[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9509-9697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on

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the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 5136.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5136) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, with 
Mr. Pastor of Arizona in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the 
first time.
  The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) and the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McKeon) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Today, we as a Congress perform a duty in compliance with the 
Constitution of the United States. Article I, section 8 states that 
Congress shall have the power to provide for the common defense and 
general welfare of the United States. It also provides for and 
maintaining a Navy and making all rules for the government and 
regulation of land and naval forces.
  So today I rise in support of H.R. 5136, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011. I'm pleased to be joined here 
today with my friend, my colleague, the ranking member, Buck McKeon. 
Buck's been a true partner in this effort to bring forward a bipartisan 
bill that addresses the national security needs of our country.
  The committee passed the Defense Authorization Bill by a vote of 59-
0.
  Our Nation's been at war for nearly a decade. Our troops are worn, 
and their families are tired, and the Nation recognizes their 
sacrifices. The bill addresses many of the concerns that they've 
raised.
  I'm proud that this bill is a result of the committee's engagement 
with the military community and our citizens to determine what issues 
were important to them as we developed the programs and policies that 
are included in this bill.
  This bill authorizes $567 billion in budget authority for the 
Department of Defense and the national security programs of the 
Department of Energy. The bill also authorizes $159 billion to support 
ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan during fiscal year 
2011. These amendments are essentially equal to the President's budget 
request for items in the jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee.
  H.R. 5136 continues Congress' deep commitment to supporting U.S. 
servicemembers and their families and to provide the necessary 
resources to keep America safe. The bill provides our military 
personnel a 1.9 percent pay raise, which is an increase of a half a 
percent above the President's request.
  The bill also includes a number of initiatives to support military 
families, including extending health care coverage to adult dependent 
children up to the age of 26. We also have the single most 
comprehensive legislative proposal to address sexual assault in the 
military.
  The bill also fully funds the President's budget request for military 
training, equipment, maintenance and the facilities upkeep, which 
continues the committee's efforts to address readiness shortfalls that 
have developed over previous years.

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  The bill provides an increase of $12 billion above the fiscal year 
2010 budget for operations and maintenance, including $345 million to 
fully fund the first increment of construction necessary to modernize 
Department of Defense schools. There is 13.6 billion for training of an 
all active-duty Reserve force to increase readiness; an increase of 
$500 million for day-to-day operations of Army bases, which is a direct 
impact on our soldiers. It also provides an increase of $700 million 
above the administration's budget to address the equipment shortfalls 
on National Guard and Reserve units.
  The war in Afghanistan is a critical mission that is essential to our 
national security. To ensure that our strategies in both Iraq and 
Afghanistan are effective and achieve the intended goals within well-
defined timelines, the bill requires the President to assess U.S. 
efforts and regularly report on progress, including providing timelines 
by which he plans to achieve his goals.
  It also extends the authorization of the Pakistan Counterinsurgency 
Fund through fiscal year 2011 to allow commanders to help Pakistan 
quickly and more effectively go after terrorist safe havens. The bill 
also provides $1.6 billion for Coalition Support Funds to reimburse 
nations that are providing logistical, military, and other support to 
our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  On Iraq, the bill upholds Congress's responsibility to provide 
oversight to the process of drawing down the mountain of material 
purchased, transported, and built up in Iraq at tremendous expense to 
the taxpayer.
  In the area of nonproliferation, the bill continues our focus on 
keeping weapons of mass destruction and related materials out of the 
hands of terrorists and strengthens our nonproliferation programs and 
activities. The bill increases funding for the Department of Energy's 
nonproliferation programs and adds funding to continue the 
administration's plan to secure and remove all known vulnerable nuclear 
materials that could be used for weapons.
  There are other good things in this bill, which my colleagues will 
cover.
  I want to recognize the members of the Armed Services Committee for 
their contributions in making this bill one of the best that the 
committee has put forward in recent years.
  I also, Mr. Chair, want to brag about the wonderful staff that we 
have on the Armed Services Committee. They make it all work well.
  Mr. Chair, our committee has been and will continue to be strong 
proponents of our Nation's security and the people that it defends. We 
will continue to do what is right and necessary to ensure that our 
country is safe and secure. We must continue to work with the President 
to ensure that our citizens are safe and our Nation's security is 
paramount.
  I urge my colleagues to support our troops and their families and 
vote for the defense authorization bill.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, as legislators, we meet once again to address the wide 
range of important national security activities undertaken by the 
Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. We all take our 
legislative responsibilities very seriously. This is especially true 
during a time of war. And it's always true of my good friend and 
colleague, our Armed Services Committee chairman, Ike Skelton.
  As a result of Chairman Skelton's tireless efforts to put forward 
this bill, our committee reported out the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 last Wednesday. The vote was 
unanimous, 59-0. Consistent with the longstanding bipartisan practice 
of the Armed Services Committee, this bill reflects our committee's 
continued strong support for the brave men and women of the United 
States Armed Forces.
  The defense authorization bill authorizes $567 billion in budget 
authority for the fiscal year 2011 base budget of the Department of 
Defense and national security programs of the Department of Energy, and 
it authorizes $139 billion in funding to support operations in Iraq, 
Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the global war on terrorism.
  This bill does an admirable job in dealing with some of our greatest 
national security challenges. Addressing the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, H.R. 1536 authorizes the fiscal year 2011 overseas 
contingency operations. With respect to Afghanistan, this bill updates 
reporting requirements, including asking for the conditions and 
criteria that will be used to measure progress, instead of allowing the 
ticking Washington political clock to determine our end state.
  I am very pleased that the chairman and our colleagues on the 
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joined us in ensuring that lifesaving combat enablers such as force 
protection, medical evacuation, and intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance capabilities are deployed in time to fully support the 
30,000 additional troops scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan by this 
summer.
  Building on the Acquisition Reform Act this body passed in April, 
this legislation takes a number of important steps on major weapons 
programs. We strongly believe that a $110 billion noncompetitive, sole 
source, 25-year contract should not be permitted. Therefore, we 
strongly support the inclusion of funding to complete development of 
the F-136 competitive engine for the Joint Strike Fighter.
  As a Nation, we owe more than our gratitude to the brave men and 
women in uniform and their families, past and present, for the 
sacrifices they make and have made to protect our freedom. We are 
pleased that this legislation includes a pay raise which is half a 
percentage point above the President's request.
  A major disappointment is that once again the committee and House 
leadership were unable to find the mandatory spending offsets needed to 
eliminate the widow's tax, a tax that occurs because survivors must 
forfeit most or all of their Survivor Benefit Plan annuity to receive 
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. Nor were we able to provide for 
concurrent receipt of military disability retired pay and VA disability 
pay, as proposed by the President. I know that Chairman Skelton has 
attempted to find the offsets, but so far, despite this House approving 
trillions in spending that is not offset, this body has been unable or 
unwilling to find the means to support widows and disabled veterans.
  One of the areas where there is disagreement between the aisles is 
detainee policy. We need to keep terrorists off our soil, not fight to 
get them here. We are disappointed that the bill does not prohibit the 
transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to U.S. soil.
  Finally, for the last 8 years, we have asked our men and women of the 
Armed Forces and their families to make repeated sacrifices while 
serving this Nation. They have unhesitatingly and selflessly responded 
in a magnificent manner, without hesitation putting mission and Nation 
ahead of self and family. Now the proponents of repealing Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell want to rush a vote to the floor that disrupts the process 
that was put in place earlier this year to give the troops the 
opportunity to make their view known on this most important issue.
  After making the continuous sacrifice of fighting two wars over the 
course of 8 years, the men and women of our military deserve to be 
heard. Congress acting first is the equivalent to turning to our men 
and women in uniform and their families and saying your opinion, your 
views do not count.
  Yesterday I spoke to and received letters from all four service 
chiefs. I will include copies of those letters in the Record. Let me 
read a couple of excerpts, Mr. Chairman.
  General Schwartz, the Air Force Chief of Staff, writes, ``I believe 
it is important, a matter of keeping faith with those currently serving 
in the Armed Forces, that the Secretary of Defense commissioned review 
be completed before there is any legislation to repeal the Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell law. Such action sends an important signal to our airmen and 
families that their opinion matters.''
  General Casey, the Army Chief of Staff, writes, ``I believe that 
repealing the law before the completion of the review will be seen by 
the men and women of the Army as a reversal of our commitment to hear 
their views before moving forward.'' Similar views are expressed by 
Admiral Roughead and General Conway.
  Mr. Chairman, I planned on addressing this matter in detail when we 
debate Mr. Murphy's amendment. Unfortunately, the leadership deemed 
this debate, this issue so critical to the morale and welfare of our 
military worthy of only 10 minutes of debate. Ten minutes. The repeal 
of Don't Ask, Don't Tell will get as much time for debate today as the 
manager's amendment. This is an outrage.
  I'd like to make one last point. If this body were to adopt Mr. 
Murphy's amendment, then this House would breach the trust of 2.5 
million men and women in uniform and their families by saying to them 
that their voices don't count. We owe our military personnel better.
  In order to allow this House the time it needs to hear from our 
military forces through the process that was set up earlier this year, 
and their families, before we make a decision, I would encourage 
Members to vote against the Don't Ask, Don't Tell compromise and 
against final passage if my Democratic colleagues refuse to wait to 
hear from our troops.
  As in years past, I believe that this legislation reflects many of 
the Armed Services Committee's priorities in supporting our Nation's 
dedicated and courageous servicemembers. I thank Chairman Skelton for 
putting together an excellent bill and helping us to stay focused on 
delivering a bill that protects, sustains, and builds our forces. I 
support H.R. 5136 as passed by the House Armed Services Committee.
  We never, in the committee, in our markup, we never held a full 
committee hearing on Don't Ask, Don't Tell. We never included it or 
discussed it in our debate in the Armed Services Committee.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues to improve H.R. 5136.

                                         Secretary of Defense,

                                   Washington, DC, April 30, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing in response to your letter 
     of April 28 requesting my views on the advisability of 
     legislative action to repeal the so-called ``Don't Ask Don't 
     Tell'' statute prior to the completion of the Department of 
     Defense review of this matter.
       I believe in the strongest possible terms that the 
     Department must, prior to any legislative action, be allowed 
     the opportunity to conduct a thorough, objective, and 
     systematic assessment of the impact of such a policy change; 
     develop an attentive comprehensive implementation plan, and 
     provide the President and the Congress with the results of 
     this effort in order to ensure that this step is taken in the 
     most informed and effective manner. A critical element of 
     this effort is the need to systematically engage our forces, 
     their families, and the broader military community throughout 
     this process. Our military must be afforded the opportunity 
     to inform us of their concerns, insights, and suggestions if 
     we are to carry out this change successfully.
       Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to 
     change this policy prior to the completion of this vital 
     assessment process. Further, I hope Congress will not do so, 
     as it would send a very damaging message to our men and women 
     in uniform that in essence their views, concerns, and 
     perspectives do not matter on an issue with such a direct 
     impact and consequence for them and their families.
     Adm. Michael G. Mullen,
       Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
     Robert M. Gates,
       Secretary of Defense.
                                  ____



                                                    U.S. Army,

                                                     May 26, 2010.
     Hon. John McCain,
     Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator McCain: My views on the repeal of section 654 
     of Title 10, United States Code, have not changed since my 
     testimony. I continue to support the review and timeline 
     offered by Secretary Gates.
       I remain convinced that it is critically important to get a 
     better understanding of where our Soldiers and Families are 
     on this issue, and what the impacts on readiness and unit 
     cohesion might be, so that I can provide informed military 
     advice to the President and the Congress.
       I also believe that repealing the law before the completion 
     of the review will be seen by the men and women of the Army 
     as a reversal of our commitment to hear their views before 
     moving forward.
           Sincerely,
                                             George W. Casey, Jr.,
     General, United States Army.
                                  ____

                                      Department of the Air Force,


                                 Office of the Chief of Staff,

                                     Washington, DC, May 26, 2010.
     Hon. Buck P. McKeon,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Representative McKeon: The President has clearly 
     articulated his intent for the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DA/
     DT) law to be repealed, and should this law change, the Air 
     Force will implement statute and policy faithfully. However, 
     as I testified to you and

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     the HASC at the AF Posture hearing on 23 February 2010, my 
     position remains that DOD should conduct a review that 
     carefully investigates and evaluates the facts and 
     circumstances, the potential implications, the possible 
     complications, and potential mitigations to repealing this 
     law.
       I believe it is important, a matter of keeping faith with 
     those currently serving in the Armed Forces, that the 
     Secretary of Defense commissioned review be completed before 
     there is any legislation to repeal the DA/DT law. Such action 
     allows me to provide the best military advice to the 
     President, and sends an important signal to our Airmen and 
     their families that their opinion matters. To do otherwise, 
     in my view, would be presumptive and would reflect an intent 
     to act before all relevant factors are assessed, digested and 
     understood.
           Sincerely,

                                           Norton A. Schwartz,

                                                    General, USAF,
     Chief of Staff.
                                  ____

                                                     May 25, 2010.
     Hon. John McCain,
     Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator McCain: During testimony, I spoke of the 
     confidence I had as a Service Chief in the DoD Working Group 
     that Secretary Gates laid out in the wake of President 
     Obama's guidance on ``Don't Ask--Don't Tell.'' I felt that an 
     organized and systematic approach on such an important issue 
     was precisely the way to develop ``best military advice'' for 
     the Service Chiefs to offer the President.
       Further, the value of surveying the thoughts of Marines and 
     their families is that it signals to my Marines that their 
     opinions matter.
       I encourage the Congress to let the process the Secretary 
     of Defense created to run its course. Collectively, we must 
     make logical and pragmatic decisions about the long-term 
     policies of our Armed Forces--which so effectively defend 
     this great Nation.
           Very Respectfully,
                                                  James T. Conway,
                                       General, U.S. Marine Corps,
     Commandant of the Marine Corps.
                                  ____

                                                     May 26, 2010.
     Hon. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. McKeon: As a follow-up to our phone call today, 
     the following represents my personal views about the proposed 
     amendment concerning section 654 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       I testified in February about the importance of the 
     comprehensive review that began in March and is now well 
     underway within the Department of Defense. We need this 
     review to fully assess our force and carefully examine 
     potential impacts of a change in the law. I have spoken with 
     Sailors and fellow flag officers alike about the importance 
     of conducting the review in a thoughtful and deliberate 
     manner. Our Sailors and their families need to clearly 
     understand that their voices will be heard as part of the 
     review process, and I need their input to develop and provide 
     my best military advice.
       I share the view of Secretary Gates that the best approach 
     would be to complete the DOD review before there is any 
     legislation to change the law. My concern is that legislative 
     changes at this point, regardless of the precise language 
     used, may cause confusion on the status of the law in the 
     Fleet and disrupt the review process itself by leading 
     Sailors to question whether their input matters. Obtaining 
     the views and opinions of the force and assessing them in 
     light of the issues involved will be complicated by a 
     shifting legislative backdrop and its associated debate.
           Sincerely,
                                                      G. Roughead,
                                               Admiral, U.S. Navy.

  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to my friend, my 
colleague, the distinguished chairman of the Subcommittee on Air and 
Land Forces, the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for 2011.
  I want to first thank the chairman of the committee, Mr. Skelton, for 
his outstanding leadership of this committee. He has once again put 
together a bill that reflects the priorities that should be in place 
for national defense: first and foremost, support our troops. I know 
nobody on that committee cares more about that issue than Mr. Skelton. 
He has once again made sure that this bill reflects that. It gives them 
a higher pay raise than was recommended by the Department of Defense 
and, across the board, makes sure that our troops and our families get 
the support they need to continue to do the amazing job that they are 
doing of defending this country. It is a great privilege to serve on 
this committee with Mr. Skelton and with Mr. McKeon and to have the 
responsibility for supporting our troops who have served us so well. I 
thank him for his great leadership and for this bill.
  On the Air and Land Subcommittee, I want to thank Mr. Bartlett, the 
ranking member on the committee. We have truly worked together in a 
very bipartisan fashion on this bill. That's one of the great things 
about being on the Armed Services Committee. We have a lot that we 
disagree on on a partisan basis in this body, but on the Armed Services 
Committee we work in a bipartisan way to make sure that we have a 
defense bill that protects our national security and supports our 
troops. And Mr. Bartlett certainly upholds that standard, and it's been 
a great pleasure working with him.
  On our subcommittee, our top priority is to support our soldiers and 
airmen in the fight they are now fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. We 
want to make sure that they have the equipment they need to fulfill the 
mission that we have asked them to do. Towards that end, we have $3.9 
billion in the bill to upgrade and improve our helicopters, which are 
so critical to the mission that they are fighting; $3.4 billion to 
fully fund the MRAP, the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles that 
have done such an amazing job at improving the survivability of our 
troops when hit by IEDs; $3.4 billion for the JIEDDO account, which 
continues to find more and better ways to protect our troops from 
improvised explosive devices; $3.7 billion to fund intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance, which is critical to make sure that 
our troops get the information they need when they need it to be in the 
best position to protect themselves on the battlefield; a billion 
dollars for new Strykers, a vehicle that has been critical for our 
combat infantry brigades and their ability to be maneuverable enough to 
survive in the fight.
  We are making sure in this bill that our troops in the field get the 
equipment they need to fulfill the mission we have asked them to do. We 
also set aside an additional $700 million in this bill for the Army and 
Air Force Guard and Reserve equipment accounts. As we all know, Guard 
and Reserve members have been asked to do far more than they ever have 
in the history of this country. They are stressed and strained, and 
their equipment is being used at a far greater pace than anyone 
anticipated. We want to make sure that they have the funds available to 
replenish that equipment and make sure that they get the training they 
need so that they are able to do the job here in the U.S. we ask them 
to do, and also the job that we ask them to do in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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  We are also concerned in this bill and continue to be concerned about 
our procurement and acquisition process. We passed acquisition reform 
again under Chairman Skelton's great leadership, but we have a fair 
number of programs, certainly the Joint Strike Fighter, future combat 
systems that have not delivered on time and on budget. We have to make 
sure that we get every penny that we spend, and it is spent efficiently 
and effectively. We need to continue to work to make sure the programs 
that we procure meet that standard.
  That is why I, too, along with Mr. McKeon, am strongly supportive of 
the second engine program. And it has been our committee's position for 
a long time to support that program. We believe that it is an efficient 
use of taxpayer dollars.
  So I thank you, Mr. Chairman, again for your great leadership. I 
believe this bill gives us a very strong national security.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Bartlett). He's the ranking member on the Air and Land 
Subcommittee of the committee.
  Mr. BARTLETT. I would like to thank our Armed Forces Committee 
Chairman Skelton, Ranking Member McKeon, Committee chair Smith, and all 
of our colleagues for their contributions to this Defense Authorization 
Bill.

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  This bill was voted out of committee by unanimous vote because it 
maintains our objectives of balancing the health and capability of the 
current force with the needs of future capability. And I also want to 
thank, really thank the staff for their professionalism, dedication, 
and extraordinary hard work this year.
  As an engineer with 20 patents, 20 years of experience with military 
R&D programs, and 17 years in the Armed Services Committee, I can 
assure you that the Defense Department's own data provides the proof 
that Congress must continue to approve the alternative engine for the 
Joint Strike Fighter which will ultimately lead 95 percent of all of 
fighting aircraft. The competition is crucial for our national security 
and that of our allies because the original engine awarded under a 
noncompetitive contract is 21 months behind schedule, and according to 
GAO is estimated to be $2 billion over budget. That's a 52 percent 
increase and one of the main reasons with redundancy the committee 
overwhelmingly supports continued funding of the competitive engine.
  The Department asked Congress to permit the issue of a sole-source 
contract for over $100 billion for thousands of engines over the life 
of this program. I owe it to the American people and warfighters to 
object to something this irresponsible.
  And, Mr. Chairman, I urge support of H.R. 5136 as approved 
unanimously by the Armed Service Committee, but a vote for the Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell amendment abdicates our Constitutional authority over 
military policy and gives this authority to the President and unelected 
executive branch leaders. Congress has yielded far too much of its 
Constitutional authority to the executive and judiciary. Therefore, if 
this amendment passes, I cannot support this bill.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to my colleague, my 
friend from Texas (Mr. Ortiz), the distinguished chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Readiness.
  Mr. ORTIZ. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, let me thank you for your 
leadership that you bring to the committee and being able to get the 
committee to work together. Mr. McKeon as well.
  I rise in support of H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for fiscal year 2011. The bill before us today continues efforts 
begun last year to address readiness shortfalls.
  It supports the President's request for increased training funding 
for all of the active duty forces and provides funding to continue 
reset of equipment damaged or worn out through 9 years of continuous 
combat operations. The bill authorizes $20 billion for military 
construction and $168 billion for operation and maintenance, a $12 
billion increase in O&M. This funding is needed over the amount 
authorized last year in the defense budget.
  To reduce budgetary risk to readiness in areas where the services 
identified shortfalls, the bill includes additional funding for Navy 
ship depot maintenance; Army Reserve depot maintenance; contract and 
performance management; Army base operating services and trainee 
barracks construction; Guard and Reserve construction; energy 
conservation and renewable energy projects; and day-to-day facilities 
maintenance and repair.
  Our combatant commanders should not have to wait years to have the 
right infrastructure to support wartime operations. This bill provides 
the tools that the Department needs to ensure that General Petraeus has 
the right facilities at the right location at the right time.
  The bill also supports the Readiness and Environmental Protection 
Initiative, which ensures the long-term viability of military testing 
and training ranges by protecting them from encroachment.
  The bill provides provisions related to benefits for DOD civilians 
who are deployed to combat zones. These provisions are very important 
because Federal civilian employees are increasingly providing important 
support in contingency operations.
  The bill supports the President's request for a much-needed 
reinvestment in Army training and readiness. Increases in funding for 
all Army components, along with a drawdown from Iraq, should begin to 
put the Army on a path to restoring its readiness posture.
  The bill sustains the Navy's course correction of flying-hour funding 
to meet operational requirements. To ensure the sea services can attain 
fleet air training goals, the bill includes $185 million in additional 
funding for naval training and aircraft depot maintenance.
  The bill contains additional funding for Air Force accounts critical 
to supporting emergent missions and taking care of an aging aircraft 
fleet.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a good bill, and I ask my colleagues to support 
it.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Akin), the ranking member of the Seapower Subcommittee.
  Mr. AKIN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 5136--that's the 
National Defense Authorization Act--which we have before us at this 
time, and it was approved unanimously by Republicans and Democrats on 
the House Armed Services Committee. And we believe overall a proper 
balance has been struck on this bill.
  I was personally concerned about some problems with our missile 
defense system, but I made several amendments looking to get a little 
more information from the administration on these programs. Those were 
adopted.
  In addition, we were concerned about the department's assessment even 
in the most rosy scenario that we are short on strike fighters. And I 
was pleased that we are able to add some additional F-18s to the budget 
to at least, in a small way, mitigate that particular problem.
  I would be remiss, though, if I were to stand here and say that 
everything is well. As much as I support this bill, it is possible to 
mess up any good thing. And the idea of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell 
at the last minute with an amendment that doesn't even come out of our 
committee, that has, at the most, 10 minutes to debate and has more 
far-reaching implications for defense than almost any single item in 
this bill is the height of folly.
  Approaching Memorial Day weekend, for us to try to slide this little 
fellow in, this little political gimme to some vocal but very small 
interest group over the interests of our sons and daughters who serve 
in the service, in spite of the objections of the military leadership, 
starting with the Secretary of Defense coming down the chain of 
commanders saying, Give us time to figure out, what does it mean to 
repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  The current policy says that if you're gay and you want to serve in 
the military, that's fine, but don't let it get in the way of the 
mission. If we take that out, what does it mean? We need time, and we 
don't need some fast little political fix to mess up an otherwise good 
bill.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to my friend and 
colleague, the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor), who's the 
chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.
  Mr. TAYLOR. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the bill as it passed 
committee, and in particular of the Sea Power and Expeditionary Forces 
section of the bill.
  Under the leadership of Chairman Ike Skelton, the fleet has grown by 
seven ships since he became chairman to a total of 286. I guess it's in 
the direction, however slowly, of the 313 ships that CNO wishes to 
have. It also takes some far-reaching steps, one of which is directing 
the CNO that in the future, that in order to go to the fleet, he may 
only retire two ships for every three ships we commission. I think this 
is very important language. This is the third CNO who has said he 
wanted 313 ships, but ironically, they keep submitting budgets to 
Congress that actually shrink their fleet rather than grow it.
  So I want to thank Chairman Skelton for working with us on that, my 
colleagues, on directive language that actually keeps some of those 
great vessels that would go to someone else's fleet in our fleet a bit 
longer.

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  Specifically the bill takes many steps to continue the work of the 
world's greatest Navy and the world's greatest Marine Corps. It 
authorizes the construction of nine battle-force vessels and one 
auxiliary oceanographic research vessel, along with 214 aircraft for 
the Navy and Marine Corps. It authorizes $5.1 billion to construct two 
Virginia-class submarines--the first time Congress has ever authorized 
two Virginia-class submarines; $950 million for the first increment of 
funding of the Marine Corp's amphibious assault vessel LHA-7; $3 
billion to fully fund two DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to work 
off of the Navy's surface fleet and the centerpiece of our Nation's 
missile defense; $1.5 billion to fully fund two littoral combat ships; 
$180.7 million to fund one Joint High Speed Vessel for the Navy; $380 
million to fully fund the remaining construction costs for the first of 
the class maritime landing platform vessel for the Marine Corps; $3.3 
billion for 30 F-18 Superhornet strike fighters, as well as 12 EA-18 
Growler expeditionary electronic-warfare aircraft.
  That will make a total of 186 of these fine aircraft built on 
Chairman Skelton's watch. $4.1 billion for 20 Navy and Marine Corps F-
35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft; $4.6 billion for 180 Marine Corps 
rotary-winged aircraft; $359 million for the Maritime Administration of 
the Department of Transportation, including $100 million for the 
Merchant Marine Academy.
  The bill strongly supports funding for our Overseas Contingency 
Operations, authorizing $3.4 billion to build the life saving Mine 
Resistant Vehicles. This is on top of the $16.4 billion under Chairman 
Skelton's watch that was allocated in 2007 for a total of 16,000 of 
these vehicles that have been built as we continue to build 1,000 of 
them a month to protect our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  For Marine Corps programs, this bill fully authorizes the $3.1 
billion for a request for Marine Corps procurement, with an additional 
$126 million for unfunded requirements that will protect our Marines.
  Mr. Chairman, I fully support the bill as recommended by the 
committee.
  The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. TAYLOR. I also want to thank my colleague Mr. Akin for all of his 
help on this and all of the Seapower Subcommittee, and in particular I 
want to commend our great staff: Ms. Jenness Simler, Captain Will Ebbs, 
Heath Bope, Jesse Tolleson, and Liz Drummond.

                    Actions Speak Louder Than Words

       Since 2007, the House Armed Services Committee under 
     Chairman Ike Skelton has continued to grow our nation's air, 
     land and sea forces to address the threats facing the United 
     States from both foreign nations and terrorist organizations. 
     Chairman Skelton's predecessor, Duncan Hunter, deserves 
     credit for leading House Armed Service Committee member's 
     efforts to provide up-armored Humvees, Improvised Explosive 
     Device (IEDs) Jammers, and other initiatives to counter the 
     IED threat in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the game 
     changing improvement in the IED effort was the rapid 
     development and fielding of the Mine Resistant Ambush 
     Protected Vehicle (MRAP) that occurred under the leadership 
     of Chairman Ike Skelton, The actions of the Democratic 
     majority speak much louder than words when it comes to our 
     national defense.
       The Mississippi National Guard's 155th Heavy Brigade Combat 
     Team returned home to Mississippi in March 2010 after 
     completing their second tour of duty in Iraq. During their 
     deployment they encountered more than 80 attacks from IEDs 
     without suffering any fatalities or serious injuries compared 
     to their 2005 deployment where they suffered 28 fatalities 
     from lED attacks. During their most recent deployment, their 
     unit was equipped with MRAPs. Prior to 2007, the demand for 
     MRAP's was ignored for four straight years by Secretary of 
     Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. The Republican majority in Congress 
     did not prod Secretary Rumsfeld to build these vehicles at 
     the rate our forward deployed commanders were requesting.
       In 2004 military officials in Iraq began requesting MRAPs 
     from the Pentagon to counter the enemy's most successful 
     means of attack--the IED. At the time, 60% of U.S. fatalities 
     in Iraq were the direct result of IED attacks. Secretary 
     Rumsfeld and top leaders at the Pentagon originally ignored 
     these requests from the forward deployed commanders to make 
     fielding MRAPs a priority. By the end of 2006 the Department 
     of Defense's (DoD) established requirement for MRAPs for the 
     Iraq war effort was an absurdly low amount--4000 vehicles.
       Before MRAPs were available in Iraq or Afghanistan, 
     military patrols were conducted in up-armored Humvees. The 
     enemy quickly discovered this vehicles vulnerability to 
     under-bottom explosions. Since Secretary Rumsfeld had refused 
     to provide MRAPs despite the requests coming from the theater 
     of combat, the result of continuing to use up-armored Humvees 
     was unnecessary American injuries and deaths. The MRAP is 
     designed with a ``V'' shaped bottom that provides an 
     effective defense against bottom exploding IEDs by forcing 
     the impact of the explosion away from the bottom of the 
     vehicle, unlike the Humvees.
       When I became Chairman of the Seapower and Expeditionary 
     Forces Subcommittee in January 2007, under the new Democratic 
     majority, the very first hearing I chaired focused on the 
     need to rapidly get MRAPs to our troops in Iraq. I worked 
     with Chairman Skelton and my colleagues on the Armed Services 
     Committee to provide an additional $16.4 billion in 2007 for 
     procurement, building and transporting 15,374 MRAPs to Iraq. 
     This effort continues today, and we currently have 
     approximately 16,000 MRAPs in Iraq and Afghanistan. We also 
     continue to work with DOD on providing vehicles that provide 
     the same type of protection as the MRAP but are more suitable 
     for the hazardous terrain and conditions in Afghanistan. 
     There are approximately 2300 of these vehicles in operational 
     units in Afghanistan, with 6,800 working their way through 
     the pipeline to get to the theater of combat. We continue to 
     produce about 1000 of these life saving vehicles a month.
       For years the House Armed Services Committee has voiced 
     concerns over the concurrent and high-risk development of the 
     F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which in turn, has caused a 
     several years delay in its operational fielding. Because of 
     this issue, coupled with the planned F/A-18 production line 
     drawdown, our Naval Air Forces face a significant strike-
     fighter shortfall peaking at over 250 aircraft in 2017. 
     Realizing this significant issue over the last two years, the 
     committee has added 17 F/A-18s to the Department's request to 
     help mitigate the shortfall. The Committee, under Chairman 
     Skelton's leadership, also included candid language within 
     the FY11 NDAA report stating that ``barring a complete 
     reversal'' of the F-35 program failures, the Committee 
     expects the Navy to ``continue production of F/A-18s to 
     prevent our naval airpower from losing significance in our 
     nation's arsenal,''
       I have made the commitment to my colleagues on the 
     Committee and to Chairman Skelton to get our shipbuilding 
     back on track. The United States Navy's goal is to maintain a 
     313 ship fleet capable of transporting troops around the 
     world, providing support for military operations, along with 
     a global U.S. presence. The Navy's fleet is currently at 286 
     ships, Starting in 2003, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
     shifted our defense needs primarily to the Army, the National 
     Guard and our Reserves. During this time, the Navy's 
     shipbuilding program went stagnant, lacked direction, and had 
     no plan in place to reach the Navy's stated goal of a 313 
     ship fleet.
       This all changed starting in 2007. The Armed Services 
     Committee began addressing the Navy's acquisition reform 
     process, the cost overruns as a result of Secretary 
     Rumsfeld's outsourcing of shipbuilding to contractors and 
     lead system integrators. We have provided the Navy real goals 
     to meet each year in order to build the Navy back to a 313 
     ship fleet.
       This reformation includes a proposed authorization of 10 
     ships in this year's National Defense Authorization Act. We 
     have worked to bring the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) back 
     under control. These ships had been previously authorized, 
     but the program spun wildly out of control. It got to the 
     point where the contractors wanted $600 million for a ship 
     they originally said could be built for $220 million in 
     fiscal year 2005. This cost increase prevented the Navy from 
     building the amount of LCS' originally approved by Congress 
     which seriously affected the Navy's ability of reaching its 
     goal of a 313 ship fleet.
       Chairman Skelton and the Democratic majority also prevented 
     another costly over run from occurring by capping the DDG 
     1000 program at three ships at approximately $3 billion per 
     ship. This program was running billions of dollars over 
     budget. By capping this program at three ships, we allowed 
     the Navy to shift funds into a much more successful 
     shipbuilding program--the DDG 51 program. This maximizes the 
     Navy's budget by providing them with a ship that has a proven 
     track record for success and providing the funds to a proven 
     shipbuilding program that has already produced 58 ships for 
     the United States Navy,
       The Navy has also received authorization for 15 ships not 
     including the additional 10 ships in the proposed FY 2011 
     NDAA, to be built from fiscal years 2009 through 2011, Since 
     2007, the Navy's fleet has grown by 7 ships to 286 ships. 
     Prior to this, the Navy's fleet was the smallest it has been 
     since the 19th century at 279 ships. The progress made by the 
     Navy's shipbuilding program is the direct result of a clear 
     and consistent plan and

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     new leadership at the Department of the Navy. It is by no 
     means a coincidence that the fleet has grown and continues to 
     grow under Chairman Skelton's leadership during this 
     Democratically controlled Congress.
       While men and women in the United States military continue 
     to be put in harms way in Iraq and Afghanistan we must 
     continue providing them the real support necessary to allow 
     them to successfully carry out their mission. It is clear 
     that the House Armed Services Committee under Chairman 
     Skelton, has provided much more than mere words or rhetoric 
     and has acted loudly to ensure that the Department of Defense 
     and our men and women fighting overseas constantly have what 
     they need to succeed in protecting and defending the United 
     States of America.
                                                      Gene Taylor,
                                               Member of Congress.

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Forbes), the ranking member on the Readiness 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. FORBES. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to stand in 
strong support of this bill as recommended. I would also like to 
express my sincere appreciation for Chairman Skelton, Ranking Member 
McKeon, and the chairman of our Readiness Subcommittee and my good 
friend from Texas, Mr. Ortiz.
  Creating legislation of this magnitude and of critical importance to 
the defense of this Nation is no easy task, and I appreciate their 
leadership and their hard work in crafting a solid bipartisan bill.
  Mr. Chairman, our Founding Fathers knew that our freedoms were so 
precious that they were worth protecting and worth defending. They also 
knew, as we know today, that one of the realities of having these 
freedoms is that there will always be individuals who want to rob them 
from us. Throughout the course of our Nation's history, we have seen 
this to be true. Today is no different. Recent attempts in Times 
Square, New York City, and on passenger airlines on Christmas Day are 
stark reminders that there are terrorist organizations that are 
actively trying to kill American citizens.
  Mr. Chairman, we need to keep terrorists off U.S. soil, not provide 
means for any administration to bring them here. And while the 
committee did not support an amendment that would have prevented the 
transfer of any Guantanamo Bay detainee to U.S. soil, I do want to take 
a moment to highlight one provision that I am very glad is included in 
the mark. This provision requires an inventory and analysis of the 
modeling and simulation tools used by the Department of Defense during 
the development of the annual budget. This is a terrific first step in 
making sure the department has the right tools to ensure that the 
readiness needs of commanders will be reflected in the budget. By 
starting with funding priorities in support of commanders out in the 
field, we will make sure we are providing what is required to defend 
America.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank you, and I thank all of the Members of this 
committee for their hard work in preparing this bill. I strongly 
encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 5136--provided it's not 
destroyed with the adoption of political amendments that could 
negatively impact the readiness of our troops, such as the removal of 
the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy before the military has concluded its 
impact on our readiness.

                              {time}  1330

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to my friend, my 
colleague, a former marine, and the distinguished chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, the gentleman from 
Arkansas, Dr. Snyder.
  Mr. SNYDER. When the history of U.S. national security is written, 
Secretary Gates' speech given at the end of 2007 at Kansas State will 
be remembered. Yet as a new administration pursued these policies with 
Secretary Gates kept on as Secretary of Defense, criticisms were heard, 
criticisms with which I disagree.
  An America confident in more than just its military strength is a 
strong America. To remember our moral strength, not just our military 
strength, is to build a strong America. To build a strengthened 
diplomatic corps builds a strong America. Selling our products 
internationally and not fearing competition builds a strong America. 
Using our power to help other nations develop their economy, public 
health systems, rule of law builds our national security.
  Listening to nations like Bangladesh regarding what climate change 
means to them strengthens us. Listening to the voices that want America 
to be a beacon of human rights strengthens us. Yesterday's view that 
only military strength makes us strong is indeed yesterday's view.
  As we consider this very good defense bill, I applaud the 
administration's incredibly successful efforts at killing and capturing 
terrorists, but let us not forget our responsibilities to all aspects 
of national power and strength.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Miller), the ranking member of the Terrorism Subcommittee.
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I too rise in support of the defense authorization act for 2011 as it 
was passed out of the full committee. I do think we have taken some 
important steps on protecting those who work every day to protect the 
people and protect those of us in the United States.
  The language that we had inserted into this bill, one of the things 
that it does is require the Department of Defense Inspector General to 
investigate the alleged misconduct and practices of certain lawyers for 
terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
  Unanimously, the committee approved this amendment, whereby we have 
said that these lawyers may very well have engaged in illegal actions 
by seeking to ``out'' covert agents to the very terrorists that these 
particular agents took off the battlefield.
  If this indeed is true, I can't think of a more offensive, 
unpatriotic and terrible act to be committed by the Americans that did 
this against fellow Americans.
  I also do stand with the ranking member in opposition to the repeal 
of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. I agree, we also need to allow the Department 
of Defense to complete its study before we jump the gun to a rash, 
premature decision, one that diverts our military's attention from its 
true priorities. Those priorities are succeeding in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, and also in keeping terrorists from harming Americans and 
its citizens.
  Unfortunately, if the Murphy amendment does pass and we do repeal 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, I will have to vote against H.R. 5136. But I 
trust this body will reject the Murphy amendment and allow our forces 
to remain focused on the task at hand--defending America.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to my friend, the 
chair of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Loretta Sanchez).
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. I thank the chairman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today as a 14-year member of the House Armed 
Services Committee and the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities to address probably what I 
believe is one of the most important assets that we have for the 
Department of Defense, the role of our small businesses in America.
  My subcommittee, along with the full committee, has worked hard to 
develop ways to expand opportunities for small businesses to get 
defense procurements. For example, we wanted to repeal the Small 
Business Competitive Demonstration Program. This would reinstitute the 
use of small business set-asides for Federal procurements in certain 
industry groups, assuring that these small businesses are awarded a 
fair proportion of Department of Defense contracts.
  The repeal of this program would not only have saved DOD money and 
personnel but would have improved small business prime and 
subcontracting opportunities.
  Secondly, the Armed Services Committee was hoping to extend the Small 
Business Innovation Research program by 1 year and to apply funding 
toward technical assistance for that program

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in order to strengthen the ability of small businesses to meet the 
demands of DOD requirements.
  It would have made perfect sense to move an extension within this 
bill because over 50 percent of that program is with the Department of 
Defense.
  Also, there is a program called the Mentor-Protege Program. It pairs 
up major DOD contractors with small businesses, and it helps to develop 
a relationship with these small contractors to help them.
  As you can see, these are good provisions for small businesses. 
Unfortunately, none of these amendments were approved by the Rules 
Committee because of the objections raised by the House Small Business 
Committee on grounds of jurisdiction. I think everyone in this Chamber 
will agree that small businesses are the backbone of many of our 
districts and I know that this is true in the 47th Congressional 
District of California.
  I hope that in the very near future, the Committee on Small Business 
will work with the Armed Services Committee to rapidly provide these 
resources to our small businesses.
  I rise today as a 14-year Member of the House Armed Services 
Committee and the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and 
Unconventional Threats to address probably what I consider one of the 
most important assets to the Department of Defense--the role of small 
businesses.
  My subcommittee along with the full committee has worked hard to 
develop ways to expand opportunities for small businesses in defense 
procurement.
  Let me provide this chamber with a couple of amendments that would 
have ultimately not only strengthened this bill and the Department but 
would have also provided our country's small businesses with the 
resources in order to thrive in the competitive world of DoD 
contracting.
  For example, we wanted to repeal the Small Business Competitive 
Demonstration Program. This would re-institute the use of small 
business set-asides for Federal procurements in certain industry 
groups, assuring that these small businesses are awarded a fair 
proportion of DoD contracts.
  The repeal of this program would not only have saved DoD money--but 
also personnel--while improving small business prime and subcontracting 
opportunities.
  Second, the Armed Services Committee was hoping to extend the Small 
Business Innovation Research program by 1 year and apply funding toward 
technical assistance for the program in order to strengthen the ability 
of small businesses to meet the demands of DoD requirements.
  Currently, 11 Federal agencies are involved in the SBIR Program where 
DoD takes up 50 percent of the entire SBIR Program.
  It would have made perfect sense to move such an extension within the 
NDAA, because DoD has over 50 percent of the program.
  Through this year's bill the Committee was also working towards 
extending the DoD Mentor-Protege program by 5 years.
  The Mentor-Protege program is a program that started with DoD in 
1991.
  This program pairs up major DoD contractors with small businesses and 
helps develop a relationship where major contractors can provide 
developmental assistance to small businesses and guide them to a point 
where they can sustain themselves.
  As you can see, all these provisions would have significantly 
expanded and strengthened small business growth.
  One of my subcommittee's major responsibilities is to provide and 
expand resources for small businesses who want to do business with DoD.
  Unfortunately, none of these amendments were approved by the Rules 
Committee because of objections raised by the House Small Business 
Committee on grounds of jurisdiction.
  The FY2011 National Defense Authorization Act is a good piece of 
legislation that addresses several of the Defense Department's most 
important challenges, including:
  The fight to interrupt the flow of violent extremists and the 
ideological underpinnings of radicalization;
  The development and deployment of innovative and critical 
technologies;
  Defending our homeland from attacks and managing the consequences of 
catastrophic incidents including natural disasters;
  Enhancing strategies and capabilities to counter irregular warfare 
challenges;
  And enhancing force protection policies governing Department of 
Defense personnel.
  And I believe none of these challenges can be met without the 
innovation and technology of our small businesses.
  I think everyone in this chamber will agree that small businesses are 
the backbone of many of our districts; I know it is for the 47th 
District of California.
  I hope in the very near future the Committee on Small Businesses will 
work with the Armed Services Committee to rapidly provide these 
resources to our small businesses.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Wilson), the ranking member on the Military 
Personnel Subcommittee.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. I thank the gentleman from California 
for yielding.
  As the ranking member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, there 
are a few issues I would like to highlight with regard to this year's 
National Defense Authorization Act.
  I am pleased the act adopted the Military Personnel Subcommittee mark 
in full and adopted some important amendments. Of note in the mark was 
a 1.9 percent basic pay raise for the military, as proposed in my bill, 
H.R. 4427.
  Concerning amendments, first is my amendment to ensure that the 
Secretary of Defense retains sole authority over TRICARE, the 
Department of Defense's health care system. This ensures that the 
health care system of our servicemen and women and families will not be 
overwhelmed in the health care takeover.
  I do have concerns about a few other issues that are not in the NDAA. 
First is the proposal that we would have allowed military personnel 
retired with disabilities to receive both their full military 
disability retirement pay and VA disability pay. The concurrent receipt 
issue has been addressed numerous times by the committee led by 
Congressman Jeff Miller of Florida, and while we have been making 
inroads, there are still many veterans who need our help.
  Additionally, it was not allowed to eliminate the widow's tax that 
results because surviving spouses are required to forfeit their 
survivor benefit pension annuity. This is a real burden to widows and 
children of servicemembers.
  I am also concerned about the retroactive retirement credit for Guard 
and Reserve soldiers who served after 9/11. These soldiers have 
answered the call to duty and deserve no less for their honorable 
service than their active duty counterparts.
  As we bring this act to the floor, it is important to keep the 
servicemember in the forefront of our mind. It is crucial to consider 
the repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. The service 
chiefs, as represented by the fighting men and women of our country, 
have again and again urged us not to change the law until they have 
sufficient time to conduct their study.
  We are a Nation at war, and, as such, we should follow the wishes of 
our war fighters.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to my friend, the 
distinguished chair of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, the 
gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Davis).
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to summarize the 
Military Personnel Subcommittee portion of H.R. 5136, and I want to 
thank Mr. Wilson and Chairman Skelton for their contributions and 
certainly to our hardworking staff.
  This bill continues to improve the quality of life for our 
servicemembers, their families, and military survivors who carry such a 
heavy burden for our country. Some of the highlights include continued 
support for increased end strengths for the active Army and Navy, a 1.9 
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to hostile fire pay and family separation allowance, new initiatives to 
complement our Year of the Military Family, the authority for TRICARE 
beneficiaries to extend health care coverage to dependents up to age 
26, adoption of the full range of recommendations by the Defense Task 
Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services, and authorization of 
millions of dollars for Impact Aid.
  While we couldn't accommodate all the requests that were brought 
before the subcommittee, we were able to include many to address the 
needs of our military. But, Mr. Chairman, there is still a policy, a 
policy in place which no longer reflects the needs of our military.
  We can correct that today through the Murphy amendment to repeal 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The intent of this amendment is not to freeze 
the DOD implementation review process or discount the findings of the 
DOD's comprehensive working group on this subject. We support their 
work and know how important their findings will be to the successful 
repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  A fundamental piece of this will be the opinions of our 
servicemembers. Congress sincerely values their point of view, and we 
know DOD will work hard to address their concerns. But DOD's review and 
the congressional action are not mutually exclusive.
  We have heard that repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell will weaken unit 
cohesion and, by extension, national security. But this policy is 
forcing those in uniform to lie to their colleagues that weakens unit 
cohesion. And it is firing personnel during two wars just because they 
are gay that weakens national security.
  As chairwoman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, I know that our 
military draws its strength from the integrity of our unified force. 
Current law challenges this integrity by creating two realities within 
the ranks. I urge my colleagues to look at this closely. I hope my 
colleagues will stand on the right side of history and end Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Turner), the ranking member on the Strategic Forces 
Subcommittee.
  Mr. TURNER. I want to thank Ranking Member McKeon and also our chair, 
Mr. Skelton, and the chair, Mr. Langevin, of our Subcommittee on 
Strategic Forces.
  I support the committee-passed version of H.R. 5136, and particularly 
by the way that it strengthens our Nation's strategic forces. It 
endorses an increase in funding for the modernization of our Nation's 
nuclear deterrence capabilities, although this funding must be 
sustained in the outyears.
  It includes a $362 million increase in funding for missile defense, 
which I strongly support, and holds the administration accountable for 
deploying missile defenses in Europe to protect the United States and 
our NATO allies. It establishes a sense of Congress that there would be 
no limitations on U.S. missile defenses in Europe in the new START 
treaty, despite Russian statements to the contrary.
  There is an area, however, in which I am concerned in that the bill 
does not go far enough to provide a sufficient hedge to protect the 
United States from missile attack. The Phased Adaptive Approach for 
missile defense in Europe is not planned to cover the U.S. homeland 
until 2020, yet the ICBM threat from Iran to the U.S. could materialize 
as early as 2015, according to the latest intelligence assessments. 
Regrettably, an amendment I offered in full committee to address this 
gap was rejected.
  Another area which I support, I want to thank our chairman, Mr. 
Skelton, for his support of the custody rights of our military parents. 
This bill includes protection for the fundamental custody rights of 
those military parents. Once again it highlights the need for a 
baseline of child custody protections for our men and women in uniform, 
and it also includes language that criticizes an unofficial DOD report 
as an incomplete product that does not ascertain the full scope of this 
problem.
  Equally important in this bill is it strengthens the safety and 
family rights for military personnel. I want to thank Chairwoman Davis 
and Ranking Member Wilson for incorporating bipartisan language from 
the Tsongas-Turner Defense STRONG Act that seeks to enhance sexual 
assault protections as well as improving training requirements to 
protect our members.
  I thank my colleagues in the Armed Services Committee for their work 
on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act. It is certainly my hope 
that we can retain the language passed by the committee so the House 
can have a bipartisan report.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 
1404, and as the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, I request 
that, during further consideration of H.R. 5136 in the Committee of the 
Whole, and following consideration of amendment No. 4 printed in House 
Report 111-498, the following amendments be considered: en bloc No. 1; 
amendment No. 13; en bloc No. 2; en bloc No. 3.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman's request is noted.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 2\1/2\ minutes to my friend, 
the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin), the chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

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  Mr. LANGEVIN. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5136, the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
  This is a strong, bipartisan bill; and as chairman of the Strategic 
Forces Subcommittee, it has been a pleasure working with Chairman 
Skelton and Ranking Member McKeon, as well as the ranking member of the 
subcommittee, Mr. Turner, and members of the committee in crafting this 
measure which provides our men and women in uniform with the tools to 
address some of the most pressing strategic threats to our national 
security.
  Members of our subcommittee are acutely aware that we are racing 
against time to secure vulnerable nuclear materials and prevent nuclear 
terrorism and that we must deter nations like Iran from developing 
nuclear weapons. We must also protect ourselves, our deployed forces 
and our allies against the growing threat of attacks from ballistic 
missiles, particularly from expanding stockpiles of short- and medium-
ranged rockets, as well as being mindful that both Iran and North Korea 
are pursuing development of ICBM capabilities.
  So our bill invests in maintaining a safe, secure, and reliable 
nuclear deterrent, providing an effective missile defense against the 
most likely and immediate threats, and protecting our national security 
space and intelligence assets.
  First, reflecting the President's commitment to provide a strong and 
sustained investment in our nuclear deterrent, the bill provides $15 
billion for the Department of Energy's Atomic Energy Defense 
Activities, not counting the nonproliferation programs. This includes 
$7 billion for nuclear weapons activities, a 10 percent increase over 
last year's funding, and $5.6 billion for defense environmental cleanup 
activities. This increase will sustain our nuclear arsenal without 
nuclear testing. It ensures we will maintain a credible deterrent as we 
responsibly reduce our stockpile and provides a robust foundation for 
implementing the administration's Nuclear Posture Review and President 
Obama's historic efforts to reduce nuclear dangers.
  Second, H.R. 5136 will strengthen our ballistic missile defenses by 
providing $10.3 billion to protect the United States, our deployed 
troops, and our allies and friends against the most immediate threats 
from nations such as Iran, Syria, and North Korea. Our funding 
increases ensure that we will purchase key elements of the 
administration's Phased Adaptive Approach for ballistic missile defense 
in Europe more efficiently and at lower overall cost.
  The bill also provides an additional $88 million for the longstanding 
U.S.-Israeli collaboration on missile defense programs. Further, the 
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$50 million increase for directed energy research and the Airborne 
Laser Test Bed to facilitate the testing and development of 
technologies that are most likely to yield operational capabilities in 
the future.
  The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield the gentleman an additional 15 seconds.
  Mr. LANGEVIN. The bill also requires operationally realistic testing 
of missile defense systems. It makes deployment of missile defenses in 
Europe contingent on such testing, as well as host nation ratification 
of any deployments on European soil.
  I am proud of our smart spending decisions to strengthen our defenses 
against current missile threats. We are embracing good government 
practices and emphasizing thorough testing that reduces the costs to 
American taxpayers in the long run.
  Finally, this authorization builds on the bipartisan approach of 
previous years to military space programs, providing $9.7 billion to 
sustain and improve these critical assets that are essential to our 
warfighters.
  I want to thank Chairman Skelton for his leadership one again in 
crafting such a strong measure, and I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Wittman), the ranking member on the Oversight and 
Investigations Subcommittee.
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I would like to begin by congratulating 
Ranking Member McKeon and Chairman Skelton for their fine work on the 
National Defense Authorization bill for 2011.
  Mr. Chairman, the defense authorization bill provides our Department 
of Defense the resources it needs and addresses the committee's 
priorities in supporting our men and women in uniform, their spouses 
and families.
  To enable our servicemembers to continue defending our freedoms 
abroad, we owe it to them to provide the best available support, 
training and equipment; and this bill reflects our undying commitment 
to those servicemembers. After traveling to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
last month on a congressional delegation and visiting the troops in the 
field, I know it is critical that we move the bill forward quickly to 
provide them that vital support.
  The funding and support in this bill for the wars in Afghanistan and 
Iraq are critical. That support back home is just as critical. I am 
concerned, though, today about the attempt to repeal the Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell policy without listening to our servicemembers first. We are 
currently fighting two wars and asking our men and women to make 
tremendous sacrifices. Now this Congress wants to act without their 
regard and essentially tell our American military members and families 
that their views do not count.
  We have only been given 5 minutes to debate this policy which will 
affect millions of American servicemembers and their families. Surely 
the American people and the military deserve more, especially as we 
head into the Memorial Day weekend intending to honor our 
servicemembers.
  Furthermore, we heard from all the service branch chiefs yesterday 
asking Congress not to support this amendment and wait for the study 
next year. I believe Congress must make a fully informed decision, and 
the Department of Defense must provide Congress a full and complete 
report on the ramifications of changing the current law or whether a 
change is necessary. We owe that much to our military personnel to 
listen to them and to wait for the completion of a study next year.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire of the time remaining, 
please.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri has 5\1/4\ minutes remaining; 
the gentleman from California has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. SKELTON. Would the gentleman from California care to proceed?
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Conaway), a member of the committee.
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the bill as it passed 
out of the committee by unanimous vote. This legislation authorizes 
good policy for directing the defense of our Nation. I also strongly 
support the addition of the IMPROVE Act of 2010, which has already 
passed this House with an overwhelming vote.
  The IMPROVE Act will make needed improvements to the way the 
acquisition process is managed; it will also help us move closer to the 
day that the financial statements of the Department of Defense are 
auditable and receive an unqualified opinion.
  Mr. Chairman, the Murphy amendment will tell the 350,000-plus men and 
women who are currently participating in the survey that what they 
think about Don't Ask, Don't Tell Members of Congress, quite frankly, 
couldn't care less what they say. While those constituents may work for 
the Department of Defense and the President, as Commander in Chief, 
they are our constituents. We are criticized roundly in this realm for 
not listening to our constituents, and a vote for the Murphy amendment 
will codify that statement in their minds.
  I will oppose the Murphy amendment. I will also oppose the overall 
legislation if the Murphy amendment is adopted.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my colleague, my 
friend, the distinguished chairman of the Budget Committee who is also 
a member of our Committee on Armed Services, the gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Spratt).
  Mr. SPRATT. I thank my good friend and colleague for yielding and 
commend him for the job he has done in bringing together an excellent 
bill to this floor.
  This bill fully funds national security activities in the Departments 
of Defense and Energy, including top-line funding increases for DOD as 
well as fully funding Iraq and Afghanistan operations. This is the 
fourth consecutive year that the Congress has significantly increased 
funding for the military of this country. Overall, this bill provides 
$548 billion for DOD, $159 billion for operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, and a total altogether of $726 billion, if you include the 
Department of Energy.
  Among the unsung heroes in our national military are the families who 
serve every bit as much as the member, particularly when there is 
deployment in the family. This bill recognizes the vital role they play 
and provides a 1.9 percent pay increase, it expands TRICARE health 
coverage to include adult dependent children up to the age of 26, it 
increases family separation allowance for troops who are deployed and 
away from their families, and it increases hostile fire and imminent 
danger pay for the first time since 2004.
  There will be more extensive debate later on the alternate engine, 
which this bill accommodates and provides for. Let me simply say I 
think it makes sense and saves money--it will in the long run--because 
the $100 billion program for the engine alone is something where 
competition is vitally needed.
  Having followed the course of ballistic missile defense for some 
time, it's of interest to me that this bill amply provides for military 
defense for a robust missile defense, providing $10.3 billion, which is 
$361.6 million above the budget request.
  Let me say finally that this bill is consistent too with the glide 
path that has been set for exploring the ramifications of a change on 
our Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. I think it would be wise if we left 
the Secretary of Defense to finish his exploration, along with the 
military chiefs, before dictating any changes.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Louisiana, a member of the committee, Dr. Fleming.
  Mr. FLEMING. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  First of all, I want to congratulate the chairman and ranking member 
for an excellent mark. I voted for it coming out of committee. I have 
three amendments in en bloc, two I would like to mention quickly.
  One is military retiree pay adjustment that ensures our Nation's 
military retirees are always paid on or before the first of each month. 
Second, it

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requires reports to Congress on U.S. modernization, sustainment, and 
recapitalization of our bomber force. However, I am very disappointed. 
The lack of an ear to the people of this country by this Congress is 
unprecedented, and a good example is the Murphy amendment that we see 
today that repeals Don't Ask, Don't Tell when we have a scheduled 
report coming out the 1st of December, and we had the entire Joint 
Chiefs of Staff and Secretary Gates who oppose that. So I will oppose 
the Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire about the available time.
  The CHAIR. The gentleman has 3\1/4\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield 1\1/4\ minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey 
(Mr. Andrews), the chairman of the acquisition reform task force.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, the best way to defend this country is to 
have every person who is willing to serve her have the opportunity to 
do so and who is able to do so. That's the intention of the Murphy 
amendment which, frankly, there have been a series of 
misrepresentations about.
  Let's set the record straight. If the Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believe, after listening to the 
input of our service personnel, after reviewing the facts, if they 
believe that implementation of this policy would in any way undercut 
the readiness or effectiveness of our Armed Forces, they will not 
certify the policy, and it will not happen. This policy will happen 
only when the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff say that it's the right thing to do for this country.
  The right thing to do for this country is not to ask someone what 
church they go to, what country they came from, what color they are, or 
what their sexual orientation is. It's to ask if they're willing and 
able to serve, and that is what we are going to do.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Delaware (Mr. Castle).
  Mr. CASTLE. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I rise today to express concern with section 346 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act.
  While the bill before us takes the important step of preventing the 
move of any C-130 aircraft away from air reserve components until 
Congress receives written agreement on the details of such a temporary 
transfer, I believe we should consider implementing a time limitation 
of 18 months on the duration of those loans.
  As a former Governor, I understand the important role the Air 
National Guard provides in meeting our homeland security needs and that 
any aircraft reductions may significantly impact each State's ability 
to respond to emergencies. If this body does choose to move forward 
with a C-130 loan agreement, we should at least set up a regime to 
ensure this is truly a temporary transfer. Hopefully, we can consider 
these issues as the bill moves forward.

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  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chair, pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 
1404, I hereby give notice that amendment Nos. 80 and 82 may be offered 
out of order.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin).
  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Chairman, today, we have the opportunity to right a 
wrong.
  I rise in strong support of repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell policy.
  Seventeen years after Congress passed Don't Ask, Don't Tell, we know 
that it is a misguided, unjust, and discriminatory policy. Not only 
does Don't Ask, Don't Tell damage the lives and livelihoods of military 
professionals, it deprives our Nation and our Armed Forces of their 
honorable service and of their needed skills. Under this law, almost 
14,000 servicemembers have been discharged, including almost 1,000 
mission-critical troops and at least 60 Arabic speakers and 10 Farsi 
linguists. It is indefensible.
  When the House votes to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, we will have 
taken one more step on the path to full civil rights and equality for 
LGBT Americans, but we will also change the course of history for all 
of the courageous Americans who serve our country and for their 
families.
  Mr. Chairman, in the land of the free and the home of the brave, it 
is long past time for Congress to end this un-American policy.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to the time we have 
remaining.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Serrano). The gentleman from California has 
4\1/2\ minutes remaining; the gentleman from Missouri has 1 minute 
remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Oklahoma (Ms. Fallin).
  Ms. FALLIN. Mr. Chairman, this Memorial Day, we thank our men and 
women serving our Nation--our veterans, their families, and those who 
have given their lives to defend and protect Americans. We honor their 
sacrifices on behalf of our freedom as a Nation.
  My colleagues and I have worked very hard in our Armed Services 
Committee on the National Defense Authorization Act, which I believe to 
be an effective and comprehensive blueprint for our Nation's defense 
both at home and abroad. Most importantly, I believe this bill provides 
our men and women in uniform with the support and protection they need 
and deserve both on and off the battlefield.
  Every day, these brave men and women put their lives on the line for 
the safety and security of our Nation, and it is our job to make sure 
that they receive the quality support and services they need, 
especially when they return home.
  I am very grateful for my amendments to improve the detection and the 
diagnosis of common combat-related afflictions, like that of ringing in 
the ears, of posttraumatic stress disorder, and of traumatic brain 
injury, which are all included in this year's authorization. The sooner 
we catch these prevalent service-related injuries, the sooner we will 
simultaneously improve the quality of the lives of our troops and will 
reduce the costs of health care across the board for them.
  So, as this Memorial Day approaches, I hope we all remember our 
troops--those who are currently serving and those who have served our 
country to defend our freedoms.
  If this bill makes it off the floor as it came out of the committee, 
which was in one piece, then I will be supporting it. If there are 
changes that deal with some other issues that this committee has raised 
in the last few minutes as objectionable, then we will be considering 
them.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, picture in your mind an American soldier, a corporal, 
patrolling in Afghanistan, wearing his American-made uniform, carrying 
his American-made M4 rifle, having been transported in an MRAP security 
vehicle to his place of patrolling, with a radio on his back which was 
made in America--all of these items furnished by the Congress of the 
United States and under our duty and the duty to train and to allow him 
to be fully prepared to fight the fight that he is.
  That is what is important in what we do today. That is the purpose of 
an authorization bill. It is required by the Constitution of the United 
States. It is paramount. It is the most important job that we have to 
do--to provide for the security of those who fight and who protect us 
in their line of duty.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Colorado (Mr. Coffman), a member of the committee.
  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the 
defense authorization bill, but I rise in opposition to the Murphy 
amendment to the bill.
  Congress must review the results of the Department of Defense study 
on Don't Ask, Don't Tell before we vote to reverse the existing policy 
or to keep it. The purpose of this study is to survey those in uniform 
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that we are not willing to listen to those who currently serve in 
uniform before making our decision.
  It was during the first gulf war when I served as a ground combat 
leader with the United States Marine Corps that I found that the 
interdependent bond that was formed between marines on a ground combat 
team was essential to our effectiveness on the battlefield. My concern 
is that the ability for this bond to form might be greatly degraded 
with the interjection of sexuality, whether it be heterosexuality or 
homosexuality.
  I think that it is absolutely essential for the study to be completed 
so that the Department of Defense can demonstrate how challenges, such 
as the one that I just raised, and concerns will be handled before 
Congress makes a final decision on whether to keep the current policy 
in regards to sexual orientation or to reject it.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, as I mentioned earlier, I think this is an outstanding 
bill. I think the chairman has worked very hard. I think the members of 
the committee--the subcommittee chairman and the ranking members--have 
all worked very hard, and the staff.
  It is an excellent product as it stands right now. I think we will 
have, unfortunately, insufficient time to debate the Murphy amendment 
about Don't Ask, Don't Tell. I think that it is unfortunate that the 
Rules Committee did not give us the time that will be necessary to 
fully debate that, but we will take advantage of the time as we may.
  I would like to say, as for many of the Members who have spoken today 
on our side, they do support the bill as it came out of committee. They 
hope that it will be improved, but if the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Murphy 
amendment passes, many of them will not be able to support the final 
passage, which is, indeed, I believe, a tragedy. None of us have ever 
before, to my knowledge, voted against the defense authorization bill, 
and we really don't do that lightly. We want to support all of this 
product, and we hope that we will be able to work this out as the day 
goes on.
  Mr. MATHESON. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 5136, the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. This bill makes 
investments in our nation's military, authorizes funding to further 
strengthen our national security, and provides resources and aid to 
service members and their families.
  However, I am disappointed with a Sense of Congress that was added to 
this bill during the House Armed Services Committee Markup. This Sense 
of Congress states that the administration's recently released Nuclear 
Posture Review (NPR) weakens our national security. I disagree with 
that position. The Nuclear Posture Review, led by the Department of 
Defense, states that America's nuclear arsenal will be maintained 
safely and securely without the need to develop new nuclear warheads.
  The Nuclear Posture Review is particularly important as it shuts the 
door on new nuclear weapons testing. I have long had concerns that the 
development of new nuclear weapons could lead us back down a path to 
new nuclear weapons testing, which I strongly oppose. Utahns and others 
living downwind of the Nevada Test Site have paid dearly for government 
deception about the safety of past nuclear weapons testing activities. 
I will continue to work to ensure that history is not repeated. 
Evidence has long supported the fact that our current nuclear arsenal 
is a sufficient and reliable deterrent. In 2006 the National Nuclear 
Security Administration released the results of a five-year, peer-
reviewed study which found that plutonium remains potent as a weapons 
fuel for at least 90 years and perhaps much longer.
  I believe the NPR sets us on a path forward that secures our existing 
weapons stockpile as a continued, effective deterrent, combined with 
efforts to reduce nuclear danger in the world. This direction will 
allow the U.S. to focus on securing the intelligence and the 
conventional weapons that we need to deal with the real and ongoing 
terrorist threat that we face and assuring our continued national 
security. I hope that as the Senate considers this bill, it will 
reevaluate this misguided Sense of the Congress and recognize the 
importance of the Nuclear Posture Review.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 5136, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.'' As with 
most omnibus pieces of legislation, there are many provisions I 
support, as well as those I do not. Unfortunately, the improvements to 
our military policy do little to blunt the effect of the wasteful 
billions authorized for military spending, which continue to feed the 
military-industrial complex and the ever-growing imperial overstretch 
of our military around the world.
  I do want to briefly acknowledge a few of the provisions I supported 
in this bill. First, I am heartened that an amendment I offered with my 
colleague, Representative Geoff Davis of Kentucky, was adopted by the 
House. Our amendment builds on our bipartisan resolution, H. Con. Res. 
94, and would instruct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, to submit a report to Congress assessing the 
strategic benefits of the successful negotiation of a ``rules of the 
road'' Incidents At Sea naval agreement including the United States and 
Iran. I believe such an agreement would reduce tensions in the region 
and help prevent accidental war. I am heartened that the Defense 
Department and State Department will officially address this critical 
issue.
  Additionally, I want to acknowledge the good work of Representatives 
Schakowsky, McGovern, Hinchey, and Moran. Together, we successfully 
offered an amendment that would empower the Special Inspector General 
for Afghanistan Reconstruction to improve its oversight and take steps 
to deny federal funding to private security contractors responsible for 
the deaths of Afghan civilians. For far too long, mercenaries like 
Blackwater have acted with impunity in the theaters of war, committing 
human rights atrocities and soiling the good name of the American 
people. With the adoption of this amendment, we are hopefully moving 
closer to finally putting these reckless soldiers of fortune out of 
business.
  Unfortunately, this authorization does not do nearly enough to 
properly reorient our national security posture to earn my vote. As 
with past defense budgets, it spends too much on war, outdated Cold War 
weapons systems, and nuclear weaponry.
  The American people cannot afford the $159.3 billion provided in this 
bill to fund our ``overseas contingency operations''--the Orwellian 
term for our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq--with our economy struggling 
to escape recession and with so many families torn apart by long 
deployments, debilitating battlefield wounds, and heart-wrenching 
premature deaths. Continuing to fund our wars simply continues to 
compound the mistakes of the previous administration and I, in good 
conscience, cannot support a bill that continues us down this path of 
folly which has, to date, cost us the lives of 1,000 young men and 
women in Afghanistan and nearly $1 trillion in war spending since 2001.
  I was inspired by a passage in the President's new National Security 
Strategy, which was released today. It spoke of another path towards 
securing our homeland and brokering peace around the world. It simply 
and eloquently stated:

       The freedom that America stands for includes freedom from 
     want. Basic human rights cannot thrive in places where human 
     beings do not have access to enough food, or clean water, or 
     the medicine they need to survive.

  Those are powerful words and they speak to a universal truth: When we 
love and care for one another, we do not need to rely on nuclear 
weapons, Virginia-class submarines, or other tools of destruction to 
secure ourselves and our families. We don't need to invest 26.5 million 
in ``counter-ideology initiatives,'' when our national policy is to 
export hope and dignity instead of Predator drone missiles. The death 
of a family member and the humiliation associated with a night raid is 
what radicalizes someone to the point where they seek to harm the 
American people. We can and we must stop these destructive practices if 
we hope to win over our brothers and sisters in the Muslim world.
  I have unending faith in the ability of the American people to change 
our country's course when needed. I believe that they can stand up and 
say ``no'' to our nation being perpetually at war. I believe that they 
can say no to spending more on defense than all the other nations of 
the world combined, especially when people in Detroit and Hamtramck and 
Dearborn still need a job that pays a decent wage. I hope my fellow 
Members will join me in opposing this bill, so that we can inspire the 
American people to pursue another, better path.
  Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5136, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011,'' which 
provides $726 billion in budget authority for the Department of Defense 
and the national security programs of the Department of Energy.
  I thank Chairman Skelton for his masterful leadership in bringing 
this legislation to the floor.

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  Mr. Chair, I support this bill for three reasons: (1) it restores and 
enhances the readiness of our troops, equipment, and defense 
infrastructure; (2) it takes care of our military personnel and their 
families; and (3) it authorizes the needed investments to keep our 
nation strong, safe, and respected in the world.
  Let me briefly highlight some of the key provisions. This 
legislation:


                     troop and equipment readiness

  Provides $1.2 billion for projects in Afghanistan to allow our 
commanders on the ground to immediately respond to military 
construction needs in theater.
  Authorizes $13.6 billion for the training of all active duty and 
reserve forces to increase readiness as troops experience greater dwell 
time following the Iraq drawdown.
  Authorizes $345 million to fully fund the first increment of 
construction funds to modernize DOD schools.
  Authorizes $9.7 billion to fully fund day-to-day maintenance 
requirements of DOD facilities.
  Provides a total of $7.2 billion for the National Guard and Reserve, 
including $700 million above the budget request.


                       HELP FOR MILITARY FAMILIES

  Provides a 1.9 percent military pay raise.
  Expands TRICARE health coverage to include adult dependent children 
up to age 26.
  Increases family separation allowance for troops who are deployed 
away from their families.
  Increases hostile fire and imminent danger pay for the first time 
since 2004.
  Expands college loan repayment benefits.
  Contains the most comprehensive provisions to address sexual assault 
in the military, including 28 recommendations of the Defense Task Force 
on Sexual Assault.
  Establishes a pilot program to help military spouses take advantage 
of their personal skill sets to identify and obtain desirable and 
portable careers.
  Authorizes an additional special one-time payment to seriously 
wounded servicemembers to pay for the relocation costs of their 
caregivers.


                          IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

  Bans permanent bases in Iraq and prohibits U.S. control of Iraqi oil.
  Requires report on responsible redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq, 
the development of military capabilities that are necessary for the 
Government of Iraq to stand on its own, and the status of nearly 1,000 
projects, programs, and activities that will need to be closed or 
transferred over a short period of time as a result of the drawdown.
  Bans permanent bases in Afghanistan.
  Requires reports to assess progress toward security and stability in 
Afghanistan and the conditions and criteria that would need to permit 
the transition of lead security responsibility to the Afghan 
government, and allow the redeployment of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.


                  HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERRORISM

  Authorizes $87.8 million for the Combating Terrorism Technical 
Support office.
  Authorizes $2.6 billion for Homeland Defense and counterproliferation 
activities, including $1.6 billion for chemical biological defense.
  Provides $20 million for two cybersecurity new start programs.
  Provides $1.6 billion to support nations providing support in Iraq 
and Afghanistan in the fight against al Qaeda and the Pakistan Taliban.
  Extends DOD's Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund through FY11.


                        RICHARDSON AMENDMENT #1

  Mr. Chair, in my remaining time let me discuss an additional reason 
why I support this legislation. With the support of Chairman Skelton 
and his committee, this bill includes an amendment I offered which I 
will briefly describe.
  My amendment, Richardson Amendment #1, improves the bill by 
instructing the TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (TRANSCOM) to update and expand 
the PORT LOOK 2008 Strategic Seaports study. This study remains a 
crucial tool to ensure that our ports are ready to respond in the case 
of an emergency. My amendment would expand the scope of the report to 
include consideration of the infrastructure in the vicinity of 
strategic ports, including bridges, roads, and rail capacity, in 
addition to the facilities inside the port that are already covered.
  Mr. Chair, it bears repeating that in time of war, ``the role of the 
ports is to protect the forts.'' If the transportation systems and 
infrastructure in and around our strategic ports is deficient, the 
ability of these ports to fulfill their indispensable national security 
role will be compromised. That cannot be allowed to happen. My 
amendment will ensure that we have the information needed to make the 
investments needed to keep our strategy the best in the world.
  I thank the Rules Committee for making my amendment in order and 
Chairman Skelton for accepting it.


                        RICHARDSON AMENDMENT #2

  I also offered a second amendment, Richardson Amendment #2, to 
increase the effectiveness of the Northern Command (``NORTHCOM'') in 
fulfilling its critical mission of protecting the U.S. homeland in 
event of war and in providing support to local, state, and federal 
authorities in times of national emergency. Specifically, my amendment 
would have ensured that NORTHCOM (1) develops and has in place a 
leadership strategy that will strengthen and foster institutional and 
interpersonal relationships with state and local governments and (2) 
develops an instructional program to train key personnel how to lead 
effectively in the event of a disaster when they do not have command 
authority to dictate actions.
  The purpose for NORTHCOM is to bring the capabilities and the 
resources of the U.S. military to the assistance of the American people 
during a catastrophic disaster. NORTHCOM leaders will be much more 
effective in saving lives, protecting assets, and enhancing resilience 
after the disaster has occurred if they are trained in the techniques 
of effective engagement with civilian leadership. My amendment would 
have ensured that such training will be available. Although this 
amendment was not made in order by the Rules Committee, my present 
intention is to introduce this legislation as a separate bill when the 
House reconvenes next month.


                               CONCLUSION

  Mr. Chair, let me express my thanks to Chairwoman Slaughter of the 
Rules Committee for making the Richardson Amendment in order and to 
Chairman Skelton for accepting it. I also want to acknowledge the 
yeoman work of the Committee staffs and the excellent work of my 
Legislative Director, Gregory Berry, and Jeremy Marcus, my Senior 
Legislative Assistant.
  In conclusion, I support H.R. 5136 because it restores and enhances 
the readiness of our troops, equipment, and defense infrastructure. It 
takes care of our military personnel and their families. And it 
authorizes the needed investments to keep our Nation strong, safe, and 
respected in the world. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for 
the bill on final passage.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the National Defense 
Authorization Act of 2011. The bill authorizes $726 billion for defense 
programs, global military operations and pay and benefits for active 
duty military personnel, veterans and their families. As Memorial Day 
approaches, we are reminded of the great debt we owe to our men and 
women in uniform. This bill continues our commitment to them, to their 
civilian colleagues, and to their families for their support and 
sacrifice.
  The welfare and safety of our troops and their families is a priority 
of this Congress. That is why this bill authorizes funding to support 
not only the healthcare programs that our military personnel and their 
families depend on, but also the funding to ensure that our troops have 
the equipment and support they need for their mission.
  In addition to authorizing funding for training, transportation and 
equipment, the measure includes additional funding specifically 
targeted to protecting troops in harm's way. For those currently 
serving on the front lines in Afghanistan and Iraq at risk of injury 
from improvised explosive devices, the bill authorizes $3.5 billion for 
counter measures, $3.4 billion for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected 
vehicles, and almost $1 billion to up-armored Humvees.
  The sluggish economy places a special burden on the limited financial 
resources of military families. That is why the bill authorizes an 
average 1.9% pay increase for military personnel and establishes a 
career development pilot program for military spouses.
  Healthcare for our troops and their families is a priority of this 
congress. The bill authorizes $32.4 billion for defense health care 
programs. This includes a one-time authorization for cash payments to 
severely wounded combat veterans for attendant care, an extension of 
health care coverage to dependent children of Tricare Beneficiaries up 
to age 26, and $524 million for medical research and development, 
including $3 million in extra funds for research in alcohol and 
substance abuse disorders. For those suffering from mental health 
problems associated with multiple deployments and Post Traumatic Stress 
Disorder, the bill also authorizes a 25% increase in the number of 
mental health providers for the military. According to the military, 
the number of military personnel who committed suicide in 2009, 
exceeded the number who died in combat in Afghanistan that year. This 
is a growing and silent killer that must be addressed.

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  I am pleased to report that the bill also authorizes $2.5 million for 
the Bethesda Hospitals Emergency Preparedness Partnership which 
includes the Naval Bethesda Medical Center, the National Institute of 
Health Clinical Center, the National Library of Medicine, and Suburban 
Hospital, to develop plans and procedures to respond rapidly and 
successfully to any emergency situation in the Washington DC region. 
And, the measure also authorizes $5 million for the Hydrodynamic Test 
Facilities at Carderock to replace the wavemaking equipment at the 
Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. These 
authorizations will not only strengthen our national security, they 
will also help create and retain good paying jobs for Montgomery and 
Prince George's county residents.
  And, finally, I support the repeal of the discriminatory Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell policy. Since 1994, thousands of qualified and committed 
service members have been fired simply on the basis of their sexual 
orientation. At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in February, 
Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, 
``I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a 
policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in 
order to defend their fellow citizens.'' And, General Colin Powell, 
changing his long held position on Don't Ask Don't Tell recently said, 
``It's been a whole generation since the legislation was adopted, and 
there is increased acceptance of gays and lesbians in society. 
Attitudes and circumstances have changed.''
  We cannot afford to turn away dedicated, talented and committed 
soldiers just because they are gay. Though this change will not go into 
effect until the Pentagon completes an ongoing review due in December, 
and the president and secretary of defense certify that a repeal is 
consistent with the military's standards of readiness and 
effectiveness, the end of this discriminatory policy is finally in 
sight.
  Mr. Chair, this bill authorizes much needed funding for vital 
programs that benefit our men and women in uniform, their civilian 
colleagues, our veterans and to their families. I urge its immediate 
passage.
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of H.R. 5136 the 
Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Authorization Appropriations Act.
  It is fitting that we are considering this bill on the Friday before 
Memorial Day. In my state of North Carolina, patriotism never went out 
of style. We were patriotic before patriotism was cool. With Fort Bragg 
and Pope Air Force Base, other bases and our Guard and Reserve, units 
in my district, America's service members are our friends and 
neighbors, sons and daughters. We swell with pride at the work being 
done by our service members in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. As we 
pray for their safe and speedy return, we also remember those veterans 
who came before them, who served their country and protected our 
freedom throughout history. I am proud every single day, not only on 
Memorial Day.
  Mr. Chair, this bill recognizes the service of our men and women in 
uniform, and gives our troops the resources they need. It provides $567 
billion to the Department of Defense and Department of Energy, and 
commits $139 billion for today's active operations. In terms of future 
security, the bill strengthens our counterterrorism efforts, providing 
our military with the additional tools they need to disrupt, dismantle, 
and defeat al Qaeda and its extremist allies. Of particular importance 
to Fort Bragg, which houses the Special Operations Command, it enhances 
our capacity to directly act against terrorist forces. It also brings 
warfare into the information age by integrating cybersecurity 
protection with the protection of physical security.
  H.R. 5136 strengthens protection for our troops at home and abroad, 
and increases support for our soldiers and their families. It honors 
our covenant with the Guard and Reserve by raising their pay and by 
investing in new equipment. It strenthens our compact with the citizen 
soldier, so that when Guard and Reserve are called to active duty that 
they have the equipment and training they need to be effective.
  The bill contains an amendment that I offered with Congressman Larry 
Kissell and Congressman Sanford Bishop that reinforces the pact between 
the communities that host the military bases and the Department of 
Defense. The change confirms Congress' commitment to the quality of 
life of America's soldiers, officers, civilians and their families. 
While the Office of Economic Adjustment in the Department of Defense is 
tasked with providing technical and financial assistance to communities 
affected by Defense adjustments, there are often community needs that 
cannot be financed in a timely manner with local resources. Our 
amendment makes sure that Office now has the full authority required to 
fulfill its mission. The Department now has clear authority to roll up 
its sleeves, so the Department can help out while the changes are 
happening. I appreciate Chairman Skelton's willingness to accept this 
amendment, and I hope that we can work together to fund those needs.
  Mr. Chair, the members of our armed forces give so much to our 
country. Whatever we ask, even for the ultimate sacrifice, we know will 
be given. On the eve of our Memorial Day observation, I urge my 
colleagues to join me in voting yes on this bill, ensuring that our 
military is fully prepared for threats and challenges worldwide and 
that our troops get the benefits they deserve and have earned.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, it is with great appreciation that I rise 
in support of provisions contained within H.R. 5136, the Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, relating to the procurement of 
steel armor plate and the definition of the term ``produced.''
  Recently, the Department of Defense has implemented a regulation that 
allows the use of steel armor plate that is melted in foreign countries 
to be used in various defense applications, and I want to thank 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member McKeon for including language that 
specifies that this type of steel must be melted in the United States.
  I was informed of the urgency of this issue during a Steel Caucus 
hearing in March of this year, when we discussed that a Department of 
Defense regulation now merely requires the finishing processes of armor 
plate manufacturing to take place domestically, which is contrary to 
over thirty-five years of precedent requiring melting processes to 
occur in the United States. After this hearing, Rep. Tim Murphy and I 
spearheaded a Steel Caucus letter to Secretary of Defense Gates, with 
35 other Members of the Caucus signing the letter, which urged him to 
fully examine the implications of this regulation.
  Steel armor plate plays a vital role in the protection of our troops 
and the defense of our nation, and the Specialty Metals Amendment, as 
originally included under the Berry Amendment in 1973, aims to ensure 
that American steel is used to protect our troops. The regulation 
amends the definition of produced under the Specialty Metals Amendment, 
and I am thoroughly concerned that this threatens the safety of our 
troops and the defense of our nation. Steel armor plate is used in Mine 
Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles and MRAP All-Terrain 
Vehicles, and we must do everything possible to ensure that American 
made material is used in the production of these vehicles.
  I understand that the House Armed Services Committee has closely 
followed this situation and has included report language in the past 
cautioning the Department of Defense on the implications of this 
regulation, and I applaud your continued efforts today on remedying 
this situation and protecting our national security and the American 
industrial base.
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to the National 
Defense Authorization Act of 2011. This legislation authorizes $725.9 
billion for defense programs this year, including $159.3 billion 
specifically for the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the so-called ``war 
on terror.'' Once again, the House of Representatives easily approves 
billions of dollars for war, while a bill that would provide genuine 
assistance to our constituents gets watered down by the demagoguery of 
fiscal responsibility.
  Our national security is not preserved or furthered through the 
military occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Our presence in the region 
continues to foment resentment toward us and undermines the human 
rights of the Iraqi and Afghani people. To date, more than 4,000 U.S. 
servicemembers have lost their lives in Iraq, and more than 31,000 have 
been wounded. As the number of troops in Afghanistan surpasses the 
number in Iraq, over one thousand U.S. troops have been killed thus 
far. With the continuation of the wars, we are creating a new 
generation of Americans that will experience the trauma of war, like 
Vietnam veterans before them.
  According to the United Nations, air strikes continue to be the 
leading cause of civilian deaths in Afghanistan, despite the 
Administration's claims that avoiding civilian casualties is a 
cornerstone of the Afghan strategy. Innocent Afghanis are killed, 
detained or threatened in frequent night raids conducted by North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, while Afghan President 
Hamid Karzai buys million-dollar villas in Dubai. This bill also 
authorizes $4.9 billion for ammunition and weapons systems, including 
for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles--or drones--that conduct indiscriminate 
attacks against suspected militants in Pakistan. According to a study 
conducted by the New America Foundation, three civilians die for every 
suspected militant killed by a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) drone 
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  I am also concerned about a number of the amendments adopted in the 
bill that I believe have no place in a bill that is intended to address 
our national security. Language addressing sex-offenders and language 
that has considerable implications on our foreign policy was included 
as part of an en bloc amendment that addressed a significant gap in the 
health care services provided to our veterans pre and post-deployment. 
An amendment was also adopted that would allow the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct defense-related pilot 
programs with the Department of Defense (DOD). I have fought for years 
to keep NASA separate from DOD in order to preserve NASA's mission 
integrity and therefore, longevity.
  While I oppose the underlying bill, I supported an amendment that 
would lead to the repeal of the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DADT) 
military policy. For the past 17 years, DADT has forced our service men 
and women to hide who they are as they selflessly sacrificed their 
lives for our country. The amendment would repeal DADT following the 
receipt of recommendations from a Pentagon working group tasked with 
formulating the implementation of the repeal and certification from the 
President and Secretary of Defense that the Department of Defense is 
prepared to implement its repeal.
  Since the implementation of this discriminatory and misguided policy 
in 1993, almost 14,000 service members have been fired because of their 
sexual orientation. The United States is well behind many of our allies 
in allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. 
Policies, like DADT, that create an atmosphere of fear and mistrust 
among colleagues serving side-by-side have no place in the military. I 
applaud the repeal of DADT and believe it is a significant step toward 
ensuring equality in our military and securing rights for members of 
the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.
  I urge my colleagues to reflect on the policies and fiscal 
implications included in this legislation. As the country struggles to 
pull itself out of one of the worst economic recessions in history, we 
must commit to our priorities here at home--protecting our environment, 
keeping people in their homes, and getting people back to work.
  Mr. STARK. Mr. Chair, I rise to oppose out of control war and defense 
spending. This bill (H.R. 5136) would authorize a record $726 billion 
for defense. Congress refuses to find money to maintain COBRA premium 
assistance for jobless workers, but somehow we can afford yet another 
increase to our already bloated defense budget.
  We should recognize that this legislation would fix a long-standing 
injustice by creating a path for the repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell.'' I was proud to vote for the Murphy Amendment and I look forward 
to the day when LGBT Americans enjoy equal rights in all facets of 
society, including marriage. Although I strongly support the repeal of 
``Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'' I cannot vote for this legislation.
  The waste in this bill is shameful. It includes $361.6 million more 
than the Pentagon wants for a missile defense program that doesn't 
work, and $485 million in funding for another engine for a fighter jet 
that already has a working engine. I offered an amendment that would 
have cut the extra funding for missile defense, but it was not allowed 
to come to the floor for a vote. An amendment to strike money for a 
duplicative engine that the Pentagon doesn't want or need was also 
defeated.
  Congress needs to get our priorities in order. We should be working 
to create jobs and assisting those impacted by the recession, not 
continue runaway defense spending. I urge all of my colleagues to 
oppose this wasteful bill.
  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 5136, the National 
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011, though I have 
concerns about certain provisions that have been included in the bill.
  While I strongly support many aspects of the bill, I am concerned 
about the inclusion of language to overturn the military's ``Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell'' policy. Earlier this year, the Secretary of Defense 
ordered a study of the issue of repealing ``Don't Ask Don't Tell.'' He 
said that while he believes it should be repealed, he first wanted to 
gather input from the troops before moving forward with repeal. I agree 
with the approach of Secretary Gates. I also agree with our military's 
service chiefs, including Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton 
Schwartz, who said we should complete the Secretary's review before 
passing legislation to repeal ``Don't Ask Don't Tell.'' I believe we 
should follow the lead of our military leaders. That means following 
the process we set up earlier this year to gather input from our troops 
and study the effect of repeal on our military forces. That is the best 
way to make sure our troops have their views heard, and that the right 
decision is made for the men and women in our armed forces.
  While I voted against the amendment to end the ``Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell'' policy, I will be voting in favor of final passage of the 2011 
NDAA. I believe that it is vitally important that Congress enact its 
yearly Defense Department authorization bill in a timely matter. This 
legislation helps to set military policy and any delay in its enactment 
will have a negative effect on the department's ability to effectively 
and efficiently make decisions to execute that policy.
  This bill also includes an important pay increase for our soldiers, 
authorizes funding for badly needed equipment for our Guard and Reserve 
and includes my amendment to continue the Joint Family Support 
Assistance Program. Additionally, the bill authorizes important 
military construction projects in North Dakota including nearly $19 
million to construct a new Air Traffic Control Complex at Minot Air 
Force Base, $11.2 million to renovate and expand the Readiness Center 
at Camp Grafton and $500,000 to begin planning and design of a Central 
Deployment Center at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. These programs 
must be authorized so that the DoD can put these important initiatives 
in place. My vote in favor of this bill is a vote to move the important 
process of authorizing the activities of the Defense Department forward 
in a timely manner and a vote in support of our soldiers.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chair, as we prepare to observe Memorial Day, the 
House passed a measure that makes a significant investment in our armed 
forces. In addition to much-needed additions in equipment, mental 
health care, and health services, the FY 2011 Defense Authorization Act 
includes a significant step forward for human rights. I am proud to say 
that this Congress has taken action to end the outrageous ``Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell'' policy. By the end of 2010, it is my hope that all members 
of our armed forces will be able to serve our nation proudly and 
openly.
  I am also pleased that the Committee has taken my request for 
additional environmental cleanup funding seriously. This bill provides 
$20 million over the President's request, which is a small, but 
important first step. Our nation has tens of millions of acres of land 
that are contaminated with toxins and munitions left over from military 
training. Much of this now serves as parks, housing, or business 
development where Americans work and play every day. Yet the last of 
these sites won't be cleaned for another 250 years. It was my hope to 
include a provision, which I submitted to the Rules Committee as an 
amendment with Representatives Brown-Waite and Farr, to require that 
the military notify families and businesses living and operating on 
these sites. I am disappointed that this simple and commonsense 
amendment was not made in order, and it is my intention to offer it as 
a stand-alone bill. Americans have a right to know.
  The continuous commitment to the escalation in Afghanistan concerns 
me greatly. The money and effort is misplaced and ultimately 
ineffectual. I am also disappointed that the House voted to preserve 
funding for the extra engine program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. 
I have opposed this program for years, as have President Obama, 
Secretary Gates, the Army, Navy, and Marines. This is a sad reminder of 
how parochial interests can overwhelm good policy, and I will work with 
my colleagues to remove this funding in conference with the Senate.
  I also look forward to working with my colleagues to clarify the 
Department's role with respect to the siting of wind energy projects, 
and to clarify the bidding process with regards to the Army's M915 
truck.
  No bill is ever perfect, and I will work to refine and strengthen 
this legislation through the conference process.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Chair, today I rise in strong support of H.R. 5136, 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. The bill 
continues a strong tradition under the leadership of Chairman Ike 
Skelton of Missouri of providing our men and women in uniform with the 
training, equipment and authorities that they need to protect our 
country. In particular, I rise in strong support of subtitle C of title 
28 of this bill which includes several provisions that further 
strengthen Congressional oversight of the military build-up on Guam and 
directly address concerns raised in the draft environmental impact 
statement on the military build-up.
  Of significant importance is Section 2822 which grants authority to 
the Secretary of Defense to assist the Government of Guam in providing 
funding for civilian infrastructure improvements required as a result 
of the realignment of military installations and the relocation of 
military personnel on Guam. Congress has granted this authority before, 
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during the realignment of forces to Bangor, Washington. The authority 
granted to the Secretary addresses concerns raised by the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency and our community in regards to 
mitigating the impact of the buildup on our local infrastructure. The 
authority granted in Section 2822 also expands on President Obama's 
request for $50 million in transfer authority to modernize 
infrastructure at the Port of Guam. To accommodate the influx of 
servicemembers and their dependents, our island will have to modernize 
aging infrastructure, build and repair roads, improve water and 
wastewater capacity, and increase capacity at the Port of Guam among 
many other preparations. This authority will assist our island in 
preparing for the realignment of forces to Guam and mitigate impact to 
our community.
  Section 2824 is also important as it allows the Secretary of Defense 
to transfer rights and management authority of Navy's water and 
wastewater system to the Guam Waterworks Authority. This provision will 
create one single water and wastewater system on the island, create 
economies of scale, and will remove redundancies in our current system.
  Most importantly, I worked to include an amendment that incorporated 
the full text of H.R. 44, ``The Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition 
Act,'' to the National Defense Authority Act for Fiscal Year 2011. This 
provision would recognize the people of Guam for their sacrifices 
during World War II when Guam was occupied by enemy forces. With the 
realignment of forces to Guam, it is important that this longstanding 
issue be resolved so that the military build-up on Guam is implemented 
with community support. The Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act 
was adopted by the House as an amendment to the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, but was subsequently removed 
during conference with the Senate. I thank my colleagues for voting to 
adopt this provision once again.
  I want to thank Chairman Ike Skelton of the House Armed Services for 
his leadership on issues affecting the readiness of our military 
forces. I look forward to working with my colleagues toward passage of 
H.R. 5136 by the full House of Representatives.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 5136, 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
  Each year, Congress acts to authorize national defense spending. 
Matters of defense spending have been one of my highest priorities 
throughout my time in Congress. Especially during times of war, we, in 
Congress, have the utmost obligation to ensure our service men and 
women have the adequate resources they need to serve both honorably and 
safely. Moreover, we must remember our retired and wounded service men 
and women and ensure that they receive the benefits and care respectful 
of their heroic sacrifices.
  There are many provisions of this $567 billion authorization to be 
proud of. This bill strengthens four pivotal national objectives 
including, but not limited to, counterterrorism efforts, missile 
defense, nuclear nonproliferation, and benefits and care to our 
nation's service members and their families.
  Some provisions that particularly stand out are the funding 
authorizations that support the President's agenda in Afghanistan. This 
bill takes steps to address prior shortfalls of our efforts in 
Afghanistan under the Bush Administration. Specifically, the bill 
outlines resources that will give U.S. commanders in the field the 
tools they need for success, as well as the means to forge meaningful 
strategic partnerships with neighboring nations so as to both 
facilitate victory and a swift and safe return for our brave service 
men and women. The bill also furthers the President's efforts to secure 
the nuclear arsenals across the globe. If Cold War politics have taught 
the world one thing, it is that nuclear proliferation could lead to 
dangerous situations. H.R. 5136 makes significant strides in aligning 
our defense policy with 21st century challenges, including facilitating 
a mobile missile defense system and regulation of nuclear arms. I 
believe Congress must do all that it can to ensure that the development 
of nuclear technologies is globally regulated and transparent. This 
bill, in funding key programs like the Department of Energy's Global 
Threat Reduction Initiative and Department of Defense's Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Program, takes important steps to ensuring that 
weapons grade nuclear materials do not end up into the hands of 
terrorists and dangerous states.
  I am proud to speak to the funds authorized for the benefits and care 
of our military servicemembers and their families. A nation with the 
best military in the world should provide the best care in the world. 
Among its many provisions, H.R. 5136 provides a 1.9% pay raise to our 
troops, increases imminent danger pay, and expands college loan 
repayment benefits. Furthermore, the bill includes a ``pre-separation'' 
counseling program to help provide discharged servicemembers and their 
spouses with financial and job assistance. Especially in these tough 
economic times, it is important to promote financial literacy efforts 
across the board so as to better educate and inform average Americans 
of their financial and professional options.
  Finally, I am extremely encouraged by language included in the final 
Defense Authorization bill that recognizes the harmful implications of 
poor nutrition as it pertains to national security. As Chairwoman of 
the Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee, I have been very 
active in efforts to increase access to child nutrition programs. It is 
important that Congress recognize the vast impact proper child 
nutrition has on our nation. H.R. 5136 includes a sense of Congress 
that hunger and obesity are impairing military recruitment and must be 
properly addressed. I am proud to lead efforts to improve access to 
important initiatives like direct certification systems, and the 
national school lunch and summer food services programs. The language 
in this bill regarding obesity underscores the vast and grave 
consequences an unhealthy nation can have.
  Again, Mr. Chair, I support the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011. I commend both Chairman Ike Skelton and Ranking 
Member Howard McKeon for their hard work in putting together a 
tremendous piece of legislation that, in my opinion, adequately 
supports our active and retired service men and women.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chair, I would like to submit the following exchange 
of letters:

                                            Committee on Education


                                                    and Labor,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Re Corrected Bill Number.

