[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18126-18208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2003. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1535. CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISIONS.

       No provision of this Act may be construed or interpreted as 
     providing a specific authorization for the President to 
     maintain the presence of United States forces in Iraq.
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  SA 2004. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1535. CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR RAPID REDEPLOYMENT AND PLAN 
                   FOR PHASED REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES 
                   FROM IRAQ.

       (a) Submittal of Plans to Congress.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
     shall submit to Congress a comprehensive, current plan for 
     each of the following:
       (1) The rapid redeployment of United States forces from 
     Iraq.
       (2) The phased redeployment of United States forces from 
     Iraq, with such redeployment to be completed not later than 
     180 days after its commencement.
       (b) Plan Elements.--Each plan on redeployment under 
     subsection (a) shall include elements as follows:
       (1) A comprehensive description of the redeployment as 
     currently proposed.
       (2) A comprehensive diplomatic, political, and economic 
     strategy that includes sustained engagement with Iraq's 
     neighbors and the international community for the purpose of 
     working collectively to bring stability to Iraq during and 
     after the redeployment.
       (3) Plans for United States basing rights in the region 
     after the redeployment.
       (4) Plans for United States military access to Iraq to 
     protect United States citizens, personnel, and infrastructure 
     in Iraq during and after the redeployment.
       (5) Plans for United States and other allied and 
     international assistance to the Government of Iraq during and 
     after the redeployment to support its security needs 
     (including the training and equipping of Iraqi forces) and 
     its economic and humanitarian needs.
       (6) Plans for efforts to prevent a refugee flow from Iraq 
     that would destabilize the region.
       (7) An estimate of the costs of replacing United States 
     military equipment left in Iraq after the redeployment, or 
     otherwise depleted, including equipment of the regular 
     components of the Armed Forces and equipment of the National 
     Guard.
       (8) An estimate of the costs of the redeployment and of any 
     support of the Government of Iraq after the redeployment.
       (c) Form.--Each plan on a redeployment under subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in both classified and unclassified form 
     in order to permit the complete articulation of the plan.

     SEC. 1536. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE SAFE AND ORDERLY 
                   REDUCTION OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN IRAQ.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by any Act are 
     available for obligation and expenditure to plan and execute 
     a safe and orderly reduction of United States forces in Iraq.
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  SA 2005. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Shelby) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following:

     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 bachelor of applied science in military 
     leadership upon graduates of Air University who fulfill the 
     requirements for that degree in a manner consistent with the 
     guidelines of the Department of Education and the principles 
     of the regional accrediting body for Air University.
       ``(7) 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.
       ``(8) 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.''.
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  SA 2006. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VI, insert the following:

     SEC. [ARM07E81]. PAYMENT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL 
                   COSTS FOR CERTAIN SELECTED RESERVE MEMBERS.

       (a) Payment of Travel Costs Authorized.--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 or unit training assembly outside of 
       commuting distance of duty station

       ``(a) Allowance Authorized.--Under regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary concerned, if a member of the Selected 
     Reserve who occupies a specialty designated by the Secretary 
     for purposes of this section performs inactive duty training 
     or attends a unit training assembly outside of the commuting 
     limits of the member's station for the purpose of maintaining 
     mission readiness, the Secretary may reimburse the member for 
     travel expenses in an amount not to exceed $300 for the 
     training or assembly.
       ``(b) Duration of Authority.--Reimbursement may not be 
     provided under this section for travel costs incurred before 
     October 1, 2008, or after December 31, 2014.''.
       (b) 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 or 
              unit training assembly outside of commuting distance of 
              duty station.''.

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  SA 2007. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. [ARM07F75]. 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 25 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) shall 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''.

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  SA 2008. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. DEFINITION OF MATERIAL SUPPLY FUNCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2460 of title 10, United States 
     Code is amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2460. Definitions'';

       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``In General.--In this chapter'' and 
     inserting ``Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair.--(1) In this 
     chapter'';
       (B) by striking ``(except as provided in subsection (b))'' 
     and inserting ``(except as provided in paragraph (2))''; and
       (C) by striking ``includes (1)'' and all that follows 
     through ``(2) interim contractor support'' and inserting the 
     following: ``includes--
       ``(A) all aspects of software maintenance classified by the 
     Department of Defense as of July 1, 1995, as depot-level 
     maintenance and repair; and
       ``(B) interim contractor support'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as paragraph (2);
       (4) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of 
     this subsection--
       (A) by striking ``Exceptions.--(1) The term does not 
     include the procurement of major modifications'' and 
     inserting ``The term does not include--
       ``(A) the procurement of major modifications'';
       (B) by striking ``aircraft carrier. A major upgrade program 
     covered by this exception could'' and inserting ``aircraft 
     carrier, which could''; and
       (C) by striking ``public sector activities.'' and all that 
     follows through ``safety modifications. However, the term 
     does include the installation'' and inserting ``public sector 
     activities; or
       ``(B) the procurement of parts for safety modifications, 
     but does include the installation''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Materiel Supply Function.--In this chapter, the term 
     `materiel supply function' means the procurement, 
     distribution, and maintenance of items while the items are in 
     storage, but does not include in-process functions involving 
     depot-level maintenance that has begun but has not been 
     completed.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2460. Definitions.''.
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  SA 2009. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 358. CONTINUED OPERATIONS OF 36TH RESCUE FLIGHT.

       (a) Increase in Amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air 
     Force.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(4) for operation and maintenance for the Air Force is 
     hereby increased by $4,000,000.
       (b) Availability for the 36th Rescue Flight.--Of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 301(4) for operation 
     and maintenance for the Air Force, as increased by subsection 
     (a), $4,000,000 may be available for the Air Force unit known 
     as the 36th Rescue Flight that is assigned to Fairchild Air 
     Force Base in Spokane, Washington.
       (c) Deactivation Prohibited.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that no action is taken to deactivate the 36th 
     Rescue Flight or to reassign or reorganize any of the search 
     and rescue capabilities of that unit.
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  SA 2010. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Kyl) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 132. ENHANCEMENT OF FLEET MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Additional Amount for Enhancement of Atlantic Fleet 
     Missile Defense Capabilities.--
       (1) Additional amount.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section

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     102(a)(4) for other procurement for the Navy is hereby 
     increased by $62,000,000.
       (2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 102(a)(4) for other procurement for 
     the Navy, as increased by paragraph (1), the amount available 
     for Program Element 0204228N for DDG Modernization (Project 
     0900) is hereby increased by $62,000,000, with such amount to 
     be available--
       (A) for the procurement of equipment to outfit United 
     States Atlantic Fleet ships with Aegis Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Radar and Weapons System modifications; and
       (B) to expand and enhance Navy installation teams to 
     support installation of the modifications described in 
     paragraph (1) into United States Atlantic Fleet vessels 
     commencing in 2010.
       (b) Additional Amount for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Ships.--
       (1) Additional amount.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation, Defense-wide is hereby increased by 
     $25,000,000.
       (2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as increased by paragraph 
     (1), $25,000,000 may be available for Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Aegis (Program Element 0603892C) for the enhancement 
     of the capacity of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense ships to 
     intercept ballistic missiles in the ascent phase.
       (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 1505(4) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, Defense-wide activities, is hereby reduced by 
     $87,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be allocated 
     to funds available for MILSATCOM Terminals (Program Element 
     0303601F).
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  SA 2011. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     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.
       (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.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority 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.

         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.

                  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.

                  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.

    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.

                       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.

              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.

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Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on 
              active duty for operational support.

              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.

                   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.

           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.

       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.

                       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.

          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.

           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.

