section 2350a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)'';
                    (B) by striking ``an arms cooperation opportunities 
                document'' and inserting ``a cooperative opportunities 
                document before the first milestone or decision 
                point''; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``An arms cooperation 
        opportunities document'' and inserting ``A cooperative 
        opportunities document''.

SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE 
              ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENTS TO LEND 
              MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND 
              SURVIVABILITY.

    (a) Expansion to Nations Engaged in Certain Peacekeeping 
Operations.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 
Stat. 2412) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or participating in 
        combined operations with the United States as part of a 
        peacekeeping operation under the Charter of the United Nations 
        or another international agreement'' after ``Iraq or 
        Afghanistan''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``, or in a peacekeeping 
        operation described in paragraph (1), as applicable,'' after 
        ``Iraq or Afghanistan''.
    (b) One-Year Extension.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended 
by striking ``September 30, 2008'' and inserting ``September 30, 
2009''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is amended 
by striking ``foreign forces in iraq and afghanistan'' and inserting 
``certain foreign forces''.

SEC. 1213. ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF PALAU FOR COSTS 
              OF MILITARY CIVIC ACTION TEAMS.

    Section 104(a) of Public Law 99-658 (48 U.S.C. 1933(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``In recognition''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may accept from the Government of 
Palau the amount available for the use of the Government of Palau under 
paragraph (1). Any amount so accepted by the Secretary under this 
paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation or account available 
to the Department of Defense for the Civic Action Team with respect to 
which such amount is so accepted. Amounts so credited shall be merged 
with the appropriation or account to which credited, and shall be 
available to the Civic Action Team for the same purposes, and subject 
to the same conditions and limitations, as the appropriation or account 
with which merged.''.

SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN 
              MULTINATIONAL MILITARY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.

    (a) Extension of Participation.--Section 1205 of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109-364; 120 Stat. 2416) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fiscal year 2007'' and 
        inserting ``during fiscal years 2007 and 2008''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``or 2008'' after 
        ``in fiscal year 2007''.
    (b) Reporting Requirements.--Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``October 31, 2007,'' and inserting 
                ``October 31 of each of 2007 and 2008,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``fiscal year 2007'' and inserting 
                ``fiscal year 2007 or 2008, as applicable''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``The report'' and 
                        inserting ``Each report''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, for the fiscal year 
                        covered by such report,'' after ``shall 
                        include''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``fiscal year 
                2007''.

SEC. 1215. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THAILAND.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Thailand is an important strategic ally and economic 
        partner of the United States.
            (2) The United States strongly supports the prompt 
        restoration of democratic rule in Thailand.
            (3) While it is in the interest of the United States to 
        have a robust defense relationship with Thailand, it is 
        appropriate that the United States has curtailed certain 
        military-to-military cooperation and assistance programs until 
        democratic rule has been restored in Thailand.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Thailand should continue on the path to restore 
        democratic rule as quickly as possible, and should hold free 
        and fair national elections as soon as possible and no later 
        than December 2007; and
            (2) once Thailand has fully reestablished democratic rule, 
        it will be both possible and desirable for the United States to 
        reinstate a full program of military assistance to the 
        Government of Thailand, including programs such as 
        International Military Education and Training (IMET) and 
        Foreign Military Financing (FMF) that were appropriately 
        suspended following the military coup in Thailand in September 
        2006.
    (c) Limitation.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended to provide direct assistance to the 
Government of Thailand to initiate new military assistance activities 
until 15 days after the Secretary of Defense notifies the Committees on 
Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees 
on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
of the intent of the Secretary to carry out such new types of military 
assistance activities with Thailand.
    (d) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (c) shall not apply 
with respect to funds as follows:
            (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for Overseas 
        Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.
            (2) Amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this 
        Act and available for humanitarian or emergency assistance for 
        other nations.
    (e) New Military Assistance Activities Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``new military assistance activities'' means military 
assistance activities that have not been undertaken between the United 
States and Thailand during fiscal year 2007.

SEC. 1216. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT ON POLICY OBJECTIVES AND UNITED STATES 
              STRATEGY REGARDING IRAN.

    Not more than 75 percent of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act and available for the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy may be obligated or expended for that 
purpose until the President submits to Congress the report required by 
section 1213(b) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2422).

SEC. 1217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS PENDING 
              IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING NORTH KOREA.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds authorized to 
be appropriated for the Department of Defense by this Act or any other 
Act for the provision of security and stabilization assistance as 
authorized by section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (as amended by section 1202 of this Act) may be 
obligated or expended for that purpose until the President certifies to 
Congress that all the provisions of section 1211 of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109-163; 120 Stat. 2420) have been or are being carried out.

SEC. 1218. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON PROTECTION OF THE UNITED 
              STATES AND ITS ALLIES AGAINST IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILES.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that Iran maintains a nuclear program 
in continued defiance of the international community while developing 
ballistic missiles of increasing sophistication and range that pose a 
threat to both the forward-deployed forces of the United States and to 
its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in Europe; and 
which eventually could pose a threat to the United States homeland.
    (b) Policy of the United States.--It is the policy of the United 
States--
            (1) to develop and deploy, as soon as technologically 
        possible, in conjunction with its allies and other nations 
        whenever possible, an effective defense against the threat from 
        Iran described in subsection (a)(1) that will provide 
        protection for the United States, its friends, and its North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization allies; and
            (2) to proceed in the development of such response in a 
        manner such that any missile defenses fielded by the United 
        States in Europe are integrated with or complementary to 
        missile defense capabilities that might be fielded by the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization in Europe.

SEC. 1219. JUSTICE FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN AND OTHER LEADERS OF AL QAEDA.

    (a) Enhanced Reward for Capture of Osama Bin Laden.--Section 
36(e)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2708e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``The Secretary shall authorize a reward of $50,000,000 for 
the capture or death or information leading to the capture or death of 
Osama bin Laden.''.
    (b) Status of Efforts To Bring Osama Bin Laden and Other Leaders of 
Al Qaeda to Justice.--
            (1) Reports required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
        thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense 
        shall, in coordination with the Director of National 
        Intelligence, jointly submit to Congress a report on the 
        progress made in bringing Osama bin Laden and other leaders of 
        al Qaeda to justice.
            (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include, current as of the date of such report, the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the likely current location of 
                terrorist leaders, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-
                Zawahiri, and other key leaders of al Qaeda.
                    (B) A description of ongoing efforts to bring to 
                justice such terrorist leaders, particularly those who 
                have been directly implicated in attacks in the United 
                States and its embassies.
                    (C) An assessment of whether the government of each 
                country assessed as a likely location of top leaders of 
                al Qaeda has fully cooperated in efforts to bring those 
                leaders to justice.
                    (D) A description of diplomatic efforts currently 
                being made to improve the cooperation of the 
                governments described in subparagraph (C).
                    (E) A description of the current status of the top 
                leadership of al Qaeda and the strategy for locating 
                them and bringing them to justice.
                    (F) An assessment of whether al Qaeda remains the 
                terrorist organization that poses the greatest threat 
                to United States interests, including the greatest 
                threat to the territorial United States.
            (3) Form of report.--Each report submitted to Congress 
        under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a classified form, 
        and shall be accompanied by a report in unclassified form that 
        redacts the classified information in the report.

                          Subtitle C--Reports

SEC. 1231. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES POLICY AND MILITARY OPERATIONS IN 
              AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter through the end of 
fiscal year 2009, the President shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on United States policy and military 
operations in Afghanistan.
    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A comprehensive strategy, coordinated between and among 
        the departments and agencies of the United States Government, 
        for achieving the objectives of United States policy and 
        military operations in Afghanistan.
            (2) A description of current and proposed efforts to assist 
        the Government of Afghanistan in increasing the size and 
        capability of the Afghan Security Forces, including key 
        criteria for measuring the capabilities and readiness of the 
        Afghan National Army, the Afghan National Police, and other 
        Afghan security forces.
            (3) A description of current and proposed efforts of the 
        United States Government to work with coalition partners to 
        strengthen the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) 
        led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 
        Afghanistan, including efforts--
                    (A) to encourage North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
                members to make or fulfill commitments to meet North 
                Atlantic Treaty Organization mission requirements with 
                respect to the International Security Assistance Force; 
                and
                    (B) to remove national restrictions on the use of 
                forces of members of the North Atlantic Treaty 
                Organization deployed as part of the International 
                Security Assistance Force mission.
            (4) A description of current and proposed efforts to 
        improve provincial governance and expand economic development 
        in the provinces of Afghanistan, including--
                    (A) a statement of the mission and objectives of 
                the Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan;
                    (B) a description of the number, funding (including 
                the sources of funding), staffing requirements, and 
                current staffing levels of the Provincial 
                Reconstruction Teams, set forth by United States 
                Government agency;
                    (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of each 
                Provincial Reconstruction Team, including each team 
                under the command of the United States and each team 
                under the command of the International Security 
                Assistance Force, in achieving its mission and 
                objectives; and
                    (D) a description of the collaboration, if any, 
                between the United States Agency for International 
                Development and Special Operations Forces in such 
                efforts, and an assessment of the results of such 
                collaboration.
            (5) With respect to current counternarcotics efforts in 
        Afghanistan--
                    (A) a description of the counternarcotics plan of 
                the United States Government in Afghanistan, including 
                a statement of priorities among United States 
                counterdrug activities (including interdiction, 
                eradication, and alternative livelihood programs) 
                within that plan, and a description of the specific 
                resources allocated for each such activity;
                    (B) a description of the counternarcotics roles and 
                missions assumed by the local and provincial 
                governments of Afghanistan, the Government of 
                Afghanistan, particular departments and agencies of the 
                United States Government, the International Security 
                Assistance Force, and other governments;
                    (C) a description of the extent, if any, to which 
                counternarcotics operations in or with respect to 
                Afghanistan have been determined to constitute a United 
                States military mission, and the justification for that 
                determination;
                    (D) a description of United States efforts to 
                destroy drug manufacturing facilities; and
                    (E) a description of United States efforts to 
                apprehend or eliminate major drug traffickers in 
                Afghanistan, and a description of the extent to which 
                such drug traffickers are currently assisting United 
                States counterterrorist efforts.
            (6) A description of current and proposed efforts to help 
        the Government of Afghanistan fight public corruption and 
        strengthen the rule of law.
            (7) A description of current and proposed diplomatic and 
        other efforts to encourage and assist the Government of 
        Pakistan to eliminate safe havens for Taliban, Al Qaeda, and 
        other extremists within the territory of Pakistan which 
        threaten the stability of Afghanistan, and an evaluation of the 
        cooperation of the Government of Pakistan in eliminating such 
        safe havens.
    (c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form to the maximum extent practicable, but 
may include a classified annex.

SEC. 1232. STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN BY 
              ELIMINATING SAFE HAVENS FOR VIOLENT EXTREMISTS IN 
              PAKISTAN.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Since September 11, 2001, the Government of Pakistan 
        has been an important partner in helping the United States 
        remove the Taliban regime from Afghanistan.
            (2) In early September 2006, the Government of Pakistan 
        signed a peace agreement with pro-Taliban militants in 
        Miramshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan. Under the agreement, 
        local tribesmen in North Waziristan agreed to halt cross-border 
        movement of pro-Taliban insurgents from the North Waziristan 
        area to Afghanistan and to remove all foreigners who do not 
        respect the peace and abide by the agreement.
            (3) In late September 2006, United States military 
        officials in Kabul, Afghanistan, reported two-fold, and in 
        cases three-fold, increases in the number of cross-border 
        attacks along the Afghanistan border with Pakistan in the weeks 
        following the signing of the agreement referred to in paragraph 
        (2).
            (4) On February 13, 2007, Lieutenant General Karl W. 
        Eikenberry, the former commanding general of Combined Forces 
        Command--Afghanistan, stated in a written statement to the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
        that ``Al Qaeda and Taliban leadership presence inside Pakistan 
        remains a significant problem that must be satisfactorily 
        addressed if we are to prevail in Afghanistan and if we are to 
        defeat the global threat posed by international terrorism''.
            (5) On February 27, 2007, John McConnell, the Director of 
        National Intelligence, stated in a written statement to the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the Senate that ``[e]liminating 
        the safehaven that the Taliban and other extremists have found 
        in Pakistan's tribal areas is not sufficient to end the 
        insurgency in Afghanistan but it is necessary''.
    (b) Strategy Relating to Pakistan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a report describing the long-
        term strategy of the United States to engage with the 
        Government of Pakistan--
                    (A) to prevent the movement of Taliban, Al Qaeda, 
                and other violent extremist forces across the border of 
                Pakistan into Afghanistan; and
                    (B) to eliminate safe havens for such forces on the 
                national territory of Pakistan.
            (2) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
        form, but may include a classified annex.
    (c) Limitation on Availability of Department of Defense Coalition 
Support Funds for Pakistan.--
            (1) Limitation.--For fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the 
        Government of Pakistan may not be reimbursed in any fiscal year 
        quarter for the provision to the United States of logistical, 
        military, or other support utilizing funds appropriated or 
        otherwise made available by an Act making supplemental 
        appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for operations in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan, or any other Act, for the purpose of making 
        payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for the provision 
        to the United States of such support unless the President 
        certifies to the congressional defense committees for such 
        fiscal year quarter that the Government of Pakistan is making 
        substantial and sustained efforts to eliminate safe havens for 
        the Taliban, Al Qaeda and other violent extremists in areas 
        under its sovereign control, including in the cities of Quetta 
        and Chaman and in the Northwest Frontier Province and the 
        Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
            (2) Content of certification.--Each certification submitted 
        under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed description of the 
        efforts made by the Government of Pakistan to eliminate safe 
        havens for the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other violent extremists 
        in areas under its sovereign control.
            (3) Form.--Each certification submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.
            (4) Waiver.--The President may waive the limitation on 
        reimbursements under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year quarter if 
        the President determines and certifies to the congressional 
        defense committees that it is important to the national 
        security interest of the United States to do so.

SEC. 1233. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF UPDATE ON REPORT ON CLAIMS RELATING TO 
              THE BOMBING OF THE LABELLE DISCOTHEQUE.

    Section 1225(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3465) is amended by 
striking ``Not later than one year after enactment of this Act,'' and 
inserting ``Not later than each of January 6, 2007, and January 7, 
2008,''.

SEC. 1234. REPORT ON PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES 
              ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY TOWARD DARFUR.

    (a) Requirement for Reports.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the policy of the United States to address the 
crisis in Darfur, in eastern Chad, and in north-eastern Central African 
Republic, and on the contributions of the Department of Defense and the 
Department of State to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 
the United Nations, and the African Union in support of the current 
African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) or any covered United Nations 
mission.
    (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An assessment of the extent to which the Government of 
        Sudan is in compliance with its obligations under international 
        law and as a member of the United Nations, including under 
        United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1706 (2006) and 
        1591 (2005), and a description of any violations of such 
        obligations, including violations relating to the denial of or 
        delay in facilitating access by AMIS and United Nations 
        peacekeepers to conflict areas, failure to implement 
        responsibilities to demobilize and disarm the Janjaweed 
        militias, obstruction of the voluntary safe return of 
        internally displaced persons and refugees, and degradation of 
        security of and access to humanitarian supply routes.
            (2) A comprehensive explanation of the policy of the United 
        States to address the crisis in Darfur, including the 
        activities of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
        State.
            (3) A comprehensive assessment of the impact of a no-fly 
        zone for Darfur, including an assessment of the impact of such 
        a no-fly zone on humanitarian efforts in Darfur and the region 
        and a plan to minimize any negative impact on such humanitarian 
        efforts during the implementation of such a no-fly zone.
            (4) A description of contributions made by the Department 
        of Defense and the Department of State in support of NATO 
        assistance to AMIS and any covered United Nations mission.
            (5) An assessment of the extent to which additional 
        resources are necessary to meet the obligations of the United 
        States to AMIS and any covered United Nations mission.
    (c) Form and Availability of Reports.--
            (1) Form.--Each report submitted under this section shall 
        be in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
            (2) Availability.--The unclassified portion of any report 
        submitted under this section shall be made available to the 
        public.
    (d) Repeal of Superseded Report Requirement.--Section 1227 of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2426) is repealed.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Covered united nations mission.--The term ``covered 
        United Nations mission'' means any United Nations-African Union 
        hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, and any United Nations 
        peacekeeping operating in Darfur, eastern Chad, or northern 
        Central African Republic, that is deployed on or after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1235. REPORT ON THE AIRFIELD IN ABECHE, CHAD, AND OTHER RESOURCES 
              NEEDED TO PROVIDE STABILITY IN THE DARFUR REGION.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the airfield located in Abeche, Republic of Chad, could 
        play a significant role in potential United Nations, African 
        Union, or North Atlantic Treaty Organization humanitarian, 
        peacekeeping, or other military operations in Darfur, Sudan, or 
        the surrounding region; and
            (2) the capacity of that airfield to serve as a substantial 
        link in such operations should be assessed, along with the 
        projected costs and specific upgrades that would be necessary 
        for its expanded use, should the Government of Chad agree to 
        its improvement and use for such purposes.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on the matters as follows:
            (1) The current capacity of the existing airfield in 
        Abeche, Republic of Chad, including the scope of its current 
        use by the international community in response to the crisis in 
        the Darfur region.
            (2) The upgrades, and their associated costs, necessary to 
        enable the airfield in Abeche, Republic of Chad, to be improved 
        to be fully capable of accommodating a humanitarian, 
        peacekeeping, or other force deployment of the size foreseen by 
        the recent United Nations resolutions calling for a United 
        Nations deployment to Chad and a hybrid force of the United 
        Nations and African Union operating under Chapter VII of the 
        United Nations Charter for Sudan.
            (3) The force size and composition of an international 
        effort estimated to be necessary to provide protection to those 
        Darfur civilian populations currently displaced in the Darfur 
        region.
            (4) The force size and composition of an international 
        effort estimated to be necessary to provide broader stability 
        within the Darfur region.

SEC. 1236. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON ASYMMETRIC CAPABILITIES IN 
              ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
              OF CHINA.

    Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Developments in asymmetric capabilities, including 
        cyberwarfare, including--
                    ``(A) detailed analyses of the countries targeted;
                    ``(B) the specific vulnerabilities targeted in 
                these countries;
                    ``(C) the tactical and strategic effects sought by 
                developing threats to such targets; and
                    ``(D) an appendix detailing specific examples of 
                tests and development of these asymmetric 
                capabilities.''.

SEC. 1237. APPLICATION OF THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE TO 
              MILITARY CONTRACTORS DURING A TIME OF WAR.

    The Secretary of Defense shall report within 60 days of enactment 
of this Act to House Armed Service Committee and the Senate Armed 
Services Committee on the status of implementing section 552 of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109-364) related to the application of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice to military contractors during a time of war or a 
contingency operation.

SEC. 1238. REPORT ON FAMILY REUNIONS BETWEEN UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND 
              THEIR RELATIVES IN NORTH KOREA.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report 
on family reunions between United States citizens and their relatives 
in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An estimate of the current number of United States 
        citizens with relatives in North Korea, and an estimate of the 
        current number of such United States citizens who are more than 
        70 years of age.
            (2) An estimate of the number of United States citizens who 
        have traveled to North Korea for family reunions.
            (3) An estimate of the amounts of money and aid that went 
        from the Korean-American community to North Korea in 2007.
            (4) A summary of any allegations of fraud by third-party 
        brokers in arranging family reunions between United States 
        citizens and their relatives in North Korea.
            (5) A description of the efforts, if any, of the President 
        to facilitate reunions between the United States citizens and 
        their relatives in North Korea, including the following:
                    (A) Negotiating with the Democratic People's 
                Republic of Korea to permit family reunions between 
                United States citizens and their relatives in North 
                Korea.
                    (B) Planning, in the event of a normalization of 
                relations between the United States and the Democratic 
                People's Republic of Korea, to dedicate personnel and 
                resources at the United States embassy in Pyongyang, 
                Democratic People's Republic of Korea, to facilitate 
                reunions between United States citizens and their 
                relatives in North Korea.
                    (C) Informing Korean-American families of 
                fraudulent practices by certain third-party brokers who 
                arrange reunions between United States citizens and 
                their relatives in North Korea, and seeking an end to 
                such practices.
                    (D) Developing standards for safe and transparent 
                family reunions overseas involving United States 
                citizens and their relatives in North Korea.
            (6) What additional efforts in the areas described in 
        paragraph (5), if any, the President would consider desirable 
        and feasible.

SEC. 1239. REPORTS ON PREVENTION OF MASS ATROCITIES.

    (a) Department of State Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee 
        on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
        assessing the capability of the Department of State to provide 
        training and guidance to the command of an international 
        intervention force that seeks to prevent mass atrocities.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An evaluation of any doctrine currently used by 
                the Secretary of State to prepare for the training and 
                guidance of the command of an international 
                intervention force.
                    (B) An assessment of the role played by the United 
                States in developing the ``responsibility to protect'' 
                doctrine described in paragraphs 138 through 140 of the 
                outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of 
                the General Assembly adopted by the United Nations in 
                September 2005, and an update on actions taken by the 
                United States Mission to the United Nations to discuss, 
                promote, and implement such doctrine.
                    (C) An assessment of the potential capability of 
                the Department of State and other Federal departments 
                and agencies to support the development of new 
                doctrines for the training and guidance of an 
                international intervention force in keeping with the 
                ``responsibility to protect'' doctrine.
                    (D) Recommendations as to the steps necessary to 
                allow the Secretary of State to provide more effective 
                training and guidance to an international intervention 
                force.
    (b) Department of Defense Report.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee 
        on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
        assessing the capability of the Department of Defense to 
        provide training and guidance to the command of an 
        international intervention force that seeks to prevent mass 
        atrocities.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An evaluation of any doctrine currently used by 
                the Secretary of Defense to prepare for the training 
                and guidance of the command of an international 
                intervention force.
                    (B) An assessment of the potential capability of 
                the Department of Defense and other Federal departments 
                and agencies to support the development of new 
                doctrines for the training and guidance of an 
                international intervention force in keeping with the 
                ``responsibility to protect'' doctrine.
                    (C) Recommendations as to the steps necessary to 
                allow the Secretary of Defense to provide more 
                effective training and guidance to an international 
                intervention force.
                    (D) A summary of any assessments or studies of the 
                Department of Defense or other Federal departments or 
                agencies relating to ``Operation Artemis'', the 2004 
                French military deployment and intervention in the 
                eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo to 
                protect civilians from local warring factions.
    (c) International Intervention Force.--For the purposes of this 
section, ``international intervention force'' means a military force 
that--
            (1) is authorized by the United Nations; and
            (2) has a mission that is narrowly focused on the 
        protection of civilian life and the prevention of mass 
        atrocities such as genocide.

  TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF THE FORMER 
                              SOVIET UNION

SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS AND 
              FUNDS.

    (a) Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs.--For 
purposes of section 301 and other provisions of this Act, Cooperative 
Threat Reduction programs are the programs specified in section 1501(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (50 
U.S.C. 2362 note), as amended by section 1303 of this Act.
    (b) Fiscal Year 2008 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds Defined.--
As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 2008 Cooperative Threat 
Reduction funds'' means the funds appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat 
Reduction programs shall be available for obligation for three fiscal 
years.

SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) Funding for Specific Purposes.--Of the $428,048,000 authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 in 
section 301(19) for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, the 
following amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified:
            (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
        $102,885,000.
            (2) For nuclear weapons storage security in Russia, 
        $22,988,000.
            (3) For nuclear weapons transportation security in Russia, 
        $37,700,000.
            (4) For weapons of mass destruction proliferation 
        prevention in the states of the former Soviet Union, 
        $51,986,000.
            (5) For biological weapons proliferation prevention in the 
        former Soviet Union, $194,489,000.
            (6) For chemical weapons destruction in Russia, $1,000,000.
            (7) For threat reduction outside the former Soviet Union, 
        $10,000,000.
            (8) For defense and military contacts, $8,000,000.
            (9) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
        Administrative Support, $19,000,000.
    (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other 
Purposes.--No fiscal year 2008 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds may 
be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a purpose listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) until 30 days after the 
date that the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a report on the 
purpose for which the funds will be obligated or expended and the 
amount of funds to be obligated or expended. Nothing in the preceding 
sentence shall be construed as authorizing the obligation or 
expenditure of fiscal year 2008 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for 
a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is 
specifically prohibited under this title or any other provision of law.
    (c) Limited Authority To Vary Individual Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in any case in 
        which the Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary 
        to do so in the national interest, the Secretary may obligate 
        amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for a purpose listed 
        in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) in excess of 
        the specific amount authorized for that purpose.
            (2) Notice-and-wait required.--An obligation of funds for a 
        purpose stated in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) 
        in excess of the specific amount authorized for such purpose 
        may be made using the authority provided in paragraph (1) only 
        after--
                    (A) the Secretary submits to Congress notification 
                of the intent to do so together with a complete 
                discussion of the justification for doing so; and
                    (B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
                notification.

SEC. 1303. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN 
              STATES OUTSIDE THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

    Section 1501 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1997 (50 U.S.C. 2362 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
        inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Specified Programs With Respect to States Outside the Former 
Soviet Union.--The programs referred to in subsection (a) are the 
following programs with respect to states that are not states of the 
former Soviet Union:
            ``(1) Programs to facilitate the elimination, and safe and 
        secure transportation and storage, of biological, or chemical 
        weapons, materials, weapons components, or weapons-related 
        materials.
            ``(2) Programs to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, 
        chemical, or biological weapons, weapons components, and 
        weapons-related military technology and expertise.
            ``(3) Programs to facilitate detection and reporting of 
        highly pathogenic diseases or other diseases that are 
        associated with or that could be utilized as an early warning 
        mechanism for disease outbreaks that could impact the Armed 
        Forces of the United States or allies of the United States.''.

SEC. 1304. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE COOPERATIVE THREAT 
              REDUCTION FUNDS OUTSIDE THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

    Section 1308 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1662; 22 U.S.C. 5963) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the President'' the 
        second place it appears and inserting ``the Secretary of 
        Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the President'' 
                the second place it appears and inserting ``the 
                Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
                Secretary of State,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the President'' 
                and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense and the 
                Secretary of State''.

SEC. 1305. REPEAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO STATES OF THE FORMER 
              SOVIET UNION FOR COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Soviet nuclear threat reduction act of 1991.--The 
        Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (title II of Public 
        Law 102-228; 22 U.S.C. 2551 note) is amended--
                    (A) by striking section 211; and
                    (B) in section 212, by striking ``, consistent with 
                the findings stated in section 211,''.
            (2) Cooperative threat reduction act of 1993.--Section 1203 
        of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
        5952) is amended by striking subsection (d).
            (3) Russian chemical weapons destruction facilities.--
        Section 1305 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note) is 
        repealed.
            (4) Conforming repeal.--Section 1303 of the Ronald W. 
        Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
        (Public Law 108-375; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note) is repealed.
    (b) Inapplicability of Other Restrictions.--Section 502 of the 
Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets 
Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5852) shall not apply to any Cooperative 
Threat Reduction program.

SEC. 1306. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY OF PREVENTION OF 
              PROLIFERATION OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS.

    (a) Study Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the 
Academy shall carry out a study to identify areas for cooperation with 
states other than states of the former Soviet Union under the 
Cooperative Threat Reduction program of the Department of Defense in 
the prevention of proliferation of biological weapons.
    (b) Matters To Be Included in Study.--The Secretary shall provide 
for the study under subsection (a) to include the following:
            (1) An assessment of trends in the biological sciences and 
        biotechnology that will affect the capabilities of governments 
        of developing countries to control the containment and use of 
        dual-use technologies of potential interest to terrorist 
        organizations or individuals with hostile intentions.
            (2) An assessment of the approaches to cooperative threat 
        reduction used by the states of the former Soviet Union that 
        are of special relevance in preventing the proliferation of 
        biological weapons in other areas of the world.
            (3) A review of programs of the United States Government 
        and other governments, international organizations, 
        foundations, and other private sector entities used in 
        developing countries that are not states of the former Soviet 
        Union that may contribute to the prevention of the 
        proliferation of biological weapons.
            (4) Recommendations on steps for integrating activities of 
        the Cooperative Threat Reduction program relating to the 
        prevention of the proliferation of biological weapons with 
        activities of other departments and agencies of the United 
        States addressing problems and opportunities in developing 
        countries that are not states of the former Soviet Union.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2008, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the study carried out under 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Matters to be included.--The report under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) The results of the study carried out under 
                subsection (a), including any report received by the 
                Secretary from the National Academy of Sciences on the 
                study.
                    (B) An assessment by the Secretary of the study.
                    (C) A statement of the actions, if any, to be 
                undertaken by the Secretary to implement any 
                recommendations in the study.
            (3) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (d) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
section 301(18) for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, not more 
than $2,500,000 may be obligated or expended to carry out this section.

                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and 
revolving funds in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $102,446,000.
            (2) For the Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense 
        Commissary, $1,250,300,000.

SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the National Defense Sealift Fund in the amount of $1,044,194,000.

SEC. 1403. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Defense Health Program, in the amount of $22,543,124,000, 
of which--
            (1) $22,044,381,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
            (2) $136,482,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
        Evaluation; and
            (3) $362,261,000 is for Procurement.

SEC. 1404. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 
for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and 
Munitions Destruction, Defense, in the amount of $1,491,724,000, of 
which--
            (1) $1,186,452,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
            (2) $274,846,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
        Evaluation; and
            (3) $30,426,000 is for Procurement.
    (b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
(a) are authorized for--
            (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
        in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
        Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
            (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
        United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act.

SEC. 1405. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, 
in the amount of $959,322,000.

SEC. 1405A. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG 
              ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Additional Amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
Activities, Defense-Wide.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
section 1405 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense-wide, is hereby increased by $162,800,000.
    (b) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
section 1405 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense-wide, as increased by subsection (a), $162,800,000 may be 
available for drug interdiction and counterdrug activities with respect 
to Afghanistan.
    (c) Supplement Not Supplant.--The amount available under subsection 
(b) for the purpose specified in that paragraph is in addition to any 
other amounts available under this Act for that purpose.
    (d) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
1509 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, 
for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom is hereby 
decreased by $162,800,000.

SEC. 1406. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense, in the amount of $225,995,000, of which--
            (1) $224,995,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; and
            (2) $1,000,000 is for Procurement.

SEC. 1407. REDUCTION IN CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS DUE TO SAVINGS FROM 
              LOWER INFLATION.

    (a) Reduction.--The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated 
by this division is the amount equal to the sum of all the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by the provisions of this division 
reduced by $1,627,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
            (1) Procurement.--The aggregate amount authorized to be 
        appropriated by title I is hereby reduced by $601,000,000.
            (2) Research, development, test, and evaluation.--The 
        aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by title II is 
        hereby reduced by $451,000,000.
            (3) Operation and maintenance.--The aggregate amount 
        authorized to be appropriated by title III is hereby reduced by 
        $554,000,000.
            (4) Other authorizations.--The aggregate amount authorized 
        to be appropriated by title XIV is hereby reduced by 
        $21,000,000.
    (b) Source of Savings.--Reductions required in order to comply with 
subsection (a) shall be derived from savings resulting from lower-than-
expected inflation as a result of the difference between the inflation 
assumptions used in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2008 when compared with the inflation assumptions used in the 
budget of the President for fiscal year 2008, as submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 1005 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Allocation of Reductions.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
allocate the reductions required by this section among the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for accounts in titles I, II, III, and 
XIV to reflect the extent to which net savings from lower-than-expected 
inflations are allocable to amounts authorized to be appropriated to 
such accounts.

                 Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

SEC. 1411. DISPOSAL OF FERROMANGANESE.

    (a) Disposal Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may dispose of 
up to 50,000 tons of ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile 
during fiscal year 2008.
    (b) Contingent Authority for Additional Disposal.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary of Defense completes the 
        disposal of the total quantity of ferromanganese authorized for 
        disposal by subsection (a) before September 30, 2008, the 
        Secretary of Defense may dispose of up to an additional 25,000 
        tons of ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile 
        before that date.
            (2) Additional amounts.--If the Secretary completes the 
        disposal of the total quantity of additional ferromanganese 
        authorized for disposal by paragraph (1) before September 30, 
        2008, the Secretary may dispose of up to an additional 25,000 
        tons of ferromanganese from the National Defense Stockpile 
        before that date.
    (c) Certification.--The Secretary of Defense may dispose of 
ferromanganese under the authority of paragraph (1) or (2) of 
subsection (b) only if the Secretary submits written certification to 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives, not later than 30 days 
before the commencement of disposal under the applicable paragraph, 
that--
            (1) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese from the 
        National Defense Stockpile is in the interest of national 
        defense;
            (2) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese will not 
        cause disruption to the usual markets of producers and 
        processors of ferromanganese in the United States; and
            (3) the disposal of the additional ferromanganese is 
        consistent with the requirements and purpose of the National 
        Defense Stockpile.
    (d) Delegation of Responsibility.--The Secretary of Defense may 
delegate the responsibility of the Secretary under subsection (c) to an 
appropriate official within the Department of Defense.
    (e) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--In this section, the term 
``National Defense Stockpile'' means the stockpile provided for in 
section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98c).

SEC. 1412. DISPOSAL OF CHROME METAL.

    (a) Disposal Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may dispose of 
up to 500 short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense 
Stockpile during fiscal year 2008.
    (b) Contingent Authority for Additional Disposal.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary of Defense completes the 
        disposal of the total quantity of chrome metal authorized for 
        disposal by subsection (a) before September 30, 2008, the 
        Secretary of Defense may dispose of up to an additional 250 
        short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile 
        before that date.
            (2) Additional amounts.--If the Secretary completes the 
        disposal of the total quantity of additional chrome metal 
        authorized for disposal by paragraph (1) before September 30, 
        2008, the Secretary may dispose of up to an additional 250 
        short tons of chrome metal from the National Defense Stockpile 
        before that date.
    (c) Certification.--The Secretary of Defense may dispose of chrome 
metal under the authority of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) 
only if the Secretary submits written certification to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives, not later than 30 days before the 
commencement of disposal under the applicable paragraph, that--
            (1) the disposal of the additional chrome metal from the 
        National Defense Stockpile is in the interest of national 
        defense;
            (2) the disposal of the additional chrome metal will not 
        cause disruption to the usual markets of producers and 
        processors of chrome metal in the United States; and
            (3) the disposal of the additional chrome metal is 
        consistent with the requirements and purpose of the National 
        Defense Stockpile.
    (d) Delegation of Responsibility.--The Secretary of Defense may 
delegate the responsibility of the Secretary under subsection (c) to an 
appropriate official within the Department of Defense.
    (e) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--In this section, the term 
``National Defense Stockpile'' means the stockpile provided for in 
section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 98c).

SEC. 1413. MODIFICATION OF RECEIPT OBJECTIVES FOR PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED 
              DISPOSALS FROM THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

    (a) Fiscal Year 2000 Disposal Authority.--Paragraph (5) of section 
3402(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
(Public Law 106-65; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by section 3302(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3546), is further amended by striking 
``$600,000,000 before'' and inserting ``$729,000,000 by''.
    (b) Fiscal Year 1999 Disposal Authority.--Paragraph (7) of section 
3303(a) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended 
by section 3302(a) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2513), is 
further amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) $1,469,102,000 by the end of fiscal year 2015.''.

                       Subtitle C--Civil Programs

SEC. 1421. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $61,624,000 
for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

SEC. 1422. ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT 
              HOME.

    (a) Independence and Purpose of Retirement Home.--Section 1511 of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 411) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``However, for the purpose of entering into contracts, 
        agreements, or transactions regarding real property and 
        facilities under the control of the Board, the Retirement Home 
        shall be treated as a military facility of the Department of 
        Defense. The administration of the Retirement Home (including 
        administration for the provision of health care and medical 
        care for residents) shall remain under the direct authority, 
        control, and administration of the Secretary of Defense.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following 
        new subsection (g):
    ``(g) Accreditation.--The Chief Operating Officer shall secure and 
maintain accreditation by a nationally recognized civilian accrediting 
organization for each aspect of each facility of the Retirement Home, 
including medical and dental care, pharmacy, independent living, and 
assisted living and nursing care.''.
    (b) Spectrum of Care.--Section 1513(b) of the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413(b)) is amended by inserting 
after the first sentence the following new sentence: ``The services 
provided residents of the Retirement Home shall include appropriate 
nonacute medical and dental services, pharmaceutical services, and 
transportation of residents, at no cost to residents, to acute medical 
and dental services and after-hours routine medical care''.
    (c) Chief Medical Officer.--The Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 
1991 is further amended by inserting after section 1515 the following 
new section:

``SEC. 1515A. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.

    ``(a) Appointment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint the 
Chief Medical Officer of the Retirement Home. The Secretary of Defense 
shall make the appointment in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security.
    ``(2) The Chief Medical Officer shall serve a term of two years, 
but is removable from office during such term at the pleasure of the 
Secretary.
    ``(3) The Secretary (or the designee of the Secretary) shall 
evaluate the performance of the Chief Medical Officer not less 
frequently than once each year. The Secretary shall carry out such 
evaluation in consultation with the Chief Operating Officer and the 
Local Board for each facility of the Retirement Home.
    ``(4) An officer appointed as Chief Medical Officer of the 
Retirement Home shall serve as Chief Medical Officer without vacating 
any other military duties and responsibilities assigned to that officer 
whether at the time of appointment or afterward.
    ``(b) Qualifications.--(1) To qualify for appointment as the Chief 
Medical Officer, a person shall be a member of the Medical, Dental, 
Nurse, or Medical Services Corps of the Armed Forces, including the 
Health and Safety Directorate of the Coast Guard, serving on active 
duty in the grade of brigadier general, or in the case of the Navy or 
the Coast Guard rear admiral (lower half), or higher.
    ``(2) In making appointments of the Chief Medical Officer, the 
Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable, provide for the 
rotation of the appointments among the various Armed Forces and the 
Health and Safety Directorate of the Coast Guard.
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--(1) The Chief Medical Officer shall be 
responsible to the Secretary, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness, and the Chief Operating Officer for the 
direction and oversight of the provision of medical, mental health, and 
dental care at each facility of the Retirement Home.
    ``(2) The Chief Medical Officer shall advise the Secretary, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Chief 
Operating Officer, and the Local Board for each facility of the 
Retirement Home on all medical and medical administrative matters of 
the Retirement Home.
    ``(d) Duties.--In carrying out the responsibilities set forth in 
subsection (c), the Chief Medical Officer shall perform the following 
duties:
            ``(1) Ensure the timely availability to residents of the 
        Retirement Home, at locations other than the Retirement Home, 
        of such acute medical, mental health, and dental care as such 
        resident may require that is not available at the applicable 
        facility of the Retirement Home.
            ``(2) Ensure compliance by the facilities of the Retirement 
        Home with accreditation standards, applicable health care 
        standards of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and any other 
        applicable health care standards and requirements (including 
        requirements identified in applicable reports of the Inspector 
        General of the Department of Defense).
            ``(3) Periodically visit and inspect the medical facilities 
        and medical operations of each facility of the Retirement Home.
            ``(4) Periodically examine and audit the medical records 
        and administration of the Retirement Home.
            ``(5) Consult with the Local Board for each facility of the 
        Retirement Home not less frequently than once each year.
    ``(e) Advisory Bodies.--In carrying out the responsibilities set 
forth in subsection (c) and the duties set forth in subsection (d), the 
Chief Medical Officer may establish and seek the advice of such 
advisory bodies as the Chief Medical Officer considers appropriate.''.
    (d) Local Boards of Trustees.--
            (1) Duties.--Subsection (b) of section 1516 of the Armed 
        Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 416) is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(b) Duties.--(1) The Local Board for a facility shall serve in an 
advisory capacity to the Director of the facility and to the Chief 
Operating Officer.
    ``(2) The Local Board for a facility shall provide to the Chief 
Operating Officer and the Director of the facility such guidance and 
recommendations on the administration of the facility as the Local 
Board considers appropriate.
    ``(3) The Local Board for a facility shall provide to the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness not less often than 
annually an assessment of all aspects of the facility, including the 
quality of care at the facility.
    ``(4) Not less frequently than once each year, the Local Board for 
a facility shall submit to Congress a report that includes an 
assessment of all aspects of the facility, including the quality of 
care at the facility.''.
            (2) Composition.--Subparagraph (K) of subsection (c) of 
        such section is amended to read as follows:
            ``(K) One senior representative of one of the chief 
        personnel officers of the Armed Forces, who shall be a member 
        of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the grade of 
        brigadier general, or in the case of the Navy or Coast Guard, 
        rear admiral (lower half).''.
    (e) Inspection of Retirement Home.--Section 1518 of such Act (24 
U.S.C. 418) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1518. INSPECTION OF RETIREMENT HOME.

    ``(a) Inspector General of the Department of Defense.--(1) The 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall have the duty to 
inspect the Retirement Home.
    ``(2) The Inspector General shall advise the Secretary of Defense 
and the Director of each facility of the Retirement Home on matters 
relating to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement of the Retirement 
Home.
    ``(b) Inspections by Inspector General.--(1) Every two years, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall perform a 
comprehensive inspection of all aspects of each facility of the 
Retirement Home, including independent living, assisted living, medical 
and dental care, pharmacy, financial and contracting records, and any 
aspect of either facility on which the Local Board for the facility or 
the resident advisory committee or council of the facility recommends 
inspection.
    ``(2) The Inspector General may be assisted in inspections under 
this subsection by a medical inspector general of a military department 
designated for purposes of this subsection by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(3) In conducting the inspection of a facility of the Retirement 
Home under this subsection, the Inspector General shall solicit 
concerns, observations, and recommendations from the Local Board for 
the facility, the resident advisory committee or council of the 
facility, and the residents of the facility. Any concerns, 
observations, and recommendations solicited from residents shall be 
solicited on a not-for-attribution basis.
    ``(4) The Chief Operating Officer and the Director of each facility 
of the Retirement Home shall make all staff, other personnel, and 
records of each facility available to the Inspector General in a timely 
manner for purposes of inspections under this subsection.
    ``(c) Reports on Inspections by Inspector General.--(1) Not later 
than 45 days after completing an inspection of a facility of the 
Retirement Home under subsection (b), the Inspector General shall 
submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Operating Officer, the Director of 
the facility, and the Local Board for the facility, and to Congress, a 
report describing the results of the inspection and containing such 
recommendations as the Inspector General considers appropriate in light 
of the inspection.
    ``(2) Not later than 45 days after receiving a report of the 
Inspector General under paragraph (1), the Director of the facility 
concerned shall submit the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Operating Officer, and 
the Local Board for the facility, and to Congress, a plan to address 
the recommendations and other matters set forth in the report.
    ``(d) Additional Inspections.--(1) Every two years, in a year in 
which the Inspector General does not perform an inspection under 
subsection (b), the Chief Operating Officer shall request the 
inspection of each facility of the Retirement Home by a nationally 
recognized civilian accrediting organization in accordance with section 
1422(a)(2)(g).
    ``(2) The Chief Operating Officer and the Director of a facility 
being inspected under this subsection shall make all staff, other 
personnel, and records of the facility available to the civilian 
accrediting organization in a timely manner for purposes of inspections 
under this subsection.
    ``(e) Reports on Additional Inspections.--(1) Not later than 45 
days after receiving a report of an inspection from the civilian 
accrediting organization under subsection (d), the Director of the 
facility concerned shall submit to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Operating Officer, and the Local 
Board for the facility a report containing--
            ``(A) the results of the inspection; and
            ``(B) a plan to address any recommendations and other 
        matters set forth in the report.
    ``(2) Not later than 45 days after receiving a report and plan 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit the report 
and plan to Congress.''.
    (f) Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund.--Section 1519 of the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 419) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Reporting Requirements.--The Chief Financial Officer of the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home shall comply with the reporting 
requirements of subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 31, United States 
Code.''.

             Subtitle D--Chemical Demilitarization Matters

SEC. 1431. MODIFICATION OF TERMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR CHEMICAL 
              DEMILITARIZATION CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMISSIONS.

    (a) Modification.--Subsection (h) of section 172 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (50 U.S.C. 1521 note) is 
amended by striking ``after the stockpile located in that commission's 
State has been destroyed'' and inserting ``upon the earlier of--
            ``(1) the completion of closure activities for the chemical 
        agent destruction facility in the commission's State as 
        required pursuant to regulations promulgated by the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant 
        to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); or
            ``(2) the request of the Governor of the commission's 
        State.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Subsections (b), (f), and (g) of such 
section are each amended by striking ``Assistant Secretary of the Army 
(Research, Development, and Acquisition)'' and inserting ``Assistant 
Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)''.

SEC. 1432. REPEAL OF CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTOR OF 
              CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.

    Section 1412(e)(3) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(e)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

SEC. 1433. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMPLETION OF DESTRUCTION OF UNITED 
              STATES CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
        Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
        Their Destruction, done at Paris on January 13, 1993 (commonly 
        referred to as the ``Chemical Weapons Convention''), requires 
        that destruction of the entire United States chemical weapons 
        stockpile be completed by not later than April 29, 2007.
            (2) In 2006, under the terms of the Chemical Weapons 
        Convention, the United States requested and received a one-
        time, 5-year extension of its chemical weapons destruction 
        deadline to April 29, 2012.
            (3) On April 10, 2006, the Secretary of Defense notified 
        Congress that the United States would not meet even the 
        extended deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention for 
        destruction of the United States chemical weapons stockpile, 
        but would ``continue working diligently to minimize the time to 
        complete destruction without sacrificing safety and security'' 
        and would also ``continue requesting resources needed to 
        complete destruction as close to April 2012 as practicable''.
            (4) Destroying the remaining stockpile of United States 
        chemical weapons is imperative for public safety and homeland 
        security, and doing so by April 2012, in accordance with the 
        current destruction deadline provided under the Chemical 
        Weapons Convention, is required by United States law.
            (5) The elimination of chemical weapons anywhere they exist 
        in the world, and the prevention of their proliferation, is of 
        utmost importance to the national security of the United 
        States.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States is, and must remain, committed to 
        making every effort to safely dispose of its entire chemical 
        weapons stockpile by April 2012, the current destruction 
        deadline provided under the Chemical Weapons Convention, or as 
        soon thereafter as possible, and must carry out all of its 
        other obligations under the Convention; and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense should make every effort to 
        plan for, and to request in the annual budget of the President 
        submitted to Congress adequate funding to complete, the 
        elimination of the United States chemical weapons stockpile in 
        accordance with United States obligations under the Chemical 
        Weapons Convention and in a manner that will protect public 
        health, safety, and the environment, as required by law.
    (c) Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 15, 2008, and every 
        180 days thereafter until the year in which the United States 
        completes the destruction of its entire stockpile of chemical 
        weapons under the terms of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the members and committees 
        of Congress referred to in paragraph (3) a report on the 
        implementation by the United States of its chemical weapons 
        destruction obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
            (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) The anticipated schedule at the time of such 
                report for the completion of destruction of chemical 
                agents, munitions, and materiel at each chemical 
                weapons demilitarization facility in the United States.
                    (B) A description of the options and alternatives 
                for accelerating the completion of chemical weapons 
                destruction at each such facility, particularly in time 
                to meet the destruction deadline of April 29, 2012, 
                currently provided by the Chemical Weapons Convention.
                    (C) A description of the funding required to 
                achieve each of the options for destruction described 
                under subparagraph (B).
                    (D) A description of all actions being taken by the 
                United States to accelerate the destruction of its 
                entire stockpile of chemical weapons, agents, and 
                materiel in order to meet the current destruction 
                deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention of April 
                29, 2012, or as soon thereafter as possible.
            (3) Members and committees of congress.--The members and 
        committees of Congress referred to in this paragraph are--
                    (A) the majority leader of the Senate, the minority 
                leader of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed 
                Services and Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
                the majority leader of the House of Representatives, 
                the minority leader of the House of Representatives, 
                and the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations 
                of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1434. MODIFICATION OF TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL 
              GOVERNMENTS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE 
              UNITED STATES CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 1412(c)(5) of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(c)(5)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(B) Assistance may be provided under this paragraph for 
capabilities to respond to emergencies involving an installation or 
facility as described in subparagraph (A) until the earlier of the 
following:
            ``(i) The date of the completion of all grants and 
        cooperative agreements with respect to the installation or 
        facility for purposes of this paragraph between the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency and the State and local governments 
        concerned.
            ``(ii) The date that is 180 days after the date of the 
        completion of the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
        munitions at the installation or facility.''.

    TITLE XV--OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

   Subtitle A--Authorization of Additional War-Related Appropriations

SEC. 1501. ARMY PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for procurement accounts of the Army in amounts as follows:
            (1) For aircraft procurement, $890,786,000.
            (2) For missiles, $492,734,000.
            (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles procurement, 
        $1,249,177,000.
            (4) For ammunition, $303,000,000.
            (5) For other procurement, $10,310,055,000.

SEC. 1502. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT.

    (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts for the Navy in amounts as 
follows:
            (1) For aircraft procurement, $2,263,018,000.
            (2) For weapons procurement, $251,281,000.
            (3) For other procurement, $814,311,000.
    (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for the Marine Corps 
in the amount of $4,236,140,000.
    (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for 
ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of 
$590,090,000.

SEC. 1503. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for procurement accounts for the Air Force in amounts as follows:
            (1) For aircraft procurement, $2,069,009,000.
            (2) For ammunition, $74,005,000.
            (3) For missile procurement, $1,800,000.
            (4) For other procurement, $4,163,450,000.

SEC. 1504. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the procurement account for Defense-wide in the amount of 
$593,768,000.

SEC. 1505. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, 
test, and evaluation as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $121,653,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $370,798,000.
            (3) For the Air Force, $922,791,000.
            (4) For Defense-wide activities, $535,087,000.