     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: I am writing to you concerning the 
     jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Education and 
     Labor in matters being considered in H.R. 5136, the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
       Our committee recognizes the importance of H.R. 5136 and 
     the need for the legislation to move expeditiously. 
     Therefore, while we have a valid claim to jurisdiction over 
     the bill, I do not intend to request a sequential referral. 
     This, of course, is conditional on our mutual understanding 
     that nothing in this legislation or my decision to forego a 
     sequential referral waives, reduces or otherwise affects the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and Labor, and 
     that a copy of this letter and your response acknowledging 
     our jurisdictional interest will be included in the Committee 
     Report and as part of the Congressional Record during 
     consideration of this bill by the House.
       The Committee on Education and Labor also asks that you 
     support our request to be conferees on the provisions over 
     which we have jurisdiction during any House-Senate 
     conference.
       Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                    George Miller,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                      Committee on Armed Services,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. George Miller,
     Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Education and Labor has 
     valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this 
     important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your 
     decision not to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the 
     interest of expediting consideration. I agree that by 
     agreeing to waive consideration of certain provisions of the 
     bill, the Committee on Education and Labor is not waiving its 
     jurisdiction over these matters. Should this bill or similar 
     legislation be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I 
     will support the appointment of conferees from the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, Rayburn House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: I am writing regarding H.R. 5136, 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. 
     As you know, the Committee on Energy and Commerce has 
     jurisdictional interest in a number of provisions of this 
     bill.

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       In light of the interest in moving this bill forward 
     promptly, I do not intend to exercise the jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce by seeking sequential 
     referral of H.R. 5136. I do this, however, only with the 
     understanding that forgoing consideration of H.R. 5136 at 
     this time will not be construed as prejudicing this 
     Committee's jurisdictional interests and prerogatives on the 
     subject matter contained in this or similar legislation. In 
     addition, we reserve the right to seek appointment of an 
     appropriate number of conferees to any House-Senate 
     conference named to consider such provisions.
       I would appreciate your including this letter in the 
     Congressional Record during consideration of the bill on the 
     House floor. Thank you for your cooperation on this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Henry A. Waxman,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                      Committee on Armed Services,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Henry A. Waxman,
     Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Energy and Commerce has 
     valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this 
     important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your 
     decision not to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the 
     interest of expediting consideration. I agree that by 
     agreeing to waive consideration of certain provisions of the 
     bill, the Committee on Energy and Commerce is not waiving its 
     jurisdiction over these matters. Should this bill or similar 
     legislation be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I 
     will support the appointment of conferees from the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                  Committee on Financial Services,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, Rayburn House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: I write to confirm our mutual 
     understanding regarding H.R. 5136, the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. While this 
     legislation as reported contains subject matter within the 
     jurisdiction of Committee on Financial Services, the 
     committee waives consideration of the bill in order to 
     expedite floor consideration of this important legislation.
       The Committee on Financial Services takes this action only 
     with the understanding that the committee's jurisdictional 
     interests over this and similar legislation are in no way 
     diminished or altered.
       The Committee also reserves the right to seek appointment 
     to any House-Senate conference on this legislation and 
     requests your support if such a request is made. Finally, I 
     would appreciate your including this letter in the committee 
     report or in the Congressional Record during consideration of 
     H.R. 5136 on the House Floor. Thank you for your attention to 
     these matters.
                                                     Barney Frank,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                      Committee on Armed Services,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Barney Frank,
     Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Financial Services has 
     valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this 
     important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your 
     decision not to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the 
     interest of expediting consideration. I agree that by 
     agreeing to waive consideration of certain provisions of the 
     bill, the Committee on Financial Services is not waiving its 
     jurisdiction over these matters. Should this bill or similar 
     legislation be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I 
     will support the appointment of conferees from the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                     Committee on Foreign Affairs,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, Rayburn House Office 
         Bldg., Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011.
       This bill contains provisions within the Rule X 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In the 
     interest of permitting your Committee to proceed 
     expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, 
     I am willing to waive this Committee's right to mark up this 
     bill. I do so with the understanding that by waiving 
     consideration of the bill, the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the 
     subject matters contained in the bill which fall within its 
     Rule X jurisdiction.
       Further, I request your support for the appointment of 
     Foreign Affairs Committee conferees during any House-Senate 
     conference convened on this legislation.
       Please include a copy of this letter and your response in 
     the Congressional Record during consideration of the measure 
     on the House floor.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Howard L. Berman,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                      Committee on Armed Services,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Howard Berman,
     Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Foreign Affairs has valid 
     jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important 
     legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not 
     to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the interest of 
     expediting consideration. I agree that by agreeing to waive 
     consideration of certain provisions of the bill, the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs is not waiving its jurisdiction 
     over these matters. Should this bill or similar legislation 
     be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I will support 
     the appointment of conferees from the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                   Committee on Homeland Security,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 20, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, Rayburn House Office 
         Building, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: I write to you regarding H.R. 5136, 
     the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011,'' introduced on April 26, 2010.
       H.R. 5136 contains provisions that fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security. I 
     recognize and appreciate your desire to bring this 
     legislation before the House in an expeditious manner and, 
     accordingly, I will not seek a sequential referral of the 
     bill. However, agreeing to waive consideration of this bill 
     should not be construed as the Committee on Homeland Security 
     waiving, altering, or otherwise affecting its jurisdiction 
     over subject matters contained in the bill which fall within 
     its Rule X jurisdiction.
       Further, I request your support for the appointment of 
     Homeland Security conferees during any House-Senate 
     conference convened on this or similar legislation. I also 
     ask that a copy of this letter and your response be placed in 
     the Committee Report accompanying the legislation and the 
     Congressional Record during floor consideration of this bill.
       I look forward to working with you on this legislation and 
     other matters of great importance to this nation.
           Sincerely,
                                               Bennie G. Thompson,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                      Committee on Armed Services,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Bennie G. Thompson,
     Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of 
         Representatives, Ford Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Homeland Security has 
     valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this 
     important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your 
     decision not to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the 
     interest of expediting consideration. I agree that by 
     agreeing to waive consideration of certain provisions of the 
     bill, the Committee on Homeland Security is not waiving its 
     jurisdiction over these matters. Should this bill or similar 
     legislation be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I 
     will support the appointment of conferees from the Committee 
     on Homeland Security.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the men and women 
in our armed forces and H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for FY 2011. H.R. 5136 makes sound investments in our armed 
forces--strengthening our national security

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and providing needed resources and support for our men and women in 
uniform and their families.
  I am particularly pleased by the inclusion of twenty-eight provisions 
to ensure the Defense Department has the tools it needs to prevent and 
respond to sexual assault in the military. These important provisions 
will implement into law many of the recommendations of the Defense Task 
Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services, and the inclusion of 
these provisions in this bill makes this the single most comprehensive 
legislative package in history to address sexual assault in the 
military.
  Preventing sexual assault in the military is a persistent problem and 
an issue that I have worked on for many years. I firmly believe that 
the best way to effectively tackle a problem such as sexual assault in 
the military is to have accurate data, which is why I previously 
introduced legislation that would force the Department of Defense (DoD) 
to implement fully the Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (DIBRS). 
DIBRS collects statistics about crimes committed within the military 
services.
  Despite the clear need for a well-functioning system for reporting 
such crimes, DIBRS has yet to be completed. In the FY10 National 
Defense Authorization Act, I offered an amendment that was successfully 
adopted that required that the Secretary report to Congress on the 
Department's progress to completing DIBRS. Since that time, the Defense 
Department reports that the Navy has resumed full-time reporting and is 
working towards full compliance. I applaud the Department for its 
efforts and look forward to an accurate accounting of the crimes that 
are occurring in the U.S. military and the effective policies that will 
be implemented in response to ensure the safety of our military 
personnel.
  I have also introduced legislation, the Preventing Sexual Assaults in 
the Military Act, that would provide funding to process the backlog of 
DNA kits in the military, reduce the processing time, train medical 
personnel as SANEs, and ensure an adequate supply of rape kits to 
theaters of operation, academies, and domestic or overseas bases. 
Similar provisions passed in the FY05 Defense Authorization 
legislation, and I am very pleased to see that this bill before us 
today requires DoD to specifically budget for the sexual assault 
prevention and response program--a program that addresses these 
shortfalls.
  This bill before us today protects and supports our military service 
members, while strengthening the ability of the finest military in the 
world to respond to today's and future threats.
  I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Chair. I rise in support of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. As a member of 
both the Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees, I support 
Chairman Ike Skelton and the Democratic leadership's investment in our 
military to increase our national security. I support our men and women 
in the armed forces and our need to ensure our national security.
  This defense bill reflects our commitment to support the men and 
women who fight to secure not only our citizen's freedom, but the 
freedom of others. This bill will provide the necessary resources to 
protect the American people and our national interests at home and 
abroad. The Armed Services committee has provided for military 
readiness; taking care of our troops and their families; increasing 
focus on the war in Afghanistan; and improving interagency cooperation, 
oversight, and accountability in this year's defense authorization 
bill.
  I thank the Chair for this opportunity to explain the amendments I 
propose to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 
My first amendment would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a 
report, not later than December 1, 2010 to the Congressional Black 
Caucus, that includes a list of minority-owned, women-owned, and 
disadvantaged small businesses, who receive contracts resulting from 
authorized funding to the Department of Defense. The list shall cover 
the 10 calendar years preceding this Act and shall include for each 
listed business, the name of the business, the business owner and the 
amount of the contract award.
  Mr. Chair, I have long supported efforts to increase opportunities 
for small businesses, especially those that are minority-owned, women-
owned and disadvantaged. We know that small businesses are the engine 
to our economy and that they provide much needed support for 
communities across the country. Small businesses employ 57.4 million 
Americans. Many Americans seek to fulfill the American dream by 
becoming small business owners and everyone in the United States should 
be given the same opportunity to fulfill that dream.
  Women and minorities have long been disadvantaged when it comes to 
getting business opportunities and it is important to provide 
educational resources that will enable women, minorities and other 
disadvantaged business owners to arm themselves with the necessary 
tools they need to operate viable and thriving businesses. This will 
only improve communities throughout the United States.
  My second amendment would make available post-traumatic stress 
counseling for civilians affected by the Fort Hood shooting, and 
shootings at other domestic military bases.
  Many of those who passed in the November shooting were at Fort Hood 
preparing to risk their lives for our country. I would like to express 
my deepest sympathies for the loss of these 13 soldiers. My thoughts 
and prayers go out to their families during their time of bereavement. 
It is unacceptable that soldiers should fear attacks on American soil. 
I want the military and their families to always be protected as they 
are the backbone of American society. It is not only our soldiers who 
make sacrifices to protect our great nation, but their families and 
civilians as well. I am deeply saddened and troubled by the shootings 
at Fort Hood, especially because soldiers and their families from my 
own district are there.
  I want to commend the soldiers at Fort Hood for their valiant and 
selfless acts of bravery. Soldiers rushed to treat their injured 
colleagues by ripping their uniforms into makeshift bandages. The top 
commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer, Sgt. 
Kimberly Munley, for stopping the shooting. Fort Hood police Sgt. 
Kimberly Munley and her partner responded within three minutes of 
reported gunfire, and Munley shot the gunman four times despite being 
shot herself.
  Another story of heroism is that of 19 year old Amber Bahr. The 
nutritionist put a tourniquet on a wounded soldier and carried him out 
to medical care. And only after she had taken care of others did she 
realize she had been shot. Both women heroically intervened despite 
being shot.
  Incidents like this bring light to the types of issues our military 
service men and women face on a daily basis. When I visited Fort Hood, 
and spoke with the victims of the shooting, I was reminded that we can 
not ignore the side effects of military service, and we must ensure 
that both the physical and mental health of those who serve our country 
is carefully attended.
  Although the shootings all took place on one day, they will leave a 
legacy on each soldier, contractor, and civilian on the base. Many base 
personnel, like Sergeant Munley and Ms. Bahr witnessed events as 
horrific as those on any battlefield. Similar to returning from the 
battlefield, soldiers and contractors who were at Fort Hood must go 
through a painful rehabilitation process to come to terms with the 
events they witnessed and experienced.
  There have been numerous reports of Enlisted Personnel, National 
Guards, Reservists and Veterans suffering from PTSD-like symptoms for 
well over 100 years. Some examples are veterans of U.S. Civil War who 
suffered emotional problems and were said to be afflicted with 
``soldier's heart'' or ``Da Costa's Syndrome'', veterans of World War I 
was diagnosed as ``shell shocked'', veterans of World War II were 
classified with ``battle fatigue'' or ``combat fatigue''. Other terms 
used to describe military-related mood disturbances include 
``nostalgia'', ``not yet diagnosed nervousness'', irritable heart'', 
effort syndrome'', ``war neurosis'' and ``operational exhaustion''. War 
veterans are the most publicly-recognized victims of PTSD; long-term 
psychiatric illness was formally observed in World War I and the 
syndrome entered public consciousness after the Vietnam War.
  Enlisted Personnel, National Guards, Reservists and Veterans with 
PTSD have lived through traumatic events that caused them to fear for 
their lives, bear witness to horrible things, and feel helpless and 
hopeless. PTSD symptoms usually start soon after the traumatic event, 
but they may not manifest until months or years later. If provided 
proper medical care, about half, 40 percent to 60 percent, of people 
who develop PTSD get better at some time.
  Although veterans who served in combat are most frequently afflicted 
by PTSD, events such as the Fort Hood shooting highlight the physical 
and psychological dangers facing military personnel in all roles. 
Consequently, it is extremely vital to extend to our civilian personnel 
the same benefits and support that we give to our active duty military. 
Civilians and military members on Fort Hood have equal responsibility 
to protect our nation and, as such, it is morally imperative that we 
honor these civilians by providing then with equal support in the 
aftermath of such traumatic incidents.
  I have worked with my colleagues to secure $1 million in Federal 
funding in the Fiscal Year

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2010 Defense Appropriations Bill for Riverside General Hospital in 
Houston, Texas. Riverside General Hospital was founded due to the 
heroic efforts of veterans in the First World War. Riverside General 
Hospital, formerly the Houston Negro Hospital was erected in 1926 in 
memory of Lieutenant John Halm Cullinan, 344th FA, and 90th Division 
AEP. Today, Riverside General Hospital is the only private African-
American-owned hospital in the state of Texas that is contracted to 
provide inpatient psychiatric and inpatient detoxification services to 
TRICARE Beneficiaries. These funds will provide trained experienced 
physicians, nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals the 
necessary services to treat post traumatic stress disorders for 
enlisted personnel, National Guards, Reservists and veterans discharged 
and/or on leave of duty. In addition, Riverside will provide 
psychiatric, medical emergency medical inpatient, and outpatient 
services.
  It is time to end this distinct method of discrimination and we 
should not rest until this message is clear. Every American has the 
right to stand among their peers to undertake the noble task of 
defending this great nation. The U.S. military loses patriotic and 
talented men and women every day due to the discriminatory ``Don't Ask 
Don't Tell'' policy. Since 1993, DADT has forced over 13,000 qualified 
and patriotic men and women to leave the service. It has made many 
thousands more decide not to re-enlist. There is empirical data 
existing in the Armed Services of our allies as we stand with them in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. The militaries of the United Kingdom, Canada, 
Australia, Israel and the Netherlands are clear examples that, in spite 
of concerns before the change, it became a nonissue once gays and 
lesbians were allowed to serve. Now we must do right by all of our 
American warriors and move forward together on repealing DADT.
  In 1965 as the commencement speaker at Howard University, President 
Johnson stated, ``We seek not just equality as a right and a theory but 
equality as a fact and equality as a result.'' Do we deny the freedom 
of an openly gay man or woman who serves in our military? The ``Don't 
Tell, Don't Ask,'' policy violates both openly gay men and women 
constitutional rights to privacy and their right to be treated equally 
with heterosexuals. I support the ``Don't Tell, Don't Ask Repeal,'' 
policy.
  We must maintain our efforts to restore military readiness in order 
to meet current military challenges and prepare for the future, and 
civilians area a major part of the military readiness equation. 
Importantly, this defense bill:
  Establishes a $500 million DOD Rapid Innovation Program to help DOD 
quickly transition innovative, life-saving equipment from small 
businesses and other innovative firms into the hands of our men and 
women in combat.
  Authorizes $2.6 billion for Homeland Defense and counter 
proliferation activities, including $1 billion for the Defense Threat 
Reduction Agency and $1.6 billion for the Chemical Biological Defense 
Program.
  Fully funds the $20 million budget request for two cyber security new 
start programs.
  Expands ``1206 funding'' authority to build the capacity of foreign 
military forces to participate in military and stability operations to 
support efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, including $75 million to build 
the capacity of counterterrorism forces of the Yemeni Ministry of the 
Interior.
  Extends DOD's Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund through FY11.
  Provides $200 million to address urgent force protection needs in 
Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Authorizes $9.7 billion for unclassified National Security Space 
programs, including $40 million for additional ORS satellites to meet 
commanders' urgent needs.
  Provides a 1.9 percent pay raise to troops.
  Expands TRICARE health coverage to include adult dependent children 
up to age 26.
  Increases family separation allowance for troops who are deployed 
away from their families.
  Increases hostile fire and imminent danger pay for the first time 
since 2004.
  Expands college loan repayment benefits.
  Includes the most comprehensive legislative package to ever address 
sexual assault in the military, including 28 provisions to implement 
into law many of the recommendations of the Defense Task Force on 
Sexual Assault.
  Establishes a pilot program to offer an alternative career path to 
military officers, providing a broader range of experiences over a 
longer career.
  Establishes a pilot program to help military spouses take advantage 
of their personal skill sets to identify and obtain desirable and 
portable careers.
  Authorizes an additional special one-time payment to seriously 
wounded servicemembers to pay for the relocation costs of their 
caregivers;
  Provides $1.2 billion with broad authorities for projects in 
Afghanistan to allow our commanders on the ground to immediately 
respond to military construction needs in theater.
  In closing, I hope my colleagues will join me in support of H.R. 
5136. I believe we are all on one accord that without reservation we 
support our men and women of the United States military. I support this 
bill and I ask my colleagues to support my proposed amendments and H.R. 
5136.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chair, I would like to submit the following exchange 
of letters:

         House Committee on Armed Services, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. John Conyers Jr.,
     Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on the Judiciary has valid 
     jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important 
     legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not 
     to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the interest of 
     expediting consideration. I agree that by agreeing to waive 
     consideration of certain provisions of the bill, the 
     Committee on the Judiciary is not waiving its jurisdiction 
     over these matters. Should this bill or similar legislation 
     be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I will support 
     the appointment of conferees from the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                         House of Representatives,


                                   Committee on the Judiciary,

                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: This is to advise you that, as a 
     result of your having consulted with us on provisions in H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011, that fall within the rule X jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, we are able to agree to waive 
     seeking a formal referral of the bill, in order that it may 
     proceed without delay to the House floor for consideration.
       The Judiciary Committee takes this action with our mutual 
     understanding that by foregoing consideration of H.R. 5136 at 
     this time, we do not waive any jurisdiction over subject 
     matter contained in this or similar legislation, and that our 
     Committee will be appropriately consulted and involved as the 
     bill or similar legislation moves forward, so that we may 
     address any remaining issues in our jurisdiction. Our 
     Committee also reserves the right to seek appointment of an 
     appropriate number of conferees to any House-Senate 
     conference involving this or similar legislation, and 
     requests your support for any such request.
       I would appreciate your including this letter in the 
     Congressional Record during consideration of the bill on the 
     House floor. Thank you for your attention to this request, 
     and for the cooperative relationship between our two 
     committees.
           Sincerely,
                                                John Conyers, Jr.,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                         House of Representatives,


                               Committee on Natural Resources,

                                     Washington, DC, May 20, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for the opportunity to review 
     the text of H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2011, for provisions which are within the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Natural Resources. Among 
     these provisions are those dealing with compensation and 
     benefits for the NOAA Corps, as well as a report on civilian 
     infrastructure needs for Guam in light of the upcoming 
     military realignment in the Pacific.
       Because of the continued cooperation and consideration that 
     you have afforded me and my staff in developing these 
     provisions, I will not seek a sequential referral of H.R. 
     5136 based on their inclusion in the bill. Of course, this 
     waiver is not intended to prejudice any future jurisdictional 
     claims over these provisions or similar language. I also 
     reserve the right to seek to have conferees named from the 
     Committee on Natural Resources on these provisions, and 
     request your support if such a request is made.
       Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R. 
     5136 and the Congressional Record during consideration of the 
     measure on the House floor. Thank you for the cooperative 
     spirit in which you have worked regarding this matter and 
     others between our respective committees.
       With warm regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                               Nick J. Rahall, II,
                         Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources.

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                                  ____
                                  
         House Committee on Armed Services, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Nick J. Rahall II,
     Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, 
         Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Natural Resources has 
     valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this 
     important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your 
     decision not to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the 
     interest of expediting consideration. I agree that by 
     agreeing to waive consideration of certain provisions of the 
     bill, the Committee on Natural Resources is not waiving its 
     jurisdiction over these matters. Should this bill or similar 
     legislation be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I 
     will support the appointment of conferees from the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and 
           Government Reform,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, Rayburn House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: I am writing about H.R. 5136, the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. I 
     appreciate your efforts to consult with the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform regarding those provisions of 
     H.R. 5136 that fall within the Oversight Committee's 
     jurisdiction. These provisions involve the federal civil 
     service and federal acquisition policies, among other things.
       In the interest of expediting consideration of H.R. 5136, 
     the Oversight Committee will not request a sequential 
     referral of this bill. I would, however, request your support 
     for the appointment of conferees from the Oversight Committee 
     should H.R. 5136 or a similar Senate bill be considered in 
     conference with the Senate. Moreover, this letter should not 
     be construed as a waiver of the Oversight Committee's 
     legislative jurisdiction over subjects addressed in H.R. 5136 
     that fall within the jurisdiction of the Oversight Committee.
       Finally, I request that you include our exchange of letters 
     on this matter in the Committee Report on H.R. 5136 and in 
     the Congressional Record during consideration of this 
     legislation on the House floor. Again, I appreciate your 
     willingness to consult the Committee on these matters.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Edolphus Towns,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House Committee on Armed Services, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Edolphus Towns,
     Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House 
         of Representatives, Rayburn Office Building, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform has valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions 
     in this important legislation, and I am most appreciative of 
     your decision not to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the 
     interest of expediting consideration. I agree that by 
     agreeing to waive consideration of certain provisions of the 
     bill, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is not 
     waiving its jurisdiction over these matters. Should this bill 
     or similar legislation be the subject of a House-Senate 
     conference, I will support the appointment of conferees from 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House of Representatives, Permanent Select Committee on 
           Intelligence,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, Rayburn House 
         Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I write concerning the jurisdictional 
     interest of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 
     matters being considered in H.R. 5136, the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
       The Committee recognizes the importance of H.R. 5136 and 
     the need for the legislation to move expeditiously. 
     Therefore, while the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence has valid claim to jurisdiction over the bill, I 
     do not intend to request a sequential referral. My decision 
     to waive further consideration of H.R. 5136 is conditional on 
     the mutual understanding that no part of this legislation 
     waives, reduces, or otherwise affects the jurisdiction of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
       I respectfully request that a copy of this letter and your 
     response acknowledging this Committee's jurisdictional 
     interest will be included in the Committee Report and as part 
     of the Congressional Record during consideration of this bill 
     by the House.
       The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence also asks 
     that you support my request to include conferees on the 
     provisions over which we have jurisdiction during any 
     conference between the House and the Senate.
       I thank you for your continued leadership.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Silvestre Reyes,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House Committee on Armed Services, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Silvestre Reyes,
     Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House 
         of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence has valid jurisdictional claims to certain 
     provisions in this important legislation, and I am most 
     appreciative of your decision not to schedule a mark-up of 
     this bill in the interest of expediting consideration. I 
     agree that by agreeing to waive consideration of certain 
     provisions of the bill, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence is not waiving its jurisdiction over these 
     matters. Should this bill or similar legislation be the 
     subject of a House-Senate conference, I will support the 
     appointment of conferees from the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House of Representatives, Committee on Science and 
           Technology,
                                     Washington, DC, May 19, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: I am writing to you concerning the 
     jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Science and 
     Technology in H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
       Our committee recognizes the importance of H.R. 5136 and 
     the need for the legislation to move expeditiously. 
     Therefore, while we have a valid claim to jurisdiction over 
     the bill, I do not intend to request a sequential referral. 
     This, of course, is conditional on our mutual understanding 
     that nothing in this legislation or my decision to forego a 
     sequential referral waives, reduces or otherwise affects the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Science and Technology, and 
     that a copy of this letter and your response acknowledging 
     our jurisdictional interest will be included in the Committee 
     Report and as part of the Congressional Record during 
     consideration of this bill by the House.
       The Committee on Science and. Technology also asks that you 
     support our request to be conferees on the provisions over 
     which we have jurisdiction during any House-Senate 
     conference.
       Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bart Gordon,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House Committee on Armed Services, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Bart Gordon,
     Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Science and Technology 
     has valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this 
     important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your 
     decision not to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the 
     interest of expediting consideration. I agree that by 
     agreeing to waive consideration of certain provisions of the 
     bill, the Committee on Science and Technology is not waiving 
     its jurisdiction over these matters. Should this bill or 
     similar legislation be the subject of a House-Senate 
     conference, I will support the appointment of conferees from 
     the Committee on Science and Technology.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.

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                                  ____
                                  
         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, Rayburn House 
         Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: I write to you regarding H.R. 5136, 
     the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011''.
       H.R. 5136 contains provisions that fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. I recognize and appreciate your desire to 
     bring this legislation before the House in an expeditious 
     manner and, accordingly, I will not seek a sequential 
     referral of the bill. However, I agree to waive consideration 
     of this bill with the mutual understanding that my decision 
     to forgo a sequential referral of the bill does not waive, 
     reduce, or otherwise affect the jurisdiction of the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure over H.R. 5136.
       Further, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     reserves the right to seek the appointment of conferees 
     during any House-Senate conference convened on this 
     legislation on provisions of the bill that are within the 
     Committee's jurisdiction. I ask for your commitment to 
     support any request by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure for the appointment of conferees on H.R. 5136 
     or similar legislation.
       Please place a copy of this letter and your response 
     acknowledging the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure's jurisdictional interest in the Committee 
     Report on H.R. 5136 and in the Congressional Record during 
     consideration of the measure in the House.
       I look forward to working with you as we prepare to pass 
     this important legislation.
           Sincerely,
                                          James L. Oberstar, M.C.,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House Committee on Armed Services, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. James L. Oberstar,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         House of Representatives, Rayburn Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure has valid jurisdictional claims to certain 
     provisions in this important legislation, and I am most 
     appreciative of your decision not to schedule a mark-up of 
     this bill in the interest of expediting consideration. I 
     agree that by agreeing to waive consideration of certain 
     provisions of the bill, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure is not waiving its jurisdiction over these 
     matters. Should this bill or similar legislation be the 
     subject of a House-Senate conference, I will support the 
     appointment of conferees from the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                         House of Representatives,


                               Committee on Veterans' Affairs,

                                     Washington, DC, May 20, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, Rayburn Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Skelton: I am writing to you concerning H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. There are certain provisions in the legislation which 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       In the interest of permitting your Committee to proceed 
     expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs agrees not to request a 
     sequential referral. By waiving consideration of H.R. 5136, 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs does not waive any future 
     jurisdictional claim over any subject matter contained in the 
     bill which falls within its jurisdiction. The Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs reserves its right to seek conferees on any 
     provisions within its jurisdiction which are considered in a 
     House-Senate conference, and requests your support if such a 
     request is made.
       Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R. 
     5136 and into the Congressional Record during consideration 
     of the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the 
     cooperative spirit in which you have worked with the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs regarding this matter and 
     others between our respective committees.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Bob Filner,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House Committee on Armed Services, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Bob Filner,
     Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of 
         Representatives, Cannon Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs has 
     valid jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this 
     important legislation, and I am most appreciative of your 
     decision not to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the 
     interest of expediting consideration. I agree that by 
     agreeing to waive consideration of certain provisions of the 
     bill, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs is not waiving its 
     jurisdiction over these matters. Should this bill or similar 
     legislation be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I 
     will support the appointment of conferees from the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
                                         House of Representatives,


                                  Committee on Ways and Means,

                                     Washington, DC, May 20, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning the 
     jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Ways and Means in 
     matters being considered in H.R. 5136, the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
       Our Committee recognizes the importance of H.R. 5136 and 
     the need for the legislation to move expeditiously. 
     Therefore, while we have valid claims to jurisdiction over 
     the bill, I do not intend to request a sequential referral. 
     This, of course, is conditional on our mutual understanding 
     that nothing in this legislation or my decision to forego a 
     sequential referral waives, reduces, or otherwise affects the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means, and that a 
     copy of this letter and your response acknowledging our 
     jurisdictional interest will be included in the Committee 
     Report and as part of the Congressional Record during 
     consideration of this bill by the House.
       I also wish to commend you for including in H.R. 5136, a 
     requirement that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the U.S. Trade Representative, consider the effect that 
     other countries' trade policies have on the ability of the 
     United States to obtain rare earth minerals. Not only are 
     those minerals critically important for many defense 
     applications, they are also critical for many other high-tech 
     applications such as wind turbine and hybrid gasoline-
     electric automobiles--and, as a result, to U.S. manufacturing 
     competitiveness.
       Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Sander M. Levin,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House Committee on Armed Services, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 21, 2010.
     Hon. Sander M. Levin,
     Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of 
         Representatives, Longworth Office Building, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011. I agree that the Committee on Ways and Means has valid 
     jurisdictional claims to certain provisions in this important 
     legislation, and I am most appreciative of your decision not 
     to schedule a mark-up of this bill in the interest of 
     expediting consideration. I agree that by agreeing to waive 
     consideration of certain provisions of the bill, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means is not waiving its jurisdiction 
     over these matters. Should this bill or similar legislation 
     be the subject of a House-Senate conference, I will support 
     the appointment of conferees from the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       This exchange of letters will be included in the committee 
     report on the bill.
           Very truly yours,
                                                      Ike Skelton,
                                                         Chairman.

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in the bill is considered as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment under the 5-minute rule and is considered read.
  The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as 
follows:

                               H.R. 5136

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011''.

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

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into four 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.
Sec. 4. Treatment of successor contingency operation to Operation Iraqi 
              Freedom.

            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.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Procurement of early infantry brigade combat team increment 
              one equipment.
Sec. 112. Report on Army battlefield network plans and programs.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Incremental funding for procurement of large naval vessels.
Sec. 122. Multiyear procurement of F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G 
              aircraft.
Sec. 123. Report on naval force structure and missile defense.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. Preservation and storage of unique tooling for F-22 fighter 
              aircraft.

               Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters

Sec. 141. Limitation on procurement of F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
Sec. 142. Limitations on biometric systems funds.
Sec. 143. Counter-improvised explosive device initiatives database.
Sec. 144. Study on lightweight body armor solutions.

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

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Report requirements for replacement program of the Ohio-class 
              ballistic missile submarine.
Sec. 212. Limitation on obligation of funds for F-35 Lightning II 
              aircraft program.
Sec. 213. Inclusion in annual budget request and future-years defense 
              program of sufficient amounts for continued development 
              and procurement of competitive propulsion system for F-35 
              Lightning II aircraft.
Sec. 214. Separate program elements required for research and 
              development of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

                  Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs

Sec. 221. Limitation on availability of funds for missile defenses in 
              Europe.
Sec. 222. Repeal of prohibition of certain contracts by Missile Defense 
              Agency with foreign entities.
Sec. 223. Phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe.
Sec. 224. Homeland defense hedging policy.
Sec. 225. Independent assessment of the plan for defense of the 
              homeland against the threat of ballistic missiles.
Sec. 226. Study on ballistic missile defense capabilities of the United 
              States.
Sec. 227. Reports on standard missile system.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 231. Report on analysis of alternatives and program requirements 
              for the Ground Combat Vehicle program.
Sec. 232. Cost benefit analysis of future tank-fired munitions.
Sec. 233. Annual comptroller general report on the VH-(XX) presidential 
              helicopter acquisition program.
Sec. 234. Joint assessment of the joint effects targeting system.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 241. Escalation of force capabilities.
Sec. 242. Pilot program to include technology protection features 
              during research and development of defense systems.
Sec. 243. Pilot program on collaborative energy security.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.

            Subtitle B--Energy and Environmental Provisions

Sec. 311. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for certain 
              costs in connection with the Twin Cities Army Ammunition 
              Plant, Minnesota.
Sec. 312. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated 
              penalties in connection with Naval Air Station, 
              Brunswick, Maine.
Sec. 313. Testing and certification plan for operational use of an 
              aviation biofuel derived from materials that do not 
              compete with food stocks.
Sec. 314. Report identifying hybrid or electric propulsion systems and 
              other fuel-saving technologies for incorporation into 
              tactical motor vehicles.

                 Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues

Sec. 321. Technical amendments to requirement for service contract 
              inventory.
Sec. 322. Repeal of conditions on expansion of functions performed 
              under prime vendor contracts for depot-level maintenance 
              and repair.
Sec. 323. Pilot program on best value for contracts for private 
              security functions.
Sec. 324. Standards and certification for private security contractors.
Sec. 325. Prohibition on establishing goals or quotas for conversion of 
              functions to performance by Department of Defense 
              civilian employees.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 331. Revision to reporting requirement relating to operation and 
              financial support for military museums.
Sec. 332. Additional reporting requirements relating to corrosion 
              prevention projects and activities.
Sec. 333. Modification and repeal of certain reporting requirements.
Sec. 334. Report on Air Sovereignty Alert mission.
Sec. 335. Report on the SEAD/DEAD mission requirement for the Air 
              Force.

          Subtitle E--Limitations and Extensions of Authority

Sec. 341. Permanent authority to accept and use landing fees charged 
              for use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft.
Sec. 342. Improvement and extension of Arsenal Support Program 
              Initiative.
Sec. 343. Extension of authority to reimburse expenses for certain Navy 
              mess operations.
Sec. 344. Limitation on obligation of funds for the Army Human Terrain 
              System.
Sec. 345. Limitation on obligation of funds pending submission of 
              classified justification material.
Sec. 346. Limitation on retirement of C-130 aircraft from Air Force 
              inventory.
Sec. 347. Commercial sale of small arms ammunition in excess of 
              military requirements.
Sec. 348. Limitation on Air Force fiscal year 2011 force structure 
              announcement implementation.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 351. Expedited processing of background investigations for certain 
              individuals.
Sec. 352. Adoption of military working dogs by family members of 
              deceased or seriously wounded members of the Armed Forces 
              who were handlers of the dogs.
Sec. 353. Revision to authorities relating to transportation of 
              civilian passengers and commercial cargoes by Department 
              of Defense when space unavailable on commercial lines.
Sec. 354. Technical correction to obsolete reference relating to use of 
              flexible hiring authority to facilitate performance of 
              certain Department of Defense functions by civilian 
              employees.
Sec. 355. Inventory and study of budget modeling and simulation tools.
Sec. 356. Sense of Congress regarding continued importance of High-
              Altitude Aviation Training Site, Colorado.
Sec. 357. Department of Defense study on simulated tactical flight 
              training in a sustained g environment.
Sec. 358. Study of effects of new construction of obstructions on 
              military installations and operations.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revision in permanent active duty end strength minimum 
              levels.

                       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 2011 limitation on number of non-dual status 
              technicians.
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 Generally

Sec. 501. Age for health care professional appointments and mandatory 
              retirements.

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Sec. 502. Authority for appointment of warrant officers in the grade of 
              W-1 by commission and standardization of warrant officer 
              appointing authority.
Sec. 503. Nondisclosure of information from discussions, deliberations, 
              notes, and records of special selection boards.
Sec. 504. Administrative removal of officers from list of officers 
              recommended for promotion.
Sec. 505. Eligibility of officers to serve on boards of inquiry for 
              separation of regular officers for substandard 
              performance and other reasons.
Sec. 506. Temporary authority to reduce minimum length of active 
              service as a commissioned officer required for voluntary 
              retirement as an officer.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. Preseparation counseling for members of the reserve 
              components.
Sec. 512. Military correction board remedies for National Guard 
              members.
Sec. 513. Removal of statutory distribution limits on Navy reserve flag 
              officer allocation.
Sec. 514. Assignment of Air Force Reserve military technicians (dual 
              status) to positions outside Air Force Reserve unit 
              program.
Sec. 515. Temporary authority for temporary employment of non-dual 
              status military technicians.
Sec. 516. Revised structure and functions of Reserve Forces Policy 
              Board.
Sec. 517. Merit Systems Protection Board and judicial remedies for 
              National Guard technicians.

         Subtitle C--Joint Qualified Officers and Requirements

Sec. 521. Technical revisions to definition of joint matters for 
              purposes of joint officer management.
Sec. 522. Changes to process involving promotion boards for joint 
              qualified officers and officers with joint staff 
              experience.

                Subtitle D--General Service Authorities

Sec. 531. Extension of temporary authority to order retired members of 
              the Armed Forces to active duty in high-demand, low-
              density assignments.
Sec. 532. Correction of military records.
Sec. 533. Modification of Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
              Active Duty (DD Form 214) to specifically identify a 
              space for inclusion of email address.
Sec. 534. Recognition of role of female members of the Armed Forces and 
              Department of Defense review of military occupational 
              specialties available to female members.

             Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Matters

Sec. 541. Continuation of warrant officers on active duty to complete 
              disciplinary action.
Sec. 542. Enhanced authority to punish contempt in military justice 
              proceedings.
Sec. 543. Limitations on use in personnel action of information 
              contained in criminal investigative report or in index 
              maintained for law enforcement retrieval and analysis.
Sec. 544. Protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are 
              members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a 
              contingency operation.
Sec. 545. Improvements to Department of Defense domestic violence 
              programs.
Sec. 546. Public release of restricted annex of Department of Defense 
              Report of the Independent Review Related to Fort Hood 
              pertaining to oversight of the alleged perpetrator of the 
              attack.

      Subtitle F--Member Education and Training Opportunities and 
                             Administration

Sec. 551. Repayment of education loan repayment benefits.
Sec. 552. Active duty obligation for graduates of the military service 
              academies participating in the Armed Forces Health 
              Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.
Sec. 553. Waiver of maximum age limitation on admission to service 
              academies for certain enlisted members who served during 
              Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sec. 554. Report of feasibility and cost of expanding enrollment 
              authority of Community College of the Air Force to 
              include additional members of the Armed Forces.

               Subtitle G--Defense Dependents' Education

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. Enrollment of dependents of members of the Armed Forces who 
              reside in temporary housing in Department of Defense 
              domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools.

          Subtitle H--Decorations, Awards, and Commemorations

Sec. 571. Notification requirement for determination made in response 
              to review of proposal for award of a Medal of Honor not 
              previously submitted in timely fashion.
Sec. 572. Department of Defense recognition of spouses of members of 
              the Armed Forces.
Sec. 573. Department of Defense recognition of children of members of 
              the Armed Forces.
Sec. 574. Clarification of persons eligible for award of bronze star 
              medal.
Sec. 575. Award of Vietnam Service Medal to veterans who participated 
              in Mayaguez rescue operation.
Sec. 576. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to certain members 
              of the Army for acts of valor during the Civil War, 
              Korean War, or Vietnam War.
Sec. 577. Authorization and request for award of Distinguished-Service 
              Cross to Jay C. Copley for acts of valor during the 
              Vietnam War.
Sec. 578. Program to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Korean War.

             Subtitle I--Military Family Readiness Matters

Sec. 581. Appointment of additional member of Department of Defense 
              Military Family Readiness Council.
Sec. 582. Director of the Office of Community Support for Military 
              Families With Special Needs.
Sec. 583. Pilot program of personalized career development counseling 
              for military spouses.
Sec. 584. Modification of Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
Sec. 585. Importance of Office of Community Support for Military 
              Families with Special Needs.
Sec. 586. Comptroller General report on Department of Defense Office of 
              Community Support for Military Families with Special 
              Needs.
Sec. 587. Comptroller General report on Exceptional Family Member 
              Program.
Sec. 588. Comptroller General review of Department of Defense military 
              spouse employment programs.
Sec. 589. Report on Department of Defense military spouse education 
              programs.

                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

Sec. 591. Establishment of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
              units for students in grades above sixth grade.
Sec. 592. Increase in number of private sector civilians authorized for 
              admission to National Defense University.
Sec. 593. Admission of defense industry civilians to attend United 
              States Air Force Institute of Technology.
Sec. 594. Date for submission of annual report on Department of Defense 
              STARBASE Program.
Sec. 595. Extension of deadline for submission of final report of 
              Military Leadership Diversity Commission.
Sec. 596. Enhanced authority for members of the Armed Forces and 
              Department of Defense and Coast Guard civilian employees 
              and their families to accept gifts from non-Federal 
              entities.
Sec. 597. Report on performance and improvements of Transition 
              Assistance Program.
Sec. 598. Sense of Congress regarding assisting members of the Armed 
              Forces to participate in apprenticeship programs.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Fiscal year 2011 increase in military basic pay.
Sec. 602. Basic allowance for housing for two-member couples when one 
              or both members are on sea duty.
Sec. 603. Allowances for purchase of required uniforms and equipment.
Sec. 604. Increase in amount of family separation allowance.
Sec. 605. One-time special compensation for transition of assistants 
              providing aid and attendance care to members of the 
              uniformed services with catastrophic injuries or 
              illnesses.
Sec. 606. Expansion of definition of senior enlisted member to include 
              senior enlisted member serving within a combatant 
              command.
Sec. 607. Ineligibility of certain Federal civilian employees for 
              Reservist income replacement payments on account of 
              availability of comparable benefits under another 
              program.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay 
              authorities for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay 
              authorities for health care professionals.
Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for 
              nuclear officers.
Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 
              consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus 
              authorities.

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Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of 
              other title 37 bonuses and special pays.
Sec. 616. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of 
              referral bonuses.
Sec. 617. Treatment of officers transferring between Armed Forces for 
              receipt of aviation career special pay.
Sec. 618. Increase in maximum amount of special pay for duty subject to 
              hostile fire or imminent danger or for duty in foreign 
              area designated as an imminent danger area.
Sec. 619. Special payment to members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
              employees of the Department of Defense killed or wounded 
              in attacks directed at members or employees outside of 
              combat zone, including those killed or wounded in certain 
              2009 attacks.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 631. Extension of authority to provide travel and transportation 
              allowances for inactive duty training outside of normal 
              commuting distances.
Sec. 632. Travel and transportation allowances for attendance of 
              designated persons at Yellow Ribbon Reintegration events.
Sec. 633. Mileage reimbursement for use of privately owned vehicles.

             Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

Sec. 641. Elimination of cap on retired pay multiplier for members with 
              greater than 30 years of service who retire for 
              disability.
Sec. 642. Equity in computation of disability retired pay for reserve 
              component members wounded in action.
Sec. 643. Elimination of the age requirement for health care benefits 
              for non-regular service retirees.
Sec. 644. Clarification of effect of ordering reserve component member 
              to active duty to receive authorized medical care on 
              reducing eligibility age for receipt of non-regular 
              service retired pay.
Sec. 645. Special survivor indemnity allowance for recipients of pre-
              Survivor Benefit Plan annuity affected by required offset 
              for dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sec. 646. Payment date for retired and retainer pay.

    Subtitle E--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality 
                        Benefits and Operations

Sec. 651. Shared construction costs for shopping malls or similar 
              facilities containing a commissary store and one or more 
              nonappropriated fund instrumentality activities.
Sec. 652. Addition of definition of morale, welfare, and recreation 
              telephone services for use in contracts to provide such 
              services for military personnel serving in combat zones.
Sec. 653. Feasibility study on establishment of full exchange store in 
              the Northern Mariana Islands.

           Subtitle F--Alternative Career Track Pilot Program

Sec. 661. Pilot program to evaluate alternative career track for 
              commissioned officers to facilitate an increased 
              commitment to academic and professional education and 
              career-broadening assignments.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 671. Participation of members of the Armed Forces Health 
              Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program 
              in active duty health profession loan repayment program.
Sec. 672. Retention of enlistment, reenlistment, and student loan 
              benefits received by military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 673. Cancellation of loans of members of the Armed Forces made 
              from student loan funds.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

              Subtitle A--Improvements to Health Benefits

Sec. 701. Extension of prohibition on increases in certain health care 
              costs.
Sec. 702. Extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE.
Sec. 703. Survivor dental benefits.
Sec. 704. Aural screenings for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 705. Temporary prohibition on increase in copayments under retail 
              pharmacy system of pharmacy benefits program.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

Sec. 711. Administration of TRICARE.
Sec. 712. Updated terminology for the Army medical service corps.
Sec. 713. Clarification of licensure requirements applicable to 
              military health-care professionals who are members of the 
              national guard performing duty while in title 32 status.
Sec. 714. Annual report on joint health care facilities of the 
              Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 715. Improvements to oversight of medical training for Medical 
              Corps officers.
Sec. 716. Study on reimbursement for costs of health care provided to 
              ineligible individuals.
Sec. 717. Limitation on transfer of funds to Department of Defense-
              Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility 
              demonstration project.
Sec. 718. Enterprise risk assessment of health information technology 
              programs.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 721. Improving aural protection for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 722. Comprehensive policy on neurocognitive assessment by the 
              military health care system.
Sec. 723. National Casualty Care Research Center.
Sec. 724. Report on feasibility of study on breast cancer among female 
              members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 725. Assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder by military 
              occupation.
Sec. 726. Visiting NIH Senior Neuroscience Fellowship Program.

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

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. Disclosure to litigation support contractors.
Sec. 802. Designation of F135 and F136 engine development and 
              procurement programs as major subprograms.
Sec. 803. Conforming amendments relating to inclusion of major 
              subprograms to major defense acquisition programs under 
              various acquisition-related requirements.
Sec. 804. Enhancement of Department of Defense authority to respond to 
              combat and safety emergencies through rapid acquisition 
              and deployment of urgently needed supplies.
Sec. 805. Prohibition on contracts with entities engaging in commercial 
              activity in the energy sector of Iran.

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

Sec. 811. Extension of authority to procure certain fibers; limitation 
              on specification.
Sec. 812. Small arms production industrial base matters.
Sec. 813. Additional definition relating to production of specialty 
              metals within the United States.

                    Subtitle C--Studies and Reports

Sec. 821. Studies to analyze alternative models for acquisition and 
              funding of technologies supporting network-centric 
              operations.
Sec. 822. Annual joint report and Comptroller General review on 
              contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 823. Extension of Comptroller General review and report on 
              contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 824. Interim report on review of impact of covered subsidies on 
              acquisition of KC-45 aircraft.
Sec. 825. Reports on Joint Capabilities Integration and Development 
              System.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 831. Extension of authority for defense acquisition challenge 
              program.
Sec. 832. Energy savings performance contracts.
Sec. 833. Consideration of sustainable practices in procurement of 
              products and services.
Sec. 834. Definition of materials critical to national security.
Sec. 835. Determination of strategic or critical rare earth materials 
              for defense applications.
Sec. 836. Review of national security exception to competition.
Sec. 837. Inclusion of bribery in disclosure requirements of the 
              Federal awardee performance and integrity information 
              system.
Sec. 838. Requirement for entities with facility clearances that are 
              not under foreign ownership control or influence 
              mitigation.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

              Subtitle A--Department of Defense Management

Sec. 901. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department 
              of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 902. Realignment of the organizational structure of the Office of 
              the Secretary of Defense to carry out the reduction 
              required by law in the number of Deputy Under Secretaries 
              of Defense.
Sec. 903. Unified medical command.

                      Subtitle B--Space Activities

Sec. 911. Integrated space architectures.

                Subtitle C--Intelligence-Related Matters

Sec. 921. 5-year extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to 
              engage in commercial activities as security for 
              intelligence collection activities.
Sec. 922. Space and counterspace intelligence analysis.

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                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 931. Revisions to the board of regents for the Uniformed Services 
              University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 932. Increased flexibility for Combatant Commander Initiative 
              Fund.
Sec. 933. Two-year extension of authorities relating to temporary 
              waiver of reimbursement of costs of activities for 
              nongovernmental personnel at Department of Defense 
              Regional Centers for Security Studies.
Sec. 934. Additional requirements for quadrennial roles and missions 
              review in 2011.
Sec. 935. Codification of congressional notification requirement before 
              permanent relocation of any United States military unit 
              stationed outside the United States.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Authorization of additional appropriations for operations in 
              Afghanistan, Iraq, and Haiti for fiscal year 2010.
Sec. 1003. Budgetary effects of this Act.

                  Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1011. Unified counter-drug and counterterrorism campaign in 
              Colombia.
Sec. 1012. Joint task forces support to law enforcement agencies 
              conducting counterterrorism activities.
Sec. 1013. Reporting requirement on expenditures to support foreign 
              counter-drug activities.
Sec. 1014. Support for counter-drug activities of certain foreign 
              governments.

                Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Requirements for long-range plan for construction of naval 
              vessels.
Sec. 1022. Requirements for the decommissioning of naval vessels.
Sec. 1023. Requirements for the size of the Navy battle force fleet.
Sec. 1024. Retention and status of certain naval vessels.

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

Sec. 1031. Extension of certain authority for making rewards for 
              combating terrorism.
Sec. 1032. Prohibition on the use of funds for the transfer or release 
              of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
              Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1033. Certification requirements relating to the transfer of 
              individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
              Cuba, to foreign countries and other foreign entities.
Sec. 1034. Prohibition on the use of funds to modify or construct 
              facilities in the United States to house detainees 
              transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
              Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1035. Comprehensive review of force protection policies.
Sec. 1036. Fort Hood Follow-on Review Implementation Fund.
Sec. 1037. Inspector General investigation of the conduct and practices 
              of lawyers representing individuals detained at Naval 
              Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

                    Subtitle E--Studies and Reports

Sec. 1041. Department of Defense aerospace-related mishap safety 
              investigation reports.
Sec. 1042. Interagency national security knowledge and skills.
Sec. 1043. Report on establishing a Northeast Regional Joint Training 
              Center.
Sec. 1044. Comptroller General report on previously requested reports.
Sec. 1045. Report on nuclear triad.
Sec. 1046. Cybersecurity study and report.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 1051. National Defense Panel.
Sec. 1052. Quadrennial defense review.
Sec. 1053. Sale of surplus military equipment to State and local 
              homeland security and emergency management agencies.
Sec. 1054. Department of Defense rapid innovation program.
Sec. 1055. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1056. Limitation on Air Force fiscal year 2011 force structure 
              announcement implementation.
Sec. 1057. Budgeting for the sustainment and modernization of nuclear 
              delivery systems.
Sec. 1058. Limitation on nuclear force reductions.
Sec. 1059. Sense of Congress on the Nuclear Posture Review.
Sec. 1060. Strategic assessment of strategic challenges posed by 
              potential competitors.
Sec. 1061. Electronic access to certain classified information.
Sec. 1062. Justice for victims of torture and terrorism.
Sec. 1063. Policy regarding appropriate use of Department of Defense 
              resources.
Sec. 1064. Executive agent for preventing the introduction of 
              counterfeit microelectronics into the defense supply 
              chain.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

Sec. 1101. Authority for the Department of Defense to approve an 
              alternate method of processing equal employment 
              opportunity complaints within one or more component 
              organizations under specified circumstances.
Sec. 1102. Clarification of authorities at personnel demonstration 
              laboratories.
Sec. 1103. Special rule relating to certain overtime pay.
Sec. 1104. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation 
              on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for 
              Federal civilian employees working overseas.
Sec. 1105. Waiver of certain pay limitations.
Sec. 1106. Services of post-combat case coordinators.
Sec. 1107. Authority to waive maximum age limit for certain 
              appointments.
Sec. 1108. Sense of Congress regarding waiver of recovery of certain 
              payments made under civilian employees voluntary 
              separation incentive program.
Sec. 1109. Suspension of DCIPS pay authority extended for a year.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Expansion of authority for support of special operations to 
              combat terrorism.
Sec. 1202. Addition of allied government agencies to enhanced logistics 
              interoperability authority.
Sec. 1203. Modification and extension of authorities relating to 
              program to build the capacity of foreign military forces.
Sec. 1204. Air Force scholarships for Partnership for Peace nations to 
              participate in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training 
              Program.

    Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

Sec. 1211. Limitation on availability of funds for certain purposes 
              relating to Iraq.
Sec. 1212. Commanders' Emergency Response Program.
Sec. 1213. Modification of authority for reimbursement to certain 
              coalition nations for support provided to United States 
              military operations.
Sec. 1214. Modification of report on responsible redeployment of United 
              States Armed Forces from Iraq.
Sec. 1215. Modification of reports relating to Afghanistan.
Sec. 1216. No permanent military bases in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1217. Authority to use funds for reintegration activities in 
              Afghanistan.
Sec. 1218. One-year extension of Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund.
Sec. 1219. Authority to use funds to provide support to coalition 
              forces supporting military and stability operations in 
              Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sec. 1220. Requirement to provide United States brigade and equivalent 
              units deployed to Afghanistan with the commensurate level 
              of unit and theater-wide combat enablers.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1231. NATO Special Operations Coordination Center.
Sec. 1232. National Military Strategic Plan to Counter Iran.
Sec. 1233. Report on Department of Defense's plans to reform the export 
              control system.
Sec. 1234. Report on United States efforts to defend against threats 
              posed by the advanced anti-access capabilities of 
              potentially hostile foreign countries.
Sec. 1235. Report on force structure changes in composition and 
              capabilities at military installations in Europe.
Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress on missile defense and New Start Treaty 
              with Russian Federation.

                TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and 
              funds.
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations.

                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. Study on working capital fund cash balances.
Sec. 1403. Modification of certain working capital fund requirements.
Sec. 1404. Reduction of unobligated balances within the Pentagon 
              Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund.
Sec. 1405. National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1406. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.
Sec. 1407. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1408. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1409. Defense Health Program.

                 Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

Sec. 1411. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds.
Sec. 1412. Revision to required receipt objectives for previously 
              authorized disposals from the National Defense Stockpile.

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                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1421. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement 
              Home.
Sec. 1422. Plan for funding fuel infrastructure sustainment, 
              restoration, and modernization requirements.

   TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS 
                         CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Army procurement.
Sec. 1503. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund.
Sec. 1504. Navy and Marine Corps procurement.
Sec. 1505. Air Force procurement.
Sec. 1506. Defense-wide activities procurement.
Sec. 1507. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program.
Sec. 1508. National Guard and Reserve equipment.
Sec. 1509. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund.
Sec. 1510. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1511. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1512. Limitations on availability of funds in Afghanistan Security 
              Forces Fund.
Sec. 1513. Limitations on Iraq Security Forces Fund.
Sec. 1514. Military personnel.
Sec. 1515. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1516. Defense Health Program.
Sec. 1517. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide.
Sec. 1518. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1519. Continuation of prohibition on use of United States funds 
              for certain facilities projects in Iraq.
Sec. 1520. Availability of funds for rapid force protection in 
              Afghanistan.
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority.

TITLE XVI--IMPROVED SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE IN THE ARMED 
                                 FORCES

Sec. 1601. Definition of Department of Defense sexual assault 
              prevention and response program and other definitions.

 Subtitle A--Immediate Actions to Improve Department of Defense Sexual 
                Assault Prevention and Response Program

Sec. 1611. Specific budgeting for Department of Defense sexual assault 
              prevention and response program.
Sec. 1612. Consistency in terminology, position descriptions, program 
              standards, and organizational structures.
Sec. 1613. Guidance for commanders.
Sec. 1614. Commander consultation with victims of sexual assault.
Sec. 1615. Oversight and evaluation.
Sec. 1616. Sexual assault reporting hotline.
Sec. 1617. Review of application of sexual assault prevention and 
              response program to reserve components.
Sec. 1618. Review of effectiveness of revised Uniform Code of Military 
              Justice offenses regarding rape, sexual assault, and 
              other sexual misconduct.
Sec. 1619. Training and education programs for sexual assault 
              prevention and response program.
Sec. 1620. Use of sexual assault forensic medical examiners.
Sec. 1621. Sexual Assault Advisory Board.
Sec. 1622. Department of Defense Sexual Assault Advisory Council.
Sec. 1623. Service-level sexual assault review boards.
Sec. 1624. Renewed emphasis on acquisition of centralized Department of 
              Defense sexual assault database.

  Subtitle B--Sexual Assault Prevention Strategy and Annual Reporting 
                              Requirement

Sec. 1631. Comprehensive Department of Defense sexual assault 
              prevention strategy.
Sec. 1632. Annual report on sexual assaults involving members of the 
              Armed Forces and sexual assault prevention and response 
              program.

                   Subtitle C--Amendments to Title 10

Sec. 1641. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
Sec. 1642. Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault 
              Victim Advocates.
Sec. 1643. Sexual assault victims access to legal counsel and Victim 
              Advocate services.
Sec. 1644. Notification of command of outcome of court-martial 
              involving charges of sexual assault.
Sec. 1645. Copy of record of court-martial to victim of sexual assault 
              involving a member of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1646. Medical care for victims of sexual assault.
Sec. 1647. Privilege against disclosure of certain communications with 
              Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1661. Recruiter selection and oversight.
Sec. 1662. Availability of services under sexual assault prevention and 
              response program for dependents of members, military 
              retirees, Department of Defense civilian employees, and 
              defense contractor employees.
Sec. 1663. Application of sexual assault prevention and response 
              program in training environments.
Sec. 1664. Application of sexual assault prevention and response 
              program in remote environments and joint basing 
              situations.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
              specified by law.
Sec. 2003. Effective date.
Sec. 2004. General reduction across division.

                 TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects 
              and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Use of unobligated Army military construction funds in 
              conjunction with funds provided by the Commonwealth of 
              Virginia to carry out certain fiscal year 2002 project.
Sec. 2104. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
              2009 project.
Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
              2010 project.
Sec. 2106. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2008 
              projects.

                 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects 
              and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Technical amendment to reflect multi-increment fiscal year 
              2010 project.
Sec. 2204. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2008 
              project.

              TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2007 
              project.

           TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

               Subtitle A--Defense Agency Authorizations

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2402. Family housing.
Sec. 2403. Energy conservation projects.

          Subtitle B--Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations

Sec. 2411. Authorization of appropriations, chemical demilitarization 
              construction, defense-wide.
Sec. 2412. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 
              2000 project.

   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 and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition 
              projects and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
              construction and land acquisition projects and 
              authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land 
              acquisition projects and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2606. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2008 
              projects.

          TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

                       Subtitle A--Authorizations

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

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 2711. Transportation plan for BRAC 133 project under Fort Belvoir, 
              Virginia, BRAC initiative.

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         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

Sec. 2801. Availability of military construction information on 
              Internet.
Sec. 2802. Authority to transfer proceeds from sale of military family 
              housing to Department of Defense Family Housing 
              Improvement Fund.
Sec. 2803. Enhanced authority for provision of excess contributions for 
              NATO Security Investment program.
Sec. 2804. Duration of authority to use Pentagon Reservation 
              Maintenance Revolving Fund for construction and repairs 
              at Pentagon Reservation.
Sec. 2805. Authority to use operation and maintenance funds for 
              construction projects inside the United States Central 
              Command area of responsibility.
Sec. 2806. Veterans to Work pilot program for military construction 
              projects.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

Sec. 2811. Notice-and-wait requirements applicable to real property 
              transactions.
Sec. 2812. Treatment of proceeds generated from leases of non-excess 
              property involving military museums.
Sec. 2813. Repeal of expired authority to lease land for special 
              operations activities.
Sec. 2814. Former Naval Bombardment Area, Culebra Island, Puerto Rico.

           Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Guam Realignment

Sec. 2821. Sense of Congress regarding importance of providing 
              community adjustment assistance to Government of Guam.
Sec. 2822. Department of Defense assistance for community adjustments 
              related to realignment of military installations and 
              relocation of military personnel on Guam.
Sec. 2823. Extension of term of Deputy Secretary of Defense's 
              leadership of Guam Oversight Council.
Sec. 2824. Utility conveyances to support integrated water and 
              wastewater treatment system on Guam.
Sec. 2825. Report on types of facilities required to support Guam 
              realignment.
Sec. 2826. Report on civilian infrastructure needs for Guam.
Sec. 2827. Comptroller General report on planned replacement Naval 
              Hospital on Guam.

                      Subtitle D--Energy Security

Sec. 2831. Consideration of environmentally sustainable practices in 
              Department energy performance plan.
Sec. 2832. Plan and implementation guidelines for achieving Department 
              of Defense goal regarding use of renewable energy to meet 
              facility energy needs.
Sec. 2833. Insulation retrofitting assessment for Department of Defense 
              facilities.

                      Subtitle E--Land Conveyances

Sec. 2841. Conveyance of personal property related to waste-to-energy 
              power plant serving Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Whittier Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant Tank 
              Farm, Whittier, Alaska.
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Sec. 2844. Land conveyance, Naval Support Activity (West Bank), New 
              Orleans, Louisiana.
Sec. 2845. Land conveyance, former Navy Extremely Low Frequency 
              communications project site, Republic, Michigan.
Sec. 2846. Land conveyance, Marine Forces Reserve Center, Wilmington, 
              North Carolina.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 2851. Requirements related to providing world class military 
              medical facilities.
Sec. 2852. Naming of Armed Forces Reserve Center, Middletown, 
              Connecticut.

   TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                 Subtitle A--Fiscal Year 2010 Projects

Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects 
              and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2902. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects and authorization of appropriations.

                 Subtitle B--Fiscal Year 2011 Projects

Sec. 2911. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects 
              and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2912. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects and authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2913. Authorized Defense Wide Construction and Land Acquisition 
              Projects and Authorization of Appropriations.
Sec. 2914. Construction authorization for National Security Agency 
              facilities in a foreign country.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 2921. Notification of obligation of funds and quarterly reports.

 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. Energy security and assurance.

   Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3111. Extension of authority relating to the International 
              Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting Program of 
              the Department of Energy.
Sec. 3112. Energy parks initiative.
Sec. 3113. Establishment of technology transfer centers.
Sec. 3114. Aircraft procurement.

                          Subtitle C--Reports

Sec. 3121. Comptroller General report on NNSA biennial complex 
              modernization strategy.
Sec. 3122. Report on graded security protection policy.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.

                  TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for national security 
              aspects of the merchant marine for fiscal year 2011.
Sec. 3502. Extension of Maritime Security Fleet program.
Sec. 3503. United States Merchant Marine Academy nominations of 
              residents of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 3504. Administrative expenses for Port of Guam Improvement 
              Enterprise Program.
Sec. 3505. Vessel loan guarantees: procedures for traditional and 
              nontraditional applications.

     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.

     SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF SUCCESSOR CONTINGENCY OPERATION TO 
                   OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

       Any law or regulation applicable to Operation Iraqi Freedom 
     shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to the 
     successor contingency operation known as Operation New Dawn, 
     except as specifically provided in this Act, any amendment 
     made by this Act, or any other law enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

            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 2011 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $5,986,361,000.
       (2) For missiles, $1,631,463,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,616,245,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,946,948,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $9,398,728,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2011 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $19,132,613,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $3,350,894,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $15,724,520,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $6,450,208,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2011 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $1,379,044,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011 for 
     procurement of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps 
     in the amount of $817,991,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $15,355,908,000.
       (2) For ammunition, $672,420,000.
       (3) For missiles, $5,470,772,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $17,911,730,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $4,399,768,000.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. PROCUREMENT OF EARLY INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM 
                   INCREMENT ONE EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Limitation on Production Quantities.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may not 
     procure more than

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      two brigade sets of early-infantry brigade combat team 
     increment one equipment (in this section referred to as a 
     ``brigade set'').
       (b) Applicability to Long-lead Production Items.--The 
     limitation in subsection (a) includes procurement of a long-
     lead item for an element of a brigade set beyond the two 
     brigade sets authorized under such subsection.
       (c) Waiver.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may waive the 
     limitation in subsection (a) if--
       (1) the Under Secretary submits to Congress written 
     certification that--
       (A) the initial operational test and evaluation of the 
     brigade set has been completed;
       (B) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has 
     submitted to Congress a report describing the results of the 
     initial operational test and evaluation (as described in 
     section 2399(b) of title 10, United States Code) and the 
     comparative test of the brigade set;
       (C) all of the subsystems tested in the initial operational 
     test and evaluation were tested in the intended production 
     configuration; and
       (D) all radios planned for fielding with the brigade set 
     have received the appropriate National Security Agency 
     approvals, as determined by the Under Secretary; and
       (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the certification under paragraph (1) is received.
       (d) Exception for Meeting Operational Need Statement 
     Requirements.--The limitation in subsection (a) does not 
     apply to the procurement of individual components of the 
     brigade set if the procurement of such components is 
     specifically intended to address an operational need 
     statement requirement (as described in Army Regulation 71-9 
     or a successor regulation).

     SEC. 112. REPORT ON ARMY BATTLEFIELD NETWORK PLANS AND 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on plans for fielding tactical 
     communications network equipment. Such report shall include--
       (1) an explanation of the current communications 
     architecture of every level of the Army;
       (2) an explanation of the future communications 
     architecture of every level of the Army;
       (3) the quantities and types of new equipment that the 
     Secretary plans to procure in the five-year period following 
     the date on which the report is submitted in order to develop 
     the architecture described in paragraph (2); and
       (4) a list of the equipment described in paragraph (3) that 
     is included in the budget of the President for fiscal year 
     2012 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code).
       (b) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (c), of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     by this or any other Act for fiscal year 2011 for 
     procurement, Army, for tactical radios or tactical 
     communications network equipment, not more than 50 percent 
     may be obligated or expended until the date that is 15 days 
     after the date on which the report is submitted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Exception for Meeting Operational Need Statement 
     Requirements.--The limitation in subsection (b) does not 
     apply to the procurement of tactical radio or tactical 
     communications network equipment if the procurement of such 
     equipment is specifically intended to address an operational 
     need statement requirement (as described in Army Regulation 
     71-9 or a successor regulation).
       (d) Tactical Communications Network Equipment Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``tactical communications network 
     equipment'' means all electronic communications systems 
     operated by a tactical unit (of brigade size or smaller) of 
     the Army.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 121. INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR PROCUREMENT OF LARGE NAVAL 
                   VESSELS.

       (a) Incremental Funding of Large Naval Vessels.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may use 
     incremental funding for the procurement of a large naval 
     vessel over a period not to exceed the number of years equal 
     to three-fourths of the total period of planned ship 
     construction of such vessel.
       (b) LPD 26.--With respect to the vessel designated LPD 26, 
     the Secretary may use incremental funding for the procurement 
     of such vessel through fiscal year 2012 if the Secretary 
     determines that such incremental funding--
       (1) is in the best interest of the overall shipbuilding 
     efforts of the Navy;
       (2) is needed to provide the Secretary with the ability to 
     facilitate changes to the shipbuilding industrial base of the 
     Navy; and
       (3) will provide the Secretary with the ability to award a 
     contract for construction of the vessel that provides the 
     best value to the United States.
       (c) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract 
     entered into under subsection (a) or (b) shall provide that 
     any obligation of the United States to make a payment under 
     the contract for a fiscal year after the fiscal year the 
     vessel was authorized is subject to the availability of 
     appropriations for that purpose for that later fiscal year.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``large naval vessel'' means a vessel--
       (A) that is--
       (i) an aircraft carrier designated a CVN;
       (ii) an amphibious assault ship designated LPD, LHA, LHD, 
     or LSD; or
       (iii) an auxiliary vessel; and
       (B) that has a light ship displacement of 17,000 tons or 
     more.
       (2) The term ``total period of planned ship construction'' 
     means the period of years beginning on the date of the first 
     authorization of funding (not including funding requested for 
     advance procurement) and ending on the date that is projected 
     on the date of the first authorization of funding to be the 
     delivery date of the vessel to the Navy.

     SEC. 122. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT OF F/A-18E, F/A-18F, AND EA-
                   18G AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Multiyear Procurement.--
       (1) Additional authority.--Section 128 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
     111-84; 123 Stat. 2217) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(e) Updated Report.--With respect to a multiyear contract 
     entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
     may submit to the congressional defense committees an update 
     to the report under section 2306b(l)(4) of title 10, United 
     States Code, by not later than September 1, 2010.
       ``(f) Required Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, with respect to a multiyear contract 
     entered into under subsection (a), this section shall be 
     deemed to meet the requirements under subsection (i)(3) and 
     (l)(3) of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(g) Exception to Certain Requirement.--Section 8008(b) of 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public 
     Law 105-56; 10 U.S.C. 2306b note) shall not apply to a 
     multiyear contract entered into under subsection (a).
       ``(h) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Procurement.--In accordance with paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all funds authorized 
     to be appropriated for the advance procurement or procurement 
     of F/A-18E, F/A-18F, or EA-18G aircraft under this section 
     are obligated or expended for such purpose.
       ``(2) Use of excess funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that any excess funds are obligated or expended for 
     the advance procurement or procurement of F/A-18E or F/A-18F 
     aircraft under this section, regardless of whether such 
     aircraft are in addition to the 515 F/A-18E and F/A-18F 
     aircraft planned by the Secretary of the Navy.
       ``(3) Excess funds defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `excess funds', with respect to funds available for the 
     advance procurement or procurement of F/A-18E, F/A-18F, or 
     EA-18G aircraft under this section, means the amount of funds 
     that is equal to the difference of--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     or otherwise available for fiscal year 2010 for the advance 
     procurement and procurement of F/A-18E, F/A-18F, or EA-18G 
     aircraft; and
       ``(ii) the funding levels for the advance procurement and 
     procurement of such aircraft for fiscal years 2011 through 
     2013 proposed by the Secretary of Defense in the future-years 
     defense program for fiscal year 2011 submitted under section 
     221 of title 10, United States Code; and
       ``(B) the funds required to execute the multiyear contracts 
     for the advance procurement and procurement of such aircraft 
     under this section.''.
       (2) Extension of certification.--Paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking ``a 
     reference to March'' and inserting ``a reference to 
     September''.
       (b) Full Funding Certification.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     8011 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 
     (Public Law 111-118; 10 U.S.C. 2306b note) is amended by 
     inserting after ``within 30 days of enactment of this Act'' 
     the following: ``(or in the case of a multiyear contract for 
     the procurement of F/A-18E, F/A-18F, or EA-18G aircraft, by 
     the date that is not less than 30 days prior to the contract 
     award)''.

     SEC. 123. REPORT ON NAVAL FORCE STRUCTURE AND MISSILE 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the Secretary of 
     the Navy, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations, 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the requirements of the major combatant surface vessels 
     with respect to missile defense.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An analysis of whether the requirement for sea-based 
     missile defense can be accommodated by upgrading Aegis ships 
     that exist as of the date of the report or by procuring 
     additional combatant surface vessels.
       (2) Whether such sea-based missile defense will require 
     increasing the overall number of combatant surface vessels 
     beyond the requirement of 88 cruisers and destroyers in the 
     313-ship fleet plan of the Navy.
       (3) The number of Aegis ships needed by each combatant 
     commander to fulfill ballistic missile defense requirements, 
     including (in consultation with the Chairman of the Joints 
     Chiefs of Staff) the number of such ships needed to support 
     the phased, adaptive approach to ballistic missile defense in 
     Europe.
       (4) A discussion of the potential effect of ballistic 
     missile defense operations on the ability of the Navy to meet 
     surface fleet demands in each geographic area and for each 
     mission set.
       (5) An evaluation of how the Aegis ballistic missile 
     defense program can succeed as part of a balanced fleet of 
     adequate size and strength to meet the security needs of the 
     United States.
       (6) A description of both the shortfalls and the benefits 
     of expected technological advancements in the sea-based 
     missile defense program.

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       (7) A description of the anticipated plan for deployment of 
     Aegis ballistic missile ships within the context of the fleet 
     response plan.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 131. PRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF UNIQUE TOOLING FOR F-22 
                   FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.

       Subsection (b) of section 133 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat.2219) is amended by striking ``2010'' and inserting 
     ``2011''.

               Subtitle E--Joint and Multiservice Matters

     SEC. 141. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF F-35 LIGHTNING II 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (c), of 
     the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 for aircraft 
     procurement, Air Force, and aircraft procurement, Navy, for 
     F-35 Lightning II aircraft, not more than an amount necessary 
     for the procurement of 30 such aircraft may be obligated or 
     expended unless--
       (1) the certifications under subsection (b) are received by 
     the congressional defense committees on or before January 15, 
     2011; and
       (2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date of such 
     receipt.
       (b) Certifications.--Not later than January 15, 2011--
       (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics shall certify in writing to the 
     congressional defense committees that--
       (A) each of the 11 scheduled system development and 
     demonstration aircraft planned in the schedule for delivery 
     during 2010 has been delivered to the designated test 
     location;
       (B) the initial service release has been granted for the 
     F135 engine designated for the short take-off and vertical 
     landing variant;
       (C) facility configuration and industrial tooling 
     capability and capacity is sufficient to support production 
     of at least 42 F-35 aircraft for fiscal year 2011;
       (D) block 1.0 software has been released and is in flight 
     test;
       (E) the Secretary of Defense has--
       (i) determined that two F-35 aircraft from low-rate initial 
     production 1 have met established criteria for acceptance; 
     and
       (ii) accepted such aircraft for delivery; and
       (F) advance procurement funds appropriated for the advance 
     procurement of F136 engines for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 
     have either been obligated or the Secretary of Defense has 
     submitted a reprogramming action to the congressional defense 
     committees that would reprogram such funds to meet other F136 
     development requirements; and
       (2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall 
     certify in writing to the congressional defense committees 
     that--
       (A) the F-35C aircraft designated as CF-1 has effectively 
     accomplished its first flight;
       (B) the 394 F-35 aircraft test flights planned in the 
     schedule to occur during 2010 have been completed with 
     sufficient results;
       (C) 95 percent of the 3,772 flight test points planned for 
     completion in 2010 were accomplished;
       (D) the conventional take-off and land variant low 
     observable signature flight test has been conducted and the 
     results of such test have met or exceeded threshold key 
     performance parameters;
       (E) six F136 engines have been made available for testing; 
     and
       (F) not less than 1,000 test hours have been completed in 
     the F136 system development and demonstration program.
       (c) Waiver.--After January 15, 2011, the Secretary of 
     Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if each of 
     the following occurs:
       (1) The written certification described in subsection 
     (b)(1) is submitted by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics not later than January 
     15, 2011.
       (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics certifies in writing to the 
     congressional defense committees that the failure to fully 
     achieve the milestones described in subsection (b)(2) will 
     not--
       (A) delay or otherwise negatively affect the F-35 aircraft 
     test schedule for fiscal year 2011;
       (B) impede production of 42 F-35 aircraft in such fiscal 
     year; and
       (C) otherwise increase risk to the F-35 aircraft program.
       (3) A period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the certification under paragraph (2) is submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       (d) Schedule Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``schedule'' means the F-35 Lightning II program update 
     schedule received by the congressional defense committees on 
     March 15, 2010.

     SEC. 142. LIMITATIONS ON BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS FUNDS.

       (a) General Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2011 for biometrics programs and operations, not 
     more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended until--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the actions taken--
       (A) to implement subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph 
     (16) of the National Security Presidential Directive dated 
     June 5, 2008 (NSPD-59);
       (B) to implement the recommendations of the Comptroller 
     General of the United States included in the report of the 
     Comptroller General numbered GAO-08-1065 dated September, 
     2008;
       (C) to implement the recommendations of the Comptroller 
     General included in the report of the Comptroller General 
     numbered GAO-09-49 dated October, 2008;
       (D) to fully and completely characterize the current 
     biometrics architecture and establish the objective 
     architecture for the Department of Defense;
       (E) to ensure that an official of the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense has the authority necessary to be 
     responsible for ensuring that all funding for biometrics 
     programs and operations is programmed, budgeted, and 
     executed; and
       (F) to ensure that an officer within the Office of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff has the authority necessary to be 
     responsible for ensuring the development and implementation 
     of common and interoperable standards for the collection, 
     storage, and use of biometrics data by all combatant 
     commanders and their commands; and
       (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the report is submitted under paragraph (1).
       (b) Specific Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to 
     be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2011 for biometrics programs and operations may 
     be obligated or expended unless the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (acting 
     through the Director of Defense Biometrics) approves such 
     obligation or expenditure in writing.

     SEC. 143. COUNTER-IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE INITIATIVES 
                   DATABASE.

       (a) Comprehensive Database.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
     the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
     Organization, shall develop and maintain a comprehensive 
     database containing appropriate information for coordinating, 
     tracking, and archiving each counter-improvised explosive 
     device initiative within the Department of Defense. The 
     database shall, at a minimum, ensure the visibility of each 
     counter-improvised explosive device initiative.
       (2) Use of information.--Using information contained in the 
     database developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting 
     through the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
     Defeat Organization, shall--
       (A) identify and eliminate redundant counter-improvised 
     explosive device initiatives;
       (B) facilitate the transition of counter-improvised 
     explosive device initiatives from funding under the Joint 
     Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund to funding provided 
     by the military departments; and
       (C) notify the appropriate personnel and organizations 
     prior to a counter-improvised explosive device initiative 
     being funded through the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
     Defeat Fund.
       (3) Coordination.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the Secretary of each military 
     department coordinates and collaborates on development of the 
     database to ensure its interoperability, completeness, 
     consistency, and effectiveness.
       (b) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
     Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
     Organization, shall--
       (1) develop appropriate means to measure the effectiveness 
     of counter-improvised explosive device initiatives; and
       (2) prioritize the funding of such initiatives according to 
     such means.
       (c) Elimination of Prior Notice Requirement.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 
     120 Stat. 2439), as amended by the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4649), is further amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (d) Counter-improvised Explosive Device Initiative 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``counter-improvised 
     explosive device initiative'' means any project, program, or 
     research activity funded by any component of the Department 
     of Defense that is intended to assist or support efforts to 
     counter, combat, or defeat the use of improvised explosive 
     devices.

     SEC. 144. STUDY ON LIGHTWEIGHT BODY ARMOR SOLUTIONS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter 
     into a contract with a federally funded research and 
     development center to conduct a study to--
       (1) assess the effectiveness of the processes used by the 
     Secretary to identify and examine the requirements for 
     lighter weight body armor systems; and
       (2) determine ways in which the Secretary may more 
     effectively address the research, development, and 
     procurement requirements regarding reducing the weight of 
     body armor.
       (b) Matters Covered.--The study conducted under subsection 
     (a) shall include findings and recommendations regarding the 
     following:
       (1) The requirement for lighter weight body armor and 
     personal protective equipment and the ability of the 
     Secretary to meet such requirement.
       (2) Innovative design ideas for more modular body armor 
     that allow for scalable protection levels for various 
     missions and threats.
       (3) The need for research, development, and acquisition 
     funding dedicated specifically for reducing the weight of 
     body armor.
       (4) The efficiency and effectiveness of current body armor 
     funding procedures and processes.
       (5) Industry concerns, capabilities, and willingness to 
     invest in the development and production of lightweight body 
     armor initiatives.

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       (6) Barriers preventing the development of lighter weight 
     body armor (including such barriers with respect to 
     technical, institutional, or financial problems).
       (7) Changes to procedures or policy with respect to 
     lightweight body armor.
       (8) Other areas of concern not previously addressed by 
     equipping boards, body armor producers, or program managers.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the study conducted under subsection (a).

         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 2011 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $10,316,754,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $17,978,646,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $27,269,902,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $20,908,006,000, of which 
     $194,910,000 is authorized for the Director of Operational 
     Test and Evaluation.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 211. REPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR REPLACEMENT PROGRAM OF THE 
                   OHIO-CLASS BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The sea-based strategic deterrence provided by the 
     ballistic missile submarine force of the Navy has been 
     essential to the national security of the United States since 
     the deployment of the first ballistic missile submarine, the 
     USS George Washington SSBN 598, in 1960.
       (2) Since 1960, a total of 59 submarines have served the 
     United States to provide the sea-based strategic deterrence.
       (3) As of the date of the enactment of this Act, the sea-
     based strategic deterrence is provided by the tremendous 
     capability of the 14 ships of the Ohio-class submarine force, 
     which have been the primary sea-based deterrent force for 
     more than two decades.
       (4) Ballistic missile submarines are the most survivable 
     asset in the arsenal of the United States in the event of a 
     surprise nuclear attack on the country because, being 
     submerged for months at a time, these submarines are 
     virtually undetectable to any adversary and therefore 
     invulnerable to attack, thus providing the submarines with 
     the ability to respond with significant force against any 
     adversary who attacks the United States or its allies.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) as Ohio-class submarines reach the end of their service 
     life and are retired, the United States must maintain the 
     robust sea-based strategic deterrent force that has the 
     ability to remain undetected by potential adversaries and 
     must have the capability to deliver a retaliatory strike of 
     such magnitude that no rational actor would dare attack the 
     United States;
       (2) the Secretary of Defense should conduct a comprehensive 
     analysis of the alternative capabilities to provide the sea-
     based strategic deterrence that includes consideration of 
     different types and sizes of submarines, different types and 
     sizes of missile systems, the number of submarines necessary 
     to provide such deterrence, and the cost of each alternative; 
     and
       (3) prior to requesting more than $1,000,000,000 in 
     research and development funding to develop a replacement for 
     the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine force in advance 
     of a Milestone A decision, the Secretary of Defense should 
     have made available to Congress the guidance issued by the 
     Director of Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation with 
     respect to the analysis of alternative capabilities and the 
     results of such analysis.
       (c) Limitation.--
       (1) Report.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 for 
     research and development for the Navy, not more than 50 
     percent may be obligated or expended to research or develop a 
     submarine as a replacement for the Ohio-class ballistic 
     missile submarine force unless--
       (A) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a report including--
       (i) guidance issued by the Director of Cost Assessment and 
     Performance Evaluation with respect to the analysis of 
     alternative capabilities to provide the sea-based strategic 
     deterrence currently provided by the Ohio-class ballistic 
     missile submarine force and any other guidance relating to 
     requirements for such alternatives intended to affect the 
     analysis;
       (ii) an analysis of the alternative capabilities considered 
     by the Secretary to continue the sea-based strategic 
     deterrence currently provided by the Ohio-class ballistic 
     missile submarine force, including--

       (I) the cost estimates for each alternative capability;
       (II) the operational challenges and benefits associated 
     with each alternative capability; and
       (III) the time needed to develop and deploy each 
     alternative capability; and

       (iii) detailed reasoning associated with the decision to 
     replace the capability of sea-based deterrence provided by 
     the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine force with an 
     alternative capability designed to carry the Trident II D5 
     missile; and
       (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the report under subparagraph (A) is submitted.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.

     SEC. 212. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR F-35 
                   LIGHTNING II AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation for the F-35 Lightning II 
     aircraft program, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 
     until the date that is 15 days after the date on which the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics submits to the congressional defense committees 
     certification in writing that all funds made available for 
     fiscal year 2011 for the continued development and 
     procurement of a competitive propulsion system for the F-35 
     Lightning II aircraft have been obligated.

     SEC. 213. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST AND FUTURE-YEARS 
                   DEFENSE PROGRAM OF SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS FOR 
                   CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND PROCUREMENT OF 
                   COMPETITIVE PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR F-35 
                   LIGHTNING II AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Annual Budget.--Chapter 9 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 236. Budgeting for competitive propulsion system for 
       F-35 Lightning II aircraft

       ``(a) Annual Budget.--Effective for the budget for fiscal 
     year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall include in the defense budget materials a 
     request for such amounts as are necessary for the full 
     funding of the continued development and procurement of a 
     competitive propulsion system for the F-35 Lightning II 
     aircraft.
       ``(b) Future-years Defense Program.--In each future-years 
     defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of 
     this title, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
     estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations for the F-
     35 Lightning II aircraft, for each fiscal year of the period 
     covered by that program, include sufficient amounts for the 
     full funding of the continued development and procurement of 
     a competitive propulsion system for the F-35 Lightning II 
     aircraft.
       ``(c) Requirement to Obligate and Expend Funds.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011 or 
     any fiscal year thereafter, for research, development, test, 
     and evaluation and procurement for the F-35 Lightning II 
     aircraft program, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure the 
     obligation and expenditure in each such fiscal year of 
     sufficient annual amounts for the continued development and 
     procurement of two options for the propulsion system for the 
     F-35 Lightning II aircraft in order to ensure the development 
     and competitive production for the propulsion system for such 
     aircraft.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) 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.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by at the end the 
     following new item:

``236. Budgeting for competitive propulsion system for F-35 Lightning 
              II aircraft.''.

       (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 213 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 214. SEPARATE PROGRAM ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE.

       In the budget materials submitted to the President by the 
     Secretary of Defense in connection with the submission to 
     Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
     Code, of the budget for fiscal year 2012, and each subsequent 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that within each 
     research, development, test, and evaluation account of the 
     Army and the Navy a separate, dedicated program element is 
     assigned to the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

                  Subtitle C--Missile Defense Programs

     SEC. 221. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MISSILE 
                   DEFENSES IN EUROPE.

       (a) Limitation on Construction and Deployment of Systems.--
     No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal year 2011 or any fiscal year thereafter may be 
     obligated or expended for site activation, construction, 
     preparation of equipment for, or deployment of a medium-range 
     or long-range missile defense system in Europe until--
       (1) any nation agreeing to host such system has signed and 
     ratified a missile defense basing agreement and a status of 
     forces agreement; and
       (2) a period of 45 days has elapsed following the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees the report on the independent assessment 
     of alternative missile defense systems in Europe required by 
     section 235(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2235).
       (b) Limitation on Procurement or Deployment of 
     Interceptors.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act or otherwise made

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     available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 
     or any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or expended 
     for the procurement (other than initial long-lead 
     procurement) or deployment of operational missiles of a 
     medium-range or 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 
     the congressional defense committees 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 and that such 
     missile defense system has the ability to accomplish the 
     mission.
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 234 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-81; 
     123 Stat. 2234) is repealed.

     SEC. 222. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS BY 
                   MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY WITH FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       Section 222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 101 Stat. 
     1055; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 223. PHASED, ADAPTIVE APPROACH TO MISSILE DEFENSE IN 
                   EUROPE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the new phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in 
     Europe, announced by the President on September 17, 2009, 
     should be supported by sound analysis, program plans, 
     schedules, and technologies that are credible;
       (2) the cost, performance, and risk of such approach to 
     missile defense should be well understood; and
       (3) Congress should have access to information regarding 
     the analyses, plans, schedules, technologies, cost, 
     performance, and risk of such approach to missile defense in 
     order to conduct effective oversight.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the phased, 
     adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe.
       (2) Matters included.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A discussion of the analyses conducted by the Secretary 
     of Defense preceding the announcement of the phased, adaptive 
     Approach to missile defense in Europe on September 17, 2009, 
     including--
       (i) a description of any alternatives considered;
       (ii) the criteria used to analyze each such alternative; 
     and
       (iii) the result of each analysis, including a description 
     of the criteria used to judge each alternative.
       (B) A discussion of any independent assessments or reviews 
     of alternative approaches to missile defense in Europe 
     considered by the Secretary in support of the announcement of 
     the phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe on 
     September 17, 2009.
       (C) A description of the architecture for each of the four 
     phases of the phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in 
     Europe, including--
       (i) the composition, basing locations, and quantities of 
     ballistic missile defense assets, including ships, batteries, 
     interceptors, radars and other sensors, and command and 
     control nodes;
       (ii) program schedules and site-specific schedules with 
     task activities, test plans, and knowledge and decision 
     points;
       (iii) technology maturity levels of missile defense assets 
     and plans for retiring technical risks;
       (iv) planned performance of missile defense assets and 
     defended area coverage, including sensitivity analysis to 
     various basing scenarios and varying threat capabilities 
     (including simple and complex threats, liquid and solid-
     fueled ballistic missiles, and varying raid sizes);
       (v) operational concepts and how such operational concepts 
     effect force structure and inventory requirements;
       (vi) total cost estimates and funding profiles, by year, 
     for acquisition, fielding, and operations and support; and
       (vii) acquisition strategies.
       (3) GAO.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     assessing the report under paragraph (1) pursuant to section 
     232(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note).
       (c) Limitation on Funds.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance, 
     Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not 
     more than 95 percent of such amounts may be obligated or 
     expended until the date on which the report required under 
     subsection (b)(1) is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees.

     SEC. 224. HOMELAND DEFENSE HEDGING POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) As noted by the Director of National Intelligence, 
     testifying before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 
     on February 2, 2010, ``the Iranian regime continues to flout 
     UN Security Council restrictions on its nuclear program. . 
     .we judge Iran would likely choose missile delivery as its 
     preferred method of delivering a nuclear weapon. Iran already 
     has the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the Middle 
     East and it continues to expand the scale, reach, and 
     sophistication of its ballistic missile forces--many of which 
     are inherently capable of carrying a nuclear payload.''.
       (2) The Unclassified Report on Military Power of Iran, 
     dated April 2010, states that, ``with sufficient foreign 
     assistance, Iran could probably develop and test an 
     intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching 
     the United States by 2015. Iran could also have an 
     intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) capable of 
     threatening Europe.''.
       (3) Under phase 3 of the phased, adaptive approach for 
     missile defense in Europe (scheduled for 2018), the United 
     States plans to deploy the standard missile-3 block IIA 
     interceptor at sea- and land-based sites in addition to 
     existing missile defense systems to provide coverage for all 
     NATO allies in Europe against medium- and intermediate-range 
     ballistic missiles.
       (4) Under phase 4 of the phased, adaptive approach for 
     missile defense in Europe (scheduled for 2020), the United 
     States plans to deploy the standard missile-3 block IIB 
     interceptor to provide additional coverage of the United 
     States against a potential intercontinental ballistic missile 
     launched from the Middle East in the 2020 time frame.
       (5) According to the February 2010 Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Review, the United States will continue the 
     development and assessment of a two-stage ground-based 
     interceptor as part of a hedging strategy and, as further 
     noted by the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy during 
     testimony before the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives on October 1, 2009, ``we keep the 
     development of the two-stage [ground-based interceptor] on 
     the books as a hedge in case things come earlier, in case 
     there's any kind of technological challenge with the later 
     models of the [standard missile-3].''.
       (b) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States 
     to--
       (1) field missile defense systems in Europe that--
       (A) provide protection against medium- and intermediate-
     range ballistic missile threats consistent with NATO policy 
     and the phased, adapted approach for missile defense 
     announced on September 17, 2009; and
       (B) have been confirmed to perform the assigned mission 
     after successful, operationally realistic testing;
       (2) field missile defenses to protect the territory of the 
     United States pursuant to the National Missile Defense Act of 
     1999 (Public Law 106-38; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) and to test 
     those systems in an operationally realistic manner;
       (3) ensure that the standard missile-3 block IIA 
     interceptor planned for phase 3 of the phased, adaptive 
     approach for missile defense is capable of addressing 
     intermediate-range ballistic missiles launched from the 
     Middle East and the standard missile-3 block IIB interceptor 
     planned for phase 4 of such approach is capable of addressing 
     intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from the Middle 
     East; and
       (4) continue the development and testing of the two-stage 
     ground-based interceptor to maintain it--
       (A) as a means of protection in the event that--
       (i) the intermediate-range ballistic missile threat to NATO 
     allies in Europe materializes before the availability of the 
     standard missile-3 block IIA interceptor;
       (ii) the intercontinental ballistic missile threat to the 
     United States that cannot be countered with the existing 
     ground-based missile defense system materializes before the 
     availability of the standard missile-3 block IIB interceptor; 
     or
       (iii) technical challenges or schedule delays affect the 
     standard missile-3 block IIA interceptor or the standard 
     missile-3 block IIB interceptor; and
       (B) as a complement to the missile defense capabilities 
     deployed in Alaska and California for the defense of the 
     United States.

     SEC. 225. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE PLAN FOR DEFENSE OF 
                   THE HOMELAND AGAINST THE THREAT OF BALLISTIC 
                   MISSILES.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that section 2 of the National 
     Missile Defense Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-38; 10 U.S.C. 
     2431 note) states that it is the policy of the United States 
     to deploy as soon as is technologically possible an effective 
     National Missile Defense system capable of defending the 
     territory of the United States against limited ballistic 
     missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or 
     deliberate) with funding subject to the annual authorization 
     of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for 
     National Missile Defense.
       (b) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall contract 
     with an independent entity to conduct an assessment of the 
     plans of the Secretary for defending the territory of the 
     United States against the threat of attack by ballistic 
     missiles, including electromagnetic pulse attacks, as such 
     plans are described in the Ballistic Missile Defense Review 
     submitted to Congress on February 1, 2010, and the report 
     submitted to Congress under section 232 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
     111-84; 123 Stat. 2232).
       (c) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (b) 
     shall include an assessment of the following:
       (1) The ballistic missile threat, including electromagnetic 
     pulse attacks, against which the homeland defense elements 
     are intended to defend, including mobile or fixed threats 
     that might arise from non-state actors and accidental or 
     unauthorized launches.
       (2) The military requirements for defending the territory 
     of the United States against such missile threats.
       (3) The capabilities of the missile defense elements 
     available to defend the territory of the United States as of 
     the date of the assessment.

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       (4) The planned capabilities of the homeland defense 
     elements, if different from the capabilities under paragraph 
     (3).
       (5) The force structure and inventory levels necessary to 
     achieve the planned capabilities of the elements described in 
     paragraph (3) and (4).
       (6) The infrastructure necessary to achieve such 
     capabilities, including the number and location of 
     operational silos.
       (7) The number of interceptor missiles necessary for 
     operational assets, test assets (including developmental and 
     operational test assets and aging and surveillance test 
     assets), and spare missiles.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--At or about the same time the budget of 
     the President for fiscal year 2012 is submitted to Congress 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report setting forth the results of the 
     assessment required by subsection (b).
       (2) Form.--The report shall be in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified annex.

     SEC. 226. STUDY ON BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall conduct a 
     joint capabilities mix study on the ballistic missile defense 
     capabilities of the United States.
       (b) Elements.--The study under paragraph (1) shall include, 
     at a minimum, the following:
       (1) An assessment of the missile defense capability, force 
     structure, and inventory sufficiency requirements of the 
     combatant commanders based on the threat assessments and 
     operational plans for each combatant command.
       (2) A discussion of the infrastructure necessary to achieve 
     the ballistic missile defense capabilities, force structure, 
     and inventory assessed under paragraph (1).
       (3) An analysis of mobile and fixed missile defense assets.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--At or about the same time the budget of 
     the President for fiscal year 2012 is submitted to Congress 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report setting forth the results of the study 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The report shall be in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified annex.

     SEC. 227. REPORTS ON STANDARD MISSILE SYSTEM.