                     Subtitle E--Education Benefits

Sec. 671. Tuition assistance for off-duty training or education.
Sec. 672. Expansion of Selected Reserve education loan repayment 
              program.

                       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.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Inclusion of TRICARE retail pharmacy program in Federal 
              procurement of pharmaceuticals.

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Sec. 702. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and 
              TRICARE Extra.

  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.

             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.

          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.

                       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.

      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.

                      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.

                  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.

         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. Procedures for Combatant Status Review Tribunals; 
              modification of military commission authorities.
Sec. 1024. Gift acceptance authority.
Sec. 1025. Expansion of cooperative agreement authority for management 
              of cultural resources.
Sec. 1026. Minimum annual purchase amounts for airlift from carriers 
              participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
Sec. 1027. Provision of Air Force support and services to foreign 
              military and state aircraft.
Sec. 1028. Participation in Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership.
Sec. 1029. Responsibility of the Air Force for fixed-wing support of 
              Army intra-theater logistics.
Sec. 1030. Prohibition on sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft.

                          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.

                       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. Repeal of standards for disqualification from issuance of 
              security clearances by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1065. Advisory panel on Department of Defense capabilities for 
              support of civil authorities after certain incidents.
Sec. 1066. Sense of Congress on the Western Hemisphere Institute for 
              Security Cooperation.
Sec. 1067. Technical amendments to title 10, United States Code, 
              arising from enactment of the Intelligence Reform and 
              Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
Sec. 1068. Establishment of National Foreign Language Coordination 
              Council.
Sec. 1069. Qualifications for public aircraft status of aircraft under 
              contract with the Armed Forces.

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                  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.

             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.

             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.

                          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.

  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. 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.

             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.

    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.

       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.

            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.

                         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.

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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.

   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.

          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.

        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.

                      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.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 2861. Report on condition of schools under jurisdiction of 
              Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 2862. Repeal of requirement for study and report on impact to 
              military readiness of proposed land management changes on 
              public lands in Utah.
Sec. 2863. Additional project in Rhode Island.

      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 nonproliferation 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.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

     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.

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                       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.

                       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.

                     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.

         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.--

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       (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.

                  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

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     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.

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       ``(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).

                  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.

    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.--

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       (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.''.

                       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.

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       ``(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 
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     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.''.

              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.

              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:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Number of officers who may be
    ``Total number of commissioned        serving on active duty in the
    officers (excluding officers in                 grade of:
  categories specified in subsection   ---------------------------------
         (b)) on active duty:           Lieutenant
                                         Commander  Commander   Captain
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2007.

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     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

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     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.''.

     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, 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''.

                   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.

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     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.

           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)''.

       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.
       ``(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.

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       ``(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''.

                       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--

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       ``(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.

          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.''.

           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''.

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       (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

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      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.

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       ``(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

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     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 the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, 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.

                     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--

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       (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.''.

                       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.

                   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:

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       (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.

  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

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     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--

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       ``(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,

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     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.''.

             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, 
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     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.

     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.

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     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.

          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'' and inserting 
     ``information that the employee reasonably believes is 
     evidence of gross mismanagement of a Department of Defense 
     contract, 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''.
       (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 disclosure that relates to a 
     contract covered under subsection (f), not later than 90 days 
     after receipt of a written determination under paragraph (1), 
     a complainant who is aggrieved by the determination or by an 
     action that the agency head has taken or failed to take 
     pursuant to such determination may bring an action at law or 
     equity for de novo review 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.

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       ``(B) In the event that a determination by an agency head 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) has not been made within 15 months 
     after a complaint is submitted under subsection (b), and such 
     delay is not shown to be due to the bad faith of the 
     complainant, the complainant shall be deemed to have 
     exhausted the complainant's administrative remedies with 
     respect to the complaint and may bring an action at law or 
     equity described under subparagraph (A).''.
       (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.''.

     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

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     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.
       (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.

                       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, and accounting 
     for 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 reporting of all incidents in which--
       (i) a weapon is discharged by personnel performing private 
     security functions in an area of combat operations; or
       (ii) personnel performing private security functions in an 
     area of combat operations are killed or injured;
       (D) a process for investigating--
       (i) incidents reported pursuant to subparagraph (C); and
       (ii) incidents of alleged misconduct by personnel 
     performing private security functions in an area of combat 
     operations;
       (E) qualification, training, screening, and security 
     requirements for personnel performing private security 
     functions in an area of combat operations;
       (F) 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; and
       (ii) rules of engagement for personnel performing private 
     security functions in an area of combat operations; and
       (G) a process by which a commander of a combatant command 
     may request an action described in subsection (b)(3).
       (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, and accounting for 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; and
       (iii) the reporting of incidents in which--

       (I) a weapon is discharged by personnel performing private 
     security functions in an area of combat operations; or
       (II) personnel performing private security functions in an 
     area of combat operations are killed or injured;

       (B) ensure that all personnel performing private security 
     functions under such contract or subcontract 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 of engagement 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.
       (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:

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       (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; and
       (G) the information officers of 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.
       (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.

      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

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     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

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     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.''.
       (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.''.
       (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.''.
       (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:

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       ``(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

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     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 
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     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.

                      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 
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     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 ``fifth fiscal year''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``second fiscal 
     year'' and inserting ``fifth fiscal year''.

                  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.''.

         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. PROCEDURES FOR COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNALS; 
                   MODIFICATION OF MILITARY COMMISSION 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Determination of Status of Certain Combatants.--
     Subsection (b) of section 1005 of the Detainee Treatment Act 
     of 2005 (title X of Public Law 109-148; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Determination of Status of Certain Combatants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall determine 
     the status of each detainee described in paragraph (2) 
     through a Combatant Status Review Tribunal (in this 
     subsection referred to as a `Tribunal') conducted in 
     accordance with the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(2) Covered detainees.--
       ``(A) In general.--A detainee described in this paragraph 
     is a detainee who--
       ``(i) is held by the Department of Defense as an unlawful 
     enemy combatant on or after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; and
       ``(ii) has been detained by the United States for a period 
     of more than two years.
       ``(B) Unlawful enemy combatant defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `unlawful enemy combatant' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 948a(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(3) Standard of proof.--A Tribunal shall determine 
     whether or not a detainee is an unlawful enemy combatant by a 
     preponderance of the evidence. Weight shall be accorded to 
     evidence based on the credibility, reliability, and probative 
     value of the evidence.
       ``(4) Procedures.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2008, the Secretary shall prescribe 
     procedures for Tribunals under this subsection. Such 
     procedures shall ensure, at a minimum, that--
       ``(A) the President of a Tribunal is a military judge--
       ``(i) who shall meet the qualification requirements of 
     section 948j(b) of title 10, United States Code, and
       ``(ii) who shall rule on all questions of law and exclude 
     evidence that would not have probative value to a reasonable 
     person;
       ``(B) each detainee is represented in the same manner as 
     provided for the accused before a military commission under 
     section 949c of title 10, United States Code;
       ``(C) each detainee is afforded a reasonable opportunity to 
     obtain witnesses and other evidence, including a process to 
     compel witnesses to appear and testify and to compel the 
     production of other evidence, that is similar to that 
     provided for defense counsel in a military commission under 
     section 949j of title 10, United States Code;
       ``(D) each detainee is permitted to present evidence in his 
     defense, to cross-examine the witnesses who testify against 
     him, and to examine and respond to evidence admitted against 
     him, while providing for the handling of classified 
     information in a manner so that--
       ``(i) counsel for the detainee is provided access to the 
     relevant classified evidence, including both evidence 
     admitted against the detainee and any potentially exculpatory 
     evidence, consistent with the procedures for the protection 
     of classified information in section 949d(f) of title 10, 
     United States Code; and
       ``(ii) the detainee is provided access--