SEC. 1506. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the use of the Armed Forces for expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, for operation and maintenance, in amounts as follows:
            (1) For the Army, $45,519,264,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $5,190,000,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $4,013,093,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $10,532,630,000.
            (5) For Defense-wide activities, $5,976,216,000.
            (6) For the Army Reserve, $158,410,000.
            (7) For the Navy Reserve, $69,598,000.
            (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $68,000,000.
            (9) For the Army National Guard, $466,150,000.
            (10) For the Air National Guard, $31,168,000.

SEC. 1507. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

    There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the Department of Defense for military personnel in amounts as 
follows:
            (1) For the Army, $9,140,516,000.
            (2) For the Navy, $752,089,000.
            (3) For the Marine Corps, $817,475,000.
            (4) For the Air Force, $1,411,890,000.
            (5) For the Army Reserve, $235,000,000.
            (6) For the Navy Reserve, $70,000,000.
            (7) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $15,420,000.
            (8) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,000,000.
            (9) For the Army National Guard, $476,584,000.

SEC. 1508. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for the Defense Health Program, in the amount of $1,022,842,000, for 
operation and maintenance.

SEC. 1509. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the 
amount of $257,618,000.

SEC. 1510. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriation.--Funds are hereby authorized 
for fiscal year 2008 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
Fund in the amount of $4,500,000,000.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of 
allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
Organization to investigate, develop, and provide equipment, supplies, 
services, training, facilities, personnel, and funds to assist United 
States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices.
    (c) Transfer Authority.--
            (1) Transfers authorized.--Amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred from the 
        Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund to any of the 
        following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense to 
        accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b):
                    (A) Military personnel accounts.
                    (B) Operation and maintenance accounts.
                    (C) Procurement accounts.
                    (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation 
                accounts.
                    (E) Defense working capital funds.
            (2) Additional transfer authority.--The transfer authority 
        provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer 
        authority available to the Department of Defense.
            (3) Transfers back to the fund.--Upon determination that 
        all or part of the funds transferred from the Joint Improvised 
        Explosive Device Defeat Fund under paragraph (1) are not 
        necessary for the purpose provided, such funds may be 
        transferred back to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
        Defeat Fund.
            (4) Effect on authorization amounts.--A transfer of an 
        amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall 
        be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by 
        an amount equal to the amount transferred.
    (d) Notice to Congress.--Funds may not be obligated from the Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, or transferred under the 
authority provided in subsection (c)(1), until five days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or 
transfer.
    (e) Management Plan.--
            (1) Plan required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the 
        intended management and use of the Joint Improvised Explosive 
        Device Defeat Fund.
            (2) Matter to be included.--The plan required by paragraph 
        (1) shall include an update of the plan required in the 
        paragraph under the heading ``Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
        Defeat Fund'' in chapter 2 of title I of the Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
        Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 
        Stat. 424), including identification of--
                    (A) year-to-date transfers and obligations;
                    (B) projected transfers and obligations through 
                September 30, 2008; and
                    (C) activities for the coordination of research 
                technology development and concepts of operations on 
                improvised explosive defeat with the military 
                departments, the Defense Agencies, the combatant 
                commands, the Department of Homeland Security, and 
                other appropriate departments and agencies of the 
                Federal Government.
    (f) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report summarizing the detail of any 
obligation or transfer of funds from the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund plan required by subsection (e).
    (g) Duration of Authority.--Amounts appropriated to the Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund are available for obligation or 
transfer from the Fund until September 30, 2009.

SEC. 1511. IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq Security Forces 
Fund in the amount of $2,000,000,000.
    (b) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection 
        (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for the 
        purpose of allowing the Commander, Multi-National Security 
        Transition Command-Iraq, to provide assistance to the security 
        forces of Iraq.
            (2) Types of assistance authorized.--Assistance provided 
        under this section may include the provision of equipment, 
        supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure 
        repair, renovation, construction, and funding.
            (3) Secretary of state concurrence.--Assistance may be 
        provided under this section only with the concurrence of the 
        Secretary of State.
    (c) Authority in Addition to Other Authorities.--The authority to 
provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other 
authority to provide assistance to foreign nations.
    (d) Transfer Authority.--
            (1) Transfers authorized.--Subject to paragraph (2), 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be 
        transferred from the Iraq Security Forces Fund to any of the 
        following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense to 
        accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b):
                    (A) Military personnel accounts.
                    (B) Operation and maintenance accounts.
                    (C) Procurement accounts.
                    (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation 
                accounts.
                    (E) Defense working capital funds.
                    (F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
                account.
            (2) Additional authority.--The transfer authority provided 
        by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority 
        available to the Department of Defense.
            (3) Transfers back to the fund.--Upon determination that 
        all or part of the funds transferred from the Iraq Security 
        Forces Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the 
        purpose provided, such funds may be transferred back to the 
        Iraq Security Forces Fund.
            (4) Effect on authorization amounts.--A transfer of an 
        amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall 
        be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by 
        an amount equal to the amount transferred.
    (e) Notice to Congress.--Funds may not be obligated from the Iraq 
Security Forces Fund, or transferred under the authority provided in 
subsection (d)(1), until five days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in 
writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer.
    (f) Contributions.--
            (1) Authority to accept contributions.--Subject to 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept 
        contributions of amounts to the Iraq Security Forces Fund for 
        the purposes provided in subsection (b) from any person, 
        foreign government, or international organization. Any amounts 
        so accepted shall be credited to the Iraq Security Forces Fund.
            (2) Limitation.--The Secretary may not accept a 
        contribution under this subsection if the acceptance of the 
        contribution would compromise or appear to compromise the 
        integrity of any program of the Department of Defense.
            (3) Use.--Amounts accepted under this subsection shall be 
        available for assistance authorized by subsection (b), 
        including transfer under subsection (d) for that purpose.
            (4) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the 
        congressional defense committees in writing upon the 
        acceptance, and upon the transfer under subsection (d), of any 
        contribution under this subsection. Such notice shall specify 
        the source and amount of any amount so accepted and the use of 
        any amount so accepted.
    (g) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report summarizing the details of 
any obligation or transfer of funds from the Iraq Security Forces Fund 
during such fiscal-year quarter.
    (h) Duration of Authority.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
or contributed to the Fund during fiscal year 2008 are available for 
obligation or transfer from the Iraq Security Forces Fund in accordance 
with this section until September 30, 2009.

SEC. 1512. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund in the amount of $2,700,000,000.
    (b) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by 
        subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense 
        for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Office of Security 
        Cooperation-Afghanistan, to provide assistance to the security 
        forces of Afghanistan.
            (2) Types of assistance authorized.--Assistance provided 
        under this section may include the provision of equipment, 
        supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure 
        repair, renovation, construction, and funds.
            (3) Secretary of state concurrence.--Assistance may be 
        provided under this section only with the concurrence of the 
        Secretary of State.
    (c) Authority in Addition to Other Authorities.--The authority to 
provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other 
authority to provide assistance to foreign nations.
    (d) Transfer Authority.--
            (1) Transfers authorized.--Subject to paragraph (2), 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be 
        transferred from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund to any of 
        the following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense 
        to accomplish the purposes provided in subsection (b):
                    (A) Military personnel accounts.
                    (B) Operation and maintenance accounts.
                    (C) Procurement accounts.
                    (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation 
                accounts.
                    (E) Defense working capital funds.
                    (F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.
            (2) Additional authority.--The transfer authority provided 
        by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority 
        available to the Department of Defense.
            (3) Transfers back to fund.--Upon a determination that all 
        or part of the funds transferred from the Afghanistan Security 
        Forces Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for the 
        purpose for which transferred, such funds may be transferred 
        back to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
            (4) Effect on authorization amounts.--A transfer of an 
        amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall 
        be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by 
        an amount equal to the amount transferred.
    (e) Prior Notice to Congress of Obligation or Transfer.--Funds may 
not be obligated from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, or 
transferred under subsection (d)(1), until five days after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or 
transfer.
    (f) Contributions.--
            (1) Authority to accept contributions.--Subject to 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept 
        contributions of amounts to the Afghanistan Security Forces 
        Fund for the purposes provided in subsection (b) from any 
        person, foreign government, or international organization. Any 
        amounts so accepted shall be credited to the Afghanistan 
        Security Forces Fund.
            (2) Limitation.--The Secretary may not accept a 
        contribution under this subsection if the acceptance of the 
        contribution would compromise or appear to compromise the 
        integrity of any program of the Department of Defense.
            (3) Use.--Amounts accepted under this subsection shall be 
        available for assistance authorized by subsection (b), 
        including transfer under subsection (d) for that purpose.
            (4) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the 
        congressional defense committees in writing upon the 
        acceptance, and upon the transfer under subsection (d), of any 
        contribution under this subsection. Such notice shall specify 
        the source and amount of any amount so accepted and the use of 
        any amount so accepted.
    (g) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report summarizing the details of 
any obligation or transfer of funds from the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund during such fiscal-year quarter.
    (h) Duration of Authority.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
or contributed to the Fund during fiscal year 2008 are available for 
obligation or transfer from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in 
accordance with this section until September 30, 2009.

SEC. 1513. IRAQ FREEDOM FUND.

    (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq Freedom Fund in the amount of 
$107,500,000.
    (b) Transfer.--
            (1) Transfer authorized.--Subject to paragraph (2), amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be 
        transferred from the Iraq Freedom Fund to any accounts as 
        follows:
                    (A) Operation and maintenance accounts of the Armed 
                Forces.
                    (B) Military personnel accounts.
                    (C) Research, development, test, and evaluation 
                accounts of the Department of Defense.
                    (D) Procurement accounts of the Department of 
                Defense.
                    (E) Accounts providing funding for classified 
                programs.
                    (F) The operating expenses account of the Coast 
                Guard.
            (2) Notice to congress.--A transfer may not be made under 
        the authority in paragraph (1) until five days after the date 
        on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional 
        defense committees in writing of the transfer.
            (3) Treatment of transferred funds.--Amounts transferred to 
        an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall be merged 
        with amounts in such account and shall be made available for 
        the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
        limitations, as amounts in such account.
            (4) Effect on authorization amounts.--A transfer of an 
        amount to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) shall 
        be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by 
        an amount equal to the amount transferred.

SEC. 1514. DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense for providing capital for the Defense Working 
Capital Funds in the amount of $1,676,275,000.

SEC. 1515. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the National Defense Sealift Fund in the amount of $5,100,000.

SEC. 1516. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 
for the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the 
amount of $4,394,000, for Operation and Maintenance.

SEC. 1517. REPORTS ON MITIGATION OF EFFECTS OF EXPLOSIVELY FORMED 
              PROJECTILES AND MINES.

    (a) Report on Explosively Formed Projectiles.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report, in both classified and unclassified forms, 
        on explosively formed projectiles.
            (2) Content.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A comprehensive plan of action for improving 
                capabilities to mitigate the effects of explosively 
                formed projectiles (EFPs), including the development of 
                technologies, training programs, tactics, techniques, 
                and procedures, and an estimate of the funding required 
                to execute the plan.
                    (B) Detailed descriptions of the effectiveness of 
                any fielded EFP mitigation technologies, training 
                programs, tactics, techniques, and procedures, and ways 
                in which they could be improved.
                    (C) A description of the individual projects that 
                comprise the plan of action.
                    (D) A schedule for completing and fielding each 
                project.
                    (E) The contract delivery dates, progress towards 
                completion, and forecast completion date for each 
                project.
                    (F) A comprehensive description of any deviation 
                from contract terms and an explanation of any cost and 
                schedule variance and how such variance affects 
                fielding deliverables, and a plan for addressing such 
                deviations and variances.
                    (G) Recommendations for additional authorities, 
                which if provided to the Secretary, would improve the 
                ability of the Department of Defense to rapidly field 
                counter EFP capabilities and protection against the 
                effects of EFPs.
                    (H) An analysis of any industrial base issues 
                affecting the plan outlined under subparagraph (A).
                    (I) Mechanisms for sharing counter EFP capabilities 
                with appropriate coalition partners.
                    (J) The most current available data on the effects 
                of EFPs on United States, coalition, and allied forces 
                in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    (b) Report on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) 
        vehicles.
            (2) Content.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) The total requirement of all military services 
                for MRAP vehicles, including MRAP I, spiral upgrades, 
                and MRAP II variants.
                    (B) A comprehensive plan for transporting and 
                fielding all variants to the United States Central 
                Command (CENTCOM) area of operations.
                    (C) An assessment of completed production, 
                transportation, and fielding of MRAP vehicles and a 
                forecast of future production, transportation, and 
                fielding functions.
                    (D) An explanation of any deviation between the 
                planned and actual numbers of vehicles fielded for the 
                reporting period.
                    (E) Funding required to execute production, 
                transportation, and fielding, and an analysis of any 
                industrial base issues affecting such functions.
                    (F) The required delivery schedule for each 
                contract to procure MRAP vehicles.
                    (G) A comprehensive description and explanation of 
                cost and schedule variance, and any deviation from 
                contract terms, how that variance or deviation affects 
                overall program performance, and corrective actions 
                planned to address such variance and deviation.
                    (H) Recommendations for additional authorities, 
                which if provided to the Secretary, would improve the 
                ability of the Department of Defense to rapidly field 
                MRAP vehicles.
                    (I) Plans for armor upgrades, and their impact on 
                automotive performance and sustainment.
                    (J) An explanation of any safety issues or 
                limitations on the vehicles.
                    (K) Anticipated short and long term sustainment 
                issues, including an explanation of the maintenance 
                concept for sustainment after the initial contractor 
                logistic support period and the projected annual 
                funding required.
                    (L) A detailed description of MRAP program costs, 
                including research and development, procurement, 
                maintenance, logistics, and end to end transportation 
                costs.
    (c) Report on Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
        near and long term tactical wheeled vehicle fleet modernization 
        strategies of the Army and Marine Corps.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of the impact of the Mine 
                Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle program on the 
                current acquisition strategies and procurement plans of 
                the Army and Marine Corps for the tactical wheeled 
                vehicle fleet, including inventory mix, overall 
                sustainment cost, and logistical and industrial base 
                issues.
                    (B) Plans for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle 
                program, including an assessment of the continued 
                validity of previously adopted Key Performance 
                Parameters.
                    (C) A science and technology investment strategy, 
                including a description of current technical barriers, 
                near and long term technology objectives, coordination 
                of activities of the various military departments, 
                Defense Agencies, and commercial industry entities, and 
                technology demonstration and transition plans to 
                support the Long Term Armoring Strategy (LTAS).
                    (D) A strategy to fund and execute sufficient 
                developmental and operational test and evaluation to 
                ensure that deployed systems are operationally 
                effective, including a description of the role of the 
                Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in the 
                development and execution of the Long Term Armoring 
                Strategy.
                    (E) Plans to utilize the Army reset and 
                recapitalization process to maintain the legacy 
                tactical wheeled vehicle fleet.
    (d) Report on Long Term Armoring Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report, in 
        classified and unclassified forms, on the Long Term Armoring 
        Strategy of the Army and Marine Corps.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An estimate of the funding required to execute 
                the strategy.
                    (B) Specific plans for balancing force protection, 
                payload, performance, and deployability requirements 
                across the range of wheeled vehicle variants.
                    (C) A science and technology investment strategy, 
                including a description of current technical barriers, 
                near and long term technology objectives, coordination 
                of activities of the various military departments, 
                Defense Agencies, and commercial industry entities, and 
                technology demonstration and transition plans.
                    (D) A test and evaluation master plan, including a 
                description of the role of the Director of Operational 
                Test and Evaluation in the development and execution of 
                LTAS.
                    (E) An analysis of industrial base or manufacturing 
                issues related to achieving sufficient and sustainable 
                production rates.

       Subtitle B--General Provisions Relating to Authorizations

SEC. 1521. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to authorize additional appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for the incremental 
costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

SEC. 1522. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS.

    The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are in 
addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act.

SEC. 1523. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--
            (1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary of 
        Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 
        the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
        available to the Department of Defense in this title for fiscal 
        year 2008 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
        (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so 
        transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same 
        purposes as the authorization to which transferred.
            (2) Limitation.--The total amount of authorizations that 
        the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this section 
        may not exceed $3,500,000,000.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Transfers under this section shall be 
subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers under section 
1001.
    (c) Additional Authority.--The transfer authority provided by this 
section is in addition to the transfer authority provided under section 
1001.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 1531. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES 
              RELATING TO IRAQ.

    No funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization of 
appropriations in this Act may be obligated or expended for a purpose 
as follows:
            (1) To establish any military installation or base for the 
        purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
        States Armed Forces in Iraq.
            (2) To exercise United States control of the oil resources 
        of Iraq.

SEC. 1532. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT 
              PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--From funds made available for the Department of 
Defense by section 1506 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide 
activities, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse any key cooperating 
nation for logistical and military support provided by that nation to 
or in connection with United States military operations in Operation 
Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
    (b) Amounts of Reimbursement.--
            (1) In general.--Reimbursement authorized by subsection (a) 
        may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with 
        the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation 
        with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may 
        determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary 
        of Defense to adequately account for the support provided.
            (2) Standards.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        prescribe standards for determining the kinds of logistical and 
        military support to the United States that shall be considered 
        reimbursable under the authority in subsection (a). Such 
        standards may not take effect until 15 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 
        committees a report setting forth such standards.
    (c) Limitations.--
            (1) Limitation on amount.--The total amount of 
        reimbursements made under the authority in subsection (a) 
        during fiscal year 2008 may not exceed $1,200,000,000.
            (2) Prohibition on contractual obligations to make 
        payments.--The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any 
        contractual obligation to make a reimbursement under the 
        authority in subsection (a).
    (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) notify the congressional defense committees not less 
        than 15 days before making any reimbursement under the 
        authority in subsection (a); and
            (2) submit to the congressional defense committees on a 
        quarterly basis a report on any reimbursements made under the 
        authority in subsection (a) during such quarter.

SEC. 1533. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING 
              OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Availability of Funds for Logistical Support.--Subject to the 
provisions of this section, amounts available to the Department of 
Defense for fiscal year 2008 for operation and maintenance may be used 
to provide supplies, services, transportation (including airlift and 
sealift), and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting 
United States military and stabilization operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan.
    (b) Required Determination.--The Secretary may provide logistical 
support under the authority in subsection (a) only if the Secretary 
determines that the coalition forces to be provided the logistical 
support--
            (1) are essential to the success of a United States 
        military or stabilization operation; and
            (2) would not be able to participate in such operation 
        without the provision of the logistical support.
    (c) Coordination With Export Control Laws.--Logistical support may 
be provided under the authority in subsection (a) only in accordance 
with applicable provisions of the Arms Export Control Act and other 
export control laws of the United States.
    (d) Limitation on Value.--The total amount of logistical support 
provided under the authority in subsection (a) in fiscal year 2008 may 
not exceed $400,000,000.
    (e) Quarterly Reports.--
            (1) Reports required.--Not later than 15 days after the end 
        of each fiscal-year quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Secretary 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        on the provision of logistical support under the authority in 
        subsection (a) during such fiscal-year quarter.
            (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include, for the fiscal-year quarter covered by such report, 
        the following:
                    (A) Each nation provided logistical support under 
                the authority in subsection (a).
                    (B) For each such nation, a description of the type 
                and value of logistical support so provided.

SEC. 1534. COMPETITION FOR PROCUREMENT OF SMALL ARMS SUPPLIED TO IRAQ 
              AND AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Competition Requirement.--For the procurement of pistols and 
other weapons described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure, consistent with the provisions of section 2304 of title 
10, United States Code, that--
            (1) full and open competition is obtained to the maximum 
        extent practicable;
            (2) no responsible United States manufacturer is excluded 
        from competing for such procurements; and
            (3) products manufactured in the United States are not 
        excluded from the competition.
    (b) Procurements Covered.--This section applies to the procurement 
of the following:
            (1) Pistols and other weapons less than 0.50 caliber for 
        assistance to the Army of Iraq, the Iraqi Police Forces, and 
        other Iraqi security organizations.
            (2) Pistols and other weapons less than 0.50 caliber for 
        assistance to the Army of Afghanistan, the Afghani Police 
        Forces, and other Afghani security organizations.

SEC. 1535. REPORT ON SUPPORT FROM IRAN FOR ATTACKS AGAINST COALITION 
              FORCES IN IRAQ.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Since January 19, 1984, the Secretary of State has 
        designated the Islamic Republic of Iran as a ``state sponsor of 
        terrorism,'' one of only five countries in the world at present 
        so designated.
            (2) The Department of State, in its most recent ``Country 
        Reports on Terrorism,'' stated that ``Iran remained the most 
        active state sponsor of terrorism'' in 2006.
            (3) The most recent Country Reports on Terrorism report 
        further stated, ``Iran continued [in 2006] to play a 
        destabilizing role in Iraq... Iran provided guidance and 
        training to select Iraqi Shia political groups, and weapons and 
        training to Shia militant groups to enable anti-Coalition 
        attacks. Iranian government forces have been responsible for at 
        least some of the increasing lethality of anti-Coalition 
        attacks by providing Shia militants with the capability to 
        build IEDs with explosively formed projectiles similar to those 
        developed by Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah. The Iranian 
        Revolutionary Guard was linked to armor-piercing explosives 
        that resulted in the deaths of Coalition Forces.''
            (4) In an interview published on June 7, 2006, Zalmay 
        Khalilzad, then-United States ambassador to Iraq, said of 
        Iranian support for extremist activity in Iraq, ``We can say 
        with certainty that they support groups that are attacking 
        coalition troops. These groups are using the same ammunition to 
        destroy armored vehicles that the Iranians are supplying to 
        Hezbollah in Lebanon. They pay money to Shiite militias and 
        they train some of the groups. We can't say whether Teheran is 
        supporting Al Qaeda, but we do know that Al Qaeda people come 
        here from Pakistan through Iran. And Ansar al Sunna, a partner 
        organization of Zarqawi's network, has a base in northwest 
        Iran.''
            (5) On April 26, 2007, General David Petraeus, commander of 
        Multi-National Force-Iraq, said of Iranian support for 
        extremist activity in Iraq, ``The level of financing, the level 
        of training on Iranian soil, the level of equipping some 
        sophisticated technologies... even advice in some cases, has 
        been very, very substantial and very harmful.''
            (6) On April 26, 2007, General Petraeus also said of 
        Iranian support for extremist activity in Iraq, ``We know that 
        it goes as high as [Brig. Gen. Qassem] Suleimani, who is the 
        head of the Qods Force.... We believe that he works directly 
        for the supreme leader of the country.''
            (7) On May 27, 2007, then-Major General William Caldwell, 
        spokesperson for Multi-National Force-Iraq, said, ``What we do 
        know is that the Iranian intelligence services, the Qods Force, 
        is in fact both training, equipping, and funding Shia extremist 
        groups... both in Iraq and also in Iran.... We have in 
        detention now people that we have captured that, in fact, are 
        Sunni extremist-related that have, in fact, received both some 
        funding and training from the Iranian intelligence services, 
        the Qods Force.''
            (8) On February 27, 2007, in testimony before the Committee 
        on Armed Services of the Senate, Lieutenant General Michael 
        Maples, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said of 
        Iranian support for extremist activity in Iraq, ``We believe 
        Hezbollah is involved in the training as well.''
            (9) On July 2, 2007, Brigadier General Kevin Bergner, 
        spokesperson for Multi-National Force-Iraq, stated, ``The 
        Iranian Qods Force is using Lebanese Hezbollah essentially as a 
        proxy, as a surrogate in Iraq.''
            (10) On July 2, 2007, Brigadier General Bergner detailed 
        the capture in southern Iraq by coalition forces of Ali Musa 
        Daqdaq, whom the United States military believes to be a 24-
        year veteran of Lebanese Hezbollah involved in the training of 
        Iraqi extremists in Iraq and Iran.
            (11) The Department of State designates Hezbollah a foreign 
        terrorist organization.
            (12) On July 2, 2007, Brigadier General Bergner stated that 
        the Iranian Qods Force operates three camps near Teheran where 
        it trains Iraqi extremists in cooperation with Lebanese 
        Hezbollah, stating, ``The Qods Force, along with Hezbollah 
        instructors, train approximately 20 to 60 Iraqis at a time, 
        sending them back to Iraq organized into these special groups. 
        They are being taught how to use EPFs [explosively formed 
        penetrators], mortars, rockets, as well as intelligence, 
        sniper, and kidnapping operations.''
            (13) On July 2, 2007, Brigadier General Bergner stated that 
        Iraqi extremists receive between $750,000 and $3,000,000 every 
        month from Iranian sources.
            (14) On July 2, 2007, Brigadier General Bergner stated that 
        ``[o]ur intelligence reveals that senior leadership in Iran is 
        aware of this activity'' and that it would be ``hard to 
        imagine'' that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of 
        Iran, is unaware of it.
            (15) On July 2, 2007, Brigadier General Bergner stated, 
        ``There does not seem to be any follow-through on the 
        commitments that Iran has made to work with Iraq in addressing 
        the destabilizing security issues here in Iraq.''
            (16) On February 11, 2007, the United States military held 
        a briefing in Baghdad at which its representatives stated that 
        at least 170 members of the United States Armed Forces have 
        been killed, and at least 620 wounded, by weapons tied to Iran.
            (17) On January 20, 2007, a sophisticated attack was 
        launched by insurgents at the Karbala Provincial Joint 
        Coordination Center in Iraq, resulting in the murder of five 
        American soldiers, four of whom were first abducted.
            (18) On April 26, 2007, General Petraeus stated that the 
        so-called Qazali network was responsible for the attack on the 
        Karbala Provincial Joint Coordination Center and that ``there's 
        no question that the Qazali network is directly connected to 
        the Iranian Qods force [and has] received money, training, 
        arms, ammunition, and at some points in time even advice and 
        assistance and direction''.
            (19) On July 2, 2007, Brigadier General Bergner stated that 
        the United States Armed Forces possesses documentary evidence 
        that the Qods Force had developed detailed information on the 
        United States position at the Karbala Provincial Joint 
        Coordination Center ``regarding our soldiers' activities, shift 
        changes, and defenses, and this information was shared with the 
        attackers''.
            (20) On July 2, 2007, Brigadier General Bergner stated of 
        the January 20 Karbala attackers, ``[They] could not have 
        conducted this complex operation without the support and 
        direction of the Qods Force.''
            (21) On May 28, 2007, the United States Ambassador to Iraq, 
        Ryan Crocker, met in Baghdad with representatives of the 
        government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to express United 
        States concern about Iranian anti-coalition activity in Iraq;
            (22) Section 1213(a) of the fiscal year 2007 John Warner 
        National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 109-364) 
        required that the intelligence community produce an updated 
        National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the murder of members of the United States Armed Forces 
        by a foreign government or its agents is an intolerable and 
        unacceptable act against the United States by the foreign 
        government in question; and
            (2) the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran must 
        take immediate action to end any training, arming, equipping, 
        funding, advising, and any other forms of support that it or 
        its agents are providing, and have provided, to Iraqi militias 
        and insurgents, who are contributing to the destabilization of 
        Iraq and are responsible for the murder of members of the 
        United States Armed Forces.
            (3) It is imperative for the executive and legislative 
        branches of the Federal government to have accurate 
        intelligence on Iran and therefore the intelligence community 
        should produce the NIE on Iran without further delay;
            (4) Congress supports United States diplomacy with the 
        representatives of the government of Islamic Republic of Iran 
        in order to stop any actions by the Iranian government or its 
        agents against United States service members in Iraq;
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the 
        Commander, Multi-National Forces Iraq and the United States 
        Ambassador to Iraq in coordination with the Director of 
        National Intelligence shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
        describing and assessing in detail--
                    (A) any external support or direction provided to 
                anti-coalition forces by the Government of the Islamic 
                Republic of Iran or its agents;
                    (B) the strategy and ambitions in Iraq of the 
                Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
                    (C) any counter-strategy or efforts by the United 
                States Government to counter the activities of agents 
                of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 
                Iraq.
            (2) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        be in unclassified form to the extent practical consistent with 
        the need to protect national security, but may contain a 
        classified annex.
    (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or 
otherwise speak to the use of Armed Forces against Iran.

SEC. 1536. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF A FAILED STATE IN 
              IRAQ.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) A failed state in Iraq would become a safe haven for 
        Islamic radicals, including al Qaeda and Hezbollah, who are 
        determined to attack the United States and United States 
        allies.
            (2) The Iraq Study Group report found that ``[a] chaotic 
        Iraq could provide a still stronger base of operations for 
        terrorists who seek to act regionally or even globally''.
            (3) The Iraq Study Group noted that ``Al Qaeda will portray 
        any failure by the United States in Iraq as a significant 
        victory that will be featured prominently as they recruit for 
        their cause in the region and around the world''.
            (4) A National Intelligence Estimate concluded that the 
        consequences of a premature withdrawal from Iraq would be 
        that--
                    (A) Al Qaeda would attempt to use Anbar province to 
                plan further attacks outside of Iraq;
                    (B) neighboring countries would consider actively 
                intervening in Iraq; and
                    (C) sectarian violence would significantly increase 
                in Iraq, accompanied by massive civilian casualties and 
                displacement.
            (5) The Iraq Study Group found that ``a premature American 
        departure from Iraq would almost certainly produce greater 
        sectarian violence and further deterioration of conditions.... 
        The near-term results would be a significant power vacuum, 
        greater human suffering, regional destabilization, and a threat 
        to the global economy. Al Qaeda would depict our withdrawal as 
        a historic victory.''
            (6) A failed state in Iraq could lead to broader regional 
        conflict, possibly involving Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and 
        Turkey.
            (7) The Iraq Study group noted that ``Turkey could send 
        troops into northern Iraq to prevent Kurdistan from declaring 
        independence''.
            (8) The Iraq Study Group noted that ``Iran could send 
        troops to restore stability in southern Iraq and perhaps gain 
        control of oil fields. The regional influence of Iran could 
        rise at a time when that country is on a path to producing 
        nuclear weapons.''
            (9) A failed state in Iraq would lead to massive 
        humanitarian suffering, including widespread ethnic cleansing 
        and countless refugees and internally displaced persons, many 
        of whom will be tortured and killed for having assisted 
        Coalition forces.
            (10) A recent editorial in the New York Times stated, 
        ``Americans must be clear that Iraq, and the region around it, 
        could be even bloodier and more chaotic after Americans leave. 
        There could be reprisals against those who worked with American 
        forces, further ethnic cleansing, even genocide. Potentially 
        destabilizing refugee flows could hit Jordan and Syria. Iran 
        and Turkey could be tempted to make power grabs.''
            (11) The Iraq Study Group found that ``[i]f we leave and 
        Iraq descends into chaos, the long-range consequences could 
        eventually require the United States to return''.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the Senate should commit itself to a strategy that will 
        not leave a failed state in Iraq; and
            (2) the Senate should not pass legislation that will 
        undermine our military's ability to prevent a failed state in 
        Iraq.

SEC. 1537. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FEDERALISM IN IRAQ.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Iraq continues to experience a self-sustaining cycle of 
        sectarian violence.
            (2) The ongoing sectarian violence presents a threat to 
        regional and world peace, and the long-term security interests 
        of the United States are best served by an Iraq that is stable, 
        not a haven for terrorists, and not a threat to its neighbors.
            (3) A central focus of al Qaeda in Iraq has been to turn 
        sectarian divisions in Iraq into sectarian violence through a 
        concentrated series of attacks, the most significant being the 
        destruction of the Golden Dome of the Shia al-Askariyah Mosque 
        in Samarra in February 2006.
            (4) Iraqis must reach a comprehensive and sustainable 
        political settlement in order to achieve stability, and the 
        failure of the Iraqis to reach such a settlement is a primary 
        cause of violence in Iraq.
            (5) Article One of the Constitution of Iraq declares Iraq 
        to be a ``single, independent federal state''.
            (6) Section Five of the Constitution of Iraq declares that 
        the ``federal system in the Republic of Iraq is made up of a 
        decentralized capital, regions, and governorates, and local 
        administrations'' and enumerates the expansive powers of 
        regions and the limited powers of the central government and 
        establishes the mechanisms for the creation of new federal 
        regions.
            (7) The federal system created by the Constitution of Iraq 
        would give Iraqis local control over their police and certain 
        laws, including those related to employment, education, 
        religion, and marriage.
            (8) The Constitution of Iraq recognizes the administrative 
        role of the Kurdistan Regional Government in 3 northern Iraqi 
        provinces, known also as the Kurdistan Region.
            (9) The Kurdistan region, recognized by the Constitution of 
        Iraq, is largely stable and peaceful.
            (10) The Iraqi Parliament approved a federalism law on 
        October 11th, 2006, which establishes procedures for the 
        creation of new federal regions and will go into effect 18 
        months after approval.
            (11) Iraqis recognize Baghdad as the capital of Iraq, and 
        the Constitution of Iraq stipulates that Baghdad may not merge 
        with any federal region.
            (12) Despite their differences, Iraq's sectarian and ethnic 
        groups support the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq.
            (13) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated on 
        November 27, 2006, ``[t]he crisis is political, and the ones 
        who can stop the cycle of aggravation and bloodletting of 
        innocents are the politicians''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States should actively support a political 
        settlement in Iraq based on the final provisions of the 
        Constitution of Iraq that create a federal system of government 
        and allow for the creation of federal regions, consistent with 
        the wishes of the Iraqi people and their elected leaders;
            (2) the active support referred to in paragraph (1) should 
        include--
                    (A) calling on the international community, 
                including countries with troops in Iraq, the permanent 
                5 members of the United Nations Security Council, 
                members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Iraq's 
                neighbors--
                            (i) to support an Iraqi political 
                        settlement based on federalism;
                            (ii) to acknowledge the sovereignty and 
                        territorial integrity of Iraq; and
                            (iii) to fulfill commitments for the urgent 
                        delivery of significant assistance and debt 
                        relief to Iraq, especially those made by the 
                        member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council;
                    (B) further calling on Iraq's neighbors to pledge 
                not to intervene in or destabilize Iraq and to agree to 
                related verification mechanisms; and
                    (C) convening a conference for Iraqis to reach an 
                agreement on a comprehensive political settlement based 
                on the federalism law approved by the Iraqi Parliament 
                on October 11, 2006;
            (3) the United States should urge the Government of Iraq to 
        quickly agree upon and implement a law providing for the 
        equitable distribution of oil revenues, which is a critical 
        component of a comprehensive political settlement based upon 
        federalism;
            (4) the steps described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
        could lead to an Iraq that is stable, not a haven for 
        terrorists, and not a threat to its neighbors; and
            (5) nothing in this Act should be construed in any way to 
        infringe on the sovereign rights of the nation of Iraq.

SEC. 1538. SENSE OF SENATE ON IRAN.

    (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) General David Petraeus, commander of the Multi-National 
        Force Iraq, stated in testimony before a joint session of the 
        Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives on September 10, 2007, 
        that ``[i]t is increasingly apparent to both coalition and 
        Iraqi leaders that Iran, through the use of the Iranian 
        Republican Guard Corps Qods Force, seeks to turn the Shi'a 
        militia extremists into a Hezbollah-like force to serve its 
        interests and fight a proxy war against the Iraqi state and 
        coalition forces in Iraq''.
            (2) Ambassador Ryan Crocker, United States Ambassador to 
        Iraq, stated in testimony before a joint session of the 
        Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives on September 10, 2007, 
        that ``Iran plays a harmful role in Iraq. While claiming to 
        support Iraq in its transition, Iran has actively undermined it 
        by providing lethal capabilities to the enemies of the Iraqi 
        state''.
            (3) The most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, 
        published in August 2007, states that ``Iran has been 
        intensifying aspects of its lethal support for select groups of 
        Iraqi Shia militants, particularly the JAM [Jaysh al-Mahdi], 
        since at least the beginning of 2006. Explosively formed 
        penetrator (EFP) attacks have risen dramatically''.
            (4) The Report of the Independent Commission on the 
        Security Forces of Iraq, released on September 6, 2007, states 
        that ``[t]he Commission concludes that the evidence of Iran's 
        increasing activism in the southeastern part of the country, 
        including Basra and Diyala provinces, is compelling... It is an 
        accepted fact that most of the sophisticated weapons being used 
        to `defeat' our armor protection comes across the border from 
        Iran with relative impunity''.
            (5) General (Ret.) James Jones, chairman of the Independent 
        Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq, stated in testimony 
        before the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate on 
        September 6, 2007, that ``[w]e judge that the goings-on across 
        the Iranian border in particular are of extreme severity and 
        have the potential of at least delaying our efforts inside the 
        country. Many of the arms and weapons that kill and maim our 
        soldiers are coming from across the Iranian border''.
            (6) Ambassador Crocker further testified before Congress on 
        September 11, 2007, with respect to talks with Iran, That ``I 
        think that it's an option that we want to preserve. Our first 
        couple of rounds did not produce anything. I don't think that 
        we should either, therefore, be in a big hurry to have another 
        round, nor do I think we should say we're not going to talk 
        anymore... I do believe it's important to keep the option for 
        further discussions on the table.''
            (7) Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stated on September 
        16, 2007, That ``I think that the administration believes at 
        this point that continuing to try and deal with the Iranian 
        threat, the Iranian challenge, through diplomatic and economic 
        means is by far the preferable approach. That's the one we are 
        using...we always say all options are on the table, but 
        clearly, the diplomatic and economic approach is the one that 
        we are pursuing.''
            (8) General Petraeus said of Iranian support for extremist 
        activity in Iraq on April 26, 2007, that ``[w]e know that it 
        goes as high as [Brig. Gen. Qassem] Suleimani, who is the head 
        of the Qods Force... We believe that he works directly for the 
        supreme leader of the country''.
            (9) Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, the president of Iran, stated on 
        August 28, 2007, with respect to the United States presence in 
        Iraq, that ``[t]he political power of the occupiers is 
        collapsing rapidly. Soon we will see a huge power vacuum in the 
        region. Of course we are prepared to fill the gap''.
            (10) Ambassador Crocker testified to Congress, with respect 
        to President Ahmedinejad's statement, on September 11, 2007, 
        that ``[t]he Iranian involvement in Iraq--its support for 
        extremist militias, training, connections to Lebanese 
        Hezbollah, provision of munitions that are used against our 
        force as well as the Iraqis--are all, in my view, a pretty 
        clear demonstration that Ahmedinejad means what he says, and is 
        already trying to implement it to the best of his ability''.
            (11) General Petraeus stated on September 12, 2007, with 
        respect to evidence of the complicity of Iran in the murder of 
        members of the Armed Forces of the United States in Iraq, that 
        ``[t]e evidence is very, very clear. We captured it when we 
        captured Qais Khazali, the Lebanese Hezbollah deputy commander, 
        and others, and it's in black and white... We interrogated 
        these individuals. We have on tape... Qais Khazali himself. 
        When asked, could you have done what you have done without 
        Iranian support, he literally throws up his hands and laughs 
        and says, of course not... So they told us about the amounts of 
        money that they have received. They told us about the training 
        that they received. They told us about the ammunition and 
        sophisticated weaponry and all of that that they received''.
            (12) General Petraeus further stated on September 14, 2007, 
        that ``[w]hat we have got is evidence. This is not 
        intelligence. This is evidence, off computers that we captured, 
        documents and so forth... In one case, a 22-page document that 
        lays out the planning, reconnaissance, rehearsal, conduct, and 
        aftermath of the operation conducted that resulted in the death 
        of five of our soldiers in Karbala back in January''.
            (13) The Department of Defense report to Congress entitled 
        ``Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq'' and released on 
        September 18, 2007, consistent with section 9010 of Public Law 
        109-289, states that ``[t]here has been no decrease in Iranian 
        training and funding of illegal Shi'a militias in Iraq that 
        attack Iraqi and Coalition forces and civilians... Tehran's 
        support for these groups is one of the greatest impediments to 
        progress on reconciliation''.
            (14) The Department of Defense report further states, with 
        respect to Iranian support for Shi'a extremist groups in Iraq, 
        that ``[m]ost of the explosives and ammunition used by these 
        groups are provided by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
        Corps-Qods Force... For the period of June through the end of 
        August, [explosively formed penetrator] events are projected to 
        rise by 39 percent over the period of March through May''.
            (15) Since May 2007, Ambassador Crocker has held three 
        rounds of talks in Baghdad on Iraq security with 
        representatives of the Government of the Islamic Republic of 
        Iran.
            (16) Ambassador Crocker testified before Congress on 
        September 10, 2007, with respect to these talks, stating that 
        ``I laid out the concerns we had over Iranian activity that was 
        damaging to Iraq's security, but found no readiness on 
        Iranians' side at all to engage seriously on these issues. The 
        impression I came with after a couple rounds is that the 
        Iranians were interested simply in the appearance of 
        discussions, of being seen to be at the table with the U.S. as 
        an arbiter of Iraq's present and future, rather than actually 
        doing serious business. . .Right now, I haven't seen any sign 
        of earnest or seriousness on the Iranian side''.
            (17) Ambassador Crocker testified before Congress on 
        September 11, 2007, stating that ``[w]e have seen nothing on 
        the ground that would suggest that the Iranians are altering 
        what they're doing in support of extremist elements that are 
        going after our forces as well as the Iraqis''.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate--
            (1) that the manner in which the United States transitions 
        and structures its military presence in Iraq will have critical 
        long-term consequences for the future of the Persian Gulf and 
        the Middle East, in particular with regard to the capability of 
        the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to pose a threat 
        to the security of the region, the prospects for democracy for 
        the people of the region, and the health of the global economy;
            (2) that it is a critical national interest of the United 
        States to prevent the Government of the Islamic Republic of 
        Iran from turning Shi'a militia extremists in Iraq into a 
        Hezbollah-like force that could serve its interests inside 
        Iraq, including by overwhelming, subverting, or co-opting 
        institutions of the legitimate Government of Iraq;
            (3) that the United States should designate Iran's Islamic 
        Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization 
        under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and 
        place the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the list of 
        Specially Designated Global Terrorists, as established under 
        the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and initiated 
        under Executive Order 13224; and
            (4) that the Department of the Treasury should act with all 
        possible expediency to complete the listing of those entities 
        targeted under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1737 
        and 1747 adopted unanimously on December 23, 2006 and March 24, 
        2007, respectively.

SEC. 1539. STUDY AND INVESTIGATION OF WARTIME CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTING 
              PROCESSES IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION 
              ENDURING FREEDOM.

    (a) Commission on Wartime Contracting.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
        commission to be known as the ``Commission on Wartime 
        Contracting'' (in this subsection referred to as the 
        ``Commission'').
            (2) Membership matters.--
                    (A) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed 
                of 8 members, as follows:
                            (i) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
                        Majority Leader of the Senate, in consultation 
                        with the Chairmen of the Committee on Armed 
                        Services and the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
                            (ii) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
                        Speaker of the House of Representatives, in 
                        consultation with the Chairmen of the Committee 
                        on Armed Services and the Committee on 
                        Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
                        Representatives.
                            (iii) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
                        Minority Leader of the Senate, in consultation 
                        with the Ranking Minority Members of the 
                        Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
                        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
                        of the Senate.
                            (iv) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
                        Minority Leader of the House of 
                        Representatives, in consultation with the 
                        Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on 
                        Armed Services and the Committee on Oversight 
                        and Government Reform of the House of 
                        Representatives.
                            (v) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
                        Secretary of Defense.
                            (vi) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
                        Secretary of State.
                    (B) Deadline for appointments.--All appointments to 
                the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (C) Chairman and vice chairman.--
                            (i) Chairman.--The chairman of the 
                        Commission shall be a member of the Commission 
                        selected by the members appointed under clauses 
                        (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), but only if 
                        approved by the vote of a majority of the 
                        members of the Commission.
                            (ii) Vice chairman.--The vice chairman of 
                        the Commission shall be a member of the 
                        Commission selected by the members appointed 
                        under clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph 
                        (A), but only if approved by the vote of a 
                        majority of the members of the Commission.
                    (D) Vacancy.--In the event of a vacancy in the 
                Commission, the individual appointed to fill the 
                membership shall be of the same political party as the 
                individual vacating the membership.
            (3) Duties.--
                    (A) General duties.--The Commission shall study and 
                investigate the following matters:
                            (i) Federal agency contracting for the 
                        reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan.
                            (ii) Federal agency contracting for the 
                        logistical support of coalition forces in 
                        Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
                        Freedom.
                            (iii) Federal agency contracting for the 
                        performance of security and intelligence 
                        functions in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
                        Operation Enduring Freedom.
                    (B) Scope of contracting covered.--The Federal 
                agency contracting covered by this paragraph includes 
                contracts entered into both in the United States and 
                abroad for the performance of activities described in 
                subparagraph (A), whether performed in the United 
                States or abroad.
                    (C) Particular duties.--In carrying out the study 
                under this paragraph, the Commission shall assess--
                            (i) the extent and impact of the reliance 
                        of the Federal Government on contractors to 
                        perform functions (including security, 
                        intelligence, and management functions) in 
                        Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
                        Freedom;
                            (ii) the performance of the contracts under 
                        review, and the mechanisms used to manage the 
                        performance of the contracts under review;
                            (iii) the extent of waste, fraud, abuse, or 
                        mismanagement under such contracts;
                            (iv) the extent to which those responsible 
                        for such waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement 
                        have been held financially or legally 
                        accountable;
                            (v) the appropriateness of the 
                        organizational structure, policies, practices, 
                        and resources of the Department of Defense and 
                        the Department of State for handling 
                        contingency contract management and support; 
                        and
                            (vi) the extent of the misuse of force and 
                        violations of the laws of war or Federal law by 
                        contractors.
            (4) Reports.--
                    (A) Interim report.--On January 15, 2009, the 
                Commission shall submit to Congress an interim report 
                on the study carried out under paragraph (3), including 
                the results and findings of the study as of that date.
                    (B) Other reports.--The Commission may from time to 
                time submit to Congress such other reports on the study 
                carried out under paragraph (3) as the Commission 
                considers appropriate.
                    (C) Final report.--Not later than two years after 
                the date of the appointment of all of the members of 
                the Commission under paragraph (2), the Commission 
                shall submit to Congress a report on the study carried 
                out under paragraph (3). The report shall--
                            (i) include the findings of the Commission;
                            (ii) identify lessons learned on the 
                        contracting covered by the study; and
                            (iii) include specific recommendations for 
                        improvements to be made in--
                                    (I) the process for developing 
                                contract requirements for wartime 
                                contracts and contracts for contingency 
                                operations;
                                    (II) the process for awarding 
                                contracts and task orders for wartime 
                                contracts and contracts for contingency 
                                operations;
                                    (III) the process for managing and 
                                providing oversight for the performance 
                                of wartime contracts and contracts for 
                                contingency operations;
                                    (IV) the process for holding 
                                contractors and their employees 
                                accountable for waste, fraud, abuse, or 
                                mismanagement under wartime contracts 
                                and contracts for contingency 
                                operations;
                                    (V) the process for determining 
                                which functions are inherently 
                                governmental and which functions are 
                                appropriate for performance by 
                                contractors in an area of combat 
                                operations (including an area of a 
                                contingency operation), including a 
                                determination whether the use of 
                                civilian contractors to provide 
                                security in an area of combat 
                                operations is a function that is 
                                inherently governmental;
                                    (VI) the organizational structure, 
                                resources, policies, and practices of 
                                the Department of Defense and the 
                                Department of State handling contract 
                                management and support for wartime 
                                contracts and contracts for contingency 
                                operations; and
                                    (VII) the process by which roles 
                                and responsibilities with respect to 
                                wartime contracts and contracts for 
                                contingency operations are distributed 
                                among the various departments and 
                                agencies of the Federal Government, and 
                                interagency coordination and 
                                communication mechanisms associated 
                                with wartime contracts and contracts 
                                for contingency operations.
            (5) Other powers and authorities.--
                    (A) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or, on 
                the authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or 
                member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out 
                this subsection--
                            (i) hold such hearings and sit and act at 
                        such times and places, take such testimony, 
                        receive such evidence, administer such oaths 
                        (provided that the quorum for a hearing shall 
                        be three members of the Commission); and
                            (ii) provide for the attendance and 
                        testimony of such witnesses and the production 
                        of such books, records, correspondence, 
                        memoranda, papers, and documents,
                as the Commission or such designated subcommittee or 
                designated member may determine advisable.
                    (B) Inability to obtain documents or testimony.--In 
                the event the Commission is unable to obtain testimony 
                or documents needed to conduct its work, the Commission 
                shall notify the committees of Congress of jurisdiction 
                and appropriate investigative authorities.
                    (C) Access to information.--The Commission may 
                secure directly from the Department of Defense and any 
                other department or agency of the Federal Government 
                any information or assistance that the Commission 
                considers necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
                out the requirements of this subsection. Upon request 
                of the Commission, the head of such department or 
                agency shall furnish such information expeditiously to 
                the Commission. Whenever information or assistance 
                requested by the Commission is unreasonably refused or 
                not provided, the Commission shall report the 
                circumstances to Congress without delay.
                    (D) Personnel.--The Commission shall have the 
                authorities provided in section 3161 of title 5, United 
                States Code, and shall be subject to the conditions set 
                forth in such section, except to the extent that such 
                conditions would be inconsistent with the requirements 
                of this subsection.
                    (E) Detailees.--Any employee of the Federal 
                Government may be detailed to the Commission without 
                reimbursement from the Commission, and such detailee 
                shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his 
                or her regular employment without interruption.
                    (F) Security clearances.--The appropriate 
                departments or agencies of the Federal Government shall 
                cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously 
                providing to the Commission members and staff 
                appropriate security clearances to the extent possible 
                pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, 
                except that no person shall be provided with access to 
                classified information under this section without the 
                appropriate security clearances.
                    (G) Violations of law.--
                            (i) Referral to attorney general.--The 
                        Commission may refer to the Attorney General 
                        any violation or potential violation of law 
                        identified by the Commission in carrying out 
                        its duties under this subsection.
                            (ii) Reports on results of referral.--The 
                        Attorney General shall submit to Congress a 
                        report on each prosecution, conviction, 
                        resolution, or other disposition that results 
                        from a referral made under this subparagraph.
            (6) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the 
        date that is 60 days after the date of the submittal of its 
        final report under paragraph (4)(C).
            (7) Contingency operation defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term ``contingency operation'' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
    (b) Investigation of Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Mismanagement.--
            (1) In general.--The Special Inspector General for Iraq 
        Reconstruction shall, in collaboration with the Inspector 
        General of the Department of Defense, the Inspector General of 
        the Department of State, and the Inspector General of the 
        United States Agency for International Development, conduct a 
        series of audits to identify potential waste, fraud, abuse, or 
        mismanagement in the performance of--
                    (A) Department of Defense contracts and 
                subcontracts for the logistical support of coalition 
                forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
                Enduring Freedom; and
                    (B) Federal agency contracts and subcontracts for 
                the performance of security and reconstruction 
                functions in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
                Enduring Freedom.
            (2) Scope of audits of contracts.--Each audit conducted 
        pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall focus on a specific 
        contract, task order, or site of performance under a contract 
        or task order and shall examine, at a minimum, one or more of 
        the following issues:
                    (A) The manner in which requirements were 
                developed.
                    (B) The procedures under which the contract or task 
                order was awarded.
                    (C) The terms and conditions of the contract or 
                task order.
                    (D) The contractor's staffing and method of 
                performance, including cost controls.
                    (E) The efficacy of Department of Defense 
                management and oversight, Department of State 
                management and oversight, and United States Agency for 
                International Development management and oversight, 
                including the adequacy of staffing and training of 
                officials responsible for such management and 
                oversight.
                    (F) The flow of information from the contractor to 
                officials responsible for contract management and 
                oversight.
            (3) Scope of audits of other contracts.--Each audit 
        conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) shall focus on a 
        specific contract, task order, or site of performance under a 
        contract or task order and shall examine, at a minimum, one or 
        more of the following issues:
                    (A) The manner in which the requirements were 
                developed and the contract or task order was awarded.
                    (B) The manner in which the Federal agency 
                exercised control over the contractor's performance.
                    (C) The extent to which operational field 
                commanders are able to coordinate or direct the 
                contractor's performance in an area of combat 
                operations.
                    (D) The extent to which the functions performed 
                were appropriate for performance by a contractor.
                    (E) The degree to which contractor employees were 
                properly screened, selected, trained, and equipped for 
                the functions to be performed.
                    (F) The nature and extent of any incidents of 
                misconduct or unlawful activity by contractor 
                employees.
                    (G) The extent to which any incidents of misconduct 
                or unlawful activity were reported, documented, 
                investigated, and (where appropriate) prosecuted.
            (4) Continuation of special inspector general.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 3001(o) of 
                the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
                Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and 
                Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106; 5 U.S.C. App. 8G 
                note), the Office of the Special Inspector General for 
                Iraq Reconstruction shall not terminate until the date 
                that is 60 days after the date of the submittal under 
                paragraph (4)(C) of subsection (a) of the final report 
                of the Commission on Wartime Contracting established by 
                subsection (a).
                    (B) Reaffirmation of certain duties and 
                responsibilities.--Congress reaffirms that the Special 
                Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction retains the 
                duties and responsibilities in sections 4 of the 
                Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4; 
                relating to reports of criminal violations to the 
                Attorney General) and section 5 of the Inspector 
                General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5; relating to 
                reports to Congress) as expressly provided in 
                subsections (f)(3) and (i)(3), respectively, of section 
                3001 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act 
                for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and 
                Afghanistan, 2004.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be required to carry out the provisions 
of this section.