       (a) Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and each 180-day period thereafter, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the standard missile system, 
     particularly with respect to standard missile-3 block IIA and 
     standard missile-3 block IIB.
       (b) Matters Included.--The reports under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed discussion of the modernization, 
     capabilities, and limitations of the standard missile.
       (2) A review of the standard missile's comparison 
     capability against all expected threats.
       (3) A report on the progress of complimentary systems, 
     including, at a minimum, radar systems, delivery systems, and 
     recapitalization of supporting software and hardware.
       (4) Any industrial capacities that must be maintained to 
     ensure adequate manufacturing of standard missile technology 
     and production ratio.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

     SEC. 231. REPORT ON ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES AND PROGRAM 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GROUND COMBAT VEHICLE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than January 15, 2011, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the Ground Combat Vehicle 
     program of the Army. Such report shall include--
       (1) the results of the analysis of alternatives conducted 
     prior to milestone A, including any technical data; and
       (2) an explanation of any plans to adjust the requirements 
     of the Ground Combat Vehicle program during the technology 
     development phase of such program.
       (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (c) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act for 
     fiscal year 2011 for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, Army, for development of the Ground Combat 
     Vehicle, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or 
     expended until the date that is 30 days after the date on 
     which the report is submitted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 232. COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF FUTURE TANK-FIRED 
                   MUNITIONS.

       (a) Cost Benefit Analysis Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a 
     cost benefit analysis of future munitions to be fired from 
     the M1 Abrams series main battle tank to determine the proper 
     investment to be made in tank munitions, including beyond 
     line of sight technology.
       (2) Elements.--The cost benefit analysis under paragraph 
     (1) shall include--
       (A) the predicted operational performance of future tank-
     fired munitions, including those incorporating beyond line of 
     sight technology, based on the relevant modeling and 
     simulation of future combat scenarios of the Army, including 
     a detailed analysis on the suitability of each munition to 
     address the full spectrum of targets across the entire range 
     of the tank (including close range, mid-range, long-range, 
     and beyond line of sight);
       (B) a detailed assessment of the projected costs to develop 
     and field each tank-fired munition included in the analysis, 
     including those incorporating beyond line of sight 
     technology; and
       (C) a comparative analysis of each tank-fired munition 
     included in the analysis, including suitability to address 
     known capability gaps and overmatch against known and 
     projected threats.
       (3) Munitions included.--In conducting the cost benefit 
     analysis under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include, at 
     a minimum, the Mid-Range Munition, the Advanced Kinetic 
     Energy round, and the Advanced Multipurpose Program.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 15, 2011, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees the cost 
     benefit analysis under subsection (a).

     SEC. 233. ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE VH-(XX) 
                   PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER ACQUISITION PROGRAM.

       (a) Annual GAO Review.--During the period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and ending on March 1, 
     2018, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct an annual review of the VH-(XX) aircraft acquisition 
     program.
       (b) Annual Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than March 1 of each year 
     beginning in 2011 and ending in 2018, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the review of the VH-(XX) aircraft acquisition program 
     conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Matters to be included.--Each report on the review of 
     the VH-(XX) aircraft acquisition program shall include the 
     following:
       (A) The extent to which the program is meeting development 
     and procurement cost, schedule, performance, and risk 
     mitigation goals.
       (B) With respect to meeting the desired initial operational 
     capability and full operational capability dates for the VH-
     (XX) aircraft, the progress and results of--
       (i) developmental and operational testing of the aircraft; 
     and
       (ii) plans for correcting deficiencies in aircraft 
     performance, operational effectiveness, reliability, 
     suitability, and safety.
       (C) An assessment of VH-(XX) aircraft procurement plans, 
     production results, and efforts to improve manufacturing 
     efficiency and supplier performance.
       (D) An assessment of the acquisition strategy of the VH-
     (XX) aircraft, including whether such strategy is in 
     compliance with acquisition management best-practices and the 
     acquisition policy and regulations of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (E) A risk assessment of the integrated master schedule and 
     the test and evaluation master plan of the VH-(XX) aircraft 
     as it relates to--
       (i) the probability of success;
       (ii) the funding required for such aircraft compared with 
     the funding programmed; and
       (iii) development and production concurrency.
       (3) Additional information.--In submitting to the 
     congressional defense committees the first report under 
     paragraph (1) and a report following any changes made by the 
     Secretary of the Navy to the baseline documentation of the 
     VH-(XX) aircraft acquisition program, the Comptroller General 
     shall include, with respect to such program, an assessment of 
     the sufficiency and objectivity of--
       (A) the analysis of alternatives;
       (B) the initial capabilities document;
       (C) the capabilities development document; and
       (D) the systems requirement document.

     SEC. 234. JOINT ASSESSMENT OF THE JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) Review.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics shall form a joint assessment team to review the 
     joint effects targeting system.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the review under subsection (a) is completed, the Under 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the review.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 241. ESCALATION OF FORCE CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Non-lethal Demonstration Program.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation and in consultation with the Executive Agent for 
     Non-lethal Weapons, shall carry out a program to 
     operationally test and evaluate non-lethal weapons that 
     provide counter-personnel escalation of force options to 
     members of the Armed Forces deploying in support of a 
     contingency operation.
       (b) Technology Tested.--Technologies evaluated under 
     subsection (a) shall include crowd control, area denial, 
     space clearing, and personnel incapacitation tools.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report that--
       (1) evaluates operational and situational suitability for 
     each non-lethal weapon tested;
       (2) defines the tactics, techniques, and procedures 
     approved for deployment of each non-lethal weapon by service;
       (3) identifies deployment schemes for each type of non-
     lethal weapon by service; and
       (4) details, by service, the number of units receiving pre-
     deployment training on each non-lethal weapon and the total 
     number of units trained.
       (d) Procurement Line Item.--In the budget materials 
     submitted to the President by the Secretary of Defense in 
     connection with submission

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     to Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code, of the budget for fiscal year 2012, and each 
     subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that 
     within each military department procurement account, a 
     separate, dedicated procurement line item is designated for 
     non-lethal weapons.

     SEC. 242. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION 
                   FEATURES DURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out a pilot program to develop and incorporate technology 
     protection features in a designated system during the 
     research and development phase of such system.
       (b) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
     Defense-wide, not more than $5,000,000 may be available to 
     carry out this section.
       (c) Annual Reports.--Not later than December 31 of each 
     year in which the Secretary carries out the pilot program, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the pilot program established under 
     this section, including a list of each designated system 
     included in the program.
       (d) Termination.--The pilot program established under this 
     section shall terminate on October 1, 2015.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``designated system'' means any system 
     (including a major system, as defined in section 2302(5) of 
     title 10, United States Code) that the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics designates 
     as being included in the pilot program established under this 
     section.
       (2) The term ``technology protection features'' means the 
     technical modifications necessary to protect critical program 
     information, including anti-tamper technologies and other 
     systems engineering activities intended to prevent or delay 
     exploitation of critical technologies in a designated system.

     SEC. 243. PILOT PROGRAM ON COLLABORATIVE ENERGY SECURITY.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out a 
     collaborative energy security pilot program involving one or 
     more partnerships between one military installation and one 
     national laboratory, for the purpose of evaluating and 
     validating secure, salable microgrid components and systems 
     for deployment.
       (b) Selection of Military Installation and National 
     Laboratory.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Energy shall jointly select a military installation and a 
     national laboratory for the purpose of carrying out the pilot 
     program under this section. In making such selections, the 
     Secretaries shall consider each of the following:
       (1) A commitment to participate made by a military 
     installation being considered for selection.
       (2) The findings and recommendations of relevant energy 
     security assessments of military installations being 
     considered for selection.
       (3) The availability of renewable energy sources at a 
     military installation being considered for selection.
       (4) Potential synergies between the expertise and 
     capabilities of a national laboratory being considered for 
     selection and the infrastructure, interests, or other energy 
     security needs of a military installation being considered 
     for selection.
       (5) The effects of any utility tariffs, surcharges, or 
     other considerations on the feasibility of enabling any 
     excess electricity generated on a military installation being 
     considered for selection to be sold or otherwise made 
     available to the local community near the installation.
       (c) Program Elements.--The pilot program shall be carried 
     out as follows:
       (1) Under the pilot program, the Secretaries shall evaluate 
     and validate the performance of new energy technologies that 
     may be incorporated into operating environments.
       (2) The pilot program shall involve collaboration with the 
     Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability of the 
     Department of Energy and other offices and agencies within 
     the Department of Energy, as appropriate, and the 
     Environmental Security Technical Certification Program of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (3) Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     investigate opportunities for any excess electricity created 
     for the military installation to be sold or otherwise made 
     available to the local community near the installation.
       (4) The Secretary of Defense shall use the results of the 
     pilot program as the basis for informing key performance 
     parameters and validating energy components and designs that 
     could be implemented in various military installations across 
     the country and at forward operating bases.
       (5) The pilot program shall support the effort of the 
     Secretary of Defense to use the military as a test bed to 
     demonstrate innovative energy technologies.
       (d) Implementation and Duration.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall begin the pilot program under this section by not later 
     than July 1, 2011. Such pilot program shall be not less than 
     three years in duration.
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) Initial report.--Not later than October 1, 2011, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees an initial report that provides an 
     update on the implementation of the pilot program under this 
     section, including an identification of the selected military 
     installation and national laboratory partner and a 
     description of technologies under evaluation.
       (2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after completion 
     of the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the pilot program, including any findings and 
     recommendations of the Secretary.
       (f) Funding.--
       (1) Department of defense.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201 for fiscal year 2011 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, 
     $5,000,000 is available to carry out this section.
       (2) Department of energy.--Upon determination by the 
     Secretary of Energy that the program under this section is 
     relevant and consistent with the mission of the Department of 
     Energy to lead the modernization of the electric grid, 
     enhance the security and reliability of the energy 
     infrastructure, and facilitate recovery from disruptions to 
     energy supply, the Secretary may transfer funds made 
     available for the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
     Reliability of the Department of Energy in order to carry out 
     this section.
       (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Science and 
     Technology of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``microgrid'' means an integrated energy 
     system consisting of interconnected loads and distributed 
     energy resources (including generators, energy storage 
     devices, and smart controls) that can operate with the 
     utility grid or in an intentional islanding mode.
       (3) The term ``national laboratory'' means--
       (A) a national laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)); or
       (B) a national security laboratory (as defined in section 
     3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
     U.S.C. 2471)).

                  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 2011 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, $34,232,221,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $37,976,443,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $5,568,340,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $36,684,588,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $30,200,596,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $2,942,077,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $1,374,764,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $287,234,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $3,311,827,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $6,628,525,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $5,980,139,000.
       (12) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $14,068,000.
       (13) For the Acquisition Development Workforce Fund, 
     $229,561,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Army, $444,581,000.
       (15) For Environmental Restoration, Navy, $304,867,000.
       (16) For Environmental Restoration, Air Force, 
     $502,653,000.
       (17) For Environmental Restoration, Defense-wide, 
     $10,744,000.
       (18) For Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 
     Sites, $296,546,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $108,032,000.
       (20) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $522,512,000.

            Subtitle B--Energy and Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 311. REIMBURSEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
                   FOR CERTAIN COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TWIN 
                   CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Authority to Reimburse.--
       (1) Transfer amount.--Using funds described in subsection 
     (b) and notwithstanding section 2215 of title 10, United 
     States Code, the Secretary of Defense may transfer to the 
     Hazardous Substance Superfund not more than $5,611,670.67 for 
     fiscal year 2011.
       (2) Purpose of reimbursement.--A payment made under 
     paragraph (1) is to reimburse the Environmental Protection 
     Agency for all costs the Agency has incurred through fiscal 
     year 2011 relating to the response actions performed by the 
     Department of Defense under the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Program at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, 
     Minnesota.
       (3) Interagency agreement.--The reimbursement described in 
     paragraph (2) is provided for in an interagency agreement 
     entered into by the Department of the Army and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for the Twin Cities Army 
     Ammunition Plant that took effect in December 1987.
       (b) Source of Funds.--A payment under subsection (a) shall 
     be made using funds authorized

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     to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011 to the Department of 
     Defense for operation and maintenance for Environmental 
     Restoration, Army.
       (c) Use of Funds.--The Environmental Protection Agency 
     shall use the amounts transferred under subsection (a) to pay 
     costs incurred by the Agency at the Twin Cities Army 
     Ammunition Plant.

     SEC. 312. PAYMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF 
                   STIPULATED PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH NAVAL 
                   AIR STATION, BRUNSWICK, MAINE.

       (a) Authority to Transfer Funds.--From amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of 
     Defense Base Closure Account 2005, and notwithstanding 
     section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of Defense may transfer an amount of not more than $153,000 
     to the Hazardous Substance Superfund established under 
     subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (b) Purpose of Transfer.--The purpose of a transfer made 
     under subsection (a) is to satisfy a stipulated penalty 
     assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency on June 12, 
     2008, against Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, for the 
     failure of the Navy to sample certain monitoring wells in a 
     timely manner pursuant to a schedule included in the Federal 
     facility agreement for Naval Air Station, Brunswick, which 
     was entered into by the Secretary of the Navy and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on 
     October 19, 1990.
       (c) Acceptance of Payment.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     makes a transfer authorized under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
     accept the amount transferred as payment in full of the 
     penalty referred to in subsection (b).

     SEC. 313. TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PLAN FOR OPERATIONAL USE 
                   OF AN AVIATION BIOFUEL DERIVED FROM MATERIALS 
                   THAT DO NOT COMPETE WITH FOOD STOCKS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     testing and certification plan for the operational use of a 
     biofuel that--
       (1) is derived from materials that do not compete with food 
     stocks; and
       (2) is suitable for use for military purposes as an 
     aviation fuel or in an aviation-fuel blend.

     SEC. 314. REPORT IDENTIFYING HYBRID OR ELECTRIC PROPULSION 
                   SYSTEMS AND OTHER FUEL-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES FOR 
                   INCORPORATION INTO TACTICAL MOTOR VEHICLES.

       (a) Identification of Usable Alternative Technology.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of each military department shall submit 
     to Congress a report identifying hybrid or electric 
     propulsion systems and other vehicle technologies that reduce 
     consumption of fossil fuels and are suitable for 
     incorporation into the current fleet of tactical motor 
     vehicles of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary. In identifying suitable alternative technologies, 
     the Secretary shall consider the feasibility and cost of 
     incorporating the technology, the design changes and amount 
     of time required for incorporation, and the overall impact of 
     incorporation on vehicle performance.
       (b) Hybrid Defined.--In this section, the term ``hybrid'' 
     refers to a propulsion system, including the engine and drive 
     train, that draws energy from onboard sources of stored 
     energy that involve--
       (1) an internal combustion or heat engine using combustible 
     fuel; and
       (2) a rechargeable energy storage system.

                 Subtitle C--Workplace and Depot Issues

     SEC. 321. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICE 
                   CONTRACT INVENTORY.

       Section 2330a(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     after the first sentence the following new sentence: ``The 
     guidance for compiling the inventory shall be issued by the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, as 
     supported by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
     and Logistics.''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph (E):
       ``(E) The number and work location of contractor employees, 
     expressed as full-time equivalents for direct labor, using 
     direct labor hours and associated cost data collected from 
     contractors.''.

     SEC. 322. REPEAL OF CONDITIONS ON EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS 
                   PERFORMED UNDER PRIME VENDOR CONTRACTS FOR 
                   DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

       Section 346 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 1979; 10 U.S.C. 2464 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 323. PILOT PROGRAM ON BEST VALUE FOR CONTRACTS FOR 
                   PRIVATE SECURITY FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a pilot program under which the 
     Secretary shall implement a best value procurement standard 
     in entering into contracts for the provision of private 
     security functions in Afghanistan and Iraq. In entering into 
     a covered contract under the pilot program, in addition to 
     taking into consideration the cost of the contract, the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration each of the 
     following:
       (1) Past performance.
       (2) Quality.
       (3) Delivery.
       (4) Management expertise.
       (5) Technical approach.
       (6) Experience of key personnel.
       (7) Management structure.
       (8) Risk.
       (9) Such other matters as the Secretary determines are 
     appropriate.
       (b) Justification.--A covered contract under the pilot 
     program may not be awarded unless the contracting officer for 
     the contract justifies in writing the reason for the award of 
     the contract.
       (c) Annual Report.--Not later than January 15 of each year 
     the pilot program under this section is carried out, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees an unclassified report containing each of 
     the following:
       (1) A list of any covered contract awarded for private 
     security functions in Afghanistan and Iraq under the pilot 
     program.
       (2) A description of the matters that the Secretary of 
     Defense took into consideration, in addition to cost, in 
     awarding each such contract.
       (3) Any additional information or recommendations the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to include with respect to 
     the pilot program, the contracts awarded under the pilot 
     program, or the considerations for evaluating such contracts.
       (d) Termination of Program.--The authority of the Secretary 
     of Defense to carry out a pilot program under this section 
     terminates on September 30, 2013. The termination of the 
     authority shall not affect the validity of contracts that are 
     awarded or modified during the period of the pilot program, 
     without regard to whether the contracts are performed during 
     the period.
       (e) Discretionary Implementation After September 30, 
     2013.--After September 30, 2013, implementation of a best 
     value procurement standard in entering into contracts for the 
     provision of private security functions in Afghanistan and 
     Iraq shall be at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``best value'' means providing the best 
     overall benefit to the Government in accordance with the 
     tradeoff process described in section 15.101-1 of title 48 of 
     the Code of Federal Regulations.
       (2) The term ``covered contract'' means--
       (A) a contract of the Department of Defense for the 
     performance of services; or
       (B) a task order or delivery order issued under such a 
     contract.
       (3) The term ``private security functions'' means guarding, 
     by a contractor under a covered contract, of personnel, 
     facilities, or property of a Federal agency, the contractor, 
     a subcontractor of a contractor, or a third party.

     SEC. 324. STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION FOR PRIVATE SECURITY 
                   CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Third-party Certification Policy Guidance.--Not later 
     than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall issue policy guidance 
     requiring, as a condition for award of a covered contract for 
     the provision of private security functions, that each 
     contractor receive certification from a third party that the 
     contractor adheres to specified operational and business 
     practice standards. The guidance shall--
       (1) establish criteria for defining standard practices for 
     the performance of private security functions, which shall 
     reflect input from industry representatives as well as the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense;
       (2) establish criteria for weapons training programs for 
     contractors performing private security functions, including 
     minimum requirements for weapons training programs of 
     instruction and minimum qualifications for instructors for 
     such programs; and
       (3) identify organizations that can carry out the 
     certifications.
       (b) Regulations Required.--Not later than 270 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall revise the Department of Defense supplement to 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation to carry out the 
     requirements of this section and the guidance issued under 
     this section.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered contract'' means--
       (A) a contract of the Department of Defense for the 
     performance of services;
       (B) a subcontract at any tier under such contract;
       (C) a task order or delivery order issued under such a 
     contract or subcontract.
       (2) The term ``contractor'' means, with respect to a 
     covered contract, the contractor or subcontractor carrying 
     out the covered contract.
       (3) The term ``private security functions'' means 
     activities engaged in by a contractor under a covered 
     contract 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.
       (d)  Exception.--The requirements of this section shall not 
     apply to contracts entered into by elements of the 
     intelligence community in support of intelligence activities.

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     SEC. 325. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHING GOALS OR QUOTAS FOR 
                   CONVERSION OF FUNCTIONS TO PERFORMANCE BY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not 
     establish, apply, or enforce any numerical goal, target, or 
     quota for the conversion of Department of Defense function to 
     performance by Department of Defense civilian employees, 
     unless such goal, target, or quota is based on considered 
     research and analysis, as required by section 235, 2330a, or 
     2463 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Decisions To Insource.--In deciding which functions 
     should be converted to performance by Department of Defense 
     civilian employees pursuant to section 2463 of title 10, 
     United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall use the 
     costing methodology outlined in the Directive-Type Memorandum 
     09-007 (Estimating and Comparing the Full Costs of Civilian 
     and Military Manpower and Contractor Support) or any 
     successor guidance for the determination of costs when costs 
     are the sole basis for the decision. The Secretary of a 
     military department may issue supplemental guidance to assist 
     in such decisions affecting functions of that military 
     department.
       (c) Reports.--
       (1) Report to congress.--Not later than December 31, 2010, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the decisions with respect to 
     the conversion of functions to performance by Department of 
     Defense civilian employees made during fiscal year 2010. Such 
     report shall identify, for each such decision--
       (A) the agency or service of the Department involved in the 
     decision;
       (B) the basis and rationale for the decision; and
       (C) the number of contractor employees whose functions were 
     converted to performance by Department of Defense civilian 
     employees.
       (2) Comptroller general review.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the submittal of the report under paragraph (1), the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an assessment of the report.

                          Subtitle D--Reports

     SEC. 331. REVISION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT RELATING TO 
                   OPERATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MILITARY 
                   MUSEUMS.

       (a) Change in Frequency of Report.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 489 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``As part of'' and all that follows through ``fiscal 
     year--'' and inserting the following: ``As part of the budget 
     materials submitted to Congress for every odd-numbered fiscal 
     year, in connection with the submission of the budget for 
     that fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     military museums. In each such report, the Secretary shall 
     identify all military museums that, during the most recently 
     completed two fiscal-year period--''
       (b) Repeal of Required Report Element.--Subsection (b) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 489. Department of Defense operation and financial 
       support for military museums: biennial report''.

       (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 489 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``489. Department of Defense operation and financial support for 
              military museums: biennial report.''.

     SEC. 332. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
                   CORROSION PREVENTION PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2228(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``For the fiscal year covered by the report and the preceding 
     fiscal year, the''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) For the fiscal year covered by the report and the 
     preceding fiscal year, the amount of funds requested in the 
     budget for each project or activity described in subparagraph 
     (E) compared to the funding requirements for the project or 
     activity.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, including the annex to the report 
     described in paragraph (3)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Each report under this section shall include, in an 
     annex to the report, a copy of the annual corrosion report 
     most recently submitted by the corrosion control and 
     prevention executive of each military department under 
     section 903(b)(5) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     122 Stat. 4567; 10 U.S.C. 2228 note).''.

     SEC. 333. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Modification of Report on Army Progress.--Section 323 
     of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2146; 10 
     U.S.C. 229 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
     subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
     respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking ``or 
     (d)''.
       (b) Repeal of Report on Disposition of Reserve Equipment.--
     Title III of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is amended by 
     striking section 349.
       (c) Repeal of Report on Readiness of Ground Forces.--Title 
     III of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2008 (Public Law 110-181) is amended by striking section 355.

     SEC. 334. REPORT ON AIR SOVEREIGNTY ALERT MISSION.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the 
     Commander of the United States Northern Command and the North 
     American Aerospace Defense Command (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as ``NORTHCOM'') shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Service of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the Air Sovereignty Alert (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as ``ASA'') Mission and Operation Noble Eagle 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as ``ONE'').
       (b) Consultation.--NORTHCOM shall consult with the Director 
     of the National Guard Bureau who shall be authorized to 
     review and provide independent analysis and comments on the 
     report required under subsection (a).
       (c) Contents of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include each of the following:
       (1) An evaluation of the current ASA mission and ONE.
       (2) An evaluation of each of the following:
       (A) The current ability to perform the mission with regards 
     to training, equipment, funding, and military construction.
       (B) Any current deficiencies in the mission.
       (C) Any changes in threats which would allow for any change 
     in number of ASA sites or force structure required to support 
     the ASA mission.
       (D) Future ability to perform the ASA mission with current 
     and programmed equipment.
       (E) Coverage of units with respect to--
       (i) population centers covered;
       (ii) targets of value covered, including symbolic (national 
     monuments, sports venue, and centers of commerce), critical 
     infrastructure (nuclear plants, dams, bridges, and 
     telecommunication nodes) and national security (military 
     bases and organs of government); and
       (iii) an unclassified, notional area of responsibility 
     conforming to the unclassified response time of unit 
     represented graphically on a map and detailing total 
     population covered and number of targets described in clause 
     (ii).
       (3) Status of implementation of the recommendations made in 
     the Government Accountability Office Report entitled 
     ``Actions Needed to Improve Management of Air Sovereignty 
     Alert Operations to Protect U.S. Airspace'' (GAO-09-184).
       (d) Means of Delivery of Report.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall be unclassified, and NORTHCOM shall 
     brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives at the appropriate classification 
     level.

     SEC. 335. REPORT ON THE SEAD/DEAD MISSION REQUIREMENT FOR THE 
                   AIR FORCE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Service of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the feasibility and 
     desirability of designating the Suppression of Enemy Air 
     Defenses/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as ``SEAD/DEAD'') mission as a 
     responsibility of the Air National Guard .
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include each of the following:
       (1) An evaluation of the SEAD/DEAD mission, as in effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) An evaluation of the following with respect to the 
     SEAD/DEAD mission:
       (A) The current ability of the Air National Guard to 
     perform the mission with regards to training, equipment, 
     funding, and military construction.
       (B) Any current deficiencies of the Air National Guard to 
     perform the mission.
       (C) The corrective actions and costs required to address 
     any deficiencies described in subparagraph (B).
       (D) The need for SEAD/DEAD ranges to be constructed on 
     existing ranges operated, controlled, or used by Air National 
     Guard units based on geographic considerations of proximity 
     and utility.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     consult with the Director of the National Guard Bureau who 
     shall be authorized to review and provide independent 
     analysis and comments on the report required under subsection 
     (a).

          Subtitle E--Limitations and Extensions of Authority

     SEC. 341. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AND USE LANDING FEES 
                   CHARGED FOR USE OF DOMESTIC MILITARY AIRFIELDS 
                   BY CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

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     ``Sec. 2697. Acceptance and use of landing fees charged for 
       use of domestic military airfields by civil aircraft.

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of a military department 
     may impose landing fees for the use by civil aircraft of 
     domestic military airfields under the jurisdiction of that 
     Secretary and may use any fees received under this section as 
     a source of funding for the operation and maintenance of 
     airfields of that department.
       ``(b) Uniform Landing Fees.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe the amount of the landing fees that may be imposed 
     under this section. Such fees shall be uniform among the 
     military departments.
       ``(c) Use of Proceeds.--Amounts received for a fiscal year 
     in payment of landing fees imposed under this section for the 
     use of a military airfield shall be credited to the 
     appropriation that is available for that fiscal year for the 
     operation and maintenance of that military airfield, shall be 
     merged with amounts in the appropriation to which credited, 
     and shall be available for that military airfield for the 
     same period and purposes as the appropriation is 
     available.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2697. Acceptance and use of landing fees charged for use of domestic 
              military airfields by civil aircraft.''.

     SEC. 342. IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION OF ARSENAL SUPPORT 
                   PROGRAM INITIATIVE.

       (a) Improvement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 343 of the Floyd D. Spence 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
     (Public Law 106-398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) 
     and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11) as paragraphs 
     (3) through (9), respectively;
       (B) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e), and 
     (f), respectively.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Prioritization of Program Purposes.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall--
       (1) prioritize the purposes of the Arsenal Support Program 
     Initiative under section 343(b) of the Floyd D. Spence 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
     (Public Law 106-398; U.S.C. 4551 note), as amended by 
     subsection (a)(1)(A); and
       (2) issue guidance to the appropriate commands reflecting 
     such priorities.
       (c) Extension.--
       (1) In general.--Such section, as amended by subsection 
     (a)(1) of this section, is further amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2010'' and inserting 
     ``2012''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f), as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section, by striking ``2010'' 
     and inserting ``2012''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the submittal of the report 
     required under subsection (d).
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the Arsenal Support Program 
     Initiative that includes--
       (1) the Secretary's determination with respect to the 
     Army's highest priorities from among the purposes of the 
     Arsenal Support Program Initiative under section 343(b) of 
     the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; U.S.C. 4551 note), as 
     amended by subsection (a)(1)(A), reflecting the Secretary's 
     overall strategy to achieve desired results;
       (2) performance goals for the Arsenal Support Program 
     Initiative; and
       (3) outcome-focused performance measures to assess the 
     progress the Army has made toward addressing the purposes of 
     the Arsenal Support Program Initiative.

     SEC. 343. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE EXPENSES FOR 
                   CERTAIN NAVY MESS OPERATIONS.

       Section 1014(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     122 Stat. 4585) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2010'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2012''.

     SEC. 344. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR THE ARMY 
                   HUMAN TERRAIN SYSTEM.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Human Terrain System (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``HTS'') that are described 
     in subsection (b), not more than 50 percent of the amounts 
     remaining unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act 
     may be obligated until the Secretary of the Army submits to 
     the congressional defense committees each of the following:
       (1) The independent assessment of the HTS called for in the 
     report of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives accompanying the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (H. Rept. 111-166).
       (2) A validation of all HTS requirements, including any 
     prior joint urgent operations needs statements.
       (3) A certification that policies, procedures, and guidance 
     are in place to protect the integrity of social science 
     researchers participating in HTS, including ethical 
     guidelines and human studies research procedures.
       (b) Covered Authorizations or Appropriations.--The amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated described in this subsection 
     are amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2011, including such amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for oversees contingency operations, for--
       (1) Operation and maintenance for HTS;
       (2) Procurement for Mapping the Human Terrain hardware and 
     software; and
       (3) Research, development, test, and evaluation for Mapping 
     the Human Terrain hardware and software.

     SEC. 345. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS PENDING 
                   SUBMISSION OF CLASSIFIED JUSTIFICATION 
                   MATERIAL.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in this title 
     for fiscal year 2011 for the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense for budget activity four, line 270, not more than 90 
     percent may be obligated until 15 days after the information 
     cited in the classified annex accompanying this Act relating 
     to the provision of classified justification material to 
     Congress is provided to the congressional defense committees.

     SEC. 346. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF C-130 AIRCRAFT FROM AIR 
                   FORCE INVENTORY.

       The Secretary of the Air Force may not take any action to 
     retire any C-130 aircraft from the inventory of the Air Force 
     until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
     to the congressional defense committees a written agreement 
     between the Director of the Air National Guard, the Commander 
     of Air Force Reserve Command, and the Chief of Staff of the 
     Air Force. The agreement shall specify the following:
       (1) The number of and type of C-130 aircraft to be 
     transferred, on a temporary basis, from the Air National 
     Guard to the Air Force.
       (2) The schedule by which any C-130 aircraft transferred to 
     the Air Force will be returned to the Air National Guard.
       (3) A description of the condition, including the estimated 
     remaining service life, in which the C-130 aircraft will be 
     returned to the Air National Guard following the period 
     during which the aircraft are on loan to the Air Force.
       (4) A description of the allocation of resources, including 
     the designation of responsibility for funding aircraft 
     operations and maintenance, in fiscal year 2011, and detailed 
     description of budgetary responsibilities through the 
     remaining period the aircraft are on loan to the Air Force.
       (5) The designation of responsibility for funding depot 
     maintenance requirements or modifications to the aircraft 
     during the period the aircraft are on loan with the Air 
     Force, or otherwise generated as a result of transfer.
       (6) The locations from which the C-130 aircraft will be 
     transferred.
       (7) The manpower planning and certification that such a 
     transfer will not result in manpower authorization reductions 
     or resourcing at the Air National Guard facilities identified 
     in paragraph (6).
       (8) The manner by which Air National Guard personnel 
     affected by the transfer will maintain their skills and 
     proficiencies in order to preserve readiness at the affected 
     units.
       (9) Any other items the Director of the Air National Guard 
     or the Commander of Air Force Reserve Command determine are 
     necessary in order to ensure such a transfer will not 
     negatively impact the ability of the Air National Guard and 
     Air Force Reserve to accomplish their respective missions.

     SEC. 347. COMMERCIAL SALE OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION IN EXCESS 
                   OF MILITARY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Commercial Sale of Small Arms Ammunition.--Small arms 
     ammunition and ammunition components in excess of military 
     requirements, including fired cartridge cases, which is not 
     otherwise prohibited from commercial sale or certified by the 
     Secretary of Defense as unserviceable or unsafe, may not be 
     demilitarized or destroyed and shall be made available for 
     commercial sale.
       (b) Deadline for Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall issue guidance to ensure compliance with 
     subsection (a). Not later than 15 days after issuing such 
     guidance, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a letter of compliance providing notice of 
     such guidance.

     SEC. 348. LIMITATION ON AIR FORCE FISCAL YEAR 2011 FORCE 
                   STRUCTURE ANNOUNCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION.

       None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 may be 
     obligated or expended for the purpose of implementing the Air 
     Force fiscal year 2011 Force Structure Announcement until 45 
     days after--
       (1) the Secretary of the Air Force provides a detailed 
     report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives on the follow-on missions for bases 
     affected by the 2010 Combat Air Forces restructure; and
       (2) the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives that the Air Sovereignty Alert Mission will 
     be fully resourced with required funding, personnel, and 
     aircraft.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 351. EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS 
                   FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Expedited Processing of Security Clearances.--Section 
     1564 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
     new subsection (a):
       ``(a) Expedited Process.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe a process for expediting

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     the completion of the background investigations necessary for 
     granting security clearances for--
       ``(1) Department of Defense personnel and Department of 
     Defense contractor personnel who are engaged in sensitive 
     duties that are critical to the national security; and
       ``(2) any individual who submits an application for a 
     position as an employee of the Department of Defense for 
     which a security clearance is required who is a member of the 
     armed forces who was retired or separated for physical 
     disability pursuant to chapter 61 of this title.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Use of Appropriated Funds.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may use funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense for operation and maintenance to conduct 
     background investigations under this section for individuals 
     described in subsection (a)(2).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to a background investigation 
     conducted after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 352. ADOPTION OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS BY FAMILY MEMBERS 
                   OF DECEASED OR SERIOUSLY WOUNDED MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES WHO WERE HANDLERS OF THE DOGS.

       Section 2583(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Military animals''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) For purposes of making a determination under 
     subsection (a)(2), unusual or extraordinary circumstances may 
     include situations in which the handler of a military working 
     dog is a member of the armed forces who is killed in action, 
     dies of wounds received in action, or is so seriously wounded 
     in action that the member will (or most likely will) receive 
     a medical discharge. If the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned determines that an adoption is justified 
     in such a situation, the military working dog shall be made 
     available for adoption only by the immediate family of the 
     member.''.

     SEC. 353. REVISION TO AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION 
                   OF CIVILIAN PASSENGERS AND COMMERCIAL CARGOES 
                   BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHEN SPACE UNAVAILABLE 
                   ON COMMERCIAL LINES.

       (a) Transportation on DOD Vehicles and Aircraft.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2649 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Authority.--'' before ``Whenever''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, vehicles, or aircraft'' in the first 
     sentence after ``vessels'' both places it appears.
       (b) Amounts Charged for Transportation in Emergency, 
     Disaster, or Humanitarian Response Cases.--
       (1) Limitation on amounts charged.--The second sentence of 
     subsection (a) of such section is amended by inserting before 
     the period the following: ``, except that in the case of 
     transportation provided in response to an emergency, a 
     disaster, or a request for humanitarian assistance, any 
     amount charged for such transportation may not exceed the 
     cost of providing the transportation''.
       (2) Crediting of receipts.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended by striking ``Amounts'' and inserting ``Crediting 
     of Receipts.--Any amount received under this section with 
     respect to transportation provided in response to an 
     emergency, a disaster, or a request for humanitarian 
     assistance may be credited to the appropriation, fund, or 
     account used in incurring the obligation for which such 
     amount is received. In all other cases, amounts''.
       (c) Transportation During Contingencies or Disaster 
     Responses.--Such section is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Transportation of Allied Personnel During 
     Contingencies or Disaster Responses.--(1) During the five-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, when 
     space is available on vessels, vehicles, or aircraft operated 
     by the Department of Defense and the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that operations in the area of a contingency 
     operation or disaster response would be facilitated if allied 
     forces or civilians were to be transported using such 
     vessels, vehicles, or aircraft, the Secretary may provide 
     such transportation on a noninterference basis, without 
     charge.
       ``(2) Not later than March 1 of each year following a year 
     in which the Secretary provides transportation under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     a report describing, in detail, the transportation so 
     provided during that year. Each such report shall include a 
     description of each of the following:
       ``(A) How the authority under paragraph (1) was used during 
     the year covered by the report.
       ``(B) The frequency with which such authority was used 
     during that year.
       ``(C) The rationale of the Secretary for each such use of 
     the authority.
       ``(D) The total cost of the transportation provided under 
     paragraph (1) during that year.
       ``(E) The appropriation, fund, or account credited and the 
     total amount received as a result of providing transportation 
     under paragraph (1) during that year.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2648 of such title is 
     amended by inserting ``, vehicles, or aircraft'' after 
     ``vessels'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1).
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) The heading of section 2648 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2648. Persons and supplies: sea, land, and air 
       transportation''.

       (2) The heading of section 2649 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2649. Civilian passengers and commercial cargoes: 
       transportation on Department of Defense vessels, vehicles, 
       and aircraft''.

       (f) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 157 of such title is amended by striking 
     the items relating to sections 2648 and 2649 and inserting 
     the following new items:

``2648. Persons and supplies: sea, land, and air transportation.
``2649. Civilian passengers and commercial cargoes: transportation on 
              Department of Defense vessels, vehicles, and aircraft.''.

     SEC. 354. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO OBSOLETE REFERENCE RELATING 
                   TO USE OF FLEXIBLE HIRING AUTHORITY TO 
                   FACILITATE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE FUNCTIONS BY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

       2463(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``under the National Security Personnel System, as 
     established''.

     SEC. 355. INVENTORY AND STUDY OF BUDGET MODELING AND 
                   SIMULATION TOOLS.

       (a) Inventory.--
       (1) Inventory required.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall perform an inventory of all modeling and 
     simulation tools used by the Department of Defense to develop 
     and analyze the Department's annual budget submission and to 
     support decision making inside the budget process. In 
     carrying out the inventory, the Comptroller General shall 
     identify the purpose, scope, and levels of validation, 
     verification, and accreditation of each such model and 
     simulation.
       (2) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2010, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives and the 
     Secretary of Defense a report on the inventory under 
     paragraph (1) and the findings of the Comptroller General in 
     carrying out the inventory.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) Study required.--By not later than January 15, 2011, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract 
     with a federally funded research and development center to 
     carry out a study examining the requirements for and 
     capabilities of modeling and simulation tools used by the 
     Department of Defense to support the annual budget process. A 
     contract entered into under this paragraph shall specify that 
     in carrying out the study, the center shall--
       (A) use the inventory performed by the Comptroller General 
     under subsection (a) as a baseline;
       (B) examine the efficacy and sufficiency of the modeling 
     and simulation tools used by the Department of Defense to 
     support the development, analysis, and decision-making 
     associated with the construction and validation of 
     requirements used as a basis for the annual budget process of 
     the Department;
       (C) examine the requirements and any capability gaps with 
     respect to such modeling and simulation tools;
       (D) provide recommendations as to how the Department should 
     best address the requirements and fill the capabilities gaps 
     identified under subparagraph (C);
       (E) identify annual investment levels in modeling and 
     simulation tools and certifications required to achieve a 
     high degree of confidence in the relationship between the 
     Department's mission effectiveness and the budget materials 
     submitted to the President by the Secretary of Defense in 
     connection with the submission to Congress, pursuant to 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, of the budget 
     for a fiscal year;
       (F) examine the verification, validation, and accreditation 
     requirements for each of the military services and provide 
     recommendations with respect to establishing uniform 
     standards for such requirements across all of the military 
     services; and
       (G) recommend improvements to enhance the confidence, 
     efficacy, and sufficiency of the modeling and simulation 
     tools used by the Department of Defense in the development of 
     the annual budget.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2012, the chief 
     executive officer of the center that carries out the study 
     pursuant to a contract under paragraph (1) shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on the findings of the study.

     SEC. 356. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF 
                   HIGH-ALTITUDE AVIATION TRAINING SITE, COLORADO.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The High-Altitude Aviation Training Site in Gypsum, 
     Colorado, is the only Department of Defense aviation school 
     that provides an opportunity for rotor-wing military pilots 
     to train in high-altitude, mountainous terrain, under full 
     gross weight and power management operations.
       (2) The High-Altitude Aviation Training Site is operated by 
     the Colorado Army National Guard and is available to pilots 
     of all branches of the Armed Forces and to pilots of allied 
     countries.

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       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the High-Altitude Army Aviation Training Site continues 
     to be critically important to ensuring the readiness and 
     capabilities of rotor-wing military pilots; and
       (2) the Department of Defense should take all appropriate 
     actions to prevent encroachment on the High-Altitude Army 
     Aviation Training Site.

     SEC. 357. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON SIMULATED TACTICAL 
                   FLIGHT TRAINING IN A SUSTAINED G ENVIRONMENT.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study on the effectiveness of simulated tactical flight 
     training in a sustained g environment. In conducting the 
     study, the Secretary shall include all relevant factors, 
     including each of the following:
       (1) Training effectiveness.
       (2) Cost reductions.
       (3) Safety.
       (4) Research benefits.
       (5) Carbon emissions reduction.
       (6) Lifecycles of training aircraft.
       (b) Deadline for Completion.--The study required by 
     subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 18 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Submission to Congress.--Upon completion of the study 
     required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit the 
     results of the study to the congressional defense committees.

     SEC. 358. STUDY OF EFFECTS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 
                   OBSTRUCTIONS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Designation of Department Organization.--Not later than 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall designate a single organization 
     within the Department of Defense to--
       (1) serve as the executive agent to carry out the study 
     required by subsection (b);
       (2) serve as a clearinghouse to review applications filed 
     with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 
     44718 of title 49, United States Code, and received by the 
     Department of Defense from the Secretary of Transportation; 
     and
       (3) accelerate the development of planning tools to provide 
     preliminary notice as to the acceptability to the Department 
     of Defense of proposals included in an application submitted 
     pursuant to such section.
       (b) Military Installations and Operations Impact Study.--
       (1) Study required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out a study to identify any areas where military 
     installations and military operations, including the use of 
     air navigation facilities, navigable airspace, military 
     training routes, and air defense radars, could be affected by 
     any proposed construction, alteration, establishment, or 
     expansion of a structure described in section 44718 of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (2) Military mission impact zones.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall publish a notice of the areas identified 
     pursuant to the study under paragraph (1). Such areas shall 
     be known as ``military mission impact zones''.
       (c) Effect of Department of Defense Hazard Assessment.--A 
     notice under subsection (a)(3) or (b)(2) shall not be 
     considered to be a substitute for any assessment required by 
     the Secretary of Transportation under section 44718 of title 
     49, United States Code.
       (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect or limit the application of, or any 
     obligation to comply with, any environmental law, including 
     the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``military training route'' means a training 
     route developed as part of the Military Training Route 
     Program, carried out jointly by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration and the Secretary Defense, for use by the 
     Armed Forces for the purpose of conducting low-altitude, 
     high-speed military training.
       (2) The term ``high value military training route'' means a 
     military training route that is in the highest quartile of 
     military training routes used by the Department of Defense 
     with respect to frequency of use.
       (3) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (4) The term ``military operation'' means military 
     navigable airspace, including high value military training 
     routes, air defense radars, special use airspace, warning 
     areas, and other military related systems.

              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, 2011, as follows:
       (1) The Army, 569,400.
       (2) The Navy, 328,700.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 202,100.
       (4) The Air Force, 332,200.

     SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 
                   MINIMUM LEVELS.

       Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) For the Army, 547,400.
       ``(2) For the Navy, 324,300.
       ``(3) For the Marine Corps, 202,100.
       ``(4) For the Air Force, 332,200.''.

                       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, 2011, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 358,200.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
       (3) The Navy Reserve, 65,500.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,700.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 71,200.
       (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000.
       (b) End Strength Reductions.--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.
       (c) End Strength Increases.--Whenever units or individual 
     members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 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, 2011, 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, 32,060.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 16,261.
       (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,688.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,584.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 2,992.

     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 2011 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, 8,395.
       (2) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     27,210.
       (3) For the Air Force Reserve, 10,720.
       (4) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     22,394.

     SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2011 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, 2011, may not exceed the 
     following:
       (A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     2,520.
       (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, 
     2011, 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, 2011, 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.
       (c) Conforming Amendment to Annual Limitation on Non-dual 
     Status Technicians for the Army National Guard.--Section 
     10217(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``1,950'' and inserting ``2,870''.

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

       During fiscal year 2011, 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.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for military personnel for fiscal year 2011 a total of 
     $138,540,700,000.

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       (b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of 
     appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other 
     authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for 
     such purpose for fiscal year 2011.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

             Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Generally

     SEC. 501. AGE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND 
                   MANDATORY RETIREMENTS.

       (a) Age for Original Appointment as a Health Professions 
     Officer.--Section 532(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``reserve''.
       (b) Additional Categories of Officers Eligible for Deferral 
     of Mandatory Retirement for Age.--Section 1251(b) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the officer will be 
     performing duties consisting primarily of providing patient 
     care or performing other clinical duties.'' and inserting 
     ``the officer--
       ``(A) will be performing duties consisting primarily of 
     providing patient care or performing other clinical duties; 
     or
       ``(B) is in a category of officers designated under 
     subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) whose duties will consist 
     primarily of the duties described in clause (i), (ii), or 
     (iii) of such subparagraph.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) an officer in a category of officers designated by 
     the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this paragraph as 
     consisting of officers whose duties consist primarily of--
       ``(i) providing health care;
       ``(ii) performing other clinical care; or
       ``(iii) performing health-care related administrative 
     duties.''.

     SEC. 502. AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF WARRANT OFFICERS IN 
                   THE GRADE OF W-1 BY COMMISSION AND 
                   STANDARDIZATION OF WARRANT OFFICER APPOINTING 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Regular Officers.--
       (1) Authority for appointments by commission in warrant 
     officer w-1 grade.--The first sentence of section 571(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``by the 
     Secretary concerned'' and inserting ``, except that, with 
     respect to an armed force under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of a military department, the Secretary may provide 
     by regulation that appointments in that grade shall be made 
     by commission''.
       (2) Appointing authority.--The second sentence of section 
     571(b) of such title is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, and appointments in the 
     grade of regular warrant officer, W-1 (whether by warrant or 
     commission), shall be made by the President, except that 
     appointments in that grade in the Coast Guard shall be made 
     by the Secretary of Homeland Security when it is not 
     operating as a service in the Department of the Navy''.
       (b) Reserve Officers.--Subsection (b) of section 12241 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Appointments in permanent reserve warrant officer 
     grades shall be made in the same manner as is prescribed for 
     regular warrant officer grades by section 571(b) of this 
     title.''.
       (c) Presidential Functions.--Except as otherwise provided 
     by the President by Executive order, the provisions of 
     Executive Order 13384 (10 U.S.C. 531 note) relating to the 
     functions of the President under the second sentence of 
     section 571(b) of title 10, United States Code, shall apply 
     in the same manner to the functions of the President under 
     section 12241(b) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 503. NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FROM DISCUSSIONS, 
                   DELIBERATIONS, NOTES, AND RECORDS OF SPECIAL 
                   SELECTION BOARDS.

       (a) Nondisclosure of Board Proceedings.--Section 613a of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(a) Prohibition on Disclosure.--The proceedings of a 
     selection board convened under section 573, 611, or 628 of 
     this title may not be disclosed to any person not a member of 
     the board, except as authorized or required to process the 
     report of the board. This prohibition is a statutory 
     exemption from disclosure, as described in section 552(b)(3) 
     of title 5.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``and Records'' and 
     inserting ``Notes, and Records''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Applicability.--This section applies to all selection 
     boards convened under section 573, 611, or 628 of this title, 
     regardless of the date on which the board was convened.''.
       (b) Reports of Boards.--Section 628(c)(2) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``sections 576(d) and 576(f)'' and 
     inserting ``sections 576(d), 576(f), and 613a''.
       (c) Reserve Boards.--Section 14104 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(a) Prohibition on Disclosure.--The proceedings of a 
     selection board convened under section 14101 or 14502 of this 
     title may not be disclosed to any person not a member of the 
     board, except as authorized or required to process the report 
     of the board. This prohibition is a statutory exemption from 
     disclosure, as described in section 552(b)(3) of title 5.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``and Records'' and 
     inserting ``Notes, and Records''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Applicability.--This section applies to all selection 
     boards convened under section 14101 or 14502 of this title, 
     regardless of the date on which the board was convened.''.

     SEC. 504. ADMINISTRATIVE REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM LIST OF 
                   OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.

       (a) Active-duty List.--Section 629 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Administrative Removal.--If an officer on the active-
     duty list is discharged or dropped from the rolls, 
     transferred to a retired status, or found to have been 
     erroneously included in a zone of consideration, after having 
     been recommended for promotion to a higher grade under this 
     chapter, but before being promoted, the officer shall be 
     administratively removed from the promotion list under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.''.
       (b) Reserve Active-status List.--Section 14310 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Administrative Removal.--If an officer on the reserve 
     active-status list is discharged or dropped from the rolls, 
     transferred to a retired status, or found to have been 
     erroneously included in a zone of consideration, after having 
     been recommended for promotion to a higher grade under this 
     chapter or after having been found qualified for Federal 
     recognition in the higher grade under title 32, but before 
     being promoted, the officer shall be administratively removed 
     from the promotion list under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary concerned.''.

     SEC. 505. ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICERS TO SERVE ON BOARDS OF 
                   INQUIRY FOR SEPARATION OF REGULAR OFFICERS FOR 
                   SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE AND OTHER REASONS.

       (a) Active Duty.--Section 1187 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     and inserting the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Each member of the board shall be senior in rank or 
     grade to the officer being required to show cause for 
     retention on active duty.
       ``(3) At least one member of the board--
       ``(A) shall be in or above the grade of major or lieutenant 
     commander, if the grade of the officer being required to show 
     cause for retention on active duty is below the grade of 
     major or lieutenant commander; or
       ``(B) shall be in a grade above lieutenant colonel or 
     commander, if the grade of the officer being required to show 
     cause for retention on active duty is major or lieutenant 
     commander or above.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``that officer--'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``that officer meets the grade requirements of subsection 
     (a)(2).''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of a military department 
     may prescribe regulations limiting the eligibility of 
     officers to serve on a board convened under this chapter to 
     officers who, while otherwise qualified, are in the opinion 
     of the Secretary best suited for that duty by reason of age, 
     education, training, experience, length of service, or 
     temperament.''.
       (b) Reserves.--Section 14906 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     and inserting the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Each member of the board shall be senior in rank or 
     grade to the officer being required to show cause for 
     retention in an active status.
       ``(3) At least one member of the board--
       ``(A) shall be in or above the grade of major or lieutenant 
     commander, if the grade of the officer being required to show 
     cause for retention in an active status is below the grade of 
     major or lieutenant commander; or
       ``(B) shall be in a grade above lieutenant colonel or 
     commander, if the grade of the officer being required to show 
     cause for retention in an active status is major or 
     lieutenant commander or above.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of a military department 
     may prescribe regulations limiting the eligibility of 
     officers to serve on a board convened under this chapter to 
     officers who, while otherwise qualified, are in the opinion 
     of the Secretary best suited for that duty by reason of age, 
     education, training, experience, length of service, or 
     temperament.''.

     SEC. 506. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO REDUCE MINIMUM LENGTH OF 
                   ACTIVE SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER 
                   REQUIRED FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AS AN 
                   OFFICER.

       (a) Army.--Section 3911(b)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``January 6, 2006, and ending on 
     December 31, 2008'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011 and ending on September 30, 2013''.

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       (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--Section 6323(a)(2)(B) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``January 6, 2006, and ending on 
     December 31, 2008'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011 and ending on September 30, 2013''.
       (c) Air Force.--Section 8911(b)(2) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``January 6, 2006, and ending on December 31, 
     2008'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and 
     ending on September 30, 2013''.

                Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

     SEC. 511. PRESEPARATION COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENTS.

       (a) Requirement; Exception.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 
     1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Within'' and inserting ``(A) Within''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``of each member'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end of the sentence and inserting 
     the following: ``of--
       ``(i) each member of the armed forces whose discharge or 
     release from active duty is anticipated as of a specific 
     date; and
       ``(ii) each member of a reserve component not covered by 
     clause (i) whose discharge or release from service is 
     anticipated as of a specific date.''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``A notation of the 
     provision of such counseling'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) A notation of the provision of preseparation 
     counseling''.
       (b) Clarification of Covered Matters.--Subsection (b)(7) of 
     such section is amended by striking ``from active duty''.

     SEC. 512. MILITARY CORRECTION BOARD REMEDIES FOR NATIONAL 
                   GUARD MEMBERS.

       Subsection (a) of section 1552 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``military record of the 
     Secretary's department'' and inserting ``military record of 
     an armed force, including reserve components thereof, under 
     the jurisdiction of the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) In the case of a member of the National Guard, the 
     authority to correct any military record of the member under 
     this section extends only to records generated while the 
     member was in Federal service and does not apply to matters 
     related to State government policy and procedures related to 
     its National Guard.''.

     SEC. 513. REMOVAL OF STATUTORY DISTRIBUTION LIMITS ON NAVY 
                   RESERVE FLAG OFFICER ALLOCATION.

       Section 12004(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (5); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 514. ASSIGNMENT OF AIR FORCE RESERVE MILITARY 
                   TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) TO POSITIONS OUTSIDE 
                   AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT PROGRAM.

       Section 10216(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a military technician 
     (dual status) who is employed by the Air Force Reserve in an 
     area other than the Air Force Reserve unit program, except 
     that not more than 50 of such technicians may be assigned 
     outside of the unit program at the same time.''.

     SEC. 515. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF 
                   NON-DUAL STATUS MILITARY TECHNICIANS.

       Section 10217 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; or'' ; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) is hired as a temporary employee pursuant to the 
     exception for temporary employment provided by subsection (d) 
     and subject to the terms and conditions of such 
     subsection.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Exception for Temporary Employment.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding section 10218 of this title, the Secretary of 
     the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force may employ, for a 
     period not to exceed two years, a person to fill a vacancy 
     created by the mobilization of a military technician (dual 
     status) occupying a position under section 10216 of this 
     title.
       ``(2) The duration of the temporary employment of a person 
     in a military technician position under this subsection may 
     not exceed the shorter of the following:
       ``(A) The period of mobilization of the military technician 
     (dual status) whose vacancy is being filled by the temporary 
     employee.
       ``(B) Two years.
       ``(3) No persons may be hired under the authority of this 
     subsection after the end of the two-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 516. REVISED STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF RESERVE FORCES 
                   POLICY BOARD.

       (a) Revised Structure and Functions.--Section 10301 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 10301. Reserve Forces Policy Board

       ``(a) Functions.--As provided in section 175 of this title, 
     there is in the Office of the Secretary of Defense a Reserve 
     Forces Policy Board. The Board shall serve as an independent 
     adviser to the Secretary of Defense to provide advice and 
     recommendations to the Secretary on strategies, policies, and 
     practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, 
     efficiency, and effectiveness of the reserve components. The 
     Board shall report directly to the Secretary to provide 
     independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary on 
     matters relating to the and reserve components.
       ``(b) Membership.--The Board consists of 20 members, 
     appointed or designated as follows:
       ``(1) A civilian chairman appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, who shall be a person who the Secretary determines 
     has the knowledge of, and experience in, policy matters 
     relevant to national security and reserve component matters 
     required to carry out the duties of chairman.
       ``(2) Two reserve general officers designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense upon the recommendation of the Secretary 
     of the Army, one of whom shall be a member of the Army 
     National Guard of the United States and one of whom shall be 
     a member of the Army Reserve.
       ``(3) Two reserve officers designated by the Secretary of 
     Defense upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, 
     one of whom shall be a Navy Reserve flag officer and one of 
     whom shall be a Marine Corps Reserve general officer.
       ``(4) Two reserve general officers designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense upon the recommendation of the Secretary 
     of the Air Force, one of whom shall be a member of the Air 
     National Guard of the United States and one of whom shall be 
     a member of the Air Force Reserve.
       ``(5) One Coast Guard flag officer designated by the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security when the Coast Guard is not 
     operating as a service within the Department of the Navy, or 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense, upon the 
     recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, when the Coast 
     Guard is operating as a service in the Navy under section 3 
     of title 14.
       ``(6) Ten persons appointed or designated by the Secretary 
     of Defense, each of whom shall be a United States citizen and 
     have significant knowledge of and experience in policy 
     matters relevant to national security and reserve component 
     matters and shall be one of the following:
       ``(A) An individual not employed in any Federal or State 
     department or agency.
       ``(B) An individual employed by a Federal or State 
     department or agency.
       ``(C) An officer of a regular component on active duty, or 
     an officer of a reserve component in an active status, who 
     has served or is serving in a senior position on the Joint 
     Staff, a combatant command headquarters staff, or a service 
     headquarters staff.
       ``(7) A reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
     Marine Corps who is a general or flag officer recommended by 
     the chairman and designated by the Secretary of Defense, who 
     shall serve without vote--
       ``(A) as military adviser to the chairman;
       ``(B) as military executive officer of the Board; and
       ``(C) as supervisor of the Board operations and staff.
       ``(8) A senior enlisted member of a reserve component 
     recommended by the chairman and appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, who shall serve without vote as enlisted military 
     adviser to the chairman.
       ``(c) Independent Advice.--In the case of a member of the 
     Board who is an officer or employee of the Department of 
     Defense or a member of the armed forces, the advice provided 
     in that member's capacity as a member of the Board shall be 
     rendered independently of the Board member's other duties as 
     an officer or employee of the Department of Defense or member 
     of the armed forces.
       ``(d) Matters to Be Acted on.--The Board shall act on those 
     matters referred to it by the chairman and on any matter 
     raised by a member of the Board.
       ``(e) Staff.--The Board shall be supported by a staff 
     consisting of one full-time officer from each of the reserve 
     components listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 
     10101 of this title who holds the grade of colonel, or in the 
     case of the Navy the grade of captain, or who has been 
     selected for promotion to that grade. These officers shall 
     also serve as liaisons between their respective components 
     and the Board. They shall perform their staff and liaison 
     duties under the supervision of the military executive in an 
     independent manner reflecting the independent nature of the 
     Board.
       ``(f) Relationship to Service Reserve Policy Committees and 
     Boards.--This section does not affect the committees and 
     boards prescribed within the military departments by sections 
     10302 through 10305 of this title, and a member of such a 
     committee or board may, if otherwise eligible, be a member of 
     the Board.''.
       (b) Board Membership Transition Provision.--The members of 
     the Reserve Forces Policy Board as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act shall continue to serve on the Board in 
     accordance with their respective terms of service as of such 
     date, and except to ensure that the positions of chairman and 
     military executive of the Board continue to be filled, and to 
     ensure that the reserve components listed in paragraphs (1) 
     through (7) of section 10101 of title 10, United States Code, 
     continue to have representation, no appointment or 
     designation of a member of the Board may be made after such 
     date

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     until the number of voting members of the Board is fewer than 
     18. Once the number of voting members is fewer than 18, 
     vacancies in the Board membership shall be filled in 
     accordance with section 10301 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by subsection (a).
       (c) Revision to Annual Report Requirement.--Section 
     113(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``the reserve programs of the Department of Defense 
     and on any other matters'' and inserting ``any reserve 
     component matter''.

     SEC. 517. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD AND JUDICIAL 
                   REMEDIES FOR NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS.

       (a) Elimination of Restricted Right of Appeal.--
       (1) Current restriction to adjutant general.--Subsection 
     (f) of section 709 of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking paragraph (4).
       (2) Stylistic and conforming amendments.--Such subsection 
     is further amended--
       (A) by striking the material preceding paragraph (1);
       (B) by capitalizing the first word in paragraphs (1), (2), 
     (3), and (5);
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) and inserting a period;
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) This subsection shall be carried out under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.''.
       (b) Application of Certain Title 5 Provisions.--Section 
     709(g) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Sections 2108, 3502, 7511, and 7512'' and 
     inserting ``Section 2108''.
       (c) Application of Adverse Actions Subchapter.--Section 
     7511(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively.

         Subtitle C--Joint Qualified Officers and Requirements

     SEC. 521. TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO DEFINITION OF JOINT MATTERS 
                   FOR PURPOSES OF JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT.

       Section 668(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``multiple'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``integrated''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of the subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``or''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the context of joint matters, the term `integrated 
     military forces' refers to military forces that are involved 
     in the planning or execution (or both) of operations 
     involving participants from--
       ``(A) more than one military department; or
       ``(B) a military department and one or more of the 
     following:
       ``(i) Other departments and agencies of the United States.
       ``(ii) The military forces or agencies of other countries.
       ``(iii) Non-governmental persons or entities.''.

     SEC. 522. CHANGES TO PROCESS INVOLVING PROMOTION BOARDS FOR 
                   JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICERS AND OFFICERS WITH 
                   JOINT STAFF EXPERIENCE.

       (a) Board Composition.--Subsection (c) of section 612 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) Each selection board convened under section 611(a) 
     of this title that will consider an officer described in 
     paragraph (2) shall include at least one officer designated 
     by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is a joint 
     qualified officer.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an officer 
     who--
       ``(A) is serving in, or has served in, a joint duty 
     assignment;
       ``(B) is serving on, or has served on, the Joint Staff; or
       ``(C) is a joint qualified officer.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement in 
     paragraph (1) in the case of--
       ``(A) any selection board of the Marine Corps; or
       ``(B) any selection board that is considering officers in 
     specialties identified in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
     619a(b) of this title.''.
       (b) Information Furnished to Selection Boards.--Section 615 
     of such title is amended by striking ``in joint duty 
     assignments of officers who are serving, or have served, in 
     such assignments'' in subsections (b)(5) and (c) and 
     inserting ``of officers who are serving on, or have served 
     on, the Joint Staff or are joint qualified officers''.
       (c) Action on Report of Selection Boards.--Section 618(b) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``are serving, or have 
     served, in joint duty assignments'' and inserting ``are 
     serving on, or have served on, the Joint Staff or are joint 
     qualified officers'';
       (2) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``in joint duty assignments of officers who are 
     serving, or have served, in such assignments'' and inserting 
     ``of officers who are serving on, or have served on, the 
     Joint Staff or are joint qualified officers''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in joint duty 
     assignments'' and inserting ``who are serving on, or have 
     served on, the Joint Staff or are joint qualified officers''.

                Subtitle D--General Service Authorities

     SEC. 531. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 
                   HIGH-DEMAND, LOW-DENSITY ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 688a(f) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
     2010'' and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than April 1, 2011, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report containing an assessment by the Secretary of the need 
     to extend the authority provided by section 688a of title 10, 
     United States Code, beyond December 31, 2012. The report 
     shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) A list of the current types of high-demand, low-density 
     capabilities (as defined in such section) for which the 
     authority is being used to address operational requirements.
       (2) For each high-demand, low-density capability included 
     in the list under paragraph (1), the number of retired 
     members of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty at 
     any time during each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010 under 
     the authority.
       (3) A plan to increase the required active duty strength 
     for the high-demand, low-density capabilities included in the 
     list under paragraph (1) to eliminate the need to use the 
     authority.

     SEC. 532. CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.

       (a) Improved Documentation of Correction Board Decisions.--
     Section 1552(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) In establishing correction procedures under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary of a military department 
     shall require that a board established under subsection 
     (a)(1) present its findings and conclusions in an orderly and 
     itemized fashion, with specific attention given to each issue 
     presented by the claimant (or heir or representative) who 
     requested the correction. This requirement applies to a 
     request for correction received after the date of the 
     enactment of this subparagraph, both during initial 
     consideration of the request and upon subsequent 
     consideration due to appeal or other circumstances.''.
       (b) Improved Documentation of Review Board Decisions 
     Regarding Discharge or Dismissal.--Section 1553(b) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In establishing review procedures for use by a board 
     established under this section, the Secretary of a military 
     department shall require that the board present its findings 
     and conclusions in an orderly and itemized fashion, with 
     specific attention given to each issue presented by the 
     person who requested the review. This requirement applies to 
     a request for review received after the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph, both during initial consideration of the 
     request and upon subsequent consideration due to appeal or 
     other circumstances.''.
       (c) Boards Reviewing Retirement or Separation Without Pay 
     for Physical Disability.--
       (1) Members eligible to request review.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 1554 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``an officer'' and inserting ``a member or 
     former member of the uniformed services''; and
       (B) by striking ``his case'' and inserting ``the member's 
     case''.
       (2) Improved documentation of board decisions.--Subsection 
     (b) of such section is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In establishing review procedures for use by a board 
     established under this section, the Secretary of a military 
     department shall require that the board present its findings 
     and conclusions in an orderly and itemized fashion, with 
     specific attention given to each issue presented by the 
     person who requested the review. This requirement applies to 
     a request for review received after the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph, both during initial consideration of the 
     request and upon subsequent consideration due to appeal or 
     other circumstances.''.
       (d) Limitation on Reduction in Personnel Assigned to Duty 
     With Service Review Agency.--1559(a) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2013''.

     SEC. 533. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE 
                   FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214) TO SPECIFICALLY 
                   IDENTIFY A SPACE FOR INCLUSION OF EMAIL 
                   ADDRESS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Certificate of 
     Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to 
     include a new Block, 19c., titled ``electronic mailing (e-
     mail) address after separation'' in order to permit a member 
     of the Armed Forces to include an email address at which the 
     member may be reached after the member's discharge or 
     release.

     SEC. 534. RECOGNITION OF ROLE OF FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF 
                   MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES AVAILABLE TO 
                   FEMALE MEMBERS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress make the following findings:

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       (1) Women are and have historically been an import part of 
     all United States war efforts, voluntarily serving in every 
     military conflict in United States history, including the 
     Revolutionary War.
       (2) Approximately 34,000 women served in the Armed Forces 
     in World War I, approximately 400,000 served in World War II, 
     approximately 120,000 served in the Korean War, over 7,000 
     served in the Vietnam War, and more than 41,000 served in the 
     first Gulf War.
       (3) Over 350,000 women serving in the Armed Forces make up 
     approximate 15 percent of all active duty personnel, 15 
     percent of Reserves, and 17 percent of the National Guard.
       (4) Over 225,349 women have served in Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (5) At least 120 female members of the Armed Forces have 
     been killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, and, of the women killed, 
     66 were killed in combat.
       (6) The nature of war has changed in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
     and, despite the prohibition on female members of the Armed 
     Forces serving in combat, so has the role of female members 
     of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Official Recognition.--Congress--
       (1) honors women who have served, and women who are 
     currently serving, as members of the Armed Forces; and
       (2) encourages all people in the United States to recognize 
     the service and achievements of female members of the Armed 
     Forces and female veterans.
       (c) Reviews Required.--
       (1) Reviews; elements.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a review of military occupational positions available 
     to female members of the Armed Forces for the purpose of 
     ensuring that female members have the maximum opportunity to 
     compete and excel in the Armed Forces. The Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, also shall review the collocation policy and 
     other policies and regulations that restrict the service of 
     female members to determine whether changes are needed, 
     including legislative change, if necessary, to enhance the 
     ability of women to serve in the Armed Forces.
       (2) Submission of results.--Not later than February 1, 
     2011, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committee a report containing the 
     results of the reviews.

             Subtitle E--Military Justice and Legal Matters

     SEC. 541. CONTINUATION OF WARRANT OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY TO 
                   COMPLETE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

       Section 580 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) A warrant officer subject to discharge or retirement 
     under this section, but against whom any action has been 
     commenced with a view to trying the officer by court-martial, 
     may be continued on active duty, without prejudice to such 
     action, until the completion of such action.''.

     SEC. 542. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO PUNISH CONTEMPT IN MILITARY 
                   JUSTICE PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 848 of title 10, United States 
     Code (article 48 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 848. Art. 48. Contempts

       ``(a) Authority to Punish Contempt.--A military judge 
     detailed to a court-martial, a court of inquiry, the Court of 
     Appeals for the Armed Forces, a Court of Criminal Appeals, a 
     provost court, or a military commission (other than a 
     military commission established under chapter 47A of this 
     title) may punish for contempt any person who--
       ``(1) uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in the 
     presence of the military judge during the proceedings of the 
     court-martial, court, or military commission;
       ``(2) disturbs the proceedings of the court-martial, court, 
     or military commission by any riot or disorder; or
       ``(3) willfully disobeys its lawful writ, process, order, 
     rule, decree, or command.
       ``(b) Punishment.--A person punished for contempt under 
     this section may be confined for not more than 30 days, fined 
     in an amount of not more than $1,000, or both.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 848 of title 10, United States 
     Code (article 48 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as 
     amended by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to acts 
     of contempt committed after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 543. LIMITATIONS ON USE IN PERSONNEL ACTION OF 
                   INFORMATION CONTAINED IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE 
                   REPORT OR IN INDEX MAINTAINED FOR LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS.

       (a) Limitations.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1034 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1034a. Criminal investigative report or index 
       maintained for law enforcement retrieval and analysis: 
       limitations on use in personnel actions

       ``(a) Prohibition on Use in Personnel Actions.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), information relating to the 
     titling or indexing of a member of the armed forces contained 
     in any criminal investigative report prepared by any entity 
     of the Department of Defense or index maintained by any 
     entity of the Department of Defense for the purpose of 
     potential retrieval and analysis by Department law 
     enforcement organizations may not be used in connection with 
     any personnel action involving the member.
       ``(b) Authorized Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection 
     (a) does not preclude the use of information relating to the 
     titling or indexing of a member--
       ``(1) in connection with law enforcement activities;
       ``(2) in a judicial or administrative action involving the 
     member regarding the alleged offense referenced in the 
     criminal investigative report or index; or
       ``(3) in a personnel action if--
       ``(A) the member has been adjudged guilty of the alleged 
     offense referenced in the criminal investigative report or 
     index by military non-judicial or judicial proceedings or by 
     civilian judicial proceedings;
       ``(B) a record of the proceedings is presented in 
     connection with the personnel action; and
       ``(C) the member is provided the opportunity to present 
     additional information in response to the record of the 
     proceedings.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Indexing.--The term `indexing' refers to the 
     procedure whereby a Department of Defense criminal 
     investigative agency submits identifying information 
     concerning subjects, victims, or incidentals of 
     investigations for addition to the Defense Clearance and 
     Investigations Index.
       ``(2) Titling.--The term `titling' refers to the process by 
     which a Department of Defense criminal investigative agency 
     places the name of a person in the title block of a criminal 
     investigative report at a time when the agency has credible 
     information that the person committed a criminal offense. The 
     titling, however, does not connote any degree of guilt or 
     innocence.
       ``(3) Personnel action.--The term `personnel action', with 
     respect to a member, means any recommendation, action, or 
     decision impacting or affecting any aspect of the military 
     service of the member.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1034 the following new item:

``1034a. Criminal investigative report or index maintained for law 
              enforcement retrieval and analysis: limitations on use in 
              personnel actions.''.

     SEC. 544. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 
                   PARENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

       (a) Child Custody Protection.--Title II of the 
     Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.

       ``(a) Restriction on Change of Custody.--If a motion for 
     change of custody of a child of a servicemember is filed 
     while the servicemember is deployed in support of a 
     contingency operation, no court may enter an order modifying 
     or amending any previous judgment or order, or issue a new 
     order, that changes the custody arrangement for that child 
     that existed as of the date of the deployment of the 
     servicemember, except that a court may enter a temporary 
     custody order if the court finds that it is in the best 
     interest of the child.
       ``(b) Completion of Deployment.--In any preceding covered 
     under subsection (a), a court shall require that, upon the 
     return of the servicemember from deployment in support of a 
     contingency operation, the custody order that was in effect 
     immediately preceding the date of the deployment of the 
     servicemember is reinstated, unless the court finds that such 
     a reinstatement is not in the best interest of the child, 
     except that any such finding shall be subject to subsection 
     (c).
       ``(c) Exclusion of Military Service From Determination of 
     Child's Best Interest.--If a motion for the change of custody 
     of the child of a servicemember is filed, no court may 
     consider the absence of the servicemember by reason of 
     deployment, or possibility of deployment, in determining the 
     best interest of the child.
       ``(d) No Federal Right of Action.--Nothing in this section 
     shall create a Federal right of action.
       ``(e) Preemption.--In any case where State or Federal law 
     applicable to a child custody proceeding under State or 
     Federal law provides a higher standard of protection to the 
     rights of the parent who is a servicemember than the rights 
     provided under this section, the State or Federal court shall 
     apply the State or Federal standard.
       ``(f) Contingency Operation Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `contingency operation' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code, except 
     that the term may include such other deployments as the 
     Secretary may prescribe.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
     relating to title II the following new item:

``208. Child custody protection.''.

     SEC. 545. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC 
                   VIOLENCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Immediate Actions Required.--
       (1) Entry of data into law enforcement systems.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all command actions 
     related to domestic violence incidents involving members of 
     the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps are entered into 
     all Department of Defense law enforcement systems.
       (2) Issuance of family advocacy program guidance.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall issue Department of Defense Family 
     Advocacy Program guidance.

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       (b) Implementation of Outstanding Comptroller General 
     Recommendations.--Consistent with the recommendations 
     contained in the report of the Comptroller General of the 
     United States titled ``Status of Implementation of GAO's 2006 
     Recommendations on the Department of Defense's Domestic 
     Violence Program'' (GAO-10-577R), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall complete, not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, implementation of actions to address 
     the following recommendations:
       (1) Defense incident-based reporting system.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall develop a comprehensive management plan to 
     address deficiencies in the data captured in the Defense 
     Incident-Based Reporting System to ensure the system can 
     provide an accurate count of the domestic violence incidents 
     that are reported throughout the Department of Defense.
       (2) Adequate personnel.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop a plan to ensure that adequate personnel are 
     available to implement recommendations made by the Defense 
     Task Force on Domestic Violence.
       (3) Domestic violence training data for chaplains.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to collect domestic 
     violence training data for chaplains.
       (4) Oversight framework.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop an oversight framework for Department of Defense 
     domestic violence programs, to include oversight of 
     implementation of recommendations made by the Defense Task 
     Force on Domestic Violence, budgeting, and policy compliance.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report containing 
     the planned actions required under subsections (a) and (b).

     SEC. 546. PUBLIC RELEASE OF RESTRICTED ANNEX OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW 
                   RELATED TO FORT HOOD PERTAINING TO OVERSIGHT OF 
                   THE ALLEGED PERPETRATOR OF THE ATTACK.

       (a) Release Required.--Not later than 10 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall release publicly the restricted annex, described in 
     subsection (b), that was part of the January 2010 Department 
     of Defense Report of the Independent Review Related to Fort 
     Hood and the attack there on November 5, 2009.
       (b) Material Subject to Release; Exception.--The restricted 
     annex referred to in subsection (a) is the document described 
     on page 9 of the January 2010 Department of Defense Report of 
     the Independent Review Related to Fort Hood, which provided 
     the detailed findings, recommendations, and complete 
     supporting discussions of the Independent Review pertaining 
     to the oversight of the alleged perpetrator of the November 
     2009 attack. No part of the restricted annex shall be 
     exempted from public release, except--
       (1) materials that the Secretary of Defense determines may 
     imperil, if disclosed, any criminal investigation or 
     prosecution related to the attack; and
       (2) in accordance with section 1102 of title 10, United 
     States Code, the memorandum summarizing the results of the 
     medical quality assurance records relating to the care 
     provided patients by the alleged perpetrator of the attack.

      Subtitle F--Member Education and Training Opportunities and 
                             Administration

     SEC. 551. REPAYMENT OF EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT BENEFITS.

       (a) Enlisted Members on Active Duty in Specified Military 
     Specialties.--Section 2171 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(g) Except a person described in subsection (e) who 
     transfers to service making the person eligible for repayment 
     of loans under section 16301 of this title, a member of the 
     armed forces who fails to complete the period of service 
     required to qualify for loan repayment under this section 
     shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
     303a(e) of title 37.
       ``(h) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe, by 
     regulations, procedures for implementing this section, 
     including standards for qualified loans and authorized payees 
     and other terms and conditions for making loan repayments. 
     Such regulations may include exceptions that would allow for 
     the payment as a lump sum of any loan repayment due to a 
     member under a written agreement that existed at the time of 
     a member's death or disability.''.
       (b) Members of Selected Reserve.--Section 16301 of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(h) Except a person described in subsection (e) who 
     transfers to service making the person eligible for repayment 
     of loans under section 2171 of this title, a member of the 
     armed forces who fails to complete the period of service 
     required to qualify for loan repayment under this section 
     shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
     303a(e) of title 37.
       ``(i) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe, by 
     regulations, procedures for implementing this section, 
     including standards for qualified loans and authorized payees 
     and other terms and conditions for making loan repayments. 
     Such regulations may include exceptions that would allow for 
     the payment as a lump sum of any loan repayment due to a 
     member under a written agreement that existed at the time of 
     a member's death or disability.''.

     SEC. 552. ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION FOR GRADUATES OF THE 
                   MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES PARTICIPATING IN THE 
                   ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND 
                   FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) United States Military Academy Graduates.--Section 
     4348(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) That if an appointment described in paragraph (2) or 
     (3) is tendered and the cadet participates in the Armed 
     Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 
     Assistance program under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this 
     title, the cadet will fulfill any unserved obligation 
     incurred under this section on active duty, regardless of the 
     type of appointment held, upon completion of, and in addition 
     to, any service obligation incurred under section 2123 of 
     this title for participation in the program.''.
       (b) United States Naval Academy Graduates.--Section 6959(a) 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) That if an appointment described in paragraph (2) or 
     (3) is tendered and the midshipman participates in the Armed 
     Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 
     Assistance program under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this 
     title, the midshipman will fulfill any unserved obligation 
     incurred under this section on active duty, regardless of the 
     type of appointment held, upon completion of, and in addition 
     to, any service obligation incurred under section 2123 of 
     this title for participation in the program.''.
       (c) United States Air Force Academy Graduates.--Section 
     9348(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) That if an appointment described in paragraph (2) or 
     (3) is tendered and the cadet participates in the Armed 
     Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial 
     Assistance program under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this 
     title, the cadet will fulfill any unserved obligation 
     incurred under this section on active duty, regardless of the 
     type of appointment held, upon completion of, and in addition 
     to, any service obligation incurred under section 2123 of 
     this title for participation in the program.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to appointments to the United States 
     Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the 
     United States Air Force Academy beginning with the first 
     class of candidates nominated for appointment to these 
     military service academies after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 553. WAIVER OF MAXIMUM AGE LIMITATION ON ADMISSION TO 
                   SERVICE ACADEMIES FOR CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS 
                   WHO SERVED DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OR 
                   OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

       (a) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may waive the maximum age limitation 
     specified in section 4346(a), 6958(a)(1), or 9346(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, for the admission of an enlisted 
     member of the Armed Forces to the United States Military 
     Academy, the United States Naval Academy, or the United 
     States Air Force Academy, if the member, otherwise satisfies 
     the eligibility requirements for admission to that academy, 
     and--
       (1) as a result of service on active duty in a theater of 
     operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
     Freedom, was or is prevented from being admitted to that 
     academy before the member reached the maximum age specified 
     in such sections; or
       (2) possesses an exceptional overall record that the 
     Secretary concerned determines sets the candidate apart from 
     all other candidates.
       (b) Limitation of Waiver.--
       (1) Maximum age.--A waiver may not be granted under 
     subsection (a) to a member of the Armed Forces described in 
     such subsection if the member would pass the member's twenty-
     sixth birthday by July 1 of the year in which the member 
     would enter the military service academy.
       (2) Maximum number.--No more than five members of the Armed 
     Forces may attend each of the military service academies at 
     any one time pursuant to a waiver granted under subsection 
     (a)(2).
       (c) Duration of Waiver Authority.--The authority to grant a 
     waiver under subsection (a) expires on September 30, 2015.

     SEC. 554. REPORT OF FEASIBILITY AND COST OF EXPANDING 
                   ENROLLMENT AUTHORITY OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF 
                   THE AIR FORCE TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report, prepared in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, evaluating the feasibility and cost of authorizing 
     enlisted members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast 
     Guard to enroll in Community College of the Air Force 
     programs offered under section 9315 of title 10, United 
     States Code.

               Subtitle G--Defense Dependents' Education

     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 for fiscal year 2011 pursuant to section 301(5) 
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     operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, 
     $50,000,000 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 for 
     fiscal year 2011 pursuant to section 301(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities, $15,000,000 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. ENROLLMENT OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES WHO RESIDE IN TEMPORARY HOUSING IN 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT 
                   ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

       Section 2164(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary may, at the discretion of the 
     Secretary, permit dependents of members of the armed forces 
     described in subparagraph (B) to enroll in an educational 
     program provided by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection 
     without regard to the requirement in paragraph (1) with 
     respect to residence on a military installation.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) applies only if--
       ``(i) the dependents reside in temporary housing 
     (regardless of whether the temporary housing is on Federal 
     property) in lieu of permanent living quarters on a military 
     installation; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary determines that the circumstances of 
     such living arrangements justify extending the enrollment 
     authority to include such dependents.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to ensure 
     consistent application of this paragraph.''.

          Subtitle H--Decorations, Awards, and Commemorations

     SEC. 571. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR DETERMINATION MADE IN 
                   RESPONSE TO REVIEW OF PROPOSAL FOR AWARD OF A 
                   MEDAL OF HONOR NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IN 
                   TIMELY FASHION.

       Section 1130(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) If a determination under this section includes a 
     favorable recommendation for the award of the Medal of Honor, 
     submission of the detailed discussion of the rationale 
     supporting the determination shall be made through the 
     Secretary of Defense.''.

     SEC. 572. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECOGNITION OF SPOUSES OF 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Establishment and Presentation of Lapel Buttons.--
     Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after section 1126 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1126a. Spouse of combat veteran lapel button: 
       eligibility and presentation

       ``(a) Design and Eligibility.--A lapel button, to be known 
     as the spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button, shall be 
     designed, as approved by the Secretary of Defense, to 
     identify and recognize the spouse of a member of the armed 
     forces who is serving or has served in a combat zone for a 
     period of more than 30 days.
       ``(b) Presentation.--The Secretary concerned may authorize 
     the use of appropriated funds to procure spouse-of-a-combat-
     veteran lapel buttons and to provide for their presentation 
     to eligible spouses of members.
       ``(c) Exception to Time Period Requirement.--The 30-day 
     periods specified in subsections (a) and (b) do not apply if 
     the member is killed or wounded in the combat zone before the 
     expiration the period.
       ``(d) License To Manufacture and Sell Lapel Buttons.--
     Section 901(c) of title 36 shall apply with respect to the 
     spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button authorized by this 
     section.
       ``(e) Combat Zone Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `combat zone' has the meaning given that term in section 
     112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section. The Secretary shall ensure that the regulations are 
     uniform for each armed force to the extent practicable.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1126 the following new item:

``1126a. Spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button: eligibility and 
              presentation.''.
       (c) Implementation.--It is the sense of Congress that, as 
     soon as practicable once the spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel 
     button become available, the Secretary of Defense--
       (1) should widely announce the availability of spouse-of-a-
     combat-veteran lapel buttons through military and public 
     information channels; and
       (2) should encourage commanders at all levels to conduct 
     ceremonies recognizing the support provided by spouses of 
     members of the Armed Forces and to use the ceremonies as an 
     opportunity for members to present their spouses with a 
     spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button.

     SEC. 573. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECOGNITION OF CHILDREN OF 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Establishment and Presentation of Lapel Buttons.--
     Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after section 1126a, as added by section 572, the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1126b. Children of members commemorative lapel button: 
       eligibility and presentation

       ``(a) Design and Eligibility.--A lapel button, to be known 
     as the children of military service members commemorative 
     lapel button, shall be designed, as approved by the Secretary 
     of Defense, to identify and recognize an eligible child 
     dependent of a member of the armed forces who serves on 
     active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
       ``(b) Presentation.--The Secretary concerned may authorize 
     the use of appropriated funds to procure children of military 
     service members commemorative lapel buttons and to provide 
     for their presentation to eligible child dependents.
       ``(c) License To Manufacture and Sell Lapel Buttons.--
     Section 901(c) of title 36 shall apply with respect to the 
     children of military service members commemorative lapel 
     button authorized by this section.
       ``(d) Eligible Child Dependent Defined.--In this section, 
     the term `eligible child dependent' means a dependent of a 
     member of the armed forces described in subparagraph (D) or 
     (I) of section 1072(2) of this title.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section. The Secretary shall ensure that the regulations are 
     uniform for each armed force to the extent practicable.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1126a the following new item:

``1126b. Children of members commemorative lapel button: eligibility 
              and presentation.''.
       (c) Implementation.--It is the sense of Congress that, as 
     soon as practicable once the children of military service 
     members commemorative lapel button become available, the 
     Secretary of Defense--
       (1) should widely announce the availability of children of 
     military service members commemorative lapel buttons through 
     military and public information channels; and
       (2) should encourage commanders at all levels to conduct 
     ceremonies recognizing the support provided by children of 
     members of the Armed Forces and to use the ceremonies as an 
     opportunity for members to present their children with a 
     children of military service members commemorative lapel 
     button.

     SEC. 574. CLARIFICATION OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD OF 
                   BRONZE STAR MEDAL.

       (a) Limitation on Eligible Persons.--Section 1133 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1133. Bronze Star: limitation on persons eligible to 
       receive

       ``The decoration known as the `Bronze Star' may only be 
     awarded to a member of a military force who--
       ``(1) at the time of the events for which the decoration is 
     to be awarded, was serving in a geographic area in which 
     special pay is authorized under section 310 or paragraph (1) 
     or (3) of section 351(a) of title 37; or
       ``(2) receives special pay under section 310 or paragraph 
     (1) or (3) of section 351(a) of title 37 as a result of those 
     events.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 1133 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``1133.Bronze Star: limitation on persons eligible to receive.''.
       (c) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) applies to the award of the Bronze Star after 
     October 30, 2000.

     SEC. 575. AWARD OF VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL TO VETERANS WHO 
                   PARTICIPATED IN MAYAGUEZ RESCUE OPERATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall, upon the application of an individual who is 
     an eligible veteran, award that individual the Vietnam 
     Service Medal, notwithstanding any otherwise applicable 
     requirements for the award of that medal. Any such award 
     shall be made in lieu of any Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 
     awarded the individual for the individual's participation in 
     the Mayaguez rescue operation.
       (b) Eligible Veteran.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``eligible veteran'' means a member or former member of 
     the Armed Forces who was awarded the Armed Forces 
     Expeditionary Medal for participation in military operations 
     known as the Mayaguez rescue operation of May 12-15, 1975.

     SEC. 576. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
                   CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMY FOR ACTS OF VALOR 
                   DURING THE CIVIL WAR, KOREAN WAR, OR VIETNAM 
                   WAR.

       (a) Authorization.--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 Armed Forces, the 
     President is authorized to award the Medal of Honor under 
     section 3741 of such title to the following former members of 
     the Army for conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity at

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     the risk of their life and beyond the call of duty, as 
     described in subsection (b):
       (1) First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing, Civil War.
       (2) Private John A. Sipe, Civil War.
       (3) Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, Korean War.
       (4) Specialist Four Robert L. Towles, Vietnam War.
       (b) Acts of Valor Described.--
       (1) First lieutenant alonzo h. cushing.--In the case of 
     First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing, the acts of valor 
     referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of then First 
     Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing while in command of Battery A, 
     4th United States Artillery, Army of the Potomac, at 
     Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1863, during the 
     American Civil War.
       (2) Private john a. sipe.--In the case of Private John A. 
     Sipe, the acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the 
     actions of then Private John A. Sipe of Company I of the 
     205th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, part of the 2d 
     Brigade, 3d Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac, on 
     March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War.
       (3) Chaplain emil j. kapaun.--In the case of Chaplain 
     (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, the acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the actions of Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun of 
     3d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division 
     during the Battle of Unsan on November 1 and 2, 1950, and 
     while a prisoner of war until his death on May 23, 1952, 
     during the Korean War.
       (4) Specialist four robert l. towles.--In the case of 
     Specialist Four Robert L. Towles, the acts of valor referred 
     to in subsection (a) are the actions of then Specialist Four 
     Robert L. Towles of Company D, 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st 
     Cavalry Division on November 17, 1965, during the Vietnam War 
     for which he was originally awarded the Bronze Star with 
     ``V'' Device.

     SEC. 577. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF 
                   DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE CROSS TO JAY C. COPLEY 
                   FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

       (a) Authorization.--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 Armed Forces, the 
     Secretary of the Army is authorized and requested to award 
     the Distinguished-Service Cross under section 3742 of such 
     title to former Captain Jay C. Copley of the United States 
     Army for the acts of valor during the Vietnam War described 
     in subsection (b).
       (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to 
     in subsection (a) are the actions of then Captain Jay C. 
     Copley on May 5, 1968, as commander of Company C of the 1st 
     Battalion, 50th Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade during an 
     engagement with a regimental-size enemy force in Bin Dinh 
     Province, South Vietnam.

     SEC. 578. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
                   KOREAN WAR.

       (a) Commemorative Program Authorized.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may establish and conduct a program to commemorate 
     the 60th anniversary of the Korean War (in this section 
     referred to as the ``commemorative program''). In conducting 
     the commemorative program, the Secretary shall coordinate and 
     support other programs and activities of the Federal 
     Government, State and local governments, and other persons 
     and organizations in commemoration of the Korean War.
       (b) Schedule.--If the Secretary of Defense establishes the 
     commemorative program, the Secretary shall determine the 
     schedule of major events and priority of efforts for the 
     commemorative program to achieve the commemorative objectives 
     specified in subsection (c). The Secretary may establish a 
     committee to assist the Secretary in determining the schedule 
     and conducting the commemorative program.
       (c) Commemorative Activities and Objectives.--The 
     commemorative program may include activities and ceremonies 
     to achieve the following objectives:
       (1) To thank and honor veterans of the Korean War, 
     including members of the Armed Forces who were held as 
     prisoners of war or listed as missing in action, for their 
     service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States.
       (2) To thank and honor the families of veterans of the 
     Korean War for their sacrifices and contributions, especially 
     families who lost a loved one in the Korean War.
       (3) To highlight the service of the Armed Forces during the 
     Korean War and the contributions of Federal agencies and 
     governmental and non-governmental organizations that served 
     with, or in support of, the Armed Forces.
       (4) To pay tribute to the sacrifices and contributions made 
     on the home front by the people of the United States during 
     the Korean War.
       (5) To provide the people of the United States with a clear 
     understanding and appreciation of the lessons and history of 
     the Korean War.
       (6) To highlight the advances in technology, science, and 
     medicine related to military research conducted during the 
     Korean War.
       (7) To recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by 
     the allies of the United States during the Korean War.
       (d) Use of The United States of America Korean War 
     Commemoration and Symbols.--Subsection (c) of section 1083 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1918), as amended by section 
     1067 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2134) and 
     section 1052 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 764), shall 
     apply to the commemorative program.
       (e) Commemorative Fund.--
       (1) Establishment of new account.--If the Secretary of 
     Defense establishes the commemorative program, the Secretary 
     the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury of the United 
     States an account to be known as the ``Department of Defense 
     Korean War Commemoration Fund'' (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Fund'').
       (2) Administration and use of fund.--The Fund shall be 
     available to, and administered by, the Secretary of Defense. 
     The Secretary shall use the assets of the Fund only for the 
     purpose of conducting the commemorative program and shall 
     prescribe such regulations regarding the use of the Fund as 
     the Secretary considers to be necessary.
       (3) Deposits.--There shall be deposited into the Fund the 
     following:
       (A) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
       (B) Proceeds derived from the use by the Secretary of 
     Defense of the exclusive rights described in subsection (c) 
     of section 1083 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1918).
       (C) Donations made in support of the commemorative program 
     by private and corporate donors.
       (4) Availability.--Subject to paragraph (5), amounts in the 
     Fund shall remain available until expended.
       (5) Treatment of unobligated funds; transfer.--If 
     unobligated amounts remain in the Fund as of September 30, 
     2013, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer the 
     amounts to the Department of Defense Vietnam War 
     Commemorative Fund established pursuant to section 598(e) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). The transferred 
     amounts shall be merged with, and available for the same 
     purposes as, other amounts in the Department of Defense 
     Vietnam War Commemorative Fund.
       (f) Acceptance of Voluntary Services.--
       (1) Authority to accept services.--Notwithstanding section 
     1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of 
     Defense may accept from any person voluntary services to be 
     provided in furtherance of the commemorative program. The 
     Secretary shall prohibit the solicitation of any voluntary 
     services 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 the program.
       (2) Compensation for work-related injury.--A person 
     providing voluntary services under this subsection shall be 
     considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 
     81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 
     for work-related injuries. The person shall also be 
     considered a special governmental employee for purposes of 
     standards of conduct and sections 202, 203, 205, 207, 208, 
     and 209 of title 18, United States Code. A person who is not 
     otherwise employed by the Federal Government shall not be 
     considered to be a Federal employee for any other purpose by 
     reason of the provision of voluntary services under this 
     subsection.
       (3) Reimbursement of incidental expenses.--The Secretary 
     may provide for reimbursement of incidental expenses incurred 
     by a person providing voluntary services under this 
     subsection. The Secretary shall determine which expenses are 
     eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph.
       (g) Report Required.--If the Secretary of Defense conducts 
     the commemorative program, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense shall submit to Congress, not later 
     than 60 days after the end of the commemorative program, a 
     report containing an accounting of--
       (1) all of the funds deposited into and expended from the 
     Fund;
       (2) any other funds expended under this section; and
       (3) any unobligated funds remaining in the Fund as of 
     September 30, 2013, that are transferred to the Department of 
     Defense Vietnam War Commemorative Fund pursuant to subsection 
     (e)(5).
       (h) Limitation on Expenditures.--Using amounts appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may 
     not expend more than $5,000,000 to carry out the 
     commemorative program.

             Subtitle I--Military Family Readiness Matters

     SEC. 581. APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE MILITARY FAMILY READINESS COUNCIL.

       (a) Inclusion of Spouse of General or Flag Officer.--
     Subsection (b) of section 1781a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) The spouse of a general or flag officer.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraphs (C) and 
     (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E)''.
       (b) Clarification of Appointment Options for Existing 
     Member.--Subparagraph (F) of subsection (b)(1) of such 
     section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(A), is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(F) In addition to the representatives appointed under 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), the

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     senior enlisted advisor, or the spouse of a senior enlisted 
     member, from each of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
     Force.''.
       (c) Appointment by Secretary of Defense.--Subsection (b) of 
     such section is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, who shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary of Defense'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, who shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary of Defense'' both places it 
     appears; and
       (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``by the Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint the members of 
     the Council required by subparagraphs (B) through (F) of 
     paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 582. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR 
                   MILITARY FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

       Subsection (c) of section 1781c of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Director.--(1) The head of the Office shall be the 
     Director of the Office of Community Support for Military 
     Families With Special Needs, who shall be a member of the 
     Senior Executive Service or a general officer or flag 
     officer.
       ``(2) In the discharge of the responsibilities of the 
     Office, the Director shall be subject to the supervision, 
     direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Personnel and Readiness.''.