       ``(I) to all unclassified evidence; and
       ``(II) to a summary of the classified evidence admitted 
     against the detainee that is sufficiently specific to provide 
     the detainee a fair opportunity to respond, with the 
     assistance of counsel, to such evidence;

       ``(E) in making a determination of status of any such 
     detainee, a Tribunal may not consider a statement that was 
     obtained through methods that amount to torture; and
       ``(F) in making a determination of status of a detainee, a 
     Tribunal may not consider a statement in which the degree of 
     coercion is disputed unless--
       ``(i) the totality of the circumstances renders the 
     statement reliable and possessing sufficient probative value;
       ``(ii) the interests of justice would best be served by 
     admission of the statement into evidence; and
       ``(iii) the Tribunal determines that--

       ``(I) the alleged coercion was incident to the lawful 
     conduct of military operations at the point of apprehension;
       ``(II) the statement was voluntary; or
       ``(III) the interrogation methods used to obtain the 
     statement do not amount to cruel, inhuman, or degrading 
     treatment prohibited by section 1003 of this Act.

       ``(5) Scheduling.--The Secretary shall ensure that a 
     Tribunal is scheduled for a detainee described in paragraph 
     (2) not later than 180 days after the date on which a 
     Tribunal becomes required for such detainee under paragraph 
     (1), except that--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall schedule a Tribunal for a 
     detainee who is eligible for such a Tribunal on the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 not later than one year after the date on 
     which procedures are required to be prescribed by paragraph 
     (4); and
       ``(B) the Secretary shall not be required to schedule a 
     Tribunal for--
       ``(i) a detainee upon whom charges have been served in 
     accordance with section 948s of title 10, United States Code, 
     until after final judgment has been reached on such charges; 
     or
       ``(ii) a detainee who has been convicted by a military 
     commission under chapter 47A of such title of an offense 
     under subchapter VII of that chapter.''.
       (b) Modifications of Military Commission Authorities.--
       (1) Enemy combatant status.--Paragraph (1) of section 948a 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

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       ``(1) Unlawful enemy combatant.--The term `unlawful enemy 
     combatant' means a person who is not a lawful enemy combatant 
     who--
       ``(A) has engaged in hostilities against the United States;
       ``(B) has purposefully and materially supported hostilities 
     against the United States (other than hostilities engaged in 
     by lawful enemy combatants); or
       ``(C) has been a knowing and active participant in an 
     organization that engaged in hostilities against the United 
     States.''.
       (2) Repeal of dispositive nature of previous csrt 
     determinations.--Section 948d of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (3) Statements obtained through cruel, inhuman, or 
     degrading treatment.--Section 948r of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
       (B) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Statements Obtained Through Cruel, Inhuman, or 
     Degrading Treatment.--A statement in which the degree of 
     coercion is disputed may be admitted if the military judge 
     finds that--
       ``(1) the totality of the circumstances renders the 
     statement reliable and possessing sufficient probative value;
       ``(2) the interests of justice would best be served by 
     admission of the statement into evidence; and
       ``(3) one of the following circumstances is met:
       ``(A) The alleged coercion was incident to the lawful 
     conduct of military operations at the point of apprehension.
       ``(B) The statement was voluntary.
       ``(C) The interrogation methods used to obtain the 
     statement do not amount to cruel, inhuman, or degrading 
     treatment prohibited by section 1003 of the Detainee 
     Treatment Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 2000dd).''.
       (4) Admittance of hearsay evidence.--Subparagraph (E) of 
     section 949a(b)(2) of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(E) Hearsay evidence not otherwise admissible under the 
     rules of evidence applicable in trial by general courts-
     martial may be admitted in a trial by military commission 
     if--
       ``(i) the proponent of the evidence makes known to the 
     adverse party, sufficiently in advance of trial or hearing to 
     provide the adverse party with a fair opportunity to meet the 
     evidence, the proponent's intention to offer the evidence, 
     and the particulars of the evidence (including information on 
     the circumstances under which the evidence was obtained); and
       ``(ii) the military judge finds that the totality of the 
     circumstances render the evidence more probative on the point 
     for which it is offered than other evidence which the 
     proponent can procure through reasonable efforts, taking into 
     consideration the unique circumstances of the conduct of 
     military and intelligence operations during hostilities.''.
       (5) Technical and conforming amendments.--
       (A) Technical amendment.--The heading of section 950j of 
     such title is amended by striking ``Finality or'' and 
     inserting ``Finality of''.
       (B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter VI of chapter 47A of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``950j. Finality of proceedings, findings, and sentences.''.

     SEC. 1024. 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. 1025. 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. 1026. 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. 1027. 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:

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     ``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. 1028. 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. 1029. 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. 1030. 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.

                          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

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     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.

                       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. REPEAL OF STANDARDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION FROM 
                   ISSUANCE OF SECURITY CLEARANCES BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 986 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) 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.

     SEC. 1065. 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 
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       (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. 1066. 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. 1067. 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. 1068. 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 
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     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; and
       (vi) 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 
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     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. 1069. 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)''.

                  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;''.

             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:

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       ``(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.

             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''.

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     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) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to provide direct assistance to the 
     Government of Thailand unless the President certifies to the 
     congressional defense committees that a democratically-
     elected government has taken office in Thailand on or after 
     October 1, 2007.
       (b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) 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.
       (c) Waiver.--The President may waive the limitation in 
     subsection (a) if the President certifies to the 
     congressional defense committees in writing that the waiver 
     of the limitation is in the national security interests of 
     the United States.

     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.

                          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.

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       (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,''.

  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.--

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       (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. 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

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     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.

             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.

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       (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.

    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; and
       (B) projected transfers and obligations through September 
     30, 2008.
       (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.

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       (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.

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       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.

            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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
              State                      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           $17,500,000
                                    Base.
Florida..........................  Eglin Air Force           $66,000,000
                                    Base.
                                   Miami Doral........      $237,000,000
Georgia..........................  Fort Benning.......      $185,800,000
                                   Fort Stewart/Hunter      $123,500,000
                                    Army Air Field.
Hawaii...........................  Fort Shafter.......       $31,000,000
                                   Schofield Barracks.       $88,000,000
                                   Wheeler Army Air          $51,000,000
                                    Field.
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          $12,200,000
                                    Ground.
Michigan.........................  Detroit Arsenal....       $18,500,000
Missouri.........................  Fort Leonard Wood..      $125,650,000
Nevada...........................  Hawthorne Army            $11,800,000
                                    Ammunition Plant.
New Mexico.......................  White Sands Missile       $71,000,000
                                    Range.
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             $9,200,000
                                    Depot.
Virginia.........................  Fort Belvoir.......       $13,000,000

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                                   Fort Eustis........       $75,000,000
                                   Fort Lee...........       $16,700,000
                                   Fort Myer..........       $20,800,000
Washington.......................  Fort Lewis.........      $164,600,000
                                   Yakima Training           $29,000,000
                                    Center.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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     $12,600,000
                                     FOS.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Installation
              Country                or Location   Units      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...........................       Ansbach     138     $52,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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:

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              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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
              State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama..........................  Outlying Field             $9,560,000
                                    Evergreen.
Arizona..........................  Marine Corps Air          $33,720,000
                                    Station, Yuma.
California.......................  Marine Corps Base,       $366,394,000
                                    Camp Pendleton.
                                   Marine Corps Air          $26,760,000
                                    Station, Miramar.
                                   Naval Station, San        $23,630,000
                                    Diego.
                                   Marine Corps Base,       $147,059,000
                                    Twentynine Palms.
Connecticut......................  Naval Submarine           $11,900,000
                                    Base, New London.
Florida..........................  Marine Corps               $7,570,000
                                    Logistics Base,
                                    Blount Island.
                                   Cape Canaveral.....        $9,900,000
                                   Naval Surface             $13,870,000
                                    Warfare Center,
                                    Panama City.
Hawaii...........................  Marine Corps Air          $37,961,000
                                    Station, Kaneohe.
                                   Naval Base, Pearl         $99,860,000
                                    Harbor.
                                   Naval Shipyard,           $30,200,000
                                    Pearl Harbor.
                                   Naval Station Pearl       $65,410,000
                                    Harbor, Wahiawa.
Illinois.........................  Naval Training            $10,221,000
                                    Center, Great
                                    Lakes.
Indiana..........................  Naval Support             $12,000,000
                                    Activity, Crane.
Maryland.........................  Naval Air Warfare          38,360,000
                                    Center, Patuxent
                                    River.
Maine............................  Naval Shipyard,            $9,700,000
                                    Portsmouth.
Mississippi......................  Naval Air Station,         $6,770,000
                                    Meridian.
Nevada...........................  Naval Air Station,        $11,460,000
                                    Fallon.
New Jersey.......................  Naval Air Station,         $4,100,000
                                    Lakehurst.
North Carolina...................  Marine Corps Air          $28,610,000
                                    Station, Cherry
                                    Point.
                                   Marine Corps Air          $54,430,000
                                    Station, New River.
                                   Marine Corps Base,       $278,070,000
                                    Camp Lejeune.
Rhode Island.....................  Naval Station,             $9,990,000
                                    Newport.
South Carolina...................  Marine Corps Air           $6,800,000
                                    Station, Beaufort.
                                   Marine Corps              $55,282,000
                                    Recruit Depot,
                                    Parris Island.
Texas............................  Naval Air Station,        $14,290,000
                                    Corpus Christi.
Virginia.........................  Naval Support              $8,450,000
                                    Activity,
                                    Chesapeake.
                                   Naval Station,            $79,560,000
                                    Norfolk.
                                   Marine Corps Base,        $50,519,000
                                    Quantico.
Washington.......................  Naval Station,           $119,760,000
                                    Bremerton.
                                   Naval Station,            $10,940,000
                                    Everett.
                                   Naval Air Station,        $23,910,000
                                    Whidbey Island.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain...........................  Naval Support            $35,500,000
                                     Activity, Bahrain.
Diego Garcia......................  Naval Support             $7,150,000
                                     Facility, Diego
                                     Garcia.
Djibouti..........................  Camp Lemonier.......     $22,390,000
Guam..............................  Naval Activities,       $273,518,000
                                     Guam.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
             Location                     Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Unspecified               Wharf Utilities           $8,900,000
                                     Upgrade.
                                    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                 73     $47,167,000
                                 Activities,
                                 Guam.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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.

       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

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     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.

     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''.

                         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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Installation or
              State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska...........................  Elmendorf Air Force       $83,180,000
                                    Base.
Arizona..........................  Davis-Monthan Air         $11,200,000
                                    Force Base.
Arkansas.........................  Little Rock Air            $9,800,000
                                    Force Base.
California.......................  Travis Air Force          $26,600,000
                                    Base.
Colorado.........................  Fort Carson........       $13,500,000
                                   Schriever Air Force       $24,500,000
                                    Base.
                                   United States Air         $15,000,000
                                    Force Academy.
District of Columbia.............  Bolling Air Force          $2,500,000
                                    Base.
Florida..........................  Eglin Air Force          $158,300,000
                                    Base.
                                   MacDill Air Force         $57,000,000
                                    Base.
                                   Patrick Air Force         $11,854,000
                                    Base.
                                   Tyndall Air Force         $44,114,000
                                    Base.
Georgia..........................  Robins Air Force          $14,700,000
                                    Base.
Hawaii...........................  Hickam Air Force          $31,971,000
                                    Base.
Illinois.........................  Scott Air Force           $24,900,000
                                    Base.
Kansas...........................  Fort Riley.........       $12,515,000
Massachusetts....................  Hanscom Air Force         $12,800,000
                                    Base.
Montana..........................  Malmstrom Air Force        $7,000,000
                                    Base.
Nebraska.........................  Offutt Air Force          $16,952,000
                                    Base.
New Mexico.......................  Cannon Air Force           $1,688,000
                                    Base.
                                   Kirtland Air Force        $11,400,000
                                    Base.
Nevada...........................  Nellis Air Force           $4,950,000
                                    Base.
North Dakota.....................  Grand Forks Air           $13,000,000
                                    Force Base.
                                   Minot Air Force           $18,200,000
                                    Base.
Oklahoma.........................  Altus Air Force            $2,000,000
                                    Base.
                                    Tinker Air Force         $34,600,000
                                    Base.
                                   Vance Air Force            $7,700,000
                                    Base.
South Carolina...................  Charleston Air            $11,000,000
                                    Force Base.
South Dakota.....................  Ellsworth Air Force       $16,600,000
                                    Base.
Texas............................  Lackland Air Force        $14,000,000
                                    Base.
Utah.............................  Hill Air Force Base       $25,999,000
Wyoming..........................  Francis E. Warren         $14,600,000
                                    Air Force Base.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...........................  Ramstein Air Base...     $48,209,000
Guam..............................  Andersen Air Force       $10,000,000
                                     Base.
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          $41,000,000
                                     Menwith 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
             Location                     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Installation or
       State or Country             Location       Units      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany.......................  Ramstein Air         117     $56,275,000
                                 Base.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization

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     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, Florida.  Housing maintenance       $1,250,000
                                     facility.
Columbus Air Force Base,            Housing management          $711,000
 Mississippi.                        facility.
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.  Family housing (160      $37,087,000
                                     units).
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base,     Family housing (167      $32,693,000
 North Carolina.                     units).
Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas..  Family housing (127      $20,604,000
                                     units).
Ramstein Air Base, Germany........  USAFE Theater            $24,024,000
                                     Aerospace
                                     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, California.  Family housing (56       $12,723,000
                                     units).

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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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
North Carolina....................  Marine Corps Base,        $2,014,000
                                     Camp Lejeune.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       Defense Intelligence Agency
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
District of Columbia..............  Bolling Air Force         $1,012,000
                                     Base.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                        Defense Logistics Agency
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
California........................  Port Loma Annex.....    $140,000,000
Florida...........................  Naval Air Station,        $1,874,000
                                     Key West.
Hawaii............................  Hickam Air Force         $26,000,000
                                     Base.
New Mexico........................  Kirtland Air Force        $1,800,000
                                     Base.
Ohio..............................  Defense Supply            $4,000,000
                                     Center Columbus.
Pennsylvania......................  Defense Distribution     $21,000,000
                                     Depot, New
                                     Cumberland.
Virginia..........................  Fort Belvoir........      $5,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                        National Security Agency
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maryland..........................  Fort Meade..........     $11,901,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       Special Operations Command
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
California........................  Marine Corps Base,       $20,030,000
                                     Camp Pendleton.
                                    Naval Amphibious         $12,000,000
                                     Base, Coronado.
Florida...........................  Hurlburt Field......     $29,111,000
                                    MacDill Air Force        $47,700,000
                                     Base.
Georgia...........................  Fort Benning........     $35,000,000
                                    Hunter Army Air          $13,800,000
                                     Field.
Kentucky..........................  Fort Campbell.......     $53,500,000
Mississippi.......................  Stennis Space Center     $10,200,000
New Mexico........................  Cannon Air Force          $7,500,000
                                     Base.
North Carolina....................  Fort Bragg..........     $47,250,000
                                    Marine Corps Base,       $28,210,000
                                     Camp Lejeune.
Virginia..........................  Dam Neck............    $108,500,000
                                    Naval Amphibious         $99,000,000
                                     Base, Little Creek.
Washington........................  Fort Lewis..........     $77,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       TRICARE Management Activity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida...........................  MacDill Air Force         $5,000,000
                                     Base.
Illinois..........................  Naval Hospital,          $99,000,000
                                     Great Lakes.
New York..........................  Fort Drum...........     $41,000,000
Texas.............................  Camp Bullis.........      $7,400,000
Virginia..........................  Naval Station,            $6,450,000
                                     Norfolk.
Washington........................  Fort Lewis..........     $21,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Belgium...........................  Sterrebeek..........      $5,992,000
Germany...........................  Ramstein Air Base...      $5,393,000
                                    Wiesbaden Air Base..     $20,472,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       Special Operations Command
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bahrain...........................  Southwest Asia......     $19,000,000
Qatar.............................  Al Udeid Air Base...     $52,852,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       TRICARE Management Activity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...........................  Spangdahlem Air Base     $30,100,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
             Location                     Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Classified                Classified Project..      $1,887,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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.