SEC. 1540. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATED TO THE OFFICE OF THE 
              SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Termination Date.--Subsection (o)(1) of section 3001 of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the 
Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106; 117 
Stat. 1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G of Public Law 95-452), as 
amended by section 1054(b) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2397), section 2 of the Iraq Reconstruction Accountability Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109-440), and section 3801 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28; 121 Stat. 147) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(1) The Office of the Inspector General shall terminate 90 days 
after the balance of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
the reconstruction of Iraq is less than $250,000,000.''.
    (b) Jurisdiction Over Reconstruction Funds.--Such section is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(p) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of carrying out the 
duties of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, any 
United States funds appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 
years 2006 through 2008 for the reconstruction of Iraq, irrespective of 
the designation of such funds, shall be deemed to be amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Iraq Relief and 
Reconstruction Fund.''.
    (c) Hiring Authority.--Subsection (h)(1) of such section is amended 
by inserting after ``pay rates'' the following: ``, and may exercise 
the authorities of subsections (b) through (i) of section 3161 of title 
5, United States Code (without regard to subsection (a) of such 
section)''.

SEC. 1541. TRACKING AND MONITORING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES PROVIDED TO THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN 
              IRAQ.

    (a) Export and Transfer Control Policy.--The President, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, 
shall implement a policy to control the export and transfer of defense 
articles into Iraq, including implementation of the registration and 
monitoring system under subsection (c).
    (b) Requirement to Implement Control System.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no defense articles may be provided to the 
Government of Iraq or any other group, organization, citizen, or 
resident of Iraq until the Secretary of State certifies that a 
registration and monitoring system meeting the requirements set forth 
in subsection (c) has been established.
    (c) Registration and Monitoring System.--The registration and 
monitoring system required under this section shall include--
            (1) the registration of the serial numbers of all small 
        arms provided to the Government of Iraq or to other groups, 
        organizations, citizens, or residents of Iraq;
            (2) a program of enhanced end-use monitoring of all lethal 
        defense articles provided to such entities or individuals; and
            (3) a detailed record of the origin, shipping, and 
        distribution of all defense articles transferred under the Iraq 
        Security Forces Fund or any other security assistance program 
        to such entities or individuals in Iraq.
    (d) Review.--The President shall periodically review the items 
subject to the registration and monitoring requirements under 
subsection (c) to determine what items, if any, no longer warrant 
export controls under such subsection. The results of such reviews 
shall be reported to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
The President may not exempt any item from such requirements until 30 
days after the date on which the President has provided notice of the 
proposed removal to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate in accordance with the 
procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 
634A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1). Such 
notice shall describe the nature of any controls to be imposed on that 
item under any other provision of law.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Defense article.--The term ``defense article'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 644(d) of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403)(d)).
            (2) Small arms.--The term ``small arms'' means--
                    (A) handguns;
                    (B) shoulder-fired weapons;
                    (C) light automatic weapons up to and including .50 
                caliber machine guns;
                    (D) recoilless rifles up to and including 106mm;
                    (E) mortars up to and including 81mm;
                    (F) rocket launchers, man-portable;
                    (G) grenade launchers, rifle and shoulder fired; 
                and
                    (H) individually operated weapons which are 
                portable or can be fired without special mounts or 
                firing devices and which have potential use in civil 
                disturbances and are vulnerable to theft.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, unless the President certifies 
in writing to Congress that it is in the vital interest of the United 
States to delay the effective date of this section by an additional 
period of up to 90 days, including an explanation of such vital 
interest, in which case the section shall take effect on such later 
effective date.

SEC. 1542. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) A democratic, stable, and prosperous Afghanistan is 
        vital to the national security of the United States and to 
        combating international terrorism.
            (2) Since the fall of the Taliban, the United States has 
        provided Afghanistan with over $20,000,000,000 in 
        reconstruction and security assistance. However, repeated and 
        documented incidents of waste, fraud, and abuse in the 
        utilization of these funds have undermined reconstruction 
        efforts.
            (3) There is a stronger need for vigorous oversight of 
        spending by the United States on reconstruction programs and 
        projects in Afghanistan.
            (4) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and 
        departmental Inspectors General provide valuable information on 
        such activities.
            (5) The congressional oversight process requires more 
        timely reporting of reconstruction activities in Afghanistan 
        that encompasses the efforts of the Department of State, the 
        Department of Defense, and the United States Agency for 
        International Development and highlights specific acts of 
        waste, fraud, and abuse.
            (6) One example of such successful reporting is provided by 
        the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), 
        which has met this objective in the case of Iraq.
            (7) The establishment of a Special Inspector General for 
        Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) position using SIGIR as a 
        model will help achieve this objective in Afghanistan. This 
        position will help Congress and the American people to better 
        understand the challenges facing United States programs and 
        projects in that crucial country.
            (8) It is a priority for Congress to establish a Special 
        Inspector General for Afghanistan position with similar 
        responsibilities and duties as the Special Inspector General 
        for Iraq Reconstruction. This new position will monitor United 
        States assistance to Afghanistan in the civilian and security 
        sectors, undertaking efforts similar to those of the Special 
        Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
    (b) Office of Inspector General.--There is hereby established the 
Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
    (c) Appointment of Inspector General; Removal.--
            (1) Appointment.--The head of the Office of the Special 
        Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is the Special 
        Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (in this 
        section referred to as the ``Inspector General''), who shall be 
        appointed by the President. The President may appoint the 
        Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to serve as 
        the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, 
        in which case the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
        Reconstruction shall have all of the duties, responsibilities, 
        and authorities set forth under this section with respect to 
        such appointed position for the purpose of carrying out this 
        section.
            (2) Qualifications.--The appointment of the Inspector 
        General shall be made solely on the basis of integrity and 
        demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
        analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
        investigations.
            (3) Deadline for appointment.--The nomination of an 
        individual as Inspector General shall be made not later than 30 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (4) Removal.--The Inspector General shall be removable from 
        office in accordance with the provisions of section 3(b) of the 
        Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
            (5) Prohibition on political activities.--For purposes of 
        section 7324 of title 5, United States Code, the Inspector 
        General shall not be considered an employee who determines 
        policies to be pursued by the United States in the nationwide 
        administration of Federal law.
            (6) Compensation.--The annual rate of basic pay of the 
        Inspector General shall be the annual rate of basic pay 
        provided for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
        under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Supervision.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Inspector General shall report directly to, and be under the 
        general supervision of, the Secretary of State and the 
        Secretary of Defense.
            (2) Independence to conduct investigations and audits.--No 
        officer of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, 
        or the United States Agency for International Development shall 
        prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, 
        carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from 
        issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or 
        investigation.
    (e) Duties.--
            (1) Oversight of afghanistan reconstruction.--It shall be 
        the duty of the Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and 
        coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment, 
        handling, and expenditure of appropriated funds by the United 
        States Government, and of the programs, operations, and 
        contracts carried out utilizing such funds in Afghanistan in 
        order to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse, 
        including--
                    (A) the oversight and accounting of the obligation 
                and expenditure of such funds;
                    (B) the monitoring and review of reconstruction 
                activities funded by such funds;
                    (C) the monitoring and review of contracts funded 
                by such funds;
                    (D) the monitoring and review of the transfer of 
                such funds and associated information between and among 
                the departments, agencies, and entities of the United 
                States Government, and private and nongovernmental 
                entities;
                    (E) the maintenance of records on the use of such 
                funds to facilitate future audits and investigations of 
                the use of such funds;
                    (F) the monitoring and review of the effectiveness 
                of United States coordination with the Government of 
                Afghanistan and other donor countries in the 
                implementation of the Afghanistan Compact and the 
                Afghanistan National Development Strategy and the 
                efficient utilization of funds for economic 
                reconstruction, social and political development, and 
                security assistance; and
                    (G) the investigation of overpayments such as 
                duplicate payments or duplicate billing and any 
                potential unethical or illegal actions of Federal 
                employees, contractors, or affiliated entities and the 
                referral of such reports, as necessary, to the 
                Department of Justice to ensure further investigations, 
                prosecutions, recovery of further funds, or other 
                remedies.
            (2) Other duties related to oversight.--The Inspector 
        General shall establish, maintain, and oversee such systems, 
        procedures, and controls as the Inspector General considers 
        appropriate to discharge the duties under paragraph (1).
            (3) Duties and responsibilities under inspector general act 
        of 1978.--In addition to the duties specified in paragraphs (1) 
        and (2), the Inspector General shall also have the duties and 
        responsibilities of inspectors general under the Inspector 
        General Act of 1978.
            (4) Coordination of efforts.--In carrying out the duties, 
        and responsibilities, and authorities of the Inspector General 
        under this section, the Inspector General shall coordinate 
        with, and receive the cooperation of, each of the following:
                    (A) The Inspector General of the Department of 
                State.
                    (B) The Inspector General of the Department of 
                Defense.
                    (C) The Inspector General of the United States 
                Agency for International Development.
    (f) Powers and Authorities.--
            (1) Authorities under inspector general act of 1978.--In 
        carrying out the duties specified in subsection (e), the 
        Inspector General shall have the authorities provided in 
        section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
            (2) Audit standards.--The Inspector General shall carry out 
        the duties specified in subsection (e)(1) in accordance with 
        section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
    (g) Personnel, Facilities, and Other Resources.--
            (1) Personnel.--The Inspector General may select, appoint, 
        and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for 
        carrying out the duties of the Inspector General, subject to 
        the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
        appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of 
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, 
        relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
            (2) Employment of experts and consultants.--The Inspector 
        General may obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of 
        title 5, United States Code, at daily rates not to exceed the 
        equivalent rate prescribed for grade GS-15 of the General 
        Schedule by section 5332 of such title.
            (3) Contracting authority.--To the extent and in such 
        amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations Acts, 
        the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other 
        arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services 
        with public agencies and with private persons, and make such 
        payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the 
        Inspector General.
            (4) Resources.--The Secretary of State shall provide the 
        Inspector General with appropriate and adequate office space at 
        appropriate United States Government locations in Afghanistan, 
        together with such equipment, office supplies, and 
        communications facilities and services as may be necessary for 
        the operation of such offices, and shall provide necessary 
        maintenance services for such offices and the equipment and 
        facilities located therein. The Secretary of State shall not 
        charge the Inspector General or employees of the Office of the 
        Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction for 
        International Cooperative Administrative Support Services.
            (5) Assistance from federal agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon request of the Inspector 
                General for information or assistance from any 
                department, agency, or other entity of the Federal 
                Government, the head of such entity shall, insofar as 
                is practicable and not in contravention of any existing 
                law, furnish such information or assistance to the 
                Inspector General, or an authorized designee.
                    (B) Reporting of refused assistance.--Whenever 
                information or assistance requested by the Inspector 
                General is, in the judgment of the Inspector General, 
                unreasonably refused or not provided, the Inspector 
                General shall report the circumstances to the Secretary 
                of Defense and the Secretary of State and the 
                appropriate committees of Congress without delay.
    (h) Reports.--
            (1) Quarterly reports.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Inspector General shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
        summarizing, for the period of that quarter and, to the extent 
        possible, the period from the end of such quarter to the time 
        of the submission of the report, the activities during such 
        period of the Inspector General, including a summary of lessons 
        learned, and summarizing the activities under programs and 
        operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Each report 
        shall include, for the period covered by such report, a 
        detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and 
        revenues of the United States Government associated with 
        reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in Afghanistan, 
        including the following information:
                    (A) Obligations and expenditures of appropriated 
                funds.
                    (B) A project-by-project and program-by-program 
                accounting of the costs incurred to date for the 
                reconstruction of Afghanistan, together with the 
                estimate of the costs to complete each project and each 
                program.
                    (C) Revenues attributable to or consisting of funds 
                provided by foreign nations or international 
                organizations to programs and projects funded by the 
                United States Government, and any obligations or 
                expenditures of such revenues.
                    (D) Revenues attributable to or consisting of 
                foreign assets seized or frozen that contribute to 
                programs and projects funded by the United States 
                Government, and any obligations or expenditures of such 
                revenues.
                    (E) Operating expenses of agencies or entities 
                receiving amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
                available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
                    (F) In the case of any contract, grant, agreement, 
                or other funding mechanism described in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) the amount of the contract, grant, 
                        agreement, or other funding mechanism;
                            (ii) a brief discussion of the scope of the 
                        contract, grant, agreement, or other funding 
                        mechanism;
                            (iii) a discussion of how the United States 
                        Government entity or entities involved in the 
                        contract or grant identified, and solicited 
                        offers from, potential contractors or grantees 
                        to perform the contract or grant, together with 
                        a list of the potential contractors or grantees 
                        that were issued solicitations for the offers;
                            (iv) the justification and approval 
                        documents on which was based the determination 
                        to use procedures other than procedures that 
                        provide for full and open competition; and
                            (v) a description of any previous instances 
                        of wasteful and fraudulent activities in 
                        Afghanistan by current or potential 
                        contractors, subcontractors, or grantees and 
                        whether and how they were held accountable.
                    (G) A description of any potential unethical or 
                illegal actions taken by Federal employees, 
                contractors, or affiliated entities in the course of 
                reconstruction efforts.
            (2) Covered contracts, grants, agreements, and funding 
        mechanisms.--A contract, grant, agreement, or other funding 
        mechanism described in this paragraph is any major contract, 
        grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism that is entered 
        into by the United States Government with any public or private 
        sector entity for any of the following purposes:
                    (A) To build or rebuild physical infrastructure of 
                Afghanistan.
                    (B) To establish or reestablish a political or 
                societal institution of Afghanistan.
                    (C) To provide products or services to the people 
                of Afghanistan.
            (3) Semiannual report.--Not later than December 31, 2007, 
        and semiannually thereafter, the Inspector General shall submit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees a report meeting 
        the requirements of section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 
        1978.
            (4) Public transparency.--The Inspector General shall post 
        each report required under this subsection on a public and 
        searchable website not later than 7 days after the Inspector 
        General submits the report to the appropriate congressional 
        committees.
            (5) Languages.--The Inspector General shall publish on a 
        publicly available Internet website each report under this 
        subsection in English and other languages that the Inspector 
        General determines are widely used and understood in 
        Afghanistan.
            (6) Form.--Each report submitted under this subsection 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex as the Inspector General determines necessary.
            (7) Limitation on public disclosure of certain 
        information.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
        authorize the public disclosure of information that is--
                    (A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any 
                other provision of law;
                    (B) specifically required by Executive order to be 
                protected from disclosure in the interest of national 
                defense or national security or in the conduct of 
                foreign affairs; or
                    (C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
    (i) Waiver.--
            (1) Authority.--The President may waive the requirement 
        under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (h) for the inclusion 
        in a report under such paragraph of any element otherwise 
        provided for under such paragraph if the President determines 
        that the waiver is justified for national security reasons.
            (2) Notice of waiver.--The President shall publish a notice 
        of each waiver made under this subsection in the Federal 
        Register not later than the date on which the report required 
        under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (h) is submitted to 
        the appropriate congressional committees. The report shall 
        specify whether waivers under this subsection were made and 
        with respect to which elements.
    (j) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for 
        the reconstruction of afghanistan.--The term ``amounts 
        appropriated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction 
        of Afghanistan'' means--
                    (A) amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
                available for any fiscal year--
                            (i) to the Afghanistan Security Forces 
                        Fund;
                            (ii) to the program to assist the people of 
                        Afghanistan established under section 
                        1202(a)(2) of the National Defense 
                        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
                        Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3455); and
                            (iii) to the Department of Defense for 
                        assistance for the reconstruction of 
                        Afghanistan under any other provision of law; 
                        and
                    (B) amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
                available for any fiscal year for Afghanistan 
                reconstruction under the following headings or for the 
                following purposes:
                            (i) Operating Expenses of the United States 
                        Agency for International Development.
                            (ii) Economic Support Fund.
                            (iii) International Narcotics Control and 
                        Law Enforcement.
                            (iv) International Affairs Technical 
                        Assistance.
                            (v) Peacekeeping Operations.
                            (vi) Diplomatic and Consular Programs.
                            (vii) Embassy Security, Construction, and 
                        Maintenance.
                            (viii) Child Survival and Health.
                            (ix) Development Assistance.
                            (x) International Military Education and 
                        Training.
                            (xi) Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
                        Demining and Related Programs.
                            (xii) Public Law 480 Title II Grants.
                            (xiii) International Disaster and Famine 
                        Assistance.
                            (xiv) Migration and Refugee Assistance.
                            (xv) Operations of the Drug Enforcement 
                        Agency.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
                Services, Foreign Relations, and Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
                Services, Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (3) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
    (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 to carry out this section.
            (2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
        section 1512 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund is hereby 
        reduced by $20,000,000.
    (l) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--The Office of the Special Inspector 
        General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall terminate on 
        September 30, 2010, with transition operations authorized to 
        continue until December 31, 2010.
            (2) Final accountability report.--The Inspector General 
        shall, prior to the termination of the Office of the Special 
        Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction under 
        paragraph (1), prepare and submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a final accountability report on all 
        referrals for the investigation of any potential unethical or 
        illegal actions of Federal employees, contractors, or 
        affiliated entities made to the Department of Justice or any 
        other United States law enforcement entity to ensure further 
        investigations, prosecutions, or remedies.

SEC. 1543. IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PROTECTION FOR MILITARY 
              VEHICLES.

    Procurement of Additional Mine Resistant Ambush Protected 
Vehicles.--
            (1) Additional amount for army other procurement.--The 
        amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1501(5) for 
        other procurement for the Army is hereby increased by 
        $23,600,000,000.
            (2) Availability for procurement of additional mrap 
        vehicles.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
        section 1501(5) for other procurement for the Army, as 
        increased by paragraph (1), $23,600,000,000 may be available 
        for the procurement of 15,200 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected 
        (MRAP) Vehicles.

SEC. 1544. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CAPTURE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN AND THE 
              AL QAEDA LEADERSHIP.

    It is the Sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the 
United States Government that the foremost objective of United States 
counterterrorist operations is to protect United States persons and 
property from terrorist attacks by capturing or killing Osama bin 
Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and other leaders of al Qaeda and destroying 
the al Qaeda network.

                    Subtitle D--Iraq Refugee Crisis

SEC. 1571. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act''.

SEC. 1572. PROCESSING MECHANISMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish or use existing refugee 
processing mechanisms in Iraq and in countries, where appropriate, in 
the region in which--
            (1) aliens described in section 1573 may apply and 
        interview for admission to the United States as refugees; and
            (2) aliens described in section 1574(b) may apply and 
        interview for admission to United States as special immigrants.
    (b) Suspension.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, may suspend in-country processing for a 
period not to exceed 90 days. Such suspension may be extended by the 
Secretary of State upon notification to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. The 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees of 
jurisdiction outlining the basis of such suspension and any extensions.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
        submit a report that contains the plans and assessment 
        described in paragraph (2) to--
                    (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) describe the Secretary's plans to establish the 
                processing mechanisms described in subsection (a);
                    (B) contain an assessment of in-country processing 
                that makes use of videoconferencing; and
                    (C) describe the Secretary of State's diplomatic 
                efforts to improve issuance of entry and exit visas or 
                permits to United States personnel and refugees.

SEC. 1573. UNITED STATES REFUGEE PROGRAM PROCESSING PRIORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Refugees of special humanitarian concern eligible 
for Priority 2 processing under the refugee resettlement priority 
system who may apply directly to the United States Admission Program 
shall include--
            (1) Iraqis who were or are employed by, or worked for the 
        United States Government, in Iraq;
            (2) Iraqis who establish to the satisfaction of the 
        Secretary of State in coordination with the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security that they are or were employed in Iraq by--
                    (A) a media or nongovernmental organization 
                headquartered in the United States; or
                    (B) an organization or entity closely associated 
                with the United States mission in Iraq that has 
                received United States Government funding through an 
                official and documented contract, award, grant, or 
                cooperative agreement; and
            (3) spouses, children, and parents who are not accompanying 
        or following to join and sons, daughters, and siblings of 
        aliens described in paragraph (1) or section 1574(b)(1); and
            (4) Iraqis who are members of a religious or minority 
        community, have been identified by the Department of State with 
        the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security as a 
        persecuted group, and have close family members (as described 
        in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) or 203(a) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) and 1153(a))) in the 
        United States.
    (b) Identification of Other Persecuted Groups.--The Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security are authorized to identify 
other Priority 2 groups in Iraq.
    (c) Ineligible Organizations and Entities.--Organizations and 
entities described in section 1573 shall not include any that appear on 
the Department of the Treasury's list of Specially Designated Nationals 
or any entity specifically excluded by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, after consultation with the Department of State and relevant 
intelligence agencies.
    (d) Aliens under this section who qualify for Priority 2 processing 
must meet the requirements of section 207 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.

SEC. 1574. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN IRAQIS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c)(1) and notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for purposes of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may provide an alien described in subsection (b) with the 
status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if the alien--
            (1) or an agent acting on behalf of the alien, submits to 
        the Secretary a petition under section 204 of such Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1154) for classification under section 203(b)(4) of such 
        Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(6)(4));
            (2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa;
            (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States for 
        permanent residence (excluding the grounds for inadmissibility 
        specified in section 212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1182(a)(4)); and
            (4) cleared a background check and appropriate screening, 
        as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    (b) Aliens Described.--
            (1) Principal Aliens.--An alien is described in this 
        subsection if the alien--
                    (A) is a national of Iraq;
                    (B) was or is employed by, or worked for the United 
                States Government in Iraq, in or after 2003, for a 
                period of not less than 1 year;
                    (C) provided faithful and valuable service to the 
                United States Government, which is documented in a 
                positive recommendation or evaluation from the 
                employee's senior supervisor. Such evaluation or 
                recommendation must be accompanied by approval from the 
                Chief of Mission or his designee who shall conduct a 
                risk assessment of the alien and an independent review 
                of records maintained by the hiring organization or 
                entity to confirm employment and faithful and valuable 
                service prior to approval of a petition under this 
                section; and
                    (D) has experienced or is experiencing an ongoing 
                serious threat as a consequence of their employment by 
                the United States Government.
            (2) Spouses and Children.--An alien is described in this 
        subsection if the alien is--
                    (A) the spouse or child of a principal alien 
                described in paragraph (1); and
                    (B) is accompanying or following to join the 
                principal alien in the United States.
            (3) Treatment of Surviving Spouse or Child.--An alien shall 
        also fall within subsection (b) of section 1574 of this Act, 
        if--
                    (1) the alien was the spouse or child of a 
                principal alien who had an approved petition with the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of 
                State pursuant to section 1574 of this Act or section 
                1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for the 
                Fiscal Year 2006, Public Law 109-163, as amended by 
                Public Law 110-36, which included the alien as an 
                accompanying spouse or child; and
                    (2) due to the death of the petitioning alien, such 
                petition was revoked or terminated (or otherwise 
                rendered null) after its approval.
    (c) Numerical Limitations.--
            (1) In General.--The total number of principal aliens who 
        may be provided special immigrant status under this section may 
        not exceed 5,000 per year for each of the 5 fiscal years 
        beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
        authority provided by subsection (a) of this section shall 
        expire on September 30 of the fiscal year that is the fifth 
        fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exclusion from Numerical Limitations.--Aliens provided 
        special immigrant status under this section shall not be 
        counted against any numerical limitation under sections 201(d), 
        202(a), or 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)).
            (3) Carry Forward.--If the numerical limitation under 
        paragraph (1) is not reached during a given fiscal year, the 
        numerical limitation under paragraph for the following fiscal 
        year shall be increased by a number equal to the difference 
        between--
                    (A) the number of visas authorized under paragraph 
                (1) for the given fiscal year; and
                    (B) the number of principal aliens provided special 
                immigrant status under this section during the given 
                fiscal year.
    (d) Visa and Passport Issuance and Fees.--Neither the Secretary of 
State nor the Secretary of Homeland Security may charge an alien 
described in subsection (b) any fee in connection with an application 
for, or issuance of, a special immigrant visa. The Secretary of State 
shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that aliens described in this 
section who are issued special immigrant visas are provided with the 
appropriate series Iraqi passport necessary to enter the United States.
    (e) Protection of Aliens.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with other relevant Federal agencies, shall make a reasonable effort to 
provide an alien described in this section who is applying for a 
special immigrant visa with protection or the immediate removal from 
Iraq, if possible, of such alien if the Secretary determines after 
consultation that such alien is in imminent danger.
    (f) Definitions.--The terms defined in this Act shall have the same 
meaning as those terms in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (g) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be construed to 
affect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under 
section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109-163).

SEC. 1575. MINISTER COUNSELORS FOR IRAQI REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY 
              DISPLACED PERSONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish in the 
embassy of the United States located in Baghdad, Iraq, a Minister 
Counselor for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (referred 
to in this section as the ``Minister Counselor for Iraq'').
    (b) Duties.--The Minister Counselor for Iraq shall be responsible 
for the oversight of processing for resettlement of persons considered 
Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, special immigrant 
visa programs in Iraq, and the development and implementation of other 
appropriate policies and programs concerning Iraqi refugees and 
internally displaced persons. The Minister Counselor for Iraq shall 
have the authority to refer persons to the United States refugee 
resettlement program.
    (c) Designation of Minister Counselors.--The Secretary of State 
shall designate in the embassies of the United States located in Cairo, 
Egypt; Amman, Jordan; Damascus, Syria; and Beirut, Lebanon a Minister 
Counselor to oversee resettlement to the United States of persons 
considered Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern in those 
countries to ensure their applications to the United States refugee 
resettlement program are processed in an orderly manner and without 
delay.

SEC. 1576. COUNTRIES WITH SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS OF DISPLACED IRAQIS.

    (a) In General.--With respect to each country with a significant 
population of displaced Iraqis, including Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, 
Turkey, and Lebanon, the Secretary of State shall--
            (1) as appropriate, consult with other countries regarding 
        resettlement of the most vulnerable members of such refugee 
        populations; and
            (2) as appropriate, except where otherwise prohibited by 
        the laws of the United States, develop mechanisms in and 
        provide assistance to countries with a significant population 
        of displaced Iraqis to ensure the well-being and safety of such 
        populations in their host environments.
    (b) Numerical Limitations.--In determining the number of Iraqi 
refugees who should be resettled in the United States under sections 
(a) and (b) of section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1157), the President shall consult nongovernmental organizations 
that have a presence in Iraq or experience in assessing the problems 
faced by Iraqi refugees.
    (c) Eligibility for Admission as Refugee.--No alien shall be denied 
the opportunity to apply for admission under this section solely 
because such alien qualifies as an immediate relative or is eligible 
for classification as a special immigrant.

SEC. 1577. DENIAL OR TERMINATION OF ASYLUM.

    (a) Motion to Reopen.--Section 208(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Changed Country Conditions.--An applicant for asylum 
        or withholding of removal, whose claim was denied by an 
        immigration judge solely on the basis of changed country 
        conditions on or after March 1, 2003, may file a motion to 
        reopen his or her claim not later than 6 months after the date 
        of the enactment of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act if the 
        applicant--
                    ``(A) is a national of Iraq; and
                    ``(B) remained in the United States on such date of 
                enactment.''.
    (b) Procedure.--A motion filed under this section shall be made in 
accordance with section 240(c)(7)(A) and (B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.

SEC. 1578. REPORTS.

    (a) Secretary of Homeland Security.--
            (1) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall submit a report containing plans to expedite the 
        processing of Iraqi refugees for resettlement to--
                    (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) detail the plans of the Secretary for 
                expediting the processing of Iraqi refugees for 
                resettlement including through temporary expansion of 
                the Refugee Corps of United States Citizenship and 
                Immigration Services;
                    (B) describe the plans of the Secretary for 
                increasing the number of Department of Homeland 
                Security personnel devoted to refugee processing in the 
                noted regions;
                    (C) describe the plans of the Secretary for 
                enhancing existing systems for conducting background 
                and security checks of persons applying for Special 
                Immigrant Visas and of persons considered Priority 2 
                refugees of special humanitarian concern under this 
                subtitle, which enhancements shall support immigration 
                security and provide for the orderly processing of such 
                applications without delay; and
                    (D) detail the projections of the Secretary, per 
                country and per month, for the number of refugee 
                interviews that will be conducted in fiscal year 2008 
                and fiscal year 2009.
    (b) President.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall 
submit to Congress an unclassified report, with a classified annex if 
necessary, which includes--
            (1) an assessment of the financial, security, and personnel 
        considerations and resources necessary to carry out the 
        provisions of this subtitle;
            (2) the number of aliens described in section 1573(1);
            (3) the number of such aliens who have applied for special 
        immigrant visas;
            (4) the date of such applications; and
            (5) in the case of applications pending for more than 6 
        months, the reasons that visas have not been expeditiously 
        processed.
    (c) Report on Iraqi Nationals Employed by the United States 
Government and Federal Contractors in Iraq.--
            (1) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the 
        Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States 
        Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
                    (A) review internal records and databases of their 
                respective agencies for information that can be used to 
                verify employment of Iraqi nationals by the United 
                States Government; and
                    (B) solicit from each prime contractor or grantee 
                that has performed work in Iraq since March 2003 under 
                a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with their 
                respective agencies that is valued in excess of $25,000 
                information that can be used to verify the employment 
                of Iraqi nationals by such contractor or grantee.
            (2) Information Required.--To the extent data is available, 
        the information referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the 
        name and dates of employment of, biometric data for, and other 
        data that can be used to verify the employment of, each Iraqi 
        national that has performed work in Iraq since March 2003 under 
        a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an executive 
        agency.
            (3) Executive Agency Defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``executive agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        4(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
        403(1)).
    (d) Report on Establishment of Database.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, the Secretary of 
the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to 
Congress a report examining the options for establishing a unified, 
classified database of information related to contracts, grants, or 
cooperative agreements entered into by executive agencies for the 
performance of work in Iraq since March 2003, including the information 
described and collected under subsection (c), to be used by relevant 
Federal departments and agencies to adjudicate refugee, asylum, special 
immigrant visa, and other immigration claims and applications.
    (e) Noncompliance Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to 
Congress that describes--
            (1) the inability or unwillingness of any contractors or 
        grantees to provide the information requested under subsection 
        (c); and
            (2) the reasons for failing to provide such information.

SEC. 1579. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this subtitle.

                   TITLE XVI--WOUNDED WARRIOR MATTERS

SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Dignified Treatment of Wounded 
Warriors Act''.

SEC. 1602. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' 
                Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' 
                Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The term ``covered member of the Armed Forces'' means a 
        member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National 
        Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, 
        recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in medical hold or 
        medical holdover status, or is otherwise on the temporary 
        disability retired list for a serious injury or illness.
            (3) The term ``family member'', with respect to a member of 
        the Armed Forces or a veteran, has the meaning given that term 
        in section 411h(b) of title 37, United States Code.
            (4) The term ``medical hold or medical holdover status'' 
        means--
                    (A) the status of a member of the Armed Forces, 
                including a member of the National Guard or Reserve, 
                assigned or attached to a military hospital for medical 
                care; and
                    (B) the status of a member of a reserve component 
                of the Armed Forces who is separated, whether pre-
                deployment or post-deployment, from the member's unit 
                while in need of health care based on a medical 
                condition identified while the member is on active duty 
                in the Armed Forces.
            (5) The term ``serious injury or illness'', in the case of 
        a member of the Armed Forces, means an injury or illness 
        incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the 
        Armed Forces that may render the member medically unfit to 
        perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or 
        rating.
            (6) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.

       Subtitle A--Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of 
           Servicemembers With Serious Injuries or Illnesses

SEC. 1611. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON CARE, MANAGEMENT, AND TRANSITION OF 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SERIOUS INJURIES OR 
              ILLNESSES.

    (a) Comprehensive Policy Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2008, the 
        Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall, to the extent feasible, jointly develop and implement a 
        comprehensive policy on the care and management of members of 
        the Armed Forces who are undergoing medical treatment, 
        recuperation, or therapy, are otherwise in medical hold or 
        medical holdover status, or are otherwise on the temporary 
        disability retired list for a serious injury or illness 
        (hereafter in this section referred to as a ``covered 
        servicemembers'').
            (2) Scope of policy.--The policy shall cover each of the 
        following:
                    (A) The care and management of covered 
                servicemembers while in medical hold or medical 
                holdover status or on the temporary disability retired 
                list.
                    (B) The medical evaluation and disability 
                evaluation of covered servicemembers.
                    (C) The return of covered servicemembers to active 
                duty when appropriate.
                    (D) The transition of covered servicemembers from 
                receipt of care and services through the Department of 
                Defense to receipt of care and services through the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (3) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop the policy in 
        consultation with the heads of other appropriate departments 
        and agencies of the Federal Government and with appropriate 
        non-governmental organizations having an expertise in matters 
        relating to the policy.
            (4) Update.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs shall jointly update the policy on a periodic 
        basis, but not less often than annually, in order to 
        incorporate in the policy, as appropriate, the results of the 
        reviews under subsections (b) and (c) and the best practices 
        identified through pilot programs under section 1654.
    (b) Review of Current Policies and Procedures.--
            (1) Review required.--In developing the policy required by 
        this section, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs shall, to the extent necessary, jointly and 
        separately conduct a review of all policies and procedures of 
        the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs that apply to, or shall be covered by, the policy.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the review shall be to 
        identify the most effective and patient-oriented approaches to 
        care and management of covered servicemembers for purposes of--
                    (A) incorporating such approaches into the policy; 
                and
                    (B) extending such approaches, where applicable, to 
                care and management of other injured or ill members of 
                the Armed Forces and veterans.
            (3) Elements.--In conducting the review, the Secretary of 
        Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
                    (A) identify among the policies and procedures 
                described in paragraph (1) best practices in approaches 
                to the care and management described in that paragraph;
                    (B) identify among such policies and procedures 
                existing and potential shortfalls in such care and 
                management (including care and management of covered 
                servicemembers on the temporary disability retired 
                list), and determine means of addressing any shortfalls 
                so identified;
                    (C) determine potential modifications of such 
                policies and procedures in order to ensure consistency 
                and uniformity among the military departments and the 
                regions of the Department of Veterans Affairs in their 
                application and discharge; and
                    (D) develop recommendations for legislative and 
                administrative action necessary to implement the 
                results of the review.
            (4) Deadline for completion.--The review shall be completed 
        not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
    (c) Consideration of Findings, Recommendations, and Practices.--In 
developing the policy required by this section, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take into account 
the following:
            (1) The findings and recommendations of applicable studies, 
        reviews, reports, and evaluations that address matters relating 
        to the policy, including, but not limited, to the following:
                    (A) The Independent Review Group on Rehabilitative 
                Care and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed Army 
                Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center 
                appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
                    (B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs Task Force on 
                Returning Global War on Terror Heroes appointed by the 
                President.
                    (C) The President's Commission on Care for 
                America's Returning Wounded Warriors.
                    (D) The Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission 
                established by title XV of the National Defense 
                Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-
                136; 117 Stat. 1676; 38 U.S.C. 1101 note).
                    (E) The President's Commission on Veterans' 
                Pensions, of 1956, chaired by General Omar N. Bradley.
                    (F) The Report of the Congressional Commission on 
                Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance, of 
                1999, chaired by Anthony J. Principi.
                    (G) The President's Task Force to Improve Health 
                Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans, of March 2003.
            (2) The experience and best practices of the Department of 
        Defense and the military departments on matters relating to the 
        policy.
            (3) The experience and best practices of the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs on matters relating to the policy.
            (4) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider appropriate.
    (d) Particular Elements of Policy.--The policy required by this 
section shall provide, in particular, the following:
            (1) Responsibility for covered servicemembers in medical 
        hold or medical holdover status or on temporary disability 
        retired list.--Mechanisms to ensure responsibility for covered 
        servicemembers in medical hold or medical holdover status or on 
        the temporary disability retired list, including the following:
                    (A) Uniform standards for access of covered 
                servicemembers to non-urgent health care services from 
                the Department of Defense or other providers under the 
                TRICARE program, with such access to be--
                            (i) for follow-up care, within 2 days of 
                        request of care;
                            (ii) for specialty care, within 3 days of 
                        request of care;
                            (iii) for diagnostic referrals and studies, 
                        within 5 days of request; and
                            (iv) for surgery based on a physician's 
                        determination of medical necessity, within 14 
                        days of request.
                    (B) Requirements for the assignment of adequate 
                numbers of personnel for the purpose of responsibility 
                for and administration of covered servicemembers in 
                medical hold or medical holdover status or on the 
                temporary disability retired list.
                    (C) Requirements for the assignment of adequate 
                numbers of medical personnel and non-medical personnel 
                to roles and responsibilities for caring for and 
                administering covered servicemembers in medical hold or 
                medical holdover status or on the temporary disability 
                retired list, and a description of the roles and 
                responsibilities of personnel so assigned.
                    (D) Guidelines for the location of care for covered 
                servicemembers in medical hold or medical holdover 
                status or on the temporary disability retired list, 
                which guidelines shall address the assignment of such 
                servicemembers to care and residential facilities 
                closest to their duty station or home of record or the 
                location of their designated caregiver at the earliest 
                possible time.
                    (E) Criteria for work and duty assignments of 
                covered servicemembers in medical hold or medical 
                holdover status or on the temporary disability retired 
                list, including a prohibition on the assignment of duty 
                to a servicemember which is incompatible with the 
                servicemember's medical condition.
                    (F) Guidelines for the provision of care and 
                counseling for eligible family members of covered 
                servicemembers in medical hold or medical holdover 
                status or on the temporary disability retired list.
                    (G) Requirements for case management of covered 
                servicemembers in medical hold or medical holdover 
                status or on the temporary disability retired list, 
                including qualifications for personnel providing such 
                case management.
                    (H) Requirements for uniform quality of care and 
                administration for all covered servicemembers in 
                medical hold or medical holdover status or on the 
                temporary disability retired list, whether members of 
                the regular components of the Armed Forces or members 
                of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
                    (I) Standards for the conditions and accessibility 
                of residential facilities for covered servicemembers in 
                medical hold or medical holdover status or on the 
                temporary disability retired list who are in outpatient 
                status, and for their immediate family members.
                    (J) Requirements on the provision of transportation 
                and subsistence for covered servicemembers in medical 
                hold or medical holdover status or on the temporary 
                disability retired list, whether in inpatient status or 
                outpatient status, to facilitate obtaining needed 
                medical care and services.
                    (K) Requirements on the provision of educational 
                and vocational training and rehabilitation 
                opportunities for covered servicemembers in medical 
                hold or medical holdover status or on the temporary 
                disability retired list.
                    (L) Procedures for tracking and informing covered 
                servicemembers in medical hold or medical holdover 
                status or on the temporary disability retired list 
                about medical evaluation board and physical disability 
                evaluation board processing.
                    (M) Requirements for integrated case management of 
                covered servicemembers in medical hold or medical 
                holdover status or on the temporary disability retired 
                list during their transition from care and treatment 
                through the Department of Defense to care and treatment 
                through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                    (N) Requirements and standards for advising and 
                training, as appropriate, family members with respect 
                to care for covered servicemembers in medical hold or 
                medical holdover status or on the temporary disability 
                retired list with serious medical conditions, 
                particularly traumatic brain injury (TBI), burns, and 
                post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
                    (O) Requirements for periodic reassessments of 
                covered servicemembers, and limits on the length of 
                time such servicemembers may be retained in medical 
                hold or medical holdover status or on the temporary 
                disability retired list.
                    (P) Requirements to inform covered servicemembers 
                and their family members of their rights and 
                responsibilities while in medical hold or medical 
                holdover status or on the temporary disability retired 
                list.
                    (Q) The requirement to establish a Department of 
                Defense-wide Ombudsman Office within the Office of the 
                Secretary of Defense to provide oversight of the 
                ombudsman offices in the military departments and 
                policy guidance to such offices with respect to 
                providing assistance to, and answering questions from, 
                covered servicemembers and their families.
            (2) Medical evaluation and physical disability evaluation 
        for covered servicemembers.--
                    (A) Medical evaluations.--Processes, procedures, 
                and standards for medical evaluations of covered 
                servicemembers, including the following:
                            (i) Processes for medical evaluations of 
                        covered servicemembers that are--
                                    (I) applicable uniformly throughout 
                                the military departments; and
                                    (II) applicable uniformly with 
                                respect to such servicemembers who are 
                                members of the regular components of 
                                the Armed Forces and such 
                                servicemembers who are members of the 
                                National Guard and Reserve.
                            (ii) Standard criteria and definitions for 
                        determining the achievement for covered 
                        servicemembers of the maximum medical benefit 
                        from treatment and rehabilitation.
                            (iii) Standard timelines for each of the 
                        following:
                                    (I) Determinations of fitness for 
                                duty of covered servicemembers.
                                    (II) Specialty consultations for 
                                covered servicemembers.
                                    (III) Preparation of medical 
                                documents for covered servicemembers.
                                    (IV) Appeals by covered 
                                servicemembers of medical evaluation 
                                determinations, including 
                                determinations of fitness for duty.
                            (iv) Uniform standards for qualifications 
                        and training of medical evaluation board 
                        personnel, including physicians, case workers, 
                        and physical disability evaluation board 
                        liaison officers, in conducting medical 
                        evaluations of covered servicemembers.
                            (v) Standards for the maximum number of 
                        medical evaluation cases of covered 
                        servicemembers that are pending before a 
                        medical evaluation board at any one time, and 
                        requirements for the establishment of 
                        additional medical evaluation boards in the 
                        event such number is exceeded.
                            (vi) Uniform standards for information for 
                        covered servicemembers, and their families, on 
                        the medical evaluation board process and the 
                        rights and responsibilities of such 
                        servicemembers under that process, including a 
                        standard handbook on such information.
                    (B) Physical disability evaluations.--Processes, 
                procedures, and standards for physical disability 
                evaluations of covered servicemembers, including the 
                following:
                            (i) A non-adversarial process of the 
                        Department of Defense and the Department of 
                        Veterans Affairs for disability determinations 
                        of covered servicemembers.
                            (ii) To the extent feasible, procedures to 
                        eliminate unacceptable discrepancies among 
                        disability ratings assigned by the military 
                        departments and the Department of Veterans 
                        Affairs, particularly in the disability 
                        evaluation of covered servicemembers, which 
                        procedures shall be subject to the following 
                        requirements and limitations:
                                    (I) Such procedures shall apply 
                                uniformly with respect to covered 
                                servicemembers who are members of the 
                                regular components of the Armed Forces 
                                and covered servicemembers who are 
                                members of the National Guard and 
                                Reserve.
                                    (II) Under such procedures, each 
                                Secretary of a military department 
                                shall, to the extent feasible, utilize 
                                the standard schedule for rating 
                                disabilities in use by the Department 
                                of Veterans Affairs, including any 
                                applicable interpretation of such 
                                schedule by the United States Court of 
                                Appeals for Veterans Claims, in making 
                                any determination of disability of a 
                                covered servicemember.
                            (iii) Standard timelines for appeals of 
                        determinations of disability of covered 
                        servicemembers, including timelines for 
                        presentation, consideration, and disposition of 
                        appeals.
                            (iv) Uniform standards for qualifications 
                        and training of physical disability evaluation 
                        board personnel in conducting physical 
                        disability evaluations of covered 
                        servicemembers.
                            (v) Standards for the maximum number of 
                        physical disability evaluation cases of covered 
                        servicemembers that are pending before a 
                        physical disability evaluation board at any one 
                        time, and requirements for the establishment of 
                        additional physical disability evaluation 
                        boards in the event such number is exceeded.
                            (vi) Procedures for the provision of legal 
                        counsel to covered servicemembers while 
                        undergoing evaluation by a physical disability 
                        evaluation board.
                            (vii) Uniform standards on the roles and 
                        responsibilities of case managers, 
                        servicemember advocates, and judge advocates 
                        assigned to covered servicemembers undergoing 
                        evaluation by a physical disability board, and 
                        uniform standards on the maximum number of 
                        cases involving such servicemembers that are to 
                        be assigned to such managers and advocates.
                    (C) Return of covered servicemembers to active 
                duty.--Standards for determinations by the military 
                departments on the return of covered servicemembers to 
                active duty in the Armed Forces.
                    (D) Transition of covered servicemembers from dod 
                to va.--Processes, procedures, and standards for the 
                transition of covered servicemembers from care and 
                treatment by the Department of Defense to care and 
                treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs before, 
                during, and after separation from the Armed Forces, 
                including the following:
                            (i) A uniform, patient-focused policy to 
                        ensure that the transition occurs without gaps 
                        in medical care and the quality of medical 
                        care, benefits, and services.
                            (ii) Procedures for the identification and 
                        tracking of covered servicemembers during the 
                        transition, and for the coordination of care 
                        and treatment of such servicemembers during the 
                        transition, including a system of cooperative 
                        case management of such servicemembers by the 
                        Department of Defense and the Department of 
                        Veterans Affairs during the transition.
                            (iii) Procedures for the notification of 
                        Department of Veterans Affairs liaison 
                        personnel of the commencement by covered 
                        servicemembers of the medical evaluation 
                        process and the physical disability evaluation 
                        process.
                            (iv) Procedures and timelines for the 
                        enrollment of covered servicemembers in 
                        applicable enrollment or application systems of 
                        the Department of Veterans with respect to 
                        health care, disability, education, vocational 
                        rehabilitation, or other benefits.
                            (v) Procedures to ensure the access of 
                        covered servicemembers during the transition to 
                        vocational, educational, and rehabilitation 
                        benefits available through the Department of 
                        Veterans Affairs.
                            (vi) Standards for the optimal location of 
                        Department of Defense and Department of 
                        Veterans Affairs liaison and case management 
                        personnel at military medical treatment 
                        facilities, medical centers, and other medical 
                        facilities of the Department of Defense.
                            (vii) Standards and procedures for 
                        integrated medical care and management for 
                        covered servicemembers during the transition, 
                        including procedures for the assignment of 
                        medical personnel of the Department of Veterans 
                        Affairs to Department of Defense facilities to 
                        participate in the needs assessments of such 
                        servicemembers before, during, and after their 
                        separation from military service.
                            (viii) Standards for the preparation of 
                        detailed plans for the transition of covered 
                        servicemembers from care and treatment by the 
                        Department of Defense to care and treatment by 
                        the Department of Veterans Affairs, which plans 
                        shall be based on standardized elements with 
                        respect to care and treatment requirements and 
                        other applicable requirements.
                    (E) Other matters.--The following additional 
                matters with respect to covered servicemembers:
                            (i) Access by the Department of Veterans 
                        Affairs to the military health records of 
                        covered servicemembers who are receiving care 
                        and treatment, or are anticipating receipt of 
                        care and treatment, in Department of Veterans 
                        Affairs health care facilities.
                            (ii) Requirements for utilizing, in 
                        appropriate cases, a single physical 
                        examination that meets requirements of both the 
                        Department of Defense and the Department of 
                        Veterans Affairs for covered servicemembers who 
                        are being retired, separated, or released from 
                        military service.
                            (iii) Surveys and other mechanisms to 
                        measure patient and family satisfaction with 
                        the provision by the Department of Defense and 
                        the Department of Veterans Affairs of care and 
                        services for covered servicemembers, and to 
                        facilitate appropriate oversight by supervisory 
                        personnel of the provision of such care and 
                        services.
            (3) Report on reduction in disability ratings by the 
        Department of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
        report to the committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
        House of Representatives on the numbers of instances in which a 
        disability rating assigned to a member of the Armed Forces by 
        an informal physical evaluation board of the Department of 
        Defense was reduced upon appeal, and the reasons for such 
        reduction. Such report shall cover the period beginning October 
        7, 2001 and ending September 30, 2006, and shall be submitted 
        to the appropriate committees of Congress by February 1, 2008.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Report on policy.--Upon the development of the policy 
        required by this section but not later than January 1, 2008, 
        the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
        a report on the policy, including a comprehensive and detailed 
        description of the policy and of the manner in which the policy 
        addresses the findings and recommendations of the reviews under 
        subsections (b) and (c).
            (2) Reports on update.--Upon updating the policy under 
        subsection (a)(4), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
        of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress a report on the update of the policy, 
        including a comprehensive and detailed description of such 
        update and of the reasons for such update.
    (f) Comptroller General Assessment of Implementation.--Not later 
than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
year thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth 
the assessment of the Comptroller General of the progress of the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
developing and implementing the policy required by this section.