     SEC. 583. PILOT PROGRAM OF PERSONALIZED CAREER DEVELOPMENT 
                   COUNSELING FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--Section 1784a of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) Personalized Career Development Counseling.--
       ``(1) Pilot program required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct a pilot program designed to provide 
     personalized career development counseling to the spouses of 
     members of the armed forces eligible for assistance under 
     this section, including  the development of strategies, step-
     by-step guidelines, and customizable milestones--
       ``(A) to promote a comprehensive, introspective review of 
     personal skills, experience, goals, and requirements with a 
     view to developing a personalized plan for career 
     development;
       ``(B) to identify career options that are portable, 
     personally rewarding, and compatible with personal strengths, 
     skills, and experience;
       ``(C) to instruct and encourage the use of sound personal 
     and professional management practices; and
       ``(D) to plan career attainment progression objectives and 
     measure progress.
       ``(2) Incentives to fill critical civilian specialties.--In 
     conducting the pilot program, the Secretary shall consider 
     methods to provide incentives for program participants to 
     fill critical civilian specialties needed in the Department 
     of Defense, including the following:
       ``(A) Mental health and other health care.
       ``(B) Social work.
       ``(C) Family welfare.
       ``(D) Contract and acquisition management.
       ``(E) Personal financial management.
       ``(F) Day care services.
       ``(G) Education.
       ``(H) Military resale system.
       ``(I) Morale, welfare and recreation activities.
       ``(J) Law enforcement.
       ``(3) Process reviews.--The Secretary shall include in the 
     pilot program a periodic review, to be conducted by 
     counselors, of progress made by participants to determine if 
     changes to personal career strategies may be necessary.
       ``(4) Number of participants.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall enroll at least 75 military spouses in the pilot 
     program, but not more than 150 military spouses.
       ``(5) Geographic coverage of pilot program.--The pilot 
     program shall be conducted in at least three separate 
     geographic areas, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(6) Counselors.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into 
     contracts with career counselors to provide counseling 
     services under the pilot program. There shall be at least one 
     counselor in each of the geographic areas of the pilot 
     program.
       ``(7) Annual evaluation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct an annual evaluation of the pilot program to 
     determine the following:
       ``(A) The effectiveness of the pilot program in improving 
     the ability of participants to identify, develop, and obtain 
     employment in portable career fields.
       ``(B) The self-reported levels of professional satisfaction 
     of participants.
       ``(C) The quality of careers selected and pursued.
       ``(D) The rates of success--
       ``(i) as determined and evaluated by participants; and
       ``(ii) as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(8) Annual report.--
       ``(A) Report required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives an annual report containing--
       ``(i) the results of the most-recent annual evaluation 
     conducted under paragraph (7); and
       ``(ii) the matters required by subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Contents.--Each report under this paragraph shall 
     contain, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(i) The number of participants in the pilot program.
       ``(ii) Recommendations for adjustments to the pilot 
     program.
       ``(iii) Recommendations for extending the pilot program or 
     implementing a permanent comprehensive career development for 
     military spouses.
       ``(C) Time for submission.--The first report under this 
     subsection shall be submitted not later than one year after 
     the date of the commencement of counseling services under the 
     pilot program. Subsequent reports shall be submitted for each 
     year of the pilot program, with the final report being 
     submitted not later than 90 days after the termination of the 
     pilot program.
       ``(9) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate at 
     the end of the three-year period beginning on the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense notifies the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     of the commencement of counseling services under the pilot 
     program.''.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives a plan to implement the 
     pilot program under subsection (d) of section 1784a of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 584. MODIFICATION OF YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Office for Reintegration Programs.--Subsection (d)(1) 
     of section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Under'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--The Under''; and
       (2) in the last sentence--
       (A) by striking ``The office may also'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Partnerships and access.--The office may'';
       (B) by inserting ``and the Department of Veterans Affairs'' 
     after ``Administration''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Service and State-based programs may provide access to 
     curriculum, training, and support for services to members and 
     families from all components.''.
       (b) Center for Excellence in Reintegration.--Subsection 
     (d)(2) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``The Center shall develop and 
     implement a process for evaluating the effectiveness of the 
     Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program in supporting the health 
     and well-being of members of the Armed Forces and their 
     families throughout the deployment cycle described in 
     subsection (g)''.
       (c) State Deployment Cycle Support Teams.--Subsection 
     (f)(3) of such section is amended by inserting ``and 
     community-based organizations'' after ``service providers''.
       (d) Operation of Program During Deployment and Post-
     deployment-reconstitution Phases.--Subsection (g) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and to decrease the 
     isolation of families during deployment'' after ``combat 
     zone''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ``, providing 
     information on employment opportunities,'' after 
     ``communities''.
       (e) Additional Outreach Service.--Subsection (h) of such 
     section, as amended by section 595(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 110-84; 
     123 Stat. 2338), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Resiliency training to promote comprehensive 
     programs for members of the Armed Forces to build mental and 
     emotional resiliency for successfully meeting the demands of 
     the deployment cycle.''.

     SEC. 585. IMPORTANCE OF OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR 
                   MILITARY FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Office of Community Support for Military Families with 
     Special Needs, as established pursuant to section 1781c of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by section 563 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2304), is the best structure--
       (1) to determine what medical, educational, and other 
     support services are required by military families with 
     children who have a medical or educational special need; and
       (2) to ensure that those services are made available to 
     military families with special needs.
       (b) Specific Budgeting for Office.--Effective with the 
     Program Objective Memorandum to be issued for fiscal year 
     2012 and thereafter and containing recommended programming 
     and resource allocations for the Department of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall specifically address the Office of 
     Community Support for Military Families with Special Needs to 
     ensure that a separate line of funding is allocated to the 
     Office.

     SEC. 586. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR MILITARY 
                   FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

       (a) Report Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall prepare a report identifying--
       (1) the progress made in implementing the Office of 
     Community Support for Military Families

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     with Special Needs, as established pursuant to section 1781c 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 563 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2304);
       (2) the policies governing the operation of the Office; and
       (3) any gaps that still exist in ensuring that members of 
     the Armed Forces who have dependents with special needs 
     receive the support and services they deserve.
       (b) Elements of Report.--In the report required by 
     subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall specifically 
     address the following:
       (1) The implementation of the responsibilities and duties 
     assigned to the Office of Community Support for Military 
     Families With Special Needs pursuant to subsections (d), (e), 
     and (f) of section 1781c of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The manner in which the Department of Defense and the 
     military departments intend to ensure that feedback is 
     provided to the Office of Community Support for Military 
     Families With Special Needs to ensure that the services and 
     policy put in place are appropriate.
       (c) Recommendations.--The Comptroller General shall include 
     in the report required by subsection (a) specific 
     recommendations on the establishment, reporting requirements, 
     internal monitoring, and oversight of the Office of Community 
     Support for Military Families With Special Needs by the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to ensure 
     that the mission of the Office is being accomplished.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     the report required by subsection (a) to the congressional 
     defense committees.

     SEC. 587. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY 
                   MEMBER PROGRAM.

       (a) Assessment Required.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct an assessment of the Exceptional 
     Family Member Program of the Department of Defense to review 
     the operation of the program in each of the Armed Forces, 
     including program policies, best practices, execution, 
     implementation and strategic planning, to determine program 
     variances and to make recommendations to improve and 
     standardize program effectiveness and support for members of 
     the Armed Forces who have dependents with special needs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report containing 
     the results of the assessment and review under subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 588. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall carry out a review of all Department 
     of Defense spouse employment programs.
       (b) Elements of Review.--At a minimum, the review shall 
     address the following:
       (1) The efficacy and effectiveness of Department of Defense 
     spouse employment programs.
       (2) All current Department of Defense programs that are in 
     place to support military spouses or dependents for the 
     purposes of employment assistance.
       (3) The types of military spouse employment programs that 
     have been considered or used in the past by the Department of 
     Defense.
       (4) The ways in which military spouse employment programs 
     have changed in recent years.
       (5) The benefits or programs that are specifically 
     available to support military spouses of members of the Armed 
     Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
     Enduring Freedom.
       (6) The existing feedback mechanisms available for military 
     spouses to express their views on the effectiveness and 
     future direction of relevant Department of Defense programs 
     and policies.
       (7) The degree of oversight provided by the Office of 
     Personnel and Management regarding military spouse 
     preferences.
       (c) Submission of Results.--Not later than March 1, 2011, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report containing--
       (1) the results of the review;
       (2) the assumptions upon which the review was based and the 
     validity and completeness of such assumptions; and
       (3) such recommendations as the Comptroller General 
     considers necessary for improving Department of Defense 
     spouse employment programs.

     SEC. 589. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY SPOUSE 
                   EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out a review of all Department of Defense education programs 
     designed to support spouses of members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Elements of Review.--At a minimum, the review shall 
     evaluate the following:
       (1) All current Department of Defense programs that are in 
     place to advance military spouse education opportunities.
       (2) The efficacy and effectiveness of Department of Defense 
     spouse education programs.
       (3) The effect that a lack military spouse education 
     opportunities has on the ability to retain members of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (4) A comparison of the costs associated with providing 
     military spouse education opportunities to retain members 
     rather than recruiting or training new members.
       (c) Submission of Results.--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 containing--
       (1) the results of the review; and
       (2) such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
     necessary for improving Department of Defense spouse 
     education programs.

                       Subtitle J--Other Matters

     SEC. 591. ESTABLISHMENT OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING 
                   CORPS UNITS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES ABOVE SIXTH 
                   GRADE.

       Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1) In addition to units of the Junior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps established at public and private 
     secondary educational institutions under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of each military department may carry out a pilot 
     program to establish and support units at public and private 
     educational institutions that are not secondary educational 
     institutions to permit the enrollment of students in the 
     Corps who, notwithstanding the limitation in subsection 
     (b)(1), are in a grade above the sixth grade. Under the pilot 
     program, the Secretary may authorize a course of military 
     instruction of not less than two academic years' duration, 
     notwithstanding subsection (b)(3).
       ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), a unit of the 
     Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps established and 
     supported under the pilot program must meet the requirements 
     of this section.
       ``(3) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     shall conduct a review of the pilot program. The review shall 
     include an evaluation of what impacts, if any, the pilot 
     program may have on the operation of the Junior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps in secondary educational 
     institutions.''.

     SEC. 592. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PRIVATE SECTOR CIVILIANS 
                   AUTHORIZED FOR ADMISSION TO NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   UNIVERSITY.

       Section 2167(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``20 full-time student positions'' and inserting 
     ``35 full-time student positions''.

     SEC. 593. ADMISSION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY CIVILIANS TO ATTEND 
                   UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF 
                   TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Admission Authority.--Chapter 901 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9314 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 9314a. United States Air Force Institute of 
       Technology: admission of defense industry civilians

       ``(a) Admission Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may permit defense industry employees described in 
     subsection (b) to receive instruction at the United States 
     Air Force Institute of Technology in accordance with this 
     section. Any such defense industry employee may be enrolled 
     in, and may be provided instruction in, a program leading to 
     a graduate degree in a defense focused curriculum related to 
     aeronautics and astronautics, electrical and computer 
     engineering, engineering physics, mathematics and statistics, 
     operational sciences, or systems and engineering management.
       ``(2) No more than 125 defense industry employees may be 
     enrolled at the United States Air Force Institute of 
     Technology at any one time under the authority of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(3) Upon successful completion of the course of 
     instruction at the United States Air Force Institute of 
     Technology in which a defense industry employee is enrolled, 
     the defense industry employee may be awarded an appropriate 
     degree under section 9314 of this title.
       ``(b) Eligible Defense Industry Employees.--For purposes of 
     this section, an eligible defense industry employee is an 
     individual employed by a private firm that is engaged in 
     providing to the Department of Defense significant and 
     substantial defense-related systems, products, or services. A 
     defense industry employee admitted for instruction at the 
     United States Air Force Institute of Technology remains 
     eligible for such instruction only so long at that person 
     remains employed by the same firm.
       ``(c) Annual Determination by the Secretary of the Air 
     Force.--Defense industry employees may receive instruction at 
     the United States Air Force Institute of Technology during 
     any academic year only if, before the start of that academic 
     year, the Secretary of the Air Force, or the designee of the 
     Secretary, determines that providing instruction to defense 
     industry employees under this section during that year--
       ``(1) will further the military mission of the United 
     States Air Force Institute of Technology; and
       ``(2) will be done on a space-available basis and not 
     require an increase in the size of the faculty of the school, 
     an increase in the course offerings of the school, or an 
     increase in the laboratory facilities or other infrastructure 
     of the school.
       ``(d) Program Requirements.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall ensure that--
       ``(1) the curriculum in which defense industry employees 
     may be enrolled under this section is not readily available 
     through other schools and concentrates on the areas of focus 
     specified in subsection (a)(1) that are conducted by military 
     organizations and defense contractors working in close 
     cooperation; and
       ``(2) the course offerings at the United States Air Force 
     Institute of Technology continue to be determined solely by 
     the needs of the Department of Defense.

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       ``(e) Tuition.--(1) The United States Air Force Institute 
     of Technology shall charge tuition for students enrolled 
     under this section at a rate not less than the rate charged 
     for employees of the United States outside the Department of 
     the Air Force.
       ``(2) Amounts received by the United States Air Force 
     Institute of Technology for instruction of students enrolled 
     under this section shall be retained by the school to defray 
     the costs of such instruction. The source, and the 
     disposition, of such funds shall be specifically identified 
     in records of the school.
       ``(f) Standards of Conduct.--While receiving instruction at 
     the United States Air Force Institute of Technology, defense 
     industry employees enrolled under this section, to the extent 
     practicable, are subject to the same regulations governing 
     academic performance, attendance, norms of behavior, and 
     enrollment as apply to Government civilian employees 
     receiving instruction at the school.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 9314 the following new item:

``9314a. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: admission of 
              defense industry civilians.''.

     SEC. 594. DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE STARBASE PROGRAM.

       Section 2193b(g) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``90 days after the end of each fiscal 
     year'' and inserting ``March 31 of each year''.

     SEC. 595. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF FINAL 
                   REPORT OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY 
                   COMMISSION.

       Section 596(e)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     122 Stat. 4478) is amended by striking ``12 months'' and 
     inserting ``18 months''.

     SEC. 596. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND COAST GUARD 
                   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCEPT 
                   GIFTS FROM NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       (a) Codification and Expansion of Existing Authority to 
     Cover Additional Members and Employees.--
       (1) Codification and expansion.--Chapter 155 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2601 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2601a. Direct acceptance of gifts by members of the 
       armed forces and Department of Defense and Coast Guard 
       employees and their families

       ``(a) Regulations Governing Acceptance of Gifts.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     in the case of the Coast Guard) shall issue regulations to 
     provide that, subject to such limitations as may be specified 
     in such regulations, the following individuals may accept 
     gifts from nonprofit organizations, private parties, and 
     other sources outside the Department of Defense or the 
     Department of Homeland Security:
       ``(A) A member of the armed forces described in subsection 
     (c).
       ``(B) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense or 
     Coast Guard described in subsection (d).
       ``(C) The family members of such a member or employee.
       ``(D) Survivors of such a member or employee who is killed.
       ``(2) The regulations required by this subsection shall 
     apply uniformly to all elements of the Department of Defense 
     and, to the maximum extent feasible, to the Coast Guard.
       ``(b) Exception to Gift Ban.--A member of the armed forces 
     described in subsection (c) and a civilian employee described 
     in subsection (d) may accept gifts as provided in the 
     regulations issued under subsection (a) notwithstanding 
     section 7353 of title 5.
       ``(c) Covered Members.--This section applies to a member of 
     the armed forces who, while performing active duty, full-time 
     National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training on or after 
     September 11, 2001, incurred an injury or illness--
       ``(1) as described in section 1413a(e)(2) of this title;
       ``(2) in an operation or area designated as a combat 
     operation or a combat zone by the Secretary of Defense in 
     accordance with the regulations issued under subsection (a); 
     or
       ``(3) under other circumstances determined by the Secretary 
     concerned to warrant treatment analogous to members covered 
     by paragraph (1) or (2).
       ``(d) Covered Employees.--This section applies to a 
     civilian employee of the Department of Defense or Coast Guard 
     who, while an employee on or after September 11, 2001, 
     incurred an injury or illness under a circumstance described 
     in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (c).
       ``(e) Gifts From Certain Sources Prohibited.--The 
     regulations issued under subsection (a) may not authorize the 
     acceptance of a gift from a foreign government or 
     international organization or their agents.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2601 the following new item:

``2601a. Direct acceptance of gifts by members of the armed forces and 
              Department of Defense and Coast Guard employees and their 
              families.''.

       (b) Repeal of Superceded Provision.--Section 8127 of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 (division A of 
     Public Law 109-148; 119 Stat. 2730; 10 U.S.C. 2601 note 
     prec.) is repealed.
       (c) Application of Existing Regulations.--Pending the 
     issuance of the regulations required by subsection (a) of 
     section 2601a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), the regulations prescribed under section 8127 
     of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 
     (division A of Public Law 109-148; 119 Stat. 2730; 10 U.S.C. 
     2601 note prec.) shall apply to the acceptance of gifts under 
     such section 2601a.
       (d) Retroactive Applicability of Regulations.--The 
     regulations issued under subsection (a) of section 2601a of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall, to the extent provided in such regulations, also apply 
     to the acceptance of gifts during the period beginning on 
     September 11, 2001, and ending on the date on which such 
     regulations go into effect.

     SEC. 597. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS OF 
                   TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prepare a report on the Transition Assistance Program of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Elements.--The report shall include the following:
       (1) A statement and analysis of the rates of post-
     separation employment rates compared with the general 
     population annually since September 11, 2001.
       (2) A chronological summary of the evolution and 
     development of the Transition Assistance Program since 
     September 11, 2001.
       (3) A description of efforts to transform the Transition 
     Assistance Program from one of end-of-service transition to a 
     life-cycle model, in which transition is considered 
     throughout the career of a member of the Armed Forces.
       (4) An analysis of current and future challenges members 
     continue to face upon entering the civilian work force, 
     including a survey of the following individuals and 
     organizations to identify strengths and shortcomings in the 
     Transition Assistance Program:
       (A) A representational population of transitioning or 
     recently separated members.
       (B) Employers with a track record of employing retired or 
     separating members.
       (C) Veterans service organizations and advocacy groups.
       (5) Any recommendations, including recommendations for 
     legislative action, that the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate to improve the organization, policies, 
     consistency of quality, and efficacy of the Transition 
     Assistance Program.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare 
     the report in consultation with the Secretary of Labor.
       (d) Submission of Report.--Not later than 270 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit the report to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 598. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTING MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES TO PARTICIPATE IN 
                   APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Some members of the Armed Forces who are separated or 
     released from active duty are having difficulty finding 
     employment after their separation or release.
       (2) Some members who have served for long periods on active 
     duty have the additional difficulty of translating their 
     military experience into skill sets for civilian employment.
       (3) Apprenticeship programs bring immense value to the 
     American workforce and to individuals who participate in such 
     programs.
       (4) Apprenticeship programs assist in the building of 
     resumes and skills of participants and help connect 
     participants with employers and job opportunities.
       (5) Military units returning from deployment often operate 
     at a reduced readiness status, which would allow members who 
     are assigned to the unit, but who are in the process of being 
     separated or released from active duty, to be available to 
     participate in apprenticeship programs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     commanders of units of the Armed Forces should make every 
     effort to permit members of the Armed Forces who are assigned 
     to the unit, but who are in the process of being separated or 
     released from active duty, to participate in an 
     apprenticeship program that is registered under the Act of 
     Aug. 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship 
     Act; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
       (c) Armed Forces Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
     Corps.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. FISCAL YEAR 2011 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--The adjustment to 
     become effective during fiscal year 2011 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, 2011, 
     the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed 
     services are increased by 1.9 percent.

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     SEC. 602. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR TWO-MEMBER COUPLES 
                   WHEN ONE OR BOTH MEMBERS ARE ON SEA DUTY.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 403(f)(2) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Notwithstanding section 421 of this title, a member 
     of a uniformed service in a pay grade below pay grade E-6 who 
     is assigned to sea duty and is married to another member of a 
     uniformed service is entitled to a basic allowance for 
     housing subject to the limitations of subsection (e).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2011.

     SEC. 603. ALLOWANCES FOR PURCHASE OF REQUIRED UNIFORMS AND 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Initial Allowance for Officers.--Section 415 of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
       (B) by inserting ``Allowance for Officers in the Armed 
     Forces.--(1)'' after ``(a)'';
       (C) by striking ``$400'' and inserting ``$500''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of a military department, with the 
     approval of the Secretary of Defense, may increase the 
     maximum amount of the allowance specified in paragraph (1) 
     for officers of an armed force under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the case of 
     the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
     Navy, may increase the maximum amount of the allowance 
     specified in paragraph (1) for officers of the Coast 
     Guard.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Exception.--'' after 
     ``(b)''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (B) by striking ``An allowance of $250'' and inserting 
     ``Public Health Service Allowance.--(1) An allowance of 
     $300''; and
       (C) by inserting ``(2)'' before ``An officer''.
       (b) Additional Allowances.--Section 416 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$200'' and inserting 
     ``$250''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$400'' and 
     inserting ``$500''.

     SEC. 604. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.

       (a) Increase.--Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$250'' and inserting ``$285''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2010, and 
     apply with respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 605. ONE-TIME SPECIAL COMPENSATION FOR TRANSITION OF 
                   ASSISTANTS PROVIDING AID AND ATTENDANCE CARE TO 
                   MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WITH 
                   CATASTROPHIC INJURIES OR ILLNESSES.

       (a) Transition Compensation Authorized.--Section 439 of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as 
     subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) One-time Transitional Compensation Authorized.--In 
     addition to monthly special compensation payable under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may pay to a member 
     eligible for monthly special compensation a one-time payment 
     of not more than $3,500 for the transition of assistants 
     providing aid and attendance care to the member as described 
     in subsection (b)(2).''.
       (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--Such section is 
     further amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by inserting ``of Monthly 
     Compensation'' after ``Amount'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``of Monthly 
     Compensation'' after ``Duration''; and
       (3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by subsection 
     (a)(1), by striking ``Monthly special compensation payable to 
     a member under this section'' and inserting ``Special 
     compensation paid to a member under subsection (a) or (e)''.

     SEC. 606. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBER 
                   TO INCLUDE SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBER SERVING 
                   WITHIN A COMBATANT COMMAND.

       (a) Basic Pay.--On and after January 1, 2011, for purposes 
     of establishing the rates of monthly basic pay for members of 
     the uniformed services, the senior enlisted member of the 
     Armed Forces serving within a combatant command (as defined 
     in section 161(c) of title 10, United States Code) shall be 
     treated in the same manner as the Sergeant Major of the Army, 
     Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant 
     of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Master 
     Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, and Senior Enlisted 
     Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       (b) Rate of Basic Pay Used to Determine Retired Pay Base.--
     Section 1406(i)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) Senior enlisted member serving within a combatant 
     command (as defined in section 161(c) of this title).''.
       (c) Pay During Terminal Leave and While Hospitalized.--
     Section 210(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) The senior enlisted member serving within a combatant 
     command (as defined in section 161(c) of title 10).''.

     SEC. 607. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
                   FOR RESERVIST INCOME REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS ON 
                   ACCOUNT OF AVAILABILITY OF COMPARABLE BENEFITS 
                   UNDER ANOTHER PROGRAM.

       (a) Ineligibility for Payments.--Section 910(b) of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A member of a reserve component who is otherwise 
     entitled to a payment under this section is not entitled to 
     the payment for any month during which the member is also a 
     civilian employee of the Federal Government entitled to--
       ``(A) a differential payment under section 5538 of title 5; 
     or
       ``(B) a comparable benefit under an administratively 
     established program for civilian employees absent from a 
     position of employment with the Federal Government in order 
     to perform active duty in the uniformed services.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (b)(3) of section 910 of 
     title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply with respect to payments under such section for 
     months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

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

       The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2011'':
       (1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve 
     reenlistment bonus.
       (2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
     affiliation or enlistment bonus.
       (3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for enlisted 
     members assigned to certain high-priority units.
       (4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve 
     enlistment bonus for persons without prior service.
       (5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment 
     and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service.
       (6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
     enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior 
     service.
       (7) Section 910(g), relating to income replacement payments 
     for reserve component members experiencing extended and 
     frequent mobilization for active duty service.

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

       (a) Title 10 Authorities.--The following sections of title 
     10, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 
     31, 2010'' and inserting ``December 31, 2011'':
       (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
     candidate accession program.
       (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education 
     loans for certain health professionals who serve in the 
     Selected Reserve.
       (b) Title 37 Authorities.--The following sections of title 
     37, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 
     31, 2010'' and inserting ``December 31, 2011'':
       (1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and retention 
     bonuses for psychologists.
       (2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for 
     registered nurses.
       (3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive special pay 
     for nurse anesthetists.
       (4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for Selected 
     Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime 
     specialties.
       (5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for 
     dental officers.
       (6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus for 
     pharmacy officers.
       (7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus for 
     medical officers in critically short wartime specialties.
       (8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus for dental 
     specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties.

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

       The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2011'':
       (1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for nuclear-
     qualified officers extending period of active service.
       (2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career accession 
     bonus.
       (3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career annual 
     incentive bonus.

     SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 
                   37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND 
                   BONUS AUTHORITIES.

       The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2011'':
       (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for 
     enlisted members.
       (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for 
     officers.
       (3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and incentive 
     pay authorities for nuclear officers.
       (4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive 
     pay and bonus authorities for officers.

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       (5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive 
     pay authorities for officers in health professions.
       (6) Section 351(i), relating to hazardous duty pay.
       (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special 
     duty pay.
       (8) Section 353(j), relating to skill incentive pay or 
     proficiency bonus.
       (9) Section 355(i), relating to retention incentives for 
     members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to 
     high priority units.

     SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
                   PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BONUSES AND SPECIAL 
                   PAYS.

       The following sections of chapter 5 of title 37, United 
     States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2010'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2011'':
       (1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer retention 
     bonus.
       (2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment incentive pay.
       (3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment bonus for 
     active members.
       (4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus.
       (5) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus for new 
     officers in critical skills.
       (6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for 
     conversion to military occupational specialty to ease 
     personnel shortage.
       (7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for 
     transfer between armed forces.
       (8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for officer 
     candidates.

     SEC. 616. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
                   PAYMENT OF REFERRAL BONUSES.

       The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2011'':
       (1) Section 1030(i), relating to health professions 
     referral bonus.
       (2) Section 3252(h), relating to Army referral bonus.

     SEC. 617. TREATMENT OF OFFICERS TRANSFERRING BETWEEN ARMED 
                   FORCES FOR RECEIPT OF AVIATION CAREER SPECIAL 
                   PAY.

       Section 301b of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as 
     subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) Treatment of Officers Transferring From One Armed 
     Force to Another.--(1) An officer who transfers from one 
     armed force to another armed force shall receive the same 
     compensation under this section as other officers in that 
     armed force with the same number of years of aviation service 
     performing similar aviation duties in the same weapon system, 
     notwithstanding any additional active duty service obligation 
     incurred as a result of the transfer.
       ``(2) Until December 31, 2015, the Secretary concerned 
     shall continue, regardless of the number of years of aviation 
     service of an officer, to pay compensation under this section 
     to an officer who transferred or transfers from one armed 
     force to an armed force under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary concerned until the officer receives the same 
     number of years of benefits as officers in that armed force 
     with the same number of years of aviation service performing 
     similar aviation duties in the same weapon system. In 
     calculating the years of benefits received, the Secretary 
     concerned shall include any year during which the officer 
     received compensation under this section before the transfer.
       ``(3) An officer may not receive compensation under 
     paragraph (2) for any period during which the officer is not 
     qualified for compensation under subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 618. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SPECIAL PAY FOR DUTY 
                   SUBJECT TO HOSTILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER OR 
                   FOR DUTY IN FOREIGN AREA DESIGNATED AS AN 
                   IMMINENT DANGER AREA.

       (a) Special Pay for Duty Subject to Hostile Fire or 
     Imminent Danger.--Section 310(b)(1) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``$225 a month'' and 
     inserting ``$260 a month''.
       (b) Hazardous Duty Pay.--Section 351(b)(3) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``$250 per month'' and inserting ``$260 
     per month''.
       (c) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     section shall take effect on October 1, 2010, and apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after that date.

     SEC. 619. SPECIAL PAYMENT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   KILLED OR WOUNDED IN ATTACKS DIRECTED AT 
                   MEMBERS OR EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE OF COMBAT ZONE, 
                   INCLUDING THOSE KILLED OR WOUNDED IN CERTAIN 
                   2009 ATTACKS.

       (a) Treatment of Members and Civilians Killed or Wounded in 
     Certain 2009 Attacks.--
       (1) Treatment.--For purposes of all applicable Federal 
     laws, regulations, and policies, a member of the Armed Forces 
     or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who was 
     killed or wounded in an attack described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be deemed as follows:
       (A) In the case of a member, to have been killed or wounded 
     in a combat zone as the result of an act of an enemy of the 
     United States.
       (B) In the case of a civilian employee of the Department of 
     Defense, to have been killed or wounded as the result of an 
     act of an enemy of the United States while serving with the 
     Armed Forces in a contingency operation.
       (2) Attacks described.--Paragraph (1) applies to--
       (A) the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on 
     November 5, 2009; and
       (B) the attack that occurred at a recruiting station in 
     Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009.
       (3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a member 
     of the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the Department 
     of Defense whose death or wound as described in paragraph (1) 
     is the result of the misconduct of the member or employee, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) New Special Payment.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 17 of title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 911. Special payment to members of the armed forces 
       and civilian employees of the Department of Defense killed 
       or wounded in attacks directed at members or employees 
       outside of combat zone

       ``(a) Special Payment Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall pay to a member of the armed forces or a civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense who is wounded in an 
     attack under the circumstances described in subsection (b), 
     or to an eligible survivor if the member or employee is 
     killed in the attack or dies from wounds sustained in the 
     attack, an amount of compensation equal to the amount 
     determined in subsection (c) that would have accrued--
       ``(1) in the case of a member, on behalf of a member killed 
     or wounded in a combat zone; and
       ``(2) in the case of an employee, on behalf of an employee 
     killed or wounded while serving with the Armed Forces in a 
     contingency operation.
       ``(b) Covered Attacks.--
       ``(1) Attacks described.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), an attack covered by subsection (a) is any assault or 
     battery resulting in bodily injury or death committed by an 
     individual who the Secretary of Defense determines knowingly 
     targeted--
       ``(A) a member of the armed forces on account of the 
     military service of the member or the status of member as a 
     member of the Armed Forces; or
       ``(B) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense on 
     account of the employee's employment with the Department of 
     Defense or affiliation with the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) Geographic exclusion.--Subsection (a) does not apply 
     to any attack that--
       ``(A) occurs in a combat zone; or
       ``(B) in the case of a civilian employee of the Department, 
     occurs while the employee is serving with the armed forces in 
     a contingency operation.
       ``(c) Calculation of Compensation Amount.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall identify, in consultation with all relevant 
     Federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and the Internal Revenue Service, all Federal 
     benefits provided to members of the armed forces and civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense killed or wounded in a 
     combat zone, including special pays and the value of Federal 
     tax advantages accruing because certain benefits are not 
     subject to Federal income tax. The Secretary shall exclude 
     from the calculation any Federal benefits provided regardless 
     of the geographic location or circumstances of the death or 
     injuries.
       ``(d) Exclusion of Certain Individuals.--Subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to a member of the armed forces or civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense whose death or wound as 
     described in subsection (b) is the result of the misconduct 
     of the member or employee, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `armed forces' means the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps.
       ``(2) The term `combat zone' means a combat operation or 
     combat zone designated by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(3) The term `eligible survivor' refers to the persons 
     eligible to receive a death gratuity payment under section 
     1477 of title 10. In the case of a deceased member or 
     employee, the eligible survivor who will receive the payment 
     under subsection (a) shall be determined as provided in such 
     section.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``911. Special payment to members of the armed forces and civilian 
              employees of the Department of Defense killed or wounded 
              in attacks directed at members or employees outside of 
              combat zone.''.

       (3) Retroactive application.--Section 911 of title 37, 
     United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply to 
     any attack described in subsection (b) of such section 
     occurring on or after November 6, 2009.
       (c) Purple Heart.--This section and the amendments made by 
     this section shall not be construed to prohibit, authorize, 
     or require the award of the Purple Heart to any member of the 
     Armed Forces.

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            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 631. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAVEL AND 
                   TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR INACTIVE DUTY 
                   TRAINING OUTSIDE OF NORMAL COMMUTING DISTANCES.

       Section 408a(e) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2011''.

     SEC. 632. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR ATTENDANCE 
                   OF DESIGNATED PERSONS AT YELLOW RIBBON 
                   REINTEGRATION EVENTS.

       (a) Payment of Travel Costs Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 411k the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 411l. Travel and transportation allowances: attendance 
       of designated persons at Yellow Ribbon Reintegration events

       ``(a) Allowance to Facilitate Attendance.--Under uniform 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, travel 
     and transportation described in subsection (c) may be 
     provided for a person designated pursuant to subsection (b) 
     to attend an event conducted under the Yellow Ribbon 
     Reintegration Program established pursuant to section 582 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) if the Secretary 
     concerned determines that the presence of the person may 
     contribute to the purposes of the event.
       ``(b) Covered Persons.--A member of the uniformed services 
     who is eligible to attend a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration 
     Program event may designate one or more persons, including 
     another member of the uniformed services, for purposes of 
     receiving travel and transportation described in subsection 
     (c) to attend a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event. 
     The designation of a person for purposes of this section may 
     be changed at any time.
       ``(c) Authorized Travel and Transportation.--(1) The 
     transportation authorized by subsection (a) for a person 
     designated under subsection (b) is round-trip transportation 
     between the home or place of business of the person and the 
     location of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event.
       ``(2) In addition to the transportation authorized by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may provide a per 
     diem allowance or reimbursement for the actual and necessary 
     expenses of the travel, or a combination thereof, but not to 
     exceed the rates established under section 404(d) of this 
     title.
       ``(3) The transportation authorized by subsection (a) may 
     be provided by any of the following means:
       ``(A) Transportation in-kind.
       ``(B) A monetary allowance in place of transportation in-
     kind at a rate to be prescribed by the Secretaries concerned.
       ``(C) Reimbursement for the commercial cost of 
     transportation.
       ``(4) An allowance payable under this subsection may be 
     paid in advance.
       ``(5) Reimbursement payable under this subsection may not 
     exceed the cost of Government-procured commercial round-trip 
     air travel.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item related to section 411k the following new item:

``411l. Travel and transportation allowances: attendance of designated 
              persons at Yellow Ribbon Reintegration events.''.

       (b) Applicability.--No reimbursement may be provided under 
     section 411l of title 37, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), for travel and transportation costs incurred 
     before September 30, 2010.

     SEC. 633. MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) Use of Single Standard Mileage Rate Established by 
     IRS.--Section 5704(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``shall not exceed'' and inserting 
     ``shall be equal to''.
       (b) Prescription of Mileage Reimbursement Rates.--Section 
     5707(b) of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) The Administrator of General Services shall conduct 
     periodic investigations of the cost of travel and the 
     operation of privately owned airplanes and privately owned 
     motorcycles by employees while engaged on official business, 
     and shall report the results of such investigations to 
     Congress at least once a year.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following new clause:
       ``(i) shall prescribe a mileage reimbursement rate for 
     privately owned automobiles which equals, as provided in 
     section 5704(a)(1) of this title, the single standard mileage 
     rate established by the Internal Revenue Service, and''.

             Subtitle D--Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits

     SEC. 641. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON RETIRED PAY MULTIPLIER FOR 
                   MEMBERS WITH GREATER THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE 
                   WHO RETIRE FOR DISABILITY.

       (a) Computation of Retired Pay.--The table in section 
     1401(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the column designated ``Column 2'', by inserting ``, 
     not to exceed 75%,'' after ``percentage of disability'' both 
     places it appears; and
       (2) by striking column 4.
       (b) Recomputation of Retired or Retainer Pay to Reflect 
     Later Active Duty of Members Who First Became Members Before 
     September 8, 1980.--The table in section 1402(d) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in the column designated ``Column 2'', by inserting ``, 
     not to exceed 75%,'' after ``percentage of disability''; and
       (2) by striking column 4.
       (c) Recomputation of Retired or Retainer Pay to Reflect 
     Later Active Duty of Members Who First Became Members After 
     September 7, 1980.--The table in section 1402a(d) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in the column designated ``Column 2'', by inserting ``, 
     not to exceed 75 percent,'' after ``percentage of 
     disability''; and
       (2) by striking column 4.
       (d) Application of Amendments.--The tables in sections 
     1401(a), 1402(d), and 1402a(d) 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 the 
     computation or recomputation of retired or retainer pay for 
     persons who first became entitled to retired or retainer pay 
     under subtitle A of such title on or before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply only with respect to persons who first become 
     entitled to retired or retainer pay under such subtitle after 
     that date.

     SEC. 642. EQUITY IN COMPUTATION OF DISABILITY RETIRED PAY FOR 
                   RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS WOUNDED IN ACTION.

       Section 1208(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``However, 
     in the case of such a member who is retired under this 
     chapter, or whose name is placed on the temporary disability 
     retired list under this chapter, because of a disability 
     incurred after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, for which the 
     member is awarded the Purple Heart, the member shall be 
     credited, for the purposes of this chapter, with the number 
     of years of service that would be counted if computing the 
     member's years of service under section 12732 of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 643. ELIMINATION OF THE AGE REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH CARE 
                   BENEFITS FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIREES.

       Section 1074(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 644. CLARIFICATION OF EFFECT OF ORDERING RESERVE 
                   COMPONENT MEMBER TO ACTIVE DUTY TO RECEIVE 
                   AUTHORIZED MEDICAL CARE ON REDUCING ELIGIBILITY 
                   AGE FOR RECEIPT OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIRED 
                   PAY.

       Section 12731(f)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) If a member described in subparagraph (A) is 
     wounded or otherwise injured or becomes ill while serving on 
     active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty under 
     a provision of law referred to in the first sentence of 
     clause (i) or in clause (ii), and the member is then ordered 
     to active duty under section 12301(h)(1) of this title to 
     receive medical care for the wound injury, or illness, each 
     day of active duty under that order for medical care shall be 
     treated as a continuation of the original call or order to 
     active duty for purposes of reducing the eligibility age of 
     the member under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 645. SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE FOR RECIPIENTS 
                   OF PRE-SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN ANNUITY AFFECTED 
                   BY REQUIRED OFFSET FOR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
                   COMPENSATION.

       Section 644 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 10 U.S.C. 1448 note) 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) Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance.--(1) The 
     Secretary concerned shall pay a monthly special survivor 
     indemnity allowance under this subsection to a qualified 
     surviving spouse described in subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the surviving spouse is entitled to dependency and 
     indemnity compensation under section 1311(a) of title 38, 
     United States Code; and
       ``(B) the amount of the annuity to which the surviving 
     spouse is entitled under subsection (b) is affected by 
     paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection.
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of the special 
     survivor indemnity allowance paid to surviving spouse under 
     paragraph (1) for a month shall be equal to--
       ``(A) for months during fiscal year 2009, $50;
       ``(B) for months during fiscal year 2010, $60;
       ``(C) for months during fiscal year 2011, $70;
       ``(D) for months during fiscal year 2012, $80;
       ``(E) for months during fiscal year 2013, $90;
       ``(F) for months during fiscal year 2014, $150;
       ``(G) for months during fiscal year 2015, $200;
       ``(H) for months during fiscal year 2016, $275; and
       ``(I) for months during fiscal year 2017, $310.
       ``(3) The amount of the special survivor indemnity 
     allowance paid to an eligible survivor under paragraph (1) 
     for any month may not exceed the amount of the annuity for 
     that month that is subject to offset under subsection 
     (b)(2)(A).
       ``(4) A special survivor indemnity allowance paid under 
     paragraph (1) does not constitute an

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     annuity, and amounts so paid are not subject to adjustment 
     under any other provision of law.
       ``(5) The special survivor indemnity allowance shall be 
     paid under paragraph (1) from amounts in the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund established under section 
     1461 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(6) Subject to paragraph (7), this subsection shall only 
     apply with respect to the month that began on October 1, 
     2008, and subsequent months through the month ending on 
     September 30, 2017. As soon as practicable after the date of 
     the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2011, the Secretary concerned shall pay, in a 
     lump sum, the total amount of the special survivor indemnity 
     allowances due under paragraph (1) to a qualified surviving 
     spouse for months since October 1, 2008, through the month in 
     which the first allowance is paid under paragraph (1) to the 
     qualified surviving spouse.
       ``(7) Effective on October 1, 2017, the authority provided 
     by this subsection shall terminate. No special survivor 
     indemnity allowance may be paid to any person by reason of 
     this subsection for any period before October 1, 2008, or 
     beginning on or after October 1, 2017.''.

     SEC. 646. PAYMENT DATE FOR RETIRED AND RETAINER PAY.

       (a) Setting Payment Date.--Section 1412 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Amounts'' and inserting ``(a) Rounding.--
     Amounts''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Payment Date.--Amounts of retired pay and retainer 
     pay due a retired member of the uniformed services shall be 
     paid on the first day of each month beginning after the month 
     in which the right to such pay accrues.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1412. Administrative provisions''.

       (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 1412 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``1412. Administrative provisions.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (b) of section 1412 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply beginning with the first month that begins more 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Subtitle E--Commissary and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality 
                        Benefits and Operations

     SEC. 651. SHARED CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR SHOPPING MALLS OR 
                   SIMILAR FACILITIES CONTAINING A COMMISSARY 
                   STORE AND ONE OR MORE NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   INSTRUMENTALITY ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2484(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) 
     and, in such subparagraph, by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' 
     and inserting ``this paragraph'';
       (2) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``the Defense Commissary Agency or'' after ``may authorize'';
       (3) by designating the second sentence of subparagraph (A) 
     as subparagraph (B) and, in such subparagraph, by striking 
     ``The Secretary may'' and inserting the following: ``If the 
     construction contract is entered into by a nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentality, the Secretary of Defense may''; and
       (4) by adding at the end of subparagraph (B), as designated 
     by paragraph (3), the following new sentence: ``If the 
     construction contract is entered into by the Defense 
     Commissary Agency, the Secretary may authorize the Defense 
     Commissary Agency accept reimbursement from a nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentality for the portion of the cost of the 
     contract that is attributable to construction for 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality activities.''.

     SEC. 652. ADDITION OF DEFINITION OF MORALE, WELFARE, AND 
                   RECREATION TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR USE IN 
                   CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL SERVING IN COMBAT ZONES.

       Section 885 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 265; 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Telephone Services 
     Defined.--In this section, the term `morale, welfare, and 
     recreation telephone services' means unofficial telephone 
     calling center services supporting calling centers provided 
     by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchange 
     Service Command, Marine Corps exchanges, or any other 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the United States 
     under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces which is conducted 
     for the comfort, pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental 
     improvement of members of the Armed Forces.''.

     SEC. 653. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF FULL EXCHANGE 
                   STORE IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study to determine the feasibility of replacing the 
     ``Shoppette'' of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service in 
     the Northern Mariana Islands with a full-service exchange 
     store. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall consider 
     the welfare of members of the Armed Forces serving in the 
     Northern Mariana Islands and dependents of members residing 
     in the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (b) Submission of Results.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

           Subtitle F--Alternative Career Track Pilot Program

     SEC. 661. PILOT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE CAREER TRACK 
                   FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS TO FACILITATE AN 
                   INCREASED COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC AND 
                   PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND CAREER-BROADENING 
                   ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) Program Authorized.--Chapter 39 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 672 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 673. Alternative career track for commissioned 
       officers pilot program

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--(1) Under regulations prescribed 
     pursuant to subsection (g) and approved by the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of a military department may establish 
     a pilot program for an armed force under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary under which an eligible commissioned officer, 
     while on active duty--
       ``(A) participates in a separate career track characterized 
     by expanded career opportunities extending over a longer 
     career;
       ``(B) agrees to an additional active duty service 
     obligation of at least five years to be served concurrently 
     with other active duty service obligations; and
       ``(C) would be required to accept further active duty 
     service obligations, as determined by the Secretary, to be 
     served concurrently with other active duty service 
     obligations, including the active duty service obligation 
     accepted under subparagraph (B), in connection with the 
     officer's entry into education programs, selection for career 
     broadening assignments, acceptance of additional special and 
     incentive pays, or selection for promotion.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may waive an active duty service obligation accepted under 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) to facilitate the 
     separation or retirement of a participant in the program.
       ``(3) The program shall be known as the `Alternative Career 
     Track Pilot Program' (in this section referred to as the 
     `program').
       ``(b) Eligible Officers.--Commissioned officers with 
     between 13 and 18 years of service are eligible to volunteer 
     to participate in the program.
       ``(c) Number of Participants.--No more than 50 officers of 
     each armed force may be selected per year to participate in 
     the program.
       ``(d) Alternative Career Elements of Program.--(1) The 
     Secretaries of the military departments may establish 
     separate basic pay and special and incentive pay and 
     promotion systems unique to the officers participating in the 
     program, without regard to the requirements of this title or 
     title 37.
       ``(2) The Secretaries of the military departments may 
     establish separation and retirement policies for officers 
     participating in the program without regard to grade and 
     years of service requirements established under this title.
       ``(3) Participants serving in a grade below brigadier 
     general or rear admiral (lower half) may serve in the grade 
     without regard to the limits on the number of officers in the 
     grade established under this title.
       ``(e) Treatment of General and Flag Officer Participants.--
     (1) A participant serving in a grade above colonel, or 
     captain in the Navy, but below lieutenant general or vice 
     admiral, shall be--
       ``(A) counted for purposes of general officer and flag 
     officer limits on grade and the total number serving as 
     general officers and flag officers, if the participant is 
     serving in a position requiring the assignment of a military 
     officer; but
       ``(B) excluded from limits on grade and the total number 
     serving as general officers and flag officers, if the 
     participant is serving in a position not typically occupied 
     by a military officer.
       ``(2) A participant serving in the grade of lieutenant 
     general, vice admiral, general, or admiral shall be counted 
     for purposes of general officer and flag officer limits on 
     grade and the total number serving as general officers and 
     flag officers.
       ``(f) Return to Standard Career Path; Effect.--(1) The 
     Secretaries of the military departments retain the authority 
     to involuntarily return an officer to the standard career 
     path.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may return an officer to the standard career path at the 
     request of the officer.
       ``(3) If the program is terminated pursuant to paragraph 
     (4) or (5) of subsection (i), officers participating in the 
     program at the time of the termination shall be returned to 
     the standard career path.
       ``(4) An officer returned to the standard career path under 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall retain the grade, date-of-
     rank, and basic pay level earned while a participant in the 
     program but shall revert to the special and incentive pay 
     authorities established in title 37 upon the expiration of 
     the agreement between the Secretary and the officer providing 
     any special and incentive pays under the program. Subsequent 
     increases in the officer's rate of monthly basic pay shall 
     conform to the annual percentage increases in basic pay rates 
     provided in the basic pay table.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--(1) The Secretaries of the military 
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     the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an 
     annual report containing the findings and recommendations of 
     the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments concerning the progress of the program for each 
     armed force.
       ``(2) The Secretary of a military department, with the 
     consent of the Secretary of Defense, may include in the 
     report for a year a recommendation that the program be made 
     permanent for an armed force under the jurisdiction of that 
     Secretary.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall prescribe regulations to carry out the 
     program. The regulations shall be subject to the approval of 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(i) Commencement; Duration.--(1) Before authorizing the 
     commencement of the program for an armed force, the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned, with the consent of the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     containing the detailed program structure of the alternative 
     career track, associated personnel and compensation policies, 
     implementing instructions and regulations, and a summary of 
     the specific provisions of this title and title 37 to be 
     waived under the program. The authority to conduct the 
     program for that armed force commences 120 days after the 
     date of the submission of the report.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned, 
     with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, may authorize 
     revision of the program structure, associated personnel and 
     compensation policies, implementing instructions and 
     regulations, or laws waived, as submitted by the Secretary 
     under paragraph (1). The Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, 
     shall submit the proposed revisions to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
     The revisions shall take effect 120 days after the date of 
     their submission.
       ``(3) If the program for an armed force has not commenced 
     before December 31, 2015, as provided in paragraph (1), the 
     authority to commence the program for that armed force 
     terminates.
       ``(4) No officer may be accepted to participate in the 
     program after December 31, 2026.
       ``(5) The Secretary of the military department concerned, 
     with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, may terminate 
     the pilot program for an armed force before the date 
     specified in paragraph (4). Not later than 90 days after 
     terminating the pilot program, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing 
     the reasons for the termination.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 672 the following new item:

``673. Alternative career track for commissioned officers pilot 
              program.''.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 671. PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES HEALTH 
                   PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN ACTIVE DUTY HEALTH 
                   PROFESSION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 2173(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The person is enrolled in the Armed Forces Health 
     Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program 
     under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this title for a number 
     of years less than the number of years required to complete 
     the normal length of the course of study required for the 
     specific health profession.''.

     SEC. 672. RETENTION OF ENLISTMENT, REENLISTMENT, AND STUDENT 
                   LOAN BENEFITS RECEIVED BY MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
                   (DUAL STATUS).

       (a) Treatment of Enlistment, Reenlistment, and Student Loan 
     Benefits.--Section 10216 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Retention of Bonuses and Other Benefits.--If an 
     individual is first employed as a military technician (dual 
     status) while the individual is already a member of a reserve 
     component, the Secretary concerned may not--
       ``(1) require the individual to repay any enlistment, 
     reenlistment, or affiliation bonus provided to the individual 
     in connection with the individual's enlistment or 
     reenlistment before such employment; or
       ``(2) terminate the individual's participation in an 
     educational loan repayment program under chapter 1609 of this 
     title if the individual began such participation before such 
     employment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (h) of section 10216 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall apply only with respect to individuals who are first 
     employed as a military technician (dual status), as described 
     in subsection (a)(1) of such section 10216, more than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 673. CANCELLATION OF LOANS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES MADE FROM STUDENT LOAN FUNDS.

       Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(8) For the purpose of this subsection, the term `year of 
     service' where applied to service by a member of the Armed 
     Forces described in paragraph (2)(D) means a qualified tour 
     of duty that--
       ``(A) is for 6 months or longer; or
       ``(B) was less than 6 months because the member was 
     discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces 
     for an injury or disability incurred in or aggravated by 
     service in the Armed Forces.''.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

              Subtitle A--Improvements to Health Benefits

     SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON INCREASES IN CERTAIN 
                   HEALTH CARE COSTS.

       (a) Charges Under Contracts for Medical Care.--Section 
     1097(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2009'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     2011''.
       (b) Charges for Inpatient Care.--Section 1086(b)(3) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2010'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2011''.

     SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF DEPENDENT COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE.

       (a) Dependent Coverage.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1110b. TRICARE program: extension of dependent 
       coverage

       ``(a) In General.--In accordance with subsection (c), an 
     individual described in subsection (b) shall be deemed to be 
     a dependent (as described in section 1072(2)(D) of this 
     title) for purposes of TRICARE coverage.
       ``(b) Individual Described.--An individual described in 
     this subsection is an individual who--
       ``(1) with respect to a member or former member of a 
     uniformed service, is--
       ``(A) a child who has not attained the age of 26 and is not 
     eligible to enroll in an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as 
     defined in section 5000A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986); or
       ``(B) a person who--
       ``(i) is placed in the legal custody of the member or 
     former member as a result of an order of a court of competent 
     jurisdiction in the United States (or possession of the 
     United States) for a period of at least 12 consecutive 
     months;
       ``(ii) has not attained the age of 26;
       ``(iii) is not eligible to enroll in an eligible employer-
     sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
       ``(iv) resides with the member or former member unless 
     separated by the necessity of military service or to receive 
     institutional care as a result of disability or 
     incapacitation or under such other circumstances as the 
     administering Secretary may by regulation prescribe;
       ``(v) is not otherwise a dependent of a member or a former 
     member under any subparagraph of section 1072(2) of this 
     title; and
       ``(vi) is not the child of a dependent who is described in 
     subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) and is a covered 
     beneficiary; and
       ``(2) meets other criteria specified in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Premium.--(1) The Secretary shall prescribe by 
     regulation a premium for TRICARE coverage provided pursuant 
     to this section to an individual described in subsection (b).
       ``(2) The monthly amount of the premium in effect for a 
     month for TRICARE coverage pursuant to this section shall be 
     an amount not to exceed the cost of coverage that the 
     Secretary determines on an appropriate actuarial basis.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall prescribe the requirements and 
     procedures applicable to the payment of premiums under this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) Amounts collected as premiums under this paragraph 
     shall be credited to the appropriation available for the 
     Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 of this 
     title, shall be merged with sums in such Account that are 
     available for the fiscal year in which collected, and shall 
     be available under subsection (b) of such section for such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(d) TRICARE Coverage Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `TRICARE coverage' means health care to which a dependent 
     described in section 1072(2)(D) of this title is entitled 
     under section 1076d, 1076e, 1079, 1086, or 1097 of this 
     title.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1110a the following new item:

``1110b. TRICARE program: extension of dependent coverage.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 1086(c) 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after ``of this title'' the following: ``(or an individual 
     described in section 1110b(b) who meets the requirements for 
     a dependent under paragraph (1) or (2) of such section 
     1076(b))''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2010.

     SEC. 703. SURVIVOR DENTAL BENEFITS.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1076a(k) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Such term includes any such dependent of a member who 
     dies--
       ``(A) while on active duty for a period of more than 30 
     days; or
       ``(B) while such member is a member of the Ready 
     Reserve.''.

     SEC. 704. AURAL SCREENINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1074f(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is

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     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) An aural screening, including an assessment of 
     tinnitus.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1074f(b)(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section, shall apply to members of the Armed Forces who are 
     deployed or return from deployment on or after the date that 
     is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 705. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN COPAYMENTS 
                   UNDER RETAIL PHARMACY SYSTEM OF PHARMACY 
                   BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       During the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending 
     on September 30, 2011, the cost sharing requirements 
     established under paragraph (6) of section 1074g(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, for pharmaceutical agents available 
     through retail pharmacies covered by paragraph (2)(E)(ii) of 
     such section may not exceed amounts as follows:
       (1) In the case of generic agents, $3.
       (2) In the case of formulary agents, $9.
       (3) In the case of nonformulary agents, $22.

                 Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

     SEC. 711. ADMINISTRATION OF TRICARE.

       Subsection (a) of section 1073 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except'' and inserting ``(1) Except''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall have sole responsibility for 
     administering the TRICARE program and making any decision 
     affecting such program.''.

     SEC. 712. UPDATED TERMINOLOGY FOR THE ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE 
                   CORPS.

       Paragraph (5) of section 3068 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Pharmacy, Supply, 
     and Administration'' and inserting ``Administrative Health 
     Services'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Sanitary 
     Engineering'' and inserting ``Preventive Medicine Sciences''; 
     and
       (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Optometry'' and 
     inserting ``Clinical Health Sciences''.

     SEC. 713. CLARIFICATION OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE 
                   TO MILITARY HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE 
                   MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD PERFORMING DUTY 
                   WHILE IN TITLE 32 STATUS.

       Section 1094(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or (3)'' after 
     ``paragraph (2)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``as being described in 
     this paragraph'' after ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A health-care professional referred to in paragraph 
     (1) as being described in this paragraph is a member of the 
     National Guard who--
       ``(A) has a current license to practice medicine, 
     osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health 
     profession; and
       ``(B) is performing training or duty under title 32 in 
     response to an actual or potential disaster.''.

     SEC. 714. ANNUAL REPORT ON JOINT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) Annual Reports.--Section 1073b of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Annual Report on Joint Health Care Facilities of the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.--(1) At the same time that the budget of the 
     President is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31 for 
     each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on joint facilities.
       ``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) A list of each military medical treatment facility of 
     the Department of Defense that the Secretary of Defense is 
     considering as a potential joint facility.
       ``(B) A list of each medical facility of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is 
     considering as a potential joint facility.
       ``(C) A list of each military medical treatment facility of 
     the Department of Defense and medical facility of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs that has been established as a 
     joint facility.
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2012 or any fiscal year thereafter for military 
     medical treatment facilities of the Department of Defense may 
     be obligated or expended to establish a joint facility unless 
     both the military medical treatment facility of the 
     Department of Defense and the medical facility of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs were included in a report 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to establishing a joint 
     facility not included in a report under paragraph (1) if--
       ``(i) the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
       ``(I) written certification that the Secretaries began 
     considering such joint facility after the most recent report 
     under subsection (a) was submitted to the appropriate 
     congressional committees; and
       ``(II) a report on such joint facility, including the 
     location and the estimated cost; and
       ``(ii) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on 
     which the certification and report under clause (i) are 
     submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.
       ``(4) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(i) the congressional defense committees;
       ``(ii) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(iii) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
       ``(B) The term `joint facility' means a military medical 
     treatment facility of the Department of Defense and a medical 
     facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs that are 
     combined, operated jointly, or otherwise operated in such a 
     manner that a facility of one department is operating in or 
     with a facility of the other department.
       ``(C) The term `medical facility', with respect to a 
     facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, has the 
     meaning given that term in section 8101(3) of title 38.''.
       (b) Title 38.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter IV of chapter 81 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 8159. Limitation on establishment of joint facilities 
       of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
       Defense

       ``(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
     funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for fiscal year 2012 or any fiscal year thereafter 
     for medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     may be obligated or expended to establish a joint facility 
     unless both the medical facility of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and the military medical treatment facility 
     of the Department of Defense were included in a report 
     submitted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
     Secretary of Defense to the appropriate congressional 
     committees under section 1073b(c) of title 10.
       ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may waive 
     the limitation in subsection (a) with respect to establishing 
     a joint facility not included in a report under section 
     1073b(c) of title 10 if--
       ``(1) the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense jointly 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
       ``(A) written certification that the Secretaries began 
     considering such joint facility after the most recent report 
     under section 1073b(c) of title 10 was submitted to the 
     appropriate congressional committees; and
       ``(B) a report on such joint facility, including the 
     location and the estimated cost; and
       ``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on 
     which the certification and report under paragraph (1) are 
     submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(A) the congressional defense committees (as defined in 
     section 101(a)(16) of title 10);
       ``(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(C) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
       ``(2) The term `joint facility' means a military medical 
     treatment facility of the Department of Defense and a medical 
     facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs that are 
     combined, operated jointly, or otherwise operated in such a 
     manner that a facility of one department is operating in or 
     with a facility of the other department.
       ``(3) The term `medical facility' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 8101(3) of this title.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 8158 the following new item:

``8159. Limitation on establishment of joint facilities of the 
              Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
              Defense.''.

     SEC. 715. IMPROVEMENTS TO OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL TRAINING FOR 
                   MEDICAL CORPS OFFICERS.

       (a) Review of Training Programs for Medical Officers.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of training 
     programs for medical officers (as defined in section 
     101(b)(14) of title 10, United States Code) to ensure that 
     the academic and military performance of such officers has 
     been completely documented in military personnel records. The 
     programs reviewed shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) Programs at the Uniformed Services University of the 
     Health Sciences that award a medical doctor degree.
       (2) Selected residency programs at military medical 
     treatment facilities, as determined by the Secretary, to 
     include at least one program in each of the specialties of--
       (A) anesthesiology;
       (B) emergency medicine;
       (C) family medicine;
       (D) general surgery;
       (E) obstetrics/gynecology;
       (F) pathology;
       (G) pediatrics; and
       (H) psychiatry.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     findings of the review under subsection (a).

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     SEC. 716. STUDY ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF HEALTH CARE 
                   PROVIDED TO INELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     on the costs incurred by the United States on behalf of 
     individuals--
       (1) who are not covered beneficiaries; and
       (2) who receive health care services from a health care 
     provider under the TRICARE program.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the study under 
     subsection (a), including recommendations for legislative 
     action that the Secretary considers appropriate to--
       (1) prevent individuals who are not covered beneficiaries 
     from receiving health care services from a health care 
     provider under the TRICARE program; and
       (2) recoup the costs of such health care from such 
     individuals.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered beneficiary'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 1072(5) of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1072(7) of such title.

     SEC. 717. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
                   FACILITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

       The Secretary of Defense may not transfer any funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 
     2011 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
     established in section 1704 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2571) unless, before any such transfer--
       (1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of 
     the Senate a report providing--
       (A) notice of the proposed transfer; and
       (B) the exact amount and source of funds to be transferred; 
     and
       (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed (excluding days of 
     which either House of Congress is not in session) after the 
     report is submitted under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 718. ENTERPRISE RISK ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATION 
                   TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     enterprise risk assessment methodology study of all health 
     information technology programs of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report containing the 
     results of the study required under subsection (a).

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 721. IMPROVING AURAL PROTECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with section 721 of the 
     Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4506), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall examine methods to improve the aural 
     protection for members of the Armed Forces in combat.
       (b) 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 methods to improve aural protection examined 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 722. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON NEUROCOGNITIVE ASSESSMENT 
                   BY THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

       (a) Comprehensive Policy Required.--Not later than 
     September 30, 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement a comprehensive policy on pre- and post-
     deployment neurocognitive assessment.
       (b) Scope of Policy.--The policy required by subsection (a) 
     shall cover each of the following:
       (1) Require the administration of the same pre-deployment 
     and post-deployment neurocognitive assessments to all members 
     of the military who are preparing to deploy or have returned 
     from deployment.
       (2) Require the standardization of testing procedures for 
     neurocognitive assessments.
       (3) Provide for follow-up neurocognitive assessments as 
     needed to create a longitudinal neurocognitive assessment 
     record for the on-going care of members of the Armed Forces.
       (4) Ensure the neurocognitive assessment results and 
     reports be made available to members of the Armed Forces and 
     veterans for their personal use in health management.
       (c) Updates.--The Secretary shall revise the policy 
     required by subsection (a) on a periodic basis in accordance 
     with experience and evolving best practice guidelines.
       (d) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and on September 30 of each year 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the policy 
     required by subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the policy implemented under 
     subsection (b), and any revisions to such policy under 
     subsection (d).
       (B) A description of the performance measures used to 
     determine the effectiveness of the policy in improving the 
     use of neurocognitive assessments throughout the Department 
     of Defense.

     SEC. 723. NATIONAL CASUALTY CARE RESEARCH CENTER.

       (a) Designation.--Not later than October 1, 2011, the 
     Secretary of Defense may designate a center to be known as 
     the ``National Casualty Care Research Center'' (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Center''), which shall consist 
     of the program known as the combat casualty care research 
     program of the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.
       (b) Director.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     commanding general of the Army Medical Research and Materiel 
     Command, shall appoint a director of the Center.
       (c) Activities of the Center.--In addition to other 
     functions performed by the combat casualty care research 
     program, the Center shall--
       (1) provide a public-private partnership for funding 
     clinical and experimental studies in combat injury;
       (2) integrate laboratory and clinical research to hasten 
     improvements in care to members of the Armed Forces who are 
     injured;
       (3) ensure that data from both military and civilian 
     entities, including the Joint Theater Trauma Registry and the 
     National Trauma Data Bank, are optimally used to establish 
     research agendas and measure improvements in outcomes;
       (4) fund the full range of injury research and evaluation, 
     including--
       (A) laboratory, translational, and clinical research;
       (B) point of wounding and pre-hospital care;
       (C) early resuscitative management;
       (D) initial and definitive surgical care; and
       (E) rehabilitation and reintegration into society; and
       (5) coordinate the collaboration of civilian and military 
     institutions conducting trauma research.

     SEC. 724. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF STUDY ON BREAST CANCER 
                   AMONG FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the feasibility of conducting a case-control 
     study described in subsection (b).
       (b) Case-control Study.--A case-control study described in 
     this subsection is a case-control study on the incidence of 
     breast cancer among covered members in order to determine 
     whether covered members were at an elevated risk of having 
     breast cancer, including the following:
       (1) A determination of the number of covered members who 
     have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
       (2) A sample of covered members who have not been diagnosed 
     with breast cancer who could serve as an appropriate 
     comparison group.
       (3) A determination of demographic information and 
     potential breast cancer risk factors regarding covered 
     members who are included in the study, including--
       (A) race;
       (B) ethnicity;
       (C) age;
       (D) possible exposure to hazardous elements or chemical or 
     biological agents (including any vaccines) and where such 
     exposure occurred;
       (E) known breast cancer risk factors, including familial, 
     reproductive, and anthropometric parameters;
       (F) the locations of duty stations that such member was 
     assigned;
       (G) the locations in which such member was deployed; and
       (H) the geographic area of residence prior to deployment.
       (4) An analysis of the clinical characteristics of breast 
     cancer diagnosed in covered members (including the stage, 
     grade, and other details of the cancer).
       (5) Other information the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Covered Members Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered members'' means female members of the Armed Forces 
     (including members of the National Guard and reserve 
     components) who served in Operation Enduring Freedom or 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom.

     SEC. 725. ASSESSMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER BY 
                   MILITARY OCCUPATION.

       (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder incidence by 
     military occupation, including identification of military 
     occupations with a high incidence of such disorder.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the assessment 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 726. VISITING NIH SENIOR NEUROSCIENCE FELLOWSHIP 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority to Establish.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     establish a program to be known as the Visiting NIH Senior 
     Neuroscience Fellowship Program at--
       (1) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and
       (2) the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological 
     Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.
       (b) Activities of the Program.--In establishing the 
     Visiting NIH Senior Neuroscience Fellowship Program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the program to--
       (1) provide a partnership between the National Institutes 
     of Health and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 
     to enable identification and funding of the broadest range of 
     innovative, highest quality clinical and experimental 
     neuroscience studies for the benefit of members of the Armed 
     Forces;

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       (2) provide a partnership between the National Institutes 
     of Health and the Defense Center of Excellence for 
     Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury that will 
     enable identification and funding of clinical and 
     experimental neuroscience studies for the benefit of members 
     of the Armed Forces;
       (3) use the results of the studies described in paragraph 
     (1) and (2) to enhance the mission of the National Institutes 
     of Health for the benefit of the public; and
       (4) provide a military and civilian collaborative 
     environment for neuroscience-based medical problem-solving in 
     critical areas affecting both military and civilian life, 
     particularly post-traumatic stress disorder.
       (c) Period of Fellowship.--The period of any fellowship 
     under the Program shall not last more than 2 years and shall 
     not continue unless agreed upon by the parties concerned.

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

             Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

     SEC. 801. DISCLOSURE TO LITIGATION SUPPORT CONTRACTORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2320 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``or covered litigation support 
     contractor'' after ``covered Government support contractor''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting after ``oversight of'' the following: ``, 
     or preparation for litigation relating to,''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) In this section, the term `covered litigation support 
     contractor' means a contractor (including an expert or 
     technical consultant) under contract with the Department of 
     Defense to provide litigation support, which contractor 
     executes a contract with the Government agreeing to and 
     acknowledging--
       ``(1) that proprietary or nonpublic technical data 
     furnished will be accessed and used only for the purposes 
     stated in that contract;
       ``(2) that the covered litigation support contractor will 
     take all reasonable steps to protect the proprietary and 
     nonpublic nature of the technical data furnished to the 
     covered litigation support contractor; and
       ``(3) that such technical data provided to the covered 
     litigation support contractor under the authority of this 
     section shall not be used by the covered litigation support 
     contractor to compete against the third party for Government 
     or non-Government contracts.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 802. DESIGNATION OF F135 AND F136 ENGINE DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS AS MAJOR SUBPROGRAMS.

       (a) Designation as Major Subprograms.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall designate each of the engine 
     development and procurement programs described in subsection 
     (b) as a major subprogram of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft 
     major defense acquisition program, in accordance with section 
     2430a of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Description.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     engine development and procurement programs are the 
     following:
       (1) The F135 engine development and procurement program.
       (2) The F136 engine development and procurement program.
       (c) Original Baseline.--For purposes of reporting 
     requirements referred to in section 2430a(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the major subprograms designated 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the Milestone B 
     decision for each subprogram as the original baseline for the 
     subprogram.
       (d) Actions Following Critical Cost Growth.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), to the extent 
     that the Secretary elects to restructure the F-35 Lightning 
     II aircraft major defense acquisition program subsequent to a 
     reassessment and actions required by subsections (a) and (c) 
     of section 2433a of title 10, United States Code, during 
     fiscal year 2010, and also conducts such reassessment and 
     actions with respect to the F135 and F136 engine development 
     and procurement programs (including related reporting based 
     on the original baseline as defined in subsection (c)), the 
     requirements of section 2433a of such title with respect to a 
     major subprogram designated under subsection (a) shall be 
     considered to be met with respect to the major subprogram.
       (2) Limitation.--Actions taken in accordance with paragraph 
     (1) shall be considered to meet the requirements of section 
     2433a of title 10, United States Code, with respect to a 
     major subprogram designated under subsection (a) only to the 
     extent that designation as a major subprogram would require 
     the Secretary of Defense to conduct a reassessment and take 
     actions pursuant to such section 2433a for such a subprogram 
     upon enactment of this Act. The requirements of such section 
     2433a shall not be considered to be met with respect to such 
     a subprogram in the event that additional programmatic 
     changes, following the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     cause the program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit 
     cost of such a subprogram to increase by a percentage equal 
     to or greater than the critical cost growth threshold (as 
     defined in section 2433(a)(5) of such title) for the 
     subprogram.

     SEC. 803. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INCLUSION OF 
                   MAJOR SUBPROGRAMS TO MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   PROGRAMS UNDER VARIOUS ACQUISITION-RELATED 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Conforming Amendments to Section 2366a.--Section 2366a 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a), (b)(1), and (b)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``or designated major subprogram'' after 
     ``major defense acquisition program''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or subprogram'' after ``program'' each 
     place it appears (other than after ``major defense 
     acquisition program'', after ``space program'' , before 
     ``requirements'', and before ``manager''); and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The term `designated major subprogram' means a major 
     subprogram of a major defense acquisition program as 
     designated under section 2430a(a)(1) of this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Section 2366b.--Section 2366b 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a), (b)(1), and (c)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``or designated major subprogram'' after 
     ``major defense acquisition program''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or subprogram'' after ``program'' each 
     place it appears (other than after ``major defense 
     acquisition program'', after ``future-years defense 
     program'', and after ``space program''); and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The term `designated major subprogram' means a major 
     subprogram of a major defense acquisition program as 
     designated under section 2430a(a)(1) of this title.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments to Section 2399.--Subsection (a) 
     of section 2399 of such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Condition for Proceeding Beyond Low-rate Initial 
     Production.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide that 
     a covered major defense acquisition program or a covered 
     designated major subprogram may not proceed beyond low-rate 
     initial production until initial operational test and 
     evaluation of the program or subprogram is completed.
       ``(2) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `covered major defense acquisition program' 
     means a major defense acquisition program that involves the 
     acquisition of a weapon system that is a major system within 
     the meaning of that term in section 2302(5) of this title.
       ``(B) The term `covered designated major subprogram' means 
     a major subprogram designated under section 2430a(a)(1) of 
     this title that is a major subprogram of a covered major 
     defense acquisition program.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments to Section 2434.--Section 2434(a) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The provisions of this section shall apply to any 
     major subprogram of a major defense acquisition program (as 
     designated under section 2430a(a)(1) of this title) in the 
     same manner as those provisions apply to a major defense 
     acquisition program, and any reference in this section to a 
     program shall be treated as including such a subprogram.''.

     SEC. 804. ENHANCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO 
                   RESPOND TO COMBAT AND SAFETY EMERGENCIES 
                   THROUGH RAPID ACQUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT OF 
                   URGENTLY NEEDED SUPPLIES.

       (a) Requirement to Establish Procedures.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 806 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by 
     striking ``items that are--'' and inserting ``supplies that 
     are--''.
       (b) Issues to Be Addressed.--Subsection (b) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``items'' and 
     inserting ``supplies''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``items'' and inserting ``supplies'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``an item'' and 
     inserting ``the supplies'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``an item'' and 
     inserting ``the supplies''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and utilization'' 
     after ``deployment''.
       (c) Response to Combat Emergencies.--Subsection (c) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``equipment'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``supplies'';
       (2) by striking ``combat capability'' each place it 
     appears;
       (3) by inserting ``, or could result,'' after ``that has 
     resulted'' each place it appears;
       (4) by striking ``fatalities'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``casualties'';
       (5) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), by striking ``is'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``are'';
       (6) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``The authority of this section may not be 
     used to acquire equipment in an amount aggregating more than 
     $100,000,000 during any fiscal year.''; and

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       (B) by inserting ``in an amount aggregating no more than 
     $200,000,000'' after ``for that fiscal year'';
       (7) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Each such notice'' and 
     inserting ``For each such determination, the notice under the 
     preceding sentence''; and
       (8) in paragraph (5), by striking ``that equipment'' and 
     inserting ``those supplies''.
       (d) Waiver of Certain Statues and Regulations.--Subsection 
     (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking ``equipment'' 
     in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting 
     ``supplies''.
       (e) Testing Requirement.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``an item'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``the supplies''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``of the item'' and 
     all that follows through ``requirements document'' and 
     inserting ``of the supplies in meeting the original 
     requirements for the supplies (as stated in a statement of 
     the urgent operational need'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``an item'' and inserting ``supplies''; and
       (B) by striking ``the item'' and inserting ``the 
     supplies''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``If items'' and inserting ``If the 
     supplies''; and
       (B) by striking ``items'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``supplies''.
       (f) Limitation.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Limitation.--In the case of supplies that are part of 
     a major system for which a low-rate initial production 
     quantity determination has been made pursuant to section 2400 
     of title 10, United States Code, the quantity of such 
     supplies acquired using the procedures prescribed pursuant to 
     this section may not exceed an amount consistent with 
     complying with limitations on the quantity of articles 
     approved for low-rate initial production for such system. Any 
     such supplies shall be included in any relevant calculation 
     of quantities for low-rate initial production for the system 
     concerned.''.

     SEC. 805. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH ENTITIES ENGAGING IN 
                   COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR OF 
                   IRAN.

       (a) Prohibition on Contracts.--
       (1) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not enter 
     into any contract with--
       (A) an entity that engages in commercial activity in the 
     energy sector of Iran; or
       (B) a successor entity to the entity described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, an entity 
     engages in commercial activity in the energy sector of Iran 
     if the entity, with actual knowledge, engages in an activity 
     for which sanctions have been imposed under section 5(a) of 
     the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
       (b) Duration of Prohibition.--The prohibition under 
     subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an entity (or 
     successor entity)--
       (1) for a period of not less than 2 years beginning on the 
     date on which the prohibition is imposed; or
       (2) until such time as the Secretary of Defense determines 
     and certifies to the congressional defense committees that--
       (A) the entity whose activities were the basis for imposing 
     the prohibition is no longer engaging in such activities; and
       (B) the Secretary has received reliable assurances that 
     such entity (or successor entity) will not knowingly engage 
     in such activities in the future, except that such 
     prohibition shall remain in effect for a period of at least 1 
     year.
       (c) Waiver.--
       (1) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
     prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to a contract 
     if the Secretary determines that the contract is in the 
     interest of national security.
       (2) Notification.--Upon issuing a waiver under paragraph 
     (1) with respect to a contract, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives a notification that 
     identifies the entity involved, the nature of the contract, 
     and the rationale for issuing the waiver.

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

     SEC. 811. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROCURE CERTAIN FIBERS; 
                   LIMITATION ON SPECIFICATION.

       (a) Extension.--Section 829 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 
     122 Stat. 229; 10 U.S.C. 2533a note) is amended in subsection 
     (f) by striking ``on the date that is five years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on 
     January 1, 2021''.
       (b) Prohibition on Specification in Solicitations.--No 
     solicitation issued before January 1, 2021, by the Department 
     of Defense may include a requirement that proposals submitted 
     pursuant to such solicitation must include the use of fire 
     resistant rayon fiber.

     SEC. 812. SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL BASE MATTERS.

       Section 2473 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c);
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection (e):
       ``(e) Competitive Procedures.--If the Secretary determines 
     under subsection (a) that the requirement to procure property 
     or services described in subsection (b) for the Department of 
     Defense from a firm in the small arms production industrial 
     base is not necessary to preserve such industrial base, any 
     such procurement shall be awarded through the use of 
     competitive procedures that afford such industrial base a 
     fair opportunity to be considered for such procurement.''.

     SEC. 813. ADDITIONAL DEFINITION RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF 
                   SPECIALTY METALS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 2533b(m) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) The term `produced', as used in subsections (a) and 
     (b), means melted, or processed in a manner that results in 
     physical or chemical property changes that are the equivalent 
     of melting. The term does not include finishing processes 
     such as rolling, heat treatment, quenching, tempering, 
     grinding, or shaving.''.

                    Subtitle C--Studies and Reports

     SEC. 821. STUDIES TO ANALYZE ALTERNATIVE MODELS FOR 
                   ACQUISITION AND FUNDING OF TECHNOLOGIES 
                   SUPPORTING NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS.

       (a) Studies Required.--
       (1) Independent study.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall enter into a contract with an independent federally 
     funded research and development center to carry out a 
     comprehensive study of policies, procedures, organization, 
     and regulatory constraints affecting the acquisition of 
     technologies supporting network-centric operations. The 
     contract shall be funded from amounts appropriated pursuant 
     to an authorization of appropriations in this Act or 
     otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 for operation 
     and maintenance for Defense-wide activities.
       (2) Joint chiefs of staff study.--The Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff shall carry out a comprehensive study of the 
     same subjects covered by paragraph (1). The study shall be 
     independent of the study required by paragraph (1) and shall 
     be carried out in conjunction with the military departments 
     and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Matters To Be Addressed.--Each study required by 
     subsection (a) shall address the following matters:
       (1) Development of a system for understanding the various 
     foundational components that contribute to network-centric 
     operations, such as data transport, processing, storage, data 
     collection, and dissemination of information.
       (2) Determining how acquisition and funding programs that 
     are in place as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
     relate to the system developed under paragraph (1).
       (3) Development of acquisition and funding models using the 
     system developed under paragraph (1), including--
       (A) a model under which a joint entity independent of any 
     military department (such as the Joint Staff) is established 
     with responsibility and control of all funding for the 
     acquisition of technologies for network-centric operations, 
     and with authority to oversee the incorporation of such 
     technologies into the acquisition programs of the military 
     departments;
       (B) a model under which an executive agent is established 
     to manage and oversee the acquisition of technologies for 
     network-centric operations, but would not have exclusive 
     control of the funding for such programs;
       (C) a model under which the acquisition and funding 
     programs that are in place as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act are maintained; and
       (D) any other model that the entity carrying out the study 
     considers relevant.
       (4) An analysis of each of the models developed under 
     paragraph (3) with respect to potential benefits in--
       (A) collecting, processing, and disseminating information;
       (B) network commonality;
       (C) common communications;
       (D) interoperability;
       (E) mission impact and success; and
       (F) cost-effectiveness.
       (5) An evaluation of each of the models developed under 
     paragraph (3) with respect to feasibility, including 
     identification of legal, policy, or regulatory barriers that 
     may impede the implementation of such model.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2011, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the results of the studies 
     required by subsection (a). The report shall include the 
     findings and recommendations of the studies and any 
     observations and comments that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Network-centric Operations Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``network-centric operations'' refers to the ability 
     to exploit all human and technical elements of the Joint 
     Force and mission partners through the full integration of 
     collected information, awareness, knowledge, experience, and 
     decisionmaking, enabled by secure access and distribution, 
     all to achieve agility and effectiveness in a dispersed, 
     decentralized, dynamic, or uncertain operational environment.

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     SEC. 822. ANNUAL JOINT REPORT AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW 
                   ON CONTRACTING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

       The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 258; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end of subtitle F of title VIII the 
     following new section (and conforming the table of sections 
     for such subtitle at the beginning of title VIII and at the 
     beginning of such Act accordingly):

     ``SEC. 865. ANNUAL JOINT REPORT AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
                   REVIEW ON CONTRACTING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

       ``(a) Joint Report Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--Every 12 months, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development shall 
     submit to the relevant committees of Congress a joint report 
     on contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan.
       ``(2) Matters covered.--A report under this subsection 
     shall, at a minimum, cover--
       ``(A) any significant developments or issues with respect 
     to contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan during the reporting 
     period; and
       ``(B) the plans of the departments and agency for 
     strengthening interagency coordination of contracts in Iraq 
     and Afghanistan or in future contingency operations, 
     including plans related to the common databases identified 
     under section 861(b)(4).
       ``(3) Reporting period.--A report under this subsection 
     shall cover a period of not less than 12 months.
       ``(4) Submission of reports.--The Secretaries and the 
     Administrator shall submit an initial report under this 
     subsection not later than February 1, 2011, and shall submit 
     an updated report by February 1 of every year thereafter 
     until February 1, 2013. If the total annual amount of 
     obligations for contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan combined is 
     less than $250 million for the reporting period, for the 
     departments and agency combined, the Secretaries and the 
     Administrator may submit a letter documenting this in place 
     of a report.
       ``(b) Comptroller General Review and Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 180 days after submission of each 
     annual joint report required under subsection (a), but in no 
     case later than August 5 of each year until 2013, the 
     Comptroller General shall review the joint report and 
     interagency coordination of contracting in Iraq and 
     Afghanistan and submit to the relevant committees of Congress 
     a report on such review.
       ``(2) Matters covered.--A report under this subsection 
     shall, at minimum--
       ``(A) review how the Department of Defense, the Department 
     of State, and the United States Agency for International 
     Development are using the data contained in the common 
     databases identified under section 861(b)(4) in managing, 
     overseeing, and coordinating contracting in Iraq and 
     Afghanistan; and
       ``(B) assess the plans of the departments and agency for 
     strengthening interagency coordination of contracts in Iraq 
     and Afghanistan or in future contingency operations, 
     particularly any plans related to the common databases 
     identified under section 861(b)(4).
       ``(3) Access to databases and other information.--The 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall provide to the Comptroller General full 
     access to information on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan 
     for the purposes of the review carried out under this 
     subsection, including the common databases identified under 
     section 861(b)(4).''.

     SEC. 823. EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORT 
                   ON CONTRACTING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

       Section 863 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 258; 10 
     U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking ``2010'' in 
     subsection (a)(3) and inserting ``2011''.

     SEC. 824. INTERIM REPORT ON REVIEW OF IMPACT OF COVERED 
                   SUBSIDIES ON ACQUISITION OF KC-45 AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Interim Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees an interim report on 
     any review of a covered subsidy initiated pursuant to 
     subsection (a) of section 886 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4561) not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the initiation of the review.
       (b) Report Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall contain detailed findings relating to the impact of the 
     covered subsidy that led to the initiation of the review on 
     the source selection process for the KC-45 Aerial Refueling 
     Aircraft Program or any successor to such program and whether 
     the covered subsidy would provide an unfair competitive 
     advantage to any bidder in the source selection process.

     SEC. 825. REPORTS ON JOINT CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.

       (a) Independent Analyses.--
       (1) In general.--A comprehensive analysis of the Joint 
     Capabilities Integration and Development System shall be 
     independently performed by each of the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Defense.
       (B) A federally funded research and development center 
     selected by the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Matters covered.--Each such analysis shall--
       (A) evaluate the entire Joint Capabilities Integration and 
     Development System and the problems associated with it, with 
     particular emphasis on the problems relating to the length of 
     time and the costs involved in identifying, assessing, and 
     validating joint military capability needs; and
       (B) identify the best solutions to the problems evaluated 
     under subparagraph (A) and develop recommendations to carry 
     out those solutions.
       (3) Reports.--Not later than six months 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) a report by the Secretary on the analysis performed by 
     the Secretary under paragraph (1), with particular emphasis 
     on continuous process improvement; and
       (B) a report by the federally funded research and 
     development center selected under paragraph (1)(B) on the 
     analysis performed by the center under paragraph (1), 
     together with such comments as the Secretary considers 
     necessary on the report.
       (b) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense--
       (A) shall develop and begin implementing a plan to address 
     the problems with the Joint Capabilities Integration and 
     Development System, taking into account the recommendations 
     developed in the analyses required under subsection (a) and 
     as part of a program to manage performance in establishing 
     joint military requirements; and
       (B) shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the plan, 
     including, at a minimum, a timeline, objectives, milestones, 
     and projected resource requirements.
       (2) Report format.--The report required under paragraph 
     (1)(B) may be included as part of any report relating to a 
     program to manage performance in establishing joint military 
     requirements.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 831. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

       Section 2359b(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2017''.

     SEC. 832. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.

       (a) Competition Requirements for Task or Delivery Orders 
     Under Energy Savings Performance Contracts.--Section 801 of 
     the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Task or Delivery Orders.--(1) The head of a Federal 
     agency may issue a task or delivery order under an energy 
     savings performance contract by--
       ``(A) notifying all contractors that have received an award 
     under such contract that the agency proposes to discuss 
     energy savings performance services for some or all of its 
     facilities and, following a reasonable period of time to 
     provide a proposal in response to the notice, soliciting from 
     such contractors the submission of expressions of interest 
     in, and contractor qualifications for, performing site 
     surveys or investigations and feasibility designs and 
     studies, and including in the notice summary information 
     concerning energy use for any facilities that the agency has 
     specific interest in including in such task or delivery 
     order;
       ``(B) reviewing all expressions of interest and 
     qualifications submitted pursuant to the notice under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) selecting two or more contractors (from among those 
     reviewed under subparagraph (B)) to conduct discussions 
     concerning the contractors' respective qualifications to 
     implement potential energy conservation measures, including--
       ``(i) requesting references and specific detailed examples 
     with respect to similar efforts and the resulting energy 
     savings of such similar efforts; and
       ``(ii) requesting an explanation of how such similar 
     efforts relate to the scope and content of the task or 
     delivery order concerned;
       ``(D) selecting and authorizing--
       ``(i) more than one contractor (from among those selected 
     under subparagraph (C)) to conduct site surveys, 
     investigations, feasibility designs and studies or similar 
     assessments for the energy savings performance contract 
     services (or for discrete portions of such services), for the 
     purpose of allowing each such contractor to submit a firm, 
     fixed-price proposal to implement specific energy 
     conservation measures; or
       ``(ii) one contractor (from among those selected under 
     subparagraph (C)) to conduct a site survey, investigation, a 
     feasibility design and study or similar assessment for the 
     purpose of allowing the contractor to submit a firm, fixed-
     price proposal to implement specific energy conservation 
     measures;
       ``(E) providing a debriefing to any contractor not selected 
     under subparagraph (D);
       ``(F) negotiating a task or delivery order for energy 
     savings performance contracting services with the contractor 
     or contractors selected under subparagraph (D) based on the 
     energy conservation measures identified; and
       ``(G) issuing a task or delivery order for energy savings 
     performance contracting services to such contractor or 
     contractors.
       ``(2) The issuance of a task or delivery order for energy 
     savings performance contracting services pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) is deemed to

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     satisfy the task and delivery order competition requirements 
     in section 2304c(d) of title 10, United States Code, and 
     section 303J(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253j(d)).
       ``(3) The Secretary may issue guidance as necessary to 
     agencies issuing task or delivery orders pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     is inapplicable to task or delivery orders issued before the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 833. CONSIDERATION OF SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN 
                   PROCUREMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

       (a) Consideration of Sustainable Practices.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
     issue guidance directing the Secretary of each military 
     department and the head of each defense agency to consider 
     sustainable practices in the procurement of products and 
     services. Such guidance shall ensure that strategies for 
     acquiring products or services to meet departmental or agency 
     performance requirements favor products or services described 
     in paragraph (2) if such products or services can be acquired 
     on a life cycle cost-neutral basis.
       (2) Products or services.--A product or service described 
     in this paragraph is a product or service that is energy-
     efficient, water-efficient, biobased, environmentally 
     preferable, non-ozone-depleting, contains recycled content, 
     is non-toxic, or is less toxic than alternative products or 
     services.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the 
     acquisition of weapon systems or components of weapon 
     systems.

     SEC. 834. DEFINITION OF MATERIALS CRITICAL TO NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY.

       Section 187 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `materials critical to national security' 
     means materials--
       ``(A) upon which the production or sustainment of military 
     equipment is dependent; and
       ``(B) the supply of which could be restricted by actions or 
     events outside the control of the Government of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) The term `military equipment' means equipment used 
     directly by the armed forces to carry out military 
     operations.''.

     SEC. 835. DETERMINATION OF STRATEGIC OR CRITICAL RARE EARTH 
                   MATERIALS FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     undertake an assessment of the supply chain for rare earth 
     materials and determine which, if any, rare earth materials 
     are strategic materials and which rare earth materials are 
     materials critical to national security. For the purposes of 
     the assessment--
       (1) the Secretary may consider the views of other Federal 
     agencies, as appropriate;
       (2) any study conducted by the Director, Industrial Policy 
     during fiscal year 2010 may be considered as partial 
     fulfillment of the requirements of this section;
       (3) any study conducted by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States during fiscal year 2010 may be considered as 
     partial fulfillment of the requirements of this section; and
       (4) the Secretary shall consider the sources of rare earth 
     materials (both in terms of source nations and number of 
     vendors) including rare earth elements, rare earth metals, 
     rare earth magnets, and other components containing rare 
     earths.
       (b) Plan.--In the event that the Secretary determines that 
     a rare earth material is a strategic material or a material 
     critical to national security, the Secretary shall develop a 
     plan to ensure the long-term availability of such rare earth 
     material, with a goal of establishing domestic sources of 
     such material by December 31, 2015. In developing the plan, 
     the Secretary shall consider all relevant components of the 
     value-chain, including mining, processing, refining, and 
     manufacturing. The plan shall include consideration of 
     numerous options with respect to the material, including--
       (1) an assessment of including the material in the National 
     Defense Stockpile;
       (2) in consultation with the United States Trade 
     Representative, the identification of any trade practices 
     known to the Secretary that limit the Secretary's ability to 
     ensure the long-term availability of such material or the 
     ability to meet the goal of establishing domestic sources of 
     such material by December 31, 2015;
       (3) an assessment of the availability of financing to 
     industry, academic institutions, or not-for-profit entities 
     to provide the capacity required to ensure the availability 
     of the material and potential mechanisms to increase the 
     availability of such financing;
       (4) the benefits, if any, of Defense Production Act funding 
     to support the establishment of a domestic rare earth 
     manufacturing capability for military components;
       (5) funding for research and development of any aspect of 
     the rare earth supply-chain;
       (6) any other risk mitigation method determined appropriate 
     by the Secretary that is consistent with the goal of 
     establishing domestic sources by December 31, 2015; and
       (7) for components of the rare earth material supply-chain 
     for which no other risk mitigation method, in accordance with 
     paragraphs (1) through (6), will ensure the establishment of 
     a domestic source by December 31, 2015, a specific plan to 
     eliminate supply-chain vulnerability by the earliest date 
     practicable.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional committees described in paragraph 
     (2) a report containing the findings of the assessment under 
     subsection (a) and the plan (if any) developed under 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
     described in this paragraph are as follows:
       (A) The congressional defense committees.
       (B) The Committee on Financial Services and the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
       (C) The Committee on Finance and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Strategic material.--The term ``strategic material'' 
     means a material--
       (A) which is essential for military equipment;
       (B) which is unique in the function it performs; and
       (C) for which there are no viable alternatives.
       (2) Materials critical to national security.--The term 
     ``materials critical to national security'' has the meaning 
     provided by section 187(e) of title 10, United States Code, 
     as amended by section 827 of this Act.

     SEC. 836. REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION TO 
                   COMPETITION.

       (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall review 
     the implementation by the Department of Defense of the 
     national security exception to full and open competition 
     provided in section 2304(c)(6) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Matters Reviewed.--The review of the implementation of 
     the national security exception required by subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) the pattern of usage of such exception by acquisition 
     organizations within the Department to determine which 
     organizations are commonly using the exception and the 
     frequency of such usage;
       (2) the range of items or services being acquired through 
     the use of such exception;
       (3) the process for reviewing and approving justifications 
     involving such exception;
       (4) whether the justifications for use of such exception 
     typically meet the relevant requirements of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation applicable to the use of such 
     exception;
       (5) issues associated with follow-on procurements for items 
     or services acquired using such exception; and
       (6) potential additional instances where such exception 
     could be applied and any authorities available to the 
     Department of Defense other than such exception that could be 
     applied in such instances.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 270 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 of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the review required by 
     subsection (a), including a discussion of each of the matters 
     specified in subsection (b). The report shall include any 
     recommendations relating to the matters reviewed that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Regulations.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional committees described in paragraph 
     (2) draft regulations on the implementation of the national 
     security exception to full and open competition provided in 
     section 2304(c)(6) of title 10, United States Code, taking 
     into account the results of the review required by subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
     described in this paragraph are the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 837. INCLUSION OF BRIBERY IN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF 
                   THE FEDERAL AWARDEE PERFORMANCE AND INTEGRITY 
                   INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       (a) Inclusion of Bribery in Disclosure Requirements.--
     Section 872(c) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     122 Stat. 4556) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) To the maximum extent practical, information similar 
     to the information covered by paragraph (1) in connection 
     with any law relating to bribery of a country which is a 
     signatory of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign 
     Public Officials in International Business Transactions, 
     signed at Paris on December 17, 1997.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 838. REQUIREMENT FOR ENTITIES WITH FACILITY CLEARANCES 
                   THAT ARE NOT UNDER FOREIGN OWNERSHIP CONTROL OR 
                   INFLUENCE MITIGATION.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall require 
     the directors of a covered entity to establish a government 
     security committee that shall ensure that the covered entity 
     employs and maintains policies and procedures that meet 
     requirements under the national industrial security program.
       (b) Covered Entity.--A covered entity under this section is 
     an entity--
       (1) to which the Department of Defense has granted a 
     facility clearance;

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       (2) that is not subject to foreign ownership control or 
     influence mitigation measures; and
       (3) that is a corporation.
       (c) Discretionary Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may require that the requirement in subsection (a) apply to 
     an entity that meets the elements described in paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) of subsection (b) and is a limited liability company, 
     sole proprietorship, nonprofit corporation, partnership, 
     academic institution, or any other entity holding a facility 
     clearance.
       (d) Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     implementing guidance for the requirement in subsection (a).
       (e) Government Security Committee.--For the purposes of 
     this section, a government security committee is a 
     subcommittee of a covered entity's board of directors, made 
     up of resident United States citizens, that is responsible 
     for ensuring that the covered entity complies with the 
     requirements of the national industrial security program.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

              Subtitle A--Department of Defense Management

     SEC. 901. REDESIGNATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AS THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the 
     Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.--
       (1) Redesignation of military department.--The military 
     department designated as the Department of the Navy is 
     redesignated as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
       (2) Redesignation of secretary and other statutory 
     offices.--
       (A) Secretary.--The position of the Secretary of the Navy 
     is redesignated as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine 
     Corps.
       (B) Other statutory offices.--The positions of the Under 
     Secretary of the Navy, the four Assistant Secretaries of the 
     Navy, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy 
     are redesignated as the Under Secretary of the Navy and 
     Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and 
     Marine Corps, and the General Counsel of the Department of 
     the Navy and Marine Corps, respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Title 10, United States 
     Code.--
       (1) Definition of ``military department''.--Paragraph (8) 
     of section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(8) The term `military department' means the Department 
     of the Army, the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and 
     the Department of the Air Force.''.
       (2) Organization of department.--The text of section 5011 
     of such title is amended to read as follows: ``The Department 
     of the Navy and Marine Corps is separately organized under 
     the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.''.
       (3) Position of secretary.--Section 5013(a)(1) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``There is a Secretary of the 
     Navy'' and inserting ``There is a Secretary of the Navy and 
     Marine Corps''.
       (4) Chapter headings.--
       (A) The heading of chapter 503 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

       ``CHAPTER 503--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS''.

       (B) The heading of chapter 507 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

  ``CHAPTER 507--COMPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND MARINE 
                                CORPS''.