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     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Installation or Location        Agency and Project       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Naval Air Station, Oceana,          DLA bulk fuel             $3,589,000
 Virginia.                           storage tank.
Naval Air Station, Jacksonville,    TMA hospital project     $28,438,000
 Florida.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

   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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...........................  Springville.........      $3,300,000
Arkansas..........................  Camp Robinson.......     $23,923.000
Arizona...........................  Florence............     $10,870,000
California........................  Sacramento Army          $21,000,000
                                     Depot.
                                    Camp Roberts........      $2,850,000
Connecticut.......................  Niantic.............     $13,600,000
Florida...........................  Jacksonville........     $12,200,000
Idaho.............................  Gowen Field.........      $7,615,000
                                    Orchard Training          $1,700,000
                                     Area.
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       $30,000,000
                                     Base.
North Dakota......................  Camp Grafton........     $33,416,000
Oregon............................  Ontario.............     $11,000,000
Pennsylvania......................  Carlisle............      $7,800,000
                                    East Fallowfield          $8,300,000
                                     Township.
                                    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
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
California........................  Miramar.............      $5,580,000
Michigan..........................  Selfridge...........      $4,030,000
Ohio..............................  Wright-Patterson Air     $10,277,000
                                     Force Base.
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Colorado..........................  Buckley Air National      $7,300,000
                                     Guard Base.
Delaware..........................  New Castle..........     $10,800,000
Georgia...........................  Savannah                  $9,000,000
                                     International
                                     Airport.
Indiana...........................  Hulman Regional           $7,700,000
                                     Airport.
Kansas............................  Smoky Hill Air            $9,000,000
                                     National Guard
                                     Range.
Louisiana.........................  Camp Beauregard.....      $1,800,000
Massachusetts.....................  Otis Air National         $1,800,000
                                     Guard Base.
New Hampshire.....................  Pease Air National        $8,900,000
                                     Guard Base.
Nebraska..........................  Lincoln.............      $8,900,000
Nevada............................  Reno-Tahoe                $5,200,000
                                     International
                                     Airport.
New York..........................  Gabreski Airport....      $8,400,000
Pennsylvania......................  Fort Indiantown Gap.     $12,700,000
Rhode Island......................  Quonset State             $5,000,000
                                     Airport.
South Dakota......................  Joe Foss Field......      $7,900,000
Tennessee.........................  McGhee-Tyson Airport      $3,200,000
                                    Memphis                  $11,376,000
                                     International
                                     Airport.
Vermont...........................  Burlington..........      $6,600,000
West Virginia.....................  Eastern West             $50,776,000
                                     Virginia Regional
                                     Airport-Shepherd
                                     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

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     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               State                      Location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska............................  Elmendorf Air Force      $14,950,000
                                     Base.
Utah..............................  Hill Air Force Base.      $3,200,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Installation or Location              Project            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dublin, California................  Readiness center....     $11,318,000
Gary, Indiana.....................  Reserve center......      $9,380,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


          Army Reserve: Extension of 2005 Project Authorization
------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Installation or Location              Project            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corpus Christi (Robstown), Texas..  Storage facility....      $9,038,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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, Pennsylvania.  Multipurpose             $15,338,000
                                     training range.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

          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--

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       (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''.

        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

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     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.

                      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

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     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).

                       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. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY AND REPORT ON 
                   IMPACT TO MILITARY READINESS OF PROPOSED LAND 
                   MANAGEMENT CHANGES ON PUBLIC LANDS IN UTAH.

       Section 2815 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 852) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 2863. ADDITIONAL PROJECT IN RHODE ISLAND.

       In carrying out section 2866 of the John Warner National 
     Defense Authorization Act

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     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.

      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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Installation or
              Country                       Location           Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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........    103,700,00
                                     Camp Taqqadum........       880,000
                                     Tikrit...............    43,000,000
                                     Camp Victory.........    34,400,000
                                     Camp Warrior.........       880,000
                                     Various Locations....   102,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     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--

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       (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

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     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.''.

          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.).
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  SA 2012. Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Reid, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama, Mr. Byrd, 
Mr. Tester, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
Harkin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Pryor, Mr. 
Sanders, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Dodd, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Biden, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Landrieu) proposed an 
amendment to amendment SA 2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for 
Mr. Levin) to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1031. MINIMUM PERIODS BETWEEN DEPLOYMENT FOR UNITS AND 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR OPERATION IRAQI 
                   FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