SEC. 1612. CONSIDERATION OF NEEDS OF WOMEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
              AND VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--In developing and implementing the policy required 
by section 1611, and in otherwise carrying out any other provision of 
this title or any amendment made by this title, the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take into account 
and fully address any unique specific needs of women members of the 
Armed Forces and women veterans under such policy or other provision.
    (b) Reports.--In submitting any report required by this title or an 
amendment made by this title, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, to the extent applicable, include 
a description of the manner in which the matters covered by such report 
address the unique specific needs of women members of the Armed Forces 
and women veterans.

                        Subtitle B--Health Care

        PART I--ENHANCED AVAILABILITY OF CARE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS

SEC. 1621. MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS AND FORMER 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR 
              ILLNESSES.

    (a) Medical and Dental Care for Members and Former Members.--
            (1) In general.--Effective as of the date of the enactment 
        of this Act and subject to regulations prescribed by the 
        Secretary of Defense, any covered member of the Armed Forces, 
        and any former member of the Armed Forces, with a severe injury 
        or illness is entitled to medical and dental care in any 
        facility of the uniformed services under section 1074(a) of 
        title 10, United States Code, or through any civilian health 
        care provider authorized by the Secretary to provide health and 
        mental health services to members of the uniformed services, 
        including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic 
        stress disorder (PTSD), as if such member or former member were 
        a member of the uniformed services described in paragraph (2) 
        of such section who is entitled to medical and dental care 
        under such section.
            (2) Period of authorized care.--(A) Except as provided in 
        subparagraph (B), a member or former member described in 
        paragraph (1) is entitled to care under that paragraph--
                    (i) in the case of a member or former member whose 
                severe injury or illness concerned is incurred or 
                aggravated during the period beginning on October 7, 
                2001, and ending on the date of the enactment of this 
                Act, during the three-year period beginning on the date 
                of the enactment of this Act, except that no 
                compensation is payable by reason of this subsection 
                for any period before the date of the enactment of this 
                Act; or
                    (ii) in the case of a member or former member whose 
                severe injury or illness concerned is incurred or 
                aggravated on or after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act, during the three-year period beginning on the 
                date on which such injury or illness is so incurred or 
                aggravated.
            (B) The period of care authorized for a member or former 
        member under this paragraph may be extended by the Secretary 
        concerned for an additional period of up to two years if the 
        Secretary concerned determines that such extension is necessary 
        to assure the maximum feasible recovery and rehabilitation of 
        the member or former member. Any such determination shall be 
        made on a case-by-case basis.
            (3) Integrated care management.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall provide for a program of integrated care management in 
        the provision of care and services under this subsection, which 
        management shall be provided by appropriate medical and case 
        management personnel of the Department of Defense and the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs (as approved by the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs) and with appropriate support from the 
        Department of Defense regional health care support contractors.
            (4) Waiver of limitations to maximize care.--The Secretary 
        of Defense may, in providing medical and dental care to a 
        member or former member under this subsection during the period 
        referred to in paragraph (2), waive any limitation otherwise 
        applicable under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to 
        the provision of such care to the member or former member if 
        the Secretary considers the waiver appropriate to assure the 
        maximum feasible recovery and rehabilitation of the member or 
        former member.
            (5) Construction with eligibility for veterans benefits.--
        Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to reduce, alter, 
        or otherwise affect the eligibility or entitlement of a member 
        or former member of the Armed Forces to any health care, 
        disability, or other benefits to which the member of former 
        member would otherwise be eligible or entitled as a veteran 
        under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
        Affairs.
            (6) Sunset.--The Secretary of Defense may not provide 
        medical or dental care to a member or former member of the 
        Armed Forces under this subsection after December 31, 2012, if 
        the Secretary has not provided medical or dental care to the 
        member or former member under this subsection before that date.
    (b) Rehabilitation and Vocational Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Effective as of the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, a member of the Armed Forces with a severe injury 
        or illness is entitled to such benefits (including 
        rehabilitation and vocational benefits, but not including 
        compensation) from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
        facilitate the recovery and rehabilitation of such member as 
        the Secretary otherwise provides to members of the Armed Forces 
        receiving medical care in medical facilities of the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs facilities in order to facilitate the 
        recovery and rehabilitation of such members.
            (2) Limitations.--The provisions of paragraphs (2) through 
        (6) of subsection (a) shall apply to the provision of benefits 
        under this subsection as if the benefits provided under this 
        subsection were provided under subsection (a).
            (3) Reimbursement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the cost of any 
        benefits provided under this subsection in accordance with 
        applicable mechanisms for the reimbursement of the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs for the provision of medical care to members 
        of the Armed Forces.
    (c) Recovery of Certain Expenses of Medical Care and Related 
Travel.--
            (1) In general.--Commencing not later than 60 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
        military department concerned may reimburse covered members of 
        the Armed Forces, and former members of the Armed Forces, with 
        a severe injury or illness for covered expenses incurred by 
        such members or former members, or their family members, in 
        connection with the receipt by such members or former members 
        of medical care that is required for such injury or illness.
            (2) Covered expenses.--Expenses for which reimbursement may 
        be made under paragraph (1) include the following:
                    (A) Expenses for health care services for which 
                coverage would be provided under section 1074(c) of 
                title 10, United States Code, for members of the 
                uniformed services on active duty.
                    (B) Expenses of travel of a non-medical attendant 
                who accompanies a member or former member of the Armed 
                Forces for required medical care that is not available 
                to such member or former member locally, if such 
                attendant is appointed for that purpose by a competent 
                medical authority (as determined under regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of 
                this subsection).
                    (C) Such other expenses for medical care as the 
                Secretary may prescribe for purposes of this 
                subsection.
            (3) Amount of reimbursement.--The amount of reimbursement 
        under paragraph (1) for expenses covered by paragraph (2) shall 
        be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
        Secretary of Defense for purposes of this subsection.
    (d) Severe Injury or Illness Defined.--In this section, the term 
``severe injury or illness'' means any serious injury or illness that 
is assigned a disability rating of 30 percent or higher under the 
schedule for rating disabilities in use by the Department of Defense.

SEC. 1622. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
              SERVICES WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES FOR TRAVEL 
              FOR FOLLOW-ON SPECIALTY CARE AND RELATED SERVICES.

    (a) Travel.--Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection (b):
    ``(b) Follow-on Specialty Care and Related Services.--In any case 
in which a former member of a uniformed service who incurred a 
disability while on active duty in a combat zone or during performance 
of duty in combat related operations (as designated by the Secretary of 
Defense), and is entitled to retired or retainer pay, or equivalent 
pay, requires follow-on specialty care, services, or supplies related 
to such disability at a specific military treatment facility more than 
100 miles from the location in which the former member resides, the 
Secretary shall provide reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses 
comparable to those provided under subsection (a) for the former 
member, and when accompaniment by an adult is determined by competent 
medical authority to be necessary, for a spouse, parent, or guardian of 
the former member, or another member of the former member's family who 
is at least 21 years of age.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect January 1, 2008, and shall apply with respect to travel 
that occurs on or after that date.

               PART II--CARE AND SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS

SEC. 1626. MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES 
              OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS 
              INJURIES OR ILLNESSES.

    (a) Medical Care.--
            (1) In general.--A family member of a covered member of the 
        Armed Forces who is not otherwise eligible for medical care at 
        a military medical treatment facility or at medical facilities 
        of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be eligible for 
        such care at such facilities, on a space-available basis, if 
        the family member is--
                    (A) on invitational orders while caring for the 
                covered member of the Armed Forces;
                    (B) a non-medical attendee caring for the covered 
                member of the Armed Forces; or
                    (C) receiving per diem payments from the Department 
                of Defense while caring for the covered member of the 
                Armed Forces.
            (2) Specification of family members.--Notwithstanding 
        section 1602(3), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs shall jointly prescribe in regulations the 
        family members of covered members of the Armed Forces who shall 
        be considered to be a family member of a covered member of the 
        Armed Forces for purposes of paragraph (1).
            (3) Specification of care.--(A) The Secretary of Defense 
        shall prescribe in regulations the medical care and counseling 
        that shall be available to family members under paragraph (1) 
        at military medical treatment facilities.
            (B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe in 
        regulations the medical care and counseling that shall be 
        available to family members under paragraph (1) at medical 
        facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (4) Recovery of costs.--The United States may recover the 
        costs of the provision of medical care and counseling under 
        paragraph (1) as follows (as applicable):
                    (A) From third-party payers, in the same manner as 
                the United States may collect costs of the charges of 
                health care provided to covered beneficiaries from 
                third-party payers under section 1095 of title 10, 
                United States Code.
                    (B) As if such care and counseling was provided 
                under the authority of section 1784 of title 38, United 
                States Code.
    (b) Job Placement Services.--A family member who is on invitational 
orders or is a non-medical attendee while caring for a covered member 
of the Armed Forces for more than 45 days during a one-year period 
shall be eligible for job placement services otherwise offered by the 
Department of Defense.
    (c) Report on Need for Additional Services.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth the assessment of the Secretary of the need for additional 
employment services, and of the need for employment protection, of 
family members described in subsection (b) who are placed on leave from 
employment or otherwise displaced from employment while caring for a 
covered member of the Armed Forces as described in that subsection.

SEC. 1627. EXTENDED BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE FOR PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF 
              MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WHO INCUR A SERIOUS 
              INJURY OR ILLNESS ON ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1079(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph (2):
    ``(2)(A) Subject to such terms, conditions, and exceptions as the 
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, the program of extended 
benefits for eligible dependents under this subsection shall include 
extended benefits for the primary caregivers of members of the 
uniformed services who incur a serious injury or illness on active 
duty.
    ``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the 
individuals who shall be treated as the primary caregivers of a member 
of the uniformed services for purposes of this paragraph.
    ``(C) For purposes of this section, a serious injury or illness, 
with respect to a member of the uniformed services, is an injury or 
illness that may render the member medically unfit to perform the 
duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating, and that renders 
a member of the uniformed services dependent upon a caregiver.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on January 1, 2008.

  PART III--TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

SEC. 1631. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS ON PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, MITIGATION, 
              AND TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-
              TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Plans Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, submit to the congressional 
defense committees one or more comprehensive plans for programs and 
activities of the Department of Defense to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, 
treat, and otherwise respond to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in members of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Elements.--Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include comprehensive proposals of the Department on the following:
            (1) The designation by the Secretary of Defense of a lead 
        agent or executive agent for the Department to coordinate 
        development and implementation of the plan.
            (2) The improvement of personnel protective equipment for 
        members of the Armed Forces in order to prevent traumatic brain 
        injury.
            (3) The improvement of methods and mechanisms for the 
        detection and treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-
        traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces in the 
        field.
            (4) The requirements for research on traumatic brain injury 
        and post-traumatic stress disorder, including (in particular) 
        research on pharmacological approaches to treatment for 
        traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder, as 
        applicable, and the allocation of priorities among such 
        research.
            (5) The development, adoption, and deployment of diagnostic 
        criteria for the detection and evaluation of the range of 
        traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder in 
        members of the Armed Forces, which criteria shall be employed 
        uniformly across the military departments in all applicable 
        circumstances, including provision of clinical care and 
        assessment of future deployability of members of the Armed 
        Forces.
            (6) The development and deployment of effective means of 
        assessing traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress 
        disorder in members of the Armed Forces, including a system of 
        pre-deployment and post-deployment screenings of cognitive 
        ability in members for the detection of cognitive impairment, 
        as required by the amendments made by section 222.
            (7) The development and deployment of effective means of 
        managing and monitoring members of the Armed Forces with 
        traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder in the 
        receipt of care for traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic 
        stress disorder, as applicable, including the monitoring and 
        assessment of treatment and outcomes.
            (8) The development and deployment of an education and 
        awareness training initiative designed to reduce the negative 
        stigma associated with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic 
        stress disorder, and mental health treatment.
            (9) The provision of education and outreach to families of 
        members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury or 
        post-traumatic stress disorder on a range of matters relating 
        to traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder, as 
        applicable, including detection, mitigation, and treatment.
            (10) The assessment of the current capabilities of the 
        Department for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, 
        treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury and 
        post-traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces.
            (11) The identification of gaps in current capabilities of 
        the Department for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, 
        treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury and 
        post-traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces.
            (12) The identification of the resources required for the 
        Department in fiscal years 2009 thru 2013 to address the gaps 
        in capabilities identified under paragraph (11).
            (13) The development of joint planning among the Department 
        of Defense, the military departments, and the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, 
        treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury and 
        post-traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces, 
        including planning for the seamless transition of such members 
        from care through the Department of Defense care through the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (14) A requirement that exposure to a blast or blasts be 
        recorded in the records of members of the Armed Forces.
            (15) The development of clinical practice guidelines for 
        the diagnosis and treatment of blast injuries in members of the 
        Armed Forces, including, but not limited to, traumatic brain 
        injury.
            (16) A program under which each member of the Armed Forces 
        who incurs a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress 
        disorder during service in the Armed Forces--
                    (A) is enrolled in the program; and
                    (B) receives, under the program, treatment and 
                rehabilitation meeting a standard of care such that 
                each individual who is a member of the Armed Forces who 
                qualifies for care under the program shall--
                            (i) be provided the highest quality of care 
                        possible based on the medical judgment of 
                        qualified medical professionals in facilities 
                        that most appropriately meet the specific needs 
                        of the individual; and
                            (ii) be rehabilitated to the fullest extent 
                        possible using the most up-to-date medical 
                        technology, medical rehabilitation practices, 
                        and medical expertise available.
            (17) A requirement that if a member of the Armed Forces 
        participating in a program established in accordance with 
        paragraph (16) believes that care provided to such participant 
        does not meet the standard of care specified in subparagraph 
        (B) of such paragraph, the Secretary of Defense shall, upon 
        request of the participant, provide to such participant a 
        referral to another Department of Defense or Department of 
        Veterans Affairs provider of medical or rehabilitative care for 
        a second opinion regarding the care that would meet the 
        standard of care specified in such subparagraph.
            (18) The provision of information by the Secretary of 
        Defense to members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain 
        injury or post-traumatic stress disorder and their families 
        about their rights with respect to the following:
                    (A) The receipt of medical and mental health care 
                from the Department of Defense and the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs.
                    (B) The options available to such members for 
                treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic 
                stress disorder.
                    (C) The options available to such members for 
                rehabilitation.
                    (D) The options available to such members for a 
                referral to a public or private provider of medical or 
                rehabilitative care.
                    (E) The right to administrative review of any 
                decision with respect to the provision of care by the 
                Department of Defense for such members.
    (c) Coordination in Development.--Each plan submitted under 
subsection (a) shall be developed in coordination with the Secretary of 
the Army (who was designated by the Secretary of Defense as executive 
agent for the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of blast injuries 
under section 256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note)).
    (d) Additional Activities.--In carrying out programs and activities 
for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, and treatment of traumatic 
brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed 
Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) examine the results of the recently completed Phase 2 
        study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, on the use 
        of progesterone for acute traumatic brain injury;
            (2) determine if Department of Defense funding for a Phase 
        3 clinical trial on the use of progesterone for acute traumatic 
        brain injury, or for further research regarding the use of 
        progesterone or its metabolites for treatment of traumatic 
        brain injury, is warranted; and
            (3) provide for the collaboration of the Department of 
        Defense, as appropriate, in clinical trials and research on 
        pharmacological approaches to treatment for traumatic brain 
        injury and post-traumatic stress disorder that is conducted by 
        other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

SEC. 1632. IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED OVERSEAS.

    (a) Protocol for Assessment of Cognitive Functioning.--
            (1) Protocol required.--Subsection (b) of section 1074f of 
        title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) An assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder.''; 
        and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall establish for purposes of 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) a protocol for the 
predeployment assessment and documentation of the cognitive (including 
memory) functioning of a member who is deployed outside the United 
States in order to facilitate the assessment of the postdeployment 
cognitive (including memory) functioning of the member.
    ``(B) The protocol under subparagraph (A) shall include appropriate 
mechanisms to permit the differential diagnosis of traumatic brain 
injury in members returning from deployment in a combat zone.''.
            (2) Pilot projects.--(A) In developing the protocol 
        required by paragraph (3) of section 1074f(b) of title 10, 
        United States Code (as amended by paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection), for purposes of assessments for traumatic brain 
        injury, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct up to three 
        pilot projects to evaluate various mechanisms for use in the 
        protocol for such purposes. One of the mechanisms to be so 
        evaluated shall be a computer-based assessment tool.
            (B) Not later than 60 days after the completion of the 
        pilot projects conducted under this paragraph, the Secretary 
        shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
        on the pilot projects. The report shall include--
                    (i) a description of the pilot projects so 
                conducted;
                    (ii) an assessment of the results of each such 
                pilot project; and
                    (iii) a description of any mechanisms evaluated 
                under each such pilot project that will incorporated 
                into the protocol.
            (C) Not later than 180 days after completion of the pilot 
        projects conducted under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
        establish a mechanism for implementing any mechanism evaluated 
        under such a pilot project that is selected for incorporation 
        in the protocol.
            (D) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
        Department of Defense, $3,000,000 for the pilot projects 
        authorized by this paragraph. Of the amount so authorized to be 
        appropriated, not more than $1,000,000 shall be available for 
        any particular pilot project.
    (b) Quality Assurance.--Subsection (d)(2) of section 1074f of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph:
            ``(F) The diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury 
        and post-traumatic stress disorder.''.
    (c) Standards for Deployment.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Mental 
        Health''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``or'' and inserting 
        ``, traumatic brain injury, or''.

SEC. 1633. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, 
              MITIGATION, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF TRAUMATIC 
              BRAIN INJURY AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

    (a) Center of Excellence on Traumatic Brain Injury.--Chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1105 the following new section:
``Sec. 1105a. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, 
              Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic 
              Brain Injury
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish within 
the Department of Defense a center of excellence in the prevention, 
diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain 
injury (TBI), including mild, moderate, and severe traumatic brain 
injury, to carry out the responsibilities specified in subsection (c). 
The center shall be known as a `Center of Excellence in Prevention, 
Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain 
Injury'.
    ``(b) Partnerships.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Center 
collaborates to the maximum extent practicable with the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, institutions of higher education, and other 
appropriate public and private entities (including international 
entities) to carry out the responsibilities specified in subsection 
(c).
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Center shall have responsibilities as 
follows:
            ``(1) To direct and oversee, based on expert research, the 
        development and implementation of a long-term, comprehensive 
        plan and strategy for the Department of Defense for the 
        prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and 
        rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury.
            ``(2) To provide for the development, testing, and 
        dissemination within the Department of best practices for the 
        treatment of traumatic brain injury.
            ``(3) To provide guidance for the mental health system of 
        the Department in determining the mental health and 
        neurological health personnel required to provide quality 
        mental health care for members of the armed forces with 
        traumatic brain injury.
            ``(4) To establish, implement, and oversee a comprehensive 
        program to train mental health and neurological health 
        professionals of the Department in the treatment of traumatic 
        brain injury.
            ``(5) To facilitate advancements in the study of the short-
        term and long-term psychological effects of traumatic brain 
        injury.
            ``(6) To disseminate within the military medical treatment 
        facilities of the Department best practices for training mental 
        health professionals, including neurological health 
        professionals, with respect to traumatic brain injury.
            ``(7) To conduct basic science and translational research 
        on traumatic brain injury for the purposes of understanding the 
        etiology of traumatic brain injury and developing preventive 
        interventions and new treatments.
            ``(8) To develop outreach strategies and treatments for 
        families of members of the armed forces with traumatic brain 
        injury in order to mitigate the negative impacts of traumatic 
        brain injury on such family members and to support the recovery 
        of such members from traumatic brain injury.
            ``(9) To conduct research on the unique mental health needs 
        of women members of the armed forces with traumatic brain 
        injury and develop treatments to meet any needs identified 
        through such research.
            ``(10) To conduct research on the unique mental health 
        needs of ethnic minority members of the armed forces with 
        traumatic brain injury and develop treatments to meet any needs 
        identified through such research.
            ``(11) To conduct research on the mental health needs of 
        families of members of the armed forces with traumatic brain 
        injury and develop treatments to meet any needs identified 
        through such research.
            ``(12) To conduct longitudinal studies (using imaging 
        technology and other proven research methods) on members of the 
        armed forces with traumatic brain injury to identify early 
        signs of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or other 
        manifestations of neurodegeneration in such members, which 
        studies should be conducted in coordination with the studies 
        authorized by section 721 of the John Warner National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 
        Stat. 2294) and other studies of the Department of Defense and 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs that address the connection 
        between exposure to combat and the development of Alzheimer's 
        disease, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative 
        disorders.
            ``(13) To develop and oversee a long-term plan to increase 
        the number of mental health and neurological health 
        professionals within the Department in order to facilitate the 
        meeting by the Department of the needs of members of the armed 
        forces with traumatic brain injury until their transition to 
        care and treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            ``(14) To develop a program on comprehensive pain 
        management, including management of acute and chronic pain, to 
        utilize current and develop new treatments for pain, and to 
        identify and disseminate best practices on pain management.
            ``(15) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary shall 
        specify.''.
    (b) Center of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.--
Chapter 55 of such title is further amended by inserting after section 
1105a, as added by subsection (a), the following new section:
``Sec. 1105b. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, 
              Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Post-
              Traumatic Stress Disorder
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish within 
the Department of Defense a center of excellence in the prevention, 
diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of post-traumatic 
stress disorder (PTSD), including mild, moderate, and severe post-
traumatic stress disorder, to carry out the responsibilities specified 
in subsection (c). The center shall be known as a `Center of Excellence 
in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of 
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'.
    ``(b) Partnerships.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Center 
collaborates to the maximum extent practicable with the National Center 
for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, institutions of higher education, and other appropriate public 
and private entities (including international entities) to carry out 
the responsibilities specified in subsection (c).
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Center shall have responsibilities as 
follows:
            ``(1) To direct and oversee, based on expert research, the 
        development and implementation of a long-term, comprehensive 
        plan and strategy for the Department of Defense for the 
        prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and 
        rehabilitation of post-traumatic stress disorder.
            ``(2) To provide for the development, testing, and 
        dissemination within the Department of best practices for the 
        treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
            ``(3) To provide guidance for the mental health system of 
        the Department in determining the mental health and 
        neurological health personnel required to provide quality 
        mental health care for members of the armed forces with post-
        traumatic stress disorder.
            ``(4) To establish, implement, and oversee a comprehensive 
        program to train mental health and neurological health 
        professionals of the Department in the treatment of post-
        traumatic stress disorder.
            ``(5) To facilitate advancements in the study of the short-
        term and long-term psychological effects of post-traumatic 
        stress disorder.
            ``(6) To disseminate within the military medical treatment 
        facilities of the Department best practices for training mental 
        health professionals, including neurological health 
        professionals, with respect to post-traumatic stress disorder.
            ``(7) To conduct basic science and translational research 
        on post-traumatic stress disorder for the purposes of 
        understanding the etiology of post-traumatic stress disorder 
        and developing preventive interventions and new treatments.
            ``(8) To develop outreach strategies and treatments for 
        families of members of the armed forces with post-traumatic 
        stress disorder in order to mitigate the negative impacts of 
        traumatic brain injury on such family members and to support 
        the recovery of such members from post-traumatic stress 
        disorder.
            ``(9) To conduct research on the unique mental health needs 
        of women members of the armed forces, including victims of 
        sexual assault, with post-traumatic stress disorder and develop 
        treatments to meet any needs identified through such research.
            ``(10) To conduct research on the unique mental health 
        needs of ethnic minority members of the armed forces with post-
        traumatic stress disorder and develop treatments to meet any 
        needs identified through such research.
            ``(11) To conduct research on the mental health needs of 
        families of members of the armed forces with post-traumatic 
        stress disorder and develop treatments to meet any needs 
        identified through such research.
            ``(12) To develop and oversee a long-term plan to increase 
        the number of mental health and neurological health 
        professionals within the Department in order to facilitate the 
        meeting by the Department of the needs of members of the armed 
        forces with post-traumatic stress disorder until their 
        transition to care and treatment from the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs.
            ``(13) To develop a program on comprehensive pain 
        management, including management of acute and chronic pain, to 
        utilize current and develop new treatments for pain, and to 
        identify and disseminate best practices on pain management.
            ``(14) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary shall 
        specify.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1105 the following new items:

``1105a. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, 
                            Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic 
                            Brain Injury.
``1105b. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, 
                            Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Post-
                            Traumatic Stress Disorder.''.
    (d) Report on Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report on the establishment of the Center of 
Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and 
Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury required by section 1105a of 
title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and the 
establishment of the Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, 
Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic Stress 
Disorder required by section 1105b of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (b)). The report shall, for each such Center--
            (1) describe in detail the activities and proposed 
        activities of such Center; and
            (2) assess the progress of such Center in discharging the 
        responsibilities of such Center.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense for 
Defense Health Program, $10,000,000, of which--
            (1) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Center of 
        Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and 
        Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury required by section 
        1105a of title 10, United States Code; and
            (2) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Center of 
        Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and 
        Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder required by 
        section 1105b of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1634. REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR FEMALE 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.

    (a) Comprehensive Review.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a comprehensive 
review of--
            (1) the need for mental health treatment and services for 
        female members of the Armed Forces and veterans; and
            (2) the efficacy and adequacy of existing mental health 
        treatment programs and services for female members of the Armed 
        Forces and veterans.
    (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall include, 
but not be limited to, an assessment of the following:
            (1) The need for mental health outreach, prevention, and 
        treatment services specifically for female members of the Armed 
        Forces and veterans.
            (2) The access to and efficacy of existing mental health 
        outreach, prevention, and treatment services and programs 
        (including substance abuse programs) for female veterans who 
        served in a combat zone.
            (3) The access to and efficacy of services and treatment 
        for female members of the Armed Forces and veterans who 
        experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
            (4) The availability of services and treatment for female 
        members of the Armed Forces and veterans who experienced sexual 
        assault or abuse.
            (5) The access to and need for treatment facilities 
        focusing on the mental health care needs of female members of 
        the Armed Forces and veterans.
            (6) The need for further clinical research on the unique 
        needs of female veterans who served in a combat zone.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on the review required by subsection (a).
    (d) Policy Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall jointly develop a comprehensive policy to 
address the treatment and care needs of female members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans who experience mental health problems and 
conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The policy shall 
take into account and reflect the results of the review required by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1635. FUNDING FOR IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND 
              REHABILITATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH 
              TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense 
        for Defense Health Program in the amount of $50,000,000, with 
        such amount to be available for activities as follows:
                    (A) Activities relating to the improved diagnosis, 
                treatment, and rehabilitation of members of the Armed 
                Forces with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
                    (B) Activities relating to the improved diagnosis, 
                treatment, and rehabilitation of members of the Armed 
                Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
            (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated by paragraph (1), $17,000,000 shall be available 
        for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center of the 
        Department of Defense.
    (b) Supplement Not Supplant.--The amount authorized to be 
appropriated by subsection (a) for Defense Health Program is in 
addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
for Defense Health Program.

SEC. 1636. REPORTS.

    (a) Reports on Implementation of Certain Requirements.--Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report describing the progress in implementing the requirements as 
follows:
            (1) The requirements of section 721 of the John Warner 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
        Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2294), relating to a longitudinal study 
        on traumatic brain injury incurred by members of the Armed 
        Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
        Freedom.
            (2) The requirements arising from the amendments made by 
        section 738 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2303), relating to enhanced 
        mental health screening and services for members of the Armed 
        Forces.
            (3) The requirements of section 741 of the John Warner 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 
        Stat. 2304), relating to pilot projects on early diagnosis and 
        treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental 
        health conditions.
    (b) Annual Reports on Expenditures for Activities on TBI and 
PTSD.--
            (1) Reports required.--Not later than March 1, 2008, and 
        each year thereafter through 2013, the Secretary of Defense 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        setting forth the amounts expended by the Department of Defense 
        during the preceding calendar year on activities described in 
        paragraph (2), including the amount allocated during such 
        calendar year to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center 
        of the Department.
            (2) Covered activities.--The activities described in this 
        paragraph are activities as follows:
                    (A) Activities relating to the improved diagnosis, 
                treatment, and rehabilitation of members of the Armed 
                Forces with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
                    (B) Activities relating to the improved diagnosis, 
                treatment, and rehabilitation of members of the Armed 
                Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
            (3) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) a description of the amounts expended as 
                described in that paragraph, including a description of 
                the activities for which expended;
                    (B) a description and assessment of the outcome of 
                such activities;
                    (C) a statement of priorities of the Department in 
                activities relating to the prevention, diagnosis, 
                research, treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic 
                brain injury in members of the Armed Forces during the 
                year in which such report is submitted and in future 
                calendar years;
                    (D) a statement of priorities of the Department in 
                activities relating to the prevention, diagnosis, 
                research, treatment, and rehabilitation of post-
                traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed 
                Forces during the year in which such report is 
                submitted and in future calendar years; and
                    (E) an assessment of the progress made toward 
                achieving the priorities stated in subparagraphs (C) 
                and (D) in the report under paragraph (1) in the 
                previous year, and a description of any actions planned 
                during the year in which such report is submitted to 
                achieve any unfulfilled priorities during such year.

                         PART IV--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 1641. JOINT ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall jointly--
            (1) develop and implement a joint electronic health record 
        for use by the Department of Defense and the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs; and
            (2) accelerate the exchange of health care information 
        between the Department of Defense and the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs in order to support the delivery of health 
        care by both Departments.
    (b) Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs 
Interagency Program Office for a Joint Electronic Health Record.--
            (1) In general.--There is hereby established a joint 
        element of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs to be known as the ``Department of Defense-
        Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office for a 
        Joint Electronic Health Record'' (in this section referred to 
        as the ``Office'').
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Office shall be as 
        follows:
                    (A) To act as a single point of accountability for 
                the Department of Defense and the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs in the rapid development, test, and 
                implementation of a joint electronic health record for 
                use by the Department of Defense and the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs.
                    (B) To accelerate the exchange of health care 
                information between Department of Defense and the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs in order to support the 
                delivery of health care by both Departments.
    (c) Leadership.--
            (1) Director.--The Director of the Department of Defense-
        Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office for a 
        Joint Electronic Health Record shall be the head of the Office.
            (2) Deputy director.--The Deputy Director of the Department 
        of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program 
        Office for a Joint Electronic Health Record shall be the deputy 
        head of the office and shall assist the Director in carrying 
        out the duties of the Director.
            (3) Appointments.--(A) The Director shall be appointed by 
        the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
        of Veterans Affairs, from among employees of the Department of 
        Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Senior 
        Executive Service who are qualified to direct the development 
        and acquisition of major information technology capabilities.
            (B) The Deputy Director shall be appointed by the Secretary 
        of Veterans Affairs, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
        Defense, from among employees of the Department of Defense and 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Senior Executive 
        Service who are qualified to direct the development and 
        acquisition of major information technology capabilities.
            (4) Additional guidance.--In addition to the direction, 
        supervision, and control provided by the Secretary of Defense 
        and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Office shall also 
        receive guidance from the Department of Veterans Affairs-
        Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee under section 
        320 of title 38, United States Code, in the discharge of the 
        functions of the Office under this section.
            (5) Testimony.--Upon request by any of the appropriate 
        committees of Congress, the Director and the Deputy Director 
        shall testify before such committee regarding the discharge of 
        the functions of the Office under this section.
    (d) Function.--The function of the Office shall be to develop and 
prepare for deployment, by not later than September 30, 2010, a joint 
electronic health record to be utilized by both the Department of 
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs in the provision of 
medical care and treatment to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, 
which health record shall comply with applicable interoperability 
standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria 
(including for the reporting of quality measures) of the Federal 
Government.
    (e) Schedules and Benchmarks.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly establish a schedule and 
benchmarks for the discharge by the Office of its function under this 
section, including each of the following:
            (1) A schedule for the establishment of the Office.
            (2) A schedule and deadline for the establishment of the 
        requirements for the joint electronic health record described 
        in subsection (d), including coordination with the Office of 
        the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in 
        the development of a nationwide interoperable health 
        information technology infrastructure.
            (3) A schedule and associated deadlines for any acquisition 
        and testing required in the development and deployment of the 
        joint electronic health record.
            (4) A schedule and associated deadlines and requirements 
        for the deployment of the joint electronic health record.
            (5) Proposed funding for the Office for each of fiscal 
        years 2009 through 2013 for the discharge of its function.
    (f) Pilot Projects.--
            (1) Authority.--In order to assist the Office in the 
        discharge of its function under this section, the Secretary of 
        Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may, acting 
        jointly, carry out one or more pilot projects to assess the 
        feasability and advisability of various technological 
        approaches to the achievement of the joint electronic health 
        record described in subsection (d).
            (2) Treatment as single health care system.--For purposes 
        of each pilot project carried out under this subsection, the 
        health care system of the Department of Defense and the health 
        care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be 
        treated as a single health care system for purposes of the 
        regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health 
        Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
        1320d-2 note).
    (g) Staff and Other Resources.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
        of Veterans Affairs shall assign to the Office such personnel 
        and other resources of the Department of Defense and the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs as are required for the 
        discharge of its function under this section.
            (2) Additional services.--Subject to the approval of the 
        Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 
        Director may utilize the services of private individuals and 
        entities as consultants to the Office in the discharge of its 
        function under this section. Amounts available to the Office 
        shall be available for payment for such services.
    (h) Annual Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2009, and each 
        year thereafter through 2014, the Director shall submit to the 
        Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
        to the appropriate committees of Congress, a report on the 
        activities of the Office during the preceding calendar year. 
        Each report shall include, for the year covered by such report, 
        the following:
                    (A) A detailed description of the activities of the 
                Office, including a detailed description of the amounts 
                expended and the purposes for which expended.
                    (B) An assessment of the progress made by the 
                Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs in the development and implementation of the 
                joint electronic health record described in subsection 
                (d).
            (2) Availability to public.--The Secretary of Defense and 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make available to the 
        public each report submitted under paragraph (1), including by 
        posting such report on the Internet website of the Department 
        of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
        respectively, that is available to the public.
    (i) Comptroller General Assessment of Implementation.--Not later 
than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
six months thereafter until the completion of the implementation of the 
joint electronic health record described in subsection (d), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the 
assessment of the Comptroller General of the progress of the Department 
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing and 
implementing the joint electronic health record.
    (j) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
        of Veterans Affairs shall each contribute equally to the costs 
        of the Office in fiscal year 2008 and fiscal years thereafter. 
        The amount so contributed by each Secretary in fiscal year 2008 
        shall be up to $10,000,000.
            (2) Source of funds.--(A) Amounts contributed by the 
        Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) shall be derived from 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
        Defense for the Defense Health Program and available for 
        program management and technology resources.
            (B) Amounts contributed by the Secretary of Veterans 
        Affairs under paragraph (1) shall be derived from amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs for Medical Care and available for program management 
        and technology resources.
    (k) Joint Electronic Health Record Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``joint electronic health record'' means a single system that 
includes patient information across the continuum of medical care, 
including inpatient care, outpatient care, pharmacy care, patient 
safety, and rehabilitative care.

SEC. 1642. ENHANCED PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF 
              WOUNDED AND INJURED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1599c of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1599c. Health care professionals: enhanced appointment and 
              compensation authority for personnel for care and 
              treatment of wounded and injured members of the armed 
              forces
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may, in the discretion 
of the Secretary, exercise any authority for the appointment and pay of 
health care personnel under chapter 74 of title 38 for purposes of the 
recruitment, employment, and retention of civilian health care 
professionals for the Department of Defense if the Secretary determines 
that the exercise of such authority is necessary in order to provide or 
enhance the capacity of the Department to provide care and treatment 
for members of the armed forces who are wounded or injured on active 
duty in the armed forces and to support the ongoing patient care and 
medical readiness, education, and training requirements of the 
Department of Defense.
    ``(b) Recruitment of Personnel.--(1) The Secretaries of the 
military departments shall each develop and implement a strategy to 
disseminate among appropriate personnel of the military departments 
authorities and best practices for the recruitment of medical and 
health professionals, including the authorities under subsection (a).
    ``(2) Each strategy under paragraph (1) shall--
            ``(A) assess current recruitment policies, procedures, and 
        practices of the military department concerned to assure that 
        such strategy facilitates the implementation of efficiencies 
        which reduce the time required to fill vacant positions for 
        medical and health professionals; and
            ``(B) clearly identify processes and actions that will be 
        used to inform and educate military and civilian personnel 
        responsible for the recruitment of medical and health 
        professionals.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 81 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 1599c and inserting the following new item:

``1599c. Health care professionals: enhanced appointment and 
                            compensation authority for personnel for 
                            care and treatment of wounded and injured 
                            members of the armed forces.''.
    (c) Reports on Strategies on Recruitment of Medical and Health 
Professionals.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
the strategy developed by such Secretary under section 1599c(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

SEC. 1643. PERSONNEL SHORTAGES IN THE MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, INCLUDING PERSONNEL IN THE MENTAL 
              HEALTH WORKFORCE.

    (a) Recommendations on Means of Addressing Shortages.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
        the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives a report setting forth the recommendations of 
        the Secretary for such legislative or administrative actions as 
        the Secretary considers appropriate to address shortages in 
        health care professionals within the Department of Defense, 
        including personnel in the mental health workforce.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        address the following:
                    (A) Enhancements or improvements of financial 
                incentives for health care professionals, including 
                personnel in the mental health workforce, of the 
                Department of Defense in order to enhance the 
                recruitment and retention of such personnel, including 
                recruitment, accession, or retention bonuses and 
                scholarship, tuition, and other financial assistance.
                    (B) Modifications of service obligations of health 
                care professionals, including personnel in the mental 
                health workforce.
                    (C) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate.
    (b) Recruitment.--Commencing not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement 
programs to recruit qualified individuals in health care fields 
(including mental health) to serve in the Armed Forces as health care 
and mental health personnel of the Armed Forces.

                     Subtitle C--Disability Matters

                     PART I--DISABILITY EVALUATIONS

SEC. 1651. UTILIZATION OF VETERANS' PRESUMPTION OF SOUND CONDITION IN 
              ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
              FOR RETIREMENT FOR DISABILITY.

    (a) Retirement of Regulars and Members on Active Duty for More Than 
30 Days.--Clause (i) of section 1201(b)(3)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) the member has six months or more of 
                        active military service and the disability was 
                        not noted at the time of the member's entrance 
                        on active duty (unless compelling evidence or 
                        medical judgment is such to warrant a finding 
                        that the disability existed before the member's 
                        entrance on active duty);''.
    (b) Separation of Regulars and Members on Active Duty for More Than 
30 Days.--Section 1203(b)(4)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
``and the member has at least eight years of service computed under 
section 1208 of this title'' and inserting ``, the member has six 
months or more of active military service, and the disability was not 
noted at the time of the member's entrance on active duty (unless 
evidence or medical judgment is such to warrant a finding that the 
disability existed before the member's entrance on active duty)''.

SEC. 1652. REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              DETERMINATIONS OF DISABILITY WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1216 the following new section:
``Sec. 1216a. Determinations of disability: requirements and 
              limitations on determinations
    ``(a) Utilization of VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities in 
Determinations of Disability.--(1) In making a determination of 
disability of a member of the armed forces for purposes of this 
chapter, the Secretary concerned--
            ``(A) shall, to the extent feasible, utilize the schedule 
        for rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs, including any applicable interpretation of the 
        schedule by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
        Claims; and
            ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), may not deviate 
        from the schedule or any such interpretation of the schedule.
    ``(2) In making a determination described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary concerned may utilize in lieu of the schedule described in 
that paragraph such criteria as the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may jointly prescribe for purposes of 
this subsection if the utilization of such criteria will result in a 
determination of a greater percentage of disability than would be 
otherwise determined through the utilization of the schedule.
    ``(b) Consideration of All Medical Conditions.--In making a 
determination of the rating of disability of a member of the armed 
forces for purposes of this chapter, the Secretary concerned shall take 
into account all medical conditions, whether individually or 
collectively, that render the member unfit to perform the duties of the 
member's office, grade, rank, or rating.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 61 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1216 the following new item:

``1216a. Determinations of disability: requirements and limitations on 
                            determinations.''.

SEC. 1653. REVIEW OF SEPARATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
              SEPARATED FROM SERVICE WITH A DISABILITY RATING OF 20 
              PERCENT DISABLED OR LESS.

    (a) Board Required.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 79 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 1554 adding the 
        following new section:
``Sec. 1554a. Review of separation with disability rating of 20 percent 
              disabled or less
    ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
within the Office of the Secretary of Defense a board of review to 
review the disability determinations of covered individuals by Physical 
Evaluation Boards. The board shall be known as the `Physical Disability 
Board of Review'.
    ``(2) The Board shall consist of not less than three members 
appointed by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, covered 
individuals are members and former members of the armed forces who, 
during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on 
December 31, 2009--
            ``(1) are separated from the armed forces due to unfitness 
        for duty due to a medical condition with a disability rating of 
        20 percent disabled or less; and
            ``(2) are found to be not eligible for retirement.
    ``(c) Review.--(1) Upon its own motion, or upon the request of a 
covered individual, or a surviving spouse, next of kin, or legal 
representative of a covered individual, the Board shall review the 
findings and decisions of the Physical Evaluation Board with respect to 
such covered individual.
    ``(2) The review by the Board under paragraph (1) shall be based on 
the records of the armed force concerned and such other evidence as may 
be presented to the Board. A witness may present evidence to the Board 
by affidavit or by any other means considered acceptable by the 
Secretary of Defense.
    ``(d) Authorized Recommendations.--The Board may, as a result of 
its findings under a review under subsection (c), recommend to the 
Secretary concerned the following (as applicable) with respect to a 
covered individual:
            ``(1) No recharacterization of the separation of such 
        individual or modification of the disability rating previously 
        assigned such individual.
            ``(2) The recharacterization of the separation of such 
        individual to retirement for disability.
            ``(3) The modification of the disability rating previously 
        assigned such individual by the Physical Evaluation Board 
        concerned, which modified disability rating may not be a 
        reduction of the disability rating previously assigned such 
        individual by that Physical Evaluation Board.
            ``(4) The issuance of a new disability rating for such 
        individual.
    ``(e) Correction of Military Records.--(1) The Secretary concerned 
may correct the military records of a covered individual in accordance 
with a recommendation made by the Board under subsection (d). Any such 
correction may be made effective as of the effective date of the action 
taken on the report of the Physical Evaluation Board to which such 
recommendation relates.
    ``(2) In the case of a member previously separated pursuant to the 
findings and decision of a Physical Evaluation Board together with a 
lump-sum or other payment of back pay and allowances at separation, the 
amount of pay or other monetary benefits to which such member would be 
entitled based on the member's military record as corrected shall be 
reduced to take into account receipt of such lump-sum or other payment 
in such manner as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
    ``(3) If the Board makes a recommendation not to correct the 
military records of a covered individual, the action taken on the 
report of the Physical Evaluation Board to which such recommendation 
relates shall be treated as final as of the date of such action.
    ``(f) Regulations.--(1) This section shall be carried out in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(2) The regulations under paragraph (1) shall specify reasonable 
deadlines for the performance of reviews required by this section.
    ``(3) The regulations under paragraph (1) shall specify the effect 
of a determination or pending determination of a Physical Evaluation 
Board on considerations by boards for correction of military records 
under section 1552 of this title.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 79 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 1554 the following new item:

``1554a. Review of separation with disability rating of 20 percent 
                            disabled or less.''.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish the 
board of review required by section 1554a of title 10, United States 
Code (as added by subsection (a)), and prescribe the regulations 
required by such section, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1654. PILOT PROGRAMS ON REVISED AND IMPROVED DISABILITY EVALUATION 
              SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Pilot Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, carry out 
        pilot programs with respect to the disability evaluation system 
        of the Department of Defense for the purpose set forth in 
        subsection (d).
            (2) Required pilot programs.--In carrying out this section, 
        the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot programs 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c). Each 
        such pilot program shall be implemented not later than 90 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Authorized pilot programs.--In carrying out this 
        section, the Secretary of Defense may carry out such other 
        pilot programs as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considers appropriate.
    (b) Disability Evaluation System of the Department of Defense.--For 
purposes of this section, the disability evaluation system of the 
Department of Defense is the system of the Department for the 
evaluation of the disabilities of members of the Armed Forces who are 
being separated or retired from the Armed Forces for disability under 
chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code.
    (c) Scope of Pilot Programs.--
            (1) Disability determinations by dod utilizing va assigned 
        disability rating.--Under one of the pilot programs under 
        subsection (a), for purposes of making a determination of 
        disability of a member of the Armed Forces under section 
        1201(b) of title 10, United States Code, for the retirement, 
        separation, or placement of the member on the temporary 
        disability retired list under chapter 61 of such title, upon a 
        determination by the Secretary of the military department 
        concerned that the member is unfit to perform the duties of the 
        member's office, grade, rank, or rating because of a physical 
        disability as described in section 1201(a) of such title--
                    (A) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
                            (i) conduct an evaluation of the member for 
                        physical disability; and
                            (ii) assign the member a rating of 
                        disability in accordance with the schedule for 
                        rating disabilities utilized by the Secretary 
                        of Veterans Affairs based on all medical 
                        conditions (whether individually or 
                        collectively) that render the member unfit for 
                        duty; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the military department 
                concerned shall make the determination of disability 
                regarding the member utilizing the rating of disability 
                assigned under subparagraph (A)(ii).
            (2) Disability determinations utilizing joint dod/va 
        assigned disability rating.--Under one of the pilot programs 
        under subsection (a), in making a determination of disability 
        of a member of the Armed Forces under section 1201(b) of title 
        10, United States Code, for the retirement, separation, or 
        placement of the member on the temporary disability retired 
        list under chapter 61 of such title, the Secretary of the 
        military department concerned shall, upon determining that the 
        member is unfit to perform the duties of the member's office, 
        grade, rank, or rating because of a physical disability as 
        described in section 1201(a) of such title--
                    (A) provide for the joint evaluation of the member 
                for disability by the Secretary of the military 
                department concerned and the Secretary of Veterans 
                Affairs, including the assignment of a rating of 
                disability for the member in accordance with the 
                schedule for rating disabilities utilized by the 
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs based on all medical 
                conditions (whether individually or collectively) that 
                render the member unfit for duty; and
                    (B) make the determination of disability regarding 
                the member utilizing the rating of disability assigned 
                under subparagraph (A).
            (3) Electronic clearing house.--Under one of the pilot 
        programs, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and operate 
        a single Internet website for the disability evaluation system 
        of the Department of Defense that enables participating members 
        of the Armed Forces to fully utilize such system through the 
        Internet, with such Internet website to include the following:
                    (A) The availability of any forms required for the 
                utilization of the disability evaluation system by 
                members of the Armed Forces under the system.
                    (B) Secure mechanisms for the submission of such 
                forms by members of the Armed Forces under the system, 
                and for the tracking of the acceptance and review of 
                any forms so submitted.
                    (C) Secure mechanisms for advising members of the 
                Armed Forces under the system of any additional 
                information, forms, or other items that are required 
                for the acceptance and review of any forms so 
                submitted.
                    (D) The continuous availability of assistance to 
                members of the Armed Forces under the system (including 
                assistance through the caseworkers assigned to such 
                members of the Armed Forces) in submitting and tracking 
                such forms, including assistance in obtaining 
                information, forms, or other items described by 
                subparagraph (C).
                    (E) Secure mechanisms to request and receive 
                personnel files or other personnel records of members 
                of the Armed Forces under the system that are required 
                for submission under the disability evaluation system, 
                including the capability to track requests for such 
                files or records and to determine the status of such 
                requests and of responses to such requests.
            (4) Other pilot programs.--Under any pilot program carried 
        out by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a)(3), the 
        Secretary shall provide for the development, evaluation, and 
        identification of such practices and procedures under the 
        disability evaluation system of the Department of Defense as 
        the Secretary considers appropriate for purpose set forth in 
        subsection (d).
    (d) Purpose.--The purpose of each pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall be--
            (1) to provide for the development, evaluation, and 
        identification of revised and improved practices and procedures 
        under the disability evaluation system of the Department of 
        Defense in order to--
                    (A) reduce the processing time under the disability 
                evaluation system of members of the Armed Forces who 
                are likely to be retired or separated for disability, 
                and who have not requested continuation on active duty, 
                including, in particular, members who are severely 
                wounded;
                    (B) identify and implement or seek the modification 
                of statutory or administrative policies and 
                requirements applicable to the disability evaluation 
                system that--
                            (i) are unnecessary or contrary to 
                        applicable best practices of civilian employers 
                        and civilian healthcare systems; or
                            (ii) otherwise result in hardship, 
                        arbitrary, or inconsistent outcomes for members 
                        of the Armed Forces, or unwarranted 
                        inefficiencies and delays;
                    (C) eliminate material variations in policies, 
                interpretations, and overall performance standards 
                among the military departments under the disability 
                evaluation system; and
                    (D) determine whether it enhances the capability of 
                the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive and 
                determine claims from members of the Armed Forces for 
                compensation, pension, hospitalization, or other 
                veterans benefits; and
            (2) in conjunction with the findings and recommendations of 
        applicable Presidential and Department of Defense study groups, 
        to provide for the eventual development of revised and improved 
        practices and procedures for the disability evaluation system 
        in order to achieve the objectives set forth in paragraph (1).
    (e) Utilization of Results in Updates of Comprehensive Policy on 
Care, Management, and Transition of Covered Servicemembers.--The 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
jointly incorporate responses to any findings and recommendations 
arising under the pilot programs required by subsection (a) in updating 
the comprehensive policy on the care and management of covered 
servicemembers under section 1611.
    (f) Construction With Other Authorities.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in carrying out 
        a pilot program under subsection (a)--
                    (A) the rules and regulations of the Department of 
                Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs relating 
                to methods of determining fitness or unfitness for duty 
                and disability ratings for members of the Armed Forces 
                shall apply to the pilot program only to the extent 
                provided in the report on the pilot program under 
                subsection (h)(1); and
                    (B) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
                Veterans Affairs may waive any provision of title 10, 
                37, or 38, United States Code, relating to methods of 
                determining fitness or unfitness for duty and 
                disability ratings for members of the Armed Forces if 
                the Secretaries determine in writing that the 
                application of such provision would be inconsistent 
                with the purpose of the pilot program.
            (2) Limitation.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
        construed to authorize the waiver of any provision of section 
        1216a of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1652 
        of this Act.
    (g) Duration.--Each pilot program under subsection (a) shall be 
completed not later than one year after the date of the commencement of 
such pilot program under that subsection.
    (h) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
        the pilot programs under subsection (a). The report shall 
        include--
                    (A) a description of the scope and objectives of 
                each pilot program;
                    (B) a description of the methodology to be used 
                under such pilot program to ensure rapid identification 
                under such pilot program of revised or improved 
                practices under the disability evaluation system of the 
                Department of Defense in order to achieve the 
                objectives set forth in subsection (d)(1); and
                    (C) a statement of any provision described in 
                subsection (f)(1)(B) that shall not apply to the pilot 
                program by reason of a waiver under that subsection.
            (2) Interim report.--Not later than 150 days after the date 
        of the submittal of the report required by paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
        Congress a report describing the current status of such pilot 
        program.
            (3) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        completion of all the pilot programs described in paragraphs 
        (1) through (3) of subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit 
        to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting 
        forth a final evaluation and assessment of such pilot programs. 
        The report shall include such recommendations for legislative 
        or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate 
        in light of such pilot programs.