       (5) Other amendments.--
       (A) Title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Department of the Navy'' and ``Secretary of the Navy'' each 
     place they appear other than as specified in paragraphs (1), 
     (2), (3), and (4) (including in section headings, subsection 
     captions, tables of chapters, and tables of sections) and 
     inserting ``Department of the Navy and Marine Corps'' and 
     ``Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps'', respectively, in 
     each case with the matter inserted to be in the same typeface 
     and typestyle as the matter stricken.
       (B)(i) Sections 5013(f), 5014(b)(2), 5016(a), 5017(2), 
     5032(a), and 5042(a) of such title are amended by striking 
     ``Assistant Secretaries of the Navy'' and inserting 
     ``Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps''.
       (ii) The heading of section 5016 of such title, and the 
     item relating to such section in the table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 503 of such title, are each amended by 
     inserting ``and Marine Corps'' after ``of the Navy'', with 
     the matter inserted in each case to be in the same typeface 
     and typestyle as the matter amended.
       (c) Other Provisions of Law and Other References.--
       (1) Title 37, united states code.--Title 37, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``Department of the Navy'' and 
     ``Secretary of the Navy'' each place they appear and 
     inserting ``Department of the Navy and Marine Corps'' and 
     ``Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps'', respectively.
       (2) Other references.--Any reference in any law other than 
     in title 10 or title 37, United States Code, or in any 
     regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 
     States, to the Department of the Navy shall be considered to 
     be a reference to the Department of the Navy and Marine 
     Corps. Any such reference to an office specified in 
     subsection (b)(2) shall be considered to be a reference to 
     that officer as redesignated by that section.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the first day of the 
     first month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 902. REALIGNMENT OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE 
                   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO CARRY OUT 
                   THE REDUCTION REQUIRED BY LAW IN THE NUMBER OF 
                   DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Redesignation of Certain Positions in the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense.--Positions in the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense of the Department of Defense are hereby 
     redesignated as Assistant Secretaries of Defense as follows:
       (1) The Director of Defense Research and Engineering is 
     redesignated as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering.
       (2) The Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs 
     is redesignated as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Operational Energy Plans and Programs.
       (3) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation 
     is redesignated as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
       (4) The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear 
     and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs is redesignated 
     as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, 
     and Biological Defense Programs.
       (b) Amendments to Chapter 4 of Title 10 Relating to 
     Realignment.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Repeal of separate deputy under secretary provisions.--
     The following sections are repealed: section 133a, 134a, and 
     136a.
       (2) Components of osd.--Section 131(b) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b) The Office of the Secretary of Defense is composed of 
     the following:
       ``(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
       ``(2) The Under Secretaries of Defense, as follows:
       ``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics.
       ``(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
       ``(C) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
       ``(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
     Readiness.
       ``(E) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
       ``(3) The Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department 
     of Defense.
       ``(4) The Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
       ``(5) The Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
       ``(6) Other officers who are appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows:
       ``(A) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
       ``(B) The General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
       ``(C) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
       ``(7) Other officials provided for by law, as follows:
       ``(A) The official designated under section 1501(a) of this 
     title to have responsibility for Department of Defense 
     matters relating to missing persons as set forth in section 
     1501 of this title.
       ``(B) The official designated under section 2228(a)(2) of 
     this title to have responsibility for Department of Defense 
     policy related to the prevention and mitigation of corrosion 
     of the military equipment and infrastructure of the 
     Department of Defense and for directing the activities of the 
     Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight.
       ``(C) The officials designated under subsections (a) and 
     (b) of section 2438(a) of this title to have responsibility, 
     respectively, for developmental test and evaluation and for 
     systems engineering.
       ``(D) The official designated under section 2438a(a) of 
     this title to have responsibility for conducting and 
     overseeing performance assessments and root cause analyses 
     for major defense acquisition programs.
       ``(E) The Director of Small Business Programs, provided for 
     under section 2508 of this title.
       ``(8) Such other offices and officials as may be 
     established by law or the Secretary of Defense may establish 
     or designate in the Office.''.
       (3) Principal deputy under secretaries of defense.--Section 
     137a is amended--
       (A) in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d), by striking 
     ``Deputy Under'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Principal Deputy Under'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``(A) The'' and all 
     that follows through ``(5) of subsection (c)'' and inserting 
     ``The Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense'';
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking ``One of the Deputy'' in paragraphs (1), 
     (2), (3), (4), and (5) and inserting ``One of the Principal 
     Deputy'';
       (ii) by striking ``appointed'' and all that follows through 
     ``this title'' in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);
       (iii) by striking ``shall be'' in paragraphs (4) and (5) 
     and inserting ``is''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end of paragraph (5) the following 
     new sentence: ``Any individual nominated for appointment as 
     the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Intelligence shall have extensive intelligence expertise.''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following 
     new sentence: ``The Principal Deputy Under Secretaries take 
     precedence among themselves in the order prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense.''.

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       (4) Assistant secretaries of defense.--Section 138 is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``12'' and inserting ``17''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(A) The'' and all that follows through 
     ``The other'' and inserting ``The'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``shall be'' in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
     (5), and (6) and inserting ``is'';
       (ii) by striking ``appointed pursuant to section 138a of 
     this title'' in paragraph (7); and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. In 
     addition to any duties and powers prescribed under paragraph 
     (1), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering shall have the duties specified in section 138b 
     of this title.
       ``(9) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and 
     Programs. In addition to any duties and powers prescribed 
     under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Operational Energy Plans and Programs shall have the duties 
     specified in section 138c of this title.
       ``(10) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Cost Assessment and Program 
     Evaluation. In addition to any duties and powers prescribed 
     under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall have the duties 
     specified in section 138d of this title.
       ``(11) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological 
     Defense Programs. In addition to any duties and powers 
     prescribed under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense 
     Programs shall have the duties specified in section 138e of 
     this title.''; and
       (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``and the Director of 
     Defense Research and Engineering'' and inserting ``the Deputy 
     Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, and 
     the Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense''.
       (5) Assistant secretary for logistics and materiel 
     readiness.--Section 138a(a) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``There is a'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``, appointed from civilian life by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
     The Assistant Secretary''.
       (6) Assistant secretary for research and engineering.--
     Section 139a is transferred so as to appear after section 
     138a, redesignated as section 138b, and amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively;
       (C) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``Director of Defense'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for''; and
       (D) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering, in consultation with the Director 
     of Developmental Test and Evaluation'' and inserting 
     ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering, in consultation with the official designated 
     under section 2438(a) of this title to have responsibility 
     for developmental test and evaluation functions''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary''.
       (7) Assistant secretary for operational energy plans and 
     programs.--Section 139b is transferred so as to appear after 
     section 138b (as transferred and redesignated by paragraph 
     (6)), redesignated as section 138c, and amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``There is a'' and all 
     that follows through ``The Director'' and inserting ``The 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans 
     and Programs'';
       (B) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary'';
       (C) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``Not later than'' and all that follows 
     through ``military departments'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary of each military department'';
       (ii) by striking ``who will'' and inserting ``who shall''; 
     and
       (iii) by inserting ``so designated'' after ``The 
     officials''; and
       (D) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``The initial'' and 
     all that follows through ``updates to the strategy'' and 
     inserting ``Updates to the strategy required by paragraph 
     (1)''.
       (8) Assistant secretary for cost assessment and program 
     evaluation.--Section 139c is transferred so as to appear 
     after section 138c (as transferred and redesignated by 
     paragraph (7)), redesignated as section 138d, and amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (a) and 
     in that subsection--
       (i) striking ``Director of'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for''; and
       (ii) striking ``Director'' each place it appears in 
     paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), and (2) and inserting ``Assistant 
     Secretary'';
       (C) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Responsibility for Specified Functions.--There shall 
     be within the office of the Assistant Secretary the 
     following:
       ``(1) An official with primary responsibility for cost 
     assessment.
       ``(2) An official with primary responsibility for program 
     evaluation.''; and
       (D) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c) and 
     in that subsection striking ``Director of'' in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for''.
       (9) Assistant secretary for nuclear, chemical, and 
     biological defense programs.--Section 142 is transferred so 
     as to appear after section 138d (as redesignated and 
     transferred by paragraph (8)), redesignated as section 138e, 
     and amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a);
       (B) by striking ``(b) The Assistant to the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, 
     Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs''; and
       (C) by striking subsection (c).
       (c) Other Amendments to Chapter 4 of Title 10.--Chapter 4 
     of title 10, United States Code, is further amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Office of the secretary of defense.--Section 131(a) is 
     amended by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary's''.
       (2) Deputy secretary.--Section 132 is amended by striking 
     the second sentence of subsection (c).
       (3) Deputy chief management officer.--Such chapter is 
     further amended by inserting after section 132 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 132a. Deputy Chief Management Officer

       ``(a) There is a Deputy Chief Management Officer of the 
     Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(b) The Deputy Chief Management Officer assists the 
     Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Deputy Secretary's 
     capacity as Chief Management Officer of the Department of 
     Defense under section 132(c) of this title.
       ``(c) The Deputy Chief Management Officer takes precedence 
     in the Department of Defense after the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, and the Under Secretaries of 
     Defense.''.
       (4) Under secretary of defense (comptroller).--Section 
     135(c) is amended by striking ``clauses'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs''.
       (d) Repeal of Position Titles Specified by Law for 
     Statutory Positions Relating to Developmental Test and 
     Evaluation and Systems Engineering.--
       (1) Transfer of section from chapter 4 to programmatic 
     chapter.--Section 139d of title 10, United States Code, is 
     transferred to chapter 144, inserted after section 2437, and 
     redesignated as section 2438.
       (2) Director of developmental test and evaluation.--
     Subsection (a) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a) Director of'' and all that follows 
     through paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Developmental Test and Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Designation of responsible official.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall designate, from among individuals with 
     expertise in test and evaluation, an official to be 
     responsible to the Secretary and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for 
     developmental test and evaluation in the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(2) Supervision.--The official designated under paragraph 
     (1) shall report directly to an official of the Department 
     appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
       (C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
     Director of systems engineering'' and all that follows 
     through ``Director of Systems Engineering'' and inserting 
     ``Systems engineering.--The official designated under 
     paragraph (1) shall closely coordinate with the official 
     designated under subsection (b)'';
       (D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``Director'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``official designated under paragraph (1)'';
       (E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``Director has'' and inserting ``official 
     designated under paragraph (1) has'';
       (ii) by striking ``Director considers'' and inserting 
     ``designated official considers''; and
       (iii) by striking ``the Director's duties'' and inserting 
     ``that official's duties''; and
       (F) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``serving as the Director of Developmental Test and 
     Evaluation'' and inserting ``official designated under 
     paragraph (1)''.
       (3) Director of systems engineering.--Subsection (b) of 
     such section is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(b) Director of'' and all that follows 
     through paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Systems Engineering.--
       ``(1) Designation of responsible official.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall designate, from among individuals with 
     expertise in systems engineering, an official to be 
     responsible to the Secretary and the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for 
     systems engineering and development planning in the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(2) Supervision.--The official designated under paragraph 
     (1) shall report directly to an official of the Department 
     appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
       (C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``Director of developmental test

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     and evaluation'' and all that follows through ``Director of 
     Developmental Test And Evaluation'' and inserting 
     ``Developmental test and evaluation.--The official designated 
     under paragraph (1) shall closely coordinate with the 
     official designated under subsection (a)'';
       (D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``Director'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``official designated under paragraph (1)''; and
       (E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``Director shall'' and inserting ``official 
     designated under paragraph (1) shall'';
       (ii) by striking ``Director considers'' and inserting 
     ``designated official considers''; and
       (iii) by striking ``the Director's duties'' and inserting 
     ``that official's duties''.
       (4) Joint annual report.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``beginning in 2010,'';
       (B) by striking ``Director of Developmental Test and 
     Evaluation and the Director of Systems Engineering'' and 
     inserting ``officials designated under subsections (a) and 
     (b)'';
       (C) by striking ``subsections (a) and (b)'' and inserting 
     ``those subsections''; and
       (D) by inserting ``such'' after ``Each''.
       (5) Joint guidance.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Director of Developmental Test and 
     Evaluation and the Director of Systems Engineering'' and 
     inserting ``officials designated under subsections (a) and 
     (b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 103 of the Weapon Systems 
     Acquisition Reform Act of 2009'' and inserting ``section 
     2438a of this title''.
       (6) Repeal of redundant definition.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is repealed.
       (e) Codification of Section 103 of Weapon Systems 
     Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.--
       (1) Codification.--Chapter 144 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2438 (as 
     transferred and redesignated by subsection (d)), a new 
     section 2438a consisting of--
       (A) a section heading as follows:

     ``Sec. 2438a. Performance assessments and root cause 
       analyses''; and

       (B) a text consisting of the text of section 103 of the 
     Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 
     111-23; 123 Stat. 1715; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note), modified as 
     specified in paragraph (2).
       (2) Technical amendments due to codification.--The 
     modifications referred to in paragraph (1)(B) to the text 
     specified in that paragraph are--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``section 2433a(a)(1) 
     of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 206(a) 
     of this Act)'' and inserting ``section 2433a(a)(1) of this 
     title'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(5)--
       (i) by striking ``section 2433a of title 10, United States 
     Code (as so added)'' and inserting ``section 2433a of this 
     title''; and
       (ii) by striking ``prior to'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``before'';
       (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 2433a of title 
     10, United States Code (as so added)'' and inserting 
     ``section 2433a of this title''; and
       (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``beginning in 2010,''.
       (f) Transfer of Section Providing for Director of Small 
     Business Programs.--Section 144 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is transferred to chapter 148, inserted after section 
     2507, and redesignated as section 2508.
       (g) Repeal of Statutory Requirement for Office for Missing 
     Personnel in OSD.--Section 1501(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the 
     following: ``Responsibility for Missing Personnel .--'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``establish within the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense an office to have responsibility for 
     Department of Defense policy'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``designate within the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense an official as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs to have 
     responsibility for Department of Defense matters'';
       (B) by striking the second sentence;
       (C) by striking ``of the office'' and inserting ``of the 
     official designated under this paragraph'';
       (D) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (E) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (F) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) policy, control, and oversight of the program 
     established under section 1509 of this title, as well as the 
     accounting for missing persons (including locating, 
     recovering, and identifying missing persons or their remains 
     after hostilities have ceased); and'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The official designated under paragraph (1) shall 
     also serve as the Director, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing 
     Personnel Office, as established under paragraph (6)(A), 
     exercising authority, direction, and control over that 
     activity.''.
       (5) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``of the office'' the first place it 
     appears; and
       (B) by striking ``head of the office'' and inserting 
     ``official designated under paragraph (1) and (2)'';
       (6) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``office'' and inserting ``designated 
     official''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``evasion)'' the following: ``and 
     for personnel accounting (including locating, recovering, and 
     identifying missing persons or their remains after 
     hostilities have ceased)'';
       (7) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``office'' and inserting ``designated official''; and
       (8) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by inserting after ``(A)'' the following: ``The 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish an activity to account 
     for personnel who are missing or whose remains have not been 
     recovered from the conflict in which they were lost. This 
     activity shall be known as the Defense Prisoner of War/
     Missing Personnel Office.''; and
       (ii) by striking ``office'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``activity'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``to the office'' 
     and inserting ``activity'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       (i) by striking ``to the office'' and inserting 
     ``activity''; and
       (ii) by striking ``of the office'' and inserting ``of the 
     activity''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``office'' and 
     inserting ``activity''.
       (h) Repeal of Statutory Requirement for Director of Office 
     for Corrosion Policy and Oversight in OSD.--Section 2228 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the 
     following: ``Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight and 
     Designation of Responsible Official'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, from among 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense with the 
     qualifications described in paragraph (4), an official to be 
     responsible to the Secretary of Defense and 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 and for directing the activities of the Office of 
     Corrosion Policy and Oversight.'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively;
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) The official designated under paragraph (2) shall 
     report directly to the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.''.
       (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``assigned to the position of Director'' and inserting 
     ``designated under paragraph (2)''; and
       (F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ``of 
     Director'' and inserting ``held by the official designated 
     under paragraph (2)'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Director of Corrosion Policy and 
     Oversight (in this section referred to as the `Director')'' 
     in paragraph (1) and inserting ``official designated under 
     subsection (a)(2)''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director'' in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
     and (5) and inserting ``designated official'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``Additional 
     Authorities'' and all that follows through ``authorized to--
     '' and inserting ``Additional Duties.--The official 
     designated under subsection (a) shall --''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``beginning with the 
     budget for fiscal year 2009,''.
       (i) Repeal of Statutory Limitation on Number of Deputy 
     Under Secretaries of Defense.--Section 906(a)(2) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2426; 10 U.S.C. 137a note) is 
     repealed.
       (j) Conforming Amendments to Title 10.--Title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) The following sections are amended by striking 
     ``Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cost 
     Assessment and Program Evaluation'': sections 181(d), 
     2306b(i)(1)(B), 2366a(a)(4), 2366a(a)(5), 2366b(a)(1)(C), 
     2433a(a)(2), 2433a(b)(2)(C), 2434(b)(1)(A), and 2445c(f)(3).
       (2) Section 179(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for 
     Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs'' in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting ``Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense 
     Programs''; and
       (B) by striking ``to the'' in paragraph (3).
       (3) Section 2272 is amended by striking ``Director of 
     Defense Research and Engineering'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering''.
       (4) Section 2334 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
     Evaluation'' each place it appears and inserting ``Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Cost Assessment and Program 
     Evaluation''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears (other 
     than as specified in subparagraph (A)) and inserting 
     ``Assistant Secretary''.

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       (5) Section 2365 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering'' and inserting ``Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering'';
       (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary'';
       (C) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``Director of Defense Research and 
     Engineering'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Research and Engineering''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Director may'' and inserting ``Assistant 
     Secretary may''; and
       (D) in subsection (e), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary''.
       (6) Sections 2350a(g)(3), 2366b(a)(3)(D), 2374a(a), and 
     2517(a) are amended by striking ``Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering'' and inserting ``Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering''.
       (7) Section 2902(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Deputy Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Science and Technology'' and inserting 
     ``official within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense for Research and Engineering who is responsible for 
     science and technology''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Deputy Under Secretary 
     of Defense'' and inserting ``official within the Office of 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
     and Logistics who is''.
       (k) Other Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 214 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     of Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2521 note) is amended by 
     striking ``Director of Defense Research and Engineering'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering''.
       (2) Section 201(d) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform 
     Act of 2009 (10 U.S.C. 181 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The Director of Cost Assessment and 
     Program Evaluation'' and inserting ``The Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Director'' and inserting ``the 
     Assistant Secretary''.
       (l) Section Heading and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading amendments.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (A) The heading of section 137a is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 137a. Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense''.

       (B) The heading of section 138b, as transferred and 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(6), is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 138b. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
       Engineering''.

       (C) The heading of section 138c, as transferred and 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(7), is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 138c. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational 
       Energy Plans and Programs''.

       (D) The heading of section 138d, as transferred and 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(8), is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 138d. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cost 
       Assessment and Program Evaluation''.

       (E) The heading of section 138e, as transferred and 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(9), is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 138e. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, 
       Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs''.

       (F) The heading of section 2228 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2228. Military equipment and infrastructure: 
       prevention and mitigation of corrosion''.

       (G) The heading of section 2438 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2438. Developmental test and evaluation; systems 
       engineering: designation of responsible officials; joint 
       guidance''.

       (2) Clerical amendments.--Title 10, United States Code, is 
     further amended as follows:
       (A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 is 
     amended--
       (i) by inserting after the item relating to section 132 the 
     following new item:

``132a. Deputy Chief Management Officer.'';
       (ii) by striking the items relating to sections 133a, 134a, 
     and 136a;
       (iii) by amending the item relating to section 137a to read 
     as follows:

``137a. Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.'';
       (iv) by inserting after the item relating to section 138a 
     the following new items:

``138b. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
``138c. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and 
              Programs.
``138d. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cost Assessment and Program 
              Evaluation.
``138e. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and 
              Biological Defense Programs.''; and
       (v) by striking the items relating to sections 139a, 139b, 
     139c, 139d, 142, and 144.
       (B) The item relating to section 2228 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 131 is amended to read 
     as follows:

``2228. Military equipment and infrastructure: prevention and 
              mitigation of corrosion.''.
       (C) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 144 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2437 the following new items:

``2438. Developmental test and evaluation; systems engineering: 
              designation of responsible officials; joint guidance.
``2438a. Performance assessments and root cause analyses.''.
       (D) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II 
     of chapter 148 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 2507 the following new item:

``2508. Director of Small Business Programs.''.
       (m) Executive Schedule Amendments.--Chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Number of assistant secretary of defense positions.--
     Section 5315 is amended by striking ``Assistant Secretaries 
     of Defense (12)'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretaries of 
     Defense (17)''.
       (2) Positions redesignated as assistant secretary 
     positions.--
       (A) Section 5315 is further amended--
       (i) by striking ``Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
     Evaluation, Department of Defense.''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Director of Defense Research and 
     Engineering.''.
       (B) Section 5316 is amended by striking ``Assistant to the 
     Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological 
     Defense Programs.''.
       (3) Amendments to delete references to positions in senior 
     executive service.--Section 5316 is further amended--
       (A) by striking ``Director, Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency, Department of Defense.'';
       (B) by striking ``Deputy General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense.'';
       (C) by striking ``Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering, Department of Defense (4).''; and
       (D) by striking ``Special Assistant to the Secretary of 
     Defense.''.
       (n) References in Other Laws, etc.--Any reference in any 
     provision or law other than title 10, United States Code, or 
     in any rule, regulation, or other paper of the United States, 
     to any of the offices of the Department of Defense 
     redesignated by subsection (a) shall be treated as referring 
     to that office as so redesignated.
       (o) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section and the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 
     1, 2011, or on such earlier date for any of such provisions 
     as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. If the 
     Secretary prescribes an earlier date for any of those 
     provisions or amendments, the Secretary shall notify Congress 
     in writing in advance of such date.

     SEC. 903. UNIFIED MEDICAL COMMAND.

       (a) Assistant Secretary of Defense.--Section 138(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 902, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(12) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. In addition to any 
     duties and powers prescribed under paragraph (1), the 
     principal duty of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs is the overall supervision (including 
     oversight of policy and resources) of all health affairs and 
     medical activities of the Department of Defense. The 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs is the 
     principal civilian adviser to the Secretary of Defense on 
     health affairs and medical matters and, after the Secretary 
     and Deputy Secretary, is the principal health affairs and 
     medical official within the senior management of the 
     Department of Defense.''.
       (b) Unified Combatant Command.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 6 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after section 167a the following new section:

     ``Sec. 167b. Unified combatant command for medical operations

       ``(a) Establishment.--With the advice and assistance of the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the President, through 
     the Secretary of Defense, may establish under section 161 of 
     this title a unified command for medical operations 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `unified 
     medical command'). The principal function of the command is 
     to provide medical services to the armed forces and other 
     health care beneficiaries of the Department of Defense as 
     defined in chapter 55 of this title.
       ``(b) Assignment of Forces.--In establishing the unified 
     medical command under subsection (a), all active military 
     medical treatment facilities, training organizations, and 
     research entities of the armed forces shall be assigned to 
     such unified command, unless otherwise directed by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(c) Grade of Commander.--The commander of the unified 
     medical command shall hold the grade of general or, in the 
     case of an officer of the Navy, admiral while serving in that 
     position, without vacating his permanent grade. The commander 
     of such command shall be appointed to that grade by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     for service in that position. The commander of such command 
     shall be a member of a health profession described in 
     paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 335(j) 
     of title 37. During the five-year period beginning on the 
     date on which the Secretary establishes the command under 
     subsection (a), the commander of such command shall be exempt 
     from the requirements of section 164(a)(1) of this title.

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       ``(d) Subordinate Commands.--(1) The unified medical 
     command shall have the following subordinate commands:
       ``(A) A command that includes all fixed military medical 
     treatment facilities, including elements of the Department of 
     Defense that are combined, operated jointly, or otherwise 
     operated in such a manner that a medical facility of the 
     Department of Defense is operating in or with a medical 
     facility of another department or agency of the United 
     States.
       ``(B) A command that includes all medical training, 
     education, and research and development activities that have 
     previously been unified or combined, including organizations 
     that have been designated as a Department of Defense 
     executive agent.
       ``(C) The Defense Health Agency established under 
     subsection (f).
       ``(2) The commander of a subordinate command of the unified 
     medical command shall hold the grade of lieutenant general 
     or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, vice admiral while 
     serving in that position, without vacating his permanent 
     grade. The commander of such a subordinate command shall be 
     appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, for service in that 
     position. The commander of such a subordinate command shall 
     also be required to be a surgeon general of one of the 
     military departments.
       ``(e) Authority of Combatant Commander.--(1) In addition to 
     the authority prescribed in section 164(c) of this title, the 
     commander of the unified medical command shall be responsible 
     for, and shall have the authority to conduct, all affairs of 
     such command relating to medical operations activities.
       ``(2) The commander of such command shall be responsible 
     for, and shall have the authority to conduct, the following 
     functions relating to medical operations activities (whether 
     or not relating to the unified medical command):
       ``(A) Developing programs and doctrine.
       ``(B) Preparing and submitting to the Secretary of Defense 
     program recommendations and budget proposals for the forces 
     described in subsection (b) and for other forces assigned to 
     the unified medical command.
       ``(C) Exercising authority, direction, and control over the 
     expenditure of funds--
       ``(i) for forces assigned to the unified medical command;
       ``(ii) for the forces described in subsection (b) assigned 
     to unified combatant commands other than the unified medical 
     command to the extent directed by the Secretary of Defense; 
     and
       ``(iii) for military construction funds of the Defense 
     Health Program.
       ``(D) Training assigned forces.
       ``(E) Conducting specialized courses of instruction for 
     commissioned and noncommissioned officers.
       ``(F) Validating requirements.
       ``(G) Establishing priorities for requirements.
       ``(H) Ensuring the interoperability of equipment and 
     forces.
       ``(I) Monitoring the promotions, assignments, retention, 
     training, and professional military education of medical 
     officers described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or 
     (6) of section 335(j) of title 37.
       ``(3) The commander of such command shall be responsible 
     for the Defense Health Program, including the Defense Health 
     Program Account established under section 1100 of this title.
       ``(f) Defense Health Agency.--(1) In establishing the 
     unified medical command under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall also establish under section 191 of this title a 
     defense agency for health care (in this section referred to 
     as the `Defense Health Agency'), and shall transfer to such 
     agency the organization of the Department of Defense referred 
     to as the TRICARE Management Activity and all functions of 
     the TRICARE Program (as defined in section 1072(7)).
       ``(2) The director of the Defense Health Agency shall hold 
     the rank of lieutenant general or, in the case of an officer 
     of the Navy, vice admiral while serving in that position, 
     without vacating his permanent grade. The director of such 
     agency shall be appointed to that grade by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for service in 
     that position. The director of such agency shall be a member 
     of a health profession described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), 
     (4), (5), or (6) of section 335(j) of title 37.
       ``(g) Regulations.--In establishing the unified medical 
     command under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations for the activities of the unified 
     medical command.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 167a the following new item:

``167b. Unified combatant command for medical operations.''.
       (c) Plan, Notification, and Report.--
       (1) Plan.--Not later than March 31, 2011, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a comprehensive plan to establish the unified medical command 
     authorized under section 167b of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (b), including any legislative 
     actions the Secretary considers necessary to implement the 
     plan.
       (2) Notification.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees written notification of the 
     decision of the Secretary to establish the unified medical 
     command under such section 167b by not later than the date 
     that is 30 days before establishing such command.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after submitting the 
     notification under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on--
       (A) the establishment of the unified medical command; and
       (B) the establishment of the Defense Health Agency under 
     subsection (f) of such section 167b.

                      Subtitle B--Space Activities

     SEC. 911. INTEGRATED SPACE ARCHITECTURES.

       The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall jointly establish the capability to 
     conduct integrated national security space architecture 
     planning, development, coordination, and analysis that--
       (1) encompasses defense and intelligence space plans, 
     programs, budgets, and organizations;
       (2) provides mid-term to long-term recommendations to guide 
     space-related defense and intelligence acquisitions, 
     requirements, and investment decisions;
       (3) is independent of the space architecture planning, 
     development, coordination, and analysis activities of each 
     military department and each element of the intelligence 
     community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4))); and
       (4) makes use of, to the maximum extent practicable, joint 
     duty assignment positions (as defined in section 668).

                Subtitle C--Intelligence-Related Matters

     SEC. 921. 5-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AS 
                   SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       The second sentence of section 431(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2015''.

     SEC. 922. SPACE AND COUNTERSPACE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS.

       (a) Designation of Lead Integrator.--
       (1) Designation.--
       (A) In general.--The Director of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency shall designate a lead integrator for foreign space 
     and counterspace defense intelligence analysis.
       (B) Initial designation.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency shall designate an initial lead 
     integrator under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency designates a 
     lead integrator under paragraph (1)(A), or removes the 
     designation of lead integrator from an individual or 
     organization previously designated under paragraph (1)(A), 
     the Director shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate of the designation of such lead 
     integrator or the removal of such designation.
       (b) Authority to Conduct Original Analysis.--The Director 
     of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall authorize a lead 
     integrator designated under subsection (a)(1)(A) to conduct 
     original intelligence analysis and production within the 
     areas of responsibility of such lead integrator.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Lead integrator.--The term ``lead integrator'' means, 
     with respect to a particular subject matter, an individual or 
     organization with primary responsibility for the review, 
     coordination, and integration of defense intelligence 
     analysis and production related to such subject matter to--
       (A) ensure the development of coherent assessments and 
     intelligence products; and
       (B) manage and consolidate defense intelligence tasking.
       (2) Original intelligence analysis.--The term ``original 
     intelligence analysis'' means the development of knowledge 
     and creation of intelligence materials based on raw data and 
     intelligence reporting.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 931. REVISIONS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

       Subsection (b) of section 2113a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) four persons, of which the chairmen and ranking 
     members of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives may each appoint one person, 
     respectively;''.

     SEC. 932. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR COMBATANT COMMANDER 
                   INITIATIVE FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 166a(e)(1) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) not more than $10,000,000 may be used for research, 
     development, test and evaluation activities.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply with respect to funds appropriated for a 
     fiscal year before fiscal year 2011.

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     SEC. 933. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
                   TEMPORARY WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS OF 
                   ACTIVITIES FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL AT 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS FOR 
                   SECURITY STUDIES.

       (a) Extension of Waiver.--Paragraph (1) of section 941(b) 
     of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4577; 10 
     U.S.C. 184 note) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2009 
     and 2010'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2009 through 2012''.
       (b) Annual Report.--Paragraph (3) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``in 2010 and 2011'' and inserting ``in 
     each year through 2013''.

     SEC. 934. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR QUADRENNIAL ROLES AND 
                   MISSIONS REVIEW IN 2011.

       (a) Additional Activities Considered.--As part of the 
     quadrennial roles and missions review conducted in 2011 
     pursuant to section 118b of title 10, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall give consideration to the 
     following activities, giving particular attention to their 
     role in counter-terrorism operations:
       (1) Information operations.
       (2) Strategic communications.
       (3) Detention and interrogation.
       (b) Additional Report Requirement.--In the report required 
     by section 118b(d) of such title for such review in 2011, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) provide clear guidance on the nature and extent of 
     which core competencies are associated with the activities 
     listed in subsection (a); and
       (2) identify the elements of the Department of Defense that 
     are responsible or should be responsible for providing such 
     core competencies.

     SEC. 935. CODIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
                   REQUIREMENT BEFORE PERMANENT RELOCATION OF ANY 
                   UNITED STATES MILITARY UNIT STATIONED OUTSIDE 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Codification and Related Report.--Chapter 6 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     162 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 162a. Congressional notification before permanent 
       relocation of military units stationed outside the United 
       States

       ``(a) Notification Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall notify Congress at least 30 days before the permanent 
     relocation of a unit stationed outside the United States.
       ``(b) Elements of Notification.--The notification required 
     by subsection (a) shall include a description of the 
     following:
       ``(1) How relocation of the unit supports the United States 
     national security strategy.
       ``(2) Whether the relocation of the unit will have an 
     impact on any security commitments undertaken by the United 
     States pursuant to any international security treaty, 
     including the North Atlantic Treaty, the Treaty of Mutual 
     Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, 
     and the Security Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and 
     the United States of America.
       ``(3) How relocation of the unit addresses the current 
     security environment in the affected geographic combatant 
     command's area of responsibility, including United States 
     participation in theater security cooperation activities and 
     bilateral partnership, exchanges, and training exercises.
       ``(4) How relocation of the unit impacts the status of 
     overseas base closure and realignment actions undertaken as 
     part of a global defense posture realignment strategy and the 
     status of development and execution of comprehensive master 
     plans for overseas military main operating bases, forward 
     operating sites, and cooperative security locations of the 
     global defense posture of the United States.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply in the 
     case of--
       ``(1) the relocation of a unit deployed to a combat zone; 
     or
       ``(2) the relocation of a unit as the result of closure of 
     an overseas installation at the request of the government of 
     the host nation in the manner provided in the agreement 
     between the United States and the host nation regarding the 
     installation.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Combat zone.--The term `combat zone' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       ``(2) Geographic combatant command.--The term `geographic 
     combatant command' means a combatant command with a 
     geographic area of responsibility that does not include North 
     America.
       ``(3) Unit.--The term `unit' has the meaning determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 162 the following new item:

``162a. Congressional notification before permanent relocation of 
              military units stationed outside the United States.''.
       (c) Repeal of Superceded Notification Requirement.--Section 
     1063 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2469; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note) is repealed.

                      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 2011 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 
     $3,500,000,000.
       (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 APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
                   OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, AND HAITI FOR 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2010.

       In addition to the amounts otherwise authorized to be 
     appropriated by this division, the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2010 in title XV of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
     111-84) are hereby increased, with respect to any such 
     authorized amount, as follows:
       (1) The amounts provided in sections 1502 through 1507 of 
     such Act for the following procurement accounts are increased 
     as follows:
       (A) For aircraft procurement, Army, by $182,170,000.
       (B) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles procurement, 
     Army, by $3,000,000.
       (C) For ammunition procurement, Army, by $17,055,000.
       (D) For other procurement, Army, by $1,997,918,000.
       (E) For the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, 
     by $400,000,000.
       (F) For aircraft procurement, Navy, by $104,693,000.
       (G) For other procurement, Navy, by $15,000,000.
       (H) For procurement, Marine Corps, by $18,927,000.
       (I) For aircraft procurement, Air Force, by $209,766,000.
       (J) For ammunition procurement, Air Force, by $5,000,000.
       (K) For other procurement, Air Force, by $576,895,000.
       (L) For the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund, 
     by $1,123,000,000.
       (M) For defense-wide activities, by $189,276,000.
       (2) The amounts provided in section 1508 of such Act for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation are increased as 
     follows:
       (A) For the Army, by $61,962,000.
       (B) For the Navy, by $5,360,000.
       (C) For the Air Force, by $187,651,000.
       (D) For defense-wide activities, by $22,138,000.
       (3) The amounts provided in sections 1509, 1511, 1513, 
     1514, and 1515 of such Act for operation and maintenance are 
     increased as follows:
       (A) For the Army, by $11,700,965,000.
       (B) For the Navy, by $2,428,702,000.
       (C) For the Marine Corps, by $1,090,873,000.
       (D) For the Air Force, by $3,845,047,000.
       (E) For defense-wide activities, by $1,188,421,000.
       (F) For the Army Reserve, by $67,399,000.
       (G) For the Navy Reserve, by $61,842,000.
       (H) For the Marine Corps Reserve, by $674,000.
       (I) For the Air Force Reserve, by $95,819,000.
       (J) For the Army National Guard, by $171,834,000.
       (K) For the Air National Guard, by $161,281,000.
       (L) For the Defense Health Program, by $33,367,000.
       (M) For Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, by $94,000,000.
       (N) For the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, by 
     $2,604,000,000.
       (O) For the Iraq Security Forces Fund, by $1,000,000,000.
       (P) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid, by 
     $255,000,000.
       (Q) For Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, by 
     $350,000,000.
       (R) For Working Capital Funds, by $974,967,000.
       (4) The amount provided in section 1512 of such Act for 
     military personnel accounts is increased by $1,895,761,000.

     SEC. 1003. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.

       The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
     complying with the Statutory Pay-As-

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     You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the 
     latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
     Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
     Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget of the House of Representatives, as long as such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage of 
     this Act.

                  Subtitle B--Counter-Drug Activities

     SEC. 1011. UNIFIED COUNTER-DRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN 
                   IN COLOMBIA.

       Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 
     118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1011 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2441), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2010'' and inserting 
     ``2011''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2010'' and inserting 
     ``2011''.

     SEC. 1012. JOINT TASK FORCES SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   AGENCIES CONDUCTING COUNTERTERRORISM 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 371 
     note), as most recently amended by section 1012 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2441), is further amended by 
     striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''.

     SEC. 1013. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORT 
                   FOREIGN COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.

       Section 1022(a) 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-255), as most recently 
     amended by section 1013 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2442), 
     is further amended by striking ``February 15, 2010'' and 
     inserting ``February 15, 2011''.

     SEC. 1014. SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a)(2) section 1033 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1881), as most recently amended 
     by section 1014(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2442), is 
     further amended by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''.
       (b) Maximum Amount of Support.--Subsection (e)(2) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2009 and 2010'' 
     and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 and 2011''.

                Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1021. REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG-RANGE PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION 
                   OF NAVAL VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--Section 231 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 231. Long-range plan for construction of naval vessels

       ``(a) Quadrennial Naval Vessel Construction Plan.--At the 
     same time that the budget of the President is submitted under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31 during each year in which the 
     Secretary of Defense submits a quadrennial defense review, 
     the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a long-range plan for the construction of 
     combatant and support vessels for the Navy that supports the 
     force structure recommendations of the quadrennial defense 
     review.
       ``(b) Matters Included.--The plan under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) A detailed construction schedule of naval vessels for 
     the ten-year period beginning on the date on which the plan 
     is submitted, including a certification by the Secretary that 
     the budget for the fiscal year in which the plan is submitted 
     and the budget for the future-years defense program submitted 
     under section 221 of this title are sufficient for funding 
     such schedule.
       ``(2) A probable construction schedule for the ten-year 
     period beginning on the date that is 10 years after the date 
     on which the plan is submitted.
       ``(3) A notional construction schedule for the ten-year 
     period beginning on the date that is 20 years after the date 
     on which the plan is submitted.
       ``(4) The estimated levels of annual funding necessary to 
     carry out the construction schedules under paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3).
       ``(5) For the construction schedules under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)--
       ``(A) a determination by the Director of Cost Assessment 
     and Program Evaluation of the level of funding necessary to 
     execute such schedules; and
       ``(B) an evaluation by the Director of the potential risk 
     associated with such schedules, including detailed effects on 
     operational plans, missions, deployment schedules, and 
     fulfillment of the requirements of the combatant commanders.
       ``(c) Naval Composition.--In submitting the plan under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that such plan--
       ``(1) is in accordance with section 5062(b) of this title; 
     and
       ``(2) phases the construction of new aircraft carriers 
     during the periods covered by such plan in a manner that 
     minimizes the total cost for procurement for such vessels.
       ``(d) Assessment When Budget Is Insufficient.--If the 
     budget for a fiscal year provides for funding of the 
     construction of naval vessels at a level that is less than 
     the level determined necessary by the Director of Cost 
     Assessment and Program Evaluation under subsection (b)(5), 
     the Secretary of the Navy shall include with the defense 
     budget materials for that fiscal year an assessment that 
     describes and discusses the risks associated with the budget, 
     including the risk associated with a reduced force structure 
     that may result from funding naval vessel construction at 
     such a level.
       ``(e) CBO Evaluation.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which the congressional defense committees receive 
     the plan under subsection (a), the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office shall submit to such committees a 
     report assessing the sufficiency of the construction 
     schedules and the estimated levels of annual funding included 
     in such plan with respect to the budget submitted during the 
     year in which the plan is submitted and the future-years 
     defense program submitted under section 221 of this title.
       ``(f) Changes to the Construction Plan.--In any year in 
     which a quadrennial defense review is not submitted, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may not modify the construction 
     schedules submitted in the plan under subsection (a) unless--
       ``(1) the modification is an increase in planned ship 
     construction;
       ``(2) the modification is a realignment of less than one 
     year of construction start dates in the future-years defense 
     plan submitted under section 221 of this title and the 
     Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     report on such modification, including--
       ``(A) the reasons for realignment;
       ``(B) any increased cost that will be incurred by the Navy 
     because of the realignment; and
       ``(C) an assessment of the effects that the realignment 
     will have on the shipbuilding industrial base, including the 
     secondary supply base; or
       ``(3) the modification is a decrease in the number or type 
     of combatant and support vessels of the Navy and the 
     Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     report on such modification, including--
       ``(A) an addendum to the most recent quadrennial defense 
     review that fully explains and justifies the decrease with 
     respect to the national security strategy of the United 
     States as set forth in the most recent national security 
     strategy report of the President under section 108 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a); and
       ``(B) a description of the additional reviews and analyses 
     considered by the Secretary after the previous quadrennial 
     defense review was submitted that justify the decrease.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) 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.
       ``(2) 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.
       ``(3) The term `quadrennial defense review' means the 
     review of the defense programs and policies of the United 
     States that is carried out every four years under section 118 
     of this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 231 and inserting the following 
     new item:

``231. Long-range plan for construction of naval vessels.''.

     SEC. 1022. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NAVAL 
                   VESSELS.

       (a) Notice of Decommissioning.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     may not decommission any battle force vessel of the active 
     fleet of the Navy unless the Secretary provides to the 
     congressional defense committees written notification of such 
     decommissioning in accordance with established procedures.
       (b) Content of Notification.--Any notification provided 
     under subsection (a) shall include each of the following:
       (1) The reasons for the proposed decommissioning of the 
     vessel.
       (2) An analysis of the effect the decommissioning would be 
     likely to have on the deployment schedules of other vessels 
     in the same class as the vessel proposed to be 
     decommissioned.
       (3) A certification from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
     of Staff that the decommissioning of the vessel will not 
     adversely affect the requirements of the combatant commanders 
     to fulfill missions critical to national security.
       (4) Any budgetary implications associated with retaining 
     the vessel in commission, expressed for each applicable 
     appropriation account.

     SEC. 1023. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SIZE OF THE NAVY BATTLE FORCE 
                   FLEET.

       (a) Limitation on Decommissioning.--Until the number of 
     vessels in the battle force fleet of the Navy reaches 313 
     vessels, the Secretary of the Navy shall not decommission, in 
     fiscal year 2011 or any subsequent fiscal year, more than 
     two-thirds of the number of vessels slated for commissioning 
     into the battle force fleet for that fiscal year.
       (b) Treatment of Submarines.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), submarines of the battle force fleet slated for 
     decommissioning for any fiscal year shall not count against 
     the number of vessels the Secretary of the Navy is required 
     to maintain for that fiscal year.

     SEC. 1024. RETENTION AND STATUS OF CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall retain the vessels the 
     U.S.S. Nassau (LHA 4) and the

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     U.S.S. Peleliu (LHA 5), in a commissioned and operational 
     status, until the delivery to the Navy of the vessels the 
     U.S.S. America (LHA 6) and the vessel designated as LHA 7, 
     respectively.

                      Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

     SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY FOR MAKING REWARDS 
                   FOR COMBATING TERRORISM.

       Section 127b(c)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''.

     SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE TRANSFER 
                   OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED 
                   STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

       (a) Releases.--During the period beginning on October 1, 
     2010, and ending on December 31, 2011, the Secretary of 
     Defense may not use any of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the 
     Department of Defense to release into the United States, its 
     territories, or possessions, any individual described in 
     subsection (d).
       (b) Transfers.--During the period beginning on October 1, 
     2010, and ending on December 31, 2011, the Secretary of 
     Defense may not use any of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the 
     Department of Defense to transfer any individual described in 
     subsection (d) to the United States, its territories, or 
     possessions, until 120 days after the President has submitted 
     to the congressional defense committees the plan described in 
     section 1041(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2454).
       (c) Consultation Required.--The President shall consult 
     with the chief executive of the State, the District of 
     Columbia, or the territory or possession of the United States 
     to which the disposition in section 1041(c)(2) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-81; 123 Stat. 2454) includes transfer to that 
     State, District of Columbia, or territory or possession.
       (d) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is any individual who is located at United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, 
     who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

     SEC. 1033. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE 
                   TRANSFER OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT NAVAL 
                   STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES AND OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not use any 
     of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise available to the Department of Defense to transfer 
     any individual detained at Guantanamo to the custody or 
     effective control of the individual's country of origin, to 
     any other foreign country, or to any other foreign entity 
     unless the Secretary submits to Congress the certification 
     described in subsection (b) by not later than 30 days before 
     the transfer of the individual.
       (b) Certification.--The certification described in this 
     subsection is a written certification made by the Secretary 
     of Defense, with concurrence of the Secretary of State, that 
     the government of the foreign country or the recognized 
     leadership of the foreign entity to which the individual 
     detained at Guantanamo is to be transferred--
       (1) is not a designated state sponsor of terrorism or a 
     designated foreign terrorist organization;
       (2) maintains effective control over each detention 
     facility in which an individual is to be detained if the 
     individual is to be housed in a detention facility;
       (3) is not, as of the date of the certification, facing a 
     threat that is likely to substantially affect its ability to 
     exercise control over the individual;
       (4) has agreed to take effective steps to ensure that the 
     individual cannot take action to threaten the United States, 
     its citizens, or its allies in the future;
       (5) has taken such steps as the Secretary determines are 
     necessary to ensure that the individual cannot engage or re-
     engage in any terrorist activity; and
       (6) has agreed to share any information with the United 
     States that--
       (A) is related to the individual or any associates of the 
     individual; and
       (B) could affect the security of the United States, its 
     citizens, or its allies.
       (c) Prohibition and Waiver in Cases of Prior Confirmed 
     Recidivism.--
       (1) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not use any 
     amount authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Defense to transfer any 
     individual detained at Guantanamo to the custody of the 
     individual's country of origin, to any other foreign country, 
     or to any other foreign entity if there is a confirmed case 
     of any individual who was detained at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at any time after September 
     11, 2001, who was transferred to the foreign country or 
     entity and subsequently engaged in any terrorist activity.
       (2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
     prohibition in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that 
     such a transfer is in the national security interests of the 
     United States and includes, as part of the certification 
     described in subsection (b) relating to such transfer, the 
     determination of the Secretary under this paragraph.
       (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``individual detained at Guantanamo'' means 
     any individual who is located at United States Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who--
       (A) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (B) is--
       (i) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (ii) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
       (2) The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means any 
     organization so designated by the Secretary of State under 
     section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1189).

     SEC. 1034. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS TO MODIFY OR 
                   CONSTRUCT FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO 
                   HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES 
                   NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act may be used to construct or modify 
     any facility in the United States, its territories, or 
     possessions to house any individual described in subsection 
     (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the 
     custody or under the effective control of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to any modification of facilities at United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (c) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is any individual who, as of October 1, 2009, is 
     located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
     and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (d) Report on Use of Facilities in the United States to 
     House Detainees Transferred From Guantanamo.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than April 1, 2011, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report, in classified or unclassified 
     form, on the merits, costs, and risks of using any proposed 
     facility in the United States, its territories, or 
     possessions to house any individual described in subsection 
     (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the 
     custody or under the effective control of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) Elements of the report.--The report required in 
     paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:
       (A) A discussion of the merits associated with any such 
     proposed facility that would justify--
       (i) using the facility instead of the facility at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and
       (ii) the proposed facility's contribution to effecting a 
     comprehensive policy for continuing military detention 
     operations.
       (B) The rationale for selecting the specific site for any 
     such proposed facility, including details for the processes 
     and criteria used for identifying the merits described in 
     subparagraph (A) and for selecting the proposed site over 
     reasonable alternative sites.
       (C) A discussion of any potential risks to any community in 
     the vicinity of any such proposed facility, the measures that 
     could be taken to mitigate such risks, and the likely cost to 
     the Department of Defense of implementing such measures.
       (D) A discussion of any necessary modifications to any such 
     proposed facility to ensure that any detainee transferred 
     from Guantanamo Bay to such facility could not come into 
     contact with any other individual, including any other person 
     detained at such facility, that is not approved for such 
     contact by the Department of Defense, and an assessment of 
     the likely costs of such modifications.
       (E) A discussion of any support at the site of any such 
     proposed facility that would likely be provided by the 
     Department of Defense, including the types of support, the 
     number of personnel required for each such type, and an 
     estimate of the cost of such support.
       (F) A discussion of any support, other than support 
     provided at a proposed facility, that would likely be 
     provided by the Department of Defense for the operation of 
     any such proposed facility, including the types of possible 
     support, the number of personnel required for each such type, 
     and an estimate of the cost of such support.
       (G) A discussion of the legal issues, in the judgment of 
     the Secretary of Defense, that could be raised as a result of 
     detaining or imprisoning any individual described in 
     subsection (c) at any such proposed facility that could not 
     be raised while such individual is detained or imprisoned at 
     United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

     SEC. 1035. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF FORCE PROTECTION POLICIES.

       (a) Comprehensive Review Required.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of Department of 
     Defense policies, regulations, instructions, and directives

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     pertaining to force protection within the Department.
       (b) Matters Covered.--The review required under subsection 
     (a) shall include an assessment of each of the following:
       (1) Information sharing practices across the Department of 
     Defense, and among the State, local, and Federal partners of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (2) Antiterrorism and force protection standards relating 
     to standoff distances for buildings.
       (3) Protective standards relating to chemical, biological, 
     radiological, nuclear, and high explosives threats.
       (4) Standards relating to access to Department bases.
       (5) Standards for identity management within the 
     Department, including such standards for identity cards and 
     biometric identifications systems.
       (6) Procedures for validating and approving individuals 
     with regular or episodic access to military installations, 
     including military personnel, civilian employees, 
     contractors, family members of personnel, and other types of 
     visitors.
       (7) Procedures for sharing with appropriate Department of 
     Defense officials--
       (A) information from the intelligence or law enforcement 
     community regarding possible contacts with terrorists or 
     terrorist groups, criminal organizations, or other state and 
     non-state foreign entities actively working to undermine the 
     security interests of the United States; and
       (B) personnel records or other derogatory information 
     regarding potentially suspicious activities.
       (8) Any legislative changes recommended for implementing 
     the recommendations contained in the review.
       (c) Interim Report.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit an interim report on the 
     comprehensive report required under subsection (a).
       (d) Final Report.--Not later than June 1, 2011, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final 
     report on the comprehensive review required under subsection 
     (a). The final report shall include such findings and 
     recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate based 
     on the review, including recommended actions to be taken to 
     implement the specific recommendations in the final report. 
     The final report shall be submitted in an unclassified 
     format, but may include a classified annex.

     SEC. 1036. FORT HOOD FOLLOW-ON REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION FUND.

       (a) Establishment of Fund.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 301(5), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall deposit $100,000,000 into a fund to be known as the 
     ``Fort Hood Follow-on Review Implementation Fund''. Amounts 
     deposited in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary to 
     address the recommendations contained in the review known as 
     the ``Fort Hood Follow-on Review''.
       (b) Transfer Authority.--
       (1) Transfers authorized.--Amounts in the Fort Hood Follow-
     on Review Implementation Fund may be transferred to any of 
     the following accounts and funds of the Department of Defense 
     for the purpose of addressing any of the recommendations 
     contained the Fort Hood Follow-on Review:
       (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) Defense Health Program accounts.
       (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 the Secretary's 
     determination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
     the Fort Hood Follow-on Review Implementation Fund under 
     paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose for which 
     such funds were transferred, such funds may be transferred 
     back to the Fund.
       (4) Prior notice to congressional committees.--
       (A) Obligations.--No amount may be obligated from the Fort 
     Hood Follow-on Review Implementation Fund until 30 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the 
     congressional defense committees, in writing, of the details 
     of the proposed obligation.
       (B) Transfers.--No amount may be transferred under 
     paragraph (1) until 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense 
     committees, in writing, of the details of the proposed 
     transfer.
       (5) Effect on authorization amounts.--A transfer to any 
     account under paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated for such account for 
     fiscal year 2011 by an amount equal to the amount so 
     transferred.
       (c) Quarterly Obligation and Expenditure Reports.--Not 
     later than 15 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of 
     fiscal year 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report on the Fort 
     Hood Follow-on Review Implementation Fund. Such reports shall 
     include explanations of the monthly commitments, obligations, 
     and expenditures of such Fund, expressed by line of action, 
     for the fiscal quarter covered by the report.

     SEC. 1037. INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE CONDUCT AND 
                   PRACTICES OF LAWYERS REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS 
                   DETAINED AT NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 
                   CUBA.

       (a) In General.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense shall conduct an investigation of the conduct and 
     practices of lawyers described in subsection (c). In 
     conducting such investigation, the Inspector General shall--
       (1) identify any conduct or practice of such a lawyer that 
     has--
       (A) interfered with the operations of the Department of 
     Defense at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, relating to 
     individuals described in subsection (d);
       (B) violated any applicable policy of the Department;
       (C) violated any law within the exclusive investigative 
     jurisdiction of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense; or
       (D) generated any material risk to a member of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States;
       (2) identify any actions taken by the Department to address 
     any conduct or practice identified in paragraph (1); and
       (3) determine whether any such conduct or practice 
     undermines the operations of the Department relating to such 
     individuals.
       (b) Limitation.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense shall initiate the investigation described in 
     subsection (a) 30 days or later after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, unless--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General 
     determine that the investigation described in subsection (a) 
     cannot be performed without interfering with, or otherwise 
     compromising, any related criminal investigation, 
     prosecution, or other legal proceeding; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General 
     submit such determination to Congress.
       (c) Lawyers Described.--The lawyers described in this 
     subsection are military and non-military lawyers--
       (1) who represent individuals described in subsection (d) 
     in proceedings relating to petitions for habeas corpus or in 
     military commissions; and
       (2) for whom there is reasonable suspicion that they have 
     engaged in conduct or practices described in subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (d) Individuals Described.--An individual described in this 
     subsection is any individual who is located, or who has been 
     located at any time on or after September 11, 2001, at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is or was--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at the United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     completion of an investigation under subsection (a), the 
     Inspector General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     describing the results of such investigation.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as authorizing--
       (1) the public disclosure of information that is--
       (A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other 
     provision of law;
       (B) specifically required by Executive Order to be 
     protected from disclosure in the interest of national defense 
     or national security; or
       (C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation; or
       (2) the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to 
     investigate any matter that is solely within the 
     investigative jurisdiction of another Federal official or 
     entity.

                    Subtitle E--Studies and Reports

     SEC. 1041. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AEROSPACE-RELATED MISHAP 
                   SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORTS.

       (a) Provision of Briefings.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the submittal of a written request by the chairman and 
     ranking member of any of the congressional defense 
     committees, the Secretary of a military department shall 
     provide to that committee a briefing on the privileged 
     findings, causal factors, and recommendations contained in a 
     specific Department of Defense aerospace-related mishap 
     safety investigation report.
       (b) Briefing Attendance.--A briefing provided under 
     subsection (a) may be attended only by the following 
     individuals:
       (1) The chairman of the congressional defense committee for 
     which the briefing is provided.
       (2) The ranking member of that committee.
       (3) The chairmen and ranking members of any subcommittees 
     of that committee that the committee chairman and ranking 
     member jointly designate as having jurisdiction over 
     information contained in the briefing.
       (4) Not more than four professional staff members 
     designated jointly by the chairman and ranking member of the 
     committee.
       (c) Availability of Reports.--During a briefing provided 
     under subsection (a), two copies of the privileged version of 
     the mishap safety investigation report that is the subject of 
     the briefing shall be made available for review by each of 
     the individuals who attend the briefing pursuant to 
     subsection (b). Each copy of the report shall be returned to 
     the Department of Defense at the conclusion of the briefing.
       (d) Department of Defense Aerospace-related Mishap 
     Reporting Requirement.--The chairperson who is appointed by 
     the Secretary of a military department for the purpose of 
     conducting an aerospace-related mishap safety board 
     investigation, shall include as an addendum in the privileged 
     safety report a discussion--

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       (1) comparing and contrasting all of the findings, causal 
     factors, and recommendations contained in the non-privileged, 
     publicly-released version of the aerospace-related mishap 
     investigation report;
       (2) describing how such findings, causal factors, and 
     recommendations differ from the findings, causal factors, and 
     recommendations contained in the privileged version of the 
     safety report; and
       (3) the rationale that justifies any such differences.

     SEC. 1042. INTERAGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY KNOWLEDGE AND 
                   SKILLS.

       (a) Study Required.--
       (1) Selection of independent study organization.--Not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall select and enter into an agreement 
     with an appropriate independent, nonprofit organization to 
     conduct a study of the matters described in subsection (b).
       (2) Qualifications of organization selected.--The 
     organization selected shall be qualified on the basis of 
     having performed related prior work in the fields of national 
     security and human capital development, and on the basis of 
     such other criteria as the Secretary of Defense may 
     determine.
       (b) Matters to Be Covered.--The study required by 
     subsection (a) shall assess the current state of interagency 
     national security knowledge and skills in Department of 
     Defense civilian and military personnel, and make 
     recommendations for strengthening such knowledge and skills. 
     At minimum, the study shall include assessments and 
     recommendations on--
       (1) interagency national security training, education, and 
     rotational assignment opportunities available to civilians 
     and military personnel;
       (2) integration of interagency national security education 
     into the professional military education system;
       (3) level of interagency national security knowledge and 
     skills possessed by personnel currently serving in civilian 
     executive and general or flag officer positions, as 
     represented by the interagency education, training, and 
     professional experiences they have undertaken;
       (4) incentives that enable and encourage military and 
     civilian personnel to undertake interagency assignment, 
     education, and training opportunities, as well as 
     disincentives and obstacles that discourage undertaking such 
     opportunities; and
       (5) any plans or current efforts to improve the interagency 
     national security knowledge and skills of civilian and 
     military personnel.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2011, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report containing the findings and 
     recommendations from the study required by subsection (a).
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``interagency 
     national security knowledge and skills'' means an 
     understanding of, and the ability to efficiently and 
     expeditiously work within, 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, 
     budgets, expertise, and activities to accomplish such 
     missions.

     SEC. 1043. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING A NORTHEAST REGIONAL JOINT 
                   TRAINING CENTER.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the need for the establishment of a Northeast Regional Joint 
     Training Center.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include each of the following:
       (1) A list of facilities in the Northeastern United States 
     at which, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Department of Defense has deployed or has committed to 
     deploying a joint training experimentation network.
       (2) The extent to which such facilities have sufficient 
     unused capacity and expertise to accommodate and fully 
     utilize a permanent joint training experimentation node.
       (3) A list of potential locations for the regional center 
     discussed in the report.
       (c) Considerations With Respect to Location.--In 
     determining potential locations for the regional center of 
     excellence to be discussed in the report required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall take into 
     consideration Department of Defense facilities that have--
       (1) a workforce of skilled personnel;
       (2) live, virtual, and constructive training capabilities, 
     and the ability to digitally connect them and the associated 
     battle command structure at the tactical and operational 
     levels;
       (3) an extensive deployment history in Operation Enduring 
     Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom;
       (4) a location in the Northeastern United States;
       (5) an existing and permanent joint training and 
     experimentation network node;
       (6) the capacity or potential capacity to accommodate a 
     target training audience of up to 4000 additional personnel; 
     and
       (7) the capability to accommodate the training of current 
     and future Army and Air Force unmanned aircraft systems.

     SEC. 1044. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED 
                   REPORTS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
     evaluating the sufficiency, adequacy, and conclusions of 
     following reports:
       (1) The report on Air Force fighter force shortfalls, as 
     required by the report of the House of Representatives 
     numbered 111-166, which accompanied the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84).
       (2) The report on procurement of 4.5 generation fighters, 
     as required by section 131 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2218).
       (3) The report on combat air forces restructuring, as 
     required by the report of the House of Representatives 
     numbered 111-288, which accompanied the conference report for 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84).
       (b) Matters Covered by Report.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall examine the potential costs and benefits 
     of each of the following:
       (1) The service life extension program costs to sustain the 
     legacy fighter fleet to meet inventory requirements with an 
     emphasis on the service life extension program compared to 
     other options such as procurement of 4.5 generation fighters.
       (2) The Falcon Structural Augmentation Roadmap of F-16s, 
     with emphasis on the cost-benefit of such effort and the 
     effect of such efforts on the service life of the airframes.
       (3) Any additional programs designed to extend the service 
     life of legacy fighter aircraft.
       (c) Prohibition.--No fighter aircraft may be retired from 
     the Air Force or the Air National Guard inventory in fiscal 
     year 2011 until 180 days after the receipt by the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives of the report 
     required under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1045. REPORT ON NUCLEAR TRIAD.

       (a) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear 
     Security, shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the nuclear triad.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed discussion of the modernization and 
     sustainment plans for each component of the nuclear triad 
     over the 20-year period beginning on the date of the report.
       (2) The funding required for each platform of the nuclear 
     triad with respect to operations and maintenance, 
     modernization, and replacement.
       (3) Any industrial capacities that the Secretary considers 
     vital to ensure the viability of the nuclear triad.
       (c) Nuclear Triad Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``nuclear triad'' means the nuclear deterrent capabilities of 
     the United States composed of ballistic missile submarines, 
     land-based missiles, and strategic bombers.

     SEC. 1046. CYBERSECURITY STUDY AND REPORT.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) cybersecurity is one of the most serious national 
     security challenges facing the United States; and
       (2) it is critical that the Department of Defense develop 
     technological solutions that ensure the security and freedom 
     of action of the Department while operating in the cyber 
     domain.
       (b) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     assessing--
       (1) the current use of, and potential applications of, 
     modeling and simulation tools to identify likely 
     cybersecurity methodologies and vulnerabilities within the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) the application of modeling and simulation technology 
     to develop strategies and programs to deter hostile or 
     malicious activity intended to compromise Department of 
     Defense information systems.
       (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
     containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (b), including recommendations on possible options 
     for increasing the use of simulation tools to further 
     strengthen the cybersecurity environment of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (d) Form.--The report required under subsection (c) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 1051. NATIONAL DEFENSE PANEL.

       Subsection (f) of section 118 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) National Defense Panel.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than February 1 of a year 
     in which a quadrennial defense review is conducted under this 
     section, there shall be established a bipartisan, independent 
     panel to be known as the National Defense Panel (in this 
     section referred to as the `Panel'). The Panel shall have the 
     duties set forth in this subsection.
       ``(2) Membership.--The Panel shall be composed of ten 
     members who are recognized experts in matters relating to the 
     national security of the United States. Eight of the members 
     shall be appointed as follows:
       ``(A) Two by the chairman of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives.
       ``(B) Two by the chairman of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate.
       ``(C) Two by the ranking member of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives.
       ``(D) Two by the ranking member of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate.
       ``(3) Co-chairs of the panel.--In addition to the members 
     appointed under paragraph (2), the

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     Secretary of Defense shall appoint two members, one from each 
     of the major political parties, to serve as co-chairs of the 
     panel.
       ``(4) Period of appointment; vacancies.--Members shall be 
     appointed for the life of the Panel. Any vacancy in the Panel 
     shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       ``(5) Duties.--The Panel shall have the following duties 
     with respect to a quadrennial defense review:
       ``(A) Not later than March 1 of a year in which the review 
     is conducted, the Panel shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Defense a report that sets the parameters and provide 
     guidance to the Secretary on the conduct of the review. The 
     report of the Panel under this subparagraph shall, at a 
     minimum, include such guidance as is necessary to ensure that 
     the review is conducted in a manner that provides for 
     adequately addressing all elements listed in subsection (d).
       ``(B) While the review is being conducted, the Panel shall 
     review the updates from the Secretary of Defense required 
     under paragraph (8) on the conduct of the review.
       ``(C) The Panel shall--
       ``(i) review the Secretary of Defense's terms of reference 
     and any other materials providing the basis for, or 
     substantial inputs to, the work of the Department of Defense 
     on the quadrennial defense review;
       ``(ii) conduct an assessment of the assumptions, strategy, 
     findings, and risks of the report on the quadrennial defense 
     review required in subsection (d), with particular attention 
     paid to the risks described in that report;
       ``(iii) conduct an independent assessment of a variety of 
     possible force structures of the armed forces, including the 
     force structure identified in the report on the quadrennial 
     defense review required in subsection (d);
       ``(iv) review the resource requirements identified pursuant 
     to subsection (b)(3) and, to the extent practicable, make a 
     general comparison to the resource requirements to support 
     the forces contemplated under the force structures assessed 
     under subparagraph (C); and
       ``(v) provide to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, 
     through the report under paragraph (7), any recommendations 
     it considers appropriate for their consideration.
       ``(6) First meeting.--If the Secretary of Defense has not 
     made the Secretary's appointments to the Panel under 
     paragraph (3) by February 1 of a year in which a quadrennial 
     defense review is conducted under this section, the Panel 
     shall convene for its first meeting with the remaining 
     members.
       ``(7) Report.--Not later than three months after the date 
     on which the report on a quadrennial defense review is 
     submitted under subsection (d) to the congressional 
     committees named in that subsection, the Panel established 
     under paragraph (1) shall submit to those committees an 
     assessment of the quadrennial defense review, including a 
     description of the items addressed under paragraph (5) with 
     respect to that quadrennial defense review.
       ``(8) Updates from secretary of defense.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall periodically, but not less often than every 30 
     days, brief the Panel on the progress of the conduct of a 
     quadrennial defense review under subsection (a).
       ``(9) Administrative provisions.--
       ``(A) The Panel may secure directly from the Department of 
     Defense and any of its components such information as the 
     Panel considers necessary to carry out its duties under this 
     subsection. The head of the department or agency concerned 
     shall ensure that information requested by the Panel under 
     this paragraph is promptly provided.
       ``(B) Upon the request of the co-chairs of the Panel, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall make available to the Panel the 
     services of any federally funded research and development 
     center that is covered by a sponsoring agreement of the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(C) The Panel shall have the authorities provided in 
     section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, and shall be 
     subject to the conditions set forth in such section.
       ``(D) Funds for activities of the Panel shall be provided 
     from amounts available to the Department of Defense.
       ``(10) Termination.--The Panel for a quadrennial defense 
     review shall terminate 45 days after the date on which the 
     Panel submits its final report on the quadrennial defense 
     review under paragraph (7).''.

     SEC. 1052. QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the quadrennial defense review is a critical strategic 
     document and should be based upon a process unconstrained by 
     budgetary influences so that such influences do not determine 
     or limit its outcome.
       (b) Relationship of Quadrennial Defense Review to Defense 
     Budget.--Paragraph (4) of section 118(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) to make recommendations that will not be influenced, 
     constrained, or informed by the budget submitted to Congress 
     by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.''.

     SEC. 1053. SALE OF SURPLUS MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO STATE AND 
                   LOCAL HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY 
                   MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

       (a) State and Local Agencies to Which Sales May Be Made.--
     Section 2576 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``local law enforcement and firefighting'' 
     and inserting ``local law enforcement, firefighting, homeland 
     security, and emergency management''; and
       (B) by striking ``carrying out law enforcement and 
     firefighting activities'' and inserting ``carrying out law 
     enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, and emergency 
     management activities''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``law enforcement or 
     firefighting'' both places it appears and inserting ``law 
     enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, or emergency 
     management''.
       (b) Types of Equipment That May Be Sold.--Subsection (a) of 
     such section, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
     is further amended by striking ``and protective body armor'' 
     and inserting ``personal protective equipment, and other 
     appropriate equipment''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2576. Surplus military equipment: sale to State and 
       local law enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, and 
       emergency management agencies''.

       (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 153 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``2576. Surplus military equipment: sale to State and local law 
              enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, and 
              emergency management agencies.''.

     SEC. 1054. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Established.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a program to accelerate the fielding of innovative 
     technologies developed using Department of Defense research 
     funding and the commercialization of such technologies. Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall issue guidelines for the operation 
     of the program, including--
       (1) criteria for an application for funding by a military 
     department, defense agency, or the unified combatant command 
     for special operations forces;
       (2) the purposes for which such a department, agency, or 
     command may apply for funds and appropriate requirements for 
     technology development or commercialization to be supported 
     using program funds;
       (3) the priorities, if any, to be provided to field or 
     commercialize technologies developed by certain types of 
     Department of Defense research funding; and
       (4) criteria for evaluation of an application for funding 
     by a department, agency, or command.
       (b) Applications for Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary shall, 
     not less often than annually, solicit from the heads of the 
     military departments, the defense agencies, and the unified 
     combatant command for special operations forces applications 
     for funding to be used to enter into contracts, cooperative 
     agreements, or other transaction agreements entered into 
     pursuant to section 845 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1721; 
     10 U.S.C. 2371 note) with appropriate entities for the 
     fielding or commercialization of technologies.
       (2) Treatment pursuant to certain congressional rules.--
     Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require any 
     official of the Department of Defense to provide funding 
     under this section to any earmark as defined pursuant to 
     House Rule XXI, clause 9, or any congressionally directed 
     spending item as defined pursuant to Senate Rule XLIV, 
     paragraph 5.
       (c) Funding.--Subject to the availability of appropriations 
     for such purpose, of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
     defense-wide for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, not 
     more than $500,000,000 may be used for any such fiscal year 
     for the program established under subsection (a).
       (d) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary may transfer funds 
     available for the program to the research, development, test, 
     and evaluation accounts of a military department, defense 
     agency, or the unified combatant command for special 
     operations forces pursuant to an application, or any part of 
     an application, that the Secretary determines would support 
     the purposes of the program. The transfer authority provided 
     in this subsection is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority available to the Department of Defense.
       (e) Delegation of Management of Program.--The Secretary may 
     delegate the management and operation of the program 
     established under subsection (a) to the Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense for Research and Engineering.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the last day of a 
     fiscal year during which the Secretary carries out a program 
     under this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
     the congressional defense committees providing a detailed 
     description of the operation of the program during such 
     fiscal year.
       (g) Termination.--The authority to carry out a program 
     under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2015. Any 
     amounts made available for the program that remain available 
     for obligation on the date the program terminates may be 
     transferred under subsection (d) during the 180-day period 
     beginning on the date of the termination of the program.

     SEC. 1055. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 5, United States Code.--Subsection (l)(2)(B) of 
     section 8344 of title 5, United States Code, as added by 
     section 1122(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
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     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2505), is amended by 
     striking ``5201 et seq.'' and inserting ``5211 et seq.''.
       (b) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 127d(d)(1) is amended by striking ``Committee 
     on International Relations'' and inserting ``Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs''.
       (2) Section 132 is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (d), as added by section 
     2831(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2669), as subsection 
     (e); and
       (B) in such subsection, by striking ``Guam Executive 
     Council'' and inserting ``Guam Oversight Council''.
       (3)(A) Section 382 is amended by striking ``section 175 or 
     2332c'' in subsections (a), (b)(2)(C), and (d)(2)(A)(ii) and 
     inserting ``section 175, 229, or 2332a''.
       (B) The heading of such section is amended by striking 
     ``chemical or biological''.
       (C) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 18 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 382 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``382. Emergency situations involving weapons of mass destruction.''.
       (4) Section 1175a(j)(3) is amended by striking ``title 10'' 
     and inserting ``this title''.
       (5) Section 1781b(d) is amended by striking ``March 1, 
     2008, and each year thereafter'' and inserting ``March 1 each 
     year''.
       (6) Section 1781c(h)(1) is amended by striking ``180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, and annually 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``April 30 each year''.
       (7) Section 2130a(b)(1) is amended by striking ``Training 
     Program'' both places it appears and inserting ``Training 
     Corps program''.
       (8) Section 2222(a) is amended by striking ``Effective 
     October 1, 2005, funds'' and inserting ``Funds''.
       (9) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 134, as amended by section 1031(a)(2) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2448), is amended by 
     transferring the item relating to section 2241a from the end 
     of the table of sections to appear after the item relating to 
     section 2241.
       (10) Section 2362(e)(1) is amended by striking ``IV'' and 
     inserting ``V''.
       (11) Section 2533a(d) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (4) 
     by striking ``(b)(1)(A), (b)(2), or (b)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)(1)(A) or (b)(2)''.
       (12) Section 2642(a)(3) is amended by striking ``During the 
     five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010'' 
     and inserting ``During the period beginning on October 28, 
     2009, and ending on October 28, 2014''.
       (13) Section 2667(e)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by striking 
     ``sections 2668 and 2669'' and inserting ``section 2668''.
       (14) Section 2684a(g)(1) is amended by striking ``March 1, 
     2007, and annually thereafter'' and inserting ``March 1 each 
     year''.
       (15) Section 2687a(a) is amended by striking ``31for'' and 
     inserting ``31 for''.
       (16) Section 2922d is amended by striking ``1 or more'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``one or more''.
       (17) Section 10216 is amended by striking ``section 
     115(c)'' in subsections (b)(1), (c)(1), and (c)(2)(A) and 
     inserting ``section 115(d)''.
       (18) Section 10217(c)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Effective October 1, 2007, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``after the preceding sentence takes 
     effect''.
       (19) Section 12203(a) is amended by striking ``above'' in 
     the first sentence and inserting ``of''.
       (c) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2010.--Effective as of October 28, 2009, and as if included 
     therein as enacted, the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 325(d)(4) (123 Stat. 2254) is amended by 
     striking ``section 236'' and inserting ``section 235''.
       (2) Section 581(a)(1)(C) (123 Stat. 2326) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (g), 
     as redesignated by section 582(b)(1)''.
       (3) Section 584(a) (123 Stat. 2330) is amended by striking 
     ``such Act'' and inserting ``the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act''.
       (4) Section 585(b)(1) (123 Stat. 2331) is amended by 
     striking subparagraphs (A) and (B), and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(A) in paragraph (2), by striking `section 102(4)' and 
     inserting `section 102(a)(4)'; and
       ``(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ```(4) prescribe a suggested design for absentee ballot 
     mailing envelopes;'; and
       (5) Section 589 (123 Stat. 2334; 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-7) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``section 107(a)'' and inserting ``section 
     107(1)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``1973ff et seq.'' and inserting ``1973ff-
     6(1)''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``1977ff note'' and 
     inserting ``1973ff note''.
       (6) The undesignated section immediately following section 
     603 (123 Stat. 2350) is designated as section 604.
       (7) Section 714(c) (123 Stat. 2382; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``feasability'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``feasibility''; and
       (B) by striking ``specialities'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``specialties''.
       (8) Section 813(a)(3) is amended by inserting ``order'' 
     after ``task'' in the matter proposed to be struck.
       (9) Section 921(b)(2) (123 Stat. 2432) is amended by 
     inserting ``subchapter I of'' before ``chapter 21''.
       (10) Section 1014(c) (123 Stat. 2442) is amended by 
     striking ``in which the support'' and inserting ``in which 
     support''.
       (11) Section 1043(d) (123 Stat. 2457; 10 U.S.C. 2353 note) 
     is amended by striking ``et 13 seq.'' and inserting ``et 
     seq.''.
       (12) Section 1055(f) (123 Stat. 2462) is amended by 
     striking ``Combating'' and inserting ``Combatting''.
       (13) Section 1063(d)(2) (123 Stat. 2470) is amended by 
     striking ``For purposes of this section, the'' and inserting 
     ``The''.
       (14) Section 1080(b) (123 Stat. 2479; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``title 14'' and inserting ``title XIV'';
       (B) by striking ``title 10'' and inserting ``title X''; and
       (C) by striking ``the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (10 
     U.S.C. 948 et seq.; Public Law 109-366)'' and inserting 
     ``chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code''.
       (15) Section 1111(b) (123 Stat. 2495; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note 
     prec.) is amended by striking ``the Secretary'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense''.
       (16) Section 1113(g)(1) (123 Stat. 2502; 5 U.S.C. 9902 
     note) is amended by inserting ``United States Code,'' after 
     ``title 5,'' the first place it appears.
       (17) Section 1121 (123 Stat. 2505) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``Section 9902(h)'' and inserting ``Section 
     9902(g)''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``as redesignated by section 
     1113(b)(1)(B),'' after ``Code,''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``section 9902(h)'' and 
     inserting ``section 9902(g)''.
       (18) Section 1261 (123 Stat. 2553; 22 U.S.C. 6201 note) is 
     amended by inserting a space between the first short title 
     and ``or''.
       (19) Section 1306(b) (123 Stat. 2560) is amended by 
     striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting ``Fiscal Year''.
       (20) Subsection (b) of section 1803 (123 Stat. 2612) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Appellate Review Under Detainee Treatment Act of 
     2005.--
       ``(1) Department of defense, emergency supplemental 
     appropriations to address hurricanes in the gulf of mexico, 
     and pandemic influenza act, 2006.--Section 1005(e) of the 
     Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title X of Public Law 109-
     148; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
     2006.--Section 1405(e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 
     (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).''.
       (21) Section 1916(b)(1)(B) (123 Stat. 2624) is amended by 
     striking the comma after ``5941''.
       (22) Section 2804(d)(2) (123 Stat. 2662) is amended by 
     inserting ``subchapter III of'' before ``chapter 169''.
       (23) Section 2835(f)(1) (123 Stat. 2677) is amended by 
     striking ``publically-available'' and inserting ``publicly 
     available''.
       (24) Section 3503(b)(1) (123 Stat. 2719) is amended by 
     striking the extra quotation marks.
       (25) Section 3508(1) (123 Stat. 2721) is amended by 
     striking ``headline'' and inserting ``heading''.
       (d) Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2009.--
       (1) Section 596(b)(1)(D) of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note), as amended by section 594 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2337), is amended by striking 
     ``or flag'' the second place it appears.
       (2) Section 1111(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     10 U.S.C. 143 note), as amended by section 1109 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2492), is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``secretary of a military department'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary of a military department'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``the the requirements'' and inserting 
     ``the requirements''; and
       (ii) by striking ``this title'' and inserting ``such 
     title''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``any any of the 
     following'' and inserting ``any of the following''.
       (e) Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.--
     Effective as of May 22, 2009, and as if included therein as 
     enacted, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 
     (Public Law 111-23) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 205(a)(1)(B) (123 Stat. 1724) is amended in the 
     matter proposed to be inserted by striking ``paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)''.
       (2) Section 205(c) (124 Stat. 1725) is amended by striking 
     ``2433a(c)(3)'' and inserting ``2433a(c)(1)(C)''.
       (f) Technical Correction Regarding SBIR Extension.--Section 
     9(m)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(m)(2)), as 
     added by section 847(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84;

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     123 Stat. 2420), is amended by striking ``is authorized'' and 
     inserting ``are authorized''.
       (g) Technical Correction Regarding Performance Management 
     and Workforce Incentives.--Section 9902(a)(2) of title 5, 
     United States Code, as added by section 1113(d) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2499), is amended by striking 
     ``chapters'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``chapter''.
       (h) Technical Correction Regarding Small Shipyards and 
     Maritime Communities Assistance Program.--Section 3506 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as 
     reinstated by the amendment made by section 1073(c)(14) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2475), is repealed.
       (i) Technical Correction Regarding DOT Maritime Heritage 
     Property.--Section 6(a)(1)(C) of the National Maritime 
     Heritage Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5405(a)(1)(C)), as amended by 
     section 3509 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2721), is 
     amended by striking ``the date of enactment of the Maritime 
     Administration Authorization Act of 2010'' and inserting 
     ``October 28, 2009''.
       (j) Technical Correction Regarding DOE National Security 
     Programs.--The table of contents at the beginning of the 
     National Nuclear Security Administration Act (title XXXII of 
     Public Law 106-65; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 3255 and inserting the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 3255. Biennial plan and budget assessment on the modernization 
              and refurbishment of the nuclear security complex.''.

     SEC. 1056. LIMITATION ON AIR FORCE FISCAL YEAR 2011 FORCE 
                   STRUCTURE ANNOUNCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION.

       None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 may be 
     obligated or expended for the purpose of implementing the Air 
     Force fiscal year 2011 Force Structure Announcement until 45 
     days after--
       (1) the Secretary of the Air Force provides a detailed 
     report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives on the follow-on missions for bases affected 
     by the 2010 Combat Air Forces restructure; and
       (2) the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that the 
     Air Sovereignty Alert Mission will be fully resourced with 
     required funding, personnel, and aircraft.

     SEC. 1057. BUDGETING FOR THE SUSTAINMENT AND MODERNIZATION OF 
                   NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

       Consistent with the plan contained in the report submitted 
     to Congress under section 1251 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2549), in the budget materials submitted to the 
     President by the Secretary of Defense in connection with the 
     submission to Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
     United States Code, of the budget for fiscal year 2012, and 
     each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that 
     a separate budget (including separate, dedicated line items 
     and program elements) is included with respect to programs 
     and platforms regarding the sustainment and modernization of 
     nuclear delivery systems.

     SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON NUCLEAR FORCE REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) As of September 30, 2009, the stockpile of nuclear 
     weapons of the United States has been reduced by 84 percent 
     from its maximum level in 1967 and by more than 75 percent 
     from its level when the Berlin Wall fell in November, 1989.
       (2) The number of non-strategic nuclear weapons of the 
     United States has declined by approximately 90 percent from 
     September 30, 1991, to September 30, 2009.
       (3) In 2002, the United States announced plans to reduce 
     its number of operationally deployed strategic nuclear 
     warheads to between 1,700 and 2,200 by December 31, 2012.
       (4) The United States plans to further reduce its stockpile 
     of deployed strategic nuclear warheads to 1,550 during the 
     next seven years.
       (5) The United States plans to further reduce its deployed 
     ballistic missiles and heavy bombers to 700 and its deployed 
     and non-deployed launchers and heavy bombers to 800 during 
     the next seven years.
       (6) Beyond these plans for reductions, the Nuclear Posture 
     Review of April 2010 stated that, ``the President has 
     directed a review of potential future reductions in U.S. 
     nuclear weapons below New START levels. Several factors will 
     influence the magnitude and pace of such reductions.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) any reductions in the nuclear forces of the United 
     States should be supported by a thorough assessment of the 
     strategic environment, threat, and policy and the technical 
     and operational implications of such reductions; and
       (2) specific criteria are necessary to guide future 
     decisions regarding further reductions in the nuclear forces 
     of the United States.
       (c) Limitation.--No action may be taken to implement the 
     reduction of nuclear forces of the United States below the 
     levels described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a), 
     unless--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator for 
     Nuclear Security jointly submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on such reduction, including--
       (A) the justification for such reduction;
       (B) an assessment of the strategic environment, threat, and 
     policy and the technical and operational implications of such 
     reduction;
       (C) written certification by the Secretary of Defense 
     that--
       (i) either--

       (I) the strategic environment or the assessment of the 
     threat has changed to allow for such reduction; or
       (II) technical measures to provide a commensurate or better 
     level of safety, security, and reliability as before such 
     reduction have been implemented for the remaining nuclear 
     forces of the United States;

       (ii) such reduction preserves the nuclear deterrent 
     capabilities of the ``nuclear triad'' (intercontinental 
     ballistic missiles, ballistic missile submarines, and heavy 
     bombers and dual-capable aircraft);
       (iii) such reduction does not require a change in targeting 
     strategy from counterforce targeting to countervalue 
     targeting;
       (iv) the remaining nuclear forces of the United States 
     provide a sufficient means of protection against unforeseen 
     technical challenges and geopolitical events; and
       (v) such reduction is compensated by other measures (such 
     as nuclear modernization, conventional forces, and missile 
     defense) that together provide a commensurate or better 
     deterrence capability and level of credibility as before such 
     reduction; and
       (D) written certification by the Administrator for Nuclear 
     Security that--
       (i) technical measures to provide a commensurate or better 
     level of safety, security, and reliability as before such 
     reduction have been implemented for the remaining nuclear 
     forces of the United States;
       (ii) the remaining nuclear forces of the United States 
     provide a sufficient means of protection against unforeseen 
     technical challenges and geopolitical events; and
       (iii) measures to modernize the nuclear weapons complex 
     have been implemented to provide a sufficiently responsive 
     infrastructure to support the remaining nuclear forces of the 
     United States; and
       (2) a period of 180 days has elapsed after the date on 
     which the report under paragraph (1) is submitted.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``nuclear forces 
     of the United States'' includes--
       (1) both active and inactive nuclear warheads in the 
     nuclear weapons stockpile; and
       (2) deployed and non-deployed delivery vehicles.

     SEC. 1059. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Nuclear Posture 
     Review, released in April 2010 by the Secretary of Defense, 
     weakens the national security of the United States by 
     eliminating options to defend against a catastrophic nuclear, 
     biological, chemical, or conventional attack against the 
     United States.

     SEC. 1060. STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGIC CHALLENGES POSED 
                   BY POTENTIAL COMPETITORS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the regional 
     combatant commands, submit to the congressional defense 
     committees, not later than March 15, 2011, a comprehensive 
     strategic assessment of the current and future strategic 
     challenges posed to the United States by potential 
     competitors out through 2021, with particular attention paid 
     to those challenges posed by the military modernization of 
     the People's Republic of China, Iran, North Korea, and 
     Russia.

     SEC. 1061. ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN CLASSIFIED 
                   INFORMATION.

       The Secretary of Defense shall provide to each committee of 
     Congress an electronic communications link to classified 
     information in the possession of the Department of Defense 
     pertaining to a subject matter that is in the jurisdiction of 
     such committee under the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives or the Standing Rules of the Senate. Such 
     electronic communications link shall be capable of supporting 
     appropriate classified communications between the Department 
     of Defense and each committee of Congress authorized to carry 
     out such communications.

     SEC. 1062. JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE AND TERRORISM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2008 (Public Law 110-181) expressed the sense of Congress (in 
     section 1083(d)(4)) that the Secretary of State ``should work 
     with the Government of Iraq on a state-to-state basis to 
     ensure compensation for any meritorious claims based on 
     terrorist acts committed by the Saddam Hussein regime against 
     individuals who were United States nationals or members of 
     the United States Armed Forces at the time of those terrorist 
     acts and whose claims cannot be addressed in courts in the 
     United States due to the exercise of the waiver authority'' 
     provided to the President under section 1083(d) of that Act.
       (2) The House of Representatives in the 110th Congress 
     unanimously adopted H.R. 5167, the Justice for Victims of 
     Torture and Terrorism Act, which set forth an appropriate 
     compromise of the claims described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2010 (in section 1079) further expressed the sense of 
     Congress that these claims of American victims of torture and 
     hostage taking by Iraq ``should be resolved by a prompt and 
     fair settlement negotiated between the Government of Iraq and 
     the Government of the United

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     States, taking note of the provisions of H.R. 5167 of the 
     110th Congress, which was adopted by the United States House 
     of Representatives''.
       (4) Pursuant to these congressional actions, the Secretary 
     of State has diligently pursued these negotiations with the 
     Government of Iraq. To date, however, more than three years 
     after the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2008, and nearly a year after the enactment 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2010, there has been no resolution of these claims of injured 
     Americans, despite the resolution by Iraq of claims of 
     foreign corporations against the Saddam Hussein regime.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the claims of American victims of torture and hostage taking 
     by the Government of Iraq during the regime of Saddam Hussein 
     that are subject to Presidential Determination Number 2008-9 
     of January 28, 2008, which waived application of section 1083 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2008, should be resolved by a prompt and fair settlement 
     negotiated between the Government of Iraq and the Government 
     of the United States.

     SEC. 1063. POLICY REGARDING APPROPRIATE USE OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE RESOURCES.

       (a) Policy.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 2 of Title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 113a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 113b. Use of Department of Defense resources

       ``(a) Policy.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     all resources of the Department of Defense are used only for 
     activities that--
       ``(1) fulfill a legitimate Government purpose;
       ``(2) comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and 
     policies of the Department of Defense; and
       ``(3) contribute to the mission of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) Guidance.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     guidance as is necessary to ensure compliance with the policy 
     required under subsection (a) and to address any violations 
     of the policy, including, as appropriate, any applicable 
     legal remedies.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 113a the following new item:

``113b. Use of Department of Defense resources.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated in this Act or otherwise 
     available to the Department of Defense may be used--
       (1) for any activity that does not comply with the policy 
     established under section 113b of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), including any improper 
     activity involving--
       (A) transportation or travel (including use of Government 
     vehicles); or
       (B) Department of Defense information technology resources; 
     or
       (2) to pay the salary of any employee who engages in an 
     intentional violation of the policy established under such 
     section.

     SEC. 1064. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR PREVENTING THE INTRODUCTION OF 
                   COUNTERFEIT MICROELECTRONICS INTO THE DEFENSE 
                   SUPPLY CHAIN.

       (a) Executive Agent.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to 
     serve as the executive agent for preventing the introduction 
     of counterfeit microelectronics into the defense supply 
     chain.
       (b) Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the 
     executive agent designated under subsection (a).
       (2) Specification.--The roles and responsibilities of the 
     executive agent designated under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) Development and maintenance of a strategy and 
     implementation plan that ensures that the Department of 
     Defense has the ability to identify, mitigate, prevent, and 
     eliminate counterfeit microelectronics from the defense 
     supply chain.
       (B) Development of recommendations for funding strategies 
     necessary to meet the requirements of the strategy and 
     implementation plan developed under subparagraph (A).
       (C) Assessments of trends in counterfeit microelectronics, 
     including--
       (i) an analysis of recent incidents of discovery of 
     counterfeit microelectronics in the defense supply chain, 
     including incidents involving material and service providers;
       (ii) a projection of future trends in counterfeit 
     microelectronics;
       (iii) the sufficiency of reporting mechanisms and metrics 
     within the Department of Defense and each component of the 
     Department of Defense;
       (iv) the economic impact of identifying and remediating 
     counterfeit microelectronics in the defense supply chain; and
       (v) the impact of counterfeit microelectronics in the 
     defense supply chain on defense readiness.
       (D) Coordination of planning and activities with 
     interagency and international partners.
       (E) Development and participation in public-private 
     partnerships to prevent the introduction of counterfeit 
     microelectronics into the supply chain.
       (F) Such other roles and responsibilities as the Secretary 
     of Defense considers appropriate.
       (c) Support Within Department of Defense.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that each component of the Department of 
     Defense provides the executive agent designated under 
     subsection (a) with the appropriate support and resources 
     needed to perform the roles, responsibilities, and 
     authorities of the executive agent.
       (d) Required Actions.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees--
       (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, a description of the roles, responsibilities, 
     and authorities of the executive agent prescribed in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(1);
       (2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, a strategy for how the Department of Defense 
     will identify, mitigate, prevent, and eliminate counterfeit 
     microelectronics within the defense supply chain; and
       (3) not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, an implementation plan for how the 
     Department of Defense will execute the strategy submitted in 
     accordance with paragraph (2).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Counterfeit microelectronic.--The term ``counterfeit 
     microelectronic'' means any type of integrated circuit or 
     other microelectronic component that consists of--
       (A) a substitute or unauthorized copy of a valid product 
     from an original manufacturer;
       (B) a product in which the materials used or the 
     performance of the product has been changed without notice by 
     a person other than the original manufacturer of the product; 
     or
       (C) a substandard component misrepresented by the supplier 
     of such component.
       (2) Executive agent.--The term ``executive agent'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``DoD Executive Agent'' in Department 
     of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor directive 
     relating to the responsibilities of an executive agent of the 
     Department of Defense.

                  TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

     SEC. 1101. AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO APPROVE 
                   AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF PROCESSING EQUAL 
                   EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINTS WITHIN ONE OR 
                   MORE COMPONENT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SPECIFIED 
                   CIRCUMSTANCES.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may implement 
     within one or more of the component organizations of the 
     Department of Defense an alternate program for processing 
     equal employment opportunity complaints.
       (1) Complaints processed under the alternate program shall 
     be subject to the procedural requirements established for the 
     alternate program and shall not be subject to the procedural 
     requirements of part 1614 of title 29 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations or other regulations, directives, or regulatory 
     restrictions prescribed by the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission.
       (2) The alternate program shall include procedures to 
     reduce processing time and eliminate redundancy with respect 
     to processes for the resolution of equal employment 
     opportunity complaints, reinforce local management and chain-
     of-command accountability, and provide the parties involved 
     with early opportunity for resolution.
       (3) The Secretary may carry out the alternate program 
     during a 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act. Not later than 180 days before the expiration of 
     such period, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, a recommendation regarding whether the program should 
     be extended for an additional period.
       (4)(A) Participation in the alternate program shall be 
     voluntary on the part of the complainant. Complainants who 
     participate in the alternate program shall retain the right 
     to appeal a final agency decision to the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission and to file suit in district court. 
     The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall not reverse 
     a final agency decision on the grounds that the agency did 
     not comply with the regulatory requirements promulgated by 
     the Commission.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to all cases filed with 
     the Commission after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and under the alternate program established under this 
     subsection.
       (C) The Secretary shall consult with the Equal Employment 
     Commission in the development of the alternate program.
       (b) Evaluation Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     develop an evaluation plan to accurately and reliably assess 
     the results of each alternate program implemented under 
     subsection (a), identifying the key features of the program, 
     including--
       (1) well-defined, clear, and measurable objectives;
       (2) measures that are directly linked to the program 
     objectives;
       (3) criteria for determining the program performance;
       (4) a way to isolate the effects of the alternate program;
       (5) a data analysis plan for the evaluation design; and
       (6) a detailed plan to ensure that data collection, entry, 
     and storage are reliable and error-free.
       (c) Reports.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate, two reports on the alternate program.
       (1) Contents of reports.--Each report shall contain the 
     following:

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       (A) A description of the processes tested by the alternate 
     program.
       (B) The results of the testing of such processes.
       (C) Recommendations for changes to the processes for the 
     resolution of equal employment opportunity complaints as a 
     result of the alternate program.
       (D) A comparison of the processes used, and results 
     obtained, under the alternate program to traditional and 
     alternative dispute resolution processes used in the 
     Government or private industry.
       (2) Dates of submission.--The first of such reports shall 
     be submitted at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. The second of such reports 
     shall be submitted at the end of the 4-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1102. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES AT PERSONNEL 
                   DEMONSTRATION LABORATORIES.

       (a) Clarification of Applicability of Direct Hire 
     Authority.--Section 1108 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4618; 10 U.S.C. 1580 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``identified'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``designated by section 1105(a) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2486) as a Department of 
     Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2 percent'' and 
     inserting ``4 percent''.
       (b) Clarification of Applicability of Full Implementation 
     Requirement.--Section 1107 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 
     122 Stat 357; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``that are exempted by'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``designated by section 
     1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2486) as Department 
     of Defense science and technology reinvention 
     laboratories.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``as enumerated in'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``designated by section 
     1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat 2486) as a Department 
     of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect as of October 28, 2009.

     SEC. 1103. SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN OVERTIME PAY.

       (a) In General.--Section 5542(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6)(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), for an 
     employee who is described in subparagraph (B), and whose rate 
     of basic pay exceeds the minimum rate for GS-10, the overtime 
     hourly rate of pay is an amount equal to one and one-half 
     times the hourly rate of basic pay of the employee, and all 
     that amount is premium pay.
       ``(B) This paragraph applies in the case of an employee of 
     the Department of the Navy--
       ``(i) who is performing work aboard or in support of the 
     U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON while that vessel is forward 
     deployed in Japan; and
       ``(ii) as to whom the application of this paragraph is 
     necessary (as determined under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Navy)--
       ``(I) in order to ensure equal treatment with employees 
     performing similar work in the United States;
       ``(II) in order to secure the services of qualified 
     employees; or
       ``(III) for such other reasons as may be set forth in such 
     regulations.''.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Within 1 year after date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management a report that addresses the use of 
     paragraph (6) of section 5542(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), including associated costs.

     SEC. 1104. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL 
                   LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE 
                   LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.

       Effective January 1, 2011, section 1101(a) of the Duncan 
     Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4615), as amended by 
     section 1106(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2487), is 
     amended by striking ``calendar years 2009 and 2010'' and 
     inserting ``calendar years 2011 and 2012''.

     SEC. 1105. WAIVER OF CERTAIN PAY LIMITATIONS.