       (a) Minimum Period for Units and Members of the Regular 
     Components.--
       (1) In general.--No unit or member of the Armed Forces 
     specified in paragraph (3) may be deployed for Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (including 
     participation in the NATO International Security Assistance 
     Force (Afghanistan)) unless the period between the deployment 
     of the unit or member is equal to or longer than the period 
     of such previous deployment.
       (2) Sense of congress on optimal minimum period between 
     deployments.--It is the sense of Congress that the optimal 
     minimum period between the previous deployment of a unit or 
     member of the Armed Forces specified in paragraph (3) to 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom and a 
     subsequent deployment of the unit or member to Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom should be equal 
     to or longer than twice the period of such previous 
     deployment.
       (3) Covered units and members.--The units and members of 
     the Armed Forces specified in this paragraph are as follows:
       (A) Units and members of the regular Army.
       (B) Units and members of the regular Marine Corps.
       (C) Units and members of the regular Navy.
       (D) Units and members of the regular Air Force.
       (E) Units and members of the regular Coast Guard.
       (b) Minimum Period for Units and Members of the Reserve 
     Components.--
       (1) In general.--No unit or member of the Armed Forces 
     specified in paragraph (3) may be deployed for Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (including 
     participation in the NATO International Security Assistance 
     Force (Afghanistan)) if the unit or member has been deployed 
     at any time within the three years preceding the date of the 
     deployment covered by this subsection.
       (2) Sense of congress on mobilization and optimal minimum 
     period between deployments.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that--
       (A) the units and members of the reserve components of the 
     Armed Forces should not be mobilized continuously for more 
     than one year; and
       (B) the optimal minimum period between the previous 
     deployment of a unit or member of the Armed Forces specified 
     in paragraph (3) to Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
     Enduring Freedom and a subsequent deployment of the unit or 
     member to Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
     Freedom should be five years.
       (3) Covered units and members.--The units and members of 
     the Armed Forces specified in this paragraph are as follows:
       (A) Units and members of the Army Reserve.
       (B) Units and members of the Army National Guard.
       (C) Units and members of the Marine Corps Reserve.
       (D) Units and members of the Navy Reserve.
       (E) Units and members of the Air Force Reserve.
       (F) Units and members of the Air National Guard.
       (G) Units and members of the Coast Guard Reserve.
       (c) Waiver by the President.--The President may waive the 
     limitation in subsection (a) or (b) with respect to the 
     deployment of a unit or member of the Armed Forces specified 
     in such subsection if the President certifies to Congress 
     that the deployment of the unit or member is necessary to 
     meet an operational emergency posing a threat to vital 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (d) Waiver by Miliary Chief of Staff or Commandant for 
     Voluntary Mobilizations.--
       (1) Army.--With respect to the deployment of a member of 
     the Army who has voluntarily requested mobilization, the 
     limitation in subsection (a) or (b) may be waived by the 
     Chief of Staff of the Army (or the designee of the Chief of 
     Staff of the Army).
       (2) Navy.--With respect to the deployment of a member of 
     the Navy who has voluntarily requested mobilization, the 
     limitation in subsection (a) or (b) may be waived by the 
     Chief of Naval Operations (or the designee of the Chief of 
     Naval Operations).
       (3) Marine corps.--With respect to the deployment of a 
     member of the Marine Corps who has voluntarily requested 
     mobilization, the limitation in subsection (a) or (b) may be 
     waived by the Commandant of the Marine Corps (or the designee 
     of the Commandant of the Marine Corps).
       (4) Air force.--With respect to the deployment of a member 
     of the Air Force who has voluntarily requested mobilization, 
     the limitation in subsection (a) or (b) may be waived by the 
     Chief of Staff of the Air Force (or the designee of the Chief 
     of Staff of the Air Force).
       (5) Coast guard.--With respect to the deployment of a 
     member of the Coast Guard who has voluntarily requested 
     mobilization, the limitation in subsection (a) or (b) may be 
     waived by the Commandant of the Coast Guard (or the designee 
     of the Commandant of the Coast Guard).
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  SA 2013. Mr. NELSON of Florida proposed an amendment to amendment SA 
2012 proposed by Mr. Webb (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Reid, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Byrd, Mr. Tester, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Salazar, 
Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Pryor, Mr. 
Sanders, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Dodd, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Biden, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Landrieu) to the 
amendment SA 2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) to 
the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 
for military activities

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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; as 
follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     this bill's enactment.
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  SA 2014. Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Grassley) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 656. PAYMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES WITHOUT A SURVIVING SPOUSE 
                   WHO ARE SURVIVED BY A MINOR CHILD.

       Section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, subject to 
     subsection (d),'' after ``shall be paid'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d)(1) In the case of a person covered by section 1475 or 
     1476 of this title who has no surviving spouse, but who has 
     one or more surviving children (as prescribed by subsection 
     (b)) under the age of 18 years who, after the death of the 
     person, will be in the custody of a parent (as prescribed by 
     subsection (c)) or brother or sister (as prescribed by 
     subsection (a)) of the person, the death gratuity shall be 
     paid to such parent, brother, or sister as designated by the 
     person, whether in the full amount payable under section 1478 
     of this title or in such portion of such amount as the person 
     shall specify.
       ``(2) If the amount of the death gratuity specified for 
     payment under paragraph (1) is less than the full amount of 
     the death gratuity payable under section 1478 of this title, 
     the balance of the amount of the death gratuity shall be paid 
     to or for the living survivors of the person concerned in 
     accordance with paragraphs (2) through (5) of subsection (a).
       ``(3) An individual designated for the payment of death 
     gratuity under paragraph (1) shall be treated as an eligible 
     survivor for purposes of subsection (e).''.
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  SA 2015. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 107, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
       ``(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.''.
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  SA 2016. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title IX, add the following:

           Subtitle D--Mental Health Personnel and Facilities

     SEC. 951. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Mental Wellness 
     Facilities and Professional Development Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 952. EMPLOYMENT BONUSES OF QUALIFIED CIVILIAN MENTAL 
                   HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

       (a) Employment Bonuses Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 81 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1589 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1590. Mental health professional positions: employment 
       bonuses

       ``(a) Bonus Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may pay 
     an employment bonus under this section to any qualified 
     mental health professional who enters into an agreement to 
     accept employment with the Department of Defense to provide 
     mental health services at a military medical treatment 
     facility specified in such agreement for a period of not less 
     than 12 months.
       ``(b) Qualifications for Mental Health Professionals.--The 
     Secretary shall prescribe in regulations the qualifications 
     of mental health professionals for eligibility for entry into 
     an agreement under this section.
       ``(c) Installment Payment.--The amount of the employment 
     bonus payable to a mental health professional entering into 
     an agreement under this section is $25,000, which amount is 
     payable in four equal installments as follows:
       ``(1) One quarter is payable upon completion by the mental 
     health professional of three months of service under the 
     agreement.
       ``(2) One quarter is payable upon completion by the mental 
     health professional of six months of service under the 
     agreement.
       ``(3) One quarter is payable upon completion by the mental 
     health professional of nine months of service under the 
     agreement.
       ``(4) One quarter is payable upon completion by the mental 
     health professional of twelve months of service under the 
     agreement.
       ``(d) Repayment.--(1) A mental health professional entering 
     into an agreement under this section who does not complete 
     the service provided for in the agreement shall repay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the amount of the employment 
     bonus specified in subsection (c) received by the 
     professional under this section.
       ``(2) The Secretary may waive, whether in whole or in part, 
     the requirement for repayment of an employment bonus under 
     this subsection under such circumstances as the Secretary 
     shall prescribe for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(3) An obligation to repay the United States under this 
     subsection is, for all purposes, a debt owed the United 
     States. A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 does not 
     discharge a person from such debt if the discharge order is 
     entered less than five years after the date of the 
     termination of service of the person under an agreement under 
     this section.
       ``(e) Sunset.--No agreement may be entered into under this 
     section after September 30, 2011.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 1589 the following new 
     item:

``1590. Mental health professional positions: employment bonuses.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2007.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations for Civilian Personnel 
     for Vacant Mental Health Positions.--
       (1) In general.--There is hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
     2008 for Defense Health Program such sums as may be required 
     to fill during such fiscal year all civilian mental health 
     professional positions at the military medical treatment 
     facilities that are vacant at the commencement of fiscal year 
     2008 or become vacant during that fiscal year.
       (2) Supplement not supplant.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2008 for 
     Defense Health Program is in addition to any other amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 
     2008 for that account.