SEC. 1655. REPORTS ON ARMY ACTION PLAN IN RESPONSE TO DEFICIENCIES IN 
              THE ARMY PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter until March 1, 
2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the implementation of corrective 
measures by the Department of Defense with respect to the Physical 
Disability Evaluation System (PDES) in response to the following:
            (1) The report of the Inspector General of the Army on that 
        system of March 6, 2007.
            (2) The report of the Independent Review Group on 
        Rehabilitation Care and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed 
        Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center.
            (3) The report of the Department of Veterans Affairs Task 
        Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes.
    (b) Elements of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include current information on the following:
            (1) The total number of cases, and the number of cases 
        involving combat disabled servicemembers, pending resolution 
        before the Medical and Physical Disability Evaluation Boards of 
        the Army, including information on the number of members of the 
        Army who have been in a medical hold or holdover status for 
        more than each of 100, 200, and 300 days.
            (2) The status of the implementation of modifications to 
        disability evaluation processes of the Department of Defense in 
        response to the following:
                    (A) The report of the Inspector General on such 
                processes dated March 6, 2007.
                    (B) The report of the Independent Review Group on 
                Rehabilitation Care and Administrative Processes at 
                Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval 
                Medical Center.
                    (C) The report of the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror 
                Heroes.
    (c) Posting on Internet.--Not later than 24 hours after submitting 
a report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall post such report on 
the Internet website of the Department of Defense that is available to 
the public.

                   PART II--OTHER DISABILITY MATTERS

SEC. 1661. ENHANCEMENT OF DISABILITY SEVERANCE PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1212 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``his years of 
        service, but not more than 12, computed under section 1208 of 
        this title'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting ``the member's years of service computed under 
        section 1208 of this title (subject to the minimum and maximum 
        years of service provided for in subsection (c))'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c)(1) The minimum years of service of a member for purposes of 
subsection (a)(1) shall be as follows:
            ``(A) Six years in the case of a member separated from the 
        armed forces for a disability incurred in line of duty in a 
        combat zone (as designated by the Secretary of Defense for 
        purposes of this subsection) or incurred during the performance 
        of duty in combat-related operations as designated by the 
        Secretary of Defense.
            ``(B) Three years in the case of any other member.
    ``(2) The maximum years of service of a member for purposes of 
subsection (a)(1) shall be 19 years.''.
    (b) No Deduction From Compensation of Severance Pay for 
Disabilities Incurred in Combat Zones.--Subsection (d) of such section, 
as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is further 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)'';
            (2) by striking the second sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(2) No deduction may be made under paragraph (1) in the case of 
disability severance pay received by a member for a disability incurred 
in line of duty in a combat zone or incurred during performance of duty 
in combat-related operations as designated by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(3) No deduction may be made under paragraph (1) from any death 
compensation to which a member's dependents become entitled after the 
member's death.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with 
respect to members of the Armed Forces separated from the Armed Forces 
under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, on or after that 
date.

SEC. 1662. ELECTRONIC TRANSFER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING 
              ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

    The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall jointly develop and implement a mechanism to provide for the 
electronic transfer from the Department of Defense to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs of any Department of Defense documents (including 
Department of Defense form DD-214) necessary to establish or support 
the eligibility of a member of the Armed Forces for benefits under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs at the time of 
the retirement, separation, or release of the member from the Armed 
Forces.

SEC. 1663. ASSESSMENTS OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY RETIRED LIST.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall each submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report assessing the continuing utility of the temporary disability 
retired list in satisfying the purposes for which the temporary 
disability retired list was established. Each report shall include such 
recommendations for the modification or improvement of the temporary 
disability retired list as the Secretary or the Comptroller General, as 
applicable, considers appropriate in light of the assessment in such 
report.

         Subtitle D--Improvement of Facilities Housing Patients

SEC. 1671. STANDARDS FOR MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES, 
              SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES, AND MILITARY QUARTERS 
              HOUSING PATIENTS.

    (a) Establishment of Standards.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish for the military facilities referred to in subsection (b) 
standards with respect to the matters set forth in subsection (c). The 
standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
            (1) be uniform and consistent across such facilities; and
            (2) be uniform and consistent across the Department of 
        Defense and the military departments.
    (b) Covered Military Facilities.--The military facilities referred 
to in this subsection are the military facilities of the Department of 
Defense and the military departments as follows:
            (1) Military medical treatment facilities.
            (2) Specialty medical care facilities.
            (3) Military quarters or leased housing for patients.
    (c) Scope of Standards.--The standards required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following:
            (1) Generally accepted standards for the accreditation of 
        medical facilities, or for facilities used to quarter 
        individuals that may require medical supervision, as 
        applicable, in the United States.
            (2) To the extent not inconsistent with the standards 
        described in paragraph (1), minimally acceptable conditions for 
        the following:
                    (A) Appearance and maintenance of facilities 
                generally, including the structure and roofs of 
                facilities.
                    (B) Size, appearance, and maintenance of rooms 
                housing or utilized by patients, including furniture 
                and amenities in such rooms.
                    (C) Operation and maintenance of primary and back-
                up facility utility systems and other systems required 
                for patient care, including electrical systems, 
                plumbing systems, heating, ventilation, and air 
                conditioning systems, communications systems, fire 
                protection systems, energy management systems, and 
                other systems required for patient care.
                    (D) Compliance with Federal Government standards 
                for hospital facilities and operations.
                    (E) Compliance of facilities, rooms, and grounds, 
                to the maximum extent practicable, with the Americans 
                with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
                seq.).
                    (F) Such other matters relating to the appearance, 
                size, operation, and maintenance of facilities and 
                rooms as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (d) Compliance With Standards.--
            (1) Deadline.--In establishing standards under subsection 
        (a), the Secretary shall specify a deadline for compliance with 
        such standards by each facility referred to in subsection (b). 
        The deadline shall be at the earliest date practicable after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall, to the 
        maximum extent practicable, be uniform across the facilities 
        referred to in subsection (b).
            (2) Investment.--In carrying out this section, the 
        Secretary shall also establish guidelines for investment to be 
        utilized by the Department of Defense and the military 
        departments in determining the allocation of financial 
        resources to facilities referred to in subsection (b) in order 
        to meet the deadline specified under paragraph (1).
    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than December 30, 2007, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
        a report on the actions taken to carry out this section.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
        the following:
                    (A) The standards established under subsection (a).
                    (B) An assessment of the appearance, condition, and 
                maintenance of each facility referred to in subsection 
                (a), including--
                            (i) an assessment of the compliance of such 
                        facility with the standards established under 
                        subsection (a); and
                            (ii) a description of any deficiency or 
                        noncompliance in each facility with the 
                        standards.
                    (C) A description of the investment to be allocated 
                to address each deficiency or noncompliance identified 
                under subparagraph (B)(ii).

SEC. 1672. REPORTS ON ARMY ACTION PLAN IN RESPONSE TO DEFICIENCIES 
              IDENTIFIED AT WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER.

    (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter until March 1, 
2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the implementation of the action plan of 
the Army to correct deficiencies identified in the condition of 
facilities, and in the administration of outpatients in medical hold or 
medical holdover status, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and 
at other applicable Army installations at which covered members of the 
Armed Forces are assigned.
    (b) Elements of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
include current information on the following:
            (1) The number of inpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical 
        Center, and the number of outpatients on medical hold or in a 
        medical holdover status at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as 
        a result of serious injuries or illnesses.
            (2) A description of the lodging facilities and other forms 
        of housing at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and at each 
        other Army facility, to which are assigned personnel in medical 
        hold or medical holdover status as a result of serious injuries 
        or illnesses, including--
                    (A) an assessment of the conditions of such 
                facilities and housing; and
                    (B) a description of any plans to correct 
                inadequacies in such conditions.
            (3) The status, estimated completion date, and estimated 
        cost of any proposed or ongoing actions to correct any 
        inadequacies in conditions as described under paragraph (2).
            (4) The number of case managers, platoon sergeants, patient 
        advocates, and physical evaluation board liaison officers 
        stationed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and at each other 
        Army facility, to which are assigned personnel in medical hold 
        or medical holdover status as a result of serious injuries or 
        illnesses, and the ratio of case workers and platoon sergeants 
        to outpatients for whom they are responsible at each such 
        facility.
            (5) The number of telephone calls received during the 
        preceding 60 days on the Wounded Soldier and Family hotline (as 
        established on March 19, 2007), a summary of the complaints or 
        communications received through such calls, and a description 
        of the actions taken in response to such calls.
            (6) A summary of the activities, findings, and 
        recommendations of the Army tiger team of medical and 
        installation professionals who visited the major medical 
        treatment facilities and community-based health care 
        organizations of the Army pursuant to March 2007 orders, and a 
        description of the status of corrective actions being taken 
        with to address deficiencies noted by that team.
            (7) The status of the ombudsman programs at Walter Reed 
        Army Medical Center and at other major Army installations to 
        which are assigned personnel in medical hold or medical 
        holdover status as a result of serious injuries or illnesses.
    (c) Posting on Internet.--Not later than 24 hours after submitting 
a report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall post such report on 
the Internet website of the Department of Defense that is available to 
the public.

SEC. 1673. CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES REQUIRED FOR THE CLOSURE OF 
              WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Assessment of Acceleration of Construction of Facilities.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall carry out an assessment of the feasibility 
(including the cost-effectiveness) of accelerating the construction and 
completion of any new facilities required to facilitate the closure of 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District of Columbia, as required as a 
result of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment under 
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title 
XXIX of Public Law 101-510; U.S.C. 2687 note).
    (b) Development and Implementation of Plan for Construction of 
Facilities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and carry out 
        a plan for the construction and completion of any new 
        facilities required to facilitate the closure of Walter Reed 
        Army Medical Center as required as described in subsection (a). 
        If the Secretary determines as a result of the assessment under 
        subsection (a) that accelerating the construction and 
        completion of such facilities is feasible, the plan shall 
        provide for the accelerated construction and completion of such 
        facilities in a manner consistent with that determination.
            (2) Submittal of plan.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees the plan required by paragraph 
        (1) not later than September 30, 2007.
    (c) Certifications.--Not later than September 30, 2007, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
certification of each of the following:
            (1) That a transition plan has been developed, and 
        resources have been committed, to ensure that patient care 
        services, medical operations, and facilities are sustained at 
        the highest possible level at Walter Reed Army Medical Center 
        until facilities to replace Walter Reed Army Medical Center are 
        staffed and ready to assume at least the same level of care 
        previously provided at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
            (2) That the closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Center 
        will not result in a net loss of capacity in the major military 
        medical centers in the National Capitol Region in terms of 
        total bed capacity or staffed bed capacity.
            (3) That the capacity and types of medical hold and out-
        patient lodging facilities currently operating at Walter Reed 
        Army Medical Center will be available at the facilities to 
        replace Walter Reed Army Medical Center by the date of the 
        closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
            (4) That adequate funds have been provided to complete 
        fully all facilities identified in the Base Realignment and 
        Closure Business Plan for Walter Reed Army Medical Center 
        submitted to the congressional defense committees as part of 
        the budget justification materials submitted to Congress 
        together with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2008 
        as contemplated in that business plan.
    (d) Environmental Laws.--Nothing in this section shall require the 
Secretary or any designated representative to waive or ignore 
responsibilities and actions required by the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the regulations 
implementing such Act.

        Subtitle E--Outreach and Related Information on Benefits

SEC. 1681. HANDBOOK FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON COMPENSATION AND 
              BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR SERIOUS INJURIES AND ILLNESSES.

    (a) Information on Available Compensation and Benefits.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the 
Commissioner of Social Security, develop and maintain in handbook and 
electronic form a comprehensive description of the compensation and 
other benefits to which a member of the Armed Forces, and the family of 
such member, would be entitled upon the member's separation or 
retirement from the Armed Forces as a result of a serious injury or 
illness. The handbook shall set forth the range of such compensation 
and benefits based on grade, length of service, degree of disability at 
separation or retirement, and such other factors affecting such 
compensation and benefits as the Secretary of Defense considers 
appropriate.
    (b) Update.--The Secretary of Defense shall update the 
comprehensive description required by subsection (a), including the 
handbook and electronic form of the description, on a periodic basis, 
but not less often than annually.
    (c) Provision to Members.--The Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall provide the descriptive handbook under subsection (a) 
to each member of the Armed Forces described in that subsection as soon 
as practicable following the injury or illness qualifying the member 
for coverage under that subsection.
    (d) Provision to Representatives.--If a member is incapacitated or 
otherwise unable to receive the descriptive handbook to be provided 
under subsection (a), the handbook shall be provided to the next of kin 
or a legal representative of the member (as determined in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department 
concerned for purposes of this section).

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 1691. STUDY ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER READJUSTMENT 
              NEEDS OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
              WHO DEPLOYED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION 
              ENDURING FREEDOM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, enter into an 
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study on the 
physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and 
former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in Operation Iraqi 
Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom and their families as a result of 
such deployment.
    (b) Phases.--The study required under subsection (a) shall consist 
of two phases:
            (1) A preliminary phase, to be completed not later than 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act--
                    (A) to identify preliminary findings on the 
                physical and mental health and other readjustment needs 
                described in subsection (a) and on gaps in care for the 
                members, former members, and families described in that 
                subsection; and
                    (B) to determine the parameters of the second phase 
                of the study under paragraph (2).
            (2) A second phase, to be completed not later than three 
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act, to carry out 
        a comprehensive assessment, in accordance with the parameters 
        identified under the preliminary report required by paragraph 
        (1), of the physical and mental health and other readjustment 
        needs of members and former members of the Armed Forces who 
        deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
        Freedom and their families as a result of such deployment, 
        including, at a minimum--
                    (A) an assessment of the psychological, social, and 
                economic impacts of such deployment on such members and 
                former members and their families;
                    (B) an assessment of the particular impacts of 
                multiple deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom or 
                Operation Enduring Freedom on such members and former 
                members and their families;
                    (C) an assessment of the full scope of the 
                neurological, psychiatric, and psychological effects of 
                traumatic brain injury (TBI) on members and former 
                members of the Armed Forces, including the effects of 
                such effects on the family members of such members and 
                former members, and an assessment of the efficacy of 
                current treatment approaches for traumatic brain injury 
                in the United States and the efficacy of screenings and 
                treatment approaches for traumatic brain injury within 
                the Department of Defense and the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs;
                    (D) an assessment of the effects of undiagnosed 
                injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 
                and traumatic brain injury, an estimate of the long-
                term costs associated with such injuries, and an 
                assessment of the efficacy of screenings and treatment 
                approaches for post-traumatic stress disorder and other 
                mental health conditions within the Department of 
                Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    (E) an assessment of the particular needs and 
                concerns of female members of the Armed Forces and 
                female veterans;
                    (F) an assessment of the particular needs and 
                concerns of children of members of the Armed Forces, 
                taking into account differing age groups, impacts on 
                development and education, and the mental and emotional 
                well being of children;
                    (G) an assessment of the particular needs and 
                concerns of minority members of the Armed Forces and 
                minority veterans;
                    (H) an assessment of the particular educational and 
                vocational needs of such members and former members and 
                their families, and an assessment of the efficacy of 
                existing educational and vocational programs to address 
                such needs;
                    (I) an assessment of the impacts on communities 
                with high populations of military families, including 
                military housing communities and townships with 
                deployed members of the National Guard and Reserve, of 
                deployments associated with Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
                Operation Enduring Freedom, and an assessment of the 
                efficacy of programs that address community outreach 
                and education concerning military deployments of 
                community residents;
                    (J) an assessment of the impacts of increasing 
                numbers of older and married members of the Armed 
                Forces on readjustment requirements;
                    (K) the development, based on such assessments, of 
                recommendations for programs, treatments, or policy 
                remedies targeted at preventing, minimizing or 
                addressing the impacts, gaps and needs identified; and
                    (L) the development, based on such assessments, of 
                recommendations for additional research on such needs.
    (c) Populations To Be Studied.--The study required under subsection 
(a) shall consider the readjustment needs of each population of 
individuals as follows:
            (1) Members of the regular components of the Armed Forces 
        who are returning, or have returned, to the United States from 
        deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
        Freedom.
            (2) Members of the National Guard and Reserve who are 
        returning, or have returned, to the United States from 
        deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
        Freedom.
            (3) Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
        Enduring Freedom.
            (4) Family members of the members and veterans described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (3).
    (d) Access to Information.--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
have access to such personnel, information, records, and systems of the 
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs as the 
National Academy of Sciences requires in order to carry out the study 
required under subsection (a).
    (e) Privacy of Information.--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
maintain any personally identifiable information accessed by the 
Academy in carrying out the study required under subsection (a) in 
accordance with all applicable laws, protections, and best practices 
regarding the privacy of such information, and may not permit access to 
such information by any persons or entities not engaged in work under 
the study.
    (f) Reports by National Academy of Sciences.--Upon the completion 
of each phase of the study required under subsection (a), the National 
Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs a report on such phase of the study.
    (g) DoD and VA Response to NAS Reports.--
            (1) Preliminary response.--Not later than 45 days after the 
        receipt of a report under subsection (f) on each phase of the 
        study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
        and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly develop a 
        preliminary joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
        Affairs plan to address the findings and recommendations of the 
        National Academy of Sciences contained in such report. The 
        preliminary plan shall provide preliminary proposals on the 
        matters set forth in paragraph (3).
            (2) Final response.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        receipt of a report under subsection (f) on each phase of the 
        study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
        and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly develop a 
        final joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
        Affairs plan to address the findings and recommendations of the 
        National Academy of Sciences contained in such report. The 
        final plan shall provide final proposals on the matters set 
        forth in paragraph (3).
            (3) Covered matters.--The matters set forth in this 
        paragraph with respect to a phase of the study required under 
        subsection (a) are as follows:
                    (A) Modifications of policy or practice within the 
                Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs that are necessary to address gaps in care or 
                services as identified by the National Academy of 
                Sciences under such phase of the study.
                    (B) Modifications of policy or practice within the 
                Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs that are necessary to address recommendations 
                made by the National Academy of Sciences under such 
                phase of the study.
                    (C) An estimate of the costs of implementing the 
                modifications set forth under subparagraphs (A) and 
                (B), set forth by fiscal year for at least the first 
                five fiscal years beginning after the date of the plan 
                concerned.
            (4) Reports on responses.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress 
        a report setting forth each joint plan developed under 
        paragraphs (1) and (2).
            (5) Public availability of responses.--The Secretary of 
        Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each make 
        available to the public each report submitted to Congress under 
        paragraph (4), including by posting an electronic copy of such 
        report on the Internet website of the Department of Defense or 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs, as applicable, that is 
        available to the public.
            (6) GAO audit.--Not later than 45 days after the submittal 
        to Congress of the report under paragraph (4) on the final 
        joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs plan 
        under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall submit to Congress a report assessing the contents 
        of such report under paragraph (4). The report of the 
        Comptroller General under this paragraph shall include--
                    (A) an assessment of the adequacy and sufficiency 
                of the final joint Department of Defense-Department of 
                Veterans Affairs plan in addressing the findings and 
                recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences as 
                a result of the study required under subsection (a);
                    (B) an assessment of the feasibility and 
                advisability of the modifications of policy and 
                practice proposed in the final joint Department of 
                Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs plan;
                    (C) an assessment of the sufficiency and accuracy 
                of the cost estimates in the final joint Department of 
                Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs plan; and
                    (D) the comments, if any, of the National Academy 
                of Sciences on the final joint Department of Defense-
                Department of Veterans Affairs plan.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Defense such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section.

                      TITLE XVII--VETERANS MATTERS

SEC. 1701. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EFFORTS 
              IN THE REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION OF VETERANS WITH 
              TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs is a leader in the 
        field of traumatic brain injury care and coordination of such 
        care;
            (2) the Department of Veterans Affairs should have the 
        capacity and expertise to provide veterans who have a traumatic 
        brain injury with patient-centered health care, rehabilitation, 
        and community integration services that are comparable to or 
        exceed similar care and services available to persons with such 
        injuries in the academic and private sector;
            (3) rehabilitation for veterans who have a traumatic brain 
        injury should be individualized, comprehensive, and 
        interdisciplinary with the goals of optimizing the independence 
        of such veterans and reintegrating them into their communities;
            (4) family support is integral to the rehabilitation and 
        community reintegration of veterans who have sustained a 
        traumatic brain injury, and the Department should provide the 
        families of such veterans with education and support;
            (5) the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
        Affairs have made efforts to provide a smooth transition of 
        medical care and rehabilitative services to individuals as they 
        transition from the health care system of the Department of 
        Defense to that of the Department of Veterans Affairs, but more 
        can be done to assist veterans and their families in the 
        continuum of the rehabilitation, recovery, and reintegration of 
        wounded or injured veterans into their communities;
            (6) in planning for rehabilitation and community 
        reintegration of veterans who have a traumatic brain injury, it 
        is necessary for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide 
        a system for life-long case management for such veterans; and
            (7) in such system for life-long case management, it is 
        necessary to conduct outreach and to tailor specialized 
        traumatic brain injury case management and outreach for the 
        unique needs of veterans with traumatic brain injury who reside 
        in urban and non-urban settings.

SEC. 1702. INDIVIDUAL REHABILITATION AND COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION PLANS 
              FOR VETERANS AND OTHERS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1710B the following 
new section:
``Sec. 1710C. Traumatic brain injury: plans for rehabilitation and 
              reintegration into the community
    ``(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary shall, for each veteran or 
member of the Armed Forces who receives inpatient or outpatient 
rehabilitation care from the Department for a traumatic brain injury--
            ``(1) develop an individualized plan for the rehabilitation 
        and reintegration of such individual into the community; and
            ``(2) provide such plan in writing to such individual 
        before such individual is discharged from inpatient care, 
        following transition from active duty to the Department for 
        outpatient care, or as soon as practicable following diagnosis.
    ``(b) Contents of Plan.--Each plan developed under subsection (a) 
shall include, for the individual covered by such plan, the following:
            ``(1) Rehabilitation objectives for improving the physical, 
        cognitive, and vocational functioning of such individual with 
        the goal of maximizing the independence and reintegration of 
        such individual into the community.
            ``(2) Access, as warranted, to all appropriate 
        rehabilitative components of the traumatic brain injury 
        continuum of care.
            ``(3) A description of specific rehabilitative treatments 
        and other services to achieve the objectives described in 
        paragraph (1), which description shall set forth the type, 
        frequency, duration, and location of such treatments and 
        services.
            ``(4) The name of the case manager designated in accordance 
        with subsection (d) to be responsible for the implementation of 
        such plan.
            ``(5) Dates on which the effectiveness of the plan will be 
        reviewed in accordance with subsection (f).
    ``(c) Comprehensive Assessment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each plan developed under subsection (a) 
        shall be based upon a comprehensive assessment, developed in 
        accordance with paragraph (2), of--
                    ``(A) the physical, cognitive, vocational, and 
                neuropsychological and social impairments of such 
                individual; and
                    ``(B) the family education and family support needs 
                of such individual after discharge from inpatient care.
            ``(2) Formation.--The comprehensive assessment required 
        under paragraph (1) with respect to an individual is a 
        comprehensive assessment of the matters set forth in that 
        paragraph by a team, composed by the Secretary for purposes of 
        the assessment from among, but not limited to, individuals with 
        expertise in traumatic brain injury, including the following:
                    ``(A) A neurologist.
                    ``(B) A rehabilitation physician.
                    ``(C) A social worker.
                    ``(D) A neuropsychologist.
                    ``(E) A physical therapist.
                    ``(F) A vocational rehabilitation specialist.
                    ``(G) An occupational therapist.
                    ``(H) A speech language pathologist.
                    ``(I) A rehabilitation nurse.
                    ``(J) An educational therapist.
                    ``(K) An audiologist.
                    ``(L) A blind rehabilitation specialist.
                    ``(M) A recreational therapist.
                    ``(N) A low vision optometrist.
                    ``(O) An orthotist or prostetist.
                    ``(P) An assistive technologist or rehabilitation 
                engineer.
                    ``(Q) An otolaryngology physician.
                    ``(R) A dietician.
                    ``(S) An opthamologist.
                    ``(T) A psychiatrist.
    ``(d) Case Manager.--(1) The Secretary shall designate a case 
manager for each individual described in subsection (a) to be 
responsible for the implementation of the plan, and coordination of 
such care, required by such subsection for such individual.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that such case manager has 
specific expertise in the care required by the individual to whom such 
case manager is designated, regardless of whether such case manager 
obtains such expertise through experience, education, or training.
    ``(e) Participation and Collaboration in Development of Plans.--(1) 
The Secretary shall involve each individual described in subsection 
(a), and the family or legal guardian of such individual, in the 
development of the plan for such individual under that subsection to 
the maximum extent practicable.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall collaborate in the development of a plan 
for an individual under subsection (a) with a State protection and 
advocacy system if--
            ``(A) the individual covered by such plan requests such 
        collaboration; or
            ``(B) in the case such individual is incapacitated, the 
        family or guardian of such individual requests such 
        collaboration.
    ``(3) In the case of a plan required by subsection (a) for a member 
of the Armed Forces who is on active duty, the Secretary shall 
collaborate with the Secretary of Defense in the development of such 
plan.
    ``(4) In developing vocational rehabilitation objectives required 
under subsection (b)(1) and in conducting the assessment required under 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall act through the Under Secretary for 
Health in coordination with the Vocational Rehabilitation and 
Employment Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    ``(f) Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Periodic review by secretary.--The Secretary shall 
        periodically review the effectiveness of each plan developed 
        under subsection (a). The Secretary shall refine each such plan 
        as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of such review.
            ``(2) Request for review by veterans.--In addition to the 
        periodic review required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        conduct a review of the plan of a veteran under paragraph (1) 
        at the request of such veteran, or in the case that such 
        veteran is incapacitated, at the request of the guardian or the 
        designee of such veteran.
    ``(g) State Designated Protection and Advocacy System Defined.--In 
this section, the term `State protection and advocacy system' means a 
system established in a State under subtitle C of the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 
et seq.) to protect and advocate for the rights of persons with 
development disabilities.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1710B the following new item:

``1710C. Traumatic brain injury: plans for rehabilitation and 
                            reintegration into the community.''.

SEC. 1703. USE OF NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES FOR 
              IMPLEMENTATION OF REHABILITATION AND COMMUNITY 
              REINTEGRATION PLANS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1710C, as added by 
section 1602 of this Act, the following new section:
``Sec. 1710D. Traumatic brain injury: use of non-Department facilities 
              for rehabilitation
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to section 1710(a)(4) of this title and 
subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall provide 
rehabilitative treatment or services to implement a plan developed 
under section 1710C of this title at a non-Department facility with 
which the Secretary has entered into an agreement for such purpose, to 
an individual--
            ``(1) who is described in section 1710C(a) of this title; 
        and
            ``(2)(A) to whom the Secretary is unable to provide such 
        treatment or services at the frequency or for the duration 
        prescribed in such plan; or
            ``(B) for whom the Secretary determines that it is optimal 
        with respect to the recovery and rehabilitation of such 
        individual .
    ``(b) Standards.--The Secretary may not provide treatment or 
services as described in subsection (a) at a non-Department facility 
under such subsection unless such facility maintains standards for the 
provision of such treatment or services established by an independent, 
peer-reviewed organization that accredits specialized rehabilitation 
programs for adults with traumatic brain injury.
    ``(c) Authorities of State Protection and Advocacy Systems.--With 
respect to the provision of rehabilitative treatment or services 
described in subsection (a) in a non-Department facility, a State 
designated protection and advocacy system established under subtitle C 
of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.) shall have the authorities described 
under such subtitle.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1710C, as added by section 1602 of this Act, the 
following new item:

``1710D. Traumatic brain injury: use of non-Department facilities for 
                            rehabilitation.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1710(a)(4) of such title is 
amended by inserting ``the requirement in section 1710D of this title 
that the Secretary provide certain rehabilitative treatment or 
services,'' after ``extended care services,''.

SEC. 1704. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL CARE PROGRAM ON SEVERE 
              TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    (a) Program Required.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7330 the 
following new section:
``Sec. 7330A. Severe traumatic brain injury research, education, and 
              clinical care program
    ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary shall establish a program on 
research, education, and clinical care to provide intensive neuro-
rehabilitation to veterans with a severe traumatic brain injury, 
including veterans in a minimally conscious state who would otherwise 
receive only long-term residential care.
    ``(b) Collaboration Required.--The Secretary shall establish the 
program required by subsection (a) in collaboration with the Defense 
and Veterans Brain Injury Center and other relevant programs of the 
Federal Government (including other Centers of Excellence).
    ``(c) Education Required.--As part of the program required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall, in collaboration with the Defense 
and Veterans Brain Injury Center and any other relevant programs of the 
Federal Government (including other Centers of Excellence), conduct 
educational programs on recognizing and diagnosing mild and moderate 
cases of traumatic brain injury.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012, $10,000,000 to carry out the program required by subsection 
(a).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 73 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
7330 the following new item:

``7330A. Severe traumatic brain injury research, education, and 
                            clinical care program.''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to Congress a report on the research to be conducted under the program 
required by section 7330A of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1705. PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES FOR VETERANS WITH 
              TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in 
collaboration with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, carry 
out a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assisted 
living services to eligible veterans to enhance the rehabilitation, 
quality of life, and community integration of such veterans.
    (b) Duration of Program.--The pilot program shall be carried out 
during the five-year period beginning on the date of the commencement 
of the pilot program.
    (c) Program Locations.--
            (1) In general.--The pilot program shall be carried out at 
        locations selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot 
        program. Of the locations so selected--
                    (A) at least one shall be in each health care 
                region of the Veterans Health Administration that 
                contains a polytrauma center of the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs; and
                    (B) any other locations shall be in areas that 
                contain high concentrations of veterans with traumatic 
                brain injury, as determined by the Secretary.
            (2) Special consideration for veterans in rural areas.--
        Special consideration shall be given to provide veterans in 
        rural areas with an opportunity to participate in the pilot 
        program.
    (d) Provision of Assisted Living Services.--
            (1) Agreements.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
        Secretary may enter into agreements for the provision of 
        assisted living services on behalf of eligible veterans with a 
        provider participating under a State plan or waiver under title 
        XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
            (2) Standards.--The Secretary may not place, transfer, or 
        admit a veteran to any facility for assisted living services 
        under this program unless the Secretary determines that the 
        facility meets such standards as the Secretary may prescribe 
        for purposes of the pilot program. Such standards shall, to the 
        extent practicable, be consistent with the standards of 
        Federal, State, and local agencies charged with the 
        responsibility of licensing or otherwise regulating or 
        inspecting such facilities.
    (e) Continuation of Case Management and Rehabilitation Services.--
In carrying the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
continue to provide each veteran who is receiving assisted living 
services under the pilot program with rehabilitative services and shall 
designate Department health-care employees to furnish case management 
services for veterans participating in the pilot program.
    (f) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to 
        the congressional veterans affairs committees a report on the 
        pilot program.
            (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of the pilot program.
                    (B) An assessment of the utility of the activities 
                under the pilot program in enhancing the 
                rehabilitation, quality of life, and community 
                reintegration of veterans with traumatic brain injury.
                    (C) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate regarding the extension or expansion of the 
                pilot program.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``assisted living services'' means services of 
        a facility in providing room, board, and personal care for and 
        supervision of residents for their health, safety, and welfare.
            (2) The term ``case management services'' includes the 
        coordination and facilitation of all services furnished to a 
        veteran by the Department of Veterans Affairs, either directly 
        or through contract, including assessment of needs, planning, 
        referral (including referral for services to be furnished by 
        the Department, either directly or through a contract, or by an 
        entity other than the Department), monitoring, reassessment, 
        and followup.
            (3) The term ``congressional veterans affairs committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (4) The term ``eligible veteran'' means a veteran who--
                    (A) is enrolled in the Department of Veterans 
                Affairs health care system;
                    (B) has received treatment for traumatic brain 
                injury from the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    (C) is unable to manage routine activities of daily 
                living without supervision and assistance; and
                    (D) could reasonably be expected to receive ongoing 
                services after the end of the pilot program under this 
                section under another government program or through 
                other means.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out this 
section, $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.

SEC. 1706. RESEARCH ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    (a) Inclusion of Research on Traumatic Brain Injury Under Ongoing 
Research Programs.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in 
carrying out research programs and activities under the provisions of 
law referred to in subsection (b), ensure that such programs and 
activities include research on the sequelae of mild to severe forms of 
traumatic brain injury, including--
            (1) research on visually-related neurological conditions;
            (2) research on seizure disorders;
            (3) research on means of improving the diagnosis, 
        rehabilitative treatment, and prevention of such sequelae;
            (4) research to determine the most effective cognitive and 
        physical therapies for the sequelae of traumatic brain injury; 
        and
            (5) research on dual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress 
        disorder and traumatic brain injury.
    (b) Research Authorities.--The provisions of law referred to in 
this subsection are the following:
            (1) Section 3119 of title 38, United States Code, relating 
        to rehabilitation research and special projects.
            (2) Section 7303 of such title, relating to research 
        programs of the Veterans Health Administration.
            (3) Section 7327 of such title, relating to research, 
        education, and clinical activities on complex multi-trauma 
        associated with combat injuries.
    (c) Collaboration.--In carrying out the research required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall collaborate with facilities that--
            (1) conduct research on rehabilitation for individuals with 
        traumatic brain injury; and
            (2) receive grants for such research from the National 
        Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the 
        Department of Education.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report describing in comprehensive detail 
the research to be carried out pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 1707. AGE-APPROPRIATE NURSING HOME CARE.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that young veterans who are injured or 
disabled through military service and require long-term care should 
have access to age-appropriate nursing home care.
    (b) Requirement To Provide Age-Appropriate Nursing Home Care.--
Section 1710A of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) The Secretary shall ensure that nursing home care provided 
under subsection (a) is provided in an age-appropriate manner.''.

SEC. 1708. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE FOR 
              COMBAT SERVICE IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR OR FUTURE 
              HOSTILITIES.

    Section 1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.

SEC. 1709. MENTAL HEALTH: SERVICE-CONNECTION STATUS AND EVALUATIONS FOR 
              CERTAIN VETERANS.

    (a) Presumption of Service-Connection of Mental Illness for Certain 
Veterans.--Section 1702 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``psychosis'' and inserting ``mental 
        illness''; and
            (2) in the heading, by striking ``psychosis'' and inserting 
        ``mental illness''.
    (b) Provision of Mental Health Evaluations for Certain Veterans.--
Upon the request of a veteran described in section 1710(e)(3)(C) of 
title 38, United States Code, the Secretary shall provide to such 
veteran a preliminary mental health evaluation as soon as practicable, 
but not later than 30 days after such request.

SEC. 1710. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FURNISHING OUTPATIENT 
              DENTAL SERVICES TO VETERANS WITH A SERVICE-CONNECTED 
              DENTAL CONDITION OR DISABILITY.

    Section 1712(a)(1)(B)(iv) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``90-day'' and inserting ``180-day''.

SEC. 1711. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON PREVENTING VETERANS AT-RISK OF 
              HOMELESSNESS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS.

    (a) Demonstration Program.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
carry out a demonstration program for the purpose of--
            (1) identifying members of the Armed Forces on active duty 
        who are at risk of becoming homeless after they are discharged 
        or released from active duty; and
            (2) providing referral, counseling, and supportive 
        services, as appropriate, to help prevent such members, upon 
        becoming veterans, from becoming homeless.
    (b) Program Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
demonstration program in at least three locations.
    (c) Identification Criteria.--In developing and implementing the 
criteria to identify members of the Armed Forces, who upon becoming 
veterans, are at-risk of becoming homeless, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and such other 
officials and experts as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (d) Contracts.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 
contracts to provide the referral, counseling, and supportive services 
required under the demonstration program with entities or organizations 
that meet such requirements as the Secretary may establish.
    (e) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary under subsection (a) 
shall expire on September 30, 2011.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
of this section.

SEC. 1712. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF THE OUTREACH SERVICES PROGRAM OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Clarification of Inclusion of Members of the National Guard and 
Reserve in Program.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 6301 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or from the National 
Guard or Reserve,'' after ``active military, naval, or air service''.
    (b) Definition of Outreach.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph (1):
            ``(1) the term `outreach' means the act or process of 
        reaching out in a systematic manner to proactively provide 
        information, services, and benefits counseling to veterans, and 
        to the spouses, children, and parents of veterans who may be 
        eligible to receive benefits under the laws administered by the 
        Secretary, to ensure that such individuals are fully informed 
        about, and assisted in applying for, any benefits and programs 
        under such laws;''.

     TITLE XVIII--NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU MATTERS AND RELATED MATTERS

SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Guard Empowerment Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 1802. EXPANDED AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU AND 
              EXPANDED FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.

    (a) Expanded Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 10501 of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``joint bureau 
        of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air 
        Force'' and inserting ``joint activity of the Department of 
        Defense''.
            (2) Purpose.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by 
        striking ``between'' and all that follows and inserting 
        ``between--
            ``(1)(A) the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of 
        Staff, and the commanders of the combatant commands of the 
        United States, and (B) the Department of the Army and the 
        Department of the Air Force; and
            ``(2) the several States.''.
    (b) Enhancements of Position of Chief of National Guard Bureau.--
            (1) Advisory function on national guard matters.--
        Subsection (c) of section 10502 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by inserting ``to the Secretary of Defense, to 
        the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,'' after ``principal 
        adviser''.
            (2) Grade.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
        striking ``lieutenant general'' and inserting ``general''.
            (3) Annual report to congress on validated requirements.--
        Section 10504 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(c) Annual Report on Validated Requirements.--Not later than 
December 31 each year, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
submit to Congress a report on the following:
            ``(1) The requirements validated under section 10503a(b)(1) 
        of this title during the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(2) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) for 
        which funding is to be requested in the next budget for a 
        fiscal year under section 10544 of this title.
            ``(3) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) for 
        which funding will not be requested in the next budget for a 
        fiscal year under section 10544 of this title.''.
    (c) Enhancement of Functions of National Guard Bureau.--
            (1) Additional general functions.--Section 10503 of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph 
                (13); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following 
                new paragraph (12):
            ``(12) Facilitating and coordinating with other Federal 
        agencies, and with the several States, the use of National 
        Guard personnel and resources for and in contingency 
        operations, military operations other than war, natural 
        disasters, support of civil authorities, and other 
        circumstances.''.
            (2) Military assistance for civil authorities.--Chapter 
        1011 of such title is further amended by inserting after 
        section 10503 the following new section:
``Sec. 10503a. Functions of National Guard Bureau: military assistance 
              to civil authorities
    ``(a) Identification of Additional Necessary Assistance.--The Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau shall--
            ``(1) identify gaps between Federal and State capabilities 
        to prepare for and respond to emergencies; and
            ``(2) make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on 
        programs and activities of the National Guard for military 
        assistance to civil authorities to address such gaps.
    ``(b) Scope of Responsibilities.--In meeting the requirements of 
subsection (a), the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall, in 
coordination with the adjutants general of the States, have 
responsibilities as follows:
            ``(1) To validate the requirements of the several States 
        and Territories with respect to military assistance to civil 
        authorities.
            ``(2) To develop doctrine and training requirements 
        relating to the provision of military assistance to civil 
        authorities.
            ``(3) To acquire equipment, materiel, and other supplies 
        and services for the provision of military assistance to civil 
        authorities.
            ``(4) To assist the Secretary of Defense in preparing the 
        budget required under section 10544 of this title.
            ``(5) To administer amounts provided the National Guard for 
        the provision of military assistance to civil authorities.
            ``(6) To carry out any other responsibility relating to the 
        provision of military assistance to civil authorities as the 
        Secretary of Defense shall specify.
    ``(c) Consultation.--The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall 
carry out activities under this section in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force.''.
            (3) Budgeting for training and equipment for military 
        assistance to civil authorities and other domestic missions.--
        Chapter 1013 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 10544. National Guard training and equipment: budget for 
              military assistance to civil authorities and for other 
              domestic operations
    ``(a) In General.--The budget justification documents materials 
submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President for a 
fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under 
section 1105(a) of title 31) shall specify separate amounts for 
training and equipment for the National Guard for purposes of military 
assistance to civil authorities and for other domestic operations 
during such fiscal year.
    ``(b) Scope of Funding.--The amounts specified under subsection (a) 
for a fiscal year shall be sufficient for purposes as follows:
            ``(1) The development and implementation of doctrine and 
        training requirements applicable to the assistance and 
        operations described in subsection (a) for such fiscal year.
            ``(2) The acquisition of equipment, materiel, and other 
        supplies and services necessary for the provision of such 
        assistance and such operations in such fiscal year.''.
            (4) Limitation on increase in personnel of national guard 
        bureau.--The Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent 
        practicable, ensure that no additional personnel are assigned 
        to the National Guard Bureau in order to address administrative 
        or other requirements arising out of the amendments made by 
        this subsection.
    (d) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section 10503 of 
        title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter''.
            (2) Clerical amendments.--(A) The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 1011 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 10503 and inserting the following 
        new items:

``10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter.
``10503a. Functions of National Guard Bureau: military assistance to 
                            civil authorities.''.
            (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1013 
        of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        item:

``10544. National Guard training and equipment: budget for military 
                            assistance to civil authorities and for 
                            other domestic operations.''.

SEC. 1803. PROMOTION OF ELIGIBLE RESERVE OFFICERS TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL 
              AND VICE ADMIRAL GRADES ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, whenever 
officers are considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant 
general, or vice admiral in the case of the Navy, on the active duty 
list, officers of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are 
eligible for promotion to such grade should be considered for promotion 
to such grade.
    (b) Proposal.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
proposal for mechanisms to achieve the objective specified in 
subsection (a). The proposal shall include such recommendations for 
legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers 
appropriate in order to achieve that objective.
    (c) Notice Accompanying Nominations.--The President shall include 
with each nomination of an officer to the grade of lieutenant general, 
or vice admiral in the case of the Navy, on the active-duty list that 
is submitted to the Senate for consideration a certification that all 
reserve officers who were eligible for consideration for promotion to 
such grade were considered in the making of such nomination.

SEC. 1804. PROMOTION OF RESERVE OFFICERS TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRADE.

    (a) Treatment of Service as Adjutant General as Joint Duty 
Experience.--
            (1) Directors of army and air national guard.--Section 
        10506(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
                (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following new subparagraph (C):
    ``(C) Service of an officer as adjutant general shall be treated as 
joint duty experience for purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii).''.
            (2) Other officers.--The service of an officer of the Armed 
        Forces as adjutant general, or as an officer (other than 
        adjutant general) of the National Guard of a State who performs 
        the duties of adjutant general under the laws of such State, 
        shall be treated as joint duty or joint duty experience for 
        purposes of any provisions of law required such duty or 
        experience as a condition of promotion.
    (b) Reports on Promotion of Reserve Major Generals to Lieutenant 
General Grade.--
            (1) Review required.--The Secretary of the Army and the 
        Secretary of the Air Force shall each conduct a review of the 
        promotion practices of the military department concerned in 
        order to identify and assess the practices of such military 
        department in the promotion of reserve officers from major 
        general grade to lieutenant general grade.
            (2) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the 
        Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a report on the review 
        conducted by such official under paragraph (1). Each report 
        shall set forth--
                    (A) the results of such review; and
                    (B) a description of the actions intended to be 
                taken by such official to encourage and facilitate the 
                promotion of additional reserve officers from major 
                general grade to lieutenant general grade.

SEC. 1805. REQUIREMENT THAT POSITION OF DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE UNITED 
              STATES NORTHERN COMMAND BE FILLED BY A QUALIFIED NATIONAL 
              GUARD OFFICER.

    (a) In General.--A position of Deputy Commander of the United 
States Northern Command shall be filled by a qualified officer of the 
National Guard who is eligible for promotion to the grade of lieutenant 
general.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the requirement in subsection (a) is 
to ensure that information received from the National Guard Bureau 
regarding the operation of the National Guard of the several States is 
integrated into the plans and operations of the United States Northern 
Command.

SEC. 1806. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO PREPARE ANNUAL PLAN 
              FOR RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND TERRORIST EVENTS.

    (a) Requirement for Annual Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2008, and 
each March 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the commander of the United States Northern Command and the Chief of 
the National Guard Bureau, shall prepare and submit to Congress a plan 
for coordinating the use of the National Guard and members of the Armed 
Forces on active duty when responding to natural disasters, acts of 
terrorism, and other man-made disasters as identified in the national 
planning scenarios described in subsection (e).
    (b) Information To Be Provided to Secretary.--To assist the 
Secretary of Defense in preparing the plan, the National Guard Bureau, 
pursuant to its purpose as channel of communications as set forth in 
section 10501(b) of title 10, United States Code, shall provide to the 
Secretary information gathered from Governors, adjutants general of 
States, and other State civil authorities responsible for homeland 
preparation and response to natural and man-made disasters.
    (c) Two Versions.--The plan shall set forth two versions of 
response, one using only members of the National Guard, and one using 
both members of the National Guard and members of the regular 
components of the Armed Forces.
    (d) Matters Covered.--The plan shall cover, at a minimum, the 
following:
            (1) Protocols for the Department of Defense, the National 
        Guard Bureau, and the Governors of the several States to carry 
        out operations in coordination with each other and to ensure 
        that Governors and local communities are properly informed and 
        remain in control in their respective States and communities.
            (2) An identification of operational procedures, command 
        structures, and lines of communication to ensure a coordinated, 
        efficient response to contingencies.
            (3) An identification of the training and equipment needed 
        for both National Guard personnel and members of the Armed 
        Forces on active duty to provide military assistance to civil 
        authorities and for other domestic operations to respond to 
        hazards identified in the national planning scenarios.
    (e) National Planning Scenarios.--The plan shall provide for 
response to the following hazards:
            (1) Nuclear detonation, biological attack, biological 
        disease outbreak/pandemic flu, the plague, chemical attack-
        blister agent, chemical attack-toxic industrial chemicals, 
        chemical attack-nerve agent, chemical attack-chlorine tank 
        explosion, major hurricane, major earthquake, radiological 
        attack-radiological dispersal device, explosives attack-bombing 
        using improvised explosive device, biological attack-food 
        contamination, biological attack-foreign animal disease and 
        cyber attack.
            (2) Any other hazards identified in a national planning 
        scenario developed by the Homeland Security Council.

SEC. 1807. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL GUARD 
              EQUIPMENT.