       Section 9903(d) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) An employee appointed under this section is not 
     eligible for any bonus, monetary award, or other monetary 
     incentive for service, except for--
       ``(A) payments authorized under this section; and
       ``(B) in the case of an employee who is assigned in support 
     of a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) 
     of title 10), allowances and any other payments authorized 
     under chapter 59.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``In computing an employee's total annual compensation for 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, any payment referred to 
     in paragraph (2)(B) shall be excluded.''.

     SEC. 1106. SERVICES OF POST-COMBAT CASE COORDINATORS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 79 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 7906. Services of post-combat case coordinators

       ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the terms `employee', `agency', `injury', `war-risk 
     hazard', and `hostile force or individual' have the meanings 
     given those terms in section 8101; and
       ``(2) the term `qualified employee' means an employee as 
     described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Requirement.--The head of each agency shall, in a 
     manner consistent with the guidelines prescribed under 
     subsection (c), provide for the assignment of a post-combat 
     case coordinator in the case of any employee of such agency 
     who suffers an injury or disability incurred, or an illness 
     contracted, while in the performance of such employee's 
     duties, as a result of a war-risk hazard or during or as a 
     result of capture, detention, or other restraint by a hostile 
     force or individual.
       ``(c) Guidelines.--The Office of Personnel Management 
     shall, after such consultation as the Office considers 
     appropriate, prescribe guidelines for the operation of this 
     section. Under the guidelines, the responsibilities of a 
     post-combat case coordinator shall include--
       ``(1) acting as the main point of contact for qualified 
     employees seeking administrative guidance or assistance 
     relating to benefits under chapter 81 or 89;
       ``(2) assisting qualified employees in the collection of 
     documentation or other supporting evidence for the 
     expeditious processing of claims under chapter 81 or 89;
       ``(3) assisting qualified employees in connection with the 
     receipt of prescribed medical care and the coordination of 
     benefits under chapter 81 or 89;
       ``(4) resolving problems relating to the receipt of 
     benefits under chapter 81 or 89; and
       ``(5) ensuring that qualified employees are properly 
     screened and receive appropriate treatment--
       ``(A) for post-traumatic stress disorder or other similar 
     disorder stemming from combat trauma; or
       ``(B) for suicidal or homicidal thoughts or behaviors.
       ``(d) Duration.--The services of a post-combat case 
     coordinator shall remain available to a qualified employee 
     until--
       ``(1) such employee accepts or declines a reasonable offer 
     of employment in a position in the employee's agency for 
     which the employee is qualified, which is not lower than 2 
     grades (or pay levels) below the employee's grade (or pay 
     level) before the occurrence or onset of the injury, 
     disability, or illness (as referred to in subsection (a)), 
     and which is within the employee's commuting area; or
       ``(2) such employee gives written notice, in such manner as 
     the employing agency prescribes, that those services are no 
     longer desired or necessary.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     79 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
     the item relating to section 7905 the following:

``7906. Services of post-combat case coordinators.''.

     SEC. 1107. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT FOR CERTAIN 
                   APPOINTMENTS.

       Section 3307(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(e) The'' and inserting ``(e)(1) Except 
     as provided in paragraph (2), the''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) In the case of the conversion of an agency 
     function from performance by a contractor to performance by 
     an employee of the agency, the head of the agency may waive 
     any maximum limit of age, determined or fixed for positions 
     within such agency under paragraph (1), if necessary in order 
     to promote the recruitment or appointment of experienced 
     personnel.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `agency' means the Department of Defense or 
     a military department; and
       ``(ii) the term `head of the agency' means the Secretary of 
     Defense or the Secretary of a military department.''.

     SEC. 1108. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WAIVER OF RECOVERY OF 
                   CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE UNDER CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
                   VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

       (a) Congressional Finding.--Congress finds that employees 
     and former employees of the Department of Defense described 
     in subsection (c) provided a valuable service to such 
     Department in response to the national emergency declared in 
     the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) employees and former employees of the Department of 
     Defense described in subsection (c) deserve to retain or to 
     be repaid their voluntary separation incentive payment 
     pursuant to section 9902 of title 5, United States Code;
       (2) recovery of the amount of the payment referred to in 
     section 9902 of title 5, United States Code, would be against 
     equity and good conscience and contrary to the best interests 
     of the United States;

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       (3) the Secretary of Defense should waive the requirement 
     under subsection (f)(6)(B) of section 9902 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for repayment to the Department of Defense of a 
     voluntary separation incentive payment made under subsection 
     (f)(1) of such section 9902 in the case of an employee or 
     former employee of the Department of Defense described in 
     subsection (c); and
       (4) a person who has repaid to the United States all or 
     part of the voluntary separation incentive payment for which 
     repayment is waived under this section may receive a refund 
     of the amount previously repaid to the United States.
       (c) Persons Covered.--Subsection (a) applies to any 
     employee or former employee of the Department of Defense 
     who--
       (1) during the period beginning on April 1, 2004, and 
     ending on May 1, 2008, received a voluntary separation 
     incentive payment under section 9902(f)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code;
       (2) was reappointed to a position in the Department of 
     Defense during the period beginning on June 1, 2004, and 
     ending on May 1, 2008; and
       (3) received a written representation from an officer or 
     employee of the Department of Defense, before accepting the 
     reappointment referred to in paragraph (2), that recovery of 
     the amount of the payment referred to in paragraph (1) would 
     not be required or would be waived, and reasonably relied on 
     that representation in accepting reappointment.

     SEC. 1109. SUSPENSION OF DCIPS PAY AUTHORITY EXTENDED FOR A 
                   YEAR.

       Section 1114(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 1601 note) is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2011''.

             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

     SEC. 1201. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF SPECIAL 
                   OPERATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1208(a) of the Ronald W. Reagan 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
     (Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2086), as most recently 
     amended by section 1202(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2511), is further amended by striking 
     ``$40,000,000'' and inserting ``$50,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2010.

     SEC. 1202. ADDITION OF ALLIED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ENHANCED 
                   LOGISTICS INTEROPERABILITY AUTHORITY.

       (a) Enhanced Interoperability Authority.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 127d of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Subject to'';
       (2) by inserting ``of the United States'' after ``armed 
     forces'';
       (3) by striking the second sentence; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) In addition to any logistic support, supplies, and 
     services provided under paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     provide logistic support, supplies, and services to allied 
     forces solely for the purpose of enhancing the 
     interoperability of the logistical support systems of 
     military forces participating in combined operations with the 
     United States in order to facilitate such operations. Such 
     logistic support, supplies, and services may also be provided 
     under this paragraph to a nonmilitary logistics, security, or 
     similar agency of an allied government if such provision 
     would directly benefit the armed forces of the United States.
       ``(3) Provision of support, supplies, and services pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) or (2) may be made only with the concurrence 
     of the Secretary of State.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (a)'' in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (ii) by striking ``this section'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In addition'' and all 
     that follows through ``fiscal year,'' and inserting ``The 
     value of the logistic support, supplies, and services 
     provided under subsection (a)(2) in any fiscal year may 
     not''.

     SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING 
                   TO PROGRAM TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN 
                   MILITARY FORCES.

       (a) Annual Funding Limitation.--Subsection (c)(1) of 
     section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3456), as 
     amended by section 1206(b) of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4625), is further amended by striking 
     ``$350,000,000'' and inserting ``$500,000,000''.
       (b) Temporary Limitation on Amount for Building Capacity to 
     Participate in or Support Military and Stability 
     Operations.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c)(5) of such section is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``and not more than'' and inserting ``not 
     more than''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``fiscal year 2011'' the following: 
     ``, and not more than $100,000,000 may be used during fiscal 
     year 2012''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2010, and shall apply with 
     respect to programs under subsection (a) of such section that 
     begin on or after that date.
       (c) Temporary Authority to Build the Capacity of Yemen's 
     Counter-terrorism Forces.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Temporary Authority to Build the Capacity of Yemen's 
     Counter-terrorism Forces.--
       ``(1) Authority of secretary of state.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the funds made available under 
     subsection (c) for the authority of subsection (a) for fiscal 
     year 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the 
     Secretary of State $75,000,000 of such funds for purposes of 
     providing assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) to build the capacity of the 
     counter-terrorism forces of the Yemeni Ministry of Interior.
       ``(B) Certification.--The Secretary of Defense may transfer 
     funds pursuant to subparagraph (A) only if, not later than 
     July 31, 2011, the Secretary of State certifies to the 
     Secretary of Defense and the congressional committees 
     specified in subsection (e)(3) that the Secretary of State is 
     able to effectively carry out the purpose of subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(C) Availability of funds.--Amounts available under this 
     paragraph for the authority of subparagraph (A) for fiscal 
     year 2011 may be used to conduct or support a program or 
     programs under that authority that begin in fiscal year 2011 
     but end in fiscal year 2012.
       ``(2) Authority of secretary of defense.--If a 
     certification described in paragraph (1)(B) is not made by 
     July 31, 2011, the Secretary of Defense may, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, use up to $75,000,000 
     of the funds made available under subsection (c) for the 
     authority of subsection (a) for fiscal year 2011 to conduct 
     or support a program or programs under the authority of 
     subsection (a) to build the capacity of the counter-terrorism 
     forces of the Yemeni Ministry of Interior.
       ``(3) Congressional notification.--
       ``(A) By secretary of state.--The Secretary of State shall 
     notify the congressional committees specified in subsection 
     (e)(3) whenever the Secretary of State makes a certification 
     under paragraph (1)(B) for purposes of exercising the 
     authority of paragraph (1).
       ``(B) By secretary of defense.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall notify the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (e)(3) whenever the Secretary of Defense exercises 
     the authority of paragraph (2) to support or conduct a 
     program or programs described in paragraph (2).
       ``(C) Contents.--A notification under subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) shall include a description of the program or programs to 
     be conducted or supported under the authority of this 
     subsection.''.
       (d) One-year Extension of Authority.--Subsection (h) of 
     such section, as most recently amended by section 1206(c) of 
     the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4625) and 
     redesignated by subsection (c) of this section, is further 
     amended by--
       (1) by striking ``September 30, 2011'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2012''; and
       (2) by striking ``fiscal years 2006 through 2011'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal years 2006 through 2012''.

     SEC. 1204. AIR FORCE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE 
                   NATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EURO-NATO JOINT 
                   JET PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Scholarship Program.--The Secretary of 
     the Air Force shall establish and maintain a demonstration 
     scholarship program to allow personnel of the air forces of 
     countries that are signatories of the Partnership for Peace 
     Framework Document to receive undergraduate pilot training 
     and necessary related training through the Euro-NATO Joint 
     Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program. The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall establish the program pursuant to regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
     the Secretary of State.
       (b) Transportation, Supplies, and Allowance.--Under such 
     conditions as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe, 
     the Secretary may provide to a person receiving a scholarship 
     under the scholarship program--
       (1) transportation incident to the training received under 
     the ENJJPT program;
       (2) supplies and equipment to be used during the training;
       (3) flight clothing and other special clothing required for 
     the training;
       (4) billeting, food, and health services; and
       (5) a living allowance at a rate to be prescribed by the 
     Secretary, taking into account the amount of living 
     allowances authorized for a member of the armed forces under 
     similar circumstances.
       (c) Relation to Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training 
     Program.--
       (1) ENJJPT steering committee authority.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed or interpreted to supersede the 
     authority of the ENJJPT Steering Committee under the ENJJPT 
     Memorandum of Understanding. Pursuant to the ENJJPT 
     Memorandum of Understanding, the ENJJPT Steering Committee 
     may resolve to forbid any airman or airmen from a Partnership 
     for Peace nation to participate in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet 
     Pilot Training program under the authority of a scholarship 
     under this section.

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       (2) No representation.--Countries whose air force personnel 
     receive scholarships under the scholarship program shall not 
     have privilege of ENJJPT Steering Committee representation.
       (d) Limitation on Eligible Countries.--The Secretary of the 
     Air Force may not use the authority in subsection (a) to 
     provide assistance described in subsection (b) to any foreign 
     country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type 
     of assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or any other provision of law.
       (e) Cost-sharing.--For purposes of ENJJPT cost-sharing, 
     personnel of an air force of a foreign country who receive a 
     scholarship under the scholarship program may be counted as 
     United States pilots.
       (f) Progress Report.--Not later than February 1, 2015, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate a report on the status of the 
     demonstration program, including the opinion of the Secretary 
     and NATO allies on the benefits of the program and whether or 
     not to permanently authorize the program or extend the 
     program beyond fiscal year 2015. The report shall specify the 
     following:
       (1) The countries participating in the scholarship program.
       (2) The total number of foreign pilots who received 
     scholarships under the scholarship program.
       (3) The amount expended on scholarships under the 
     scholarship program.
       (4) The source of funding for scholarships under the 
     scholarship program.
       (g) Duration.--No scholarship may be awarded under the 
     scholarship program after September 30, 2015.
       (h) Funding Source.--Amounts to award scholarships under 
     the scholarship program shall be derived from amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance 
     for the Air Force.

    Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

     SEC. 1211. 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. 1212. COMMANDERS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority for Fiscal Year 2011.--During fiscal year 
     2011, from funds made available to the Department of Defense 
     for operation and maintenance for such fiscal year--
       (1) not to exceed $100,000,000 may be used by the Secretary 
     of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds for the 
     Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Iraq; and
       (2) not to exceed $800,000,000 may be used by the Secretary 
     of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds for the 
     Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan.
       (b) Quarterly Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
     each fiscal-year quarter of fiscal year 2011, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report regarding the Commanders' Emergency 
     Response Program.
       (2) Matters to be included.--The report required under 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) The allocation and use of funds under the Commanders' 
     Emergency Response Program or any other provision of law 
     making funding available for the Commanders' Emergency 
     Response Program during the fiscal-year quarter.
       (B) The dates of obligation and expenditure of such funds 
     during the fiscal-year quarter.
       (C) A description of each project for which amounts in 
     excess of $500,000 were obligated or expended during the 
     fiscal-year quarter.
       (D) The dates of obligation and expenditure of funds under 
     the Commanders' Emergency Response Program or any other 
     provision of law making funding available for the Commanders' 
     Emergency Response Program for each of fiscal years 2004 
     through 2010.
       (3) Matters to be included with respect to commanders' 
     emergency response program in iraq.--The report required 
     under paragraph (1) shall include the following with respect 
     to the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Iraq:
       (A) A written statement by the Secretary of Defense, or the 
     Deputy Secretary of Defense if the authority under subsection 
     (f) is delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     affirming that the certification required under subsection 
     (f) was issued for each project for which amounts in excess 
     of $1,000,000 were obligated or expended during the fiscal-
     year quarter.
       (B) For each project listed in subparagraph (A), the 
     following information:
       (i) A description and justification for carrying out the 
     project.
       (ii) A description of the extent of involvement by the 
     Government of Iraq in the project, including--

       (I) the amount of funds provided by the Government of Iraq 
     for the project; and
       (II) a description of the plan for the transition of such 
     project upon completion to the people of Iraq and for the 
     sustainment of any completed facilities, including any 
     commitments by the Government of Iraq to sustain projects 
     requiring the support of the Government of Iraq for 
     sustainment.

       (iii) A description of the current status of the project, 
     including, where appropriate, the projected completion date
       (C) A description of the status of transitioning activities 
     to the Government of Iraq, including--
       (i) the level of funding provided and expended by the 
     Government of Iraq in programs designed to meet urgent 
     humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements that 
     immediately assist the Iraqi people; and
       (ii) a description of the progress made in transitioning 
     the responsibility for the Sons of Iraq Program to the 
     Government of Iraq.
       (c) Submission of Guidance.--
       (1) Initial submission.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy 
     of the guidance issued by the Secretary to the Armed Forces 
     concerning the allocation of funds through the Commanders' 
     Emergency Response Program.
       (2) Modifications.--If the guidance in effect for the 
     purpose stated in paragraph (1) is modified, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy 
     of the modification not later than 15 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary makes the modification.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--For purposes of exercising the 
     authority provided by this section or any other provision of 
     law making funding available for the Commanders' Emergency 
     Response Program, the Secretary of Defense 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.
       (e) Prohibition on Certain Projects Under Commanders' 
     Emergency Response Program in Iraq.--
       (1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     funds made available under this section for the Commanders' 
     Emergency Response Program in Iraq may not be obligated or 
     expended to carry out any project if the total amount of such 
     funds made available for the purpose of carrying out the 
     project exceeds $2,000,000.
       (2) Exception.--The prohibition contained in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply with respect to funds managed or controlled 
     by the Department of Defense that were otherwise provided by 
     another department or agency of the United States Government, 
     the Government of Iraq, the government of a foreign country, 
     a foundation or other charitable organization (including a 
     foundation or charitable organization that is organized or 
     operates under the laws of a foreign country), or any source 
     in the private sector of the United States or a foreign 
     country.
       (3) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
     prohibition contained in paragraph (1) if the Secretary--
       (A) determines that such a waiver is required to meet 
     urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements 
     that will immediately assist the Iraqi people; and
       (B) submits in writing, within 15 days of issuing such 
     waiver, to the congressional defense committees a 
     notification of the waiver, together with a discussion of--
       (i) the unmet and urgent needs to be addressed by the 
     project; and
       (ii) any arrangements between the Government of the United 
     States and the Government of Iraq regarding the provision of 
     Iraqi funds for carrying out and sustaining the project.
       (f) Certification of Certain Projects Under the Commanders' 
     Emergency Response Program in Iraq.--
       (1) Certification.--Funds made available under this section 
     for the Commanders' Emergency Response Program in Iraq may 
     not be obligated or expended to carry out any project if the 
     total amount of such funds made available for the purpose of 
     carrying out the project exceeds $1,000,000 unless the 
     Secretary of Defense certifies that the project addresses 
     urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements 
     that will immediately assist the Iraqi people.
       (2) Delegation.--The Secretary may delegate the authority 
     under paragraph (1) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Commanders' Emergency Response Program'' 
     means--
       (A) with respect to Iraq, the program established by the 
     Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority 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
       (B) with respect to Afghanistan, the program established 
     for Afghanistan for purposes similar to the program 
     established for Iraq, as described in subparagraph (A);
       (2) the term ``Commanders' Emergency Response Program in 
     Iraq'' means the program described in paragraph (1)(A); and
       (3) the term ``Commanders' Emergency Response Program in 
     Afghanistan'' means the program described in paragraph 
     (1)(B).

     SEC. 1213. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO 
                   CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED 
                   TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 1233 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 393), as amended by 
     section 1223 of the National Defense Authorization Act

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     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2519), is 
     further amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Logistical and military support provided by that 
     nation to confront the threat posed by al'Qaida, the Taliban, 
     and other militant extremists in Pakistan.''.
       (b) Limitation on Amount.--Subsection (d)(1) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``2010'' and inserting 
     ``2011''.

     SEC. 1214. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON RESPONSIBLE REDEPLOYMENT 
                   OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.

       (a) Report Required.--Subsection (a) of section 1227 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2525; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2010''; and
       (2) by striking ``90 days thereafter'' and inserting ``180 
     days thereafter''.
       (b) Elements.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Multi-National Force-
     Iraq'' each place it occurs and inserting ``United States 
     Forces-Iraq''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) An assessment of progress to transfer responsibility 
     of programs, projects, and activities carried out in Iraq by 
     the Department of Defense to other United States Government 
     departments and agencies, international or nongovernmental 
     entities, or the Government of Iraq. The assessment should 
     include a description of the numbers and categories of 
     programs, projects, and activities for which such other 
     entities have taken responsibility or which have been 
     discontinued by the Department of Defense. The assessment 
     should also include a discussion of any difficulties or 
     barriers in transitioning such programs, projects, and 
     activities and what, if any, solutions have been developed to 
     address such difficulties or barriers.
       ``(7) An assessment of progress toward the goal of 
     establishing those minimum essential capabilities determined 
     by the Secretary of Defense as necessary to allow the 
     Government of Iraq to provide for its own internal and 
     external defense, including a description of--
       ``(A) such capabilities both extant and remaining to be 
     developed;
       ``(B) major military equipment necessary to achieve such 
     capabilities;
       ``(C) the level and type of support provided by the United 
     States to address shortfalls in such capabilities; and
       ``(D) the level of commitment, both financial and 
     political, made by the Government of Iraq to develop such 
     capabilities, including a discussion of resources used by the 
     Government of Iraq to develop capabilities that the Secretary 
     determines are not minimum essential capabilities for 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(8) An assessment of the anticipated level and type of 
     support to be provided by United States special operations 
     forces to the Government of Iraq and Iraqi special operations 
     forces during the redeployment of United States conventional 
     forces from Iraq. The assessment should include a listing of 
     anticipated organic support, organic combat service support, 
     and additional critical enabling asset requirements for 
     United States special operations forces and Iraqi special 
     operations forces, to include engineers, rotary aircraft, 
     logisticians, communications assets, information support 
     specialists, forensic analysts, and intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance assets needed through 
     December 31, 2011.''.
       (c) Secretary of State Comments.--Such section is further 
     amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Secretary of State Comments.--Prior to submitting the 
     report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide a copy of the report to the Secretary 
     of State for review. At the request of the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of Defense shall include an appendix to 
     the report which contains any comments or additional 
     information that the Secretary of State requests.''.
       (d) Form.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``, whether or not included in another report on 
     Iraq submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense,''.
       (e) Termination.--Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(f) Termination.--The requirement to submit the report 
     required under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 
     30, 2012.''.
       (f) Repeal of Other Reporting Requirements.--The following 
     provisions of law are hereby repealed:
       (1) Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3465; 50 
     U.S.C. 1541 note) (as amended by section 1223 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
     110-181; 122 Stat. 373)).
       (2) Section 1225 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 375).

     SEC. 1215. MODIFICATION OF REPORTS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in 
     Afghanistan.--
       (1) Report required.--Subsection (a) of section 1230 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 385), as amended by section 
     1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2535), is further 
     amended by striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2012''.
       (2) Matters to be included: strategic direction of united 
     states activities relating to security and stability in 
     afghanistan.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Conditions necessary for achievement of progress.--A 
     discussion of the conditions and criteria that would need to 
     exist in key districts and across Afghanistan to--
       ``(A) meet United States and coalition goals in Afghanistan 
     and the region;
       ``(B) permit the transition of lead security responsibility 
     in key districts to the Government of Afghanistan; and
       ``(C) permit the redeployment of United States Armed Forces 
     and coalition forces from Afghanistan.''.
       (3) Matters to be included: performance indicators and 
     measures of progress toward sustainable long-term security 
     and stability in afghanistan.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Conditions necessary for achievement of progress.--
     With respect to each performance indicator and measure of 
     progress specified in paragraph (2) (A) through (L), the 
     report shall include a description of the conditions that 
     would need to exist in Afghanistan for the Secretary of 
     Defense to conclude that such indicator or measure of 
     progress has been achieved.''.
       (b) United States Plan for Sustaining the Afghanistan 
     National Security Forces.--Section 1231(a) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
     110-181; 122 Stat. 390) is amended by striking ``2010'' and 
     inserting ``2012''.

     SEC. 1216. NO PERMANENT MILITARY BASES IN AFGHANISTAN.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     may be obligated or expended by the United States Government 
     to establish any military installation or base for the 
     purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

     SEC. 1217. AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION 
                   ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Authority.--If a certification described in subsection 
     (b) is made in accordance with such subsection, the Secretary 
     of Defense may utilize not more than $50,000,000 from funds 
     made available to the Department of Defense for operations 
     and maintenance for fiscal year 2011 to support in those 
     areas of Afghanistan specified in the certification the 
     reintegration into Afghan society of those individuals who--
       (1) have ceased all support to the insurgency in 
     Afghanistan;
       (2) have agreed to live in accordance with the Constitution 
     of Afghanistan;
       (3) have renounced violence against the Government of 
     Afghanistan and its international partners; and
       (4) do not have material ties to al Qaeda or affiliated 
     transnational terrorist organizations.
       (b) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification made by the Secretary of State, 
     in coordination with the Administrator of United States 
     Agency for International Development, to the appropriate 
     congressional committees stating that it is necessary for the 
     Department of Defense to carry out a program of reintegration 
     in areas of Afghanistan that are specified by the Secretary 
     of State in the certification. Such certification shall 
     include--
       (1) a statement that such program is necessary to support 
     the goals of the United States in Afghanistan; and
       (2) a certification that the Department of State and the 
     United States Agency for International Development are unable 
     to carry out a similar program of reintegration in the areas 
     specified by the Secretary of State because of the security 
     environment of such areas or for other reasons.
       (c) Submission of Guidance.--
       (1) Initial submission.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
     with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the 
     guidance issued by the Secretary or the Secretary's designee 
     concerning the allocation of funds utilizing the authority of 
     subsection (a). Such guidance shall include--
       (A) mechanisms for coordination with the Government of 
     Afghanistan and other United States Government departments 
     and agencies as appropriate;
       (B) mechanisms to track the status of those individuals 
     described in subsection (a); and
       (C) metrics to monitor and evaluate the impact of funds 
     used pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Modifications.--If the guidance in effect for the 
     purpose stated in paragraph (1) is modified, the Secretary of 
     Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     copy of the modification not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which such modification is made.
       (d) Quarterly Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on activities carried out utilizing the authority of 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representative and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       (f) Expiration.--The authority to utilize funds under 
     subsection (a) shall expire at the close of December 31, 
     2011.

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     SEC. 1218. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PAKISTAN COUNTERINSURGENCY 
                   FUND.

       Section 1224(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2521) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2010'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``September 30, 2011''.

     SEC. 1219. AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 
                   COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING MILITARY AND 
                   STABILITY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 127d(c) of title 
     10, United States Code, up to $400,000,000 of the funds 
     available to the Department of Defense by section 1509 of 
     this Act may be used to provide supplies, services, 
     transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other 
     logistical support to coalition forces supporting military 
     and stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
       (b) Quarterly Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
     committees regarding support provided under this section.

     SEC. 1220. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE UNITED STATES BRIGADE AND 
                   EQUIVALENT UNITS DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN WITH 
                   THE COMMENSURATE LEVEL OF UNIT AND THEATER-WIDE 
                   COMBAT ENABLERS.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to provide each United States brigade and equivalent 
     units deployed to Afghanistan with the commensurate level of 
     unit and theater-wide combat enablers to--
       (1) implement the United States strategy to disrupt, 
     dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their 
     affiliated networks and eliminate their safe haven;
       (2) achieve the military campaign plan;
       (3) minimize the level risk to United States, coalition, 
     and Afghan forces; and
       (4) reduce the number of military and civilian casualties.
       (b) Requirement.--In order to achieve the policy expressed 
     in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     each United States brigade and equivalent units deployed to 
     Afghanistan with the commensurate level of unit and theater-
     wide combat enablers.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 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 House 
     of Representatives a report containing--
       (1) a description of United States Forces-Afghanistan 
     requests for forces for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010;
       (2) a description of the current troop-to-task analysis and 
     resource requirements;
       (3) the number of United States brigade and equivalent 
     units deployed to Afghanistan;
       (4) the number of United States unit and theater-wide 
     combat enablers deployed to Afghanistan, including at a 
     minimum, a breakdown of--
       (A) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR);
       (B) force protection, including force protection at each 
     United States Forward Operating Base (FOB); and
       (C) medical evacuation (MEDEVAC); and
       (5) an assessment of the risk to United States, coalition, 
     and Afghan forces based on a lack of combat enablers.
       (d) Combat Enablers Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``combat enablers'' includes--
       (1) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR);
       (2) force protection, including force protection at each 
     United States Forward Operating Base (FOB);
       (3) medical evacuation (MEDEVAC); and
       (4) any other combat enablers as determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 1231. NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS COORDINATION CENTER.

       Section 1244(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2541) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``fiscal year 2010'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year 2011''; and
       (2) by striking ``$30,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$50,000,000''.

     SEC. 1232. NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGIC PLAN TO COUNTER IRAN.

       (a) National Military Strategic Plan Required.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategic plan, to be 
     known as the ``National Military Strategic Plan to Counter 
     Iran''. The strategic plan shall--
       (1) outline the Department of Defense's strategic planning 
     and provide strategic guidance for military activities and 
     operations that support the United States policy objective of 
     countering threats posed by Iran;
       (2) identify the direct and indirect military contribution 
     to this policy objective, and constitute the comprehensive 
     military plan to counter threats posed by Iran;
       (3) undertake a review of the intelligence in the 
     possession of the Department of Defense to develop a list of 
     gaps in intelligence that limit the ability of the Department 
     of Defense to counter threats emanating from Iran that the 
     Secretary considers to be critical;
       (4) develop a plan to address those gaps identified in the 
     review under paragraph (3); and
       (5) undertake a review of the plans of the Department of 
     Defense to counter threats to the United States, its forces, 
     allies, and interests from Iran, including--
       (A) plans for both conflict and peace;
       (B) contributions of the Department of Defense to the 
     efforts of other agencies of the United States Government to 
     counter or address the threat emanating from Iran; and
       (C) any gaps in the plans, capabilities and authorities of 
     the Department.
       (b) Plan.--In addition to the plan required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan 
     to address those gaps identified in the review required in 
     subsection (a)(5). The plan shall guide the planning and 
     actions of the relevant combatant commands, the military 
     departments, and combat support agencies that the Secretary 
     of Defense determines have a role in countering threats posed 
     by Iran.
       (c) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than the date on which the 
     President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year 
     under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report identifying and justifying any 
     resources, capabilities, legislative authorities, or changes 
     to current law the Secretary believes are necessary to carry 
     out the plan required under subsection (b) to address the 
     gaps identified in the strategic plan required in subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Form.--The report required in paragraph (1) shall be in 
     unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

     SEC. 1233. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S PLANS TO REFORM 
                   THE EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the Department of Defense's plans to reform the 
     Department's export control system.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) a description of the plans of the Department of Defense 
     to implement Presidential Study Directive 8; and
       (2) an assessment of the extent to which the plans to 
     reform the export control system will--
       (A) impact the Defense Technology Security Administration 
     of the Department of Defense;
       (B) affect the role of the Department of Defense with 
     respect to export control policy; and
       (C) ensure greater protection and monitoring of key defense 
     items and technologies.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.

     SEC. 1234. REPORT ON UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO DEFEND AGAINST 
                   THREATS POSED BY THE ADVANCED ANTI-ACCESS 
                   CAPABILITIES OF POTENTIALLY HOSTILE FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Congressional Finding.--Congress finds that the report 
     of the 2010 Department of Defense Quadrennial Defense Review 
     finds that ``Anti-access strategies seek to deny outside 
     countries the ability to project power into a region, thereby 
     allowing aggression or other destabilizing actions to be 
     conducted by the anti-access power. Without dominant 
     capabilities to project power, the integrity of U.S. 
     alliances and security partnerships could be called into 
     question, reducing U.S. security and influence and increasing 
     the possibility of conflict.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     in light of the finding in subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense should ensure that the United States has the 
     appropriate authorities, capabilities, and force structure to 
     defend against any threats posed by the advanced anti-access 
     capabilities of potentially hostile foreign countries.
       (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2011, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on 
     United States efforts to defend against any threats posed by 
     the advanced anti-access capabilities of potentially hostile 
     foreign countries.
       (d) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under 
     subsection (c) shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of any threats posed by the advanced 
     anti-access capabilities of potentially hostile foreign 
     countries, including an identification of the foreign 
     countries with such capabilities, the nature of such 
     capabilities, and the possible advances in such capabilities 
     over the next 10 years.
       (2) A description of any efforts by the Department of 
     Defense since the release of the 2010 Quadrennial Defense 
     Review to address the finding in subsection (a).
       (3) A description of the authorities, capabilities, and 
     force structure that the United States may require over the 
     next 10 years to address the finding in subsection (a).
       (e) Form.--The report required under subsection (c) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex if necessary.
       (f) Modification of Other Reports.--
       (1) Concerning the people's republic of china.--Section 
     1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 781; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note), as most recently amended by section 1246 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2544), is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (11) through (13), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

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       ``(10) Developments in China's anti-access and area denial 
     capabilities.''.
       (2) Concerning iran.--Section 1245(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
     111-84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5) A description and assessment of Iran's anti-access 
     and area denial strategy and capabilities.''.

     SEC. 1235. REPORT ON FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES IN COMPOSITION 
                   AND CAPABILITIES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 
                   EUROPE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report evaluating 
     potential changes in the composition and capabilities of 
     units of the United States Armed Forces at military 
     installations in European member nations of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization--
       (1) to satisfy the commitments undertaken by United States 
     pursuant to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at 
     Washington, District of Columbia, on April 4, 1949, and 
     entered into force on August 24, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; TIAS 
     1964);
       (2) to address the current security environment in Europe, 
     including United States participation in theater cooperation 
     activities; and
       (3) to contribute to peace and stability in Europe.
       (b) Matters to Be Considered.--As part of the report, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall consider--
       (1) the stationing of advisory and assist brigades at 
     military installations in Europe;
       (2) the expanded use of Joint Task Forces to train and 
     build mutual capabilities with partner countries; and
       (3) the stationing of units of the United States Armed 
     Forces to support missile defense and cyber-security 
     missions.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.

     SEC. 1236. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND NEW START 
                   TREATY WITH RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The United States and the Russian Federation signed the 
     Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian 
     Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and 
     Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (commonly known as the 
     ``New START Treaty'') on April 8, 2010.
       (2) The preamble of the New START Treaty states, 
     ``Recognizing the existence of the interrelationship between 
     strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms, that 
     this interrelationship will become more important as 
     strategic nuclear arms are reduced, and that current 
     strategic defensive arms do not undermine the viability and 
     effectiveness of the strategic offensive arms of the 
     Parties.''.
       (3) Officials of the United States have stated that the New 
     START Treaty does not constrain the missile defenses of the 
     United States and according to the New START Treaty U.S. 
     Congressional Briefing Book of April, 2010, released by the 
     Department of State and the Department of Defense, ``The 
     United States will continue to invest in improvements to both 
     strategic and theater missile defenses, both qualitatively 
     and quantitatively, as needed for our security and the 
     security of our allies.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) as stated by officials of the United States, there 
     would be no limitations on any phase of the phased, adaptive 
     approach to missile defense in Europe resulting from 
     ratification of the New START treaty between the United 
     States and Russia, signed on 8 April 2010;
       (2) the United States should deploy the phased, adaptive 
     approach for missile defense in Europe to protect the United 
     States, its deployed forces, and NATO allies, after 
     appropriate testing and consistent with NATO policy; and
       (3) the ground-based midcourse defense system in Alaska and 
     California should be maintained, evolved, and appropriately 
     tested because it is the only missile defense capability as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act that would protect 
     the United States from the growing threat of a long-range 
     ballistic missile attack.

                TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

     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 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (50 U.S.C. 2362 note).
       (b) Fiscal Year 2011 Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds 
     Defined.--As used in this title, the term ``fiscal year 2011 
     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 fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013.

     SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Funding for Specific Purposes.--Of the $522,512,000 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 2011 in section 301(20) for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs, the following amounts may be 
     obligated for the purposes specified:
       (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in Russia, 
     $66,732,000.
       (2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in Ukraine, 
     $6,800,000.
       (3) For nuclear weapons storage security in Russia, 
     $9,614,000.
       (4) For nuclear weapons transportation security in Russia, 
     $45,000,000.
       (5) For weapons of mass destruction proliferation 
     prevention in the states of the former Soviet Union, 
     $79,821,000.
       (6) For biological threat reduction in the former Soviet 
     Union, $209,034,000.
       (7) For chemical weapons destruction, $3,000,000.
       (8) For defense and military contacts, $5,000,000.
       (9) For Global Nuclear Lockdown, $74,471,000.
       (10) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
     Administrative Costs, $23,040,000.
       (b) Report on Obligation or Expenditure of Funds for Other 
     Purposes.--No fiscal year 2011 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     funds may be obligated or expended for a purpose other than a 
     purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection 
     (a) until 15 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 2011 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 2011 for a 
     purpose listed in paragraphs (1) through (10) 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 (10) 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.

                    TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                     Subtitle A--Military Programs

     SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 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, $160,965,000.
       (2) For the Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense 
     Commissary, $1,273,571,000.

     SEC. 1402. STUDY ON WORKING CAPITAL FUND CASH BALANCES.

       (a) Study Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded 
     research and development center with appropriate expertise in 
     revolving fund financial management to carry out a study to 
     determine a sufficient operational level of cash that each 
     revolving fund of the Department of Defense should maintain 
     in order to sustain a single rate or price throughout the 
     fiscal year.
       (b) Contents of Study.--In carrying out a study pursuant to 
     a contract entered into under subsection (a), the federally 
     funded research and development center shall--
       (1) qualitatively analyze the operational requirements and 
     inherent risks associated with maintaining a specific level 
     of cash within each revolving fund of the Department;
       (2) for each such revolving fund, take into consideration 
     any effects on appropriation accounts that have occurred due 
     to changes made in the rates charged by the fund during a 
     fiscal year;
       (3) take into consideration direct input from the Secretary 
     of Defense and officials of each of the military departments 
     with leadership responsibility for financial management;
       (4) examine the guidance provided and regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     each of the military departments, as in effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, including such guidance with 
     respect to programming and budgeting and the annual budget 
     displays provided to Congress;
       (5) examine the effects on appropriations accounts that 
     have occurred due to congressional adjustments relating to 
     excess cash balances in revolving funds;
       (6) identify best business practices from the private 
     sector relating to sufficient cash balance reserves;
       (7) examine any relevant applicable laws, including the 
     relevant body of work performed by the Government 
     Accountability Office; and

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       (8) address--
       (A) instances where the fiscal policy of the Department of 
     Defense directly follows the law, as in effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and instances where such policy is 
     more restrictive with respect to the fiscal management of 
     revolving funds than such law requires;
       (B) instances where current Department fiscal policy 
     restricts the capability of a revolving fund to achieve the 
     most economical and efficient organization and operation of 
     activities;
       (C) fiscal policy adjustments required to comply with 
     recommendations provided in the study, including proposed 
     adjustments to--
       (i) the Department of Defense Financial Management 
     Regulation;
       (ii) published service regulations and instructions; and
       (iii) major command fiscal guidance; and
       (D) such other matters as determined relevant by the center 
     carrying out the study.
       (c) Availability of Information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of each of the military departments shall 
     make available to a federally funded research and development 
     center carrying out a study pursuant to a contract entered 
     into under subsection (a) all necessary and relevant 
     information to allow the center to conduct the study in a 
     quantitative and analytical manner.
       (d) Report.--Any contract entered into under subsection (a) 
     shall provide that not later than nine months after the date 
     on which the Secretary of Defense enters into the contract, 
     the chief executive officer of the entity that carries out 
     the study pursuant to the contract shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives and the Secretary of Defense a final report 
     on the study. The report shall include each of the following:
       (1) A description of the revolving fund environment, as of 
     the date of the conclusion of the study, and the anticipated 
     future environment, together with the quantitative data used 
     in conducting the assessment of such environments under the 
     study.
       (2) Recommended fiscal policy adjustments to support the 
     initiatives identified in the study, including adjustments 
     to--
       (A) the Department of Defense Financial Management 
     Regulation;
       (B) published service regulations and instructions; and
       (C) major command fiscal guidance.
       (3) Recommendations with respect to any changes to any 
     applicable law that would be appropriate to support the 
     initiatives identified in the study.
       (e) Submittal of Comments.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the submittal of the report under subsection (d), 
     the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of each of the 
     military departments shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives comments 
     on the findings and recommendations contained in the report.

     SEC. 1403. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``or used'' and 
     inserting ``used, or developed through continuous technology 
     refreshment''; and
       (2) in subsection (k)(2), by striking ``$100,000'' and 
     inserting ``$250,000''.

     SEC. 1404. REDUCTION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES WITHIN THE 
                   PENTAGON RESERVATION MAINTENANCE REVOLVING 
                   FUND.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer $77,000,000 
     from the unobligated balances of the Pentagon Reservation 
     Maintenance Revolving Fund established under section 2674(e) 
     of title 10, United States Code, to the Miscellaneous 
     Receipts Fund of the United States Treasury.

     SEC. 1405. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     fiscal year 2011 for the National Defense Sealift Fund in the 
     amount of $934,866,000.

     SEC. 1406. 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 2011 for expenses, not otherwise provided 
     for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, 
     in the amount of $1,467,307,000, of which--
       (1) $1,067,364,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
       (2) $392,811,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation; and
       (3) $7,132,000 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. 1407. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
                   DEFENSE-WIDE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-
     Drug Activities, Defense-wide, in the amount of 
     $1,131,351,000.

     SEC. 1408. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense, in the amount of 
     $283,354,000, of which--
       (1) $282,354,000 is for Operation and Maintenance; and
       (2) $1,000,000 is for Procurement.

     SEC. 1409. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, in 
     the amount of $30,991,952,000, of which--
       (1) $29,947,792,000 is for Operation and Maintenance;
       (2) $524,239,000 is for Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation; and
       (3) $519,921,000 is for Procurement.

                 Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

     SEC. 1411. AUTHORIZED USES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     2011, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $41,181,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund established under subsection (a) of section 
     9 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 98h) for the authorized uses of such funds under 
     subsection (b)(2) of such section, including the disposal of 
     hazardous materials that are environmentally sensitive.
       (b) Additional Obligations.--The National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the amount 
     specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or emergency 
     conditions necessitate the additional obligations. The 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the additional 
     obligations described in the notification after the end of 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date on which Congress 
     receives the notification.
       (c) Limitations.--The authorities provided by this section 
     shall be subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
     appropriations Acts.

     SEC. 1412. REVISION TO REQUIRED RECEIPT OBJECTIVES FOR 
                   PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED DISPOSALS FROM THE 
                   NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

       Section 3402(b)(5) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (50 U.S.C. 98d note), as most 
     recently amended by section 1412(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 
     122 Stat. 418), is amended by striking ``$710,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$730,000,000''.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 1421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES 
                   RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011 
     from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of 
     $71,200,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement 
     Home.

     SEC. 1422. PLAN FOR FUNDING FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINMENT, 
                   RESTORATION, AND MODERNIZATION REQUIREMENTS.

       Not later than the date on which the President submits to 
     Congress the budget for fiscal year 2012 pursuant to section 
     1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Director of the 
     Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the fuel infrastructure of the 
     Department of Defense. Such report shall include projections 
     for fuel infrastructure sustainment, restoration, and 
     modernization requirements, and a plan for funding such 
     requirements.

   TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS 
                         CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

     SEC. 1501. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 to provide 
     additional funds for overseas contingency operations being 
     carried out by the Armed Forces.

     SEC. 1502. ARMY PROCUREMENT.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for procurement accounts of the Army in amounts as 
     follows:
       (1) For aircraft procurement, $1,373,803,000.
       (2) For missile procurement, $343,828,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles procurement, 
     $687,500,000.
       (4) For ammunition procurement, $652,491,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $5,865,446,000.

     SEC. 1503. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011 for the 
     Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund in the amount 
     of $3,464,368,000.
       (b) Use and Transfer of Funds.--Subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 
     120 Stat. 2439), as amended by section 1503 of the Duncan 
     Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the 
     funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in subsection (a) and made available to the 
     Department of Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive 
     Device Defeat Fund.
       (c) Monthly Obligations and Expenditure Reports.--Not later 
     than 15 days after the end of each month of fiscal year 2011, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the Joint Improvised Explosive 
     Device Defeat Fund explaining

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     monthly commitments, obligations, and expenditures by line of 
     action.

     SEC. 1504. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for procurement accounts of the Navy and Marine 
     Corps in amounts as follows:
       (1) For aircraft procurement, Navy, $843,358,000.
       (2) For weapons procurement, Navy, $93,425,000.
       (3) For ammunition procurement, Navy and Marine Corps, 
     $565,084,000.
       (4) For other procurement, Navy, $480,735,000.
       (5) For procurement, Marine Corps, $1,854,243,000.

     SEC. 1505. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for procurement accounts of the Air Force in 
     amounts as follows:
       (1) For aircraft procurement, $1,096,520,000.
       (2) For ammunition procurement, $292,959,000.
       (3) For missile procurement, $56,621,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $3,087,481,000.

     SEC. 1506. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for the procurement account for Defense-wide 
     activities in the amount of $1,376,046,000.

     SEC. 1507. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE PROGRAM.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1506 
     for the procurement account for Defense-wide activities, the 
     Secretary of Defense may provide up to $205,000,000 to the 
     government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome 
     defense system to counter short-range rocket threats.

     SEC. 1508. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, wheeled 
     and tracked combat vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles, 
     ammunition, other weapons, and other procurement for the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces in the amount of 
     $700,000,000.

     SEC. 1509. MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLE FUND.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle 
     Fund in the amount of $3,415,000,000.

     SEC. 1510. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $112,734,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $60,401,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $266,241,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $657,240,000.

     SEC. 1511. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 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, $62,202,618,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,946,634,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $4,136,522,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $13,487,283,000
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $9,426,358,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $286,950,000.
       (7) For the Navy Reserve, $93,559,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $29,685,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $129,607,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $544,349,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $350,823,000.
       (12) For the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, 
     $10,964,983,000.
       (13) For the Iraq Security Forces Fund, $2,000,000,000.
       (14) For the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 
     $506,781,000.

     SEC. 1512. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN 
                   AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND.

       Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in 
     section 1511(12) shall be subject to the conditions contained 
     in subsections (b) through (g) of section 1513 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 428).

     SEC. 1513. LIMITATIONS ON IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND.

       (a) Application of Existing Limitations.--Subject to 
     subsection (b), funds made available to the Department of 
     Defense for the Iraq Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 
     2011 shall be subject to the conditions contained in 
     subsections (b) through (g) of section 1512 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
     110-181; 122 Stat. 426).
       (b) Cost-share Requirement.--
       (1) Requirement.--If funds made available to the Department 
     of Defense for the Iraq Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 
     2011 are used for the purchase of any item or service for 
     Iraq Security Forces, the funds may not cover more than 80 
     percent of the cost of the item or service.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to any item 
     that the Secretary of Defense determines--
       (A) is an item of significant military equipment (as such 
     term is defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2794(9))); or
       (B) is included on the United States Munitions List, as 
     designated pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).

     SEC. 1514. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 to the Department of Defense for military personnel 
     accounts in the total amount of $15,275,502,000.

     SEC. 1515. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011 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 
     the amount of $485,384,000.

     SEC. 1516. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program in the 
     amount of $1,398,092,000 for operation and maintenance.

     SEC. 1517. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
                   DEFENSE-WIDE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-
     Drug Activities, Defense-wide in the amount of $457,110,000.

     SEC. 1518. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 for expenses, not 
     otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense in the amount of 
     $10,529,000.

     SEC. 1519. CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF UNITED 
                   STATES FUNDS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES PROJECTS IN 
                   IRAQ.

       Section 1508(a) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     122 Stat. 4651) shall apply to funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this title.

     SEC. 1520. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RAPID FORCE PROTECTION 
                   IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 1511(5) for operation and maintenance 
     for Defense-wide activities, the Secretary of Defense may 
     obligate up to $200,000,000 during fiscal year 2011 to 
     address urgent force protection requirements facing United 
     States military forces in Afghanistan, as identified by the 
     Commander of United States Forces-Afghanistan.
       (b) Use of Rapid Acquisition Authority.--To carry out this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall utilize the rapid 
     acquisition authority available to the Secretary.
       (c) Use of Transfer Authority.--To carry out this section, 
     the Secretary of Defense may utilize the transfer authority 
     provided by section 1522, subject to the limitation in 
     subsection (a)(2) of such section on the total amount of 
     authorizations that may be transferred.

     SEC. 1521. 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. 1522. 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 2011 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.

TITLE XVI--IMPROVED SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE IN THE ARMED 
                                 FORCES

     SEC. 1601. DEFINITION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEXUAL ASSAULT 
                   PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM AND OTHER 
                   DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program 
     Defined.--In this title, the term ``sexual assault prevention 
     and response program'' refers to Department of Defense 
     policies and programs, including policies and programs of a 
     specific military department or Armed Force, that are 
     intended to reduce the number of sexual assaults involving 
     members of the Armed Forces and improve the response of the 
     department to reports of sexual assaults involving members of 
     the Armed Forces, whether members of the Armed Forces are the 
     victim, alleged assailant, or both.
       (b) Other Definitions.--In this title:
       (1) The term ``Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps.
       (2) The term ``department'' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 101(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code.
       (3) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning 
     given that term by the Secretary concerned.

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       (4) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters 
     concerning the Army;
       (B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters 
     concerning the Navy and the Marine Corps; and
       (C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters 
     concerning the Air Force.

 Subtitle A--Immediate Actions to Improve Department of Defense Sexual 
                Assault Prevention and Response Program

     SEC. 1611. SPECIFIC BUDGETING FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM.

       Effective with the Program Objective Memorandum to be 
     issued for fiscal year 2012 and thereafter and containing 
     recommended programming and resource allocations for the 
     Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     specifically address the Department of Defense sexual assault 
     prevention and response program to ensure that a separate 
     line of funding is allocated to the program.

     SEC. 1612. CONSISTENCY IN TERMINOLOGY, POSITION DESCRIPTIONS, 
                   PROGRAM STANDARDS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL 
                   STRUCTURES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     require the use of consistent terminology, position 
     descriptions, minimum program standards, and organizational 
     structures throughout the Armed Forces in implementing the 
     Department of Defense sexual assault prevention and response 
     program.
       (b) Recognizing Operational Differences.--In complying with 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall take into 
     account the responsibilities of the Secretary concerned and 
     operational needs of the Armed Force involved.

     SEC. 1613. GUIDANCE FOR COMMANDERS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of each military department shall 
     issue guidance to all military unit commanders that 
     implementation of the Department of Defense sexual assault 
     prevention and response program requires their leadership and 
     is their responsibility.

     SEC. 1614. COMMANDER CONSULTATION WITH VICTIMS OF SEXUAL 
                   ASSAULT.

       Before making a decision regarding how to proceed under the 
     Uniform Code of Military Justice in the case of an alleged 
     sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920 of 
     title 10, United States Code (article 120), the commanding 
     officer shall offer to meet with the victim of the offense to 
     determine the opinion of the victim regarding case 
     disposition and provide that information to the convening 
     authority.

     SEC. 1615. OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) issue standards to be used to assess and evaluate the 
     effectiveness of the sexual assault prevention and response 
     program of each Armed Force in reducing the number of sexual 
     assaults involving members of the Armed Forces and in 
     improving the response of the department to reports of sexual 
     assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, whether 
     members of the Armed Forces are the victim, alleged 
     assailant, or both; and
       (2) develop measures to ensure that the Armed Forces comply 
     with those standards.

     SEC. 1616. SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTING HOTLINE.

       (a) Availability of Hotline.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a universal hotline to facilitate the 
     reporting of a sexual assault--
       (1) by a member of the Armed Forces, whether serving in the 
     United States or overseas, who is a victim of a sexual 
     assault; or
       (2) by any other person who is a victim of a sexual assault 
     involving a member of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Prompt Response.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator serving in the 
     locality of the victim promptly responds to the reporting of 
     a sexual assault using the hotline. The Secretary of Defense 
     shall define appropriate localities for purposes of this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 1617. REVIEW OF APPLICATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION 
                   AND RESPONSE PROGRAM TO RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the application of the sexual assault prevention and 
     response program for the reserve components.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) The ability of members of the reserve components to 
     access the services available under the sexual assault 
     prevention and response program, including policies and 
     programs of a specific military department or Armed Force.
       (2) The quality of training provided to Sexual Assault 
     Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates in 
     the reserve components.
       (3) The degree to which the services available for regular 
     and reserve members under the sexual assault prevention and 
     response program are integrated.
       (4) Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense 
     considers appropriate on how to improve the services 
     available for reserve members under the sexual assault 
     prevention and response program and their access to the 
     services.

     SEC. 1618. REVIEW OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REVISED UNIFORM CODE OF 
                   MILITARY JUSTICE OFFENSES REGARDING RAPE, 
                   SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.

       (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a review of the effectiveness of section 920 of title 
     10, United States Code (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice), as amended by section 552 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
     109-163; 119 Stat. 3256). The Secretary shall use a panel of 
     military justice experts to conduct the review.
       (b) Submission of Results.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit the results of the review to the 
     congressional defense committees.

     SEC. 1619. TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT 
                   PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM.

       (a) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Training and 
     Education.--
       (1) Development of curricula.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     each military department shall develop curricula to provide 
     sexual assault prevention and response training and education 
     for members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary and civilian employees of the military department 
     to strengthen individual knowledge, skills, and capacity to 
     prevent and respond to sexual assault.
       (2) Scope of training and education.--The sexual assault 
     prevention and response training and education shall 
     encompass initial entry and accession programs, annual 
     refresher training, professional military education, peer 
     education, and specialized leadership training. Training 
     shall be tailored for specific leadership levels and local 
     area requirements.
       (3) Consistent training.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that the sexual assault prevention and response 
     training provided to members of the Armed Forces and 
     Department of Defense civilian employees is consistent 
     throughout the military departments.
       (b) Inclusion in Professional Military Education.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide for the inclusion of a 
     sexual assault prevention and response training module at 
     each level of professional military education. The training 
     shall be tailored to the new responsibilities and leadership 
     requirements of members of the Armed Forces as they are 
     promoted.
       (c) Inclusion in First Responder Training.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct that 
     managers of specialty skills associated with first responders 
     described in paragraph (2) integrate sexual assault response 
     training in initial and recurring training courses.
       (2) Covered first responders.--First responders referred to 
     in paragraph (1) include firefighters, emergency medical 
     technicians, law enforcement officers, military criminal 
     investigators, healthcare personnel, judge advocates, and 
     chaplains.

     SEC. 1620. USE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS.

       Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for the use 
     of forensic medical examiners within the Department of 
     Defense who are specially trained regarding the collection 
     and preservation of evidence in cases involving sexual 
     assault.

     SEC. 1621. SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVISORY BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Board, to be modeled 
     after other Defense advisory boards, such as the Defense 
     Business Board, the Defense Policy Board, or the Defense 
     Science Board.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Sexual Assault Advisory 
     Board is--
       (1) to advise the Secretary of Defense on the overall 
     Department of Defense sexual assault prevention and response 
     program and its comprehensive prevention strategy and on the 
     effectiveness of the sexual assault prevention and response 
     program of each Armed Force; and
       (2) to make recommendations regarding changes and 
     improvements to the sexual assault prevention and response 
     program.
       (c) Relation to Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 
     Office.--The Sexual Assault Advisory Board is not intended to 
     replace the organic capabilities that must reside in the 
     Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, but to ensure 
     that best practices from both the civilian and military 
     community perspective are incorporated into the design, 
     development, and performance of the sexual assault prevention 
     and response program
       (d) Organization and Membership.--The Sexual Assault 
     Advisory Board shall be chaired by the Undersecretary of 
     Defense for Personnel and Readiness. The Sexual Assault 
     Advisory Board shall include experts on criminal law and 
     sexual assault prevention, response, and training who are not 
     members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the 
     Department of Defense and include representatives from other 
     Federal agencies.
       (e) Frequency of Meetings.--The Sexual Assault Advisory 
     Board shall meet not less frequently than biannually.

     SEC. 1622. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVISORY 
                   COUNCIL.

       (a) Reorganization.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     reorganize the Sexual

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     Assault Advisory Council and limit membership on the Sexual 
     Assault Advisory Council to Department of Defense personnel.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Sexual Assault Advisory 
     Council is--
       (1) to oversee the Department's overall sexual assault 
     prevention and response Program and its comprehensive 
     prevention strategy;
       (2) to ensure accountability of the sexual assault 
     prevention and response program of each Armed Force;
       (3) to make recommendations regarding changes and 
     improvements to the sexual assault prevention and response 
     program; and
       (4) to identify cross-cutting issues and solutions in the 
     area of sexual assault.
       (c) Organization and Membership.--The Sexual Assault 
     Advisory Council shall be chaired by the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense or the designee of the Deputy Secretary. Members 
     shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) Principals or deputies from every office within the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense with responsibilities 
     involving the sexual assault prevention and response program.
       (2) The Assistant Secretary of each of the military 
     departments with responsibility for the sexual assault 
     prevention and response program.
       (3) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the Vice Chief of 
     Naval Operations, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 
     and the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
       (4) A general or flag officer from the staff of each 
     officer specified in paragraph (3) who has responsibility for 
     the sexual assault prevention and response program.
       (5) A general officer from the National Guard Bureau.
       (d) Frequency of Meetings.--The Sexual Assault Advisory 
     Council shall meet not less frequently than once each 
     calendar-year quarter.
       (e) Service-level Sexual Assault Advisory Councils.--The 
     Secretary of a military department shall establish a sexual 
     assault advisory council, comparable to the Sexual Assault 
     Advisory Council required by subsection (a), for each Armed 
     Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.

     SEC. 1623. SERVICE-LEVEL SEXUAL ASSAULT REVIEW BOARDS.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military 
     department shall establish for each military installation or 
     operational command under the jurisdiction of the Secretary a 
     multi-disciplinary group to serve as a sexual assault review 
     board.
       (b) Membership.--The chair of a sexual assault review board 
     shall be the senior commander, senior deputy commander, or 
     chief of staff. Other members should include the Sexual 
     Assault Response Coordinator, command legal representative or 
     staff judge advocate, command chaplain, and representation of 
     senior commanders or supervisors from the Military Criminal 
     Investigative Organizations, military law enforcement, 
     medical, alcohol and substance abuse office, and the safety 
     office.
       (c) Responsibilities.--A sexual assault review board shall 
     be responsible for, at a minimum, addressing safety issues, 
     developing prevention strategies, analyzing response 
     processes, community impact and overall trends, and 
     identifying training issues. These functions should be 
     flexible to accommodate the resources available at different 
     installations and operational commands.
       (d) Frequency of Meetings.--A sexual assault review board 
     shall meet not less frequently than once each calendar-year 
     quarter.

     SEC. 1624. RENEWED EMPHASIS ON ACQUISITION OF CENTRALIZED 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEXUAL ASSAULT DATABASE.

       (a) New Deadline for Acquisition.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (c) of section 563 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4470), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     complete implementation of the centralized sexual assault 
     database required by subsection (a) of such section not later 
     than September 30, 2011.
       (b) Acquisition Process.--To meet the deadline imposed by 
     subsection (a), acquisition best practices associated with 
     successfully acquiring and deploying information technology 
     systems related to the database, such as economically 
     justifying the proposed system solution and effectively 
     developing and managing requirements, shall be completed as 
     soon as possible.

  Subtitle B--Sexual Assault Prevention Strategy and Annual Reporting 
                              Requirement

     SEC. 1631. COMPREHENSIVE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEXUAL ASSAULT 
                   PREVENTION STRATEGY.

       (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     comprehensive strategy to reduce the number of sexual 
     assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, whether 
     members of the Armed Forces are the victim, alleged 
     assailant, or both. All activities and programs of a specific 
     military department or Armed Force related to preventing 
     sexual assault must align with and support the overall 
     comprehensive strategy.
       (b) Coordination With Other Requirements.--In developing 
     the comprehensive strategy under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall incorporate and build upon--
       (1) the new requirements imposed by this subtitle;
       (2) the policies and procedure developed under section 577 
     of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note); and
       (3) the prevention and response plan developed under 
     section 567(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2313).
       (c) Implementation of Strategy.--Not later than six months 
     after the submission of the comprehensive strategy prepared 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall complete 
     implementation of the comprehensive strategy throughout the 
     Department of Defense.
       (d) Sexual Assault Prevention Evaluation Plan.--
       (1) Plan required.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement an evaluation plan for assessing the 
     effectiveness of the comprehensive strategy prepared under 
     subsection (a) its intended outcomes at the Department of 
     Defense and individual Armed Force levels.
       (2) Commander role.--As a component of the evaluation plan, 
     the commander of each military installation and the commander 
     of each unified or specified combatant command shall assess 
     the adequacy of measures undertaken at facilities under the 
     authority of the commander to ensure the safest and most 
     secure living and working environments with regard to 
     preventing sexual assault.
       (3) Submission of results.--The results of assessments 
     conducted under the evaluation plan shall be included in the 
     annual report required by section 1632, beginning with the 
     report required to be submitted in calendar year 2012.

     SEC. 1632. ANNUAL REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULTS INVOLVING MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES AND SEXUAL ASSAULT 
                   PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM.

       (a) Annual Report on Sexual Assaults.--Not later than 
     January 15 of each year, the Secretary of each military 
     department shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report 
     on the sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces 
     under the jurisdiction of that Secretary during the preceding 
     year. In the case of the Secretary of the Navy, separate 
     reports shall be prepared for the Navy and for the Marine 
     Corps.
       (b) Contents.--The report of a Secretary of a military 
     department on an Armed Force under subsection (a) shall 
     contain the following:
       (1) The number of sexual assaults committed against members 
     of the Armed Force that were reported to military officials 
     during the year covered by the report, and the number of the 
     cases so reported that were founded.
       (2) The number of sexual assaults committed by members of 
     the Armed Force that were reported to military officials 
     during the year covered by the report, and the number of the 
     cases so reported that were founded. The information required 
     by this paragraph shall not be combined with the information 
     required by paragraph (1).
       (3) A synopsis of each such founded case, organized by 
     offense, and, for each such case, the disciplinary action 
     taken in the case, including the type of disciplinary or 
     administrative sanction imposed, if any.
       (4) The policies, procedures, and processes implemented by 
     the Secretary concerned during the year covered by the report 
     in response to incidents of sexual assault involving members 
     of the Armed Force concerned.
       (5) The number of founded sexual assault cases in which the 
     victim is a deployed member of the Armed Forces and the 
     assailant is a foreign national, and the policies, 
     procedures, and processes implemented by the Secretary 
     concerned to monitor the investigative process and 
     disposition of such cases and to eliminate any gaps in 
     investigating and adjudicating such cases.
       (6) A description of the implementation during the year 
     covered by the report of the tracking system implemented 
     pursuant to section 596(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 
     10 U.S.C. 113 note), including information collected on cases 
     during that year in which care to a victim of rape or sexual 
     assault was hindered by the lack of availability of a rape 
     kit or other needed supplies or by the lack of timely access 
     to appropriate laboratory testing resources.
       (7) A description of the implementation during the year 
     covered by the report of the accessibility plan implemented 
     pursuant to section 596(b) of such Act, including a 
     description of the steps taken during that year to provide 
     that trained personnel, appropriate supplies, and 
     transportation resources are accessible to deployed units in 
     order to provide an appropriate and timely response in any 
     case of reported sexual assault in a deployed unit.
       (8) A description of the required supply inventory, 
     location, accessibility, and availability of supplies, 
     trained personnel, and transportation resources needed, and 
     in fact in place, in order to be able to provide an 
     appropriate and timely response in any case of reported 
     sexual assault in a deployed unit.
       (9) A plan for the actions that are to be taken in the year 
     following the year covered by such report on reducing the 
     number of sexual assaults involving members of the Armed 
     Forces concerned and improving the response to sexual 
     assaults involving members of the Armed Forces concerned.
       (10) The results of the most recent biennial gender-
     relations survey of an adequate sample of members to evaluate 
     and improve the sexual assault prevention and response 
     program.
       (c) Verification.--The Office of the Judge Advocate General 
     of an Armed Force (or, in the case of the Marine Corps, the 
     Office of the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the 
     Marine Corps) shall verify the accuracy of the information 
     required by paragraphs (1), (2), (3),

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     and (5) of subsection (b), including courts-martial data.
       (d) Consistent Definition of Founded.--Not later than one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a consistent definition 
     of ``founded'' for purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
     (5) of subsection (b) and require that military criminal 
     investigative organizations only provide synopses for those 
     cases for the preparation of reports under this section.
       (e) Assessment Component.--Each report under subsection (a) 
     shall include an assessment by the Secretary concerned of the 
     implementation during the preceding fiscal year of the sexual 
     assault prevention and response program in order to determine 
     the effectiveness of the program during such fiscal year in 
     providing an appropriate response to sexual assaults 
     involving members of the Armed Forces.
       (f) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives each report prepared under 
     subsection (a), together with the comments of the Secretary 
     of Defense on the report. The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit each such report not later than March 15 of the year 
     following the year covered by the report.
       (g) Repeal of Superseded Reporting Requirement.--Section 
     577 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note) is amended by striking subsection (f).

                   Subtitle C--Amendments to Title 10

     SEC. 1641. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE OFFICE.

       (a) Appointment of Director; Duties.--Chapter 4 of title 
     10, United States Code, as amended by section 902, is amended 
     by inserting after section 139 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 139a. Director of Sexual Assault Prevention and 
       Response Office

       ``(a) Appointment.--There is a Director of the Sexual 
     Assault Prevention and Response Office who shall be a general 
     or flag officer or an employee of the Department of Defense 
     in a comparable Senior Executive Service position.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Director of the Sexual Assault 
     Prevention and Response Office serves as the single point of 
     authority, accountability, and oversight for the Department 
     of Defense sexual assault prevention and response program and 
     provides oversight to ensure that the military departments 
     comply with the program.
       ``(c) Role of Inspectors General.--The Inspector General of 
     the Department of Defense, the Inspector General of the Army, 
     the Naval Inspector General, and the Inspector General of the 
     Air Force shall include sexual assault prevention and 
     response programs within the scope of their assessments. The 
     Inspector General teams shall include at least one member 
     with expertise and knowledge of sexual assault prevention and 
     response policies related to a specific armed force.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `armed forces' means the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps.
       ``(2) The term `sexual assault prevention and response 
     program' refers to Department of Defense policies and 
     programs, including policies and programs of a specific 
     military department or the that are intended to reduce the 
     number of sexual assaults involving members of the armed 
     forces and improve the response of the department to reports 
     of sexual assaults involving members of the armed forces, 
     whether members of the armed forces are the victim, alleged 
     assailant, or both.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 139 the following new item:

``139a. Director of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.''.

     SEC. 1642. SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATORS AND SEXUAL 
                   ASSAULT VICTIM ADVOCATES.

       (a) Assignment and Training.--Chapter 80 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1568. Sexual assault prevention and response: Sexual 
       Assault Response Coordinators and Victim Advocates

       ``(a) Assignment of Coordinators.--(1) At least one full-
     time Sexual Assault Response Coordinator shall be assigned to 
     each brigade or equivalent or higher unit level of the armed 
     forces. The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may assign additional Sexual Assault Response Coordinators as 
     necessary based on the demographics or needs of the unit. The 
     additional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator may serve on a 
     full-time or part-time basis at the discretion of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Effective October 1, 2013, only members of the armed 
     forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense 
     may be assigned to duty as a Sexual Assault Response 
     Coordinator. After that date, contractor employees may serve 
     as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator only on a temporary 
     basis, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Assignment of Victim Advocates.--(1) At least one 
     full-time Sexual Assault Victim Advocate shall be assigned to 
     each brigade or equivalent or higher unit level of the armed 
     forces. The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may assign additional Victim Advocates as necessary based on 
     the demographics or needs of the unit. The additional Victim 
     Advocates may serve on a full-time or part-time basis at the 
     discretion of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Only members of the armed forces and civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense may be assigned to 
     duty as a Victim Advocate. Contractor employees may serve as 
     a Victim Advocate only on a temporary basis, as determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(c) Deployable Coordinators and Victim Advocates.--(1) 
     The Secretary of a military department shall assign members 
     of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
     to serve as a deployable Sexual Assault Response Coordinator 
     or Sexual Assault Victim Advocate when a Sexual Assault 
     Response Coordinator assigned to a unit under subsection (a) 
     or a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate assigned to a unit under 
     subsection (b) is not deployed with the unit.
       ``(2) A deployable Sexual Assault Response Coordinator or 
     deployable Sexual Assault Victim Advocate may serve on a 
     full-time or part-time basis at the discretion of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(d) Training and Certification.--(1) As part of the 
     sexual assault prevention and response program, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall establish a professional and uniform 
     training and certification program for Sexual Assault 
     Response Coordinators assigned under subsection (a) and 
     Sexual Assault Victim Advocates assigned under subsection 
     (b). The program shall be structured and administered in a 
     manner similar to the professional training available for 
     Equal Opportunity Advisors through the Defense Equal 
     Opportunity Management Institute.
       ``(2) Effective beginning one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, before a member or civilian 
     employee may be assigned to duty as a Sexual Assault Response 
     Coordinator under subsection (a), the member or employee must 
     have completed the training program required by paragraph (1) 
     and obtained the certification.
       ``(3) A member or civilian employee assigned to duty as a 
     Victim Advocate under subsection (b) may obtain certification 
     under the training program required by paragraph (1). At a 
     minimum, the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator to whom a 
     Victim Advocate reports shall train the Victim Advocate using 
     the same training materials used to train the Sexual Assault 
     Response Coordinator under the program.
       ``(4) Deployable Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and 
     deployable Sexual Assault Victim Advocates shall receive 
     training from a designated Sexual Assault Response 
     Coordinator or Sexual Assault Victim Advocate on their 
     specific roles and responsibilities before assuming such 
     responsibilities.
       ``(e) Access to Commanders and Units.--(1) The Secretaries 
     of the military departments shall ensure that a Sexual 
     Assault Response Coordinator, including a deployable Sexual 
     Assault Response Coordinator assigned under subsection (c), 
     has direct access to senior commanders and any other 
     commander within the unit or geographical area of 
     responsibility of the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator.
       ``(2) A Sexual Assault Response Coordinator may work with 
     supporting medical staff, mental health staff, and chaplains 
     to offer unit counseling options for commanders of units in 
     which a sexual assault involving a member of the armed forces 
     occurs.
       ``(f) Sexual Assault Response Teams Responsible for 
     Overseeing Unrestricted Reported Cases.--
       ``(1) Response team protocol.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a protocol 
     for the establishment and use of sexual assault response 
     teams throughout the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) Emergency response.--A sexual assault response team 
     shall be led by a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and 
     convene as soon as practicable after a reported sexual 
     assault involving a member of the armed forces.
       ``(3) Other elements.--At a minimum, the protocol for 
     sexual assault response teams shall also provide for--
       ``(A) in addition to meetings required by paragraph (2), 
     monthly meetings to review individual cases, facilitate 
     timely victim updates, and ensure system coordination, 
     accountability (to include tracking case adjudication), and 
     victim access to quality services; and
       ``(B) depending on the resources available at different 
     locations, membership drawn from the relevant military 
     criminal investigator, medical personnel, chaplain, trial 
     counsel, and Sexual Assault Victim Advocate.
       ``(4) Command involvement.--Within the first three months 
     of assuming a command, the commander shall attend a meeting 
     of their command's sexual assault response team occurring 
     after the commander's assumption of command. The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide for the inclusion of a sexual assault 
     prevention and response training module as part of commanders 
     pre-command courses.
       ``(g) Prohibition on Use of Inspector General Personnel.--
     Personnel of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense, the Inspector General of the Army, the Naval 
     Inspector General, and the Inspector General of the Air Force 
     may not perform Sexual Assault Response Coordinator duties.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `armed forces' means the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps.
       ``(2) The term `sexual assault prevention and response 
     program' refers to Department of Defense policies and 
     programs, including policies and programs of a specific 
     military department or the that are intended to reduce the 
     number of sexual assaults involving members of the armed 
     forces and improve the response of the department to reports 
     of sexual assaults involving members of the armed forces, 
     whether members

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     of the armed forces are the victim, alleged assailant, or 
     both.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``1568. Sexual assault prevention and response: Sexual Assault Response 
              Coordinators and Victim Advocates.''.

     SEC. 1643. SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS ACCESS TO LEGAL COUNSEL AND 
                   VICTIM ADVOCATE SERVICES.

       (a) Access.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 1044d the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1044e. Access to legal assistance and Victim Advocate 
       services for victims of sexual assault

       ``(a) Availability of Legal Assistance and Victim Advocate 
     Services.--
       ``(1) Members.--A member of the armed forces or a dependent 
     of a member of the armed forces who is the victim of a sexual 
     assault is entitled to--
       ``(A) legal assistance provided by a military legal 
     assistance counsel certified as competent to provide such 
     duties pursuant to section 827(b) of this title (article 
     27(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and
       ``(B) assistance provided by a qualified Sexual Assault 
     Victim Advocate.
       ``(2) Dependents.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
     of a military department shall make the assistance described 
     in paragraph (1) available to dependent of a member of the 
     armed forces who is the victim of a sexual assault and 
     resides on or in the vicinity of a military installation. The 
     Secretary concerned shall define the term `vicinity' for 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(3) Notice of availability of assistance; opt out.--The 
     member or dependent shall be informed of the availability of 
     assistance under this subsection as soon as the member or 
     dependent seeks assistance from a Sexual Assault Response 
     Coordinator or any other responsible member of the armed 
     forces or Department of Defense civilian employee. The victim 
     shall also be informed that the legal assistance and services 
     of a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and Sexual Assault 
     Victim Advocate are optional and these services may be 
     declined, in whole or in part, at any time.
       ``(4) Nature of reporting immaterial.--In the case of a 
     member of the armed forces, access to legal assistance and 
     Victim Advocate services is available regardless of whether 
     the member elects unrestricted or restricted (confidential) 
     reporting of the sexual assault.
       ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to establish an attorney-client 
     relationship.
       ``(b) Restricted Reporting Option.--
       ``(1) Availability of restricted reporting.--A member of 
     the armed forces who is the victim of a sexual assault may 
     confidentially disclose the details of the assault to an 
     individual specified in paragraph (2) and receive medical 
     treatment, legal assistance, or counseling, without 
     triggering an official investigation of the allegations.
       ``(2) Persons covered by restricted reporting.--Individuals 
     covered by paragraph (1) are the following:
       ``(A) Military legal assistance counsel.
       ``(B) Sexual Assault Response Coordinator.
       ``(C) Sexual Assault Victim Advocate.
       ``(D) Healthcare personnel.
       ``(E) Chaplain.
       ``(3) Importance of contacting sexual assault response 
     coordinator.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all 
     sexual assault prevention and response training emphasizes 
     the importance of immediately contacting a Sexual Assault 
     Response Coordinator after a sexual assault to ensure that 
     the victim preserves the restricted reporting option and 
     receives guidance on available services and victim care. A 
     member's responsibility to report a sexual assault is 
     satisfied by informing the Sexual Assault Response 
     Coordinator, in addition to or in lieu of informing the 
     member's commander or military law enforcement.
       ``(c) Clarification of Victim Option to Participate in 
     Investigation.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement a 
     Sexual Assault Response Coordinator-led process by which a 
     member or dependent referred to in subsection (a) may decline 
     to participate in the investigation of the sexual assault. 
     The member or dependent, after consultation with a Sexual 
     Assault Victim Advocate or Sexual Assault Response 
     Coordinator, or both, may complete a form indicating a 
     preference not to participate further in the investigative 
     process.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `sexual assault' includes any of the 
     offenses covered by section 920 of this title (article 120).
       ``(2) The term `military legal assistance counsel' means--
       ``(A) a judge advocate (as defined in section 801(13) of 
     this title (article 1(13) of the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice)); or
       ``(B) a civilian attorney serving as a legal assistance 
     officer under the provisions of section 1044 of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1044d the following new item:

``1044e. Access to legal assistance and Victim Advocate services for 
              victims of sexual assault.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment Regarding Provision of Legal 
     Counsel.--Section 1044(d)(3)(B) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``sections 1044a, 1044b, 1044c, and 1044d'' and 
     inserting ``sections 1044a through 1044e''.

     SEC. 1644. NOTIFICATION OF COMMAND OF OUTCOME OF COURT-
                   MARTIAL INVOLVING CHARGES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

       Section 853 of title 10, United States Code (article 53 of 
     the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Announcement to Parties.--'' before 
     ``A court-martial''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Dissemination of Results to Command in Certain 
     Cases.--In the case of an alleged sexual assault or other 
     offense covered by section 920 of this title (article 120), 
     the trial counsel shall notify the servicing staff judge 
     advocate at the military installation, who shall notify the 
     convening authority and commanders, as appropriate. In 
     consultation with the servicing staff judge advocate, the 
     commanding officer shall notify members of the command of the 
     outcome of the case.''.

     SEC. 1645. COPY OF RECORD OF COURT-MARTIAL TO VICTIM OF 
                   SEXUAL ASSAULT INVOLVING A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       Section 854 of title 10, United States Code (article 54 of 
     the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) In the case of a general or special court-martial 
     involving a sexual assault or other offense covered by 
     section 920 of this title (article 120), a copy of the 
     prepared record of the proceedings of the court-martial shall 
     be given to the victim of the offence if the victim testified 
     during the proceedings. The record of the proceedings shall 
     be provided without charge and as soon as the record is 
     authenticated. The victim shall be notified of the 
     opportunity to receive the record of the proceedings.''.

     SEC. 1646. MEDICAL CARE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

       (a) Medical Care and Records.--Chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1074l the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1074m. Medical care for members who are victims of 
       sexual assault

       ``(a) Medical Care.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish protocols for providing medical care to a member of 
     the armed forces who is a victim of a sexual assault, 
     including protocols with respect to the appropriate 
     screening, prevention, and mitigation of diseases.
       ``(2) In establishing the protocols under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall take into consideration the sex of the 
     member of the armed forces.
       ``(b) Medical Records.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
       ``(1) an accurate and complete medical record is made for 
     each member of the armed forces who is a victim of a sexual 
     assault with respect to the physical and mental condition of 
     the member resulting from the assault; and
       ``(2) such record complies with the requirement for 
     confidentiality in making a restricted report under section 
     1044e(b) of this title.
       ``(c) Restricted Reporting.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as affecting the right of a member of the armed 
     forces to make a restricted report under section 1044e(b) of 
     this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1074l the following new item:

``1074m. Medical care for members who are victims of sexual assault.''.

     SEC. 1647. PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN 
                   COMMUNICATIONS WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM 
                   ADVOCATES.

       (a) Privilege Established.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code 
     is amended by inserting after section 1034a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1034b. Privilege against disclosure of certain 
       communications with Sexual Assault Victim Advocates

       ``A confidential communication between the victim of a 
     sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920 of 
     this title (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice) and a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate assigned under 
     section 1568 of this title, including a deployable Sexual 
     Assault Victim Advocate, shall be treated in the same manner 
     as a confidential communication between a patient and a 
     psychiatrist for purposes of any privilege which may attach 
     to such a communication.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1034a the following new item:

``1034b. Privilege against disclosure of certain communications with 
              Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.''.
       (b) Applicability.--Section 1034b of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), applies to 
     communications described in such section whether made before, 
     on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 1661. RECRUITER SELECTION AND OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Screening, Training, and Oversight of Recruiters.--The 
     Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure 
     effective recruiter selection and oversight with regard to 
     sexual assault prevention and response by ensuring that--
       (1) recruiters are screened and trained under the sexual 
     assault prevention and response program;

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       (2) sexual assault prevention and response program 
     information is disseminated to recruiters and potential 
     recruits for the Armed Forces; and
       (3) oversight is in place to preclude the potential for 
     sexual misconduct by recruiters.
       (b) Improved Awareness of Recruits.--Commanders of 
     recruiting organizations and Military Entrance Processing 
     Stations shall ensure that sexual assault prevention and 
     response awareness campaign materials are available and 
     posted in locations visible to potential and actual recruits 
     for the Armed Forces.

     SEC. 1662. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES UNDER SEXUAL ASSAULT 
                   PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR DEPENDENTS 
                   OF MEMBERS, MILITARY RETIREES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, AND DEFENSE 
                   CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Notification of Extent of Current Services.--Not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall revise materials made available 
     under the sexual assault prevention and response program to 
     include information on the extent to which dependents of 
     members of the Armed Forces, retired members, Department of 
     Defense civilian employees, and employees of defense 
     contractors are eligible for sexual assault prevention and 
     response services under the sexual assault prevention and 
     response program.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the feasibility of extending all sexual assault prevention 
     and response services available for a member of the Armed 
     Forces who is the victim of a sexual assault to persons 
     referred to in subsection (a).

     SEC. 1663. APPLICATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND 
                   RESPONSE PROGRAM IN TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS.

       The Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure 
     that a member of the Armed Forces who is a victim of a sexual 
     assault in a training environment is provided, to the maximum 
     extent possible, with confidential access to victim support 
     services and afforded time for recovery. The member should 
     not be required to repeat training unless the time needed for 
     support services and recovery significantly interferes with 
     the progress of the member's training.

     SEC. 1664. APPLICATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND 
                   RESPONSE PROGRAM IN REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS AND 
                   JOINT BASING SITUATIONS.

       (a) Remote and Deployed Environments.--The Secretary of 
     Defense and the combatant commanders shall ensure that the 
     sexual assault prevention and response program continues to 
     operate even in remote environments in which members of the 
     Armed Forces are deployed, including coalition operations.
       (b) Joint Basing.--The Secretary of Defense shall monitor 
     the implementation of the sexual assault prevention and 
     response program and military justice and jurisdiction issues 
     at joint basing locations. Elements of the Armed Forces 
     sharing a joint base location shall closely collaborate on 
     sexual assault prevention and response issues to ensure 
     consistency in approach and messages at the joint base 
     location.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011''.

     SEC. 2002. 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 XXVII and title XXIX for military 
     construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
     projects and facilities, and contributions to the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and 
     authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on 
     the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2013; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 2014.
       (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, 2013; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 2014 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Security Investment Program.

     SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXIX 
     shall take effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 2010; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2004. GENERAL REDUCTION ACROSS DIVISION.

       (a) Reduction.--Of the amounts provided in the 
     authorizations of appropriations in this division, the 
     overall authorization of appropriations in this division is 
     reduced by $441,096,000.
       (b) Report on Application.--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 how the reduction required by subsection 
     (a) is applied.

                 TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--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 subject to the purpose, total amount authorized, 
     and authorization of appropriations specified for each 
     project, set forth in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Army: Military Construction Inside the United States (Amounts Are
                   Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AK         Fort            Urban Assault           3,350           3,350
            Wainwright...   Course.........
AK         Fort            Multipurpose           12,200          12,200
            Richardson...   Machine Gun
                            Range..........
AK         Fort Greely...  Fire Station....       26,000          26,000
AK         Fort            Aviation Task          27,000          27,000
            Wainwright...   Force Complex,
                            Ph 2B (Company
                            Ops Facility)..
AK         Fort            Simulations            34,000          34,000
            Richardson...   Center.........
AK         Fort            Brigade Complex,       67,038          67,038
            Richardson...   Ph 1...........
AK         Fort            Aviation Task         142,650         142,650
            Wainwright...   Force Complex,
                            Ph 2A (Hangar).
AL         Fort Rucker...  Training Aids           4,650           4,650
                            Center.........
AL         Fort Rucker...  Aviation               29,000          29,000
                            Component
                            Maintenance
                            Shop...........
AL         Fort Rucker...  Aviation               36,000          36,000
                            Maintenance
                            Facility.......
CA         Presidio        Satellite              38,000          38,000
            Monterey.....   Communications
                            Facility.......
CA         Presidio        General                39,000          39,000
            Monterey.....   Instruction
                            Building.......
CA         Presidio        Advanced               63,000          63,000
            Monterey.....   Individual
                            Training
                            Barracks.......
CO         Fort Carson...  Automated Sniper        3,650           3,650
                            Field Fire
                            Range..........
CO         Fort Carson...  Battalion               6,700           6,700
                            Headquarters...
CO         Fort Carson...  Simulations            40,000          40,000
                            Center.........
CO         Fort Carson...  Brigade Complex.       56,000          56,000
FL         Eglin AB......  Chapel..........        6,900           6,900
FL         US Army         Commissary......       19,000          19,000
            Garrison
            Miami........
FL         Miami-Dade      Command &              41,000          41,000
            County.......   Control
                            Facility.......
GA         Fort Stewart..  Modified Record         3,750           3,750
                            Fire Range.....
GA         Fort Gordon...  Training Aids           4,150           4,150
                            Center.........
GA         Fort Stewart..  Automated               6,200           6,200
                            Infantry
                            Platoon Battle
                            Course.........
GA         Fort Stewart..  Training Aids           7,000           7,000
                            Center.........
GA         Fort Stewart..  General                 8,200           8,200
                            Instruction
                            Building.......
GA         Fort Stewart..  Automated               9,100           9,100
                            Multipurpose
                            Machine Gun
                            Range..........
GA         Fort Benning..  Land Acquisition       12,200          12,200
GA         Fort Benning..  Training               14,600          14,600
                            Battalion
                            Complex, Ph 2..
GA         Fort Benning..  Training               14,600          14,600
                            Battalion
                            Complex, Ph 2..

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GA         Fort Stewart..  Battalion              18,000          18,000
                            Complex........
GA         Fort Stewart..  Simulations            26,000          26,000
                            Center.........
GA         Fort Benning..  Museum                 32,000          32,000
                            Operations
                            Support
                            Building.......
GA         Fort Stewart..  Aviation Unit          47,000          47,000
                            Operations
                            Complex........
GA         Fort Benning..  Trainee                51,000          51,000
                            Barracks, Ph 2.
GA         Fort Benning..  Vehicle                53,000          53,000
                            Maintenance
                            Shop...........
HI         Fort Shafter..  Flood Mitigation       23,000          23,000
HI         Schofield       Training Aids          24,000          24,000
            Barracks.....   Center.........
HI         Tripler Army    Barracks........       28,000          28,000
            Medical
            Center.......
HI         Fort Shafter..  Command &              58,000          58,000
                            Control
                            Facility, Ph 1.
HI         Schofield       Barracks........       90,000          90,000
            Barracks.....
HI         Schofield       Barracks........       98,000          98,000
            Barracks.....
KS         Fort Riley....  Automated               4,100           4,100
                            Infantry Squad
                            Battle Course..
KS         Fort            Vehicle                 7,100           7,100
            Leavenworth..   Maintenance
                            Shop...........
KS         Fort Riley....  Known Distance          7,200           7,200
                            Range..........
KS         Fort Riley....  Automated              14,800          14,800
                            Qualification/
                            Training Range.
KS         Fort Riley....  Battalion              31,000          31,000
                            Complex, Ph 1..
KY         Fort Campbell.  Automated Sniper        1,500           1,500
                            Field Fire
                            Range..........
KY         Fort Campbell.  Urban Assault           3,300           3,300
                            Course.........
KY         Fort Campbell.  Rappelling              5,600           5,600
                            Training Area..
KY         Fort Knox.....  Access Corridor         6,000           6,000
                            Improvements...
KY         Fort Knox.....  Military               12,800          12,800
                            Operation Urban
                            Terrain
                            Collective
                            Training
                            Facility.......
KY         Fort Campbell.  Vehicle                15,500          15,500
                            Maintenance
                            Shop...........
KY         Fort Campbell.  Company                25,000          25,000
                            Operations
                            Facilities.....
KY         Fort Campbell.  Unit Operations        26,000          26,000
                            Facilities.....
KY         Fort Campbell.  Brigade Complex.       67,000          67,000
LA         Fort Polk.....  Heavy Sniper            4,250           4,250
                            Range..........
LA         Fort Polk.....  Land Acquisition        6,000           6,000
LA         Fort Polk.....  Land Acquisition       24,000          24,000
LA         Fort Polk.....  Barracks........       29,000          29,000
MD         Fort Meade....  Indoor Firing           7,600           7,600
                            Range..........
MD         Aberdeen        Auto Tech              14,600          14,600
            Proving         Evaluate
            Ground.......   Facility, Ph 2.
MD         Fort Meade....  Wideband SATCOM        25,000          25,000
                            Operations
                            Center.........
MO         Fort Leonard    General                 7,000           7,000
            Wood.........   Instruction
                            Building.......
MO         Fort Leonard    Brigade                12,200          12,200
            Wood.........   Headquarters...
MO         Fort Leonard    Information            15,500          15,500
            Wood.........   Systems
                            Facility.......
MO         Fort Leonard    Training               19,000          19,000
            Wood.........   Barracks.......
MO         Fort Leonard    Barracks........       29,000          29,000
            Wood.........
MO         Fort Leonard    Transient              29,000          29,000
            Wood.........   Advanced
                            Trainee
                            Barracks, Ph 2.
NC         Fort Bragg....  Vehicle                 7,500           7,500
                            Maintenance
                            Shop...........
NC         Fort Bragg....  Dining Facility.       11,200          11,200
NC         Fort Bragg....  Company                12,600          12,600
                            Operations
                            Facilities.....
NC         Fort Bragg....  Staging Area           14,600          14,600
                            Complex........
NC         Fort Bragg....  Murchison Road         17,000          17,000
                            Right of Way
                            Acquisition....
NC         Fort Bragg....  Student Barracks       18,000          18,000
NC         Fort Bragg....  Brigade Complex.       25,000          25,000
NC         Fort Bragg....  Vehicle                28,000          28,000
                            Maintenance
                            Shop...........
NC         Fort Bragg....  Battalion              33,000          33,000
                            Complex........
NC         Fort Bragg....  Brigade Complex.       41,000          41,000
NC         Fort Bragg....  Brigade Complex.       50,000          50,000
NC         Fort Bragg....  Command and            53,000          53,000
                            Control
                            Facility.......
NM         White Sands...  Barracks........       29,000          29,000
NY         U.S. Military   Urban Assault           1,700           1,700
            Academy......   Course.........
NY         Fort Drum.....  Alert Holding           6,700           6,700
                            Area Facility..
NY         Fort Drum.....  Infantry Squad          8,200           8,200
                            Battle Course..
NY         Fort Drum.....  Aircraft Fuel          14,600          14,600
                            Storage Complex
NY         Fort Drum.....  Aircraft               16,500          16,500
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar.........
NY         Fort Drum.....  Training Aids          18,500          18,500
                            Center.........
NY         Fort Drum.....  Brigade Complex,       55,000          55,000
                            Ph 1...........
NY         Fort Drum.....  Transient              55,000      55,0006333
                            Training
                            Barracks.......
NY         Fort Drum.....  Battalion              61,000          61,000
                            Complex........
NY         U.S. Military   Science               130,624         130,624
            Academy......   Facility, Ph 2.
OK         McAlester.....  Igloo Storage,          3,000           3,000
                            Depot Level....
OK         Fort Sill.....  Museum                 12,800          12,800
                            Operations
                            Support
                            Building.......
OK         Fort Sill.....  General Purpose        13,800          13,800
                            Storage
                            Building.......
SC         Fort Jackson..  Training Aids          17,000          17,000
                            Center.........
SC         Fort Jackson..  Trainee Barracks       28,000          28,000
SC         Fort Jackson..  Trainee Barracks       46,000          46,000
                            Complex, Ph 1..
TX         Fort Bliss....  Light Demolition        2,100           2,100
                            Range..........
TX         Fort Hood.....  Live Fire               2,100           2,100
                            Exercise
                            Shoothouse.....
TX         Fort Hood.....  Urban Assault           2,450           2,450
                            Course.........
TX         Fort Bliss....  Urban Assault           2,800           2,800
                            Course.........
TX         Fort Bliss....  Squad Defense           3,000           3,000
                            Range..........
TX         Fort Bliss....  Live Fire               3,150           3,150
                            Exercise
                            Shoothouse.....
TX         Fort Hood.....  Convoy Live Fire        3,200           3,200
TX         Fort Bliss....  Heavy Sniper            3,500           3,500
                            Range..........
TX         Fort Hood.....  Company                 4,300           4,300
                            Operations
                            Facilities.....
TX         Fort Sam        Training Aids           6,200           6,200
            Houston......   Center.........

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TX         Fort Bliss....  Automated               6,700           6,700
                            Multipurpose
                            Machine Gun
                            Range..........
TX         Fort Bliss....  Vehicle Bridge          8,700           8,700
                            Overpass.......
TX         Corpus Christi  Rotor Blade            13,400          13,400
            NAS..........   Processing
                            Facility, Ph 2.
TX         Fort Bliss....  Indoor Swimming        15,500          15,500
                            Pool...........
TX         Fort Bliss....  Scout/                 15,500          15,500
                            Reconnaissance
                            Crew Engagement
                            Gunnery Complex
TX         Fort Sam        Simulations            16,000          16,000
            Houston......   Center.........
TX         Fort Bliss....  Theater High           17,500          17,500
                            Altitude Area
                            Defense Battery
                            Complex........
TX         Fort Bliss....  Company                18,500          18,500
                            Operations
                            Facilities.....
TX         Fort Bliss....  Digital                22,000          22,000
                            Multipurpose
                            Training Range.
TX         Fort Bliss....  Transient              31,000          31,000
                            Training
                            Complex........
TX         Fort Hood.....  Brigade Complex.       38,000          38,000
TX         Fort Hood.....  Battalion              40,000          40,000
                            Complex........
TX         Fort Hood.....  Unmanned Aerial        55,000          55,000
                            System Hangar..
VA         Fort A.P. Hill  Known Distance          3,800           3,800
                            Range..........
VA         Fort A.P. Hill  Light Demolition        4,100           4,100
                            Range..........
VA         Fort Lee......  Company                 4,900           4,900
                            Operations
                            Facility.......
VA         Fort Lee......  Training Aids           5,800           5,800
                            Center.........
VA         Fort A.P. Hill  Indoor Firing           6,200           6,200
                            Range..........
VA         Fort Lee......  Automated               7,700           7,700
                            Qualification
                            Training Range.
VA         Fort A.P. Hill  1200 Meter Range       14,500          14,500
VA         Fort Eustis...  Warrior in             18,000          18,000
                            Transition
                            Complex........
VA         Fort Lee......  Museum                 30,000          30,000
                            Operations
                            Support
                            Building.......
VA         Fort A.P. Hill  Military               65,000          65,000
                            Operation Urban
                            Terrain
                            Collective
                            Training
                            Facility.......
WA         Yakima........  Sniper Field            3,750           3,750
                            Fire Range.....
WA         Fort Lewis....  Rappelling              5,300           5,300
                            Training Area..
WA         Fort Lewis....  Regional               16,500          16,500
                            Logistic
                            Support Complex
                            Warehouse......
WA         Fort Lewis....  Barracks Complex       40,000          40,000
WA         Fort Lewis....  Barracks........       47,000          47,000
WA         Fort Lewis....  Regional               63,000          63,000
                            Logistic
                            Support Complex
ZU         Various.......  Training              190,000         190,000
                            Barracks.......
           ..............  ................
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       (b) Outside the United States.--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 subject to the purpose, total amount 
     authorized, and authorization of appropriations specified for 
     each project, set forth in the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Army: Military Construction Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AF                       Bagram AB..................  Joint Defense Operations            2,800            2,800
                                                       Center.....................
AF                       Bagram AB..................  Entry Control Point.........        7,500            7,500
AF                       Bagram AB..................  Eastside Electrical                10,400           10,400
                                                       Distribution...............
AF                       Bagram AB..................  Consolidated Community             14,800           14,800
                                                       Support Area...............
AF                       Bagram AB..................  Barracks....................       18,000           18,000
AF                       Bagram AB..................  Army Aviation HQ Facilities.       19,000           19,000
AF                       Bagram AB..................  Eastside Utilities                 29,000           29,000
                                                       Infrastructure.............
GY                       Wiesbaden AB...............  Command and Battle Center,              0           59,500
                                                       Incr 2.....................
GY                       Wiesbaden AB...............  Construct New Access Control        5,100            5,100
                                                       Point......................
GY                       Sembach AB.................  Confinement Facility........        9,100            9,100
GY                       Ansbach....................  Physical Fitness Center.....       13,800           13,800
GY                       Grafenwoehr................  Barracks....................       17,500           17,500
GY                       Ansbach....................  Vehicle Maintenance Shop....       18,000           18,000
GY                       Grafenwoehr................  Barracks....................       19,000           19,000
GY                       Grafenwoehr................  Barracks....................       19,000           19,000
GY                       Grafenwoehr................  Barracks....................       20,000           20,000
GY                       Wiesbaden AB...............  Information Processing             30,400           30,400
                                                       Center.....................
GY                       Rhine Ordnance Barracks....  Barracks Complex............       35,000           35,000
GY                       Wiesbaden AB...............  Sensitive Compartmented            91,000           46,000
                                                       Information Facility Inc 1.
HO                       Soto Cano AB...............  Barracks....................       20,400           20,400
IT                       Vicenza....................  Brigade Complex - Barracks/             0           13,000
                                                       Community, Incr 4..........
IT                       Vicenza....................  Brigade Complex - Operations            0           13,000
                                                       Support Facility, Incr 4...
KR                       Camp Walker................  Electrical System Upgrade &        19,500           19,500
                                                       Natural Gas System.........
                         ...........................  ............................
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       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Inside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects inside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $3,456,462,000.
       (2) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (b), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $459,800,000.
       (3) Unspecified minor military construction projects.--For 
     unspecified minor military construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total amount of 
     $26,450,000.
       (4) Host nation support and certain services and design.--
     For host nation support and architectural and engineering 
     services and construction design under section 2807 of title 
     10, United States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2010, in the total amount of $255,462,000.