     SEC. 953. PILOT PROGRAM ON ADDITIONAL DEPLOYMENT HEALTH 
                   CLINICAL CENTERS.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     carry out a pilot program to assess the feasability and 
     advisability of establishing deployment health

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     clinical centers similar to the Deployment Health Clinical 
     Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District of 
     Columbia, at additional military medical treatment facilities 
     and other appropriate medical facilities and clinics serving 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Establishment of Centers.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
     Secretary shall establish at least three, but not more than 
     five, deployment health clinical centers described in 
     subsection (a) at such principal treatment facilities or 
     other facilities or clinics serving members of the Armed 
     Forces as the Secretary shall select for purposes of the 
     pilot program.
       (2) Locations.--Of the facilities or clinics selected under 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) at least one facility or clinic shall be located in a 
     State on the East Coast of the United States;
       (B) at least one facility or clinic shall be located in a 
     State on the West Coast of the United States; and
       (C) at least one facility or clinic shall be located in a 
     State other than a State described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B).
       (c) Services.--Each deployment health clinical center 
     established for purposes of the pilot program shall provide 
     to members of the Armed Forces--
       (1) services similar to the services provided to members of 
     the Armed Forces by the Deployment Health Clinical Center at 
     Walter Reed Army Medical Center; and
       (2) such other services as the Secretary shall specify for 
     purposes of the pilot program.
       (d) Reports.--
       (1) Periodic reports required.--The Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives on a periodic basis a report on the 
     pilot program.
       (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following, current as of the date of such report:
       (A) A description of services provided under the pilot 
     program, including--
       (i) a statement of the number of members of the Armed 
     Forces provided services under the pilot program;
       (ii) a description of the nature and scope of services 
     provided under the pilot program; and
       (iii) an assessment of the extent to which the pilot 
     program has increased the access of members of the Armed 
     Forces to such services.
       (B) A separate statement of the number of members of the 
     Armed Forces provided services under the pilot program who 
     receive such services at a facility or location within 500 
     miles of the permanent duty station, homeport, or residence 
     of such members.
       (C) An assessment of the satisfaction of members of the 
     Armed Forces receiving services under the pilot program with 
     such services.
       (D) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate for the extension, expansion, or other 
     modification of the pilot program.
       (e) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program 
     shall expire on September 30, 2011.

     SEC. 954. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CIVILIAN STUDENTS PURSUING 
                   PROFESSIONAL DEGREES IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) Scholarships Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     award scholarships to covered individuals who enter into an 
     agreement to serve, upon completion of the program of 
     education for which the scholarship is awarded, as a mental 
     health professional in a military medical treatment facility 
     for not less than one year for each two semesters (or three 
     academic quarters, as applicable) for which such scholarship 
     assistance is awarded.
       (b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     a covered individual is any individual not employed by the 
     Department of Defense who--
       (1) is pursuing a professional degree in mental health 
     services at an institution of higher education approved by 
     the Secretary for purposes of this section; and
       (2) meets such additional qualifications as the Secretary 
     may prescribe for purposes of this section.
       (c) Scholarship Amount.--The amount of the scholarship 
     awarded a covered individual under this section for a 
     semester or academic quarter may not exceed an amount equal 
     to 50 percent of the tuition of the covered individual for 
     such semester or academic quarter.
       (d) Repayment.--
       (1) Repayment required.--A covered individual entering into 
     an agreement under this section who does not complete the 
     service provided for in the agreement shall repay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the amount of the 
     scholarship paid the individual under this section.
       (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive, whether in whole or 
     in part, the requirement for repayment of a scholarship under 
     this subsection under such circumstances as the Secretary 
     shall prescribe for purposes of this subsection.
       (3) Debt to the united states.--An obligation to repay the 
     United States under this subsection is, for all purposes, a 
     debt owed the United States. A discharge in bankruptcy under 
     title 11, United States Code, does not discharge a person 
     from such debt if the discharge order is entered less than 
     five years after the date of the termination of service of 
     the person under an agreement under this section.
       (e) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary to award 
     scholarships under this section shall expire on the date that 
     is ten years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2017. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 656. ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Age and Service Requirements.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 12731 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person is 
     entitled, upon application, to retired pay computed under 
     section 12739 of this title, if the person--
       ``(A) satisfies one of the combinations of requirements for 
     minimum age and minimum number of years of service (computed 
     under section 12732 of this title) that are specified in the 
     table in paragraph (2);
       ``(B) performed the last six years of qualifying service 
     while a member of any category named in section 12732(a)(1) 
     of this title, but not while a member of a regular component, 
     the Fleet Reserve, or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, except 
     that in the case of a person who completed 20 years of 
     service computed under section 12732 of this title before 
     October 5, 1994, the number of years of qualifying service 
     under this subparagraph shall be eight; and
       ``(C) is not entitled, under any other provision of law, to 
     retired pay from an armed force or retainer pay as a member 
     of the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.
       ``(2) The combinations of minimum age and minimum years of 
     service required of a person under subparagraph (A) of 
     paragraph (1) for entitlement to retired pay as provided in 
     such paragraph are as follows:

``Age, in years, The minimum years of service required for that age is:
  53.................................................................34
  54.................................................................32
  55.................................................................30
  56.................................................................28
  57.................................................................26
  58.................................................................24
  59.................................................................22
  60.............................................................20.''.

       (b) 20-Year Letter.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``the years of service required for 
     eligibility for retired pay under this chapter'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``20 years of service computed under 
     section 12732 of this title''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of 
     the first month beginning on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to retired 
     pay payable for that month and subsequent months.
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  SA 2018. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 604. GUARANTEED PAY INCREASE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES OF ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENTAGE POINT 
                   HIGHER THAN EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX.

       Section 1009(c)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal years 2009 through 2012''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2019. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the end of division A, add the following:

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                   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.

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       (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

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     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.
       (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).

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       (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.

               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.

  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.
       (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.

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     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 authorize the 
     Center to enter into such partnerships, agreements, or other 
     arrangements as the Secretary considers appropriate 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) 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 authorize the 
     Center to enter into such partnerships, agreements, or other 
     arrangements as the Secretary considers appropriate 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.

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       ``(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) 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

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     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.

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       (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--

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       ``(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

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     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

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     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

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     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

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     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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2020. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Thune, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Allard, Mr. Craig, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Hagel) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. FAIRNESS DOCTRINE PROHIBITED.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007''.
       (b) Fairness Doctrine Prohibited.--Title III of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after 
     section 303 (47 U.S.C. 303) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 303A. LIMITATION ON GENERAL POWERS: FAIRNESS DOCTRINE.

       ``Notwithstanding section 303 or any other provision of 
     this Act or any other Act authorizing the Commission to 
     prescribe rules, regulations, policies, doctrines, standards, 
     or other requirements, the Commission shall not have the 
     authority to prescribe any rule, regulation, policy, 
     doctrine, standard, or other requirement that has the purpose 
     or effect of reinstating or repromulgating (in whole or in 
     part) the requirement that broadcasters present opposing 
     viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, 
     commonly referred to as the `Fairness Doctrine', as repealed 
     in General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast 
     Licensees, 50 Fed. Reg. 35418 (1985).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2021. Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Kerry) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