    Section 10541 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Each report under this section concerning equipment of the 
National Guard shall also include the following:
            ``(1) A statement of the accuracy of the projections 
        required by subsection (b)(5)(D) contained in earlier reports 
        under this section, and an explanation, if the projection was 
        not met, of why the projection was not met.
            ``(2) A certification from the Chief of the National Guard 
        Bureau setting forth an inventory for the preceding fiscal year 
        of each item of equipment--
                    ``(A) for which funds were appropriated;
                    ``(B) which was due to be procured for the National 
                Guard during that fiscal year; and
                    ``(C) which has not been received by a National 
                Guard unit as of the close of that fiscal year.''.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008''.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(1), the 
Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Army: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   State                                 Installation or Location                    Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...................................  Anniston Army Depot...............................       $26,000,000
                                            Redstone Arsenal..................................       $20,000,000
Alaska....................................  Fort Richardson...................................       $92,800,000
                                            Fort Wainwright...................................      $114,500,000
Arizona...................................  Fort Huachuca.....................................      $129,600,000
California................................  Fort Irwin........................................       $24,000,000
                                            Presidio, Monterey................................       $28,000,000
Colorado..................................  Fort Carson.......................................      $156,200,000
Delaware..................................  Dover Air Force Base..............................       $17,500,000
Florida...................................  Eglin Air Force Base..............................       $66,000,000
                                            Miami Doral.......................................      $237,000,000
Georgia...................................  Fort Benning......................................      $185,800,000
                                            Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Air Field................      $123,500,000
Hawaii....................................  Fort Shafter......................................       $31,000,000
                                            Schofield Barracks................................       $88,000,000
                                            Wheeler Army Air Field............................       $51,000,000
Illinois..................................  Rock Island Arsenal...............................        $3,350,000
Kansas....................................  Fort Leavenworth..................................       $90,800,000
                                            Fort Riley........................................      $138,300,000
Kentucky..................................  Fort Campbell.....................................      $105,000,000
                                            Fort Knox.........................................        $6,700,000
Louisiana.................................  Fort Polk.........................................       $15,900,000
Maryland..................................  Aberdeen Proving Ground...........................       $12,200,000
Michigan..................................  Detroit Arsenal...................................       $18,500,000
Missouri..................................  Fort Leonard Wood.................................      $125,650,000
Nevada....................................  Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant...................       $11,800,000
New Mexico................................  White Sands Missile Range.........................       $71,000,000
New York..................................  Fort Drum.........................................      $291,000,000
North Carolina............................  Fort Bragg........................................      $275,600,000
Oklahoma..................................  Fort Sill.........................................        $6,200,000
South Carolina............................  Fort Jackson......................................       $85,000,000
Texas.....................................  Camp Bullis.......................................        $1,600,000
                                            Fort Bliss........................................      $111,900,000
                                            Fort Hood.........................................      $145,400,000
                                            Fort Sam Houston..................................       $19,150,000
                                            Red River Army Depot..............................        $9,200,000
Virginia..................................  Fort Belvoir......................................       $13,000,000
                                            Fort Eustis.......................................       $75,000,000
                                            Fort Lee..........................................       $16,700,000
                                            Fort Myer.........................................       $20,800,000
Washington................................  Fort Lewis........................................      $164,600,000
                                            Yakima Training Center............................       $29,000,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(2), the 
Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Army: Outside the United States
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           Country              Installation or Location      Amount
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Bulgaria.....................  Nevo Selo FOS............     $61,000,000
Germany......................  Grafenwoehr..............     $62,000,000
Honduras.....................  Soto Cano Air Base.......      $2,550,000
Italy........................  Vicenza..................    $173,000,000
Korea........................  Camp Humphreys...........     $57,000,000
Romania......................   Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS.     $12,600,000
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SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire 
family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting 
facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number of units, 
and in the amounts set forth in the following table:

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Country                      Installation or Location             Units              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany.................................  Ansbach........................  138..................     $52,000,000
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    (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the 
Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and engineering 
services and construction design activities with respect to the 
construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to 
exceed $2,000,000.

SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may improve existing 
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $365,400,000.

SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, 
for military construction, land acquisition, and military family 
housing functions of the Department of the Army in the total amount of 
$5,218,067,000 as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
        States authorized by section 2101(a), $3,254,250,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
        States authorized by section 2101(b), $295,150,000.
            (3) For unspecified minor military construction projects 
        authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
        $23,000,000.
            (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
        States Code, $333,947,000.
            (5) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and 
                design, and improvement of military family housing and 
                facilities, $419,400,000.
                    (B) For support of military family housing 
                (including the functions described in section 2833 of 
                title 10, United States Code), $742,920,000.
            (6) For the construction of increment 3 of a barracks 
        complex at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, authorized by section 
        2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 
        3485), $47,400,000.
            (7) For the construction of increment 2 of a barracks 
        complex at Fort Lewis, Washington, authorized by section 
        2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
        2445), as amended by section 20814 of the Continuing 
        Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-
        289), as added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing 
        Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), 
        $102,000,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, 
the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this 
Act may not exceed the sum of the following:
            (1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
            (2) $204,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
        under section 2101(a) of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 
        Stat 2445), as amended by section 20814 of the Continuing 
        Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-
        289) (as added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing 
        Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5)), for 
        construction of a brigade complex for Fort Lewis, Washington).
            (3) $37,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
        section 2101(b) for construction of a brigade complex 
        operations support facility at Vicenza, Italy).
            (4) $36,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
        section 2101(b) for construction of a brigade complex barracks 
        and community support facility at Vicenza, Italy).

SEC. 2105. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2007 ARMY 
              PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATED.

    (a) Termination of Inside the United States Projects.--The table in 
section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2445), as 
amended by section 20814 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 
2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289), as added by section 2 of the 
Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), 
is further amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to Redstone Arsenal, 
        Alabama;
            (2) by striking the item relating to Fort Wainwright, 
        Alaska;
            (3) in the item relating to Fort Irwin, California, by 
        striking ``$18,200,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$10,000,000'';
            (4) in the item relating to Fort Carson, Colorado, by 
        striking ``$30,800,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$24,000,000'';
            (5) in the item relating to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, by 
        striking ``$23,200,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$15,000,000'';
            (6) in the item relating to Fort Riley, Kansas, by striking 
        ``$47,400,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$37,200,000'';
            (7) in the item relating to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, by 
        striking ``$135,300,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$115,400,000'';
            (8) by striking the item relating to Fort Polk, Louisiana;
            (9) by striking the item relating to Aberdeen Proving 
        Ground, Maryland;
            (10) by striking the item relating to Fort Detrick, 
        Maryland;
            (11) by striking the item relating to Detroit Arsenal, 
        Michigan;
            (12) in the item relating to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 
        by striking ``$34,500,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$17,000,000'';
            (13) by striking the item relating to Picatinny Arsenal, 
        New Jersey;
            (14) in the item relating to Fort Drum, New York, by 
        striking ``$218,600,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$209,200,000'';
            (15) in the item relating to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, by 
        striking ``$96,900,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$89,000,000'';
            (16) by striking the item relating to Letterkenny Depot, 
        Pennsylvania;
            (17) by striking the item relating to Corpus Christi Army 
        Depot, Texas;
            (18) by striking the item relating to Fort Bliss, Texas;
            (19) in the item relating to Fort Hood, Texas, by striking 
        ``$93,000,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$75,000,000'';
            (20) by striking the item relating to Red River Depot, 
        Texas; and
            (21) by striking the item relating to Fort Lee, Virginia.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104(a) of such Act (120 Stat. 
2447) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``$3,518,450,000'' and inserting ``$3,275,700,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$1,362,200,000'' and 
        inserting ``$1,119,450,000''.

SEC. 2106. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
              2006 PROJECT.

    (a) Modification.--The table in section 2101(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of 
Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3485) is amended in the item relating to 
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, by striking ``$301,250,000'' in the amount 
column and inserting ``$308,250,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104(b)(5) of that Act (119 
Stat. 3488) is amended by striking ``$77,400,000'' and inserting 
``$84,400,000''.

SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2005 
              PROJECT.

    (a) Extension and Renewal.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division 
B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2116), the authorization set forth 
in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that 
Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 
fiscal year 2009, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

              Army: Extension of 2005 Project Authorization
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Installation or Location             Project              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.....  Training facility......     $35,542,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2108. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
              AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 2007.

    (a) Technical Amendment To Specify Location of Project in 
Romania.--The table in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2446) is amended by striking ``Babadag Range'' and inserting ``Mihail 
Kogalniceanu Air Base''.
    (b) Technical Amendment To Correct Printing Error Relating to Army 
Family Housing.--The table in section 2102(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-
364; 120 Stat. 2446) is amended by striking ``Fort McCoyine'' and 
inserting ``Fort McCoy''.

SEC. 2109. GROUND LEASE, SOUTHCOM HEADQUARTERS FACILITY, MIAMI-DORAL, 
              FLORIDA.

    (a) Ground Lease Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may utilize 
the State of Florida property as described in sublease number 4489-01, 
entered into between the State of Florida and the United States (in 
this section referred to as the ``ground lease''), for the purpose of 
constructing a consolidated headquarters facility for the United States 
Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
    (b) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the Army may 
carry out the project to construct a new headquarters on property 
leased from the State of Florida when the following conditions have 
been met regarding the lease for the property:
            (1) The United States Government shall have the right to 
        use the property without interruption until at least December 
        31, 2055.
            (2) The United States Government shall have the right to 
        use the property for general administrative purposes in the 
        event the United States Southern Command relocates or vacates 
        the property.
    (c) Authority To Obtain Ground Lease of Adjacent Property.--The 
Secretary may obtain the ground lease of additional real property owned 
by the State of Florida that is adjacent to the real property leased 
under the ground lease for purposes of completing the construction of 
the SOUTHCOM headquarters facility, as long as the additional terms of 
the ground lease required by subsection (b) apply to such adjacent 
property.
    (d) Limitation.--The Secretary may not obligate or expend funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2104(a)(1) for the construction of the SOUTHCOM headquarters facility 
authorized under section 2101(a) until the Secretary transmits to the 
congressional defense committees a modification to the ground lease 
signed by the United States Government and the State of Florida in 
accordance with subsection (b).

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(1), the 
Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                         Navy: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   State                                 Installation or Location                    Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...................................  Outlying Field Evergreen..........................        $9,560,000
Arizona...................................  Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma....................       $33,720,000
California................................  Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton.................      $366,394,000
                                            Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar.................       $26,760,000
                                            Naval Station, San Diego..........................       $23,630,000
                                            Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms...............      $147,059,000
Connecticut...............................  Naval Submarine Base, New London..................       $11,900,000
Florida...................................  Marine Corps Logistics Base, Blount Island........        $7,570,000
                                            Cape Canaveral....................................        $9,900,000
                                            Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City.........       $13,870,000
Hawaii....................................  Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe.................       $37,961,000
                                            Naval Base, Pearl Harbor..........................       $99,860,000
                                            Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor......................       $30,200,000
                                            Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Wahiawa...............       $65,410,000
Illinois..................................  Naval Training Center, Great Lakes................       $10,221,000
Indiana...................................  Naval Support Activity, Crane.....................       $12,000,000
Maryland..................................  Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River..........       $38,360,000
Maine.....................................  Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth........................        $9,700,000
Mississippi...............................  Naval Air Station, Meridian.......................        $6,770,000
Nevada....................................  Naval Air Station, Fallon.........................       $11,460,000
New Jersey................................  Naval Air Station, Lakehurst......................        $4,100,000
North Carolina............................  Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point............       $28,610,000
                                            Marine Corps Air Station, New River...............       $54,430,000
                                            Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune...................      $278,070,000
Rhode Island..............................  Naval Station, Newport............................        $9,990,000
South Carolina............................  Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort................        $6,800,000
                                            Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island.........       $55,282,000
Texas.....................................  Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi.................       $14,290,000
Virginia..................................  Naval Support Activity, Chesapeake................        $8,450,000
                                            Naval Station, Norfolk............................       $79,560,000
                                            Marine Corps Base, Quantico.......................       $50,519,000
Washington................................  Naval Station, Bremerton..........................      $190,960,000
                                            Naval Station, Everett............................       $10,940,000
                                            Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island.................       $23,910,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(2), the 
Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Navy: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or Location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain......................  Naval Support Activity,       $35,500,000
                                Bahrain.
Diego Garcia.................  Naval Support Facility,        $7,150,000
                                Diego Garcia.
Djibouti.....................  Camp Lemonier............     $22,390,000
Guam.........................  Naval Activities, Guam...    $273,518,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Unspecified Worldwide.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(3), the 
Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for unspecified installations or locations in the 
amount set forth in the following table:

                       Navy: Unspecified Worldwide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Location             Installation or Location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Unspecified          Wharf Utilities Upgrade..      $8,900,000
                               Host Nation                    $2,700,000
                                Infrastructure.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2204(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire 
family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting 
facilities) at the installation, in the number of units, and in the 
amount set forth in the following table:

                                              Navy: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Location                           Installation                    Units              Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mariana Islands.........................  Naval Activities, Guam.........  73...................     $47,167,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a)(6)(A), the 
Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering 
services and construction design activities with respect to the 
construction or improvement of military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $3,172,000.

SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2204(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing 
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $237,990,000.

SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007, 
for military construction, land acquisition, and military family 
housing functions of the Department of the Navy in the total amount of 
$3,032,790,000, as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
        States authorized by section 2201(a), $1,717,016,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
        States authorized by section 2201(b), $338,558,000.
            (3) For military construction projects at unspecified 
        worldwide locations authorized by section 2201(c), $11,600,000.
            (4) For unspecified minor military construction projects 
        authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
        $10,000,000.
            (5) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
        States Code, $119,658,000.
            (6) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and 
                design, and improvement of military family housing and 
                facilities, $300,095,000.
                    (B) For support of military family housing 
                (including functions described in section 2833 of title 
                10, United States Code), $371,404,000.
            (7) For the construction of increment 2 of the construction 
        of an addition to the National Maritime Intelligence Center, 
        Suitland, Maryland, authorized by section 2201(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
        (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2448), 
        $52,069,000.
            (8) For the construction of increment 3 of recruit training 
        barracks infrastructure upgrade at Recruit Training Command, 
        Great Lakes, Illinois, authorized by section 2201(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
        (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3490), 
        $16,650,000.
            (9) For the construction of increment 3 of wharf upgrades 
        at Yokosuka, Japan, authorized by section 2201(b) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2006 
        (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3490), $8,750,000.
            (10) For the construction of increment 2 of the Bachelor 
        Enlisted Quarters Homeport Ashore Program at Bremerton, 
        Washington, authorized by section 2201(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2006 (division B 
        of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3490), $47,240,000.
            (11) For the construction of increment 4 of the limited 
        area production and storage complex at Naval Submarine Base 
        Kitsap, Silverdale, Washington, authorized by section 2201(a) 
        of the Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 
        2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2105), as 
        amended by section 2206 of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public 
        Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3493), $39,750,000.
    (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, 
the total cost of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this 
Act may not exceed the sum of the following:
            (1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
        paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (a).
            (2) $71,200,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
        section 2201(a) for a nuclear aircraft carrier maintenance pier 
        at Naval Station Bremerton, Washington).

SEC. 2205. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2007 NAVY 
              PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATED.

    (a) Termination of Inside the United States Projects.--The table in 
section 2201(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2449) is 
amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Marine Corps Base, Twentynine 
        Palms, California, by striking ``$27,217,000'' in the amount 
        column and inserting ``$8,217,000'';
            (2) by striking the item relating to Naval Support 
        Activity, Monterey, California;
            (3) by striking the item relating to Naval Submarine Base, 
        New London, Connecticut;
            (4) by striking the item relating to Cape Canaveral, 
        Florida;
            (5) in the item relating to Marine Corps Logistics Base, 
        Albany, Georgia, by striking ``$70,540,000'' in the amount 
        column and inserting ``$62,000,000'';
            (6) by striking the item relating to Naval Magazine, Pearl 
        Harbor, Hawaii;
            (7) by striking the item relating to Naval Shipyard, Pearl 
        Harbor, Hawaii;
            (8) by striking the item relating to Naval Support 
        Activity, Crane, Indiana;
            (9) by striking the item relating to Portsmouth Naval 
        Shipyard, Maine;
            (10) by striking the item relating to Naval Air Station, 
        Meridian, Mississippi;
            (11) by striking the item relating to Naval Air Station, 
        Fallon, Nevada;
            (12) by striking the item relating to Marine Corps Air 
        Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina;
            (13) by striking the item relating to Naval Station, 
        Newport, Rhode Island;
            (14) in the item relating to Marine Corps Air Station, 
        Beaufort, South Carolina, by striking ``$25,575,000'' in the 
        amount column and inserting ``$22,225,000'';
            (15) by striking the item relating to Naval Special Weapons 
        Center, Dahlgren, Virginia;
            (16) in the item relating to Naval Support Activity, 
        Norfolk, Virginia, by striking ``$41,712,000'' in the amount 
        column and inserting ``$28,462,000'';
            (17) in the item relating to Naval Air Station, Whidbey 
        Island, Washington, by striking ``$67,303,000'' in the amount 
        column and inserting ``$57,653,000''; and
            (18) in the item relating to Naval Base, Kitsap, 
        Washington, by striking ``$17,617,000'' in the amount column 
        and inserting ``$13,507,000''.
    (b) Termination of Military Family Housing Projects.--Section 
2204(a)(6)(A) of such Act (120 Stat. 2450) is amended by striking 
``$308,956,000'' and inserting ``$305,256,000''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2204(a) of such Act, as amended 
by subsection (b), is further amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``$2,109,367,000'' and inserting ``$1,946,867,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$832,982,000'' and 
        inserting ``$674,182,000''.

SEC. 2206. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
              2005 PROJECT.

    (a) Modification.--The table in section 2201(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of 
Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2105), as amended by section 2206 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division 
B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3493) and section 2205 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division 
B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2452) is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Strategic Weapons Facility 
        Pacific, Bangor, Washington, by striking ``$147,760,000'' in 
        the amount column and inserting ``$295,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking the amount identified as the total in the 
        amount column and inserting ``$972,719,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2204 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of 
Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2107), as amended by section 2206 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division 
B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3493) and section 2205 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division 
B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2453) is amended in subsection 
(b)(6), by striking ``$95,320,000'' and inserting ``$259,320,000''.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(1), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
military construction projects for the installations or locations 
inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table:

                                       Air Force: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    State                                 Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska......................................  Elmendorf Air Force Base........................       $83,180,000
Arizona.....................................  Davis-Monthan Air Force Base....................       $11,200,000
Arkansas....................................  Little Rock Air Force Base......................        $9,800,000
California..................................  Travis Air Force Base...........................       $26,600,000
Colorado....................................  Fort Carson.....................................       $13,500,000
                                              Schriever Air Force Base........................       $24,500,000
                                              United States Air Force Academy.................       $15,000,000
District of Columbia........................  Bolling Air Force Base..........................        $2,500,000
Florida.....................................  Eglin Air Force Base............................      $158,300,000
                                              MacDill Air Force Base..........................       $57,000,000
                                              Patrick Air Force Base..........................       $11,854,000
                                              Tyndall Air Force Base..........................       $44,114,000
Georgia.....................................  Robins Air Force Base...........................       $14,700,000
Hawaii......................................  Hickam Air Force Base...........................       $31,971,000
Illinois....................................  Scott Air Force Base............................       $24,900,000
Kansas......................................  Fort Riley......................................       $12,515,000
Massachusetts...............................  Hanscom Air Force Base..........................       $12,800,000
Montana.....................................  Malmstrom Air Force Base........................        $7,000,000
Nebraska....................................  Offutt Air Force Base...........................       $16,952,000
New Mexico..................................  Cannon Air Force Base...........................        $1,688,000
                                              Kirtland Air Force Base.........................       $11,400,000
Nevada......................................  Nellis Air Force Base...........................        $4,950,000
North Dakota................................  Grand Forks Air Force Base......................       $13,000,000
                                              Minot Air Force Base............................       $18,200,000
Oklahoma....................................  Altus Air Force Base............................        $2,000,000
                                               Tinker Air Force Base..........................       $34,600,000
                                              Vance Air Force Base............................        $7,700,000
South Carolina..............................  Charleston Air Force Base.......................       $11,000,000
South Dakota................................  Ellsworth Air Force Base........................       $16,600,000
Texas.......................................  Lackland Air Force Base.........................       $14,000,000
Utah........................................  Hill Air Force Base.............................       $25,999,000
Wyoming.....................................  Francis E. Warren Air Force Base................       $14,600,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(2), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
military construction projects for the installations or locations 
outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table:

                  Air Force: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or Location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany......................  Ramstein Air Base........     $48,209,000
Guam.........................  Andersen Air Force Base..     $10,000,000
Qatar........................  Al Udeid Air Base........     $22,300,000
Spain........................  Moron Air Base...........      $1,800,000
United Kingdom...............  Royal Air Force               $17,300,000
                                Lakenheath.
                               Royal Air Force Menwith       $41,000,000
                                Hill Station.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Unspecified Worldwide.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(3), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 
military construction projects for unspecified installations or 
locations in the amounts set forth in the following table:

                    Air Force: Unspecified Worldwide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Location             Installation or Location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Classified.........  Classified Project.......      $1,500,000
                               Classified-Special            $13,940,000
                                Evaluation Program.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct or acquire 
family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting 
facilities) at the installation or location, in the number of units, 
and in the amount set forth in the following table:

                                            Air Force: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State or Country                   Installation or Location             Units             Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany.................................  Ramstein Air Base................  117................     $56,275,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(6)(A), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and engineering 
services and construction design activities with respect to the 
construction or improvement of military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $12,210,000.

SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

    Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may improve 
existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed 
$294,262,000.

SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for military construction, land 
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of 
the Air Force in the total amount of $2,097,357,000, as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
        States authorized by section 2301(a), $754,123,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
        States authorized by section 2301(b), $140,609,000.
            (3) For the military construction projects at unspecified 
        worldwide locations authorized by section 2301(c), $15,440,000.
            (4) For unspecified minor military construction projects 
        authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
        $15,000,000.
            (5) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
        States Code, $61,103,000.
            (6) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and 
                design, and improvement of military family housing and 
                facilities, $362,747,000.
                    (B) For support of military family housing 
                (including functions described in section 2833 of title 
                10, United States Code), $688,335,000.
            (7) For the construction of increment 3 of the main base 
        runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, authorized by 
        section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 
        Stat. 3494), $35,000,000.
            (8) For the construction of increment 3 of the CENTCOM 
        Joint Intelligence Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 
        authorized by section 2301(a) of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public 
        Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3494), as amended by section 2305 of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
        (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2456), 
        $25,000,000.

SEC. 2305. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2007 AIR 
              FORCE PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATED.

    (a) Termination of Inside the United States Projects.--The table in 
section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2453) is 
amended--
            (1) in the item relating to Elmendorf, Alaska, by striking 
        ``$68,100,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$56,100,000'';
            (2) in the item relating to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 
        Arizona, by striking ``$11,800,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$4,600,000'';
            (3) by striking the item relating to Little Rock Air Force 
        Base, Arkansas;
            (4) in the item relating to Travis Air Force Base, 
        California, by striking ``$85,800,000'' in the amount column 
        and inserting ``$73,900,000'';
            (5) by striking the item relating to Peterson Air Force 
        Base, Colorado;
            (6) in the item relating to Dover Air Force, Delaware, by 
        striking ``$30,400,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$26,400,000'';
            (7) in the item relating to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 
        by striking ``$30,350,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$19,350,000'';
            (8) in the item relating to Tyndall Air Force Base, 
        Florida, by striking ``$8,200,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$1,800,000'';
            (9) in the item relating to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 
        by striking ``$59,600,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$38,600,000'';
            (10) in the item relating to Scott Air Force, Illinois, by 
        striking ``$28,200,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$20,000,000'';
            (11) by striking the item relating to McConnell Air Force 
        Base, Kansas;
            (12) by striking the item relating to Hanscom Air Force 
        Base, Massachusetts;
            (13) by striking the item relating to Whiteman Air Force 
        Base, Missouri;
            (14) by striking the item relating to Malmstrom Air Force 
        Base, Montana;
            (15) in the item relating to McGuire Air Force Base, New 
        Jersey, by striking ``$28,500,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$15,500,000'';
            (16) by striking the item relating to Kirtland Air Force 
        Base, New Mexico;
            (17) by striking the item relating to Minot Air Force Base, 
        North Dakota;
            (18) in the item relating to Altus Air Force Base, 
        Oklahoma, by striking ``$9,500,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$1,500,000'';
            (19) by striking the item relating to Tinker Air Force 
        Base, Oklahoma;
            (20) by striking the item relating to Charleston Air Force 
        Base, South Carolina;
            (21) in the item relating to Shaw Air Force Base, South 
        Carolina, by striking ``$31,500,000'' in the amount column and 
        inserting ``$22,200,000'';
            (22) by striking the item relating to Ellsworth Air Force 
        Base, South Dakota;
            (23) by striking the item relating to Laughlin Air Force 
        Base, Texas;
            (24) by striking the item relating to Sheppard Air Force 
        Base, Texas;
            (25) in the item relating to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, by 
        striking ``$63,400,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$53,400,000''; and
            (26) by striking the item relating to Fairchild Air Force 
        Base, Washington.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2304(a) of such Act (120 Stat. 
2455) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``$3,231,442,000'' and inserting ``$3,005,817,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$962,286,000'' and 
        inserting ``$736,661,000''.

SEC. 2306. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
              2006 PROJECT.

    (a) Modification.--The table in section 2301(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of 
Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3494), as amended by section 2305(a) of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2456), is further amended 
in the item relating to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, by striking 
``$101,500,000'' in the amount column and inserting ``$126,500,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2304(b)(4) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (119 Stat. 3496), 
as amended by section 2305(b) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2456), is further 
amended by striking ``$23,300,000'' and inserting ``$48,300,000''.

SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2005 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension and Renewal.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division 
B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2116), authorizations set forth in 
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2302 of that Act, 
shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 
fiscal year 2009, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

           Air Force: Extension of 2005 Project Authorizations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Installation or Location             Project              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base,    Family housing (250         $48,500,000
 Arizona.                         units).
Vandenberg Air Force Base,       Family housing (120         $30,906,000
 California.                      units).
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida  Family housing (61          $21,723,000
                                  units).
  MacDill Air Force Base,        Housing maintenance          $1,250,000
 Florida.                         facility.
Columbus Air Force Base,         Housing management             $711,000
 Mississippi.                     facility.
Whiteman Air Force Base,         Family housing (160         $37,087,000
 Missouri.                        units).
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base,  Family housing (167         $32,693,000
 North Carolina.                  units).
Goodfellow Air Force Base,       Family housing (127         $20,604,000
 Texas.                           units).
Ramstein Air Base, Germany.....  USAFE Theater Aerospace     $24,024,000
                                  Operations Support
                                  Center.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2004 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of 
Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1716), authorizations set forth in the 
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2302 of that Act and 
extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2464), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 
fiscal year 2009, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

           Air Force: Extension of 2004 Project Authorizations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Installation or Location             Project              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Travis Air Force Base,           Family housing (56          $12,723,000
 California.                      units).
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida..  Family housing (279         $32,166,000
                                  units).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
              ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a)(1), the 
Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following tables:

                                           Defense Education Activity
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                    State                                   Installation or Location                  Amount
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North Carolina...............................  Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune..................      $2,014,000
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                                           Defense Intelligence Agency
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                     State                                   Installation or Location                 Amount
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District of Columbia...........................  Bolling Air Force Base.........................      $1,012,000
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                                            Defense Logistics Agency
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                    State                                   Installation or Location                  Amount
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California...................................  Port Loma Annex..................................    $140,000,000
Florida......................................  Naval Air Station, Key West......................      $1,874,000
Hawaii.......................................  Hickam Air Force Base............................     $26,000,000
New Mexico...................................  Kirtland Air Force Base..........................      $1,800,000
Ohio.........................................  Defense Supply Center Columbus...................      $4,000,000
Pennsylvania.................................  Defense Distribution Depot, New Cumberland.......     $21,000,000
Virginia.....................................  Fort Belvoir.....................................      $5,000,000
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                                            National Security Agency
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                    State                                   Installation or Location                  Amount
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Maryland.....................................  Fort Meade.......................................     $11,901,000
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                                           Special Operations Command
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                    State                                   Installation or Location                  Amount
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California...................................  Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton................     $20,030,000
                                               Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado..................     $12,000,000
Florida......................................  Hurlburt Field...................................     $29,111,000
                                               MacDill Air Force Base...........................     $47,700,000
Georgia......................................  Fort Benning.....................................     $35,000,000
                                               Hunter Army Air Field............................     $13,800,000
Kentucky.....................................  Fort Campbell....................................     $53,500,000
Mississippi..................................  Stennis Space Center.............................     $10,200,000
New Mexico...................................  Cannon Air Force Base............................      $7,500,000
North Carolina...............................  Fort Bragg.......................................     $47,250,000
                                               Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune..................     $28,210,000
Virginia.....................................  Dam Neck.........................................    $108,500,000
                                               Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek..............     $99,000,000
Washington...................................  Fort Lewis.......................................     $77,000,000
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                                           TRICARE Management Activity
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                    State                                   Installation or Location                  Amount
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Florida......................................  MacDill Air Force Base...........................      $5,000,000
Illinois.....................................  Naval Hospital, Great Lakes......................     $99,000,000
New York.....................................  Fort Drum........................................     $41,000,000
Texas........................................  Camp Bullis......................................      $7,400,000
Virginia.....................................  Naval Station, Norfolk...........................      $6,450,000
Washington...................................  Fort Lewis.......................................     $21,000,000
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    (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a)(2), the 
Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following tables:

                                           Defense Education Activity
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                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
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Belgium.......................................  Sterrebeek......................................      $5,992,000
Germany.......................................  Ramstein Air Base...............................      $5,393,000
                                                Wiesbaden Air Base..............................     $20,472,000
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                                           Special Operations Command
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                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
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Bahrain.......................................  Southwest Asia..................................     $19,000,000
Qatar.........................................  Al Udeid Air Base...............................     $52,852,000
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                                           TRICARE Management Activity
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                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
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Germany.......................................  Spangdahlem Air Base............................     $30,100,000
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    (c) Unspecified Worldwide.--Using the amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a)(3), the 
Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for unspecified installations or locations in the 
amount set forth in the following table:

                 Defense Agencies: Unspecified Worldwide
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           Location             Installation or Location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Classified           Classified Project.......      $1,887,000
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SEC. 2402. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2403(a)(7), the Secretary of Defense may 
carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, 
United States Code, in the amount of $70,000,000.

SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for military construction, land 
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments) in the total amount of 
$1,944,529,000 as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
        States authorized by section 2401(a), $969,152,000.
            (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
        States authorized by section 2401(b), $133,809,000.
            (3) For the military construction projects at unspecified 
        worldwide locations authorized by section 2301(c), $1,887,000.
            (4) For unspecified minor military construction projects 
        under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
        $23,711,000.
            (5) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
        of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States Code, 
        $10,000,000.
            (6) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
        States Code, $154,728,000.
            (7) For energy conservation projects authorized by section 
        2402 of this Act, $70,000,000.
            (8) For military family housing functions:
                    (A) For support of military family housing 
                (including functions described in section 2833 of title 
                10, United States Code), $48,848,000.
                    (B) For credit to the Department of Defense Family 
                Housing Improvement Fund established by section 
                2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, $500,000.
            (9) For the construction of increment 3 of the regional 
        security operations center at Kunia, Hawaii, authorized by 
        section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
        of Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 
        Stat. 3497), as amended by section 7017 of the Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
        Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 
        Stat. 485), $136,318,000.
            (10) For the construction of increment 3 of the regional 
        security operations center at Augusta, Georgia, authorized by 
        section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
        of Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 
        Stat. 3497), as amended by section 7016 of the Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
        Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 
        Stat. 485), $100,000,000.
            (11) For the construction of increment 2 of the health 
        clinic replacement at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 
        authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 
        109-364; 120 Stat. 2457), $41,400,000.
            (12) For the construction of increment 2 of the replacement 
        of the Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 
        at Fort Detrick, Maryland, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2007 
        (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2457), 
        $150,000,000.
            (13) For the construction of increment 9 of a munitions 
        demilitarization facility at Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
        Colorado, authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military 
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (division B 
        of Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775), as amended by section 
        2406 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 839) and 
        section 2407 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 
        2698), $35,159,000.
            (14) For the construction of increment 8 of a munitions 
        demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, 
        authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public 
        Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 835), as amended by section 2405 of the 
        Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 
        (division B of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1298) and section 
        2405 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2003 (division B of Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2698), 
        $69,017,000.

SEC. 2404. TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
              CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2007 DEFENSE AGENCIES PROJECTS.

    (a) Termination of Inside the United States Projects for Which 
Funds Were Not Appropriated.--The table relating to Special Operations 
Command in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2457) is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to Stennis Space Center, 
        Mississippi; and
            (2) in the item relating to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, by 
        striking ``$51,768,000'' in the amount column and inserting 
        ``$44,868,000''.
    (b) Modification of Authority to Carry Out Certain Base Closure and 
Realignment Activities.--Section 2405(a)(7) of that Act (120 Stat. 
2460) is amended by striking ``$191,220,000'' and inserting 
``$252,279,000''.
    (c) Modification of Certain Inside the United States Project.--
Section 2405(a)(15) of that Act (120 Stat. 2461) is amended by striking 
``$99,157,000'' and inserting ``$89,157,000''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2405(a) of that Act, as amended 
by subsections (a) through (c), is further amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``$7,163,431,000'' and inserting ``$7,197,390,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$533,099,000'' and 
        inserting ``$515,999,000''.

SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2005 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension and Renewal.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division 
B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2116), authorizations set forth in 
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401 of that Act, 
shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 
fiscal year 2009, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

         Defense Wide: Extension of 2005 Project Authorizations
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     Installation or Location        Agency and Project       Amount
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Naval Air Station, Oceana,         DLA bulk fuel storage      $3,589,000
 Virginia.                          tank.
Naval Air Station, Jacksonville,   TMA hospital project.     $28,438,000
 Florida.
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SEC. 2406. MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION FACILITIES, BLUE GRASS ARMY 
              DEPOT, KENTUCKY, AND PUEBLO CHEMICAL ACTIVITY, COLORADO.

    (a) Authority To Increase Amount for Construction of Munitions 
Demilitarization Facility, Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.--Pursuant 
to the authority granted for this project by section 2401(a) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division 
B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 836), as amended by section 2405 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 
(division B of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1298) and section 2405 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(division B of Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2698), the amount 
authorized to be appropriated by section 2403(14) of this Act for the 
construction of increment 8 of a munitions demilitarization facility at 
Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, may, subject to the approval of the 
Secretary of Defense, be increased by up to $17,300,000 using funds 
from the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 2403(1) of 
this Act.
    (b) Authority To Increase Amount for Construction of Munitions 
Demilitarization Facility, Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado.--
Pursuant to the authority granted for this project by section 2401(a) 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
(Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2775), as amended by section 2406 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division 
B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 839) and section 2407 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of 
Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2698), the amount authorized to be 
appropriated by section 2403(14) of this Act for the construction of 
increment 9 of a munitions demilitarization facility at Pueblo Chemical 
Activity, Colorado may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of 
Defense, be increased by up to $32,000,000 using funds from the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by section 2403(1) of this Act.
    (c) Certification Requirement.--Prior to exercising the authority 
provided in subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees the following:
            (1) Certification that the increase in the amount 
        authorized to be appropriated--
                    (A) is in the best interest of national security; 
                and
                    (B) will facilitate compliance with the deadline 
                set forth in subsection (d)(1).
            (2) A statement that the increased amount authorized to be 
        appropriated will be used to carry out authorized military 
        construction activities.
            (3) A notification of the action in accordance with section 
        2811.
    (d) Deadline for Destruction of Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Stockpile.--
            (1) Deadline.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        the Department of Defense shall complete work on the 
        destruction of the entire United States stockpile of lethal 
        chemical agents and munitions, including those stored at Blue 
        Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical Depot, 
        Colorado, by the deadline established by the Chemical Weapons 
        Convention, and in no circumstances later than December 31, 
        2017.
            (2) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2007, 
                and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
                shall submit to the parties described in paragraph (2) 
                a report on the progress of the Department of Defense 
                toward compliance with this subsection.
                    (B) Parties receiving report.--The parties referred 
                to in paragraph (1) are the Speaker of the House of the 
                Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of 
                the House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority 
                Leaders of the Senate, and the congressional defense 
                committees.
                    (C) Content.--Each report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include the updated and 
                projected annual funding levels necessary to achieve 
                full compliance with this subsection. The projected 
                funding levels for each report shall include a detailed 
                accounting of the complete life-cycle costs for each of 
                the chemical disposal projects.
            (3) Chemical weapons convention defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means the 
        Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production, 
        Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
        Destruction, with annexes, done at Paris, January 13, 1993, and 
        entered into force April 29, 1997 (T. Doc. 103-21).
            (4) Applicability; rule of construction.--This subsection 
        shall apply to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
        thereafter, and shall not be modified or repealed by 
        implication.

   TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                                PROGRAM

SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in 
section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to 
exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this 
purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously 
financed by the United States.

SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for contributions by the Secretary 
of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the 
share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by 
section 2501, in the amount of $201,400,000.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
              ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606(1)(A), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for 
the Army National Guard locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table:


                                               Army National Guard
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                      State                                            Location                         Amount
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Alabama.........................................  Springville......................................   $3,300,000
Arkansas........................................  Camp Robinson....................................  $23,923,000
Arizona.........................................  Florence.........................................  $10,870,000
California......................................  Sacramento Army Depot............................  $21,000,000
                                                  Camp Roberts.....................................   $2,850,000
Connecticut.....................................  Niantic..........................................  $13,600,000
Florida.........................................  Jacksonville.....................................  $12,200,000
Idaho...........................................  Gowen Field......................................   $7,615,000
                                                  Orchard Training Area............................   $1,700,000
Illinois........................................  St. Clair County.................................   $8,100,000
Iowa............................................  Iowa City........................................  $13,186,000
Michigan........................................  Camp Grayling....................................   $2,450,000
                                                  Lansing..........................................   $4,239,000
Minnesota.......................................  Camp Ripley......................................   $4,850,000
Mississippi.....................................  Camp Shelby......................................   $4,000,000
Missouri........................................  Whiteman Air Force Base..........................  $30,000,000
North Dakota....................................  Camp Grafton.....................................  $33,416,000
Oregon..........................................  Ontario..........................................  $11,000,000
Pennsylvania....................................  Carlisle.........................................   $7,800,000
                                                  East Fallowfield Township........................   $8,300,000
                                                  Fort Indiantown Gap..............................   $9,500,000
                                                  Gettysburg.......................................   $6,300,000
                                                  Graterford.......................................   $7,300,000
                                                  Hanover..........................................   $5,500,000
                                                  Hazelton.........................................   $5,600,000
                                                  Holidaysburg.....................................   $9,400,000
                                                  Huntingdon.......................................   $7,500,000
                                                  Kutztown.........................................   $6,800,000
                                                  Lebanon..........................................   $7,800,000
                                                  Philadelphia.....................................  $13,650,000
Rhode Island....................................  East Greenwich...................................   $8,200,000
                                                  North Kingstown..................................  $33,000,000
Texas...........................................  Camp Bowie.......................................   $1,500,000
                                                  Fort Wolters.....................................   $2,100,000
Utah............................................  North Salt Lake..................................  $12,200,000
Vermont.........................................  Ethan Allen Range................................   $1,996,000
Virginia........................................  Fort Pickett.....................................  $26,211,000
                                                  Winchester.......................................   $3,113,000
West Virginia...................................  Camp Dawson......................................   $4,500,000
Wyoming.........................................  Camp Guernsey....................................   $2,650,000
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SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
              PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606(1)(B), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for 
the Army Reserve locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the 
following table:


                                                  Army Reserve
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                      State                                            Location                         Amount
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California......................................  Fort Hunter Liggett..............................   $7,035,000
                                                  Garden Grove.....................................  $25,440,000
Montana.........................................  Butte............................................   $7,629,000
New Jersey......................................  Fort Dix.........................................  $17,000,000
New York........................................  Fort Drum........................................  $15,923,000
Texas...........................................  Ellington Field..................................  $15,000,000
                                                  Fort Worth.......................................  $15,076,000
Wisconsin.......................................  Ellsworth........................................   $9,100,000
                                                  Fort McCoy.......................................   $8,523,000
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SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
              CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for 
the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table:


                                      Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
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                      State                                            Location                         Amount
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California......................................  Miramar..........................................   $5,580,000
Michigan........................................  Selfridge........................................   $4,030,000
Ohio............................................  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base..................  $10,277,000
Oregon..........................................  Portland.........................................   $1,900,000
South Dakota....................................  Sioux Falls......................................   $3,730,000
Texas...........................................  Austin...........................................   $6,490,000
                                                  Fort Worth.......................................  $22,514,000
Virginia........................................  Quantico.........................................   $2,410,000
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SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
              ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606(3)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force 
may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects 
for the Air National Guard locations, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table:


                                               Air National Guard
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                     State                                            Location                         Amount
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Colorado.......................................  Buckley Air National Guard Base..................    $7,300,000
Delaware.......................................  New Castle.......................................   $10,800,000
Georgia........................................  Savannah International Airport...................    $9,000,000
Indiana........................................  Hulman Regional Airport..........................    $7,700,000
Kansas.........................................  Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range..............    $9,000,000
Louisiana......................................  Camp Beauregard..................................    $1,800,000
Massachusetts..................................  Otis Air National Guard Base.....................    $1,800,000
New Hampshire..................................  Pease Air National Guard Base....................    $8,900,000
Nebraska.......................................  Lincoln..........................................    $8,900,000
Nevada.........................................  Reno-Tahoe International Airport.................    $5,200,000
New York.......................................  Gabreski Airport.................................    $8,400,000
Pennsylvania...................................  Fort Indiantown Gap..............................   $12,700,000
Rhode Island...................................  Quonset State Airport............................    $5,000,000
South Dakota...................................  Joe Foss Field...................................    $7,900,000
Tennessee......................................  McGhee-Tyson Airport.............................    $3,200,000
                                                 Memphis International Airport....................   $11,376,000
Vermont........................................  Burlington.......................................    $6,600,000
West Virginia..................................  Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport-Shepherd     $50,776,000
                                                  Field.
                                                 Yeager...........................................   $17,300,000
Wisconsin......................................  Truax Field......................................    $7,300,000
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SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
              ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2606(3)(B), the Secretary of the Air Force 
may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects 
for the Air Force Reserve locations, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table:


                                               Air Force Reserve
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                      State                                            Location                         Amount
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Alaska..........................................  Elmendorf Air Force Base.........................  $14,950,000
Utah............................................  Hill Air Force Base..............................   $3,200,000
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SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, GUARD AND RESERVE.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for the costs of acquisition, 
architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities 
for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost of 
acquisition of land for those facilities), in the following amounts:
            (1) For the Department of the Army--
                    (A) for the Army National Guard of the United 
                States, $458,515,000; and
                    (B) for the Army Reserve, $134,684,000.
            (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Navy and Marine 
        Corps Reserve, $59,150,000.
            (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
                    (A) for the Air National Guard of the United 
                States, $216,417,000; and
                    (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $26,559,000.

SEC. 2607. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2007 GUARD 
              AND RESERVE PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT 
              APPROPRIATED.

    Section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2463) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``$561,375,000'' and inserting ``$476,697,000''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                ``$190,617,000'' and inserting ``$167,987,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``49,998,000'' and 
        inserting ``$43,498,000''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``$294,283,000'' and inserting ``$133,983,000''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                ``$56,836,000'' and inserting ``$47,436,000''.

SEC. 2608. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2006 AIR 
              FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    Section 2601(3)(B) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3501) 
is amended by striking ``$105,883,000'' and inserting ``$102,783,000''.

SEC. 2609. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2005 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension and Renewal.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division 
B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2116), the authorizations set forth 
in the tables in subsection (b), as provided in section 2601 of that 
Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 
fiscal year 2009, whichever is later.
    (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are as 
follows:

      Army National Guard: Extension of 2005 Project Authorizations
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     Installation or Location             Project             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dublin, California...............  Readiness center.....     $11,318,000
Gary, Indiana....................  Reserve center.......      $9,380,000
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          Army Reserve: Extension of 2005 Project Authorization
------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Installation or Location             Project             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corpus Christi (Robstown), Texas.  Storage facility.....      $9,038,000
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SEC. 2610. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2004 
              PROJECTS.

    (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of 
Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1716), the authorizations set forth in 
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act 
and extended by section 2702 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2464), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2008, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 
fiscal year 2009, whichever is later.
    (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

      Army National Guard: Extension of 2004 Project Authorizations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Installation or Location             Project              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Albuquerque, New Mexico........  Readiness center.......      $2,533,000
Fort Indiantown Gap,             Multipurpose training       $15,338,000
 Pennsylvania.                    range.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2611. RELOCATION OF UNITS FROM ROBERTS UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE 
              CENTER AND NAVY-MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER, BATON ROUGE, 
              LOUISIANA.

    For the purpose of siting an Army Reserve Center and Navy-Marine 
Corps Reserve Center for which funds are authorized to be appropriated 
in this Act in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Secretary of the Army may 
use land under the control of the State of Louisiana adjacent to, or in 
the vicinity of the Baton Rouge airport, Baton Rouge, Louisiana at a 
location determined by the Secretary to be in the best interest of 
national security and in the public interest.

          TITLE XXVII--BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES

SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE CLOSURE AND 
              REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for base closure and realignment 
activities, including real property acquisition and military 
construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906 of such Act, in the 
total amount of $220,689,000, as follows:
            (1) For the Department of the Army, $73,716,000.
            (2) For the Department of the Air Force, $143,260,000.
            (3) For the Defense Agencies, $3,713,000.

SEC. 2702. AUTHORIZED BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES FUNDED 
              THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2703, the Secretary of Defense may carry out 
base closure and realignment activities, including real property 
acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the 
Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005 established by section 
2906A of such Act, in the amount of $8,718,988,000.

SEC. 2703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE CLOSURE AND 
              REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for base closure and realignment 
activities, including real property acquisition and military 
construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 2005 established by section 2906A of such Act, in the 
total amount of $8,174,315,000, as follows:
            (1) For the Department of the Army, $4,015,746,000.
            (2) For the Department of the Navy, $733,695,000.
            (3) For the Department of the Air Force, $1,183,812,000.
            (4) For the Defense Agencies, $2,241,062,000.

SEC. 2704. AUTHORIZED COST AND SCOPE OF WORK VARIATIONS.

    For military construction projects carried out using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
sections 2701 and 2703 of this title and section 2405(a)(8) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division 
B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2460), section 2853 of title 10, 
United States Code, shall apply for variations to the cost and scope of 
work for each military construction project requested to the 
congressional defense committees as part of the budget justification 
materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense 
budget for fiscal year 2007 and 2008 (as submitted with the budget of 
the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code).

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

      Subtitle A--Effective Date and Expiration of Authorizations

SEC. 2801. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXIX shall 
take effect on the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2007; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2802. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE 
              SPECIFIED BY LAW.

    (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except as 
provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI 
through XXVI and title XXIX for military construction projects, land 
acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions 
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
(and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the 
later of--
            (1) October 1, 2010; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
        for military construction for fiscal year 2011.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations 
for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of 
appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been 
obligated before the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2010; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
        for fiscal year 2011 for military construction projects, land 
        acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
        contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
        Security Investment Program.

 Subtitle B--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

SEC. 2811. GENERAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--
            (1) Authority.--Upon a determination by the Secretary of a 
        military department, or with respect to the Defense Agencies, 
        the Secretary of Defense, that such action is necessary in the 
        national interest, the Secretary concerned may transfer amounts 
        of authorizations made available to that military department or 
        Defense Agency in this division for fiscal year 2008 between 
        any such authorizations for that military department or Defense 
        Agency for that fiscal year. Amounts of authorizations so 
        transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same 
        purposes as the authorization to which transferred.
            (2) Aggregate limit.--The aggregate amount of 
        authorizations that the Secretaries concerned may transfer 
        under the authority of this section may not exceed 
        $200,000,000.
    (b) Limitation.--The authority provided by this section to transfer 
authorizations may only be used to fund increases in the cost or scope 
of military construction projects that have been authorized by law.
    (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one 
account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed 
to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount 
is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
    (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary concerned shall promptly 
notify Congress of each transfer made by that Secretary under 
subsection (a).

SEC. 2812. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO LEASE MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) Increased Maximum Lease Amount Applicable to Certain Domestic 
Army Family Housing Leases.--Subsection (b) of section 2828 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraphs (3) and 
        (4)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3), (4), and (7)'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
        (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (7)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(7)(A) Not more than 600 housing units may be leased by the 
Secretary of the Army under subsection (a) for which the expenditure 
for the rental of such units (including the cost of utilities, 
maintenance, and operation) exceeds the maximum amount per unit per 
year in effect under paragraph (2) but does not exceed $18,620 per unit 
per year, as adjusted from time to time under paragraph (5).
    ``(B) The maximum lease amount provided in subparagraph (A) shall 
apply only to Army family housing in areas designated by the Secretary 
of the Army.
    ``(C) The term of a lease under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 2 
years.''.
    (b) Increased Maximum Lease Amount Applicable to Foreign Military 
Family Housing Leases.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting ``(1)(A)'';
                    (B) by striking the second sentence; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the maximum lease amounts in 
subparagraph (A) may be waived and increased up to a maximum of 
$100,000 per unit per year.
    ``(ii) The Secretary concerned may not exercise the waiver 
authority under clause (i) until the Secretary has notified the 
congressional defense committees of such proposed waiver and the 
reasons therefor and a period of 21 days has elapsed or, if over 
sooner, 14 days after such notice is provided in an electronic medium 
pursuant to section 480 of this title.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Secretary of the 
        Navy may lease not more than 2,800 units of family housing in 
        Italy, and the Secretary of the Army may lease not more than 
        500 units of family housing in Italy'' and inserting ``the 
        Secretaries of the military departments may lease not more than 
        3,300 units of family housing in Italy''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$35,000'' and inserting 
        ``$35,050''.
    (c) Increased Threshold for Congressional Notification for Foreign 
Military Family Housing Leases.--Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''.