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     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including 
     land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the 
     installations or locations, and subject to the purpose and 
     number of units, total amount authorized, and authorization 
     of appropriations specified for each project, set forth in 
     the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Army: Family Housing (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Purpose of Project  and     Project      Authorization of
       Location         Installation or Location         Number of Units          Amount       Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AK                     Fort Wainwright...........  Family Housing Replacement       21,000                21,000
                                                    Constrution (110 units)..
GY                     Baumholder................  Family Housing Replacement       34,329                34,329
                                                    Construction (64 units)..
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--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 $2,040,000.
       (c) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject 
     to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family 
     housing units in an amount not to exceed $35,000,000.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 2010--
       (1) for construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities 
     authorized by subsections (a), (b), and (c) in the total 
     amount of $92,369,000; and
       (2) for support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), in the total amount of $518,140,000.

     SEC. 2103. USE OF UNOBLIGATED ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
                   FUNDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE 
                   COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2002 PROJECT.

       (a) Fire Station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.--Section 
     2836(d) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 
     1314), as most recently amended by section 2849 of the John 
     Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2486), is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``through a project for 
     construction of an Army standard-design, two-company fire 
     station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia,'' after ``Building 191''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary may use up to $3,900,000 of available, 
     unobligated Army military construction funds appropriated for 
     a fiscal year before fiscal year 2011, in conjunction with 
     the funds provided under paragraph (1), for the project 
     described in paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Congressional Notification.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall provide information, in accordance with section 2851(c) 
     of title 10, United States Code, regarding the project 
     described in the amendment made by subsection (a). If it 
     becomes necessary to exceed the estimated project cost of 
     $8,780,000, including $4,880,000 contributed by the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, the Secretary shall utilize the 
     authority provided by section 2853 of such title regarding 
     authorized cost and scope of work variations.

     SEC. 2104. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2009 PROJECT.

       The table in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (division B of Public 
     Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4661) is amended by striking 
     ``Katterbach'' and inserting ``Grafenwoehr''.

     SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECT.

       In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 
     section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2628) for Fort Riley, Kansas, for construction of a 
     Brigade Complex at the installation, the Secretary of the 
     Army may construct up to a 40,100 square-feet brigade 
     headquarters consistent with the Army's construction 
     guidelines for brigade headquarters.

     SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   2008 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (division B of Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 503), 
     authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as 
     provided in section 2101 of that Act (122 Stat. 504), shall 
     remain in effect until October 1, 2011, or the date of the 
     enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
     construction for fiscal year 2012, whichever is later:
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 2008 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia...............................  Fort Stewart.............  Unit Operations Facilities..      $16,000,000
Hawaii................................  Schofield Barracks.......  Tactical Vehicle Wash             $10,200,000
                                                                    Facility.
                                                                   Barracks Complex............      $51,000,000
Louisiana.............................  Fort Polk................  Brigade Headquaters.........       $9,800,000
                                                                   Child Care Facility.........       $6,100,000
Missouri..............................  Fort Leonard Wood........  Multipurpose Machine Gun           $4,150,000
                                                                    Range.
Oklahoma..............................  Fort Sill................  Multipurpose Machine Gun           $3,300,000
                                                                    Range.
Washington............................  Fort Lewis...............  Alternative Fuel Facility...       $3,300,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--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 subject to the purpose, total amount authorized, 
     and authorization of appropriations specified for each 
     project, set forth in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Navy: Military Construction Inside the United States (Amounts Are
                   Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AL         Mobile........  T-6 Outlying           29,082          29,082
                            Landing Field..
AZ         Yuma..........  Aircraft               40,600          40,600
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar.........
AZ         Yuma..........  Aircraft               63,280          63,280
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar.........
AZ         Yuma..........  Communications         63,730          63,730
                            Infrastructure
                            Upgrade........
AZ         Yuma..........  Intermediate           21,480          21,480
                            Maintenance
                            Activity
                            Facility.......
AZ         Yuma..........  Simulator              36,060          36,060
                            Facility.......
AZ         Yuma..........  Utilities              44,320          44,320
                            Infrastructure
                            Upgrades.......
AZ         Yuma..........  Van Pad Complex        15,590          15,590
                            Relocation.....

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CA         Coronado NB...  Maritime                6,890           6,890
                            Expeditionary
                            Security Group-
                            One (MESG-1)
                            Consolidated
                            Boat
                            Maintenance
                            Facility.......
CA         Monterey NSA..  International          11,960          11,960
                            Academic
                            Instruction
                            Building.......
CA         Camp Pendleton  Bachelor               42,864          42,864
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters - 13
                            Area...........
CA         Camp Pendleton  Bachelor               37,020          37,020
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters - Las
                            Flores.........
CA         Camp Pendleton  Center for Naval       66,110          66,110
                            Aviation
                            Technical
                            Training/Fleet
                            Replacement
                            Squadron -
                            Aviation
                            Training and
                            Bachelor
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters.......
CA         Camp Pendleton  Conveyance/Water      100,700         100,700
                            Treatment......
CA         Camp Pendleton  Marine Aviation        48,230          48,230
                            Logistics
                            Squadron-39
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar
                            Expansion......
CA         Camp Pendleton  Marine Corps            9,950           9,950
                            Energy
                            Initiative.....
CA         Camp Pendleton  North Region                0          30,000
                            Tert Treat
                            Plant
                            (Incremented)..
CA         Camp Pendleton  Small Arms              3,760           3,760
                            Magazine -
                            Edson Range....
CA         Camp Pendleton  Truck Company          53,490          53,490
                            Operations
                            Complex........
CA         Coronado......  Rotary Hangar...       67,160          67,160
CA         Miramar.......  Aircraft               90,490          90,490
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar.........
CA         Miramar.......  Hangar 4........       33,620          33,620
CA         Miramar.......  Parking Apron/         66,500          66,500
                            Taxiway
                            Expansion......
CA         San Diego.....  Bachelor               75,342          75,342
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters,
                            Homeport Ashore
CA         San Diego.....  Berthing Pier 12      108,414         108,414
                            Replace &
                            Dredging, Ph 1.
CA         San Diego.....  Marine Corps            9,950           9,950
                            Energy
                            Initiative.....
CA         Twentynine      Bachelor               53,158          53,158
            Palms........   Enlisted
                            Quarters &
                            Parking
                            Structure......
FL         Panama City     Purchase 9 Acres        5,960           5,960
            NSA..........
FL         Blount Island.  Consolidated           17,260          17,260
                            Warehouse
                            Facility.......
FL         Blount Island.  Container               5,990           5,990
                            Staging and
                            Loading Lot....
FL         Blount Island.  Container               4,910           4,910
                            Storage Lot....
FL         Blount Island.  Hardstand              17,930          17,930
                            Extension......
FL         Blount Island.  Paint and Blast        18,840          18,840
                            Facility.......
FL         Blount Island.  Washrack                9,690           9,690
                            Expansion......
FL         Tampa.........  Joint Comms             2,300           2,300
                            Support Element
                            Vehicle Paint
                            Facility.......
GA         Albany MCLB...  Maintenance             5,180           5,180
                            Center Test
                            Firing Range...
GA         Kings Bay.....  Security Enclave       45,004          45,004
                            & Vehicle
                            Barriers.......
GA         Kings Bay.....  Waterfront             15,660          15,660
                            Emergency Power
HI         Camp Smith....  Physical Fitness       29,960          29,960
                            Center.........
HI         Kaneohe Bay...  Bachelor               90,530          90,530
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters.......
HI         Kaneohe Bay...  Waterfront             19,130          19,130
                            Operations
                            Facility.......
HI         Pearl Harbor..  Center for              9,140           9,140
                            Disaster Mgt/
                            Humanitarian
                            Assistance.....
HI         Pearl Harbor..  Joint POW/MIA          99,328          99,328
                            Accounting
                            Command........
MD         Patuxent River  Atlantic Test          10,160          10,160
            NAS..........   Range Addition.
MD         Indian Head...  Agile Chemical         34,238          34,238
                            Facility, Ph 2.
MD         Patuxent River  Broad Area             42,211          42,211
                            Maritime
                            Surveillance &
                            E Facility.....
ME         Portsmouth NSY  Structural Shops       11,910          11,910
                            Addition, Ph 1.
NC         Camp Lejeune..  2nd Intel              90,270          90,270
                            Battalion
                            Maintenance/Ops
                            Complex........
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Armory- II MEF -       12,280          12,280
                            Wallace Creek..
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Bachelor               40,780          40,780
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters -
                            Courthouse Bay.
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Bachelor               42,330          42,330
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters -
                            Courthouse Bay.
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Bachelor               43,640          43,640
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters -
                            French Creek...
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Bachelor               55,350          55,350
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters -
                            Rifle Range....
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Bachelor               51,660          51,660
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters -
                            Wallace Creek..
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Bachelor               46,290          46,290
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters -
                            Wallace Creek
                            North..........
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Bachelor               46,550          46,550
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters- Camp
                            Johnson........
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Explosive               7,420           7,420
                            Ordnanance
                            Disposal Unit
                            Addition - 2nd
                            Marine
                            Logistics Group
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Hangar..........       73,010          73,010
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Maintenance            74,260          74,260
                            Hangar.........
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Maintenance/Ops        36,100          36,100
                            Complex - 2ND
                            Air Naval
                            Gunfire Liaison
                            Company........
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Marine Corps            9,950           9,950
                            Energy
                            Initiative.....
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Mess Hall -            25,960          25,960
                            French Creek...
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Mess Hall               2,553           2,553
                            Addition -
                            Courthouse Bay.
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Motor                  18,470          18,470
                            Transportation/
                            Communications
                            Maintenance
                            Facility.......
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Utility                56,470          56,470
                            Expansion -
                            Hadnot Point...
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Utility                56,050          56,050
                            Expansion-
                            French Creek...
NC         Cherry Point    Bachelor               42,500          42,500
            Marine Corps    Enlisted
            Air Station..   Quarters.......
NC         Cherry Point    Mariners Bay            3,790           3,790
            Marine Corps    Land
            Air Station..   Acquisition -
                            Bogue..........
NC         Cherry Point    Missile Magazine       13,420          13,420
            Marine Corps
            Air Station..
NC         Cherry Point    Station                 5,800           5,800
            Marine Corps    Infrastructure
            Air Station..   Upgrades.......
RI         Newport.......  Electromagnetic        27,007          27,007
                            Facility.......
SC         Beaufort......  Air Installation       21,190          21,190
                            Compatable Use
                            Zone Land
                            Acquisition....
SC         Beaufort......  Aircraft Hangar.       46,550          46,550
SC         Beaufort......  Physical Fitness       15,430          15,430
                            Center.........
SC         Beaufort......  Training and           46,240          46,240
                            Simulator
                            Facility.......
TX         Kingsville NAS  Youth Center....        2,610           2,610
VA         Norfolk.......  Pier 9 & 10             2,400           2,400
                            Upgrades for
                            DDG 1000.......
VA         Norfolk.......  Pier 1 Upgrades        10,035          10,035
                            to Berth USNS
                            Comfort........
VA         Portsmouth....  Ship Repair Pier            0         100,000
                            Replacement....
VA         Quantico......  Academic               12,080          12,080
                            Facility
                            Addition -
                            Staff Non
                            Comissioned
                            Officer Academy

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VA         Quantico......  Bachelor               37,810          37,810
                            Enlisted
                            Quarters.......
VA         Quantico......  Research Center        37,920          37,920
                            Addition- MCU..
VA         Quantico......  Student Officer        55,822          55,822
                            Quarters - The
                            Basic School...
WA         Kitsap NB.....  Charleston Gate         6,150           6,150
                            ECP
                            Improvements...
WA         Bangor........  Commander              16,170          16,170
                            Submarine
                            Development
                            Squadron 5
                            Laboratory
                            Expansion Ph1..
WA         Bangor........  Limited Area           15,810          15,810
                            Emergency Power
WA         Bangor........  Waterfront             24,913          24,913
                            Restricted Area
                            Emergency Power
WA         Bremerton.....  Limited Area                0          19,116
                            Product/STRG
                            Complex
                            (incremented)..
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--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 subject to the purpose, total amount 
     authorized, and authorization of appropriations specified for 
     each project, set forth in the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Navy: Military Construction Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BI                       SW Asia....................  Navy Central Command               89,280           89,280
                                                       Ammunition Magazines.......
BI                       SW Asia....................  Operations and Support             60,002           60,002
                                                       Facilities.................
BI                       SW Asia....................  Waterfront Development, Ph 3       63,871           63,871
DJ                       Camp Lemonier..............  Camp Lemonier HQ Facility...       12,407           12,407
DJ                       Camp Lemonier..............  General Warehouse...........        7,324            7,324
DJ                       Camp Lemonier..............  Horn of Africa Joint               28,076           28,076
                                                       Operations Center..........
DJ                       Camp Lemonier..............  Pave External Roads.........        3,824            3,824
JA                       Atsugi.....................  MH-60R/S Trainer Facility...        6,908            6,908
ML                       Guam.......................  Anderson AFB North Ramp                 0           93,588
                                                       Parking, Ph 1, Inc 2.......
ML                       Guam.......................  Anderson AFB North Ramp                 0           79,350
                                                       Utilities, Ph 1, Inc 2.....
ML                       Guam.......................  Apra Harbor Wharves                     0           40,000
                                                       Improvements, Ph 1.........
ML                       Guam.......................  Defense Access Roads               66,730           66,730
                                                       Improvements...............
ML                       Guam.......................  Finegayan Site Prep and           147,210          147,210
                                                       Utilities..................
SP                       Rota.......................  Air Traffic Control Tower...       23,190           23,190
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Inside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects inside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $3,077,237,000.
       (2) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (b), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $721,760,000.
       (3) Unspecified minor military construction projects.--For 
     unspecified minor military construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total amount of 
     $20,877,000.
       (4) Architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design.--For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the 
     total amount of $121,765,000. None of the funds appropriated 
     pursuant to this authorization of appropriations may be used 
     for architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design of any military construction project necessary to 
     establish a homeport for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 
     at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

     SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including 
     land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the 
     installations or locations, and subject to the purpose and 
     number of units, total amount authorized, and authorization 
     of appropriations specified for each project, set forth in 
     the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Navy: Family Housing (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Purpose of Project  and     Project      Authorization of
       Location         Installation or Location         Number of Units          Amount       Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GB                     Guantanamo Bay............  Replace GTMO Housing......       37,169                37,169
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--The Secretary of the Navy 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 $3,255,000.
       (c) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject 
     to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family 
     housing units in an amount not to exceed $146,020,000.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 2010--
       (1) for construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities 
     authorized by subsections (a), (b), and (c) in the total 
     amount of $186,444,000; and
       (2) for support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), in the total amount of $366,346,000.

     SEC. 2203. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO REFLECT MULTI-INCREMENT 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECT.

       Section 2204 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111-84; 123 
     Stat. 2634), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(14) For the construction of the first increment of a 
     tertiary water treatment plant at Marine Corps Base, Camp 
     Pendleton, California, authorized by section 2201(a), 
     $112,330,000.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) $30,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 
     under section 2201(a) for North Region Tertiary Treatment 
     Plant, Camp Pendleton, California).''.

     SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   2008 PROJECT.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (division B of Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 503), the 
     authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as 
     provided in section 2201(c) of that Act (122 Stat. 511), 
     shall remain in effect until October 1, 2011, or the date of 
     the enactment of an Act authorizing

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     funds for military construction for fiscal year 2012, 
     whichever is later:
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                                  Navy: Extension of 2008 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Location                  Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide.............................  Unspecified..............  Host Nation Infrastructure..       $2,700,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--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 subject to the purpose, total 
     amount authorized, and authorization of appropriations 
     specified for each project, set forth in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Air Force: Military Construction Inside the United States (Amounts Are
                   Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AK         Eielson AFB...  Repair Central         28,000          28,000
                            Heat Plant &
                            Power Plant
                            Boilers........
AK         Elmendorf AFB.  Add/Alter Air           4,749           4,749
                            Support
                            Operations
                            Squadron
                            Training.......
AK         Elmendorf AFB.  Construct              15,000          15,000
                            Railhead
                            Operations
                            Facility.......
AK         Elmendorf AFB.  F-22 Add/Alter         10,525          10,525
                            Weapons Release
                            Systems Shop...
AL         Maxwell AFB...  ADAL Air               13,400          13,400
                            University
                            Library........
AZ         Davis-Monthan   Aerospace              25,000          25,000
            AFB..........   Maintenance and
                            Regeneration
                            Group Hangar...
AZ         Davis-Monthan   HC-130 Aerospace        4,600           4,600
            AFB..........   Ground
                            Equipment
                            Maintenance
                            Facility.......
AZ         Davis-Monthan   HC-130J Aerial         10,700          10,700
            AFB..........   Cargo Facility.
AZ         Davis-Monthan   HC-130J Parts           8,200           8,200
            AFB..........   Store..........
AZ         Fort Huachuca.  Total Force            11,000          11,000
                            Integration-
                            Predator Launch
                            and Recovery
                            Element Beddown
CA         Los Angeles     Parking Garage,         4,500           4,500
            AFB..........   Ph 2...........
CO         Buckley AFB...  Security Forces        12,160          12,160
                            Operations
                            Facility.......
CO         Peterson AFB..  Rapid Attack           24,800          24,800
                            Identification
                            Detection
                            Repair System
                            Space Control
                            Facility.......
CO         U.S. Air Force  Const Center for       27,600          27,600
            Academy......   Character &
                            Leadership
                            Development....
DC         Bolling AFB...  Joint Air              13,200          13,200
                            Defense
                            Operations
                            Center.........
DE         Dover AFB.....  C-5M/C-17               3,200           3,200
                            Maintenance
                            Training
                            Facility, Ph 2.
FL         Eglin AFB.....  F-35 Fuel Cell         11,400          11,400
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar.........
FL         Hurlburt Field  ADAL Special            6,170           6,170
                            Operations
                            School Facility
FL         Hurlburt Field  Add to Visiting         4,500           4,500
                            Quarters (24
                            Rm)............
FL         Hurlburt Field  Base Logistics         24,000          24,000
                            Facility.......
FL         Patrick AFB...  Air Force             158,009          79,009
                            Technical
                            Application
                            Center.........
GA         Robins AFB....  Warehouse.......        5,500           5,500
LA         Barksdale AFB.  Weapons Load           18,140          18,140
                            Crew Training
                            Facility.......
MO         Whiteman AFB..  Consolidated Air       23,500          23,500
                            Ops Facility...
NC         Pope AFB......  Crash/Fire/            13,500          13,500
                            Rescue Station.
ND         Minot AFB.....  Control Tower/         18,770          18,770
                            Base Operations
                            Facility.......
NJ         McGuire AFB...  Base Ops/Command        8,000           8,000
                            Post Facility
                            (TFI)..........
NJ         McGuire AFB...  Dormitory (120         18,440          18,440
                            RM)............
NM         Holloman AFB..  Parallel                8,000           8,000
                            Taxiway, Runway
                            07/25..........
NM         Kirtland AFB..  Replace Fire            6,800           6,800
                            Station........
NM         Cannon AFB....  Dormitory (96          14,000          14,000
                            rm)............
NM         Cannon AFB....  UAS Squadron Ops       20,000          20,000
                            Facility.......
NM         Holloman AFB..  UAS Add/Alter          15,470          15,470
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar.........
NM         Holloman AFB..  UAS Maintenance        22,500          22,500
                            Hangar.........
NM         Kirtland AFB..  Aerial Delivery         3,800           3,800
                            Facility
                            Addition.......
NM         Kirtland AFB..  Armament Shop...        6,460           6,460
NM         Kirtland AFB..  H/MC-130 Fuel          14,142          14,142
                            System
                            Maintenance
                            Facility.......
NV         Creech AFB....  UAS Airfield           11,710          11,710
                            Fire/Crash
                            Rescue Station.
NV         Nellis AFB....  F-35 Add/Alter          7,870           7,870
                            422 Test
                            Evaluation
                            Squadron
                            Facility.......
NV         Nellis AFB....  F-35 Add/Alter          1,900           1,900
                            Flight Test
                            Instrumentation
                            Facility.......
NV         Nellis AFB....  F-35 Flight            13,110          13,110
                            Simulator
                            Facility.......
NV         Nellis AFB....  F-35 Maintenance       28,760          28,760
                            Hangar.........
NY         Fort Drum.....  20th Air Support       20,440          20,440
                            Operations
                            Squadron
                            Complex........
OK         Tinker AFB....  Upgrade Building       14,000          14,000
                            3001
                            Infrastructure,
                            Ph 3...........
SC         Charleston AFB  Civil Engineer         15,000          15,000
                            Complex (TFI) -
                            Ph 1...........
TX         Laughlin AFB..  Community Event        10,500          10,500
                            Complex........
TX         Dyess AFB.....  C-130J Add/Alter        4,080           4,080
                            Flight
                            Simulator
                            Facility.......
TX         Ellington       Upgrade Unmanned        7,000           7,000
            Field........   Aerial Vehicle
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar.........
TX         Lackland AFB..  Basic Military         32,000          32,000
                            Training
                            Satellite
                            Classroom/
                            Dining Facility
                            No 2...........
TX         Lackland AFB..  One-Company Fire        5,500           5,500
                            Station........
TX         Lackland AFB..  Recruit                67,980          67,980
                            Dormitory, Ph 3
TX         Lackland AFB..  Recruit/Family         21,800          21,800
                            Inprocessing &
                            Info Center....
UT         Hill AFB......  F-22 T-10 Engine        2,800           2,800
                            Test Cell......
VA         Langley AFB...  F-22 Add/Alter          8,800           8,800
                            Hangar Bay LO/
                            CR Facility....
WY         Camp Guernsey.  Nuclear/Space           4,650           4,650
                            Security
                            Tactics
                            Training Center
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--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 subject to the purpose, total 
     amount authorized, and authorization of appropriations 
     specified for each project, set forth in the following table:

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   Air Force: Military Construction Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AF                       Bagram AFB.................  Consolidated Rigging                9,900            9,900
                                                       Facility...................
AF                       Bagram AFB.................  Fighter Hangar..............       16,480           16,480
AF                       Bagram AFB.................  MEDEVAC Ramp Expansion/Fire        16,580           16,580
                                                       Station....................
BI                       SW Asia....................  North Apron Expansion.......       45,000           45,000
GU                       Andersen AFB...............  Combat Communications               9,200            9,200
                                                       Operations Facility........
GU                       Andersen AFB...............  Commando Warrior Open Bay          11,800           11,800
                                                       Student Barracks...........
GU                       Andersen AFB...............  Guam Strike Ops Group &             9,100            9,100
                                                       Tanker Task Force..........
GU                       Andersen AFB...............  Guam Strike South Ramp             12,200           12,200
                                                       Utilities, Ph 1............
GU                       Andersen AFB...............  Red Horse Headquarters/             8,000            8,000
                                                       Engineering Facility.......
GY                       Kapaun.....................  Dormitory (128 RM)..........       19,600           19,600
GY                       Ramstein AB................  Unmanned Aerial System             10,800           10,800
                                                       Satellite Communication
                                                       Relay Pads & Facility......
GY                       Ramstein AFB...............  Construct C-130J Flight             8,800            8,800
                                                       Simulator Facility.........
GY                       Ramstein AFB...............  Deicing Fluid Storage &             2,754            2,754
                                                       Dispensing Facility........
GY                       Vilseck....................  Air Support Operations             12,900           12,900
                                                       Squadron Complex...........
IT                       Aviano AFB.................  Air Support Operations             10,200           10,200
                                                       Squadron Facility..........
IT                       Aviano AFB.................  Dormitory (144 RM)..........       19,000           19,000
KR                       Kunsan AFB.................  Construct Distributed               7,500            7,500
                                                       Mission Training Flight
                                                       Simulator Facility.........
QA                       Al Udeid...................  Blatchford-Preston Complex         62,300           62,300
                                                       Ph 2.......................
UK                       Royal Air Force Mildenhall.  Extend Taxiway Alpha........       15,000           15,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Unspecified Worldwide.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects at various unspecified installations or locations, 
     and subject to the purpose, total amount authorized, and 
     authorization of appropriations specified for each project, 
     set forth in the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Air Force: Unspecified Worldwide (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ZU                       Unspecified Worldwide        F-35 Academic Training             54,150           54,150
                          Locations.................   Center.....................
ZU                       Unspecified Worldwide        F-35 Flight Simulator              12,190           12,190
                          Locations.................   Facility...................
ZU                       Various Worldwide Locations  F-35 Squadron Operations           10,260           10,260
                                                       Facility...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Inside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects inside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $836,635,000.
       (2) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (b), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $307,114,000.
       (3) Unspecified worldwide.--For the military construction 
     projects at unspecified worldwide locations authorized by 
     subsection (c), funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2010, in the total amount of $76,600,000.
       (4) Unspecified minor military construction projects.--For 
     unspecified minor military construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total amount of 
     $21,000,000.
       (5) Architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design.--For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the 
     total amount of $74,424,000.

     SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may construct or acquire family housing units 
     (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the 
     installations or locations, and subject to the purpose and 
     number of units, total amount authorized, and authorization 
     of appropriations specified for each project, set forth in 
     the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Air Force: Family Housing (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Purpose of Project  and     Project      Authorization of
       Location         Installation or Location         Number of Units          Amount       Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ZU                     Various Worldwide           Classified Project........           50                    50
                        locations................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Planning and Design.--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 family housing units in an 
     amount not to exceed $4,225,000.
       (c) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject 
     to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military 
     family housing units in an amount not to exceed $73,750,000.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 2010--
       (1) for construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities 
     authorized by subsections (a), (b), and (c) in the total 
     amount of $78,025,000; and
       (2) for support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), in the total amount of $513,792,000.

     SEC. 2303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   2007 PROJECT.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
     (division B of Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2463), 
     authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as 
     provided in section 2302 of that Act (120 Stat. 2455) and 
     extended by section 2306 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public 
     Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2638), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 2011, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     2012, whichever is later.
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

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                               Air Force: Extension of 2007 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                        Installation                    Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Idaho.................................  Mountain Home Air Force    Replace Family Housing (457      $107,800,000
                                         Base....................   units).....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

           TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

               Subtitle A--Defense Agency Authorizations

     SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for the Defense Agencies at installations or 
     locations inside the United States, and subject to the 
     purpose, total amount authorized, and authorization of 
     appropriations specified for each project, set forth in the 
     following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Defense Wide: Inside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In
                          Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AZ         Marana........  Special                 6,250           6,250
                            Operations
                            Forces
                            Parachute
                            Training
                            Facility.......
AZ         Yuma..........  Special                 8,977           8,977
                            Operations
                            Forces Military
                            Free Fall
                            Simulator......
CA         Point Loma      Replce Storage              0          20,000
            Annex........   Facility, Incr
                            3..............
CA         Point Mugu....  Aircraft Direct         3,100           3,100
                            Fueling Station
CO         Fort Carson...  Special                 3,717           3,717
                            Operations
                            Forces Tactical
                            Unmanned Aerial
                            Vehicle Hangar.
DC         Bolling AFB...  Replace Parking         3,000           3,000
                            Structure, Ph 1
FL         Eglin AFB.....  Special                 6,030           6,030
                            Operations
                            Forces Ground
                            Support
                            Battalion
                            Detachment.....
GA         Augusta.......  National               12,855          12,855
                            Security Agency/
                            Central
                            Security
                            Service Georgia
                            Training
                            Facility.......
GA         Fort Benning..  Dexter                  2,800           2,800
                            Elementary
                            School
                            Construct Gym..
GA         Fort Benning..  Special                20,441          20,441
                            Operations
                            Forces Company
                            Support
                            Facility.......
GA         Fort Benning..  Special                 3,624           3,624
                            Operations
                            Forces Military
                            Working Dog
                            Kennel Complex.
GA         Fort Stewart..  Health Clinic          35,100          35,100
                            Addtion/
                            Alteration.....
GA         Hunter ANGS...  Fuel Unload             2,400           2,400
                            Facility.......
GA         Hunter Army     Special                 3,318           3,318
            Airfield.....   Operations
                            Forces Tactical
                            Equipment
                            Maintenance
                            Facility
                            Expansion......
HI         Hickam AFB....  Alter Fuel              8,500           8,500
                            Storage Tanks..
HI         Pearl Harbor..  Naval Special          28,804          28,804
                            Warfare Group 3
                            Command and
                            Operations
                            Facility.......
ID         Mountain Home   Replace Fuel           27,500          27,500
            AFB..........   Storage Tanks..
IL         Scott Air       Field Command           1,388           1,388
            Force Base...   Facility
                            Upgrade........
KY         Fort Campbell.  Special                38,095          38,095
                            Operations
                            Forces
                            Battalion Ops
                            Complex........
MA         Hanscom AFB...  Mental Health           2,900           2,900
                            Clinic Addition
MD         Aberdeen        US Army Medical             0         105,000
            Proving         Research
            Ground.......   Institue of
                            Infectious
                            Diseases
                            Replacement,
                            Inc 3..........
MD         Andrews AFB...  Replace Fuel           14,000          14,000
                            Storage &
                            Distribution
                            Facility.......
MD         Bethesda Naval  National Naval         17,100          17,100
            Hospital.....   Medical Center
                            Parking
                            Expansion......
MD         Bethesda Naval  Transient              62,900          62,900
            Hospital.....   Wounded Warrior
                            Lodging........
MD         Fort Detrick..  Consolidated           23,100          23,100
                            Logistics
                            Facility.......
MD         Fort Detrick..  Information             4,300           4,300
                            Services
                            Facility
                            Expansion......
MD         Fort Detrick..  National                2,700           2,700
                            Interagency
                            Biodefense
                            Campus Security
                            Fencing And
                            Equipment......
MD         Fort Detrick..  Supplemental            3,700           3,700
                            Water Storage..
MD         Fort Detrick..  US Army Medical             0          17,400
                            Research
                            Institue of
                            Infectious
                            Diseases- Stage
                            I, Inc 5.......
MD         Fort Detrick..  Water Treatment        11,900          11,900
                            Plant Repair &
                            Supplement.....
MD         Fort Meade....  North Campus          219,360         219,360
                            Utility Plant..
MS         Stennis Space   Special                 8,000           8,000
            Center.......   Operations
                            Forces Land
                            Acquisition, Ph
                            3..............
NC         Camp Lejeune..  Tarawa Terrace I       16,646          16,646
                            Elementry
                            School Replace
                            School.........
NC         Fort Bragg....  McNair Elementry       23,086          23,086
                            School- Replace
                            School.........
NC         Fort Bragg....  Murray Elementry       22,000          22,000
                            School -
                            Replace School.
NC         Fort Bragg....  Special                10,347          10,347
                            Operations
                            Forces Admin/
                            Company
                            Operations.....
NC         Fort Bragg....  Special                41,000          41,000
                            Operations
                            Forces C4
                            Facility.......
NC         Fort Bragg....  Special                32,000          32,000
                            Operations
                            Forces Joint
                            Intelligence
                            Brigade
                            Facility.......
NC         Fort Bragg....  Special                11,000          11,000
                            Operations
                            Forces
                            Operational
                            Communications
                            Facility.......
NC         Fort Bragg....  Special                15,795          15,795
                            Operations
                            Forces
                            Operations
                            Additions......
NC         Fort Bragg....  Special                13,465          13,465
                            Operations
                            Forces
                            Operations
                            Support
                            Facility.......
NM         Cannon AFB....  Special                13,287          13,287
                            Operations
                            Forces ADD/ALT
                            Simulator
                            Facility For MC-
                            130............
NM         Cannon AFB....  Special                12,636          12,636
                            Operations
                            Forces Aircraft
                            Parking Apron
                            (MC-130j)......
NM         Cannon AFB....  Special                26,006          26,006
                            Operations
                            Forces C-130
                            Parking Apron
                            Phase I........
NM         Cannon AFB....  Special                24,622          24,622
                            Operations
                            Forces Hangar/
                            AMU (MC-130j)..
NM         Cannon AFB....  Special                39,674          39,674
                            Operations
                            Forces
                            Operations And
                            Training
                            Complex........
NM         White Sands...  Health And             22,900          22,900
                            Dental Clinics.
NY         U.S. Military   West Point MS          27,960          27,960
            Academy......   Add/Alt........
OH         Columbus......  Replace Public          7,400           7,400
                            Safety Facility
PA         Def             Replace                96,000          96,000
            Distribution    Headquarters
            Depot New       Facility.......
            Cumberland...
TX         Fort Bliss....  Hospital                    0         147,100
                            Replacement,
                            Incr 2.........
TX         Lackland AFB..  Ambulatory Care       162,500         162,500
                            Center, Ph 2...
UT         Camp Williams.  Comprehensive               0         398,358
                            National
                            Cybersecurity
                            Initiative Data
                            Center
                            Increment 2....
VA         Craney Island.  Replace Fuel           58,000          58,000
                            Pier...........
VA         Fort Belvoir..  Dental Clinic           6,300           6,300
                            Replacement....

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VA         Pentagon......  Pentagon Metro &        6,473           6,473
                            Corridor 8
                            Screening
                            Facility.......
VA         Pentagon......  Power Plant            51,928          51,928
                            Modernization,
                            Ph 3...........
VA         Pentagon......  Secure Access           4,923           4,923
                            Lane-Remote
                            Vehicle
                            Screening......
VA         Quantico......  New Consolidated       47,355          47,355
                            Elementary
                            School.........
WA         Fort Lewis....  Special                 4,700           4,700
                            Operations
                            Forces Military
                            Working Dogs
                            Kennel.........
WA         Fort Lewis....  Preventive              8,400           8,400
                            Medicine
                            Facility.......
ZU         Unspecified     General                              -150,000
            Locations....   Reduction......
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       (b) Outside the United States.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for the Defense Agencies at the installations or 
     locations outside the United States, and subject to the 
     purpose, total amount authorized, and authorization of 
     appropriations specified for each project, set forth in the 
     following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Defense Wide: Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In
                          Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BE         Brussels......  NATO                   31,863          31,863
                            Headquarters
                            Facility.......
BE         Brussels......  Replace Shape          67,311          67,311
                            Middle School/
                            High School....
GU         Agana NAS.....  Hospital                    0          70,000
                            Replacement,
                            Incr 2.........
GY         Katterbach....  Health/Dental          37,100          37,100
                            Clinic
                            Replacement....
GY         Panzer Kaserne  Replace                48,968          48,968
                            Boeblingen High
                            School.........
GY         Vilseck.......  Health Clinic          34,800          34,800
                            Add/Alt........
JA         Kadena AB.....  Install Fuel            3,000           3,000
                            Filters-
                            Separators.....
JA         Misawa AB.....  Hydrant Fuel           31,000          31,000
                            System.........
KR         Camp Carroll..  Health/Dental          19,500          19,500
                            Clinic
                            Replacement....
PR         Fort Buchanan.  Antilles               58,708          58,708
                            Elementry
                            School/
                            Intermediate
                            School -
                            Replace School.
QA         Al Udeid......  Qatar Warehouse.        1,961           1,961
UK         Menwith Hill    Menwith Hill            2,000           2,000
            Station......   Station PSC
                            Construction -
                            Generators 10 &
                            11.............
UK         Royal Air       Alconbury              30,308          30,308
            Force           Elementry
            Alconbury....   School
                            Replacement....
UK         Royal Air       Replace Hydrant        15,900          15,900
            Force           Fuel
            Mildenhall...   Distribution
                            System.........
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Inside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects inside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $1,930,120,000.
       (2) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (b), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $452,419,000.
       (3) Unspecified minor military construction projects.--For 
     unspecified minor military construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total amount of 
     $42,856,000.
       (4) Contingency construction.--For contingency construction 
     projects of the Secretary of Defense under section 2804 of 
     title 10, United States Code, funds are hereby authorized to 
     be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 2010, in the total amount of $10,000,000.
       (5) Architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design.--For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the 
     total amount of $434,185,000.

     SEC. 2402. FAMILY HOUSING.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 2010--
       (1) for support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), in the total amount of $50,464,000; and
       (2) for credits to the Department of Defense Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund under section 2883 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and the Homeowners Assistance Fund established 
     under section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and 
     Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374), in the 
     total amount of $17,611,000.

     SEC. 2403. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 2010, for energy conservation projects 
     under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, 
     $130,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Funds for Reserve Component Projects.--
     Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) 
     for energy conservation projects, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall reserve a portion of the amount for energy conservation 
     projects for the reserve components in an amount that is not 
     less than an amount that bears the same proportion to the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated as the total 
     quantity of energy consumed by reserve facilities (as defined 
     in section 18232(2) of title 10, United States Code) during 
     fiscal year 2010 bears to the total quantity of energy 
     consumed by all military installations (as defined in section 
     2687(e)(1) of such title) during that fiscal year, as 
     determined by the Secretary.

          Subtitle B--Chemical Demilitarization Authorizations

     SEC. 2411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, CHEMICAL 
                   DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 2010, for military 
     construction and land acquisition for chemical 
     demilitarization in the total amount of $124,971,000, as 
     follows:
       (1) For the construction of phase 12 of a chemical 
     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), section 2407 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division 
     B of Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2698), and section 2413 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2009 (division B of Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4697), 
     $65,569,000.
       (2) For the construction of phase 11 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), section 
     2405 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 
     2698), and section 2414 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (division B of Public 
     Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4697), $59,402,000.

     SEC. 2412. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2000 PROJECT.

       (a) Modification.--The table in 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), section 2405 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public 
     Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2698), and section 2414 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
     (division B of Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4697), is 
     amended--

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       (1) under the agency heading relating to Chemical 
     Demilitarization, in the item relating to Blue Grass Army 
     Depot, Kentucky, by striking ``$492,000,000'' in the amount 
     column and inserting ``$746,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking the amount identified as the total in the 
     amount column and inserting ``$1,203,920,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2405(b)(3) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 
     (division B of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 839), 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), section 2405 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of Public 
     Law 107-314; 116 Stat. 2698), and section 2414 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
     (division B of Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4697), is 
     amended by striking ``$469,200,000'' and inserting 
     ``$723,200,000''.
       (c) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Army may not enter 
     into a solicitation or task order using Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Subpart 16.3, titled ``Cost Reimbursement 
     Contracts'', to carry out the military construction project 
     covered by the authorization modification provided by the 
     amendment made by subsection (a).

   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, 2010, 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 $258,884,000.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 
                   LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the 
     United States, and subject to the purpose, total amount 
     authorized, and authorization of appropriations specified for 
     each project, set forth in the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Army National Guard: Inside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                   Authorization
       State           Installation or Location           Purpose of Project           Project          of
                                                                                        Amount    Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AR                     Camp Robinson.............  Combined Support Maintenance           30,000          30,000
                                                    Shop...........................
AR                     Fort Chaffee..............  Combined Arms Collective               19,000          19,000
                                                    Training Facility..............
AR                     Fort Chaffee..............  Live Fire Shoot House...........        2,500           2,500
AZ                     Florence..................  Readiness Center................       16,500          16,500
CA                     Camp Roberts..............  Combined Arms Collective               19,000          19,000
                                                    Training Facility..............
CO                     Watkins...................  Parachute Maintenance Facility..        3,569           3,569
CO                     Colorado Springs..........  Readiness Center................       20,000          20,000
CO                     Fort Carson...............  Regional Training Institute.....       40,000          40,000
CO                     Gypsum....................  High Altitude Army Aviation            39,000          39,000
                                                    Training Site/ Army Aviation
                                                    Support Facility...............
CO                     Windsor...................  Readiness Center................        7,500           7,500
CT                     Windsor Locks.............  Readiness Center (Aviation).....       41,000          41,000
DE                     New Castle................  Armed Forces Reserve                   27,000          27,000
                                                    Center(JFHQ)...................
GA                     Cumming...................  Readiness Center................       17,000          17,000
GA                     Dobbins ARB...............  Readiness Center Add/Alt........       10,400          10,400
HI                     Kalaeloa..................  Combined Support Maintenance           38,000          38,000
                                                    Shop...........................
ID                     Gowen Field...............  Barracks (Operational Readiness        17,500          17,500
                                                    Training Complex) Ph1..........
ID                     Mountain Home.............  Tactical Unmanned Aircraft              6,300           6,300
                                                    System Facility................
IL                     Marseilles TA.............  Simulation Center...............        2,500           2,500
IL                     Springfield...............  Combined Support Maintenance           15,000          15,000
                                                    Shop Add/Alt...................
KS                     Wichita...................  Field Maintenance Shop..........       24,000          24,000
KS                     Wichita...................  Readiness Center................       43,000          43,000
KY                     Burlington................  Readiness Center................       19,500          19,500
LA                     Fort Polk.................  Tactical Unmanned Aircraft              5,500           5,500
                                                    System Facility................
LA                     Minden....................  Readiness Center................       28,000          28,000
MA                     Hanscom AFB...............  Armed Forces Reserve                   23,000          23,000
                                                    Center(JFHQ)Ph2................
MD                     St. Inigoes...............  Tactical Unmanned Aircraft              5,500           5,500
                                                    System Facility................
MI                     Camp Grayling Range.......  Combined Arms Collective               19,000          19,000
                                                    Training Facility..............
MN                     Arden Hills...............  Field Maintenance Shop..........       29,000          29,000
MN                     Camp Ripley...............  Infantry Squad Battle Course....        4,300           4,300
MN                     Camp Ripley...............  Tactical Unmanned Aircraft              4,450           4,450
                                                    System Facility................
NC                     Morrisville...............  AASF 1 Fixed Wing Aircraft              8,815           8,815
                                                    Hangar Annex...................
NC                     High Point................  Readiness Center Add/Alt........        1,551           1,551
ND                     Camp Grafton..............  Readiness Center Add/Alt........       11,200          11,200
NE                     Lincoln...................  Readiness Center Add/Alt........        3,300           3,300
NE                     Mead......................  Readiness Center................       11,400          11,400
NH                     Pembroke..................  Barracks Facility (Regional            15,000          15,000
                                                    Training Institute)............
NH                     Pembroke..................  Classroom Facility (Regional           21,000          21,000
                                                    Training Institute)............
NM                     Farmington................  Readiness Center Add/Alt........        8,500           8,500
NV                     Las Vegas.................  CST Ready Building..............        8,771           8,771
NY                     Ronkonkoma................  Flightline Rehabilitation.......        2,780           2,780
OH                     Camp Sherman..............  Maintenance Building Add/Alt....        3,100           3,100
RI                     Middletown................  Readiness Center Add/Alt........        3,646           3,646
RI                     East Greenwich............  United States Property & Fiscal        27,000          27,000
                                                    Office.........................
SD                     Watertown.................  Readiness Center................       25,000          25,000
TX                     Camp Maxey................  Combat Pistol/Military Pistol           2,500           2,500
                                                    Qualification Course...........
TX                     Camp Swift................  Urban Assault Course............        2,600           2,600
WA                     Tacoma....................  Combined Support Maintenance           25,000          25,000
                                                    Shop...........................
WI                     Wausau....................  Field Maintenance Shop..........       12,008          12,008
WI                     Madison...................  Aircraft Parking................        5,700           5,700
WV                     Moorefield................  Readiness Center................       14,200          14,200
WV                     Morgantown................  Readiness Center................       21,000          21,000
WY                     Laramie...................  Field Maintenance Shop..........       14,400          14,400
ZU                     Various...................  Various.........................       60,000          60,000
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       (b) Outside the United States.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for the Army National Guard locations outside the 
     United States, and subject to the purpose, total amount 
     authorized, and authorization of appropriations specified for 
     each project, set forth in the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Army National Guard: Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GU                       Barrigada..................  Combined Support Maint Shop        19,000           19,000
                                                       Ph1........................
PR                       Camp Santiago..............  Live Fire Shoot House.......        3,100            3,100
PR                       Camp Santiago..............  Multipurpose Machine Gun            9,200            9,200
                                                       Range......................
VI                       St. Croix..................  Readiness Center (JFHQ).....       25,000           25,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Army 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, for the 
     costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 
     and construction of facilities for the Army National Guard of 
     the United States, 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 
     total amount of $1,019,902,000.

     SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United 
     States, and subject to the purpose, total amount authorized, 
     and authorization of appropriations specified for each 
     project, set forth in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Army Reserve: Inside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In
                          Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CA         Fairfield.....  Army Reserve           26,000          26,000
                            Center.........
CA         Fort Hunter     Equipment              22,000          22,000
            Liggett......   Concentration
                            Site Tactical
                            Equipment Maint
                            Facility.......
CA         Fort Hunter     Equipment              15,000          15,000
            Liggett......   Concentration
                            Site Warehouse.
CA         Fort Hunter     Grenade Launcher        1,400           1,400
            Liggett......   Range..........
CA         Fort Hunter     Hand Grenade            1,400           1,400
            Liggett......   Familiarization
                            Range (Live)...
CA         Fort Hunter     Light Demolition        2,700           2,700
            Liggett......   Range..........
CA         Fort Hunter     Tactical Vehicle        9,500           9,500
            Liggett......   Wash Rack......
FL         Miami.........  Army Reserve           13,800          13,800
                            Center/Land....
FL         Orlando.......  Army Reserve           10,200          10,200
                            Center/Land....
FL         West Palm       Army Reserve           10,400          10,400
            Beach........   Center/Land....
GA         Macon.........  Army Reserve           11,400          11,400
                            Center/Land....
IA         Des Moines....  Army Reserve            8,175           8,175
                            Center.........
IL         Quincy........  Army Reserve           12,200          12,200
                            Center/Land....
IN         Michigan City.  Army Reserve           15,500          15,500
                            Center/Land....
MA         Devens Reserve  Automated Record        4,700           4,700
            Forces          Fire Range.....
            Training Area
MO         Kansas City...  Army Reserve           11,800          11,800
                            Center.........
NJ         Fort Dix......  Automated               9,800           9,800
                            Multipurpose
                            Machine Gun
                            Range..........
NM         Las Cruces....  Army Reserve           11,400          11,400
                            Center/Land....
NY         Binghamton....  Army Reserve           13,400          13,400
                            Center/Land....
TX         Dallas........  Army Reserve           12,600          12,600
                            Center/Land....
TX         Rio Grande....  Army Reserve            6,100           6,100
                            Center/Land....
TX         San Marcos....  Army Reserve            8,500           8,500
                            Center/Land....
VA         Fort A.P. Hill  Army Reserve           15,500          15,500
                            Center.........
VA         Roanoke.......  Army Reserve           14,800          14,800
                            Center/Land....
VA         Virginia Beach  Army Reserve           11,000          11,000
                            Center.........
WI         Fort McCoy....  AT/MOB Billeting        9,800           9,800
                            Complex, Ph 1..
WI         Fort McCoy....  NCO Academy, Ph        10,000          10,000
                            2..............
ZU         Various.......  Various.........       30,000          30,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Army 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, for the 
     costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 
     and construction of facilities for the Army Reserve, 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 total amount of $358,331,000.

     SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
                   CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND 
                   AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
     locations inside the United States, and subject to the 
     purpose, total amount authorized, and authorization of 
     appropriations specified for each project, set forth in the 
     following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve: Inside the United States (Amounts
                 Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CA         Twentynine      Tank Vehicle            5,991           5,991
            Palms........   Maintenance
                            Facility.......
LA         New Orleans...  Joint Air              16,281          16,281
                            Traffic Control
                            Facility.......
VA         Williamsburg..  Navy Ordnance          21,346          21,346
                            Cargo Logistics
                            Training Camp..
WA         Yakima........  Marine Corps           13,844          13,844
                            Reserve Center.
ZU         Various.......  Various.........       15,000          15,000
ZU         Various.......  Various.........       15,000          15,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, for the 
     costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 
     and construction of facilities for the Navy Reserve and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, 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 
     total amount of $91,557,000.

     SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 
                   LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may acquire real property and carry out military 
     construction projects for the Air National Guard locations 
     inside the United States, and subject to the purpose, total 
     amount authorized, and authorization of appropriations 
     specified for each project, set forth in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Air National Guard: Inside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In
                          Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AL         Montgomery      Fuel Cell And           7,472           7,472
            Regional        Corrosion
            Airport (ANG)   Control Hangar.
            Base.........
AZ         Davis Monthan   Predator Foc-           4,650           4,650
            AFB..........   Active Duty
                            Associate......
CO         Buckely AFB...  Taxiway Juliet          4,000           4,000
                            and Lima.......
DE         New Castle      Joint Forces            1,500           1,500
            County          Operations
            Airport......   Center-Ang
                            Share..........
FL         Jacksonville    Security Forces         6,700           6,700
            IAP..........   Training
                            Facility.......
GA         Savannah/       Relocate Air            7,450           7,450
            Hilton Head     Supt Opers Sqdn
            IAP..........   (Asos) Fac.....
HI         Hickam AFB....  F-22 Beddown            5,950           5,950
                            Intrastructure
                            Support........
HI         Hickam AFB....  F-22 Hangar,           48,250          48,250
                            Squadron
                            Operations And
                            Amu............
HI         Hickam AFB....  F-22 Upgrade           17,250          17,250
                            Munitions
                            Complex........
IA         Des Moines IAP  Corrosion               4,750           4,750
                            Control Hangar.
IL         Capital Map...  CNAF Beddown-          16,700          16,700
                            Upgrade
                            Facilities.....
IN         Hulman          ASOS Beddown-           4,100           4,100
            Regional        Upgrade
            Airport......   Facilities.....
MA         Barnes ANGB...  Add to Aircraft         6,000           6,000
                            Maintenance
                            Hangar.........
MD         Martin State    Replace Ops and        11,400          11,400
            Airport......   Medical
                            Training
                            Facility.......
MN         Duluth........  Load Crew               8,000           8,000
                            Training and
                            Weapon Release
                            Shops..........
NC         Stanly County   Upgrade Asos            2,000           2,000
            Airport......   Facilities.....
NJ         Atlantic City   Fuel Cell and           8,500           8,500
            IAP..........   Corrosion
                            Control Hangar.
NY         Stewart ANGB..  Aircraft                3,750           3,750
                            Conversion
                            Facility.......
NY         Fort Drum.....  Reaper                  2,500           2,500
                            Infrastructure
                            Support........
NY         Stewart IAP...  Base Defense           14,250          14,250
                            Group Beddown..
OH         Toledo Express  Replace Security        7,300           7,300
            Airport......   Forces Complex.
PA         State College   Add to and Alter        4,100           4,100
            ANGS.........   AOS Facility...
SC         McEntire Joint  Replace                 9,100           9,100
            National        Operations and
            Guard Base...   Training.......
TN         Nashville IAP.  Renovate Intel          5,500           5,500
                            Squadron
                            Facilities.....
ZU         Various.......  Various.........       50,000          50,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Air 
     Force for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, 
     for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering 
     services, and construction of facilities for the Air National 
     Guard of the United States, 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 
     total amount of $292,371,000.

     SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may acquire real property and carry out military 
     construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations 
     inside the United States, and subject to the purpose, total 
     amount authorized, and authorization of appropriations 
     specified for each project, set forth in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Air Force Reserve: Inside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In
                          Thousands of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Authorization
 State    Installation or     Purpose of       Project          of
             Location           Project         Amount    Appropriations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FL         Patrick AFB...  Weapons                 3,420           3,420
                            Maintenance
                            Facility.......
NY         Niagara ARS...  C-130 Flightline        9,500           9,500
                            Operations
                            Facility, Ph 1.
ZU         Various.......  Various.........       30,000          30,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Air 
     Force for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, 
     for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering 
     services, and construction of facilities for the Air Force 
     Reserve, 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 total 
     amount of $47,332,000.

     SEC. 2606. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   2008 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (division B of Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 503), the 
     authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as 
     provided in sections 2601 and 2604 of that Act (122 Stat. 
     527, 528), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2011, or 
     the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
     military construction for fiscal year 2012, whichever is 
     later:
       (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as 
     follows:

                            National Guard: Extension of 2008 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 State                   Installation or Location             Project                 Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pennsylvania..........................  East Fallowfield Township  Readiness Center............       $8,300,000
Vermont...............................  Burlington...............  Security Improvements.......       $6,600,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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          TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

                       Subtitle A--Authorizations

     SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE 
                   REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED 
                   THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE 
                   ACCOUNT 1990.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 2010, for base 
     realignment and closure 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 $360,474,000 as follows:
       (1) For the Department of the Army, $73,600,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, $162,000,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force, $124,874,000.

     SEC. 2702. AUTHORIZED BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 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 realignment and closure 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 $2,354,285,000.

     SEC. 2703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE 
                   REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED 
                   THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE 
                   ACCOUNT 2005.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 2010, for base 
     realignment and closure 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 $2,354,285,000, as follows:
       (1) For the Department of the Army, $1,012,420,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, $342,146,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force, $127,255,000.
       (4) For the Defense Agencies, $872,464,000.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 2711. TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR BRAC 133 PROJECT UNDER 
                   FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, BRAC INITIATIVE.

       (a) Limitation on Project Implementation.--The Secretary of 
     the Army may not take beneficial occupancy of more than 1,000 
     parking spaces provided by the combination spaces provided by 
     the BRAC 133 project and the lease of spaces in the immediate 
     vicinity of the BRAC 133 project until both of the following 
     occur:
       (1) The Secretary submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a viable transportation plan for the BRAC 133 
     project.
       (2) The Secretary certifies to the congressional defense 
     committees that construction has been completed to provide 
     adequate ingress to and egress from the business park at 
     which the BRAC 133 project is located.
       (b) Viability of Transportation Plan.--To be considered a 
     viable transportation plan under subsection (a)(1), the 
     transportation plan must provide for the ingress and egress 
     of all personnel to and from the BRAC 133 project site 
     without further reducing the level of service at the 
     following six intersections:
       (1) The intersection of Beauregard Street and Mark Center 
     Drive.
       (2) The intersection of Beauregard Street and Seminary 
     Road.
       (3) The intersection of Seminary Road and Mark Center 
     Drive.
       (4) The intersection of Seminary Road and the northbound 
     entrance-ramp to I-395.
       (5) The intersection of Seminary Road and the northbound 
     exit-ramp from I-395.
       (6) The intersection of Seminary Road and the southbound 
     exit-ramp from I-395.
       (c) Inspector General Report.--Not later than September 30, 
     2011, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     evaluating the sufficiency and coordination conducted in 
     completing the requisite environmental studies associated 
     with the site selection of the BRAC 133 project pursuant to 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
     et seq.). The Inspector General shall give specific attention 
     to the transportation determinations associated with the BRAC 
     133 project and review and provide comment on the Secretary 
     of Army's transportation plan and adherence to the 
     limitations imposed by subsection (a).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) BRAC 133 project.--The term ``BRAC 133 project'' refers 
     to the proposed office complex to be developed at an 
     established mixed-use business park in Alexandria, Virginia, 
     to implement recommendation 133 of the Defense Base Closure 
     and Realignment Commission contained in the report of the 
     Commission transmitted to Congress on September 15, 2005, 
     under section 2903(e) of 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).
       (2) Level of service.--The term ``level of service'' has 
     the meaning given that term in the most-recent Highway 
     Capacity Manual of the Transportation Research Board.

         TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

     SEC. 2801. AVAILABILITY OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION 
                   ON INTERNET.

       (a) Modification of Information Required To Be Provided.--
     Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of section 2851 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively.
       (b) Expanded Availability of Information.--Such subsection 
     is further amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such subsection is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``that, when activated by 
     a person authorized under paragraph (3), will permit the 
     person'' and inserting ``that will permit a person''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subsection 
     (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``to the persons referred to in paragraph 
     (3)'' and inserting ``on the Internet site required by such 
     paragraph''; and
       (B) by striking ``to such persons''.

     SEC. 2802. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF 
                   MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING TO DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Proceeds.--Section 2831 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``There'' in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``Except as authorized 
     by subsection (e), there'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``subsection (e)'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``subsection (f)''; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Authority To Transfer Family Housing Proceeds.--(1) 
     The Secretary concerned may transfer proceeds of the handling 
     and the disposal of family housing received under subsection 
     (b)(3), less those expenses payable pursuant to section 
     572(a) of title 40, to the Department of Defense Family 
     Housing Improvement Fund established under section 2883(a) of 
     this title.
       ``(2) A transfer under paragraph (1) may be made only after 
     the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the 
     Secretary concerned submits written notice of, and 
     justification for, the transfer to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period 
     beginning on the date on which a copy of the notice and 
     justification is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
     section 480 of this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Department of Defense Family 
     Housing Improvement Fund.--Section 2883(c)(1) of such title 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(H) Any amounts from the proceeds of the handling and 
     disposal of family housing of a military department 
     transferred to that Fund pursuant to section 2831(e) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 2803. ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR PROVISION OF EXCESS 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FOR NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``Secretary'' the first 
     two places it appears and inserting ``Secretary of Defense''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) If the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     construction of facilities described in subsection (a) is 
     necessary to advance United States national security or 
     national interest, the Secretary may include the pre-
     financing and initiation of construction services, which will 
     be provided by the Department of Defense and are not 
     otherwise authorized by law, as an element of the excess 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
     program contributions made under subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 2804. DURATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE PENTAGON RESERVATION 
                   MAINTENANCE REVOLVING FUND FOR CONSTRUCTION AND 
                   REPAIRS AT PENTAGON RESERVATION.

       Section 2674(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Monies'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to paragraph (3), monies''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The authority of the Secretary to use monies from the 
     Fund to support construction, repair, alteration, or related 
     activities for the

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     Pentagon Reservation expires on September 30, 2012.''.

     SEC. 2805. AUTHORITY TO USE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS 
                   FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS INSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.

       (a) One-year Extension of Authority.--Subsection (h) of 
     section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 
     Stat. 1723), as added by section 2806 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division 
     B of Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2662), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``September 30, 2010'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2011''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal year 2011'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 2012''.
       (b) Availability of Authority.--Subsection (a)(1) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``war,'' and inserting ``war or''; and
       (2) by striking ``, or a contingency operation''.
       (c) Waiver of Advance Notification Requirement.--Subsection 
     (b) of such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D); respectively;
       (2) by striking ``Before using'' and inserting ``(1) Before 
     using''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) During fiscal year 2011, the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive the prenotification requirements under paragraph (1) 
     and section 2805(b) of title 10, United States Code, with 
     regard to a construction project carried out under the 
     authority of this section. In the case of any such waiver, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall include in the next quarterly 
     report submitted under subsection (d) the information 
     otherwise required in advance by subparagraphs (A) through 
     (D) of paragraph (1) with regard to the construction 
     project.''.
       (d) Annual Limitation on Use of Authority in Afghanistan.--
     Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$300,000,000 in funds available for 
     operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2010 may be used in 
     Afghanistan upon completing the prenotification requirements 
     under subsection (b)'' and inserting ``$100,000,000 in funds 
     available for operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2011 
     may be used in Afghanistan subject to the notification 
     requirements under subsection (b)''; and
       (2) by striking ``$500,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$300,000,000''.

     SEC. 2806. VETERANS TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM FOR MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) Veterans to Work Program.--Subchapter III of chapter 
     169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 2856 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2857. Veterans to Work Pilot Program

       ``(a) Pilot Program; Purposes.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish the Veterans to Work pilot program to 
     determine--
       ``(A) the maximum feasible extent to which apprentices who 
     are also veterans may be employed to work on military 
     construction projects designated under subsection (b); and
       ``(B) the feasibility of expanding the employment of 
     apprentices who are also veterans to include military 
     construction projects in addition to those projects 
     designated under subsection (b).
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and conduct 
     the pilot program in consultation with the Secretary of Labor 
     and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       ``(b) Designation of Military Construction Projects for 
     Pilot Program.--(1) For each of fiscal years 2011 through 
     2015, the Secretary of Defense shall designate for inclusion 
     in the pilot program not less than 20 military construction 
     projects (including unspecified minor military construction 
     projects under section 2805(a) of this title) that will be 
     conducted in that fiscal year.
       ``(2) In designating military construction projects under 
     this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(A) designate military construction projects that are 
     located where there are veterans enrolled in qualified 
     apprenticeship programs or veterans who could be enrolled in 
     qualified apprenticeship programs in a cost-effective, 
     timely, and feasible manner; and
       ``(B) ensure geographic diversity among the States in the 
     military construction projects designated.
       ``(3) Unspecified minor military construction projects may 
     not exceed 40 percent of the military construction projects 
     designated under this subsection for a fiscal year.
       ``(c) Contract Provisions.--Any agreement that the 
     Secretary of Defense enters into for a military construction 
     project that is designated for inclusion in the pilot program 
     shall ensure that--
       ``(1) to the maximum extent feasible, apprentices who are 
     also veterans are employed on that military construction 
     project; and
       ``(2) contractors participate in a qualified apprenticeship 
     program.
       ``(d) Report.--(1) Not later than 150 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year during which the pilot program is active, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     that includes the following:
       ``(A) The progress of designated military construction 
     projects and the role of apprentices who are also veterans in 
     achieving that progress.
       ``(B) Any challenges, difficulties, or problems encountered 
     in recruiting veterans to become apprentices.
       ``(C) Cost differentials in the designated military 
     construction projects compared to similar projects completed 
     contemporaneously, but not designated for the pilot program.
       ``(D) Evaluation of benefits derived from employing 
     apprentices, including the following:
       ``(i) Workforce sustainability.
       ``(ii) Workforce skills enhancement.
       ``(iii) Increased short- and long-term cost-effectiveness.
       ``(iv) Improved veteran employment in sustainable wage 
     fields.
       ``(E) Any other information the Secretary of Defense 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(2) Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report that--
       ``(A) analyzes the pilot program in terms of its effect on 
     the sustainability of a workforce to meet the military 
     construction needs of the Armed Forces;
       ``(B) analyzes the effects of the pilot program on veteran 
     employment in sustainable wage fields or professions; and
       ``(C) makes recommendations on the continuation, 
     modification, or expansion of the pilot program on the basis 
     of such factors as the Secretary of Defense determines 
     appropriate, including the following:
       ``(i) Workforce sustainability.
       ``(ii) Cost-effectiveness.
       ``(iii) Community development.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the report 
     required by paragraph (2) in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `apprentice' means an individual who is 
     employed pursuant to, and individually registered in, a 
     qualified apprenticeship program.
       ``(2) The term `pilot program' means the Veterans to Work 
     pilot program established under subsection (a).
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term 
     `qualified apprenticeship program' means an apprenticeship or 
     other training program that qualifies as an employee welfare 
     benefit plan, as defined in section 3(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(1)).
       ``(B) If the Secretary of Labor determines that a qualified 
     apprenticeship program (as defined in subparagraph (A)) for a 
     craft or trade classification of workers that a prospective 
     contractor or subcontractor intends to employ for a military 
     construction project included in the pilot program is not 
     operated in the locality of the project, the Secretary of 
     Labor may expand the definition of qualified apprenticeship 
     program to include another apprenticeship or training 
     program, so long as the apprenticeship or training program is 
     registered for Federal purposes with the Office of 
     Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor or a State 
     apprenticeship agency recognized by such Office.
       ``(4) The term `State' means any of the States, the 
     District of Columbia, or territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin 
     Islands.
       ``(5) The term `veteran' has the meaning given such term 
     under section 101(2) of title 38.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 2856 the following new item:

``2857. Veterans to Work Pilot Program.''.

        Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration

     SEC. 2811. NOTICE-AND-WAIT REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO REAL 
                   PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) Exception for Leases Under Base Closure Process.--
     Subsection (a)(1)(C) of section 2662 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after ``United States'' 
     the following: ``(other than a lease or license entered into 
     under section 2667(g) of this title)''.
       (b) Repeal of Annual Report on Minor Real Estate 
     Transactions.--Subsection (b) of such section is repealed.
       (c) Geographic Scope of Requirements.--Subsection (c) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Geographic Scope; Excepted'' and 
     inserting ``Excepted'';
       (2) by striking the first sentence; and
       (3) by striking ``It does not'' and inserting ``This 
     section does not''.
       (d) Repeal of Notice and Wait Requirement Regarding GSA 
     Leases of Space for DOD.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
     repealed.
       (e) Additional Reporting Requirements Regarding Leases of 
     Real Property Owned by the United States.--Such section is 
     further amended by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Additional Reporting Requirements Regarding Leases of 
     Real Property Owned by the United States.--(1) In the case of 
     a proposed lease or license of real property owned by the 
     United States covered by paragraph (1)(C) of subsection (a), 
     the Secretary concerned shall comply with the notice-and wait 
     requirements of paragraph (3) of such subsection before--
       ``(A) issuing a contract solicitation or other lease 
     offering with regard to the transaction; and
       ``(B) providing public notice regarding any meeting to 
     discuss a proposed contract solicitation with regard to the 
     transaction.

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       ``(2) The report under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) 
     shall include the following with regard to a proposed 
     transaction covered by paragraph (1)(C) of such subsection:
       ``(A) A description of the proposed transaction, including 
     the proposed duration of the lease or license.
       ``(B) A description of the authorities to be used in 
     entering into the transaction.
       ``(C) A statement of the scored cost of the entire 
     transaction, determined using the scoring criteria of the 
     Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(D) A determination that the property involved in the 
     transaction is not excess property, as required by section 
     2667(a)(3) of this title, including the basis for the 
     determination.
       ``(E) A determination that the proposed transaction is 
     directly compatible with the mission of the military 
     installation or Defense Agency at which the property is 
     located and a description of the anticipated long-term use of 
     the property at the conclusion of the lease or license.
       ``(F) A description of the requirements or conditions 
     within the contract solicitation or other lease offering for 
     the person making the offer to address taxation issues, 
     including payments-in-lieu-of taxes, and other development 
     issues related to local municipalities.
       ``(G) If the proposed lease involves a project related to 
     energy production, a certification by the Secretary of 
     Defense that the project, as it will be specified in the 
     contract solicitation or other lease offering, is consistent 
     with the Department of Defense performance goals and plan 
     required by section 2911 of this title.
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned may not enter into the actual 
     lease or license with respect to property for which the 
     information required by paragraph (2) was submitted in a 
     report under subsection (a)(3) unless the Secretary again 
     complies with the notice-and wait requirements of such 
     subsection. The subsequent report shall include the following 
     with regard to the proposed transaction:
       ``(A) A cross reference to the prior report that contained 
     the information submitted under paragraph (2) with respect to 
     the transaction.
       ``(B) A description of the differences between the 
     information submitted under paragraph (2) and the information 
     regarding the transaction being submitted in the subsequent 
     report.
       ``(C) A description of the payment to be required in 
     connection with the lease or license, including a description 
     of any in-kind consideration that will be accepted.
       ``(D) A description of any community support facility or 
     provision of community support services under the lease or 
     license, regardless of whether the facility will be operated 
     by a covered entity (as defined in section 2667(d) of this 
     title) or the lessee or the services will be provided by a 
     covered entity or the lessee.
       ``(E) A description of the competitive procedures used to 
     select the lessee or, in the case of a lease involving the 
     public benefit exception authorized by section 2667(h)(2) of 
     this title, a description of the public benefit to be served 
     by the lease.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Secretary submits'' 
     in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ``the 
     Secretary concerned submits''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Secretary of a 
     military department or the Secretary of Defense'' and 
     inserting ``the Secretary concerned'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, and the reporting 
     requirement set forth in subsection (e) shall not apply with 
     respect to a real property transaction otherwise covered by 
     that subsection,'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or (e), as the case may 
     be''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `Secretary concerned' includes, with respect to Defense 
     Agencies, the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments To Lease of Non-excess Property 
     Authority.--Section 2667 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4);
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (6);
       (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (4) in subsection (h)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

     SEC. 2812. TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS GENERATED FROM LEASES OF 
                   NON-EXCESS PROPERTY INVOLVING MILITARY MUSEUMS.

       Section 2667(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 2811(g), is amended by inserting after 
     subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph (E):
       ``(E) If the proceeds deposited in the special account 
     established for the Secretary concerned are derived from 
     activities associated with a military museum described in 
     section 489(a) of this title, the proceeds shall be available 
     for activities described in subparagraph (C) only at that 
     museum.''.

     SEC. 2813. REPEAL OF EXPIRED AUTHORITY TO LEASE LAND FOR 
                   SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2680 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Effect of Repeal.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall not affect the validity of any contract entered into 
     under section 2680 of title 10, United States Code, on or 
     before September 30, 2005.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 2680.

     SEC. 2814. FORMER NAVAL BOMBARDMENT AREA, CULEBRA ISLAND, 
                   PUERTO RICO.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 204(c) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 (Public Law 93-
     166; 87 Stat. 668), and paragraph 9 of the quitclaim deed 
     relating to the island of Culebra in the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Secretary of Defense--
       (1) may provide for the removal of any unexploded ordnance 
     and munitions scrap on that portion of Flamenco Beach located 
     within the former bombardment area of the island; and
       (2) shall conduct a study relating to the presence of 
     unexploded ordnance in the former bombardment area 
     transferred to the Commonwealth, with the exception of the 
     area referred to in paragraph (1).
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study required by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall include the following:
       (1) An estimate of the type and amount of unexploded 
     ordnance.
       (2) An estimate of the cost of removing unexploded 
     ordnance.
       (3) An examination of the impact of such removal on any 
     endangered or threatened species and their habitat
       (4) An examination of current public access to the former 
     bombardment area.
       (5) An examination of any threats to public health or 
     safety and the environment from unexploded ordnance.
       (c) Consultation With Commonwealth.--In conducting the 
     study under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     consult with the Commonwealth regarding the Commonwealth's 
     planned future uses of the former bombardment area. The 
     Secretary shall consider the Commonwealth's planned future 
     uses in developing any conclusions or recommendations the 
     Secretary may include in the study.
       (d) Submission of Report.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report containing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a)(2).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``quitclaim deed'' refers to the quitclaim 
     deed from the United States to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, signed by the Secretary of the Interior on August 11, 
     1982, for that portion of Tract (1b) consisting of the former 
     bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
       (2) The term ``unexploded ordnance'' has the meaning given 
     that term by section 101(e)(5) of title 10, United States 
     Code.

           Subtitle C--Provisions Related to Guam Realignment

     SEC. 2821. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF 
                   PROVIDING COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO 
                   GOVERNMENT OF GUAM.

       It is the Sense of Congress that--
       (1) for national security reasons, the United States is 
     required from time to time to construct major, new military 
     installations despite the serious adverse impacts that the 
     installations will have on the communities and the areas in 
     which the installations are constructed; and
       (2) neither the impacted local governments nor the 
     communities in which the installations are constructed should 
     be expected to bear the full cost of mitigating such adverse 
     impacts.

     SEC. 2822. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY 
                   ADJUSTMENTS RELATED TO REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS AND RELOCATION OF MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL ON GUAM.

       (a) Temporary Assistance Authorized.--
       (1) Assistance to government of guam.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may assist the Government of Guam in meeting the 
     costs of providing increased municipal services and 
     facilities required as a result of the realignment of 
     military installations and the relocation of military 
     personnel on Guam (in this section referred to as the ``Guam 
     realignment'') if the Secretary determines that an unfair and 
     excessive financial burden will be incurred by the Government 
     of Guam to provide the services and facilities in the absence 
     of the Department of Defense assistance.
       (2) Mitigation of identified impacts.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may take such actions as the Secretary considers to 
     be appropriate to mitigate the significant impacts identified 
     in the Record of Decision of the ``Guam and CNMI Military 
     Relocation Environmental Impact Statement'' by providing 
     increased municipal services and facilities to activities 
     that directly support the Guam realignment.
       (b) Methods To Provide Assistance.--
       (1) Use of existing programs.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall carry out subsection (a) through existing Federal 
     programs.
       (2) Transfer authority.--To the extent necessary to carry 
     out subsection (a), the Secretary may transfer appropriated 
     funds available to the Department of Defense or a military 
     department for operation and maintenance to supplement funds 
     made available to Guam under a Federal program. The transfer 
     authority provided by this paragraph is in addition to the 
     transfer authority provided by section 1001.

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     Amounts so transferred shall be merged with and be available 
     for the same purposes as the appropriation to which 
     transferred.
       (3) Cost share assistance.--The Secretary may use 
     appropriated amounts referred to in paragraph (2) to provide 
     financial assistance to the Government of Guam to assist the 
     Government of Guam to pay its share of the costs under 
     Federal programs utilized by the Secretary under paragraph 
     (1).
       (c) Limitation on Provision of Assistance.--The total cost 
     of the construction of facilities carried out utilizing the 
     authority provided by subsection (a) may not exceed 
     $500,000,000.
       (d) Special Considerations.--In determining the amount of 
     financial assistance to be made available under this section 
     to the Government of Guam for any community service or 
     facility, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
     head of the department or agency of the Federal Government 
     concerned with the type of service or facility for which 
     financial assistance is being made available and shall take 
     into consideration--
       (1) the time lag between the initial impact of increased 
     population on Guam and any increase in the local tax base 
     that will result from such increased population;
       (2) the possible temporary nature of the increased 
     population and the long-range cost impact on the permanent 
     residents of Guam; and
       (3) such other pertinent factors as the Secretary of 
     Defense considers appropriate.
       (e) Progress Reports Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives semiannual reports 
     indicating the total amount expended under the authority of 
     this section during the preceding six-month period, the 
     specific projects for which assistance was provided during 
     such period, and the total amount provided for each project 
     during such period.
       (f) Termination.--The authority to provide assistance under 
     subsection (a) expires September 30, 2017. Amounts obligated 
     before that date may be expended after that date.

     SEC. 2823. EXTENSION OF TERM OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE'S 
                   LEADERSHIP OF GUAM OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.

       Subsection (d) of section 132 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by section 2831(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 2669), is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2020''.

     SEC. 2824. UTILITY CONVEYANCES TO SUPPORT INTEGRATED WATER 
                   AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM ON GUAM.

       (a) Conveyance of Utilities.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     convey to the Guam Waterworks Authority (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Authority'') all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the water and 
     wastewater treatment utility systems on Guam, including the 
     Fena Reservoir, for the purpose of establishing an integrated 
     water and wastewater treatment system on Guam.
       (b) Consideration.--
       (1) Consideration required.--As consideration for the 
     conveyance of the water and wastewater treatment utility 
     systems on Guam, the Authority shall pay to the Secretary of 
     Defense an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     utility infrastructure to be conveyed, as determined pursuant 
     to an agreement between the Secretary and the Authority.
       (2) Deferred payments.--At the discretion of the Authority, 
     the Authority may elect to pay the consideration determined 
     under paragraph (1) in equal annual payments over a period of 
     not more than 25 years, starting with the first year 
     beginning after the date of the conveyance of the water and 
     wastewater treatment utility systems to the Authority.
       (3) Acceptance of in-kind services.--The consideration 
     required by paragraph (1) may be paid in cash or in-kind, as 
     acceptable to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 
     shall consider the value of in-kind services provided by the 
     Government of Guam pursuant to section 311 of the Compact of 
     Free Association between the Government of the United States 
     and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, 
     approved by Congress in the Compact of Free Association 
     Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188; 117 Stat. 2781), 
     section 311 of the Compact of Free Association between the 
     Government of the United States and the Government of the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, approved by Congress in 
     such Act, and the Compact of Free Association between the 
     Government of the United States and the Government of the 
     Republic of Palau, approved by Congress in the Palau Compact 
     of Free Association Act (Public Law 99-658; 100 Stat. 3672).
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--As a condition of the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
     must obtain at least a 33 percent voting representation on 
     the Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities, including a 
     proportional representation as chairperson of the Commission.
       (d) Implementation Report.--
       (1) Report required.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     determines to use the authority provided by subsection (a) to 
     convey the water and wastewater treatment utility systems to 
     the Authority, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report containing--
       (A) a description of the actions needed to efficiently 
     convey the water and wastewater treatment utility systems to 
     the Authority; and
       (B) an estimate of the cost of the conveyance.
       (2) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit the report not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
     makes the determination triggering the report requirement.
       (e) New Water Systems.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     determines to use the authority provided by subsection (a) to 
     convey the water and wastewater treatment utility systems to 
     the Authority, the Secretary shall also enter into an 
     agreement with the Authority, under which the Authority will 
     manage and operate any water well or wastewater treatment 
     plant that is constructed by the Secretary of a military 
     department on Guam on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (f) Additional Term and Conditions.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
       (g) Technical Assistance.--
       (1) Assistance authorized; reimbursement.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau 
     of Reclamation, may provide technical assistance to the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Authority regarding the 
     development of plans for the design, construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of integrated water and wastewater treatment 
     utility systems on Guam.
       (2) Contracting authority; condition.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of 
     Reclamation, may enter into memoranda of understanding, 
     cooperative agreements, and other agreements with the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide technical assistance as 
     described in paragraph (1) under such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense 
     consider appropriate, except that costs incurred by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to provide technical assistance 
     under paragraph (1) shall be covered by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (3) Report and other assistance.--Not later than one year 
     after date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees, the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
     detailing the following:
       (A) Any technical assistance provided under paragraph (1) 
     and information pertaining to any memoranda of understanding, 
     cooperative agreements, and other agreements entered into 
     pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (B) An assessment of water and wastewater systems on Guam, 
     including cost estimates and budget authority, including 
     authorities available under the Acts of June 17, 1902, and 
     June 12, 1906 (popularly known as the Reclamation Act; 43 
     U.S.C. 391) and other authority available to the Secretary of 
     the Interior, for financing the design, construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of such systems.
       (C) The needs related to water and wastewater 
     infrastructure on Guam and the protection of water resources 
     on Guam identified by the Authority.

     SEC. 2825. REPORT ON TYPES OF FACILITIES REQUIRED TO SUPPORT 
                   GUAM REALIGNMENT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the structural integrity of facilities required to support 
     the realignment of military installations and the relocation 
     of military personnel on Guam.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) shall contain the following elements:
       (1) A threat assessment to the realigned forces, including 
     natural and manmade threats.
       (2) An evaluation of the types of facilities and the 
     enhanced structural requirements required to deter the threat 
     assessment specified in paragraph (1).
       (3) An assessment of the costs associated with the enhanced 
     structural requirements specified in paragraph (2).

     SEC. 2826. REPORT ON CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR GUAM.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     prepare a report--
       (1) detailing the civilian infrastructure improvements 
     needed on Guam to directly and indirectly support and sustain 
     the realignment of military installations and the relocation 
     of military personnel on Guam; and
       (2) identifying, to the maximum extent practical, the 
     potential funding sources for such improvements from other 
     Federal departments and agencies and from existing 
     authorities and funds within the Department of Defense.
       (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     prepare the report required by subsection (a) in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, the Government of Guam, and 
     the Interagency Group on the Insular Areas established by 
     Executive Order 13537.
       (c) Submission.--The Secretary of the Interior shall submit 
     the report required by subsection (a) to the congressional 
     defense committees and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2827. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON PLANNED REPLACEMENT 
                   NAVAL HOSPITAL ON GUAM.

       (a) Assessment Required.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall review and

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     assess the proposed replacement Naval Hospital on Guam to 
     determine whether the size and scope of the hospital will be 
     sufficient to support the current and projected military 
     mission requirements and Department of Defense beneficiary 
     population on Guam.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report containing 
     the results of the review and assessment under subsection 
     (a).

                      Subtitle D--Energy Security

     SEC. 2831. CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE 
                   PRACTICES IN DEPARTMENT ENERGY PERFORMANCE 
                   PLAN.

       Section 2911(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and hybrid-electric 
     drive'' after ``alternative fuels'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (11) and 
     paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), 
     respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Opportunities for the high-performance construction, 
     lease, operation, and maintenance of buildings.''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2)) the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) The value of incorporating electric, hybrid-
     electric, and high efficiency vehicles into vehicle 
     fleets.''.

     SEC. 2832. PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR ACHIEVING 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GOAL REGARDING USE OF 
                   RENEWABLE ENERGY TO MEET FACILITY ENERGY NEEDS.

       (a) Plan and Guidelines Required.--Section 2911(e) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop a plan 
     and implementation guidelines for achieving the percentage 
     goal specified in paragraph (1)(A).''.
       (b) Submission.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives a report containing the plan and 
     implementation guidelines required by paragraph (2) of 
     section 2911(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 2833. INSULATION RETROFITTING ASSESSMENT FOR DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE FACILITIES.

       (a) Submission and Contents of Insulation Retrofitting 
     Assessment.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives an assessment containing an estimate of--
       (1) the number of Department of Defense facilities 
     described in subsection (b); and
       (2) the overall cost savings and energy savings to the 
     Department that would result from retrofitting those 
     facilities with improved insulation.
       (b) Facilities Included in Assessment.--The assessment 
     requirement in subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
     each Department of Defense facility the retrofitting of which 
     (as described in such subsection) would result, over the 
     remaining expected life of the facility, in an amount of cost 
     savings that is at least twice the amount of the cost of the 
     retrofitting.

                      Subtitle E--Land Conveyances

     SEC. 2841. CONVEYANCE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY RELATED TO WASTE-
                   TO-ENERGY POWER PLANT SERVING EIELSON AIR FORCE 
                   BASE, ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey to the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Borough''), personal 
     property acquired for the Eielson Air Force Base Alternate 
     Energy Source Program to be used for a waste-to-energy power 
     plant that would generate electricity through the burning of 
     waste generated by the Borough, Eielson Air Force Base, and 
     other Federal facilities or State or local government 
     entities.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
     personal property under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     require the Borough to offset Eielson Air Force Base waste 
     disposal fees by the fair market value of the conveyed 
     property.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, WHITTIER PETROLEUM, OIL, AND 
                   LUBRICANT TANK FARM, WHITTIER, ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Whittier, 
     Alaska (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     parcels of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 31 acres at the Whittier 
     Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant Tank Farm, Whittier, Alaska, 
     for the purpose of permitting the City to use the property 
     for local public activities.
       (b) Payment of Costs of Conveyances.--
       (1) Payment required.--The Secretary shall require the City 
     to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to 
     reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, 
     to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
     survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, 
     and other administrative costs related to the conveyance.
       (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as 
     reimbursements under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 
     fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred by 
     the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so 
     credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 
     and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to 
     the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 
     or account.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect or limit the application of, or any 
     obligation to comply with, any environmental law, including 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid 
     Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     descriptions of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a), including easements 
     or covenants to protect cultural or natural resources, as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2843. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Department'') all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 194 acres at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for the 
     purpose of permitting the Department to establish and operate 
     a State veterans home and future expansion of the adjacent 
     State veterans cemetery for veterans and eligible family 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       (b) Reimbursement for Costs of Conveyance.--(1) The 
     Department shall reimburse the Secretary for any costs 
     incurred by the Secretary in making the conveyance under 
     subsection (a), including costs related to environmental 
     documentation and other administrative costs. This paragraph 
     does not apply to costs associated with the environmental 
     remediation of the property to be conveyed.
       (2) 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 other amounts in such fund or account.
       (c) 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.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a), as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2844. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY (WEST 
                   BANK), NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may convey to the 
     Algiers Development District all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the real property comprising 
     the Naval Support Activity (West Bank), New Orleans, 
     Louisiana, including--
       (1) any improvements and facilities on the real property; 
     and
       (2) available personal property on the real property.
       (b) Certain Property Excluded.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) may not include--
       (1) the approximately 29-acre area known as the Secured 
     Area of the real property described in such subsection, which 
     shall remain subject to the Lease; and
       (2) the Quarters A site, which is located at Sanctuary 
     Drive, as determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Navy.
       (c) 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 of the Navy.
       (d) Timing.--The authority provided in subsection (a) may 
     only be exercised after--
       (1) the Secretary of the Navy determines that the property 
     described in subsection (a) is no longer needed by the 
     Department of the Navy; and
       (2) the Algiers Development District delivers the full 
     consideration as required by Article 3 of the Lease.
       (e) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall include a condition that expressly 
     prohibits any use of the property that would interfere or 
     otherwise restrict operations of the Department of the Navy 
     in the Secured Area referred to in subsection (b), as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Navy.

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       (f) Subsequent Conveyance of Secured Area.--If at any time 
     the Secretary of the Navy determines and notifies the Algiers 
     Development District that there is no longer a continuing 
     requirement to occupy or otherwise control the Secured Area 
     referred to in subsection (b) to support the mission of the 
     Marine Forces Reserve or other comparable Marine Corps use, 
     the Secretary may convey to the Algiers Development District 
     the Secured Area and the any improvements situated thereon.
       (g) Subsequent Conveyance of Quarters A.--If at any time 
     the Secretary of the Navy determines that the Department of 
     the Navy no longer has a continuing requirement for general 
     officers quarters to be located on the Quarters A site 
     referred to in subsection (b) or the Department of the Navy 
     elects or offers to transfer, sell, lease, assign, gift or 
     otherwise convey any or all of the Quarters A site or any 
     improvements thereon to any third party, the Secretary may 
     convey to the Algiers Development District the real property 
     containing the Quarters A site.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance of property under this 
     section, consistent with the Lease, as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United 
     States.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Algiers Development District'' means the 
     Algiers Development District, a local political subdivision 
     of the State of Louisiana.
       (2) The term ``Lease'' means that certain Real Estate Lease 
     for Naval Support Activity New Orleans, West Bank, New 
     Orleans, Louisiana, Lease No. N47692-08-RP-08P30, by and 
     between the United States, acting by and through the 
     Department of the Navy, and the Algiers Development District 
     dated September 30, 2008.

     SEC. 2845. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER NAVY EXTREMELY LOW 
                   FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT SITE, 
                   REPUBLIC, MICHIGAN.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, without consideration, to Humboldt Township in 
     Marquette County, Michigan, all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, in Republic, Michigan, 
     consisting of approximately seven acres and formerly used as 
     an Extremely Low Frequency communications project site, for 
     the purpose of permitting the Township to use the property 
     for local public activities.
       (b) 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.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2846. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE FORCES RESERVE CENTER, 
                   WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the North Carolina State Port Authority of 
     Wilmington, North Carolina (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Port Authority''), all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
     including any improvements thereon, consisting of 
     approximately 3.03 acres and known as the Marine Forces 
     Reserve Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, for the purpose 
     of permitting the Port Authority to use the parcel for 
     development of a port facility and for other public purposes.
       (b) Inclusion of Personal Property.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may include as part of the conveyance under subsection 
     (a) personal property of the Navy at the Marine Forces 
     Reserve Center that the Secretary of Transportation 
     recommends is appropriate for the development or operation of 
     the port facility and the Secretary of the Navy agrees is 
     excess to the needs of the Navy.
       (c) Interim Lease.--Until such time as the real property 
     described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may lease the property to the Port 
     Authority.
       (d) Consideration.--
       (1) Conveyance.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
     be made without consideration as a public benefit conveyance 
     for port development if the Secretary of the Navy determines 
     that the Port Authority satisfies the criteria specified in 
     section 554 of title 40, United States Code, and regulations 
     prescribed to implement such section. If the Secretary 
     determines that the Port Authority fails to qualify for a 
     public benefit conveyance, but still desires to acquire the 
     property, the Port Authority shall pay to the United States 
     an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to 
     be conveyed. The fair market value of the property shall be 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Lease.--The Secretary of the Navy may accept as 
     consideration for a lease of the property under subsection 
     (c) an amount that is less than fair market value if the 
     Secretary determines that the public interest will be served 
     as a result of the lease.
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Navy and the Port Authority. The cost of 
     such survey shall be borne by the Port Authority.
       (f) Additional Terms.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 2851. REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PROVIDING WORLD CLASS 
                   MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES.

       (a) Unified Construction Standard for Military Construction 
     and Repairs to Military Medical Facilities.--Not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified construction 
     standard for military construction and repairs for military 
     medical facilities that provides a single standard of care. 
     This standard shall also include a size standard for 
     operating rooms and patient recovery rooms.
       (b) Independent Review Panel.--
       (1) Establishment; purpose.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish an independent advisory panel for the purpose of--
       (A) advising the Secretary regarding whether the 
     Comprehensive Master Plan for the National Capital Region 
     Medical, dated April 2010, is adequate to fulfill statutory 
     requirements, as required by section 2714 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division 
     B of Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2656), to ensure that the 
     facilities and organizational structure described in the plan 
     result in world class military medical facilities in the 
     National Capital Region;
       (B) monitoring the implementation and any subsequent 
     modification of the master plan referred to in subparagraph 
     (A); and
       (C) making recommendations regarding any adjustments of the 
     master plan referred to in subparagraph (A) needed to ensure 
     the provision of world class military medical facilities and 
     delivery system in the National Capital Region.
       (2) Members.--
       (A) Appointments by secretary.--The panel shall be composed 
     of such members as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     except that the Secretary shall include as members--
       (i) medical facility design experts;
       (ii) military healthcare professionals;
       (iii) representatives of premier health care facilities in 
     the United States; and
       (iv) former retired senior military officers with joint 
     operational and budgetary experience.
       (B) Congressional appointments.--The chairmen and ranking 
     members of the Committees on the Armed Services of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives may each designate one member of 
     the panel.
       (C) Term.--Members of the panel may serve on the panel 
     until the termination date specified in paragraph (7).
       (D) Compensation.--While performing duties on behalf of the 
     panel, a member and any adviser referred to in paragraph (4) 
     shall be reimbursed under Government travel regulations for 
     necessary travel expenses.
       (3) Meetings.--The panel shall meet not less than 
     quarterly. The panel or its members may make other visits to 
     military treatment facilities and military headquarters in 
     connection with the duties of the panel.
       (4) Staff and advisors.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide necessary administrative staff support to the panel. 
     The panel may call in advisers for consultation.
       (5) Reports.--
       (A) Initial report.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     first meeting of the panel, the panel shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense a written report containing an 
     assessment of the adequacy of the master plan referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A) and the recommendations of the panel to 
     improve the plan.
       (B) Additional reports.--Not later than February 28, 2011, 
     and February 29, 2012, the panel shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Defense a report on the findings and 
     recommendations of the panel to address any deficiencies 
     identified by the panel.
       (6) Assessment of recommendations.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the submission of each report under 
     paragraph (5), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report including--
       (A) an assessment by the Secretary of the findings and 
     recommendations of the panel; and
       (B) the plans of the Secretary for addressing such findings 
     and recommendations.
       (7) Termination.--The panel shall terminate on September 
     30, 2015.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) National capital region.--The term ``National Capital 
     Region'' has the meaning given the term in section 2674(f) of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) World class military medical facility.--The term 
     ``world class military medical facility'' has the meaning 
     given the term by the National Capital Region Base 
     Realignment and Closure Health Systems Advisory Subcommittee 
     of the Defense Health Board in appendix B of the report 
     titled ``Achieving World Class--An Independent Review of the 
     Design Plans for the Walter Reed National Military Medical 
     Center and the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital'' and 
     published in May 2009, as required by section 2721 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
     (division B of Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4716).

     SEC. 2852. NAMING OF ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER, MIDDLETOWN, 
                   CONNECTICUT.

       The newly constructed Armed Forces Reserve Center in 
     Middletown, Connecticut, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Major General Maurice Rose Armed Forces Reserve Center''. 
     Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
     other record of the United States

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     to such Armed Forces Reserve Center shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the Major General Maurice Rose Armed Forces 
     Reserve Center.

   TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                 Subtitle A--Fiscal Year 2010 Projects

     SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Outside the United States.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for various locations outside the United States, and 
     subject to the purpose, total amount authorized, and 
     authorization of appropriations specified for the projects, 
     set forth in the following table:

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      Army: Military Construction Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AF                       Various Locations..........  Operational Facilities......       80,100           80,100
AF                       Various Locations..........  Supporting Activities.......       62,900           62,900
AF                       Various Locations..........  Utility Facilities..........       52,600           52,600
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       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2009, in the total 
     amount of $195,600,000.
       (2) Unspecified minor military construction projects.--For 
     unspecified minor military construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2009, in the total amount of 
     $40,000,000.
       (3) Architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design.--For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2009, in the 
     total amount of $6,696,000.

     SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Outside the United States.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may acquire real property and carry out military 
     construction projects for various locations outside the 
     United States, and subject to the purpose, total amount 
     authorized, and authorization of appropriations specified for 
     the projects, set forth in the following table:

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   Air Force: Military Construction Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AF                       Various Locations..........  Operational Facilities......      220,500          220,500
AF                       Various Locations..........  Supply Facilities...........       24,550           24,550
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       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2009, in the total 
     amount of $245,050,000.
       (2) Unspecified minor military construction projects.--For 
     unspecified minor military construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2009, in the total amount of 
     $15,000,000.
       (3) Architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design.--For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2009, in the 
     total amount of $19,040,000.

                 Subtitle B--Fiscal Year 2011 Projects

     SEC. 2911. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Outside the United States.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for various locations outside the United States, and 
     subject to the purpose, total amount authorized, and 
     authorization of appropriations specified for the projects, 
     set forth in the following table:

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      Army: Military Construction Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AF                       Various Locations..........  Air Pollution Abatement.....       16,000           16,000
AF                       Various Locations..........  Community Facilities........       21,450           21,450
AF                       Various Locations..........  Hospital and Medical               50,800           50,800
                                                       Facilities.................
AF                       Various Locations..........  Operational Facilities......       69,600           69,600
AF                       Various Locations..........  Supply Facilities...........       30,700           30,700
AF                       Various Locations..........  Supporting Activities.......      199,800          199,800
AF                       Various Locations..........  Troop Housing Facilities....      283,000          283,000
AF                       Various Locations..........  Utility Facilities..........       90,600           90,600
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       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $761,950,000.
       (2) Unspecified minor military construction projects.--For 
     unspecified minor military construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total amount of 
     $78,330,000.
       (3) Architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design.--For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the 
     total amount of $89,716,000.

     SEC. 2912. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Outside the United States.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force may acquire real property and carry out military 
     construction projects for various locations outside the 
     United States, and subject to the purpose, total amount 
     authorized, and authorization of appropriations specified for 
     the projects, set forth in the following table:

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   Air Force: Military Construction Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AF                       Various Locations..........  Maintenance and Production          7,400            7,400
                                                       Facilities.................
AF                       Various Locations..........  Operational Facilities......      203,000          203,000
AF                       Various Locations..........  Supply Facilities...........        7,100            7,100
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       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $217,500,000.
       (2) Unspecified minor military construction projects.--For 
     unspecified minor military construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total amount of 
     $49,584,000.
       (3) Architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design.--For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the 
     total amount of $13,422,000.