              Subtitle F--Presidential Signing Statements

     SEC. 1071. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Presidential Signing 
     Statements Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 1072. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) While the executive branch has a role in enacting 
     legislation, it is clear that this is a limited role. Article 
     I, section 7 of the Constitution provides that when a bill is 
     presented to the President, he may either sign it or veto it 
     with his objections, and his veto is subject to a 
     congressional override by two-thirds majorities in the House 
     of Representatives and Senate.
       (2) As the President signs a bill into law, the President 
     sometimes issues a statement elaborating on his views of a 
     bill.
       (3) This practice began in the early 1800s, and such 
     statements have been issued by Presidents including James 
     Monroe, Andrew Jackson, John Tyler, Franklin Delano 
     Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. 
     Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald 
     Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.
       (4) Much more recently, some courts have begun using 
     presidential signing statements as a source of authority in 
     the interpretation of Acts of Congress.
       (5) This judicial use of presidential signing statements is 
     inappropriate, because it in effect gives these statements 
     the force of law. As the Supreme Court itself has explained, 
     Article I, section 7, of the Constitution provides a 
     ``single, finely wrought and exhaustively considered, 
     procedure'' for the making of Federal law. I.N.S. v. Chadha, 
     462 U.S. 919, 951 (1983). Presidential signing statements are 
     not passed by both Houses of Congress pursuant to Article I, 
     section 7, so they are not the supreme law of the land. It is 
     inappropriate, therefore, for courts to rely on presidential 
     signing statements as a source of authority in the 
     interpretation of Acts of Congress.
       (6) The Supreme Court's reliance on presidential signing 
     statements has been sporadic and unpredictable. In some 
     cases, such as Bowsher v. Synar, 478 U.S. 714, 719 n.1 
     (1986), the Supreme Court has relied on presidential signing 
     statements as a source of authority, while in other cases, 
     such as the recent military tribunals case, Hamdan v. 
     Rumsfeld, 126 S.Ct. 2749 (2006), it has conspicuously 
     declined to do so. This inconsistency has the unfortunate 
     effect of rendering the interpretation of Federal law 
     unpredictable.
       (7) As the Hamdan case demonstrates, the Justices of the 
     Supreme Court appear to disagree with one another on the 
     propriety of reliance on presidential signing statements in 
     the interpretation of Federal law. The Supreme Court, with 
     its nine competing perspectives and its jurisdictional 
     restriction to cases and controversies, may remain unable to 
     resolve this difference of opinion and establish a clear rule 
     abjuring such reliance.
       (8) Congress has the power to resolve judicial disputes 
     such as this by enacting rules of statutory interpretation. 
     This power flows from Article I, section 8, clause 18, which 
     gives Congress the power ``To make all laws which shall be 
     necessary and proper for carrying into execution the 
     foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the government of the United States, or in 
     any department or officer thereof''. Rules of statutory 
     interpretation are necessary and proper to bring into 
     execution the legislative power.
       (9) Congress can and should exercise this power over the 
     interpretation of Federal statutes in a systematic and 
     comprehensive manner.
       (10) Congress hereby exercises this power to forbid 
     judicial reliance on presidential signing statements as a 
     source of authority in the interpretation of Acts of 
     Congress.

     SEC. 1073. DEFINITION.

       As used in this subtitle, the term ``presidential signing 
     statement'' means a statement issued by the President about a 
     bill, in conjunction with signing that bill into law

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     pursuant to Article I, section 7, of the Constitution.

     SEC. 1074. JUDICIAL USE OF PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING STATEMENTS.

       In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, no 
     Federal or State court shall rely on or defer to a 
     presidential signing statement as a source of authority.

     SEC. 1075. CONGRESSIONAL RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN COURT 
                   PROCEEDINGS OR SUBMIT CLARIFYING RESOLUTION.

       (a) Congressional Right to Participate as Amicus Curiae.--
     In any action, suit, or proceeding in any Federal or State 
     court (including the Supreme Court of the United States), 
     regarding the construction or constitutionality, or both, of 
     any Act of Congress in which a presidential signing statement 
     was issued, the Federal or State Court shall permit the 
     United States Senate, through the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, as authorized in section 701 of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C. 288), or the United States 
     House of Representatives, through the Office of General 
     Counsel for the United States House of Representatives, or 
     both, to participate as an amicus curiae, and to present an 
     oral argument on the question of the Act's construction or 
     constitutionality, or both. Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to confer standing on any party seeking to bring, 
     or jurisdiction on any court with respect to, any civil or 
     criminal action, including suit for court costs, against 
     Congress, either House of Congress, a Member of Congress, a 
     committee or subcommittee of a House of Congress, any office 
     or agency of Congress, or any officer or employee of a House 
     of Congress or any office or agency of Congress.
       (b) Congressional Right to Submit Clarifying Resolution.--
     In any suit referenced in subsection (a), the full Congress 
     may pass a concurrent resolution declaring its view of the 
     proper interpretation of the Act of Congress at issue, 
     clarifying Congress's intent or clarifying Congress's 
     findings of fact, or both. If Congress does pass such a 
     concurrent resolution, the Federal or State court shall 
     permit the United States Congress, through the Office of 
     Senate Legal Counsel, to submit that resolution into the 
     record of the case as a matter of right.
       (c) Expedited Consideration.--It shall be the duty of each 
     Federal or State court, including the Supreme Court of the 
     United States, to advance on the docket and to expedite to 
     the greatest possible extent the disposition of any matter 
     brought under subsection (a).
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  SA 2022. Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Leahy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1070. RESTORATION OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR THOSE DETAINED BY 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2241 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (b) Title 10.--Section 950j of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Limited Review of Military Commission Procedures and 
     Actions.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in 
     section 2241 of title 28 or any other habeas corpus 
     provision, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or 
     consider any claim or cause of action whatsoever, including 
     any action pending on or filed after the date of the 
     enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, relating 
     to the prosecution, trial, or judgment of a military 
     commission under this chapter, including challenges to the 
     lawfulness of procedures of military commissions under this 
     chapter.''.
       (c) Effective Date and Applicability.--The amendments made 
     by this section shall--
       (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (2) apply to any case that is pending on or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2023. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:

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

       It is the sense of Congress--
       (1) to congratulate the Air Force for conducting a full and 
     open competition for the procurement program for the KC-X 
     tanker aircraft;
       (2) the Air Force should have the ability to choose the 
     best possible joint aerial refueling capability at the most 
     reasonable price;
       (3) to discourage actions that would limit the ability of 
     either of the teams seeking the contract for the procurement 
     of KC-X tanker aircraft from competing in the competition 
     referred to in paragraph (1).
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  SA 2024. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

     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 
     United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) allies.
       (b) Policy of the United States.--It is the policy of the 
     United States--
       (1) to develop and deploy, as soon as technologically 
     possible, an effective defense against the threat from Iran 
     described in subsection (a)(1) that will provide enhanced 
     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 the missile defenses fielded by the United 
     States in Europe are complementary to missile defense 
     capabilities that might be fielded by the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization in Europe.
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  SA 2025. Mr. REID (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 710, to provide that criminal penalties do not apply to paired 
donations of human kidneys, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Charlie W. Norwood Living 
     Organ Donation Act''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT.

       Section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     274e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``For purposes of this section, human organ paired donation 
     and similar practices, as defined by the Secretary, shall not 
     be considered to involve the transfer of a human organ for 
     valuable consideration.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The term `human organ paired donation' means the 
     donation and receipt of human organs in a circumstance in 
     which each of the following applies:
       ``(A) An individual (referred to in this paragraph as the 
     `first donor') desires to make a living donation of a human 
     organ specifically to a particular patient (referred to in 
     this paragraph as the `first patient'), but such donor is 
     biologically incompatible as a donor for such patient.
       ``(B) A second individual (referred to in this paragraph as 
     the `second donor') desires to make a living donation of a 
     human organ specifically to a second particular patient 
     (referred to in this paragraph as the `second patient'), but 
     such donor is biologically incompatible as a donor for such 
     patient.
       ``(C) Subject to subparagraph (D), the first donor is 
     biologically compatible as a donor of a human donor for the 
     second patient, and the second donor is biologically 
     compatible as a donor of a human organ for the first patient.
       ``(D) If there is any additional donor-patient pair as 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B), each donor in the group 
     of donor-patient pairs is biologically compatible as a donor 
     of a human organ for a patient in such group.
       ``(E) All donors and patients in the group of donor-patient 
     pairs (whether 2 pairs or more than 2 pairs) enter into a 
     single agreement to donate and receive such human organs, 
     respectively, according to such biological compatibility in 
     the group.
       ``(F) Other than as described in subparagraph (E), no 
     valuable consideration is knowingly acquired, received, or 
     otherwise transferred with respect to the human organs 
     referred to in such subparagraph.''.

     SEC. 3. REPORT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall submit to the appropriate committees

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     of Congress a report that details the progress made towards 
     understanding the long-term health effects of living organ 
     donation.

     SEC. 4. NO IMPACT ON SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND.

       Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) 
     shall be construed to alter or amend the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) (or any regulation promulgated under 
     that Act).

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