SEC. 2813. INCREASE IN THRESHOLDS FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 
              CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    (a) Increase.--Section 2805(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting 
        ``$2,500,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$4,000,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 2814. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED AUTHORITY 
              TO USE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION 
              PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1723), as 
amended by section 2810 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 
2128), section 2809 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3508), 
and section 2802 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2466), is 
further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2007'' and inserting 
        ``2008''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) The total'' 
                and inserting ``The total''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).

SEC. 2815. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT REVITALIZATION OF DEPARTMENT 
              OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES THROUGH UNSPECIFIED MINOR 
              MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    (a) Laboratory Revitalization.--For the revitalization and 
recapitalization of laboratories owned by the United States and under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, the Secretary concerned 
may obligate and expend--
            (1) from appropriations available to the Secretary 
        concerned for operation and maintenance, amounts necessary to 
        carry out an unspecified minor military construction project 
        costing not more than $1,000,000; or
            (2) from appropriations available to the Secretary 
        concerned for military construction not otherwise authorized by 
        law, amounts necessary to carry out an unspecified minor 
        military construction project costing not more than $2,500,000.
    (b) Fiscal Year Limitation Applicable to Individual Laboratories.--
For purposes of this section, the total amount allowed to be applied in 
any one fiscal year to projects at any one laboratory shall be limited 
to the larger of the amounts applicable under subsection (a).
    (c) Laboratory Defined.--In this section, the term ``laboratory'' 
includes--
            (1) a research, engineering, and development center;
            (2) a test and evaluation activity; and
            (3) any buildings, structures, or facilities located at and 
        supporting such center or activity.
    (d) Sunset.--The authority to carry out a project under this 
section expires on September 30, 2012.

SEC. 2816. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO USE MINOR 
              MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD 
              DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

    (a) Extension.--Subsection (e) of section 2810 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of 
Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3510) is amended by striking ``September 
30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 2009''.
    (b) Report Required.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(d) Reports Required.--Not later than March 1, 2007, and March 1, 
2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
committees reports on the program authorized by this section. Each 
report shall include a list and description of the construction 
projects carried out under the program, including the location and cost 
of each project.''.

SEC. 2817. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS FOR 
              FACILITY EXCHANGES.

    Section 2809(c)(5) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2127) 
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2010''.

SEC. 2818. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY 
              CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Clarification of Requirement for Authorization.--Section 
2802(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
``military construction projects'' the following: ``, land 
acquisitions, and defense access road projects (as described under 
section 210 of title 23)''.
    (b) Clarification of Definition.--Section 2801(a) of such title is 
amended by inserting after ``permanent requirements'' the following: 
``, or any acquisition of land or construction of a defense access road 
(as described in section 210 of title 23)''.

        Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration

SEC. 2831. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TRANSACTIONS RESULTING IN ANNUAL COSTS 
              OF MORE THAN $750,000.

    Section 2662(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or his designee'' and inserting ``or the 
        Secretary's designee, or with respect to a Defense Agency, the 
        Secretary of Defense or the Secretary's designee''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(G) Any transaction or contract action that results in, 
        or includes, the acquisition or use by, or the lease or license 
        to, the United States of real property, if the estimated annual 
        rental or cost for the use of the real property is more than 
        $750,000.''.

SEC. 2832. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO LEASE NON-EXCESS PROPERTY.

    (a) Increased Use of Competitive Procedures for Selection of 
Certain Lessees.--Section 2667(h)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``exceeds one year, and the fair market value of 
the lease'' and inserting ``exceeds one year, or the fair market value 
of the lease''.
    (b) Modification of Authorities Related to Facilities Operation 
Support.--
            (1) Elimination of authority to accept facilities operation 
        support as in-kind consideration.--Section 2667(c)(1) of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (D).
            (2) Elimination of authority to use rental and certain 
        other proceeds for facilities operation support.--Section 
        2667(e)(1)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking clause (iv).
    (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 2667(e) of title 10, United 
States Code, is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``paragraph (4), 
        (5), or (6)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3), (4), or (5)''; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
        paragraphs (3), (4), and (5).

SEC. 2833. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY TO CREATE OR EXPAND BUFFER ZONES.

    Section 2684a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
        paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) Subject to the availability of appropriations for 
        such purpose, an agreement with an eligible entity under 
        subsection (a)(2) may provide for the management of natural 
        resources and the contribution by the United States towards 
        natural resource management costs on any real property in which 
        a military department has acquired any right title or interest 
        in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) where there is a 
        demonstrated need to preserve or restore habitat for purposes 
        of subsection (a)(2).''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(C), as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
        by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (5), 
        unless the Secretary concerned certifies in writing to the 
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives that the military value to the United States as 
        a result of the acquisition of such property or interest in 
        property justifies the payment of costs in excess of the fair 
        market value of such property or interest. Such certification 
        shall include a detailed description of the military value to 
        be obtained in each such case. The Secretary concerned may not 
        acquire such property or interest until 14 days after the date 
        on which the certification is provided to the Committees or, if 
        earlier, 10 days after the date on which a copy of such 
        certification is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
        section 480 of this title''.

SEC. 2834. REPORTS ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL RANGES.

    (a) Report on Utilization and Potential Expansion of Army 
Operational Ranges.--Section 2827(c) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-
364; 120 Stat. 2479) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``February 1, 2007'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2007''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by amending clauses (iv) 
                and (v) to read as follows:
                            ``(iv) the proposal contained in the budget 
                        justification materials submitted in support of 
                        the Department of Defense budget for fiscal 
                        year 2008 to increase the size of the active 
                        component of the Army to 547,400 personnel by 
                        the end of fiscal year 2012; or
                            ``(v) high operational tempos or surge 
                        requirements.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraphs:
                    ``(F) An analysis of the cost of, potential 
                military value of, and potential legal or practical 
                impediments to, the expansion of the Joint Readiness 
                Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, through the 
                acquisition of additional land adjacent to or in the 
                vicinity of the installation that is under the control 
                of the United States Forest Service.
                    ``(G) An analysis of the impact of the proposal 
                described in subparagraph (B)(iv) on the plan developed 
                prior to such proposal to relocate forces from Germany 
                to the United States and vacate installations in 
                Germany as part of the Integrated Global Presence and 
                Basing Strategy, including a comparative analysis of--
                            ``(i) the projected utilization of the 
                        Army's three combat training centers if all of 
                        the six light infantry brigades proposed to be 
                        added to the active component of the Army would 
                        be based in the United States; and
                            ``(ii) the projected utilization of such 
                        ranges if at least one of those six brigades 
                        would be based in Germany.
                    ``(H) If the analysis required by subparagraph (G) 
                indicates that the Joint Multi-National Readiness 
                Center in Hohenfels, Germany, or the Army's training 
                complex at Grafenwoehr, Germany, would not be fully 
                utilized under the basing scenarios analyzed, an 
                estimate of the cost to replicate the training 
                capability at that center in another location.''.
    (b) Report on Potential Expansion of Marine Corps Operational 
Ranges.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than December 31, 2007, the 
        Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report containing an assessment of the operational 
        ranges used to support training and range activities of the 
        Marine Corps.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following information:
                    (A) The size, description, and mission-essential 
                tasks supported by each major Marine Corps operational 
                range during fiscal year 2003.
                    (B) A description of the projected changes in 
                Marine Corps operational range requirements, including 
                the size, characteristics, and attributes for mission-
                essential activities at each range and the extent to 
                which any changes in requirements are a result of the 
                proposal contained in the fiscal year 2008 budget 
                request to increase the size of the active component of 
                the Marine Corps to 202,000 personnel by the end of 
                fiscal year 2012.
                    (C) The projected deficit or surplus of land at 
                each major Marine Corps operational range, and a 
                description of the Secretary's plan to address that 
                projected deficit or surplus of land as well as the 
                upgrade of range attributes at each existing Marine 
                Corps operational range.
                    (D) A description of the Secretary's prioritization 
                process and investment strategy to address the 
                potential expansion or upgrade of Marine Corps 
                operational ranges.
                    (E) An analysis of alternatives to the expansion of 
                Marine Corps operational ranges, including an 
                assessment of the joint use of operational ranges under 
                the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Secretary 
                of another military department.
                    (F) An analysis of the cost of, potential military 
                value of, and potential legal or practical impediments 
                to, the expansion of Marine Corps Base, Twentynine 
                Palms, California, through the acquisition of 
                additional land adjacent to or in the vicinity of that 
                installation that is under the control of the Bureau of 
                Land Management.
            (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) The term ``Marine Corps operational range'' has 
                the meaning given the term ``operational range'' in 
                section 101(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 
                except that the term is limited to operational ranges 
                under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the 
                Secretary of the Navy that are used by or available to 
                the United States Marine Corps.
                    (B) The term ``range activities'' has the meaning 
                given that term in section 101(e)(2) of such title.

SEC. 2835. CONSOLIDATION OF REAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS WITHOUT 
              SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.

    (a) Consolidation.--Section 2663 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Options for Military Construction Projects.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary of a military department 
        may acquire an option on a parcel of real property before or 
        after its acquisition is authorized by law, if the Secretary 
        considers it suitable and likely to be needed for a military 
        project of the department.
            ``(2) Consideration.--As consideration for an option 
        acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary may pay, from funds 
        available to the department for real property activities, an 
        amount that is not more than 12 percent of the appraised fair 
        market value of the property.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Repeal of superseded authority.--Section 2677 of such 
        title is repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 2677.

                Subtitle D--Base Closure and Realignment

SEC. 2841. NIAGARA AIR RESERVE BASE, NEW YORK, BASING REPORT.

    Not later than December 1, 2007, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing a detailed plan of the current and future aviation assets 
that the Secretary expects will be based at Niagara Air Reserve Base, 
New York. The report shall include a description of all of the aviation 
assets that will be impacted by the series of relocations to be made to 
or from Niagara Air Reserve Base and the timeline for such relocations.

SEC. 2842. COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNTING OF FUNDING REQUIRED TO ENSURE 
              TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF 2005 DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND 
              REALIGNMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.

    The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress with the budget 
materials for fiscal year 2009 a comprehensive accounting of the 
funding required to ensure that the plan for implementing the final 
recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission remains on schedule.

SEC. 2843. AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE THE JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER TO FORT 
              MEADE, MARYLAND.

    (a) Authority to Carry Out Relocation Agreement.--If deemed to be 
in the best interest of national security and to the physical 
protection of personnel and missions of the Department of Defense, the 
Secretary of Defense may carry out an agreement to relocate the Joint 
Spectrum Center, a geographically separated unit of the Defense 
Information Systems Agency, from Annapolis, Maryland to Fort Meade, 
Maryland or another military installation, subject to an agreement 
between the lease holder and the Department of Defense for equitable 
and appropriate terms to facilitate the relocation.
    (b) Authorization.--Any facility, road or infrastructure 
constructed or altered on a military installation as a result of the 
agreement must be authorized in accordance with section 2802 of title 
10, United States Code.
    (c) Termination of Existing Lease.--Upon completion of the 
relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the existing lease for the Joint 
Spectrum Center shall be terminated, as contemplated under Condition 
29.B of the lease.

                      Subtitle E--Land Conveyances

SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, LYNN HAVEN FUEL DEPOT, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force may 
convey to Florida State University (in this section referred to as the 
``University'') all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
consisting of approximately 40 acres located at the Lynn Haven Fuel 
Depot in Lynn Haven, Florida, as a public benefit conveyance for the 
purpose of permitting the University to develop the property as a new 
satellite campus.
    (b) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--For the conveyance of the property under 
        subsection (a), the University shall provide the United States 
        with consideration in an amount that is acceptable to the 
        Secretary, whether in the form of cash payment, in-kind 
        consideration, or a combination thereof.
            (2) Reduced tuition rates.--The Secretary may accept as in-
        kind consideration under paragraph (1) reduced tuition rates or 
        scholarships for military personnel at the University.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyances.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require the 
        University to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or 
        to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, 
        to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
        survey costs, related to the conveyance. If amounts are 
        collected from the University in advance of the Secretary 
        incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
        the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
        conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 
        University.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received under 
        paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the 
        Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a) 
        shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
        the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
        conveyance. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in 
        such fund or account and shall be available for the same 
        purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, 
        as amounts in such fund or account.
    (d) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used 
in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such 
subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to all or any portion 
of the property shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, to the 
United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate 
entry onto the property. Any determination of the Secretary under this 
subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a 
hearing.
    (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (f) Additional Term and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 
subsections (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.

SEC. 2852. MODIFICATION TO LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, FORT BRAGG, NORTH 
              CAROLINA.

    (a) Requirement To Convey Tract No. 404-1 Property Without 
Consideration.--Section 2836 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (111 Stat. 2005) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``at fair market 
        value'' and inserting ``without consideration'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as follows:
    ``(2) The conveyances under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
(a) shall be subject to the condition that the County develop and use 
the conveyed properties for educational purposes and the construction 
of public school structures.''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
    ``(2) If the Secretary determines at any time that the real 
property conveyed under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of subsection 
(a) is not being used in accordance with subsection (b)(2), all right, 
title, and interest in and to the property conveyed under such 
paragraph, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate 
entry thereon.''.
    (b) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--Such section is further 
amended by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Payment of Costs of Conveyance of Tract No. 404-1 Property.--
            ``(1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require the 
        County to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 
        reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to 
        carry out the conveyance under subsection (a)(3), including 
        survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and 
        other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 
        amounts are collected from the County in advance of the 
        Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected 
        exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 
        out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
        amount to the County.
            ``(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as 
        reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the fund 
        or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by the 
        Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so credited 
        shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and shall 
        be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
        conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.''.

SEC. 2853. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, GSA PROPERTY, 
              SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Transfer Authorized.--The Administrator of General Services (in 
this section referred to as ``the Administrator'') may transfer to the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army a parcel of 
real property consisting of approximately 69.5 acres and containing 
warehouse facilities in Springfield, Virginia, known as the ``GSA 
Property'' for the purpose of permitting the Secretary to construct 
facilities on the property to support administrative functions to be 
located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
    (b) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--As consideration for the property to be 
        transferred by the Administrator, the Secretary of the Army 
        shall--
                    (A) pay all reasonable costs to move furnishings, 
                equipment, and other material related to the relocation 
                of functions identified by the Administrator;
                    (B) if deemed necessary by the Administrator, 
                transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
                Administrator a parcel of property in the National 
                Capital Region determined to be suitable to the 
                Administrator;
                    (C) if deemed necessary by the Administrator, 
                design and construct storage facilities, utilities, 
                security measures, and access to a road infrastructure 
                on the parcel to meet the requirements of the 
                Administrator; and
                    (D) if deemed necessary by the Administrator, enter 
                into a memorandum of agreement with the Administrator 
                for support services and security at the new facilities 
                constructed pursuant to subsection (a).
            (2) Fair market value limitation.--The consideration 
        provided by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may not exceed 
        the fair market value of the property transferred by the 
        Administrator under subsection (a).
    (c) Administration of Transferred Property.--Upon completion of the 
transfer under subsection (a), the transferred property shall be 
administered by the Secretary as a part of Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property or properties to be conveyed under this 
section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Administrator and the Secretary.
    (e) Status Report.--Not later than November 30, 2007, the 
Administrator and the Secretary shall jointly submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the status and estimated 
costs of the transfer under subsection (a).

SEC. 2854. LAND CONVEYANCE, LEWIS AND CLARK UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE 
              CENTER, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may convey, 
without consideration, to the United Tribes Technical College all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 
real property, including improvements thereon, consisting of 
approximately 2 acres located at the Lewis and Clark United States Army 
Reserve Center, 3319 University Drive, Bismarck, North Dakota, for the 
purpose of supporting Native American education and training.
    (b) Reversionary Interest.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the Secretary 
        determines at any time that the real property conveyed under 
        subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the 
        purposes of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all 
        right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, 
        at the option of the Secretary, to the United States, and the 
        United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the 
        property. Any determination of the Secretary under this 
        subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity for 
        a hearing.
            (2) Expiration.--The reversionary interest under paragraph 
        (1) shall expire upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
                    (A) The real property conveyed under subsection (a) 
                is used in accordance with the purposes of the 
                conveyance specified in such subsection for a period of 
                not less than 30 years following the date of the 
                conveyance.
                    (B) The United Tribes Technical College applies to 
                the Secretary for the release of the reversionary 
                interest.
                    (C) The Secretary certifies, in a manner that can 
                be filed with the appropriate land recordation office, 
                that the condition under subparagraph (A) has been 
                satisfied.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require the 
        United Tribes Technical College to cover costs to be incurred 
        by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
        incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under 
        subsection (a), including survey costs, costs related to 
        environmental documentation, and other administrative costs 
        related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the 
        United Tribes Technical College in advance of the Secretary 
        incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
        the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
        conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 
        United Tribes Technical College.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as 
        reimbursements under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 
        fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by 
        the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so 
        credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 
        and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to 
        the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
        account.
    (d) Description of Real Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2855. LAND EXCHANGE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Detroit, 
        Michigan.
            (3) City land.--The term ``City land'' means the 
        approximately 0.741 acres of real property, including any 
        improvement thereon, as depicted on the exchange maps, that is 
        commonly identified as 110 Mount Elliott Street, Detroit, 
        Michigan.
            (4) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the 
        Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
            (5) EDC.--The term ``EDC'' means the Economic Development 
        Corporation of the City of Detroit.
            (6) Exchange maps.--The term ``exchange maps'' means the 
        maps entitled ``Atwater Street Land Exchange Maps'' prepared 
        pursuant to subsection (h).
            (7) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means 
        approximately 1.26 acres of real property, including any 
        improvements thereon, as depicted on the exchange maps, that is 
        commonly identified as 2660 Atwater Street, Detroit, Michigan, 
        and under the administrative control of the United States Coast 
        Guard.
            (8) Sector detroit.--The term ``Sector Detroit'' means 
        Coast Guard Sector Detroit of the Ninth Coast Guard District.
    (b) Conveyance Authorized.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard, in 
coordination with the Administrator, may convey to the EDC all right, 
title, and interest in and to the Federal land.
    (c) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--As consideration for the conveyance under 
        subsection (b)--
                    (A) the City shall convey to the United States all 
                right, title, and interest in and to the City land; and
                    (B) the EDC shall construct a facility and parking 
                lot acceptable to the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
            (2) Equalization payment option.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard 
                may, upon the agreement of the City and the EDC, waive 
                the requirement to construct a facility and parking lot 
                under paragraph (1)(B) and accept in lieu thereof an 
                equalization payment from the City equal to the 
                difference between the value, as determined by the 
                Administrator at the time of transfer, of the Federal 
                land and the City land.
                    (B) Availability of funds.--Any amounts received 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be available without 
                further appropriation and shall remain available until 
                expended to construct, expand, or improve facilities 
                related to Sector Detroit's aids to navigation or 
                vessel maintenance.
    (d) Conditions of Exchange.--
            (1) Covenants.--All conditions placed within the deeds of 
        title shall be construed as covenants running with the land.
            (2) Authority to accept quitclaim deed.--The Commandant may 
        accept a quitclaim deed for the City land and may convey the 
        Federal land by quitclaim deed.
            (3) Environmental remediation.--Prior to the time of the 
        exchange, the Coast Guard and the City shall remediate any and 
        all contaminants existing on their respective properties to 
        levels required by applicable state and Federal law.
    (e) Authority to Enter Into License or Lease.--The Commandant may 
enter into a license or lease agreement with the Detroit Riverfront 
Conservancy for the use of a portion of the Federal land for the 
Detroit Riverfront Walk. Such license or lease shall be at no cost to 
the City and upon such other terms that are acceptable to the 
Commandant, and shall terminate upon the exchange authorized by this 
section, or the date specified in subsection (h), whichever occurs 
earlier.
    (f) Map and Legal Descriptions of Land.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall file with the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate 
        and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
        House of Representatives maps, entitled ``Atwater Street Land 
        Exchange Maps,'' which depict the Federal land and the City 
        lands and provide a legal description of each property to be 
        exchanged.
            (2) Force of law.--The maps and legal descriptions filed 
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this Act, except that the Commandant may correct 
        typographical errors in the maps and each legal description.
            (3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description 
        filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Coast Guard 
        and the City of Detroit.
    (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Commandant may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the exchange 
under this section as the Commandant considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
    (h) Expiration of Authority To Convey.--The authority to enter into 
an exchange authorized by this section shall expire 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2856. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORMER NIKE MISSILE SITE, GROSSE 
              ILE, MICHIGAN.

    (a) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the property 
described in subsection (b) is hereby transferred from the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to the Secretary 
of the Interior.
    (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
is the former Nike missile site, consisting of approximately 50 acres 
located at the southern end of Grosse Ile, Michigan, as depicted on the 
map entitled ``07-CE'' on file with the Environmental Protection Agency 
and dated May 16, 1984.
    (c) Administration of Property.--Subject to subsection (d), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall administer the property described in 
subsection (b)--
            (1) acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service;
            (2) as part of the Detroit River International Wildlife 
        Refuge; and
            (3) for use as a habitat for fish and wildlife and as a 
        recreational property for outdoor education and environmental 
        appreciation.
    (d) Management Response.--The Secretary of Defense shall manage and 
carry out environmental response activities with respect to the 
property described in subsection (b) as expeditiously as possible, 
consistent with the Department's prioritization of formerly used 
Defense sites based on risk and the requirements of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, using amounts made available from the account 
established by section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code.
    (e) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to comply 
with, any environmental law, including the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).

SEC. 2857. MODIFICATION OF LEASE OF PROPERTY, NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY 
              AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NAVAL AVIATION, NAVAL AIR 
              STATION, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

    Section 2850(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (division B of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public 
Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-428)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``naval aviation and'' and inserting 
        ``naval aviation,''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and, as of January 1, 2008, to teach the 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines 
        that have an impact on and relate to aviation''.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 2861. REPORT ON CONDITION OF SCHOOLS UNDER JURISDICTION OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2008, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the conditions of schools under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Defense Education Activity.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A description of each school under the control of the 
        Secretary, including the location, year constructed, grades of 
        attending children, maximum capacity, and current capacity of 
        the school.
            (2) A description of the standards and processes used by 
        the Secretary to assess the adequacy of the size of school 
        facilities, the ability of facilities to support school 
        programs, and the current condition of facilities.
            (3) A description of the conditions of the facility or 
        facilities at each school, including the level of compliance 
        with the standards described in paragraph (2), any existing or 
        projected facility deficiencies or inadequate conditions at 
        each facility, and whether any of the facilities listed are 
        temporary structures.
            (4) An investment strategy planned for each school to 
        correct deficiencies identified in paragraph (3), including a 
        description of each project to correct such deficiencies, cost 
        estimates, and timelines to complete each project.
            (5) A description of requirements for new schools to be 
        constructed over the next 10 years as a result of changes to 
        the population of military personnel.
    (c) Use of Report as Master Plan for Repair, Upgrade, and 
Construction of Schools.--The Secretary shall use the report required 
under subsection (a) as a master plan for the repair, upgrade, and 
construction of schools in the Department of Defense system that 
support dependants of members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense.

SEC. 2862. MODIFICATION OF LAND MANAGEMENT RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO 
              UTAH NATIONAL DEFENSE LANDS.

    Section 2815 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 852) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``that are adjacent to 
        or near the Utah Test and Training Range and Dugway Proving 
        Ground or beneath'' and inserting ``that are beneath''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Sunset Date.--This section shall expire on October 1, 
2013.''.

SEC. 2863. ADDITIONAL PROJECT IN RHODE ISLAND.

    In carrying out section 2866 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2499), the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers, shall assume responsibility for the annual operation and 
maintenance of the Woonsocket local protection project authorized by 
section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the 
``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat. 892, chapter 665), including 
by acquiring any interest of the State of Rhode Island in and to land 
and structures required for the continued operation and maintenance, 
repair, replacement, rehabilitation, and structural integrity of the 
project, as identified by the State, in coordination with the 
Secretary.

SEC. 2864. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIONS TO 
              ADDRESS ENCROACHMENT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Findings.--In light of the initial report of the Department of 
Defense submitted pursuant to section 2684a(g) of title 10, United 
States Code, and of the RAND Corporation report entitled ``The Thin 
Green Line: An Assessment of DoD's Readiness and Environmental 
Protection Initiative to Buffer Installation Encroachment'', Congress 
makes the following findings:
            (1) Development and loss of habitat in the vicinity of, or 
        in areas ecologically related to, military installations, 
        ranges, and airspace pose a continuing and significant threat 
        to the readiness of the Armed Forces.
            (2) The Range Sustainability Program (RSP) of the 
        Department of Defense, and in particular the Readiness and 
        Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) involving agreements 
        pursuant to section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, have 
        been effective in addressing this threat to readiness with 
        regard to a number of important installations, ranges, and 
        airspace.
            (3) The opportunities to take effective action to protect 
        installations, ranges, and airspace from encroachment is in 
        many cases transient, and delay in taking action will result in 
        either higher costs or permanent loss of the opportunity 
        effectively to address encroachment.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Department of Defense should--
            (1) develop additional policy guidance on the further 
        implementation of the Range and Environmental Protection 
        Initiative (REPI), to include additional emphasis on protecting 
        biodiversity and on further refining procedures;
            (2) give greater emphasis to effective cooperation and 
        collaboration on matters of mutual concern with other Federal 
        agencies charged with managing Federal land;
            (3) ensure that each military department takes full 
        advantage of the authorities provided by section 2684a of title 
        10, United States Code, in addressing encroachment adversely 
        affecting, or threatening to adversely affect, the 
        installations, ranges, and military airspace of the department; 
        and
            (4) provide significant additional resources to the 
        program, to include dedicated staffing at the installation 
        level and additional emphasis on outreach programs at all 
        levels.
    (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review 
Chapter 6 of the initial report submitted to Congress under section 
2684a(g) of title 10, United States Code, and report to the 
congressional defense committees on the specific steps, if any, that 
the Secretary plans to take, or recommends that Congress take, to 
address the issues raised in such chapter.

SEC. 2865. REPORT ON WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the funding and effectiveness of water conservation projects 
at Department of Defense facilities.
    (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a description, by type, of the amounts invested or 
        budgeted for water conservation projects by the Department of 
        Defense in fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008;
            (2) an assessment of the investment levels required to meet 
        the water conservation requirements of the Department of 
        Defense under Executive Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007);
            (3) an assessment of whether water conservation projects 
        should continue to be funded within the Energy Conservation 
        Investment Program or whether the water conservation efforts of 
        the Department would be more effective if a separate water 
        conservation investment program were established;
            (4) an assessment of the demonstrated or potential 
        reductions in water usage and return on investment of various 
        types of water conservation projects, including the use of 
        metering or control systems, xeriscaping, waterless urinals, 
        utility system upgrades, and water efficiency standards for 
        appliances used in Department of Defense facilities; and
            (5) recommendations for any legislation, including any 
        changes to the authority provided under section 2866 of title 
        10, United States Code, that would facilitate the water 
        conservation goals of the Department, including the water 
        conservation requirements of Executive Order No. 13423 and DoD 
        Instruction 4170.11.

SEC. 2866. REPORT ON HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on housing privatization transactions 
carried out by the Department of Defense that are behind schedule or in 
default.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A list of current housing privatization transactions 
        carried out by the Department of Defense that are behind 
        schedule or in default.
            (2) In each case in which a transaction is behind schedule 
        or in default, a description of--
                    (A) the reasons for schedule delays, cost overruns, 
                or default;
                    (B) how solicitations and competitions were 
                conducted for the project;
                    (C) how financing, partnerships, legal 
                arrangements, leases, or contracts in relation to the 
                project were structured;
                    (D) which entities, including Federal entities, are 
                bearing financial risk for the project, and to what 
                extent;
                    (E) the remedies available to the Federal 
                Government to restore the transaction to schedule or 
                ensure completion of the terms of the transaction in 
                question at the earliest possible time;
                    (F) the extent to which the Federal Government has 
                the ability to affect the performance of various 
                parties involved in the project;
                    (G) remedies available to subcontractors to recoup 
                liens in the case of default, non-payment by the 
                developer or other party to the transaction or lease 
                agreement, or re-structuring;
                    (H) remedies available to the Federal Government to 
                affect receivership actions or transfer of ownership of 
                the project; and
                    (I) names of the developers for the project and any 
                history of previous defaults or bankruptcies by these 
                developers or their affiliates.
            (3) In each case in which a project is behind schedule or 
        in default, recommendations regarding the opportunities for the 
        Federal Government to ensure that all terms of the transaction 
        are completed according to the original schedule and budget.

SEC. 2867. REPORT ON THE PINON CANYON MANEUVER SITE, COLORADO.

    (a) Report on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
        on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (referred to in this section 
        as ``the Site'').
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An analysis of whether existing training 
                facilities at Fort Carson, Colorado, and the Site are 
                sufficient to support the training needs of units 
                stationed or planned to be stationed at Fort Carson, 
                including the following:
                            (i) A description of any new training 
                        requirements or significant developments 
                        affecting training requirements for units 
                        stationed or planned to be stationed at Fort 
                        Carson since the 2005 Defense Base Closure and 
                        Realignment Commission found that the base has 
                        ``sufficient capacity'' to support four brigade 
                        combat teams and associated support units at 
                        Fort Carson.
                            (ii) A study of alternatives for enhancing 
                        training facilities at Fort Carson and the Site 
                        within their current geographic footprint, 
                        including whether these additional investments 
                        or measures could support additional training 
                        activities.
                            (iii) A description of the current training 
                        calendar and training load at the Site, 
                        including--
                                    (I) the number of brigade-sized and 
                                battalion-sized military exercises held 
                                at the Site since its establishment;
                                    (II) an analysis of the maximum 
                                annual training load at the Site, 
                                without expanding the Site; and
                                    (III) an analysis of the training 
                                load and projected training calendar at 
                                the Site when all brigades stationed or 
                                planned to be stationed at Fort Carson 
                                are at home station.
                    (B) A report of need for any proposed addition of 
                training land to support units stationed or planned to 
                be stationed at Fort Carson, including the following:
                            (i) A description of additional training 
                        activities, and their benefits to operational 
                        readiness, which would be conducted by units 
                        stationed at Fort Carson if, through leases or 
                        acquisition from consenting landowners, the 
                        Site were expanded to include--
                                    (I) the parcel of land identified 
                                as ``Area A'' in the Potential PCMS 
                                Land expansion map;
                                    (II) the parcel of land identified 
                                as ``Area B'' in the Potential PCMS 
                                Land expansion map;
                                    (III) the parcels of land 
                                identified as ``Area A'' and ``Area B'' 
                                in the Potential PCMS Land expansion 
                                map;
                                    (IV) acreage sufficient to allow 
                                simultaneous exercises of a light 
                                infantry brigade and a heavy infantry 
                                brigade at the Site;
                                    (V) acreage sufficient to allow 
                                simultaneous exercises of two heavy 
                                infantry brigades at the Site;
                                    (VI) acreage sufficient to allow 
                                simultaneous exercises of a light 
                                infantry brigade and a battalion at the 
                                Site; and
                                    (VII) acreage sufficient to allow 
                                simultaneous exercises of a heavy 
                                infantry brigade and a battalion at the 
                                Site.
                            (ii) An analysis of alternatives for 
                        acquiring or utilizing training land at other 
                        installations in the United States to support 
                        training activities of units stationed at Fort 
                        Carson.
                            (iii) An analysis of alternatives for 
                        utilizing other federally owned land to support 
                        training activities of units stationed at Fort 
                        Carson.
                    (C) An analysis of alternatives for enhancing 
                economic development opportunities in southeastern 
                Colorado at the current Site or through any proposed 
                expansion, including the consideration of the following 
                alternatives:
                            (i) The leasing of land on the Site or any 
                        expansion of the Site to ranchers for grazing.
                            (ii) The leasing of land from private 
                        landowners for training.
                            (iii) The procurement of additional 
                        services and goods, including biofuels and 
                        beef, from local businesses.
                            (iv) The creation of an economic 
                        development fund to benefit communities, local 
                        governments, and businesses in southeastern 
                        Colorado.
                            (v) The establishment of an outreach office 
                        to provide technical assistance to local 
                        businesses that wish to bid on Department of 
                        Defense contracts.
                            (vi) The establishment of partnerships with 
                        local governments and organizations to expand 
                        regional tourism through expanded access to 
                        sites of historic, cultural, and environmental 
                        interest on the Site.
                            (vii) An acquisition policy that allows 
                        willing sellers to minimize the tax impact of a 
                        sale.
                            (viii) Additional investments in Army 
                        missions and personnel, such as stationing an 
                        active duty unit at the Site, including--
                                    (I) an analysis of anticipated 
                                operational benefits; and
                                    (II) an analysis of economic 
                                impacts to surrounding communities.
            (3) Potential pcms land expansion map defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``Potential PCMS Land expansion map'' 
        means the June 2007 map entitled ``Potential PCMS Land 
        expansion''.
    (b) Comptroller General Review of Report.--Not later than 180 days 
after the Secretary of Defense submits the report required under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a review of the report and of the justification of 
the Army for expansion at the Site.
    (c) Public Comment.--After the report required under subsection (b) 
is submitted to Congress, the Army shall solicit public comment on the 
report for a period of not less than 90 days. Not later than 30 days 
after the public comment period has closed, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a written summary of comments received.

SEC. 2868. REPEAL OF MORATORIUM ON IMPROVEMENTS AT FORT BUCHANAN, 
              PUERTO RICO.

    Section 1507 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-355) is 
repealed.

      TITLE XXIX--WAR-RELATED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED WAR-RELATED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
              ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

    Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 2902(1), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for 
the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts set forth in the following table:


                                         Army: Outside the United States
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                    Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
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Afghanistan...................................  Bagram Air Base.................................   $116,800,000
Iraq..........................................  Camp Adder......................................    $80,650,000
                                                Al Asad.........................................    $86,100,000
                                                Camp Anaconda...................................    $88,200,000
                                                Fallujah........................................       $880,000
                                                Camp Marez......................................       $880,000
                                                Mosul...........................................    $43,000,000
                                                Q-West..........................................    $26,000,000
                                                Camp Ramadi.....................................       $880,000
                                                Scania..........................................     $5,000,000
                                                Camp Speicher...................................   $103,700,000
                                                Camp Taqqadum...................................       $880,000
                                                Tikrit..........................................    $43,000,000
                                                Camp Victory....................................    $34,400,000
                                                Camp Warrior....................................       $880,000
                                                Various Locations...............................   $102,000,000
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SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZATION OF WAR-RELATED MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
              APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007, for military construction, land 
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of 
the Army in the total amount of $752,650,000 as follows:
            (1) For military construction projects outside the United 
        States authorized by section 2901(a), $733,250,000.
            (2) For architectural and engineering services and 
        construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
        States Code, $19,400,000.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for 
the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in 
carrying out programs necessary for national security in the amount of 
$9,539,693,000, to be allocated as follows:
            (1) For weapons activities, $6,472,172,000.
            (2) For defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, 
        $1,809,646,000.
            (3) For naval reactors, $808,219,000.
            (4) For the Office of the Administrator for Nuclear 
        Security, $399,656,000.
            (5) For the International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Fuel 
        Bank, $50,000,000.
    (b) Authorization of New Plant Projects.--From funds referred to in 
subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the 
Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration as follows:
            (1) For readiness in technical base and facilities, the 
        following new plant projects:
                    Project 08-D-801, High pressure fire loop, Pantex 
                Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $7,000,000.
                    Project 08-D-802, High explosive pressing facility, 
                Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $25,300,000.
                    Project 08-D-804, Technical Area 55 reinvestment 
                project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
                New Mexico, $6,000,000.
            (2) For facilities and infrastructure recapitalization, the 
        following new plant projects:
                    Project 08-D-601, Mercury highway, Nevada Test 
                Site, Nevada, $7,800,000.
                    Project 08-D-602, Potable water system upgrades, Y-
                12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $22,500,000.
            (3) For safeguards and security, the following new plant 
        project:
                    Project 08-D-701, Nuclear materials safeguards and 
                security upgrade, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los 
                Alamos, New Mexico, $49,496,000.
            (4) For naval reactors, the following new plant projects:
                    Project 08-D-901, Shipping and receiving and 
                warehouse complex, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West 
                Mifflin, Pennsylvania, $9,000,000.
                    Project 08-D-190, Project engineering and design, 
                Expended Core Facility M-290 Recovering Discharge 
                Station, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 
                $550,000.

SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2008 for 
defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs 
necessary for national security in the amount of $5,410,905,000.
    (b) Authorization for New Plant Project.--From funds referred to in 
subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the 
Secretary of Energy may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup 
activities, the following new plant project:
            Project 08-D-414, Project engineering and design, Plutonium 
        Vitrification Facility, various locations, $15,000,000.

SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 2008 for other defense activities in carrying 
out programs necessary for national security in the amount of 
$663,074,000.

SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 2008 for defense nuclear waste disposal for 
payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount of 
$242,046,000.

   Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 3111. RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated under section 3101(a)(1) for weapons activities for 
fiscal year 2008, not more than $195,069,000 may be obligated or 
expended for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program under section 
4204a of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2524a).
    (b) Prohibition on Availability of Funds for Certain Activities.--
No funds referred to in subsection (a) may be obligated or expended for 
activities under the Reliable Replacement Warhead program beyond phase 
2A activities.

SEC. 3112. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FISSILE MATERIALS 
              DISPOSITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Limitation Pending Report on Use of Prior Fiscal Year Funds.--
No fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition program funds may be 
obligated or expended for the Fissile Materials Disposition program 
until the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator 
for Nuclear Security, submits to the congressional defense committees a 
report setting forth a plan for obligating and expending funds made 
available for that program in fiscal years before fiscal year 2008 that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure as of October 1, 2007.
    (b) Limitation Pending Certification on Use of Current Fiscal Year 
Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Within fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials 
        Disposition program funds, the aggregate amount that may be 
        obligated for the Fissile Materials Disposition program may not 
        exceed such amount as the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, certifies to the congressional defense 
        committees will be obligated for that program in fiscal years 
        2008 and 2009.
            (2) Availability of unutilized funds absent 
        certification.--If the Secretary does not make a certification 
        under paragraph (1), fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials 
        Disposition program funds shall not be available for the 
        Fissile Materials Disposition program, but shall be available 
        instead for any defense nuclear nonproliferation activities 
        (other than the Fissile Materials Disposition program) for 
        which amounts are authorized to be appropriated by section 
        3101(a)(2).
            (3) Availability of unutilized funds under certification of 
        partial use.--If the aggregate amount of funds certified under 
        paragraph (1) as to be obligated for the Fissile Materials 
        Disposition program in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 is less than 
        the amount of the fiscal year 2008 Fissile Materials 
        Disposition program funds, an amount within fiscal year 2008 
        Fissile Materials Disposition program funds that is equal to 
        the difference between the amount of fiscal year 2008 Fissile 
        Materials Disposition program funds and such aggregate amount 
        shall not be available for the Fissile Materials Disposition 
        program, but shall be available instead for any defense nuclear 
        nonproliferation activities (other than the Fissile Materials 
        Disposition program) for which amounts are authorized to be 
        appropriated by section 3101(a)(2).
    (c) Fiscal Year 2008 Fissile Materials Disposition Program Funds 
Defined.--In this section, the term ``fiscal year 2008 Fissile 
Materials Disposition program funds'' means amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by section 3101(a)(2) and available for the Fissile 
Materials Disposition program.

SEC. 3113. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
              WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT.

    Paragraph (2) of section 3120(a) of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 
Stat. 2510) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the Defense Contract Management Agency 
        has recommended for acceptance'' and inserting ``an independent 
        entity has reviewed''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and that the system has been certified 
        by the Secretary for use by a construction contractor at the 
        Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant'' after ``Waste 
        Treatment and Immobilization Plant''.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 3121. NUCLEAR TEST READINESS.

    (a) Repeal of Requirements on Readiness Posture.--Section 3113 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108-136; 117 Stat. 1743; 50 U.S.C. 2528a) is repealed.
    (b) Reports on Nuclear Test Readiness Postures.--
            (1) In general.--Section 4208 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
        Act (50 U.S.C. 2528) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 4208. REPORTS ON NUCLEAR TEST READINESS.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2009, and every odd-
numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the nuclear test readiness 
of the United States.
    ``(b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include, 
current as of the date of such report, the following:
            ``(1) An estimate of the period of time that would be 
        necessary for the Secretary of Energy to conduct an underground 
        test of a nuclear weapon once directed by the President to 
        conduct such a test.
            ``(2) A description of the level of test readiness that the 
        Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Defense, determines to be appropriate.
            ``(3) A list and description of the workforce skills and 
        capabilities that are essential to carrying out an underground 
        nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site.
            ``(4) A list and description of the infrastructure and 
        physical plant that are essential to carrying out an 
        underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site.
            ``(5) An assessment of the readiness status of the skills 
        and capabilities described in paragraph (3) and the 
        infrastructure and physical plant described in paragraph (4).
    ``(c) Form.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to section 4208 
        in the table of contents for such Act is amended to read as 
        follows:

``Sec. 4208. Reports on nuclear test readiness.''.

SEC. 3122. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY OF 
              THE UNITED STATES AND THE RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD 
              PROGRAM.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States should reaffirm its commitment to 
        Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
        Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, 
        and entered into force March 5, 1970 (in this section referred 
        to as the ``Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty'');
            (2) the United States should initiate talks with Russia to 
        reduce the number of nonstrategic nuclear weapons and further 
        reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons in the 
        respective nuclear weapons stockpiles of the United States and 
        Russia in a transparent and verifiable fashion and in a manner 
        consistent with the security of the United States;
            (3) the United States and other declared nuclear weapons 
        state parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, together 
        with weapons states that are not parties to the treaty, should 
        work to reduce the total number of nuclear weapons in the 
        respective stockpiles and related delivery systems of such 
        states;
            (4) the United States, Russia, and other states should work 
        to negotiate, and then sign and ratify, a treaty setting forth 
        a date for the cessation of the production of fissile material;
            (5) the Senate should ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-
        Test-Ban Treaty, opened for signature at New York September 10, 
        1996;
            (6) the United States should commit to dismantle as soon as 
        possible all retired warheads or warheads that are planned to 
        be retired from the United States nuclear weapons stockpile;
            (7) the United States, along with the other declared 
        nuclear weapons state parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
        Treaty, should participate in transparent discussions regarding 
        their nuclear weapons programs and plans, and how such programs 
        and plans, including plans for any new weapons or warheads, 
        relate to their obligations as nuclear weapons state parties 
        under the Treaty;
            (8) the United States and the declared nuclear weapons 
        state parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty should 
        work to decrease reliance on, and the importance of, nuclear 
        weapons; and
            (9) the United States should formulate any decision on 
        whether to manufacture or deploy a reliable replacement warhead 
        within the broader context of the progress made by the United 
        States toward achieving each of the goals described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (8).

SEC. 3123. REPORT ON STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES TO 
              ACCELERATE THE REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND 
              CHALLENGES POSED BY THE LEGACY OF THE COLD WAR.

    (a) In General.--On the date described in subsection (d), the 
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees and the Comptroller General of the United States a report on 
the status of the environmental management initiatives described in 
subsection (c) undertaken to accelerate the reduction of the 
environmental risks and challenges that, as a result of the legacy of 
the Cold War, are faced by the Department of Energy, contractors of the 
Department, and applicable Federal and State agencies with regulatory 
jurisdiction.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A discussion of the progress made in reducing the 
        environmental risks and challenges described in subsection (a) 
        in each of the following areas:
                    (A) Acquisition strategy and contract management.
                    (B) Regulatory agreements.
                    (C) Interim storage and final disposal of high-
                level waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, and 
                low-level waste.
                    (D) Closure and transfer of environmental 
                remediation sites.
                    (E) Achievements in innovation by contractors of 
                the Department with respect to accelerated risk 
                reduction and cleanup.
                    (F) Consolidation of special nuclear materials and 
                improvements in safeguards and security.
            (2) An assessment of the progress made in streamlining risk 
        reduction processes of the environmental management program of 
        the Department.
            (3) An assessment of the progress made in improving the 
        responsiveness and effectiveness of the environmental 
        management program of the Department.
            (4) Any proposals for legislation that the Secretary 
        considers necessary to carry out the environmental management 
        initiatives described in subsection (c) and the justification 
        for each such proposal.
            (5) A list of the mandatory milestones and commitments set 
        forth in each enforceable cleanup agreement or other type of 
        agreement covering or applicable to environmental management 
        and cleanup activities at any site of the Department, the 
        status of the efforts of the Department to meet such milestones 
        and commitments, and if the Secretary determines that the 
        Department will be unable to achieve any such milestone or 
        commitment, a statement setting forth the reasons the 
        Department will be unable to achieve such milestone or 
        commitment.
            (6) An estimate of the life cycle cost of the environmental 
        management program, including the following:
                    (A) A list of the environmental projects being 
                reviewed for potential inclusion in the environmental 
                management program as of October 1, 2007, and an 
                estimated date by which a determination will be made to 
                include or exclude each such project.
                    (B) A list of environmental projects not being 
                considered for potential inclusion in the environmental 
                management program as of October 1, 2007, but that are 
                likely to be included in the next five years, and an 
                estimated date by which a determination will be made to 
                include or exclude each such project.
                    (C) A list of projects in the environmental 
                management program as of October 1, 2007, for which an 
                audit of the cost estimate of the project has been 
                completed, and the estimated date by which such an 
                audit will be completed for each such project for which 
                such an audit has not been completed.
                    (D) The estimated schedule for production of a 
                revised life cycle cost estimate for the environmental 
                management program incorporating the information 
                described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
    (c) Initiatives Described.--The environmental management 
initiatives described in this subsection are the initiatives arising 
out of the report titled ``Top-to-Bottom Review of the Environmental 
Management Program'' and dated February 4, 2002, with respect to the 
environmental restoration and waste management activities of the 
Department in carrying out programs necessary for national security.
    (d) Date of Submittal.--The date described in this subsection is 
the date on which the budget justification materials in support of the 
Department of Energy budget for fiscal year 2009 (as submitted with the 
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code) are submitted to Congress.
    (e) Review by Comptroller General.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date described in subsection (d), the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a 
review of the report required by subsection (a).

SEC. 3124. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
              PROTECTIVE FORCE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on 
the management of the protective forces of the Department of Energy.
    (b) Contents.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the management and contractual 
        structure for protective forces at each Department of Energy 
        site with Category I nuclear materials.
            (2) A statement of the number and category of protective 
        force members at each site described in paragraph (1) and an 
        assessment of whether the protective force at each such site is 
        adequately staffed, trained, and equipped to comply with the 
        requirements of the Design Basis Threat issued by the 
        Department of Energy in November 2005.
            (3) A description of the manner in which each site 
        described in paragraph (1) is moving to a tactical response 
        force as required by the policy of the Department of Energy and 
        an assessment of the issues or problems, if any, involved in 
        the moving to a tactical response force at such site.
            (4) A description of the extent to which the protective 
        force at each site described in paragraph (1) has been assigned 
        or is responsible for law enforcement or law-enforcement 
        related activities.
            (5) An analysis comparing the management, training, pay, 
        benefits, duties, responsibilities, and assignments of the 
        protective force at each site described in paragraph (1) with 
        the management, training, pay, benefits, duties, 
        responsibilities, and assignments of the Federal transportation 
        security force of the Department of Energy.
            (6) A statement of options for managing the protective 
        force at sites described in paragraph (1) in a more uniform 
        manner, an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each 
        option, and an assessment of the approximate cost of each 
        option when compared with the costs associated with the 
        existing management of the protective force at such sites.
    (c) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex.

SEC. 3125. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended 
as follows:
            (1) The heading of section 4204a (50 U.S.C. 2524a) is 
        amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 4204A. RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM.''.

            (2) The table of contents for that Act is amended by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 4204 the following 
        new item:

``Sec. 4204A. Reliable Replacement Warhead program.''.

                Subtitle D--Nuclear Terrorism Prevention

SEC. 3131. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) The term ``Convention on the Physical Protection of 
        Nuclear Material'' means the Convention on the Physical 
        Protection of Nuclear Material, signed at New York and Vienna 
        March 3, 1980.
            (2) The term ``formula quantities of strategic special 
        nuclear material'' means uranium-235 (contained in uranium 
        enriched to 20 percent or more in the U-235 isotope), uranium-
        233, or plutonium in any combination in a total quantity of 
        5,000 grams or more computed by the formula, grams = (grams 
        contained U-235) + 2.5 (grams U-233 + grams plutonium), as set 
        forth in the definitions of ``formula quantity'' and 
        ``strategic special nuclear material'' in section 73.2 of title 
        10, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (3) The term ``Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty'' means the 
        Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at 
        Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into 
        force March 5, 1970 (21 UST 483).
            (4) The term ``nuclear weapon'' means any device utilizing 
        atomic energy, exclusive of the means for transporting or 
        propelling the device (where such means is a separable and 
        divisible part of the device), the principal purpose of which 
        is for use as, or for the development of, a weapon, a weapon 
        prototype, or a weapon test device.

SEC. 3132. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The possibility that terrorists may acquire and use a 
        nuclear weapon against the United States is the most horrific 
        threat that our Nation faces.
            (2) The September 2006 ``National Strategy for Combating 
        Terrorism'' issued by the White House states, ``Weapons of mass 
        destruction in the hands of terrorists is one of the gravest 
        threats we face.''
            (3) Former Senator and cofounder of the Nuclear Threat 
        Initiative Sam Nunn has stated, ``Stockpiles of loosely guarded 
        nuclear weapons material are scattered around the world, 
        offering inviting targets for theft or sale. We are working on 
        this, but I believe that the threat is outrunning our 
        response.''.
            (4) Existing programs intended to secure, monitor, and 
        reduce nuclear stockpiles, redirect nuclear scientists, and 
        interdict nuclear smuggling have made substantial progress, but 
        additional efforts are needed to reduce the threat of nuclear 
        terrorism as much as possible.
            (5) Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has 
        said that a nuclear terror attack ``would not only cause 
        widespread death and destruction, but would stagger the world 
        economy and thrust tens of millions of people into dire 
        poverty''.
            (6) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) 
        reaffirms the need to combat by all means, in accordance with 
        the Charter of the United Nations, threats to international 
        peace and security caused by terrorist acts, and directs all 
        countries, in accordance with their national procedures, to 
        adopt and enforce effective laws that prohibit any non-state 
        actor from manufacturing, acquiring, possessing, developing, 
        transporting, transferring, or using nuclear, chemical, or 
        biological weapons and their means of delivery, in particular 
        for terrorist purposes, and to prohibit attempts to engage in 
        any of the foregoing activities, participate in them as an 
        accomplice, or assist or finance them.
            (7) The Director General of the International Atomic Energy 
        Agency, Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei, has said that it is a ``race 
        against time'' to prevent a terrorist attack using a nuclear 
        weapon.
            (8) The International Atomic Energy Agency plays a vital 
        role in coordinating efforts to protect nuclear materials and 
        to combat nuclear smuggling.
            (9) Legislation sponsored by Senator Richard Lugar, Senator 
        Pete Domenici, and former Senator Sam Nunn has resulted in 
        groundbreaking programs to secure nuclear weapons and materials 
        and to help ensure that such weapons and materials do not fall 
        into the hands of terrorists.

SEC. 3133. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the President should make the prevention of a nuclear 
        terrorist attack on the United States of the highest priority;
            (2) the President should accelerate programs, requesting 
        additional funding as appropriate, to prevent nuclear 
        terrorism, including combating nuclear smuggling, securing and 
        accounting for nuclear weapons, and eliminating, removing, or 
        securing and accounting for formula quantities of strategic 
        special nuclear material wherever such quantities may be;
            (3) the United States, together with the international 
        community, should take a comprehensive approach to reducing the 
        danger of nuclear terrorism, including by making additional 
        efforts to identify and eliminate terrorist groups that aim to 
        acquire nuclear weapons, to ensure that nuclear weapons 
        worldwide are secure and accounted for and that formula 
        quantities of strategic special nuclear material worldwide are 
        eliminated, removed, or secure and accounted for to a degree 
        sufficient to defeat the threat that terrorists and criminals 
        have shown they can pose, and to increase the ability to find 
        and stop terrorist efforts to manufacture nuclear explosives or 
        to transport nuclear explosives and materials anywhere in the 
        world;
            (4) within such a comprehensive approach, a high priority 
        must be placed on ensuring that all nuclear weapons worldwide 
        are secure and accounted for and that all formula quantities of 
        strategic special nuclear material worldwide are eliminated, 
        removed, or secure and accounted for; and
            (5) the International Atomic Energy Agency should be funded 
        appropriately to fulfill its role in coordinating international 
        efforts to protect nuclear material and to combat nuclear 
        smuggling.

SEC. 3134. MINIMUM SECURITY STANDARD FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND FORMULA 
              QUANTITIES OF STRATEGIC SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL.

    (a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to work with the 
international community to take all possible steps to ensure that all 
nuclear weapons around the world are secure and accounted for and that 
all formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material are 
eliminated, removed, or secure and accounted for to a level sufficient 
to defeat the threats posed by terrorists and criminals.
    (b) International Nuclear Security Standard.--In furtherance of the 
policy described in subsection (a), and consistent with the requirement 
for ``appropriate effective'' physical protection contained in United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), as well as the Nuclear 
Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Convention on the Physical Protection 
of Nuclear Material, the President, in consultation with relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, shall seek the broadest possible 
international agreement on a global standard for nuclear security 
that--
            (1) ensures that nuclear weapons and formula quantities of 
        strategic special nuclear material are secure and accounted for 
        to a sufficient level to defeat the threats posed by terrorists 
        and criminals;
            (2) takes into account the limitations of equipment and 
        human performance; and
            (3) includes steps to provide confidence that the needed 
        measures have in fact been implemented.
    (c) International Efforts.--In furtherance of the policy described 
in subsection (a), the President, in consultation with relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, shall--
            (1) work with other countries and the International Atomic 
        Energy Agency to assist as appropriate, and if necessary, work 
        to convince, the governments of any and all countries in 
        possession of nuclear weapons or formula quantities of 
        strategic special nuclear material to ensure that security is 
        upgraded to meet the standard described in subsection (b) as 
        rapidly as possible and in a manner that--
                    (A) accounts for the nature of the terrorist and 
                criminal threat in each such country; and
                    (B) ensures that any measures to which the United 
                States and any such country agree are sustained after 
                United States and other international assistance ends;
            (2) ensure that United States financial and technical 
        assistance is available as appropriate to countries for which 
        the provision of such assistance would accelerate the 
        implementation of, or improve the effectiveness of, such 
        security upgrades; and
            (3) work with the governments of other countries to ensure 
        that effective nuclear security rules, accompanied by effective 
        regulation and enforcement, are put in place to govern all 
        nuclear weapons and formula quantities of strategic special 
        nuclear material around the world.

SEC. 3135. ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than September 1 of each year, the 
President, in consultation with relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, shall submit to Congress a report on the security of nuclear 
weapons, formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material, 
radiological materials, and related equipment worldwide.
    (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A section on the programs for the security and 
        accounting of nuclear weapons and the elimination, removal, and 
        security and accounting of formula quantities of strategic 
        special nuclear material and radiological materials, 
        established under section 3132(b) of the Ronald W. Reagan 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 
        U.S.C. 2569(b)), which shall include the following:
                    (A) A survey of the facilities and sites worldwide 
                that contain nuclear weapons or related equipment, 
                formula quantities of strategic special nuclear 
                material, or radiological materials.
                    (B) A list of such facilities and sites determined 
                to be of the highest priority for security and 
                accounting of nuclear weapons and related equipment, or 
                the elimination, removal, or security and accounting of 
                formula quantities of strategic special nuclear 
                material and radiological materials, taking into 
                account risk of theft from such facilities and sites, 
                and organized by level of priority.
                    (C) A prioritized diplomatic and technical plan, 
                including measurable milestones, metrics, estimated 
                timetables, and estimated costs of implementation, on 
                the following:
                            (i) The security and accounting of nuclear 
                        weapons and related equipment and the 
                        elimination, removal, or security and 
                        accounting of formula quantities of strategic 
                        special nuclear material and radiological 
                        materials at such facilities and sites 
                        worldwide.
                            (ii) Ensuring that security upgrades and 
                        accounting reforms implemented at such 
                        facilities and sites worldwide using the 
                        financial and technical assistance of the 
                        United States are effectively sustained after 
                        such assistance ends.
                            (iii) The role that international agencies 
                        and the international community have committed 
                        to play, together with a plan for securing 
                        contributions.
                    (D) An assessment of the progress made in 
                implementing the plan described in subparagraph (C), 
                including a description of the efforts of foreign 
                governments to secure and account for nuclear weapons 
                and related equipment and to eliminate, remove, or 
                secure and account for formula quantities of strategic 
                special nuclear material and radiological materials.
            (2) A section on efforts to establish and implement the 
        international nuclear security standard described in section 
        3134(b) and related policies.
    (c) Form.--The report may be submitted in classified form but shall 
include a detailed unclassified summary.

SEC. 3136. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 3111 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3539) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``March 1, 2007'' and 
        inserting ``March 1 of 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (d) and (e), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) to be submitted 
not later than March 1 of 2009, 2011, or 2013, shall be submitted in 
classified form, and shall include a detailed unclassified summary.''; 
and
            (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking ``(c)'' 
        and inserting ``(d)''.

SEC. 3137. MODIFICATION OF SUNSET DATE OF THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN 
              OF THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 3686(g) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s-15(g)) is amended by 
striking ``on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment 
of this section'' and inserting ``October 28, 2012''.

SEC. 3138. EVALUATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
              STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED COMPUTING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall--
            (1) enter into an agreement with an independent entity to 
        conduct an evaluation of the strategic plan for advanced 
        computing of the National Nuclear Security Administration; and
            (2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, submit to the congressional defense committees a 
        report containing the results of evaluation described in 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Elements.--The evaluation described in subsection (a)(1) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An assessment of--
                    (A) the role of research into, and development of, 
                high-performance computing supported by the National 
                Nuclear Security Administration in maintaining the 
                leadership of the United States in high-performance 
                computing; and
                    (B) any impact of reduced investment by the 
                National Nuclear Security Administration in such 
                research and development.
            (2) An assessment of the ability of the National Nuclear 
        Security Administration to utilize the high-performance 
        computing capability of the Department of Energy and National 
        Nuclear Security Administration national laboratories to 
        support the Stockpile Stewardship Program and nonweapons 
        modeling and calculations.
            (3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Department of 
        Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration in 
        sharing high-performance computing developments with private 
        industry and capitalizing on innovations in private industry in 
        high-performance computing.
            (4) A description of the strategy of the Department of 
        Energy for developing an exaflop computing capability.
            (5) An assessment of the efforts of the Department of 
        Energy to--
                    (A) coordinate high-performance computing work 
                within the Department, in particular among the Office 
                of Science, the National Nuclear Security 
                Administration, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
                Renewable Energy; and
                    (B) develop joint strategies with other Federal 
                Government agencies and private industry groups for the 
                development of high-performance computing.

SEC. 3139. AGREEMENTS AND REPORTS ON NUCLEAR FORENSICS CAPABILITIES.

    (a) International Agreements on Nuclear Weapons Data.--The 
Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 
and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, enter 
into agreements with countries or international organizations to 
conduct data collection and analysis to determine accurately and in a 
timely manner the source of any components of, or fissile material used 
or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon.
    (b) International Agreements on Information on Radioactive 
Materials.--The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National 
Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international 
organizations--
            (1) to acquire for the materials information program of the 
        Department of Energy validated information on the physical 
        characteristics of radioactive material produced, used, or 
        stored at various locations, in order to facilitate the ability 
        to determine accurately and in a timely manner the source of 
        any components of, or fissile material used or attempted to be 
        used in, a nuclear device or weapon; and
            (2) to obtain access to information described in paragraph 
        (1) in the event of--
                    (A) a nuclear detonation; or
                    (B) the interdiction or discovery of a nuclear 
                device or weapon or nuclear material.
    (c) Report on Agreements.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, submit to Congress a report 
identifying--
            (1) the countries or international organizations with which 
        the Secretary has sought to make agreements pursuant to 
        subsections (a) and (b);
            (2) any countries or international organizations with which 
        such agreements have been finalized and the measures included 
        in such agreements; and
            (3) any major obstacles to completing such agreements with 
        other countries and international organizations.
    (d) Report on Standards and Capabilities.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to Congress a report--
            (1) setting forth standards and procedures to be used in 
        determining accurately and in a timely manner any country or 
        group that knowingly or negligently provides to another country 
        or group--
                    (A) a nuclear device or weapon;
                    (B) a major component of a nuclear device or 
                weapon; or
                    (C) fissile material that could be used in a 
                nuclear device or weapon;
            (2) assessing the capability of the United States to 
        collect and analyze nuclear material or debris in a manner 
        consistent with the standards and procedures described in 
        paragraph (1); and
            (3) including a plan and proposed funding for rectifying 
        any shortfalls in the nuclear forensics capabilities of the 
        United States by September 30, 2010.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008, 
$27,499,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 
et seq.).

                  DIVISION D--VETERAN SMALL BUSINESSES

SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Military Reservist and Veteran 
Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2007''.

SEC. 4002. DEFINITIONS.

    In this division--
            (1) the term ``activated'' means receiving an order placing 
        a Reservist on active duty;
            (2) the term ``active duty'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code;
            (3) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean 
        the Small Business Administration and the Administrator 
        thereof, respectively;
            (4) the term ``Reservist'' means a member of a reserve 
        component of the Armed Forces, as described in section 10101 of 
        title 10, United States Code;
            (5) the term ``Service Corps of Retired Executives'' means 
        the Service Corps of Retired Executives authorized by section 
        8(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1));
            (6) the terms ``service-disabled veteran'' and ``small 
        business concern'' have the meaning as in section 3 of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632);
            (7) the term ``small business development center'' means a 
        small business development center described in section 21 of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648); and
            (8) the term ``women's business center'' means a women's 
        business center described in section 29 of the Small Business 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 656).

                TITLE XLI--VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 4101. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS 
              DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Office of Veterans Business Development of the Administration, to 
remain available until expended--
            (1) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2008;
            (2) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
            (3) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2010.
    (b) Funding Offset.--Amounts necessary to carry out subsection (a) 
shall be offset and made available through the reduction of the 
authorization of funding under section 20(e)(1)(B)(iv) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note).
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that any 
amounts provided pursuant to this section that are in excess of amounts 
provided to the Administration for the Office of Veterans Business 
Development in fiscal year 2007, should be used to support Veterans 
Business Outreach Centers.

SEC. 4102. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

    Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Interagency Task Force.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this subsection, the President shall establish 
        an interagency task force to coordinate the efforts of Federal 
        agencies necessary to increase capital and business development 
        opportunities for, and increase the award of Federal 
        contracting and subcontracting opportunities to, small business 
        concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and 
        small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (in 
        this section referred to as the `task force').
            ``(2) Membership.--The members of the task force shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) the Administrator, who shall serve as 
                chairperson of the task force;
                    ``(B) a representative from--
                            ``(i) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                            ``(ii) the Department of Defense;
                            ``(iii) the Administration (in addition to 
                        the Administrator);
                            ``(iv) the Department of Labor;
                            ``(v) the Department of the Treasury;
                            ``(vi) the General Services Administration; 
                        and
                            ``(vii) the Office of Management and 
                        Budget; and
                    ``(C) 4 representatives from a veterans service 
                organization or military organization or association, 
                selected by the President.
            ``(3) Duties.--The task force shall coordinate 
        administrative and regulatory activities and develop proposals 
        relating to--
                    ``(A) increasing capital access and capacity of 
                small business concerns owned and controlled by 
                service-disabled veterans and small business concerns 
                owned and controlled by veterans through loans, surety 
                bonding, and franchising;
                    ``(B) increasing access to Federal contracting and 
                subcontracting for small business concerns owned and 
                controlled by service-disabled veterans and small 
                business concerns owned and controlled by veterans 
                through expanded mentor-protege assistance and matching 
                such small business concerns with contracting 
                opportunities;
                    ``(C) increasing the integrity of certifications of 
                status as a small business concern owned and controlled 
                by service-disabled veterans or a small business 
                concern owned and controlled by veterans;
                    ``(D) reducing paperwork and administrative burdens 
                on veterans in accessing business development and 
                entrepreneurship opportunities; and
                    ``(E) making other improvements relating to the 
                support for veterans business development by the 
                Federal Government.
            ``(4) Reporting.--The task force shall submit an annual 
        report regarding its activities and proposals to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Small Business and 
                Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
                of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Small Business and the 
                Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives.''.

SEC. 4103. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SBA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS 
              BUSINESS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Assumption of Duties.--Section 33 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657c) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (h); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (k) as 
        subsections (h) through (j), respectively.
    (b) Permanent Extension of Authority.--Section 203 of the Veterans 
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 
657b note) is amended by striking subsection (h).

TITLE XLII--NATIONAL RESERVIST ENTERPRISE TRANSITION AND SUSTAINABILITY

SEC. 4201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Reservist Enterprise 
Transition and Sustainability Act of 2007''.

SEC. 4202. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to establish a program to--
            (1) provide managerial, financial, planning, development, 
        technical, and regulatory assistance to small business concerns 
        owned and operated by Reservists;
            (2) provide managerial, financial, planning, development, 
        technical, and regulatory assistance to the temporary heads of 
        small business concerns owned and operated by Reservists;
            (3) create a partnership between the Small Business 
        Administration, the Department of Defense, and the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs to assist small business concerns owned and 
        operated by Reservists;
            (4) utilize the service delivery network of small business 
        development centers, women's business centers, Veterans 
        Business Outreach Centers, and centers operated by the National 
        Veterans Business Development Corporation to expand the access 
        of small business concerns owned and operated by Reservists to 
        programs providing business management, development, financial, 
        procurement, technical, regulatory, and marketing assistance;
            (5) utilize the service delivery network of small business 
        development centers, women's business centers, Veterans 
        Business Outreach Centers, and centers operated by the National 
        Veterans Business Development Corporation to quickly respond to 
        an activation of Reservists that own and operate small business 
        concerns; and
            (6) utilize the service delivery network of small business 
        development centers, women's business centers, Veterans 
        Business Outreach Centers, and centers operated by the National 
        Veterans Business Development Corporation to assist Reservists 
        that own and operate small business concerns in preparing for 
        future military activations.

SEC. 4203. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 21(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``any small business 
development center, women's business center, Veterans Business Outreach 
Center, or center operated by the National Veterans Business 
Development Corporation providing enterprise transition and 
sustainability assistance to Reservists under section 37,'' after ``any 
women's business center operating pursuant to section 29,''.
    (b) Program.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 37 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as 
        section 38; and
            (2) by inserting after section 36 the following:

``SEC. 37. RESERVIST ENTERPRISE TRANSITION AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a program to 
provide business planning assistance to small business concerns owned 
and operated by Reservists.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the terms `activated' and `activation' mean having 
        received an order placing a Reservists on active duty, as 
        defined by section 101(1) of title 10, United States Code;
            ``(2) the term `Administrator' means the Administrator of 
        the Small Business Administration, acting through the Associate 
        Administrator for Small Business Development Centers;
            ``(3) the term `Association' means the association 
        established under section 21(a)(3)(A);
            ``(4) the term `eligible applicant' means--
                    ``(A) a small business development center that is 
                accredited under section 21(k);
                    ``(B) a women's business center;
                    ``(C) a Veterans Business Outreach Center that 
                receives funds from the Office of Veterans Business 
                Development; or
                    ``(D) an information and assistance center operated 
                by the National Veterans Business Development 
                Corporation under section 33;
            ``(5) the term `enterprise transition and sustainability 
        assistance' means assistance provided by an eligible applicant 
        to a small business concern owned and operated by a Reservist, 
        who has been activated or is likely to be activated in the next 
        12 months, to develop and implement a business strategy for the 
        period while the owner is on active duty and 6 months after the 
        date of the return of the owner;
            ``(6) the term `Reservist' means any person who is--
                    ``(A) a member of a reserve component of the Armed 
                Forces, as defined by section 10101 of title 10, United 
                States Code; and
                    ``(B) on active status, as defined by section 
                101(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code;
            ``(7) the term `small business development center' means a 
        small business development center as described in section 21 of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648);
            ``(8) the term `State' means each of the several States of 
        the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
        of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam; 
        and
            ``(9) the term `women's business center' means a women's 
        business center described in section 29 of the Small Business 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 656).
    ``(c) Authority.--The Administrator may award grants, in accordance 
with the regulations developed under subsection (d), to eligible 
applicants to assist small business concerns owned and operated by 
Reservists by--
            ``(1) providing management, development, financing, 
        procurement, technical, regulatory, and marketing assistance;
            ``(2) providing access to information and resources, 
        including Federal and State business assistance programs;
            ``(3) distributing contact information provided by the 
        Department of Defense regarding activated Reservists to 
        corresponding State directors;
            ``(4) offering free, one-on-one, in-depth counseling 
        regarding management, development, financing, procurement, 
        regulations, and marketing;
            ``(5) assisting in developing a long-term plan for possible 
        future activation; and
            ``(6) providing enterprise transition and sustainability 
        assistance.
    ``(d) Rulemaking.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
        the Association and after notice and an opportunity for 
        comment, shall promulgate regulations to carry out this 
        section.
            ``(2) Deadline.--The Administrator shall promulgate final 
        regulations not later than 180 days of the date of enactment of 
        the Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business 
        Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2007.
            ``(3) Contents.--The regulations developed by the 
        Administrator under this subsection shall establish--
                    ``(A) procedures for identifying, in consultation 
                with the Secretary of Defense, States that have had a 
                recent activation of Reservists;
                    ``(B) priorities for the types of assistance to be 
                provided under the program authorized by this section;
                    ``(C) standards relating to educational, technical, 
                and support services to be provided by a grantee;
                    ``(D) standards relating to any national service 
                delivery and support function to be provided by a 
                grantee;
                    ``(E) standards relating to any work plan that the 
                Administrator may require a grantee to develop; and
                    ``(F) standards relating to the educational, 
                technical, and professional competency of any expert or 
                other assistance provider to whom a small business 
                concern may be referred for assistance by a grantee.
    ``(e) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible applicant desiring a grant 
        under this section shall submit an application to the 
        Administrator at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
        such information as the Administrator may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall describe--
                    ``(A) the activities for which the applicant seeks 
                assistance under this section; and
                    ``(B) how the applicant plans to allocate funds 
                within its network.
    ``(f) Award of Grants.--
            ``(1) Deadline.--The Administrator shall award grants not 
        later than 60 days after the promulgation of final rules and 
        regulations under subsection (d).
            ``(2) Amount.--Each eligible applicant awarded a grant 
        under this section shall receive a grant in an amount not 
        greater than $300,000 per fiscal year.
    ``(g) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall--
                    ``(A) initiate an evaluation of the program not 
                later than 30 months after the disbursement of the 
                first grant under this section; and
                    ``(B) submit a report not later than 6 months after 
                the initiation of the evaluation under paragraph (1) 
                to--
                            ``(i) the Administrator;
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Small Business and 
                        Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
                            ``(iii) the Committee on Small Business of 
                        the House of Representatives.
            ``(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) address the results of the evaluation 
                conducted under paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) recommend changes to law, if any, that it 
                believes would be necessary or advisable to achieve the 
                goals of this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $5,000,000 for the first fiscal year 
                beginning after the date of enactment of the Military 
                Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization 
                and Opportunity Act of 2007; and
                    ``(B) $5,000,000 for each of the 3 fiscal years 
                following the fiscal year described in subparagraph 
                (A).
            ``(2) Funding offset.--Amounts necessary to carry out this 
        section shall be offset and made available through the 
        reduction of the authorization of funding under section 
        20(e)(1)(B)(iv) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
        note).''.

                    TITLE XLIII--RESERVIST PROGRAMS

SEC. 4301. RESERVIST PROGRAMS.

    (a) Application Period.--Section 7(b)(3)(C) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``90 days'' and 
inserting ``1 year''.
    (b) Pre-Consideration Process.--
            (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``eligible 
        Reservist'' means a Reservist who--
                    (A) has not been ordered to active duty;
                    (B) expects to be ordered to active duty during a 
                period of military conflict; and
                    (C) can reasonably demonstrate that the small 
                business concern for which that Reservist is a key 
                employee will suffer economic injury in the absence of 
                that Reservist.
            (2) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a 
        pre-consideration process, under which the Administrator--
                    (A) may collect all relevant materials necessary 
                for processing a loan to a small business concern under 
                section 7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
                636(b)(3)) before an eligible Reservist employed by 
                that small business concern is activated; and
                    (B) shall distribute funds for any loan approved 
                under subparagraph (A) if that eligible Reservist is 
                activated.
    (c) Outreach and Technical Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, 
        shall develop a comprehensive outreach and technical assistance 
        program (in this subsection referred to as the ``program'') 
        to--
                    (A) market the loans available under section 
                7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)) 
                to Reservists, and family members of Reservists, that 
                are on active duty and that are not on active duty; and
                    (B) provide technical assistance to a small 
                business concern applying for a loan under that 
                section.
            (2) Components.--The program shall--
                    (A) incorporate appropriate websites maintained by 
                the Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
                and the Department of Defense; and
                    (B) require that information on the program is made 
                available to small business concerns directly through--
                            (i) the district offices and resource 
                        partners of the Administration, including small 
                        business development centers, women's business 
                        centers, and the Service Corps of Retired 
                        Executives; and
                            (ii) other Federal agencies, including the 
                        Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
                        Department of Defense.
            (3) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months 
                thereafter until the date that is 30 months after such 
                date of enactment, the Administrator shall submit to 
                Congress a report on the status of the program.
                    (B) Contents.--Each report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            (i) for the 6-month period ending on the 
                        date of that report--
                                    (I) the number of loans approved 
                                under section 7(b)(3) of the Small 
                                Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3));
                                    (II) the number of loans disbursed 
                                under that section; and
                                    (III) the total amount disbursed 
                                under that section; and
                            (ii) recommendations, if any, to make the 
                        program more effective in serving small 
                        business concerns that employ Reservists.

SEC. 4302. RESERVIST LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7(b)(3)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(b)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ``$1,500,000'' each place 
such term appears and inserting ``$2,000,000''.
    (b) Loan Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator and the Secretary of 
        Defense shall develop a joint website and printed materials 
        providing information regarding any program for small business 
        concerns that is available to veterans or Reservists.
            (2) Marketing.--The Administrator is authorized--
                    (A) to advertise and promote the program under 
                section 7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act jointly with 
                the Secretary of Defense and veterans' service 
                organizations; and
                    (B) to advertise and promote participation by 
                lenders in such program jointly with trade associations 
                for banks or other lending institutions.

SEC. 4303. NONCOLLATERALIZED LOANS.

    Section 7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
                law, the Administrator may make a loan under this 
                paragraph of not more than $50,000 without collateral.
                    ``(ii) The Administrator may defer payment of 
                principal and interest on a loan described in clause 
                (i) during the longer of--
                            ``(I) the 1-year period beginning on the 
                        date of the initial disbursement of the loan; 
                        and
                            ``(II) the period during which the relevant 
                        essential employee is on active duty.''.

SEC. 4304. LOAN PRIORITY.

    Section 7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)), as 
amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) The Administrator shall give priority to any 
                application for a loan under this paragraph and shall 
                process and make a determination regarding such 
                applications prior to processing or making a 
                determination on other loan applications under this 
                subsection, on a rolling basis.''.

SEC. 4305. RELIEF FROM TIME LIMITATIONS FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL 
              BUSINESSES.

    Section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Relief from time limitations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any time limitation on any 
                qualification, certification, or period of 
                participation imposed under this Act on any program 
                available to small business concerns shall be extended 
                for a small business concern that--
                            ``(i) is owned and controlled by--
                                    ``(I) a veteran who was called or 
                                ordered to active duty under a 
                                provision of law specified in section 
                                101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United 
                                States Code, on or after September 11, 
                                2001; or
                                    ``(II) a service-disabled veteran 
                                who became such a veteran due to an 
                                injury or illness incurred or 
                                aggravated in the active military, 
                                naval, or air service during a period 
                                of active duty pursuant to a call or 
                                order to active duty under a provision 
                                of law referred to in subclause (I) on 
                                or after September 11, 2001; and
                            ``(ii) was subject to the time limitation 
                        during such period of active duty.
                    ``(B) Duration.--Upon submission of proper 
                documentation to the Administrator, the extension of a 
                time limitation under subparagraph (A) shall be equal 
                to the period of time that such veteran who owned or 
                controlled such a concern was on active duty as 
                described in that subparagraph.''.

SEC. 4306. SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report 
describing--
            (1) the types of assistance needed by service-disabled 
        veterans who wish to become entrepreneurs; and
            (2) any resources that would assist such service-disabled 
        veterans.

SEC. 4307. STUDY ON OPTIONS FOR PROMOTING POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONS 
              BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND THEIR RESERVE COMPONENT EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on options for promoting positive working 
relations between employers and Reserve component employees of such 
employers, including assessing options for improving the time in which 
employers of Reservists are notified of the call or order of such 
members to active duty other than for training.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) provide a quantitative and qualitative 
                assessment of--
                            (i) what measures, if any, are being taken 
                        to inform Reservists of the obligations and 
                        responsibilities of such members to their 
                        employers;
                            (ii) how effective such measures have been; 
                        and
                            (iii) whether there are additional measures 
                        that could be taken to promote positive working 
                        relations between Reservists and their 
                        employers, including any steps that could be 
                        taken to ensure that employers are timely 
                        notified of a call to active duty; and
                    (B) assess whether there has been a reduction in 
                the hiring of Reservists by business concerns because 
                of--
                            (i) any increase in the use of Reservists 
                        after September 11, 2001; or
                            (ii) any change in any policy of the 
                        Department of Defense relating to Reservists 
                        after September 11, 2001.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Small Business of the House of Representatives.

                  DIVISION E--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Maritime 
Administration Authorities Act of 2007''.

                           TITLE LI--GENERAL

SEC. 5101. COMMERCIAL VESSEL CHARTERING AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 575 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 57533. Vessel chartering authority
    ``The Secretary of Transportation may enter into contracts or other 
agreements on behalf of the United States to purchase, charter, 
operate, or otherwise acquire the use of any vessels documented under 
chapter 121 of this title and any other related real or personal 
property. The Secretary is authorized to use this authority as the 
Secretary deems appropriate.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 575 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``57533. Vessel chartering authority.''.

SEC. 5102. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION VESSEL CHARTERING AUTHORITY.

    Section 50303 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``vessels,'' after ``piers,''; and
            (2) by striking ``control;'' in subsection (a)(1) and 
        inserting ``control, except that the prior consent of the 
        Secretary of Defense for such use shall be required with 
        respect to any vessel in the Ready Reserve Force or in the 
        National Defense Reserve Fleet which is maintained in a 
        retention status for the Department of Defense;''.

SEC. 5103. CHARTERING TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL 
              INSTRUMENTALITIES.

    Section 11(b) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 
App. 1744(b)), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon in paragraph 
        (3);
            (2) by striking ``Defense.'' in paragraph (4) and inserting 
        ``Defense; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(5) on a reimbursable basis, for charter to the 
        government of any State, locality, or Territory of the United 
        States, except that the prior consent of the Secretary of 
        Defense for such use shall be required with respect to any 
        vessel in the Ready Reserve Force or in the National Defense 
        Reserve Fleet which is maintained in a retention status for the 
        Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 5104. DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE GOVERNMENT VESSELS.

    Section 6(c)(1) of the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (16 
U.S.C. 5405(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(either by sale or purchase of disposal 
        services)'' after ``shall dispose''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) in accordance with a priority system for 
                disposing of vessels, as determined by the Secretary, 
                which shall include provisions requiring the Maritime 
                Administration to--
                            ``(i) dispose of all deteriorated high 
                        priority ships that are available for disposal, 
                        within 12 months of their designation as such; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) give priority to the disposition of 
                        those vessels that pose the most significant 
                        danger to the environment or cost the most to 
                        maintain;''.

SEC. 5105. VESSEL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    Section 50304 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following:
    ``(d) Vessel Charters to Other Departments.--On a reimbursable or 
nonreimbursable basis, as determined by the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary may charter or otherwise make available a 
vessel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to any other department, 
upon the request by the Secretary of the department that receives the 
vessel. The prior consent of the Secretary of Defense for such use 
shall be required with respect to any vessel in the Ready Reserve Force 
or in the National Defense Reserve Fleet which is maintained in a 
retention status for the Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 5106. SEA TRIALS FOR READY RESERVE FORCE.

    Section 11(c)(1)(B) of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 
U.S.C. App. 1744(c)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) activate and conduct sea trials on each 
                vessel at least once every 30 months;''.

SEC. 5107. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS AND GUARANTEES.

    (a) Plan.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall develop a 
comprehensive plan for the review of traditional applications and non-
traditional applications.
    (b) Inclusions.--The comprehensive plan shall include a description 
of the application review process that shall not exceed 90 days for 
review of traditional applications.
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Administrator shall submit a report 
describing the comprehensive plan to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee 
on Armed Forces.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Nontraditional application.--The term ``nontraditional 
        application'' means an application for a loan, guarantee, or a 
        commitment to guarantee submitted pursuant to chapter 537 of 
        title 46, United States Code, that is not a traditional 
        application, as determined by the Administrator.
            (2) Traditional application.--The term ``traditional 
        application'' means an application for a loan, guarantee, or a 
        commitment to guarantee submitted pursuant to chapter 537 of 
        title 46, United States Code, that involves a market, 
        technology, and financial structure of a type that has been 
        approved in such an application multiple times before the date 
        of enactment of this Act without default or unreasonable risk 
        to the United States, as determined by the Administrator.

                    TITLE LII--TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

SEC. 5201. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    The amendments made by this title make no substantive change in 
existing law and may not be construed as making a substantive change in 
existing law.

SEC. 5202. PERSONAL INJURY TO OR DEATH OF SEAMEN.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 30104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(a) Cause of Action.--A seaman injured in the course of 
employment or, if the seaman dies from the injury, the personal 
representative of the seaman may bring an action against the employer. 
In such an action, the laws of the United States regulating recovery 
for personal injury to, or death of, a railway employee shall apply. 
Such an action may be maintained in admiralty or, at the plaintiff's 
election, as an action at law, with the right of trial by jury.
    ``(b) Venue.--When the plaintiff elects to maintain an action at 
law, venue shall be in the judicial district in which the employer 
resides or the employer's principal office is located.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the enactment of Public Law 109-304.

SEC. 5203. AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 537 BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109-163.

    (a) Amendments.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Section 53701 is amended by--
                    (A) redesignating paragraphs (2) through (13) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (14), respectively;
                    (B) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Maritime Administration.''; and
                    (C) striking paragraph (13) (as redesignated) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(13) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce with respect to fishing vessels and fishery 
        facilities.''.
            (2) Section 53706(c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Priorities for Certain Vessels.--
            ``(1) Vessels.--In guaranteeing or making a commitment to 
        guarantee an obligation under this chapter, the Administrator 
        shall give priority to--
                    ``(A) a vessel that is otherwise eligible for a 
                guarantee and is constructed with assistance under 
                subtitle D of the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 
                U.S.C. 53101 note); and
                    ``(B) after applying subparagraph (A), a vessel 
                that is otherwise eligible for a guarantee and that the 
                Secretary of Defense determines--
                            ``(i) is suitable for service as a naval 
                        auxiliary in time of war or national emergency; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) meets a shortfall in sealift 
                        capacity or capability.
            ``(2) Time for determination.--The Secretary of Defense 
        shall determine whether a vessel satisfies paragraph (1)(B) not 
        later than 30 days after receipt of a request from the 
        Administrator for such a determination.''.
            (3) Section 53707 is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``or Administrator'' in 
                subsections (a) and (d) after ``Secretary'' each place 
                it appears;
                    (B) by striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' in 
                subsection (b) and inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (C) by striking ``of Commerce'' in subsection (c); 
                and
                    (D) in subsection (d)(2), by--
                            (i) inserting ``if the Secretary or 
                        Administrator considers necessary,'' before 
                        ``the waiver''; and
                            (ii) striking ``the increased'' and 
                        inserting ``any significant increase in''.
            (4) Section 53708 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary of Transportation'' in 
                the heading of subsection (a) and inserting 
                ``Administrator'';
                    (B) by striking ``Secretary'' and ``Secretary of 
                Transportation'' each place they appear in subsection 
                (a) and inserting ``Administrator'';
                    (C) by striking ``of Commerce'' in the heading of 
                subsection (b);
                    (D) by striking ``of Commerce'' in subsections (b) 
                and (c);
                    (E) in subsection (d), by--
                            (i) inserting ``or Administrator'' after 
                        ``Secretary'' the first place it appears; and
                            (ii) striking ``financial structures, or 
                        other risk factors identified by the Secretary. 
                        Any independent analysis conducted under this 
                        subsection shall be performed by a party chosen 
                        by the Secretary.'' and inserting ``or 
                        financial structures. A third party independent 
                        analysis conducted under this subsection shall 
                        be performed by a private sector expert in 
                        assessing such risk factors who is selected by 
                        the Secretary or Administrator.''; and
                    (F) in subsection (e), by--
                            (i) inserting ``or Administrator'' after 
                        ``Secretary'' the first place it appears; and
                            (ii) striking ``financial structures, or 
                        other risk factors identified by the 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``or financial 
                        structures''.
            (5) Section 53710(b)(1) is amended by striking 
        ``Secretary's'' and inserting ``Administrator's''.
            (6) Section 53712(b) is amended by striking the last 
        sentence and inserting ``If the Secretary or Administrator has 
        waived a requirement under section 53707(d) of this title, the 
        loan agreement shall include requirements for additional 
        payments, collateral, or equity contributions to meet the 
        waived requirement upon the occurrence of verifiable conditions 
        indicating that the obligor's financial condition enables the 
        obligor to meet the waived requirement.''.
            (7) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 53717 are each 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``of Commerce'' in the subsection 
                heading; and
                    (B) by striking ``of Commerce'' each place it 
                appears.
            (8) Section 53732(e)(2) is amended by inserting ``of 
        Defense'' after ``Secretary'' the second place it appears.
            (9) The following provisions are amended by striking 
        ``Secretary'' and ``Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting 
        ``Administrator'':
                    (A) Section 53710(b)(2)(A)(i).
                    (B) Section 53717(b) each place it appears in a 
                heading and in text.
                    (C) Section 53718.
                    (D) Section 53731 each place it appears, except 
                where ``Secretary'' is followed by ``of Energy''.
                    (E) Section 53732 (as amended by paragraph (8)) 
                each place it appears, except where ``Secretary'' is 
                followed by ``of the Treasury'', ``of State'', or ``of 
                Defense''.
                    (F) Section 53733 each place it appears.
            (10) The following provisions are amended by inserting ``or 
        Administrator'' after ``Secretary'' each place it appears in 
        headings and text, except where ``Secretary'' is followed by 
        ``of Transportation'' or ``of the Treasury'':
                    (A) The items relating to sections 53722 and 53723 
                in the chapter analysis for chapter 537.
                    (B) Sections 53701(1), (4), and (9) (as 
                redesignated by paragraph (1)(A)), 53702(a), 53703, 
                53704, 53706(a)(3)(B)(iii), 53709(a)(1), (b)(1) and 
                (2)(A), and (d), 53710(a) and (c), 53711, 53712 (except 
                in the last sentence of subsection (b) as amended by 
                paragraph (6)), 53713 to 53716, 53721 to 53725, and 
                53734.
            (11) Sections 53715(d)(1), 53716(d)(3), 53721(c), 
        53722(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), and 53724(b) are amended by 
        inserting ``or Administrator's'' after ``Secretary's''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Amendments.--Section 3507 (except 
subsection (c)(4)) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163) is repealed.

SEC. 5204. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109-163.

    (a) Amendments.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Chapters 513 and 515 are amended by striking ``Naval 
        Reserve'' each place it appears in analyses, headings, and text 
        and inserting ``Navy Reserve''.
            (2) Section 51504(f) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Fuel Costs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the Secretary shall pay to each State maritime 
        academy the costs of fuel used by a vessel provided under this 
        section while used for training.
            ``(2) Maximum amounts.--The amount of the payment to a 
        State maritime academy under paragraph (1) may not exceed--
                    ``(A) $100,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    ``(B) $200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
                    ``(C) $300,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal 
                year thereafter.''.
            (3) Section 51505(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking 
        ``$200,000'' and inserting ``$300,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
        $400,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $500,000 for fiscal year 
        2008 and each fiscal year thereafter''.
            (4) Section 51701(a) is amended by striking ``of the United 
        States.'' and inserting ``of the United States and to perform 
        functions to assist the United States merchant marine, as 
        determined necessary by the Secretary.''.
            (5)(A) Section 51907 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 51907. Provision of decorations, medals, and replacements
    ``The Secretary of Transportation may provide--
            ``(1) the decorations and medals authorized by this chapter 
        and replacements for those decorations and medals; and
            ``(2) replacements for decorations and medals issued under 
        a prior law.''.
            (B) The item relating to section 51907 in the chapter 
        analysis for chapter 519 is amended to read as follows:

``51907. Provision of decorations, medals, and replacements.''.
            (6)(A) The following new chapter is inserted after chapter 
        539:

                      ``CHAPTER 541--MISCELLANEOUS

``Sec.
``54101. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities.''.
            (B) Section 3506 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2006 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note) is transferred to 
        and redesignated as section 54101 of title 46, United States 
        Code, to appear at the end of chapter 541 of title 46, as 
        inserted by subparagraph (A).
            (C) The heading of such section, as transferred by 
        subparagraph (B), is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 54101. Assistance for small shipyards and maritime 
              communities''.
            (D) Paragraph (1) of subsection (h) of such section, as 
        transferred by subparagraph (B), is amended by striking ``(15 
        U.S.C. 632);'' and inserting ``(15 U.S.C. 632));''.
            (E) The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle V is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 539 the 
        following new item:

``541. Miscellaneous.......................................    54101''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Amendments.--Sections 515(g)(2), 3502, 
3509, and 3510 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163) are repealed.

SEC. 5205. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109-171.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 60301 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``2 cents per ton (but not more than a 
        total of 10 cents per ton per year)'' in subsection (a) and 
        inserting ``4.5 cents per ton, not to exceed a total of 22.5 
        cents per ton per year, for fiscal years 2006 through 2010, and 
        2 cents per ton, not to exceed a total of 10 cents per ton per 
        year, for each fiscal year thereafter,''; and
            (2) by striking ``6 cents per ton (but not more than a 
        total of 30 cents per ton per year)'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting ``13.5 cents per ton, not to exceed a total of 67.5 
        cents per ton per year, for fiscal years 2006 through 2010, and 
        6 cents per ton, not to exceed a total of 30 cents per ton per 
        year, for each fiscal year thereafter,''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Amendments.--Section 4001 of the Deficit 
Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171) is repealed.

SEC. 5206. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109-241.

    (a) Amendments.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Section 12111 is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(d) Activities Involving Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.--
            ``(1) In general.--Only a vessel for which a certificate of 
        documentation with a registry endorsement is issued may engage 
        in--
                    ``(A) the setting, relocation, or recovery of the 
                anchors or other mooring equipment of a mobile offshore 
                drilling unit that is located over the outer 
                Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2(a) of the 
                Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331(a))); 
                or
                    ``(B) the transportation of merchandise or 
                personnel to or from a point in the United States from 
                or to a mobile offshore drilling unit located over the 
                outer Continental Shelf that is not attached to the 
                seabed.
            ``(2) Coastwise trade not authorized.--Nothing in paragraph 
        (1) authorizes the employment in the coastwise trade of a 
        vessel that does not meet the requirements of section 12112 of 
        this title.''.
            (2) Section 12139(a) is amended by striking ``and 
        charterers'' and inserting ``charterers, and mortgagees''.
            (3) Section 51307 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (2);
                    (B) by striking ``organizations.'' in paragraph (3) 
                and inserting ``organizations; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) on any other vessel considered by the Secretary to be 
        necessary or appropriate or in the national interest.''.
            (4) Section 55105(b)(3) is amended by striking ``Secretary 
        of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''.
            (5) Section 70306(a) is amended by striking ``Not later 
        than February 28 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a 
        report'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall submit an annual 
        report''.
            (6) Section 70502(d)(2) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Response to claim of registry.--The response of a 
        foreign nation to a claim of registry under paragraph (1)(A) or 
        (C) may be made by radio, telephone, or similar oral or 
        electronic means, and is proved conclusively by certification 
        of the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee.''.
    (b) Repeal of Superseded Amendments.--Sections 303, 307, 308, 310, 
901(q), and 902(o) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109-241) are repealed.

SEC. 5207. AMENDMENTS BASED ON PUBLIC LAW 109-364.

    (a) Updating of Cross References.--Section 1017(b)(2) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109-364, 10 U.S.C. 2631 note) is amended by striking ``section 27 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 883), section 12106 of 
title 46, United States Code, and section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 
(46 U.S.C. App. 802)'' and inserting ``sections 12112, 50501, and 55102 
of title 46, United States Code''.
    (b) Section 51306(e).--
            (1) In general.--Section 51306 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Alternative Service.--
            ``(1) Service as commissioned officer.--An individual who, 
        for the 5-year period following graduation from the Academy, 
        serves as a commissioned officer on active duty in an armed 
        force of the United States or as a commissioned officer of the 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public 
        Health Service shall be excused from the requirements of 
        paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (a).
            ``(2) Modification or waiver.--The Secretary may modify or 
        waive any of the terms and conditions set forth in subsection 
        (a) through the imposition of alternative service 
        requirements.''.
            (2) Application.--Section 51306(e) of title 46, United 
        States Code, as added by paragraph (1), applies only to an 
        individual who enrolls as a cadet at the United States Merchant 
        Marine Academy, and signs an agreement under section 51306(a) 
        of title 46, after October 17, 2006.
    (c) Section 51306(f).--
            (1) In general.--Section 51306 of title 46, United States 
        Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Service Obligation Performance Reporting Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to any otherwise applicable 
        restrictions on disclosure in section 552a of title 5, the 
        Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the department in which 
        the Coast Guard is operating, the Administrator of the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Surgeon General 
        of the Public Health Service--
                    ``(A) shall report the status of obligated service 
                of an individual graduate of the Academy upon request 
                of the Secretary; and
                    ``(B) may, in their discretion, notify the 
                Secretary of any failure of the graduate to perform the 
                graduate's duties, either on active duty or in the 
                Ready Reserve component of their respective service, or 
                as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health 
                Service, respectively.
            ``(2) Information to be provided.--A report or notice under 
        paragraph (1) shall identify any graduate determined to have 
        failed to comply with service obligation requirements and 
        provide all required information as to why such graduate failed 
        to comply.
            ``(3) Considered as in default.--Upon receipt of such a 
        report or notice, such graduate may be considered to be in 
        default of the graduate's service obligations by the Secretary, 
        and subject to all remedies the Secretary may have with respect 
        to such a default.''.
            (2) Application.--Section 51306(f) of title 46, United 
        States Code, as added by paragraph (1), does not apply with 
        respect to an agreement entered into under section 51306(a) of 
        title 46, United States Code, before October 17, 2006.
    (d) Section 51509(c).--Section 51509(c) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Midshipman and'' in the subsection 
        heading and ``midshipman and'' in the text; and
            (2) inserting ``or the Coast Guard Reserve'' after 
        ``Reserve)''.
    (e) Section 51908(a).--Section 51908(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``under this chapter'' and inserting ``by 
this chapter or the Secretary of Transportation''.
    (f) Section 53105(e)(2).--Section 53105(e)(2) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``section 2 of the Shipping Act, 
1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802),'' and inserting ``section 50501 of this 
title''.
    (g) Repeal of Superseded Amendments.--Sections 3505, 3506, 3508, 
and 3510(a) and (b) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) are repealed.

SEC. 5208. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Deletion of Obsolete Reference to Canton Island.--Section 
55101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
        paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
    (b) Improvement of Heading.--Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
            (1) The heading of section 55110 is amended by inserting 
        ``valueless material or'' before ``dredged material''.
            (2) The item for section 55110 in the analysis for chapter 
        551 is amended by inserting ``valueless material or'' before 
        ``dredged material''.
    (c) Oceanographic Research Vessels and Sailing School Vessels.--
            (1) Section 10101(3) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting ``on an oceanographic research vessel'' 
        after ``scientific personnel''.
            (2) Section 50503 of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``An oceanographic research vessel'' and 
        all that follows and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `oceanographic 
research vessel' and `scientific personnel' have the meaning given 
those terms in section 2101 of this title.
    ``(b) Not Seamen.--Scientific personnel on an oceanographic 
research vessel are deemed not to be seamen under part G of subtitle 
II, section 30104, or chapter 303 of this title.
    ``(c) Not Engaged in Trade or Commerce.--An oceanographic research 
vessel is deemed not to be engaged in trade or commerce.''.
            (3) Section 50504(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``parts B, F, and G of subtitle II'' and 
        inserting ``part B, F, or G of subtitle II, section 30104, or 
        chapter 303''.

SEC. 5209. APPLICATION OF SUNSET PROVISION TO CODIFIED PROVISION.

    For purposes of section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-27, 26 U.S.C. 1 note), the 
amendment made by section 301(a)(2)(E) of that Act shall be deemed to 
have been made to section 53511(f)(2) of title 46, United States Code.

SEC. 5210. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Amendments to Title 46.--Title 46, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
            (1) The analysis for chapter 21 is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 2108.
            (2) Section 12113(g) is amended by inserting ``and'' after 
        ``Conservation''.
            (3) Section 12131 is amended by striking ``commmand'' and 
        inserting ``command''.
    (b) Amendments to Public Law 109-304.--
            (1) Amendments.--Public Law 109-304 is amended as follows:
                    (A) Section 15(10) is amended by striking ``46 App. 
                U.S.C.'' and inserting ``46 U.S.C. App.''.
                    (B) Section 15(30) is amended by striking 
                ``Shipping Act, 1936'' and inserting ``Shipping Act, 
                1916''.
                    (C) The schedule of Statutes at Large repealed in 
                section 19, as it relates to the Act of June 29, 1936, 
                is amended by--
                            (i) striking the second section ``1111'' 
                        (relating to 46 U.S.C. App. 1279f) and 
                        inserting section ``1113''; and
                            (ii) striking the second section ``1112'' 
                        (relating to 46 U.S.C. App. 1279g) and 
                        inserting section ``1114''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall be effective as if included in the enactment of Public 
        Law 109-304.
    (c) Repeal of Duplicative or Unexecutable Amendments.--
            (1) Repeal.--Sections 9(a), 15(21) and (33)(A) through 
        (D)(i), and 16(c)(2) of Public Law 109-304 are repealed.
            (2) Intended effect.--The provisions repealed by paragraph 
        (1) shall be treated as if never enacted.
    (d) Large Passenger Vessel Crew Requirements.--Section 
8103(k)(3)(C)(iv) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``and section 252 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1282)'' after ``of such section''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1585

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                               AMENDMENT