     SEC. 2913. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE WIDE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Outside the United States.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may acquire real property and carry out military construction 
     projects for the Defense Agencies for a classified project at 
     a classified location outside the United States, and subject 
     to the total amount authorized and authorization of 
     appropriations specified for the project, set forth in the 
     following table:

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  Defense Wide: Military Construction Outside the United States (Amounts Are Specified In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  Authorization
   Overseas Location       Installation or Location        Purpose of Project         Project           of
                                                                                       Amount     Appropriations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
XC                       Classified Location........  Classified Project..........       41,900           41,900
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       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Outside the united states.--For military construction 
     projects outside the United States authorized by subsection 
     (a), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2010, in the total 
     amount of $41,900,000.
       (2) Architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design.--For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design authorized by section 2807 of title 10, 
     United States Code, funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2010, in the total amount of $4,600,000.

     SEC. 2914. CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   AGENCY FACILITIES IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
     subtitle, the Secretary of Defense may use not more than 
     $46,500,000 to plan, design, and construct facilities in a 
     foreign country for the National Security Agency.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 2921. NOTIFICATION OF OBLIGATION OF FUNDS AND QUARTERLY 
                   REPORTS.

       (a) Notification of Obligation of Funds.--
       (1) Notice and wait requirement.--Before using appropriated 
     funds to carry out a construction project outside the United 
     States that is authorized by section 2901, 2902, 2911, or 
     2912 and has an estimated cost in excess of the amounts 
     authorized for unspecified minor military construction 
     projects under section 2805(c) of title 10, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a notice regarding the 
     construction project. The project may be carried out only 
     after the end of the 10-day period beginning on the date the 
     notice is received by the committees or, if earlier, the end 
     of the 7-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of 
     the notification is provided in an electronic medium pursuant 
     to section 480 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Contents of notice.--The notice for a construction 
     project covered by subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (A) Certification that the construction--
       (i) is necessary to meet urgent military operational 
     requirements of a temporary nature involving the use of the 
     Armed Forces;
       (ii) is carried out in support of a non-enduring mission; 
     and
       (iii) is the minimum construction necessary to meet 
     temporary operational requirements.
       (B) A description of the purpose for which appropriated 
     funds are being obligated.
       (C) All relevant documentation detailing the construction 
     project.
       (D) An estimate of the total amount obligated for the 
     construction.
       (b) Quarterly Reports.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than 45 days after the end 
     of each fiscal-year quarter during which appropriated funds 
     are obligated or expended to carry out construction projects 
     outside the United States that are authorized by section 
     2901, 2902, 2911, or 2912, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the worldwide obligation and expenditure during that quarter 
     of appropriated funds for such construction projects.
       (2) Project authority contingent on submission of 
     reports.--The ability to use section 2901, 2902, 2911, or 
     2912 as authority during a fiscal year to obligate 
     appropriated funds available to carry out construction 
     projects outside the United States shall commence for that 
     fiscal year only after the date on which the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to the congressional defense committees all 
     of the quarterly reports (if any) that were required under 
     paragraph (1) for the preceding fiscal year.
       (c) Limitation on Transfer Authority.--If the Secretary of 
     the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 
     amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriation in section 2901, 2902, 2911, or 2912 are 
     required for any construction project that will cause 
     obligations to exceed any of the category amounts specified 
     in this title or for a construction project that is not 
     within the scope of the category, the Secretary shall notify 
     the congressional defense committees of this determination at 
     least 14 days before obligating funds for the project.

 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 2011 for the activities of the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration in carrying out programs necessary 
     for national security in the amount of $11,214,755,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) For weapons activities, $7,008,835,000.
       (2) For defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, 
     $2,687,167,000.
       (3) For naval reactors, $1,070,486,000.
       (4) For the Office of the Administrator for Nuclear 
     Security, $448,267,000.
       (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) Project 11-D-801, reinvestment project phase 2, Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
     $23,300,000.
       (2) Project 11-D-601, sanitary effluent reclamation 
     facility expansion, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los 
     Alamos, New Mexico, $15,000,000.

     SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 2011 for defense 
     environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs 
     necessary for national security in the amount of 
     $5,588,039,000.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 2011 for other defense 
     activities in carrying out programs necessary for national 
     security in the amount of $878,209,000.

     SEC. 3104. ENERGY SECURITY AND ASSURANCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal

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     year 2011 for energy security and assurance programs 
     necessary for national security in the amount of $6,188,000.

   Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3111. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE 
                   INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS PROTECTION, CONTROL, 
                   AND ACCOUNTING PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   ENERGY.

       Section 3156(b)(1) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 
     116 Stat. 2739; 50 U.S.C. 2343(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``January 1, 2013'' and inserting ``January 1, 2018''.

     SEC. 3112. ENERGY PARKS INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic 
     Energy Defense Act (division D of Public Law 107-314; 50 
     U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 4815. ENERGY PARKS INITIATIVE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may facilitate 
     the development of energy parks described in subsection (b) 
     on defense nuclear facility reuse property through the use of 
     collaborative partnerships with State and local governments, 
     the private sector, and community reuse organizations 
     approved by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Energy Parks.--An energy park described in this 
     subsection is a facility (or group of facilities) developed 
     for the purpose of--
       ``(1) promoting energy security, environmental 
     sustainability, economic competitiveness, and energy sector 
     jobs; and
       ``(2) encouraging pilot programs, demonstration projects, 
     or commercial projects, at or near such facility, with 
     respect to energy generation, energy efficiency, and advanced 
     manufacturing technologies that will contribute to a 
     stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations 
     through the reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of energy-
     related emissions.
       ``(c) Infrastructure.--In facilitating the development of 
     an energy park under this section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) use existing infrastructure, facilities, workforces, 
     and other assets in the vicinity of the energy park; and
       ``(2) ensure that such energy park does not interfere with 
     the Secretary's other responsibilities at any defense nuclear 
     facility.
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2011, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
     report on steps taken to facilitate the development of energy 
     parks under this section.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `defense nuclear facility' has the meaning 
     given the term `Department of Energy defense nuclear 
     facility' in section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2286g).
       ``(2) The term `defense nuclear facility reuse property' 
     means property that--
       ``(A) is located at a defense nuclear facility; and
       ``(B) the Secretary of Energy determines--
       ``(i) has been adequately remediated by the Secretary or 
     was not in need of remediation; and
       ``(ii) is ready for use as an energy park.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     4001(b) of such Act (division D of Public Law 107-314) is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4814 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 4815. Energy parks initiative.''.

     SEC. 3113. ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTERS.

       (a) Technology Transfer Centers.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4813 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
     Act (division D of Public Law 107-314; 50 U.S.C. 2794) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Technology Transfer Centers.--(1) Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the 
     Administrator shall establish a technology transfer center 
     described in paragraph (2) at each national security 
     laboratory.
       ``(2) A technology transfer center described in this 
     paragraph is a center to foster collaborative scientific 
     research, technology development, and the appropriate 
     transfer of research and technology to users in addition to 
     the national security laboratories.
       ``(3) In establishing a technology transfer center under 
     this subsection, the Administrator--
       ``(A) shall enter into cooperative research and development 
     agreements with governmental, public, academic, or private 
     entities; and
       ``(B) may enter into a contract with respect to 
     constructing, purchasing, managing, or leasing buildings or 
     other facilities.''.
       (2) Definition.--Subsection (c) of such section, as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)(A), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The term `national security laboratory' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 3281 of the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471).''.
       (3) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
     amended by inserting ``AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTERS'' 
     after ``PARTNERSHIPS''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     4001(b) of such Act (division D of Public Law 107-314) is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 4813 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 4813. Critical technology partnerships and technology transfer 
              centers.''.

     SEC. 3114. AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
     3101(a)(1) for fiscal year 2011 for weapons activities, the 
     Secretary of Energy may procure not more than two aircraft.

                          Subtitle C--Reports

     SEC. 3121. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON NNSA BIENNIAL 
                   COMPLEX MODERNIZATION STRATEGY.

       Section 3255 of the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2455) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) GAO Study and Reports.--(1) For each plan and 
     assessment submitted under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct a study that 
     includes the following:
       ``(A) An analysis of the plan under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(B) An analysis of the assessment under subsection 
     (a)(2).
       ``(C) Whether both the budget for the fiscal year in which 
     the plan and assessment are submitted and the future-years 
     nuclear security program submitted to Congress in relation to 
     such budget under section 3253 provide for funding of the 
     nuclear security complex at a level that is sufficient for 
     the modernization and refurbishment of the nuclear security 
     complex in accordance with the plan.
       ``(D) An analysis of any assessment submitted by the 
     Administrator under subsection (c).
       ``(E) With respect to the facilities infrastructure 
     recapitalization program--
       ``(i) whether such program achieved its mission of 
     addressing deferred and backlogged maintenance;
       ``(ii) to what extent deferred and backlogged maintenance 
     remains unaddressed;
       ``(iii) whether the expiration of such program's 
     authorities has weakened or strengthened plans under 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(iv) whether the reauthorization of such program would 
     further the goal of modernizing and refurbishing the nuclear 
     security complex.
       ``(2) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     Administrator submits the plan and assessment under 
     subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the study under 
     paragraph (1), including--
       ``(A) the findings of the study under paragraph (1);
       ``(B) whether the plan and assessment submitted under 
     subsection (a) support each element under subsection (b); and
       ``(C) the role of the United States Strategic Command in 
     making an assessment under subsection (c).
       ``(3) Not later than 90 days after the date on which a 
     budget is submitted to Congress during an even-numbered 
     fiscal year, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees an update to the previous 
     study under paragraph (1) taking into account the nuclear 
     security budget materials included with such budget.''.

     SEC. 3122. REPORT ON GRADED SECURITY PROTECTION POLICY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2011, the Secretary 
     of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the implementation of the graded 
     security protection policy of the Department of Energy.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A comprehensive plan and schedule (including any 
     benchmarks, milestones, or other deadlines) for implementing 
     the graded security protection policy.
       (2) An explanation of the current status of the graded 
     security protection policy for each site with respect to the 
     comprehensive plan under paragraph (1).
       (3) An explanation of the Secretary's objective end-state 
     for implementation of the graded security protection policy 
     (such end-state shall include supporting justification and 
     rationale to ensure that robust and adaptive security 
     measures meet the graded security protection policy 
     requirements).
       (4) Identification of each site that has received an 
     exception or waiver to the graded security protection policy, 
     including the justification for each such exception or 
     waiver.
       (5) A schedule for ``force-on-force'' exercises that the 
     Secretary considers necessary to maintain operational 
     readiness.
       (6) A description of a program that will provide proper 
     training and equipping of personnel to a certifiable 
     standard.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2011, $28,640,000 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.).

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

     SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Amount.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Energy

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     $23,614,000 for fiscal year 2011 for the purpose of carrying 
     out activities under chapter 641 of title 10, United States 
     Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves.
       (b) Period of Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall 
     remain available until expended.

                  TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE MERCHANT MARINE FOR 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2011.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2011, to be available without fiscal year limitation if 
     so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of the 
     Department of Transportation for Maritime Administration 
     programs associated with maintaining national security 
     aspects of the merchant marine, as follows:
       (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the United 
     States Merchant Marine Academy, $100,020,000, of which--
       (A) $63,120,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     Academy operations;
       (B) $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     refunds to Academy midshipmen for improperly charged fees; 
     and
       (C) $30,900,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     capital improvements at the Academy.
       (2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime 
     academies, $15,007,000, of which--
       (A) $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     student incentive payments;
       (B) $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     direct payments to such academies; and
       (C) $11,007,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training 
     vessels.
       (3) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the 
     National Defense Reserve Fleet, $10,000,000.
       (4) For expenses to maintain and preserve a United States-
     flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of 
     the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United 
     States Code, $174,000,000.
       (5) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)) of loan 
     guarantees under the program authorized by chapter 537 of 
     title 46, United States Code, $60,000,000, of which 
     $3,688,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     administrative expenses of the program.

     SEC. 3502. EXTENSION OF MARITIME SECURITY FLEET PROGRAM.

       Chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 53104(a), by striking ``2015'' and inserting 
     ``2025'';
       (2) in section 53106(a)(1)(C), by striking ``for each 
     fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015'' and inserting ``for 
     each of fiscal years 2012 though 2025''; and
       (3) in section 53111(3), by striking ``2015'' and inserting 
     ``2025''.

     SEC. 3503. UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS 
                   OF RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

       Section 51302(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the Northern Mariana 
     Islands,'' after ``Guam,''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5) and redesignating paragraph 
     (6) as paragraph (5).

     SEC. 3504. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR PORT OF GUAM 
                   IMPROVEMENT ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.

       Section 3512(c)(4) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (48 U.S.C. 
     1421r(c)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, and of other amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to the Maritime Administration for 
     the purposes of the Program for fiscal year 2011 or 
     thereafter,'' after ``for a fiscal year''; and
       (2) by inserting ``under this section'' before the period 
     at the end.

     SEC. 3505. VESSEL LOAN GUARANTEES: PROCEDURES FOR TRADITIONAL 
                   AND NONTRADITIONAL APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 53701 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (16);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (11) through (14), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Nontraditional application.--The term `nontraditional 
     application' means an application for a loan, guarantee, or 
     commitment to guarantee under this chapter, that is not a 
     traditional application, as determined by the 
     Administrator.''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (14), as so redesignated, 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Traditional application.--The term `traditional 
     application' means an application for a loan, guarantee, or 
     commitment to guarantee under this chapter that involves a 
     market, technology, and financial structure of a type that 
     has proven successful in previous applications and does not 
     present an unreasonable risk to the United States, as 
     determined by the Administrator.''.
       (b) Deadline for Decision on Application; Extension.--
     Section 53703(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary or Administrator shall 
     approve or deny an application for a loan guarantee under 
     this chapter--
       ``(A) in the case of a traditional application, before the 
     end of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     signed application is received by the Secretary or 
     Administrator; and
       ``(B) in the case of a nontraditional application, before 
     the end of the 120-day period beginning on such date of 
     receipt.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the 270-day period in 
     paragraph (1) to a date not later than 2 years'' and 
     inserting ``the applicable period under paragraph (1) to a 
     date that is not later than 1 year after the date on which 
     the signed application was received by the Secretary or 
     Administrator''.
       (c) Independent Analysis.--Section 53708(d) of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``an application'' 
     and inserting ``a nontraditional application''.
       (d) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply only to applications submitted after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

  The Acting CHAIR. No amendment to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute is in order except those printed in House Report 111-498 and 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of House Resolution 1404.
  Except as specified in section 4 of the resolution, each amendment 
printed in the report shall be offered only in the order printed, may 
be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered read, debatable for the time specified in the report, 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question.
  It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of or germane 
modifications of any such amendments.
  Amendments en bloc shall be considered read, except that 
modifications shall be reported, shall be debatable for 20 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question.
  For the purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an amendment 
printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modified to the form 
of a germane perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be 
stricken.
  The original proponent of an amendment included in the amendments en 
bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately 
before disposition of the amendments en bloc.
  The Chair of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for 
consideration of any amendment out of the order printed, but not sooner 
than 30 minutes after the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or 
his designee announces from the floor a request to that effect.


                 Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Skelton

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk, amendment 
No. 1.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Skelton:
       Page 172, line 10, strike ``of an enlisted member of the 
     Armed Forces'' and insert ``of a candidate''.
       Page 172, beginning line 12, strike ``member,'' and insert 
     ``candidate''.
       Page 172, line 15, insert after ``(1)'' the following: ``is 
     an enlisted member of the Armed Forces and''.
       Page 404, line 6, strike ``or later''.
       Page 437, strike line 19 and all that follows through page 
     438, line 14 (and redesignate subsequent sections 
     accordingly).
       Page 603, in the table above line 1, in the column titled 
     ``Installation or Location'', strike ``Miami'' and insert 
     ``North Fort Myers'', strike ``West Palm Beach'' and insert 
     ``Tallahassee'', strike ``Kansas City'' and insert 
     ``Belton'', strike ``Dallas'' and insert ``Denton'', and 
     strike ``Virginia Beach'' and insert ``Fort Story''.
       Page 670, lines 1 and 2, strike ``NATIONAL SECURITY 
     AGENCY'' and insert ``DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'' (and conform 
     the table of contents in section 2(b)).
       Page 670, line 7, strike ``National Security Agency'' and 
     insert ``Department of Defense''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman

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from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my colleague, the 
gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas).
  Ms. TSONGAS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding and for your 
leadership on this important legislation.
  I rise in support of the Fiscal Year 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Act and the accompanying manager's amendment.
  This bipartisan legislation supports the ongoing efforts of our Armed 
Forces to keep our country safe, to maintain our resolve against 
extremists, and to sustain nuclear weapons nonproliferation.
  It provides our men and women with the crucial tools they need to 
protect our country and to effectively find and hold accountable those 
who wish us harm. Equally as important, the NDAA includes protections 
for our servicemembers, such as lighter weight body armor that will 
keep our servicemembers safe but will lighten the burden we ask them to 
carry.
  This bill also expands legal rights for servicemembers who have been 
victims of sexual assault, and it improves training related to the 
prevention of and to the response to this crime. I also look forward to 
the long overdue repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  The unanimous support that this bill received in committee is a 
testament to our continued commitment to provide the technology, 
equipment, and manpower required to protect our country at all times.
  I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5136.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from New Jersey 
will control the time.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to my 
friend and colleague, a gentleman who has made a tremendous 
contribution to the committee already in the area of nuclear weaponry, 
the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich).
  Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. Chairman, I strongly support this amendment, which 
improves and perfects strong underlying legislation to keep the 
American people safe and to spur economic growth in places like central 
New Mexico.
  The bill, as amended, will expand TRICARE coverage to include 
dependent children up to the age of 26, something our troops and 
military families deserve. It also provides our military with the 
cutting-edge resources that they need to defend our Nation.
  Many of these advancements originate in central New Mexico at 
Kirtland Air Force Base and at Sandia National Laboratories. For 
example, the Operationally Responsive Space satellite program and the 
Airborne Laser Test Bed will both receive greater resources to 
accomplish their important missions, and the bill will authorize a 
secure microgrid energy pilot program on a military installation to 
advance our goal of energy security and independence.
  This bill is a true reflection of our 21st century military strategy 
for keeping Americans safe, and I urge my colleagues to support the 
amendment and the underlying legislation.

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  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I 
will not oppose the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, for the benefit of the House, we will be 
calling several speakers.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to our friend and colleague who has 
been a leader on port security issues here in the country, who has 
worked very hard on them, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. 
Richardson).
  Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5136. 
I want to thank Chairman Skelton, the committee, and all of the staff 
that have brought us to this point.
  Having visited Afghanistan and Iraq, I strongly agree that this bill 
will help us to restore and enhance the readiness of our troops. But 
with the limited time that I have to speak, I would like to focus on 
one part of the amendment today, and that is my amendment that would 
allow the Transportation Command to update and expand its Port Look 
2008 strategic seaports study. This study remains a crucial tool to 
ensure that our ports remain ready to respond in the case of an 
emergency, and, worse, an attack.
  My amendment would expand the scope of the report to include the 
consideration of infrastructure in the vicinity of strategic ports, 
including bridges, roads, and rail capacity. We must be ready to move 
our troops immediately and to get them the resources that they need.
  I stand to say something that I have said before: ``The role of our 
ports is to connect the forts.'' If the transportation systems and 
infrastructure in and around our strategic ports are deficient, the 
ability of our ports to fulfill their readiness would fail.
  I stand in support of this amendment.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Hawaii (Mr. Djou), a new Member that will be serving on our committee 
that we are really happy to hear from at this time.
  Mr. DJOU. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 5136, the fiscal 
year 2011 Defense Authorization Act, as approved unanimously by the 
Armed Services Committee. I am pleased today to give my first 
substantive speech as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  It is a great honor to speak on the Defense Authorization Act, not 
only as a Member of Congress, but also as the Member who represents 
Hawaii's First Congressional District,the home of the U.S. Pacific 
Command, and speaking also, of course, as an Army Reservist. It is also 
my honor to be speaking on this measure the week before Memorial Day.
  To defend America, we need the best-trained and best-equipped United 
States Armed Forces. I am pleased this bill attempts to ensure that the 
Department of Defense is fully equipped and well prepared to fight all 
of our current and future battles on behalf of our Nation.
  I am pleased to support this particular resolution, which contains 
important measures for the Pacific Command, particularly, of course, 
for myself, representing Hawaii's First Congressional District, home of 
the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet, the U.S. Air Force's Pacific 
Air Force, and the 25th Infantry Division of the United States Army.
  These measures and provisions contained in here will help defend the 
United States and the Asia-Pacific region from the looming threats to 
our national security, in particular the region right now in the Korean 
Peninsula, which I believe deserves our Nation's critical attention.
  I am happy also to support the Republican efforts to deploy a 
comprehensive missile defense system. As the Representative from 
Hawaii, the one region which is in the flight arc of North Korea's 
ballistic missiles, this is an important development and something that 
I encourage the United States Congress to continue to develop further.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to my 
friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. McNerney), who has worked 
very hard on the issue of special combat pay for those facing the 
fierce actions we are engaged in.
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Chairman, last year I was in Afghanistan. Some 
paratroopers were transporting me outside the city of Kandahar, and one 
of them stopped and turned to me and said, Are you a Congressman? I 
said yes. He said, Can you help us? We haven't had a pay raise in 10 
years. I said, Can I help you? You bet I can.
  Upon returning, I introduced the COMBAT Act to increase specialty pay 
for troops serving overseas and separated from their families. Over the 
past

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several months, I have worked to incorporate hostile fire, imminent 
danger, and family separation allowance pay increases into the 2011 
National Defense Authorization Act. This increase will help hundreds of 
thousands of servicemembers and their families.
  Our servicemembers and their families have made enormous sacrifices 
to keep us safe. They deserve this pay raise, and I am proud to see 
that the increases are included in the 2011 defense authorization bill.
  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your efforts, and for working with me on 
this issue, and for all the work that you have done for our Armed 
Forces. I support this important legislation.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, many of the Members on our side have been talking about 
the Murphy amendment that will be coming up later today. We were 
concerned that we were only given 10 minutes to debate that amendment, 
something that will be very far-reaching, very important to all of the 
members of the armed services and to the country. I would like to talk 
just a little bit about the process that we have been going through 
this year.
  Earlier this year, the President, in his State of the Union speech, 
told the Nation that he wanted to see Don't Ask, Don't Tell repealed by 
the end of the year. The Secretary, in responding to the President's 
message, put a process in place, a process that would give to the 
Congress a report covering many items.
  In March, the Secretary selected General Ham and Jeh Johnson, Defense 
Counsel for the Defense Department, two very good men, men of high 
integrity, men that have taken this responsibility very seriously. I 
met with them, and I talked to them about the process, about what they 
were going to do, how they would work to make it fair.
  This month, just a couple of weeks ago, they have let a contract to 
Westat, a Rockville-based firm that has done survey work for the 
Defense Manpower Data Center to conduct surveys on military personnel, 
military spouses, and the comprehensive review working group. They have 
set their criteria on how they are going to move forward on this 
survey.
  They will sample 350,000 members of the military and their families. 
They will survey 100,000 active duty military, 70,000 of their spouses, 
100,000 of the Reserve component military, and 80,000 of their spouses. 
The sample size will be dictated by randomized statistically valid 
responses from various subelements of each component. Servicemembers 
will be asked to respond by mid-July, spouses by the end of August. 
They will develop and identify the sample of servicemembers and 
spouses.
  I specifically asked them if they would reach out to make sure that 
all members were represented, which is what they are going to do. They 
are going to set up a system whereby members of the military who may be 
homosexual will be able to have their feelings known and keep their 
confidence. That report, as they have been set out now to work on, will 
reach out to the military.
  They will then report back to us no later than the first of December, 
and at that point we are asked to move forward.
  I have a letter here from Secretary Gates that says in part, I 
believe in the strongest possible terms that the department must, prior 
to any legislative action, be allowed the opportunity to conduct a 
thorough, objective, and systematic assessment of the impact of such a 
policy change; develop an attentive, comprehensive implementation plan, 
and provide the President and the Congress with the results of this 
effort in order to ensure that this step is taken in the most informed 
and effective manner.
  Mr. Chairman, I include for the Record the entire letter from Admiral 
Mullen and Secretary Gates.

                                     The Secretary of Defense,

                                   Washington, DC, April 30, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing in response to your letter 
     of April 28 requesting my views on the advisability of 
     legislative action to repeal the so-called ``Don't Ask Don't 
     Tell'' statute prior to the completion of the Department of 
     Defense review of this matter.
       I believe in the strongest possible terms that the 
     Department must, prior to any legislative action, be allowed 
     the opportunity to conduct a thorough, objective, and 
     systematic assessment of the impact of such a policy change; 
     develop an attentive comprehensive implementation plan, and 
     provide the President and the Congress with the results of 
     this effort in order to ensure that this step is taken in the 
     most informed and effective manner. A critical element of 
     this effort is the need to systematically engage our forces, 
     their families, and the broader military community throughout 
     this process. Our military must be afforded the opportunity 
     to inform us of their concerns, insights, and suggestions if 
     we are to carry out this change successfully.
       Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to 
     change this policy prior to the completion of this vital 
     assessment process. Further, I hope Congress will not do so, 
     as it would send a very damaging message to our men and women 
     in uniform that in essence their views, concerns, and 
     perspectives do not matter on an issue with such a direct 
     impact and consequence for them and their families.
                                           Adm. Michael G. Mullen,
                            Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
                                                  Robert M. Gates,
                                             Secretary of Defense.

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Schrader) to talk about his ideas to help improve health 
care for those who serve in our National Guard.
  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Chairman, I am here offering an amendment in the 
Defense reauthorization bill for 2011 because of some of the treatment 
that Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, Maryland, and 
Vermont Guardsmen may have received when they got back from tours in 
Iraq and Afghanistan this spring.
  The National Guard and the Army have been fighting side-by-side 
through nearly 9 years of war. It is time to make a full assessment of 
the treatment our National Guard soldiers receive when they get home.
  My first amendment directs the Department of Defense Inspector 
General to report back to Congress by the end of the year on the 
treatment and medical care our National Guard soldiers receive in 
comparison to regular Army.
  The second amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to provide 
each member of the National Guard with a clear and comprehensive 
statement of the medical care and treatment they are entitled to 
receive. When they are in theater, the Army makes no distinction 
between the National Guard, Army Reserves, and regular Army soldiers. 
There should be no distinction in the care when they return home.
  I ask the House to continue this work by supporting my amendments.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri 
will be postponed.


                Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Bartlett

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 2 offered by Mr. Bartlett:
       Page 28, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 113. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LINE-HAUL TRACTORS.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 101(5) for other procurement, Army, 
     may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of the Army for 
     line-haul tractors unless the source selection is made based 
     on a full and open competition.
       (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Army may waive the 
     limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies to 
     the congressional defense committees by not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act that a sole 
     source selection--

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       (1) is needed to fulfill mission requirements; or
       (2) is more cost effective than a full and open 
     competition.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Maryland (Mr. Bartlett) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. BARTLETT. Mr. Chairman, we have noted two concerns relative to 
the Army Reserve line-haul tractors. The first concern is that they are 
procuring these tractors sole-source, without the benefits and 
advantages of full and open competition; and, secondly, their 
procurement is way, way, behind the need. They are in fact about 1,000 
tractors short. So I have a very simple amendment which addresses these 
two concerns:
  (A) Congressional encouragement of full and open competition. 
Congress encourages the Secretary of the Army to use full and open 
competition for the M915 tractor-trailer program beginning in fiscal 
year 2012; and,
  (B) Report. Not later than February 15, 2011, the Secretary of the 
Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
line-haul tractors, including possible courses of action that would 
accelerate meeting the line-haul tractor requirement of the Army 
Reserve.
  We have vetted this with the Army Reserves, Mr. Chairman, and they 
are in support of it. I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition, 
although I do not oppose the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from New Jersey is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment. It is 
a very well-thought-out amendment that encourages competition, which 
will be a service to the servicemembers of our country, as well as to 
our taxpayers. We thank the gentleman from Maryland for offering it and 
would urge Members to support it.
  I yield back my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Bartlett).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 
1404, as the designee of the chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services, I request that during further consideration of H.R. 5136 in 
the Committee of the Whole and following consideration of Amendment No. 
82 printed in House Report 111-498, the following amendments be 
considered: en bloc No. 3, followed by en bloc No 4.

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           Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the 
desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 3 offered by Mr. Smith of Washington:
       At the end of subtitle I of title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 5__. ANNUAL LEAVE FOR FAMILY OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE 
                   UNIFORMED SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Part III of title 38, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

   ``CHAPTER 44--ANNUAL LEAVE FOR FAMILY OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE 
                           UNIFORMED SERVICES

``Sec.
``4401. Definitions.
``4402. Leave requirement.
``4403. Certification.
``4404. Employment and benefits protection.
``4405. Prohibited acts.
``4406. Enforcement.
``4407. Miscellaneous provisions.

     ``Sec. 4401. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) The terms `benefit', `rights and benefits', 
     `employee', `employer', and `uniformed services' have the 
     meaning given such terms in section 4303 of this title.
       ``(2) The term `contingency operation' has the same meaning 
     given such term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10.
       ``(3) The term `eligible employee' means an individual who 
     is--
       ``(A) a family member of a member of a uniformed service;
       ``(B) an employee of the employer with respect to whom 
     leave is requested under section 4402 of this title; and
       ``(C) not entitled to leave under section 102(a)(1)(E) of 
     the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
     2612(a)(1)(E)).
       ``(4) The term `family member' means an individual who is, 
     with respect to another individual, one of the following:
       ``(A) The spouse of the other individual.
       ``(B) A son or daughter of the other individual.
       ``(C) A parent of the other individual.
       ``(5) The term `reduced leave schedule' means a leave 
     schedule that reduces the usual number of hours per workweek, 
     or hours per workday, of an employee.
       ``(6) The terms `spouse', `son or daughter', and `parent' 
     have the meaning given such terms in section 101 of the 
     Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611).

     ``Sec. 4402. Leave requirement

       ``(a) Entitlement to Leave.--In any 12-month period, an 
     eligible employee shall be entitled to two workweeks of leave 
     for each family member of the eligible employee who, during 
     such 12-month period--
       ``(1) is in the uniformed services; and
       ``(2)(A) receives notification of an impending call or 
     order to active duty in support of a contingency operation; 
     or
       ``(B) is deployed in connection with a contingency 
     operation.
       ``(b) Leave Taken Intermittently or on Reduced Leave 
     Schedule.--(1) Leave under subsection (a) may be taken by an 
     eligible employee intermittently or on a reduced leave 
     schedule as the eligible employee considers appropriate.
       ``(2) The taking of leave intermittently or on a reduced 
     leave schedule pursuant to this subsection shall not result 
     in a reduction in the total amount of leave to which the 
     eligible employee is entitled under subsection (a) beyond the 
     amount of leave actually taken.
       ``(c) Paid Leave Permitted.--Leave granted under subsection 
     (a) may consist of paid leave or unpaid leave as the employer 
     of the eligible employee considers appropriate.
       ``(d) Relationship to Paid Leave.--(1) If an employer 
     provides paid leave to an eligible employee for fewer than 
     the total number of workweeks of leave that the eligible 
     employee is entitled to under subsection (a), the additional 
     amount of leave necessary to attain the total number of 
     workweeks of leave required under subsection (a) may be 
     provided without compensation.
       ``(2) An eligible employee may elect, and an employer may 
     not require the eligible employee, to substitute any of the 
     accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave, or family leave 
     of the eligible employee for leave provided under subsection 
     (a) for any part of the total period of such leave the 
     eligible employee is entitled to under such subsection.
       ``(e) Notice for Leave.--In any case in which an eligible 
     employee chooses to use leave under subsection (a), the 
     eligible employee shall provide such notice to the employer 
     as is reasonable and practicable.

     ``Sec. 4403. Certification

       ``(a) In General.--An employer may require that a request 
     for leave under section 4402(a) of this title be supported by 
     a certification of entitlement to such leave.
       ``(b) Timeliness of Certification.--An eligible employee 
     shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy of the 
     certification required by subsection (a) to the employer.
       ``(c) Sufficient Certification.--A copy of the 
     notification, call, or order described in section 4402(a)(2) 
     of this title shall be considered sufficient certification of 
     entitlement to leave for purposes of providing certification 
     under this section. The Secretary may prescribe such 
     additional forms and manners of certification as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of providing 
     certification under this section.

     ``Sec. 4404. Employment and benefits protection

       ``(a) In General.--An eligible employee who takes leave 
     under section 4402 of this title for the intended purpose of 
     the leave shall be entitled, on return from such leave--
       ``(1) to be restored by the employer to the position of 
     employment held by the eligible employee when the leave 
     commenced; or
       ``(2) to be restored to an equivalent position with 
     equivalent rights and benefits of employment.
       ``(b) Loss of Benefits.--The taking of leave under section 
     4402 of this title shall not result in the loss of any 
     employment benefit accrued prior to the date on which the 
     leave commenced.
       ``(c) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to entitle any restored employee to--
       ``(1) the accrual of any seniority or employment benefits 
     during any period of leave; or
       ``(2) any right, benefit, or position of employment other 
     than any right, benefit, or position to which the employee 
     would have been entitled had the employee not taken the 
     leave.

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     ``Sec. 4405. Prohibited acts

       ``(a) Exercise of Rights.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of 
     or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under this 
     chapter.
       ``(b) Discrimination.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     employer to discharge or in any other manner discriminate 
     against any individual for opposing any practice made 
     unlawful by this chapter.

     ``Sec. 4406. Enforcement

       ``The provisions of subchapter III of chapter 43 of this 
     title shall apply with respect to the provisions of this 
     chapter as if such provisions were incorporated into and made 
     part of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 4407. Miscellaneous provisions

       ``The provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 43 of this 
     title shall apply with respect to the provisions of this 
     chapter as if such provisions were incorporated into and made 
     part of this chapter.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of title 38, United States Code, and at the 
     beginning of part III of such title, are each amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 43 the following 
     new item:

``44. Annual Leave for Family of Deployed Members of the Uniformed 
    Services...............................................4401.''.....

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Washington (Mr. Smith) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer an amendment 
regarding military family leave. This committee and this body has, in 
the past, taken great steps to make sure that our military families, 
when they're deployed, they have and do qualify for the Military Family 
Leave Act. Unfortunately, there are some specifics of the military 
family--sorry, of the Family Leave Act--that leave out some of our 
military personnel when they are deployed because of the jobs that they 
have. They do not qualify for the existing Family Leave Act.
  What this amendment does is it makes sure that all military 
personnel, even if they don't qualify for the Family and Medical Leave 
Act, will have the ability to take at least--I'm sorry, the spouses, 
children and parents of our military personnel, will have the ability 
to take at least 2 weeks of unpaid leave when a servicemember receives 
a notification or order to active duty in support of a contingency 
operation or is deployed in connection with such an operation.
  One of the things that we've really struggled to deal with is the 
amount that we have asked of the members of the Guard and Reserve. They 
have been deployed far more since 9/11 than they ever were before, and 
that has a tremendous impact on their families.
  Now, the Guard and Reserve has performed an unbelievable service to 
this country. Every time I travel abroad, go to Iraq and Afghanistan 
and meet members of the Guard and Reserve who are serving over there, I 
come away enormously impressed with their immense dedication and the 
job they're doing on our behalf. They continue to do it. They continue 
to sign up. Recruitment and retention are at all-time highs. They are 
absolutely committed to serving this country.
  But they also need our help and support because members of the Guard 
and Reserve typically have families and jobs here at home, and that is 
disrupted every time they're called up and sent overseas. This is one 
small way that we can help them deal with that disruption, by making 
sure that their loved ones qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act.
  This would be unpaid leave, but it would make sure that they have the 
time to help support their loved one who is being deployed.
  I ask the body to support this amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition, 
although I do not oppose the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, continuing my earlier comments, I was right 
in the middle of a letter by Secretary Gates. I will catch everybody up 
to speed.
  The Secretary said, prior to any legislative action, the military 
should be allowed the opportunity to conduct a thorough, objective, and 
systematic assessment of the impact of such a policy change, develop an 
attentive comprehensive implementation plan, and provide the President 
and the Congress with the results of this effort in order to ensure 
that this step is taken in the most informed and effective manner.
  I'm inserting some of my own language now. I would like to say that 
we will be asked to vote on an amendment later today without having the 
value and the important information that would come from this, without 
being able to act in a most informed and effective manner.
  The Secretary goes on to say a critical element of this effort is the 
need to systematically engage our forces, their families and the 
broader military community throughout the process. Our military must be 
afforded the opportunity to inform us of their concerns, insights, and 
suggestions if we are to carry out this change successfully. Therefore, 
I strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to change this policy 
prior to the completion of this vital assessment process.
  Further, I hope Congress will not do so, as it would send a very 
damaging message to our men and women in uniform that, in essence, 
their views, concerns, and perspectives do not matter on an issue with 
such a direct impact and consequence for them and their families.
  Now, Mr. Skelton, chairman of the committee, spoke to the Secretary 2 
days ago, and the Secretary said, I stand by my letter.
  Next I have a letter from Admiral Roughead, Chief of Naval 
Operations. I spoke to each of the chiefs day before yesterday, I 
believe it was, on May 26, and he sent a letter, part of which says, I 
share the view of Secretary Gates that the best approach would be to 
complete the DOD review before there's any legislation to change the 
law. My concern is that legislative changes, at this point, regardless 
of the precise language used, may cause confusion on the status of the 
law in the fleet and disrupt the review process itself by leading 
sailors to question whether their input matters.
  Obtaining the views and opinions of the force and assessing them in 
light of the issues involved will be complicated by a shifting 
legislative backdrop and its associated debate.
  The admiral told me he was very concerned about what it would do in 
the force, the confusion that would be caused, and losing the 
credibility, actually, of him and his colleagues, because they have 
gone out. Based on what the President said, based on what the Secretary 
said earlier this year, they have gone to the force and told them they 
would be involved in this process; and it breaks faith with them and 
the things that they have tried to tell the force.
  I will read General Schwartz's letter. General Schwartz is the Chief 
of the Air Force. He said, I believe it's important, a matter of 
keeping faith with those currently serving in the Armed Forces, that 
the Secretary of Defense commission review be completed before there is 
any legislation to repeal the Don't Ask, Don't Tell law, which is the 
Murphy amendment which we'll be discussing and voting on later today or 
tomorrow.
  Such action allows me to provide the best military advice to the 
President and sends an important signal to our airmen and their 
families that their opinion matters. To do otherwise, in my view, would 
be presumptive, and would reflect an intent to act before all relevant 
factors are assessed, digested and understood.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I will assume that there is 
support for my amendment. I just want to quickly address what Mr. 
McKeon has said on two levels. First of all, the amendment that we will 
be voting on later today on Don't Ask, Don't Tell specifically leaves 
it in the hands of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff to be

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the one who will chair the policy. The policy will not be changed as a 
result of the amendment that we are passing. It will meet, absolutely, 
the requirement that the Secretary of Defense and others have put out 
to get input from the Armed Forces. And it will not, let me repeat, 
will not be changed until the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff certify that change. They will have to 
certify it before we go forward.
  Second of all, this policy, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, this ridiculous 
policy that has driven people out of the military who are only too 
anxious to serve, has been in existence for 16 years.
  And I cannot speak for the gentleman from California, but I have 
spoken to many members of the Armed Forces during the course of that 
16-year period about this policy, as I'm sure others have. So the main 
thing I object to is the characterization that the men and women of our 
Armed Forces have been left out of this debate. Nothing could be 
further from the truth. We've had 16 years, and a year and a half since 
President Obama said that he felt the policy should be changed, to have 
those conversations, and we're having them. And again, we will continue 
to have them, even after Congress pulls itself out of this policy. 
We're the ones who inserted ourselves into the debate by passing it in 
the first place 16 years ago. This will now go back to the Secretary of 
Defense to have precisely those conversations that Mr. McKeon wants 
them to have. And I'm sure that they will.
  I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. 
Andrews).
  Mr. ANDREWS. I think that the process that my friend from California 
lays out is a correct one, that there should be wide solicitation of 
views from those who wear the uniform, and there will be.
  And the amendment that Mr. Murphy will be offering later today simply 
says this: If, after that process the Secretary of Defense and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff believe that the evidence shows that 
implementation of the repeal would undercut the readiness or 
effectiveness of our troops, they will not certify that the policy 
should be put into effect, and it won't be. The Secretary has 
repeatedly said, Admiral Mullen has repeatedly said the question is not 
whether repeal should take place, but how.
  Mr. Murphy's amendment will set up a rational process for that to 
take place. I believe it's the right thing to do, and I support Mr. 
Smith's amendment which is before us right now.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Marshall

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Marshall:
       Page 122, after line 18, insert the following:

     SEC. 359. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FIRE-RESISTANT UTILITY 
                   ENSEMBLES FOR NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL IN CIVIL 
                   AUTHORITY MISSIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Chief of the National 
     Guard Bureau should issue fire-resistant utility ensembles to 
     National Guard personnel who are engaged, or likely to become 
     engaged, in defense support to civil authority missions that 
     routinely involve serious fire hazards, such as wildfire 
     recovery efforts.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Georgia (Mr. Marshall) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.
  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Chairman, this is a pretty simple amendment. We 
give fire retardant uniforms to all soldiers deploying to our combat 
zones. National Guard soldiers here in the United States do not have 
fire retardant uniforms, for the most part. And yet some National Guard 
soldiers, as an ordinary part of their duties, are exposed to fire 
hazards.
  The amendment's pretty simple. It simply says we acknowledge that 
there's a cost issue associated with the issuing of fire retardant 
uniforms to all of our National Guard soldiers here in the United 
States. But at least we should encourage the Guard to consider issuing 
those uniforms to those soldiers who, as a normal course of their 
duties, from time to time are exposed to fire hazards. And I hope that 
everybody would agree that that's a wise thing for us to do.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition. I 
will not oppose the amendment. I will support the amendment as a good 
member of the committee.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chair, we do have other things we can talk about here 
today, and seeing how the Rules Committee didn't give us time to fully 
debate the Murphy amendment on Don't Ask, Don't Tell, we will use the 
time for that.
  I yield 2 minutes the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Coffman), a member 
of the committee.

                              {time}  1445

  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the 
amendment offered and in support of the bill as well, the defense 
authorization bill as well, but in opposition certainly to the Murphy 
amendment on the Don't Ask, Don't Tell, reversing Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell.
  One thing that I think hasn't been raised, certainly what the 
amendment states is that the Congress of the United States will in fact 
delegate to the Department of Defense, to the Secretary of the 
Department of Defense and to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
the ability to simply do the assessment based on the survey to make 
that decision. But I think the reality is, unfortunately, these are not 
independent positions.
  The President, at the end of the day, is the Commander in Chief, and 
the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
report to the Commander in Chief. So I question the ability for them to 
make an independent decision. This policy was put in place by the 
Congress of the United States, and it ought to be the Congress of the 
United States that ultimately repeals it based on the findings of the 
study for which I believe that we have the responsibility to review.
  So I would hope that we would, in fact, vote down the Murphy 
amendment, do our job in terms of reviewing the findings of the views 
of the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States that this 
study is, in fact, to put forward their concerns about the challenges 
of reversing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Then, upon our reading 
of that information, we will then make an informed decision going 
forward as to whether or not we will reverse this policy or we will 
continue this policy or we will, in fact, reform this policy in some 
other way. But it is wrong for us to delegate this to somebody else, 
and I believe, again, we should vote down the Murphy amendment.
  Mr. MARSHALL. I agree with Mr. Coffman, who cochairs, along with me, 
the Balanced Budget Caucus. I agree with him on both counts: one, that 
I have got a good amendment here, and that we ought not to pass the 
Murphy amendment.
  I think everybody understood the course that we were headed on with 
regard to Don't Ask, Don't Tell was for the military to do a study of 
the issue, give the study to us, we look at the study and then make a 
decision. We don't have the results of the military's analysis. What we 
do have is pretty well expressed concerns by the service Chiefs of each 
one of our branches that we ought not to move forward, that we are 
getting the cart before the horse here on this issue.
  It seems to me we have been committed for some time to a course where

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we are going to look at the information and then make the decision. 
This reverses that course. I think it's a mistake.
  As long as we are talking about different issues here, I would like 
to talk about the F-35 alternate engine as well. We cochair, Mr. 
Coffman, the Balanced Budget Caucus. We are both very concerned about 
unnecessary expenditures.
  I talked to a retired commodore recently. He was an F-16 pilot. They 
had a squadron where pretty routinely only four to six of their jets 
would operate, and it was engine problems. At the time they were having 
those problems, it was sole sourced. When competition was injected, the 
effect of competition was that all of a sudden the engines that we were 
getting improved in quality dramatically. So competition is good for 
the soul.
  We actually have a statute that requires competition. If we follow 
our own law, we will insist upon competition for the engines where the 
F-35 is concerned. But there is a specific example of competition 
working where jet engines are concerned, and it's the F-16 and the 
reliability of the F-16. GAO did a study of the cost savings associated 
with this and concluded it was 21 percent.
  Bottom line, there is not a good argument, except for near-term 
dollar issues, there is not a single good argument why we wouldn't have 
competition where the F-35 engine is concerned.
  I appreciate the ranking member and the chairman of this committee 
and both of the relevant subcommittees strongly supporting having 
competition where the F-35 engine is concerned. I appreciate the 
support that I have received for my amendment with regard to National 
Guard uniforms.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  I thank the gentleman for his agreement with us on this issue, where 
we had a process set up. The process was set up by the Secretary in 
conformance with the President's wishes, and the thing that they 
thought was very important was having the input from those who would be 
most affected.
  In talking to the Chiefs yesterday, one of them made the comment to 
me, in addition to the letters, he says, Hey, I understand the 
politics. I understand what's going on here. And he said, The amendment 
is very cleverly written. It says nothing will be done to implement 
this until the study is done. However, the headline will be ``Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell Repealed.'' He says, I understand how that works. But 
the guy that's out on an FOB in Afghanistan is going to get the 
headline and he is going to then, when somebody may send him a survey, 
he is going to say, What is this? I know this is already decided. I 
mean, we ought to treat this like it really is.
  Many of your Members, I have been on the floor the whole day, I have 
listened to this debate, and I was also in the Rules Committee 
yesterday and heard it, and many of your Members say this repeals Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell. This is it. And then some of your Members are saying, 
Well, it doesn't really do anything. It just kind of moves the ball 
down the field. Then why are we doing the debate? I think be honest in 
what this really does. This precludes the study, the study we just 
hired that we are going to pay good money for and we are going to hear 
from the troops, but they are going to know that their wishes or their 
desires or their comments or their participation is folly because the 
decision's already made.
  What it's supposed to be was we found out, we went out and did the 
study, then it comes back and came to us with the Chief's and the 
Secretary's recommendations, and then we do have a responsibility here. 
We do pass the laws. And we are giving up that responsibility today by 
voting on something without the complete information. And we're dissing 
the troops. That's what we're doing. We're disrespecting them.
  And as some of the chairmen said to me yesterday, it's going to cause 
confusion in the force, and we don't keep faith with those who are 
putting their lives on the line every day for us. And especially this 
committee. This committee should stand for the force. This committee 
should stand for the troops. This should have been discussed in our 
committee before it came to the full floor.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. MARSHALL. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Marshall).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will 
be postponed.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 
1404, I hereby give notice that amendments number 21, 42, 47 may be 
offered out of order.
  The Acting CHAIR. Duly noted.


            Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Mr. Skelton

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 1404, I offer 
amendments en bloc No. 1.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 1 offered by Mr. Skelton consisting of 
amendments numbered 9, 10, 16, 24, 36, 63, and 70 printed in House 
Report 111-498:


           Amendment No. 9 Offered by Ms. Giffords of Arizona

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 452, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 1065. SHARED INFORMATION REGARDING TRAINING EXERCISES.

       The Secretary of Defense, acting through Joint Task Force 
     North, may share with the Department of Homeland Security and 
     the Department of Justice any data gathered during training 
     exercises.


            Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Nye of Virginia

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 79, after line 6, insert the following:

     SEC. 244. REPORT ON REGIONAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2011, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on regional advanced technology clusters.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of regional advanced technology clusters 
     throughout the United States, including--
       (A) an estimate of the amount of public and private funding 
     activities within each cluster;
       (B) an assessment of the technical competencies of each of 
     these regional advanced technology clusters;
       (C) a comparison of the technical competencies of each 
     regional advanced technology cluster with the technology 
     needs of the Department of Defense; and
       (D) a review of current Department of Defense interaction, 
     cooperation, or investment in regional advanced technology 
     clusters.
       (2) A strategic plan for encouraging the development of 
     innovative, advanced technologies, such as robotics and 
     autonomous systems, to address national security, homeland 
     security, and first responder challenges by--
       (A) enhancing regional advanced technology clusters that 
     support the technology needs of the Department of Defense; 
     and
       (B) identifying and assisting the expansion of additional 
     new regional advanced technology clusters to foster research 
     and development into emerging, disruptive technologies 
     identified through strategic planning documents of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (3) An identification of the resources needed to establish, 
     sustain, or grow regional advanced technology clusters.
       (4) An identification of mechanisms for collaborating and 
     cost sharing with other state, local, and Federal agencies 
     with respect to regional advanced technology clusters, 
     including any legal impediments that may inhibit 
     collaboration or cost sharing.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the following:
       (A) The Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and 
     Small Business of the House of Representatives.
       (B) The Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``regional advanced technology cluster'' means 
     geographic centers focused on building science and 
     technology-based innovation capacity in areas of local and 
     regional strength to foster economic growth and improve 
     quality of life.

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           Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Sessions of Texas

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 7__. PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT OF MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS FOR TRAUMATIC 
                   BRAIN INJURY AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS 
                   DISORDER.

       (a) Payment Process.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a five-year 
     pilot program under which each such Secretary shall establish 
     a process through which each Secretary shall provide payment 
     for treatments (including diagnostic testing) of traumatic 
     brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder received by 
     members of the Armed Forces and veterans in health care 
     facilities other than military treatment facilities or 
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Such 
     process shall provide that payment be made directly to the 
     health care facility furnishing the treatment.
       (b) Conditions for Payment.--The approval by a Secretary 
     for payment for a treatment pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) Any drug or device used in the treatment must be 
     approved or cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for 
     any purpose.
       (2) The treatment or study protocol used in treating the 
     member or veteran must have been approved by an institutional 
     review board operating in accordance with regulations issued 
     by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (3) The approved treatment or study protocol (including any 
     patient disclosure requirements) must be used by the health 
     care provider delivering the treatment.
       (4) The patient receiving the treatment or study protocol 
     must demonstrate an improvement as a result of the treatment 
     on one or more of the following:
       (A) Standardized independent pre-treatment and post-
     treatment neuropsychological testing.
       (B) Accepted survey instruments.
       (C) Neurological imaging.
       (D) Clinical examination.
       (5) The patient receiving the treatment or study protocol 
     must be receiving the treatment voluntarily.
       (6) The patient receiving the treatment may not be a 
     retired member of the uniformed services or of the Armed 
     Forces who is entitled to benefits under part A, or eligible 
     to enroll under part B, of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act.
       (c) Additional Restrictions Prohibited.--Except as provided 
     in this subsection (b), no restriction or condition for 
     reimbursement may be placed on any health care provider that 
     is operating lawfully under the laws of the State in which 
     the provider is located with respect to the receipt of 
     payment under this Act.
       (d) Payment Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make a payment for a 
     treatment or study protocol pursuant to subsection (a) not 
     later than 30 days after a member of the Armed Forces or 
     veteran (or health care provider on behalf of such member or 
     veteran) submits to the Secretary documentation regarding the 
     treatment or study protocol. The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the 
     documentation required under this subsection may not be an 
     undue burden on the member of the Armed Forces or veteran or 
     on the health care provider.
       (e) Payment Source.--Subsection (c)(1) of section 1074 of 
     title 10, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the 
     payment by the Secretary of Defense for treatment or study 
     protocols pursuant to subsection (a) of traumatic brain 
     injury and post-traumatic stress disorder received by members 
     of the Armed Forces.
       (f) Payment Amount.--A payment under this Act shall be made 
     at the equivalent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
     reimbursement rate in effect for appropriate treatment codes 
     for the State or territory in which the treatment or study 
     protocol is received. If no such rate is in effect, payment 
     shall be made at a fair market rate, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, with respect to a patient who is a 
     member of the Armed Forces or the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs with respect to a patient who is a veteran.
       (g) Data Collection and Availability.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall jointly develop and maintain a 
     database containing data from each patient case involving the 
     use of a treatment under this section. The Secretaries shall 
     ensure that the database preserves confidentiality and be 
     made available only--
       (A) for third-party payer examination;
       (B) to the appropriate congressional committees and 
     employees of the Department of Defense, the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, the Department of Health and Human 
     Services, and appropriate State agencies; and
       (C) to the primary investigator of the institutional review 
     board that approved the treatment or study protocol, in the 
     case of data relating to a patient case involving the use of 
     such treatment or study protocol.
       (2) Enrollment in institutional review board study.--In the 
     case of a patient enrolled in a registered institutional 
     review board study, results may be publically distributable 
     in accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-191) and other regulations and practices in 
     effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Qualified institutional review boards.--The Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each 
     ensure that the Internet website of their respective 
     departments includes a list of all civilian institutional 
     review board studies that have received a payment under this 
     Act.
       (h) Assistance for Members To Obtain Treatment.--
       (1) Assignment to temporary duty.--The Secretary of a 
     military department may assign a member of the Armed Forces 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to temporary duty or 
     allow the member a permissive temporary duty in order to 
     permit the member to receive treatment or study protocol for 
     traumatic brain injury or post- traumatic stress disorder, 
     for which payments shall be made under subsection (a), at a 
     location beyond reasonable commuting distance of the member's 
     permanent duty station.
       (2) Payment of per diem.--A member who is away from the 
     member's permanent station may be paid a per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence in an amount not more than the amount to which 
     the member would be entitled if the member were performing 
     travel in connection with a temporary duty assignment.
       (3) Gift rule waiver.--Notwithstanding any rule of any 
     department or agency with respect to ethics or the receipt of 
     gifts, any assistance provided to a member of the Armed 
     Forces with a service-connected injury or disability for 
     travel, meals, or entertainment incidental to receiving 
     treatment or study protocol under this Act, or for the 
     provision of such treatment or study protocol, shall not be 
     subject to or covered by any such rule.
       (i) Retaliation Prohibited.--No retaliation may be made 
     against any member of the Armed Forces or veteran who 
     receives treatment or study protocol as part of registered 
     institutional review board study carried out by a civilian 
     health care practitioner.
       (j) Treatment of University and Nationally Accredited 
     Institutional Review Boards.--For purposes of this Act, a 
     university-affiliated or nationally accredited institutional 
     review board shall be treated in the same manner as a 
     Government institutional review board.
       (k) Memoranda of Understanding.--The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to 
     expeditiously enter into memoranda of understandings with 
     civilian institutional review boards described in subsection 
     (j) for the purpose of providing for members of the Armed 
     Forces and veterans to receive treatment carried out by 
     civilian health care practitioners under a treatment or study 
     protocol approved by and under the oversight of civilian 
     institutional review boards that would qualify for payment 
     under this Act.
       (l) Outreach Required.--
       (1) Outreach to veterans.--The Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall notify each veteran with a service-connected 
     injury or disability of the opportunity to receive treatment 
     or study protocol pursuant to this Act.
       (2) Outreach to members of the armed forces.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall notify each member of the Armed Forces with 
     a service-connected injury or disability of the opportunity 
     to receive treatment or study protocol pursuant to this Act.
       (m) Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     last day of each fiscal year during which the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs are authorized 
     to make payments under this Act, the Secretaries shall 
     jointly submit to Congress an annual report on the 
     implementation of this Act. Such report shall include each of 
     the following for that fiscal year:
       (1) The number of individuals for whom the Secretary has 
     provided payments under this Act.
       (2) The condition for which each such individual receives 
     treatment for which payment is provided under this Act and 
     the success rate of each such treatment.
       (3) Treatment methods that are used by entities receiving 
     payment provided under this Act and the respective rate of 
     success of each such method.
       (4) The recommendations of the Secretaries with respect to 
     the integration of treatment methods for which payment is 
     provided under this Act into facilities of the Department of 
     Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (n) Termination.--The authority to make a payment under 
     this Act shall terminate on the date that is five years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (o) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this Act $10,000,000 for each 
     fiscal year during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     and the Secretary of Defense are authorized to make payments 
     under this Act.

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          Amendment No. 24 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. REPORT RELATED TO MINORITY-OWNED, WOMEN-OWNED, AND 
                   DISADVANTAGED-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.

       Not later than December 1, 2010, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide to the Congressional Black Caucus a report that 
     includes a list of minority-owned, women-owned, and 
     disadvantaged-owned small businesses that receive contracts 
     resulting from authorized funding to the Department of 
     Defense. The list shall cover the 10 calendar years preceding 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and shall include, for 
     each listed business, the name of the business and the 
     business owner and the amount of the contract award.


          Amendment No. 36 Offered by Ms. Watson of California

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of division A, add the following new title:

                TITLE XVII--FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY

          Subtitle A--Federal Information Security Amendments

     SEC. 1701. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY.

       Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking subchapters II and III and inserting the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFORMATION SECURITY

     ``Sec. 3551. Purposes

       ``The purposes of this subchapter are to--
       ``(1) provide a comprehensive framework for ensuring the 
     effectiveness of information security controls over 
     information resources that support Federal operations and 
     assets;
       ``(2) recognize the highly networked nature of the current 
     Federal computing environment and provide effective 
     Governmentwide management and oversight of the related 
     information security risks, including coordination of 
     information security efforts throughout the civilian, 
     national security, and law enforcement communities;
       ``(3) provide for development and maintenance of minimum 
     controls required to protect Federal information and 
     information infrastructure;
       ``(4) provide a mechanism for improved oversight of Federal 
     agency information security programs;
       ``(5) acknowledge that commercially developed information 
     security products offer advanced, dynamic, robust, and 
     effective information security solutions, reflecting market 
     solutions for the protection of critical information 
     infrastructures important to the national defense and 
     economic security of the Nation that are designed, built, and 
     operated by the private sector; and
       ``(6) recognize that the selection of specific technical 
     hardware and software information security solutions should 
     be left to individual agencies from among commercially 
     developed products.

     ``Sec. 3552. Definitions

       ``(a) Section 3502 Definitions.--Except as provided under 
     subsection (b), the definitions under section 3502 shall 
     apply to this subchapter.
       ``(b) Additional Definitions.--In this subchapter:
       ``(1) The term `adequate security' means security that 
     complies with the regulations promulgated under section 3554 
     and the standards promulgated under section 3558.
       ``(2) The term `incident' means an occurrence that actually 
     or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or 
     availability of an information system, information 
     infrastructure, or the information the system processes, 
     stores, or transmits or that constitutes a violation or 
     imminent threat of violation of security policies, security 
     procedures, or acceptable use policies.
       ``(3) The term `information infrastructure' means the 
     underlying framework that information systems and assets rely 
     on in processing, storing, or transmitting information 
     electronically.
       ``(4) The term `information security' means protecting 
     information and information infrastructure from unauthorized 
     access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or 
     destruction in order to provide--
       ``(A) integrity, which means guarding against improper 
     information modification or destruction, and includes 
     ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity;
       ``(B) confidentiality, which means preserving authorized 
     restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for 
     protecting personal privacy and proprietary information;
       ``(C) availability, which means ensuring timely and 
     reliable access to and use of information; and
       ``(D) authentication, which means using digital credentials 
     to assure the identity of users and validate access of such 
     users.
       ``(5) The term `information technology' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 11101 of title 40.
       ``(6)(A) The term `national security system' means any 
     information infrastructure (including any telecommunications 
     system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of 
     an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency--
       ``(i) the function, operation, or use of which--

       ``(I) involves intelligence activities;
       ``(II) involves cryptologic activities related to national 
     security;
       ``(III) involves command and control of military forces;
       ``(IV) involves equipment that is an integral part of a 
     weapon or weapons system; or
       ``(V) subject to subparagraph (B), is critical to the 
     direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions; or

       ``(ii) is protected at all times by procedures established 
     for information that have been specifically authorized under 
     criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of 
     Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national 
     defense or foreign policy.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A)(i)(V) does not include a system that 
     is to be used for routine administrative and business 
     applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and 
     personnel management applications).

     ``Sec. 3553. National Office for Cyberspace

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Executive Office of the President an office to be known as 
     the National Office for Cyberspace.
       ``(b) Director.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be at the head of the Office 
     a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of 
     the National Office for Cyberspace shall administer all 
     functions under this subchapter and collaborate to the extent 
     practicable with the heads of appropriate agencies, the 
     private sector, and international partners. The Office shall 
     serve as the principal office for coordinating issues 
     relating to achieving an assured, reliable, secure, and 
     survivable information infrastructure and related 
     capabilities for the Federal Government.
       ``(2) Basic pay.--The Director shall be paid at the rate of 
     basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule.
       ``(c) Staff.--The Director may appoint and fix the pay of 
     additional personnel as the Director considers appropriate.
       ``(d) Experts and Consultants.--The Director may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5.

     ``Sec.  3554. Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board

       ``(a) Establishment.--Within the National Office for 
     Cyberspace, there shall be established a board to be known as 
     the `Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board' (in this section 
     referred to as the `Board').
       ``(b) Members.--The Board shall be chaired by the Director 
     of the National Office for Cyberspace and consist of not more 
     than 10 members, with at least one representative from--
       ``(1) the Office of Management and Budget;
       ``(2) civilian agencies;
       ``(3) the Department of Defense;
       ``(4) the Federal law enforcement community;
       ``(5) the Federal Chief Technology Office; and
       ``(6) such additional military and civilian agencies as the 
     Director considers appropriate.
       ``(c) Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) Development of policies and procedures.--Subject to 
     the authority, direction, and control of the Director of the 
     National Office for Cyberspace, the Board shall be 
     responsible for developing and periodically updating 
     information security policies and procedures relating to the 
     matters described in paragraph (2). In developing such 
     policies and procedures, the Board shall require that all 
     matters addressed in the policies and procedures are 
     consistent, to the maximum extent practicable and in 
     accordance with applicable law, among the civilian, military, 
     intelligence, and law enforcement communities.
       ``(2) Specific matters covered in policies and 
     procedures.--
       ``(A) Minimum security controls.--The Board shall be 
     responsible for developing and periodically updating 
     information security policies and procedures relating to 
     minimum security controls for information technology, in 
     order to--
       ``(i) provide Governmentwide protection of Government-
     networked computers against common attacks; and
       ``(ii) provide agencywide protection against threats, 
     vulnerabilities, and other risks to the information 
     infrastructure within individual agencies.
       ``(B) Measures of effectiveness.--The Board shall be 
     responsible for developing and periodically updating 
     information security policies and procedures relating to 
     measurements needed to assess the effectiveness of the 
     minimum security controls referred to in subparagraph (A). 
     Such measurements shall include a risk scoring system to 
     evaluate risk to information security both Governmentwide and 
     within contractors of the Federal Government.
       ``(C) Products and services.--The Board shall be 
     responsible for developing and periodically updating 
     information security policies, procedures, and minimum 
     security

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     standards relating to criteria for products and services to 
     be used in agency information systems and information 
     infrastructure that will meet the minimum security controls 
     referred to in subparagraph (A). In carrying out this 
     subparagraph, the Board shall act in consultation with the 
     Office of Management and Budget and the General Services 
     Administration.
       ``(D) Remedies.--The Board shall be responsible for 
     developing and periodically updating information security 
     policies and procedures relating to methods for providing 
     remedies for security deficiencies identified in agency 
     information infrastructure.
       ``(3) Additional considerations.--The Board shall also 
     consider--
       ``(A) opportunities to engage with the international 
     community to set policies, principles, training, standards, 
     or guidelines for information security;
       ``(B) opportunities to work with agencies and industry 
     partners to increase information sharing and policy 
     coordination efforts in order to reduce vulnerabilities in 
     the national information infrastructure; and
       ``(C) options necessary to encourage and maintain 
     accountability of any agency, or senior agency official, for 
     efforts to secure the information infrastructure of such 
     agency.
       ``(4) Relationship to other standards.--The policies and 
     procedures developed under paragraph (1) are supplemental to 
     the standards promulgated by the Director of the National 
     Office for Cyberspace under section 3558.
       ``(5) Recommendations for regulations.--The Board shall be 
     responsible for making recommendations to the Director of the 
     National Office for Cyberspace on regulations to carry out 
     the policies and procedures developed by the Board under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
     of Management and the Administrator of General Services shall 
     promulgate and periodically update regulations to carry out 
     the policies and procedures developed by the Board under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(e) Annual Report.--The Director of the National Office 
     for Cyberspace shall provide to Congress a report containing 
     a summary of agency progress in implementing the regulations 
     promulgated under this section as part of the annual report 
     to Congress required under section 3555(a)(8).
       ``(f) No Disclosure by Board Required.--The Board is not 
     required to disclose under section 552 of title 5 information 
     submitted by agencies to the Board regarding threats, 
     vulnerabilities, and risks.

     ``Sec. 3555. Authority and functions of the Director of the 
       National Office for Cyberspace

       ``(a) In General.--The Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace shall oversee agency information security policies 
     and practices, including--
       ``(1) developing and overseeing the implementation of 
     policies, principles, standards, and guidelines on 
     information security, including through ensuring timely 
     agency adoption of and compliance with standards promulgated 
     under section 3558;
       ``(2) requiring agencies, consistent with the standards 
     promulgated under section 3558 and other requirements of this 
     subchapter, to identify and provide information security 
     protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the 
     harm resulting from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, 
     disruption, modification, or destruction of--
       ``(A) information collected or maintained by or on behalf 
     of an agency; or
       ``(B) information infrastructure used or operated by an 
     agency or by a contractor of an agency or other organization 
     on behalf of an agency;
       ``(3) coordinating the development of standards and 
     guidelines under section 20 of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) with agencies 
     and offices operating or exercising control of national 
     security systems (including the National Security Agency) to 
     assure, to the maximum extent feasible, that such standards 
     and guidelines are complementary with standards and 
     guidelines developed for national security systems;
       ``(4) overseeing agency compliance with the requirements of 
     this subchapter, including through any authorized action 
     under section 11303 of title 40, to enforce accountability 
     for compliance with such requirements;
       ``(5) reviewing at least annually, and approving or 
     disapproving, agency information security programs required 
     under section 3556(b);
       ``(6) coordinating information security policies and 
     procedures with related information resources management 
     policies and procedures;
       ``(7) overseeing the operation of the Federal information 
     security incident center required under section 3559;
       ``(8) reporting to Congress no later than March 1 of each 
     year on agency compliance with the requirements of this 
     subchapter, including--
       ``(A) a summary of the findings of audits required by 
     section 3557;
       ``(B) an assessment of the development, promulgation, and 
     adoption of, and compliance with, standards developed under 
     section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) and promulgated under 
     section 3558;
       ``(C) significant deficiencies in agency information 
     security practices;
       ``(D) planned remedial action to address such deficiencies; 
     and
       ``(E) a summary of, and the views of the Director of the 
     National Office for Cyberspace on, the report prepared by the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology under section 
     20(d)(10) of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3);
       ``(9) coordinating the defense of information 
     infrastructure operated by agencies in the case of a large-
     scale attack on information infrastructure, as determined by 
     the Director;
       ``(10) establishing a national strategy, in consultation 
     with the Department of State, the United States Trade 
     Representative, and the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, to engage with the international community to set 
     the policies, principles, standards, or guidelines for 
     information security; and
       ``(11) coordinating information security training for 
     Federal employees with the Office of Personnel Management.
       ``(b) National Security Systems.--Except for the 
     authorities described in paragraphs (4) and (8) of subsection 
     (a), the authorities of the Director of the National Office 
     for Cyberspace under this section shall not apply to national 
     security systems.
       ``(c) Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency 
     Systems.--(1) The authorities of the Director of the National 
     Office for Cyberspace described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall be delegated to the Secretary of Defense 
     in the case of systems described in paragraph (2) and to the 
     Director of Central Intelligence in the case of systems 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(2) The systems described in this paragraph are systems 
     that are operated by the Department of Defense, a contractor 
     of the Department of Defense, or another entity on behalf of 
     the Department of Defense that processes any information the 
     unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, 
     modification, or destruction of which would have a 
     debilitating impact on the mission of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(3) The systems described in this paragraph are systems 
     that are operated by the Central Intelligence Agency, a 
     contractor of the Central Intelligence Agency, or another 
     entity on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency that 
     processes any information the unauthorized access, use, 
     disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of which 
     would have a debilitating impact on the mission of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency.
       ``(d) Budget Oversight and Reporting.--(1) The head of each 
     agency shall submit to the Director of the National Office 
     for Cyberspace a budget each year for the following fiscal 
     year relating to the protection of information infrastructure 
     for such agency, by a date determined by the Director that is 
     before the submission of such budget by the head of the 
     agency to the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(2) The Director shall review and offer a non-binding 
     approval or disapproval of each agency's annual budget to 
     each agency before the submission of such budget by the head 
     of the agency to the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(3) If the Director offers a non-binding disapproval of 
     an agency's, budget, the Director shall transmit 
     recommendations to the head of such agency for strengthening 
     its proposed budget with regard to the protection of such 
     agency's information infrastructure.
       ``(4) Each budget submitted by the head of an agency 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include--
       ``(A) a review of any threats to information technology for 
     such agency;
       ``(B) a plan to secure the information infrastructure for 
     such agency based on threats to information technology, using 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines 
     and recommendations;
       ``(C) a review of compliance by such agency with any 
     previous year plan described in subparagraph (B); and
       ``(D) a report on the development of the credentialing 
     process to enable secure authentication of identity and 
     authorization for access to the information infrastructure of 
     such agency.
       ``(5) The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace 
     may recommend to the President monetary penalties or 
     incentives necessary to encourage and maintain accountability 
     of any agency, or senior agency official, for efforts to 
     secure the information infrastructure of such agency.

     ``Sec. 3556. Agency responsibilities

       ``(a) In General.--The head of each agency shall--
       ``(1) be responsible for--
       ``(A) providing information security protections 
     commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm 
     resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, 
     disruption, modification, or destruction of--
       ``(i) information collected or maintained by or on behalf 
     of the agency; and
       ``(ii) information infrastructure used or operated by an 
     agency or by a contractor of an agency or other organization 
     on behalf of an agency;

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       ``(B) complying with the requirements of this subchapter 
     and related policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines, 
     including--
       ``(i) the regulations promulgated under section 3554 and 
     the information security standards promulgated under section 
     3558;
       ``(ii) information security standards and guidelines for 
     national security systems issued in accordance with law and 
     as directed by the President;
       ``(iii) and ensuring the standards implemented for 
     information infrastructure and national security systems 
     under the agency head are complementary and uniform, to the 
     extent practicable; and
       ``(C) ensuring that information security management 
     processes are integrated with agency strategic and 
     operational planning processes;
       ``(2) ensure that senior agency officials provide 
     information security for the information and information 
     infrastructure that support the operations and assets under 
     their control, including through--
       ``(A) assessing the risk and magnitude of the harm that 
     could result from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, 
     disruption, modification, or destruction of such information 
     or information infrastructure;
       ``(B) determining the levels of information security 
     appropriate to protect such information and information 
     infrastructure in accordance with regulations promulgated 
     under section 3554 and standards promulgated under section 
     3558, for information security classifications and related 
     requirements;
       ``(C) implementing policies and procedures to cost 
     effectively reduce risks to an acceptable level; and
       ``(D) continuously testing and evaluating information 
     security controls and techniques to ensure that they are 
     effectively implemented;
       ``(3) delegate to an agency official, designated as the 
     'Chief Information Security Officer', under the authority of 
     the agency Chief Information Officer the responsibility to 
     oversee agency information security and the authority to 
     ensure and enforce compliance with the requirements imposed 
     on the agency under this subchapter, including--
       ``(A) overseeing the establishment and maintenance of a 
     security operations capability on an automated and continuous 
     basis that can--
       ``(i) assess the state of compliance of all networks and 
     systems with prescribed controls issued pursuant to section 
     3558 and report immediately any variance therefrom and, where 
     appropriate and with the approval of the agency Chief 
     Information Officer, shut down systems that are found to be 
     non-compliant;
       ``(ii) detect, report, respond to, contain, and mitigate 
     incidents that impair adequate security of the information 
     and information infrastructure, in accordance with policy 
     provided by the Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace, in consultation with the Chief Information 
     Officers Council, and guidance from the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology;
       ``(iii) collaborate with the National Office for Cyberspace 
     and appropriate public and private sector security operations 
     centers to address incidents that impact the security of 
     information and information infrastructure that extend beyond 
     the control of the agency; and
       ``(iv) not later than 24 hours after discovery of any 
     incident described under subparagraph (A)(ii), unless 
     otherwise directed by policy of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace, provide notice to the appropriate security 
     operations center, the National Cyber Investigative Joint 
     Task Force, and the Inspector General of the agency;
       ``(B) developing, maintaining, and overseeing an agency 
     wide information security program as required by subsection 
     (b);
       ``(C) developing, maintaining, and overseeing information 
     security policies, procedures, and control techniques to 
     address all applicable requirements, including those issued 
     under sections 3555 and 3558;
       ``(D) training and overseeing personnel with significant 
     responsibilities for information security with respect to 
     such responsibilities; and
       ``(E) assisting senior agency officials concerning their 
     responsibilities under paragraph (2);
       ``(4) ensure that the agency has trained and cleared 
     personnel sufficient to assist the agency in complying with 
     the requirements of this subchapter and related policies, 
     procedures, standards, and guidelines;
       ``(5) ensure that the Chief Information Security Officer, 
     in coordination with other senior agency officials, reports 
     biannually to the agency head on the effectiveness of the 
     agency information security program, including progress of 
     remedial actions; and
       ``(6) ensure that the Chief Information Security Officer 
     possesses necessary qualifications, including education, 
     professional certifications, training, experience and the 
     security clearance required to administer the functions 
     described under this subchapter; and has information security 
     duties as the primary duty of that official.
         ``(b) Agency Program.--Each agency shall develop, 
     document, and implement an agencywide information security 
     program, approved by the Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace under section 3555(a)(5), to provide information 
     security for the information and information infrastructure 
     that support the operations and assets of the agency, 
     including those provided or managed by another agency, 
     contractor, or other source, that includes--
       ``(1) continuous automated technical monitoring of 
     information infrastructure used or operated by an agency or 
     by a contractor of an agency or other organization on behalf 
     of an agency to assure conformance with regulations 
     promulgated under section 3554 and standards promulgated 
     under section 3558;
       ``(2) testing of the effectiveness of security controls 
     that are commensurate with risk (as defined by the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Office 
     for Cyberspace) for agency information infrastructure;
       ``(3) policies and procedures that--
       ``(A) mitigate and remediate, to the extent practicable, 
     information security vulnerabilities based on the risk posed 
     to the agency;
       ``(B) cost effectively reduce information security risks to 
     an acceptable level;
       ``(C) ensure that information security is addressed 
     throughout the life cycle of each agency information system 
     and information infrastructure;
       ``(D) ensure compliance with--
       ``(i) the requirements of this subchapter;
       ``(ii) policies and procedures as may be prescribed by the 
     Director of the National Office for Cyberspace, and 
     information security standards promulgated under section 
     3558;
       ``(iii) minimally acceptable system configuration 
     requirements, as determined by the Director of the National 
     Office for Cyberspace; and
       ``(iv) any other applicable requirements, including--

       ``(I) standards and guidelines for national security 
     systems issued in accordance with law and as directed by the 
     President;
       ``(II) the policy of the Director of the National Office 
     for Cyberspace;
       ``(III) the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     guidance; and
       ``(IV) the Chief Information Officers Council recommended 
     approaches;

       ``(E) develop, maintain, and oversee information security 
     policies, procedures, and control techniques to address all 
     applicable requirements, including those issued under 
     sections 3555 and 3558; and
       ``(F) ensure the oversight and training of personnel with 
     significant responsibilities for information security with 
     respect to such responsibilities;
       ``(4) ensuring that the agency has trained and cleared 
     personnel sufficient to assist the agency in complying with 
     the requirements of this subchapter and related policies, 
     procedures, standards, and guidelines;
       ``(5) to the extent practicable, automated and continuous 
     technical monitoring for testing, and evaluation of the 
     effectiveness and compliance of information security 
     policies, procedures, and practices, including--
       ``(A) management, operational, and technical controls of 
     every information infrastructure identified in the inventory 
     required under section 3505(b); and
       ``(B) management, operational, and technical controls 
     relied on for an evaluation under section 3556;
       ``(6) a process for planning, implementing, evaluating, and 
     documenting remedial action to address any deficiencies in 
     the information security policies, procedures, and practices 
     of the agency;
       ``(7) to the extent practicable, continuous automated 
     technical monitoring for detecting, reporting, and responding 
     to security incidents, consistent with standards and 
     guidelines issued by the Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace, including--
       ``(A) mitigating risks associated with such incidents 
     before substantial damage is done;
       ``(B) notifying and consulting with the appropriate 
     security operations response center; and
       ``(C) notifying and consulting with, as appropriate--
       ``(i) law enforcement agencies and relevant Offices of 
     Inspectors General;
       ``(ii) the National Office for Cyberspace; and
       ``(iii) any other agency or office, in accordance with law 
     or as directed by the President; and
       ``(8) plans and procedures to ensure continuity of 
     operations for information infrastructure that support the 
     operations and assets of the agency.
         ``(c) Agency Reporting.--Each agency shall--
       ``(1) submit an annual report on the adequacy and 
     effectiveness of information security policies, procedures, 
     and practices, and compliance with the requirements of this 
     subchapter, including compliance with each requirement of 
     subsection (b) to--
       ``(A) the National Office for Cyberspace;
       ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       ``(C) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
     the House of Representatives;
       ``(D) other appropriate authorization and appropriations 
     committees of Congress; and
       ``(E) the Comptroller General;
       ``(2) address the adequacy and effectiveness of information 
     security policies, procedures, and practices in plans and 
     reports relating to--

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       ``(A) annual agency budgets;
       ``(B) information resources management of this subchapter;
       ``(C) information technology management under this chapter;
       ``(D) program performance under sections 1105 and 1115 
     through 1119 of title 31, and sections 2801 and 2805 of title 
     39;
       ``(E) financial management under chapter 9 of title 31, and 
     the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 note; 
     Public Law 101-576) (and the amendments made by that Act);
       ``(F) financial management systems under the Federal 
     Financial Management Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. 3512 note); 
     and
       ``(G) internal accounting and administrative controls under 
     section 3512 of title 31; and
       ``(3) report any significant deficiency in a policy, 
     procedure, or practice identified under paragraph (1) or 
     (2)--
       ``(A) as a material weakness in reporting under section 
     3512 of title 31; and
       ``(B) if relating to financial management systems, as an 
     instance of a lack of substantial compliance under the 
     Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. 3512 
     note).
       ``(d) Performance Plan.--(1) In addition to the 
     requirements of subsection (c), each agency, in consultation 
     with the National Office for Cyberspace, shall include as 
     part of the performance plan required under section 1115 of 
     title 31 a description of the resources, including budget, 
     staffing, and training, that are necessary to implement the 
     program required under subsection (b).
       ``(2) The description under paragraph (1) shall be based on 
     the risk assessments required under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(e) Public Notice and Comment.--Each agency shall provide 
     the public with timely notice and opportunities for comment 
     on proposed information security policies and procedures to 
     the extent that such policies and procedures affect 
     communication with the public.

     ``Sec. 3557. Annual independent audit

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Each year each agency shall have 
     performed an independent audit of the information security 
     program and practices of that agency to determine the 
     effectiveness of such program and practices.
       ``(2) Each audit under this section shall include--
       ``(A) testing of the effectiveness of the information 
     infrastructure of the agency for automated, continuous 
     monitoring of the state of compliance of its information 
     infrastructure with regulations promulgated under section 
     3554 and standards promulgated under section 3558 in a 
     representative subset of--
       ``(i) the information infrastructure used or operated by 
     the agency; and
       ``(ii) the information infrastructure used, operated, or 
     supported on behalf of the agency by a contractor of the 
     agency, a subcontractor (at any tier) of such contractor, or 
     any other entity;
       ``(B) an assessment (made on the basis of the results of 
     the testing) of compliance with--
       ``(i) the requirements of this subchapter; and
       ``(ii) related information security policies, procedures, 
     standards, and guidelines;
       ``(C) separate assessments, as appropriate, regarding 
     information security relating to national security systems; 
     and
       ``(D) a conclusion regarding whether the information 
     security controls of the agency are effective, including an 
     identification of any significant deficiencies in such 
     controls.
       ``(3) Each audit under this section shall be performed in 
     accordance with applicable generally accepted Government 
     auditing standards.
       ``(b) Independent Auditor.--Subject to subsection (c)--
       ``(1) for each agency with an Inspector General appointed 
     under the Inspector General Act of 1978 or any other law, the 
     annual audit required by this section shall be performed by 
     the Inspector General or by an independent external auditor, 
     as determined by the Inspector General of the agency; and
       ``(2) for each agency to which paragraph (1) does not 
     apply, the head of the agency shall engage an independent 
     external auditor to perform the audit.
       ``(c) National Security Systems.--For each agency operating 
     or exercising control of a national security system, that 
     portion of the audit required by this section directly 
     relating to a national security system shall be performed--
       ``(1) only by an entity designated head; and
       ``(2) in such a manner as to ensure appropriate protection 
     for information associated with any information security 
     vulnerability in such system commensurate with the risk and 
     in accordance with all applicable laws.
       ``(d) Existing Audits.--The audit required by this section 
     may be based in whole or in part on another audit relating to 
     programs or practices of the applicable agency.
       ``(e) Agency Reporting.--(1) Each year, not later than such 
     date established by the Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace, the head of each agency shall submit to the 
     Director the results of the audit required under this 
     section.
       ``(2) To the extent an audit required under this section 
     directly relates to a national security system, the results 
     of the audit submitted to the Director of the National Office 
     for Cyberspace shall contain only a summary and assessment of 
     that portion of the audit directly relating to a national 
     security system.
       ``(f) Protection of Information.--Agencies and auditors 
     shall take appropriate steps to ensure the protection of 
     information which, if disclosed, may adversely affect 
     information security. Such protections shall be commensurate 
     with the risk and comply with all applicable laws and 
     regulations.
       ``(g) National Office for Cyberspace Reports to Congress.--
     (1) The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall 
     summarize the results of the audits conducted under this 
     section in the annual report to Congress required under 
     section 3555(a)(8).
       ``(2) The Director's report to Congress under this 
     subsection shall summarize information regarding information 
     security relating to national security systems in such a 
     manner as to ensure appropriate protection for information 
     associated with any information security vulnerability in 
     such system commensurate with the risk and in accordance with 
     all applicable laws.
       ``(3) Audits and any other descriptions of information 
     infrastructure under the authority and control of the 
     Director of Central Intelligence or of National Foreign 
     Intelligence Programs systems under the authority and control 
     of the Secretary of Defense shall be made available to 
     Congress only through the appropriate oversight committees of 
     Congress, in accordance with applicable laws.
       ``(h) Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General shall 
     periodically evaluate and report to Congress on--
       ``(1) the adequacy and effectiveness of agency information 
     security policies and practices; and
       ``(2) implementation of the requirements of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(i) Contractor Audits.--Each year each contractor that 
     operates, uses, or supports an information system or 
     information infrastructure on behalf of an agency and each 
     subcontractor of such contractor--
       ``(1) shall conduct an audit using an independent external 
     auditor in accordance with subsection (a), including an 
     assessment of compliance with the applicable requirements of 
     this subchapter; and
       ``(2) shall submit the results of such audit to such agency 
     not later than such date established by the Agency.

     ``Sec. 3558. Responsibilities for Federal information systems 
       standards

       ``(a) Requirement To Prescribe Standards.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary of Commerce shall, on the basis of proposed 
     standards developed by the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
     20(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(a)) and in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, promulgate information 
     security standards pertaining to Federal information systems.
       ``(B) Required standards.--Standards promulgated under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include--
       ``(i) standards that provide minimum information security 
     requirements as determined under section 20(b) of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     278g-3(b)); and
       ``(ii) such standards that are otherwise necessary to 
     improve the efficiency of operation or security of Federal 
     information systems.
       ``(C) Required standards binding.--Information security 
     standards described under subparagraph (B) shall be 
     compulsory and binding.
       ``(2) Standards and guidelines for national security 
     systems.--Standards and guidelines for national security 
     systems, as defined under section 3552(b), shall be 
     developed, promulgated, enforced, and overseen as otherwise 
     authorized by law and as directed by the President.
       ``(b) Application of More Stringent Standards.--The head of 
     an agency may employ standards for the cost-effective 
     information security for all operations and assets within or 
     under the supervision of that agency that are more stringent 
     than the standards promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce 
     under this section, if such standards--
       ``(1) contain, at a minimum, the provisions of those 
     applicable standards made compulsory and binding by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(2) are otherwise consistent with policies and guidelines 
     issued under section 3555.
       ``(c) Requirements Regarding Decisions by the Secretary.--
         ``(1) Deadline.--The decision regarding the promulgation 
     of any standard by the Secretary of Commerce under subsection 
     (b) shall occur not later than 6 months after the submission 
     of the proposed standard to the Secretary by the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, as provided under 
     section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3).
       ``(2) Notice and comment.--A decision by the Secretary of 
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     modify, or not promulgate, a proposed standard submitted to 
     the Secretary by the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, as provided under section 20 of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), 
     shall be made after the public is given an opportunity to 
     comment on the Secretary's proposed decision.

       ``Sec. 3559. Federal information security incident center

       ``(a) In General.--The Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace shall ensure the operation of a central Federal 
     information security incident center to--
       ``(1) provide timely technical assistance to operators of 
     agency information systems and information infrastructure 
     regarding security incidents, including guidance on detecting 
     and handling information security incidents;
       ``(2) compile and analyze information about incidents that 
     threaten information security;
       ``(3) inform operators of agency information systems and 
     information infrastructure about current and potential 
     information security threats, and vulnerabilities; and
       ``(4) consult with the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, agencies or offices operating or exercising 
     control of national security systems (including the National 
     Security Agency), and such other agencies or offices in 
     accordance with law and as directed by the President 
     regarding information security incidents and related matters.
       ``(b) National Security Systems.--Each agency operating or 
     exercising control of a national security system shall share 
     information about information security incidents, threats, 
     and vulnerabilities with the Federal information security 
     incident center to the extent consistent with standards and 
     guidelines for national security systems, issued in 
     accordance with law and as directed by the President.
       (c) Review and Approval.--In coordination with the 
     Administrator for Electronic Government and Information 
     Technology, the Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace shall review and approve the policies, procedures, 
     and guidance established in this subchapter to ensure that 
     the incident center has the capability to effectively and 
     efficiently detect, correlate, respond to, contain, mitigate, 
     and remediate incidents that impair the adequate security of 
     the information systems and information infrastructure of 
     more than one agency. To the extent practicable, the 
     capability shall be continuous and technically automated.

     ``Sec. 3560. National security systems

       ``The head of each agency operating or exercising control 
     of a national security system shall be responsible for 
     ensuring that the agency--
       ``(1) provides information security protections 
     commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm 
     resulting from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, 
     disruption, modification, or destruction of the information 
     contained in such system;
       ``(2) implements information security policies and 
     practices as required by standards and guidelines for 
     national security systems, issued in accordance with law and 
     as directed by the President; and
       ``(3) complies with the requirements of this subchapter.''.

     SEC. 1702. INFORMATION SECURITY ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 113 of title 40, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end of subchapter II the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 11319. Information security acquisition requirements.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, beginning one year after the date of the enactment of 
     the Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010, no 
     agency may enter into a contract, an order under a contract, 
     or an interagency agreement for--
       ``(1) the collection, use, management, storage, or 
     dissemination of information on behalf of the agency;
       ``(2) the use or operation of an information system or 
     information infrastructure on behalf of the agency; or
       ``(3) information technology;

     unless such contract, order, or agreement includes 
     requirements to provide effective information security that 
     supports the operations and assets under the control of the 
     agency, in compliance with the policies, standards, and 
     guidance developed under subsection (b), and otherwise 
     ensures compliance with this section.
       ``(b) Coordination of Secure Acquisition Policies.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director, in consultation with the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, the Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace, and the Administrator of General Services, shall 
     oversee the development and implementation of policies, 
     standards, and guidance, including through revisions to the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Department of Defense 
     supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, to cost 
     effectively enhance agency-information security, including--
       ``(A) minimum information security requirements for agency 
     procurement of information technology products and services; 
     and
       ``(B) approaches for evaluating and mitigating significant 
     supply chain security risks associated with products or 
     services to be acquired by agencies.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of 
     the enactment of the Federal Information Security Amendments 
     Act of 2010, the Director shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing--
       ``(A) actions taken to improve the information security 
     associated with the procurement of products and services by 
     the Federal Government; and
       ``(B) plans for overseeing and coordinating efforts of 
     agencies to use best practice approaches for cost-effectively 
     purchasing more secure products and services.
       ``(c) Vulnerability Assessments of Major Systems.--
       ``(1) Requirement for initial vulnerability assessments.--
     The Director shall require each agency to conduct an initial 
     vulnerability assessment for any major system and its 
     significant items of supply prior to the development of the 
     system. The initial vulnerability assessment of a major 
     system and its significant items of supply shall include use 
     of an analysis-based approach to--
       ``(A) identify vulnerabilities;
       ``(B) define exploitation potential;
       ``(C) examine the system's potential effectiveness;
       ``(D) determine overall vulnerability; and
       ``(E) make recommendations for risk reduction.
       ``(2) Subsequent vulnerability assessments.--
       ``(A) The Director shall require a subsequent vulnerability 
     assessment of each major system and its significant items of 
     supply within a program if the Director determines that 
     circumstances warrant the issuance of an additional 
     vulnerability assessment.
       ``(B) Upon the request of a congressional committee, the 
     Director may require a subsequent vulnerability assessment of 
     a particular major system and its significant items of supply 
     within the program.
       ``(C) Any subsequent vulnerability assessment of a major 
     system and its significant items of supply shall include use 
     of an analysis-based approach and, if applicable, a testing-
     based approach, to monitor the exploitation potential of such 
     system and reexamine the factors described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Congressional oversight.--The Director shall provide 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of each 
     vulnerability assessment conducted under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     not later than 10 days after the date of the completion of 
     such assessment.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Item of supply.--The term `item of supply'--
       ``(A) means any individual part, component, subassembly, 
     assembly, or subsystem integral to a major system, and other 
     property which may be replaced during the service life of the 
     major system, including a spare part or replenishment part; 
     and
       ``(B) does not include packaging or labeling associated 
     with shipment or identification of an item.
       ``(2) Vulnerability assessment.--The term `vulnerability 
     assessment' means the process of identifying and quantifying 
     vulnerabilities in a major system and its significant items 
     of supply.
       ``(3) Major system.--The term `major system' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).''.

     SEC. 1703. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Table of Sections in Title 44.--The table of sections 
     for chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the matter relating to subchapters II and III and 
     inserting the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFORMATION SECURITY

``3551. Purposes.
``3552. Definitions.
``3553. National Office for Cyberspace.
``3554. Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board.
``3555. Authority and functions of the Director of the National Office 
              for Cyberspace.
``3556. Agency responsibilities.
``3557. Annual independent audit.
``3558. Responsibilities for Federal information systems standards.
``3559. Federal information security incident center.
``3560. National security systems.''.

       (b) Table of Sections in Title 40.--The table of sections 
     for chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the item relating to section 11318 the 
     following new item:
       ``Sec. 11319. Information security acquisition 
           requirements.''.

       (c) Other References.--
       (1) Section 1001(c)(1)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 511(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``section 
     3532(3)'' and inserting ``section 3552(b)''.

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       (2) Section 2222(j)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 3542(b)(2))'' and inserting 
     ``section 3552(b)''.
       (3) Section 2223(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended, by striking ``section 3542(b)(2))'' and inserting 
     ``section 3552(b)''.
       (4) Section 2315 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 3542(b)(2))'' and inserting 
     ``section 3552(b)''.
       (5) Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) is amended--
       (A) in subsections (a)(2) and (e)(5), by striking ``section 
     3532(b)(2)'' and inserting ``section 3552(b)'';
       (B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``section 3532(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 3552(b)''; and
       (C) in subsections (c)(3) and (d)(1), by striking ``section 
     11331 of title 40'' and inserting ``section 3558 of title 
     44''.
       (6) Section 8(d)(1) of the Cyber Security Research and 
     Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7406(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``section 3534(b)'' and inserting ``section 3556(b)''.
       (d) Repeal.--
       (1) Subchapter III of chapter 113 of title 40, United 
     States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 113 of such title is 
     amended by striking the matter relating to subchapter III.
        (e) Executive Schedule Pay Rate.--Section 5314 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``Director of the National Office for Cyberspace.''.
       (f) Membership on the National Security Council.--Section 
     101(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     402(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) the Director of the National Office for 
     Cyberspace;''.

     SEC. 1704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Unless otherwise specified in this 
     section, this subtitle (including the amendments made by this 
     subtitle) shall take effect 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) National Office for Cyberspace.--Section 3553 of title 
     44, United States Code, as added by section 1701 of this 
     division, shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board.--Section 3554 of 
     title 44, United States Code, as added by section 1701 of 
     this division, shall take effect one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

              Subtitle B--Federal Chief Technology Officer

     SEC. 1711. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.

       (a) Establishment and Staff.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--There is established in the Executive 
     Office of the President an Office of the Federal Chief 
     Technology Officer (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Office'').
       (B) Head of the office.--
       (i) Federal chief technology officer.--The President shall 
     appoint a Federal Chief Technology Officer (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Federal CTO'') who shall be the head of 
     the Office.
       (ii) Compensation.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
     ``Federal Chief Technology Officer.''.
       (2) Staff of the office.--The President may appoint 
     additional staff members to the Office.
       (b) Duties of the Office.--The functions of the Federal CTO 
     are the following:
       (1) Undertake fact-gathering, analysis, and assessment of 
     the Federal Government's information technology 
     infrastructures, information technology strategy, and use of 
     information technology, and provide advice on such matters to 
     the President, heads of Federal departments and agencies, and 
     government chief information officers and chief technology 
     officers.
       (2) Lead an interagency effort, working with the chief 
     technology and chief information officers of each of the 
     Federal departments and agencies, to develop and implement a 
     planning process to ensure that they use best-in-class 
     technologies, share best practices, and improve the use of 
     technology in support of Federal Government requirements.
       (3) Advise the President on information technology 
     considerations with regard to Federal budgets and with regard 
     to general coordination of the research and development 
     programs of the Federal Government for information 
     technology-related matters.
       (4) Promote technological innovation in the Federal 
     Government, and encourage and oversee the adoption of robust 
     cross-governmental architectures and standards-based 
     information technologies, in support of effective operational 
     and management policies, practices, and services across 
     Federal departments and agencies and with the public and 
     external entities.
       (5) Establish cooperative public-private sector partnership 
     initiatives to achieve knowledge of technologies available in 
     the marketplace that can be used for improving governmental 
     operations and information technology research and 
     development activities.
       (6) Gather timely and authoritative information concerning 
     significant developments and trends in information 
     technology, and in national priorities, both current and 
     prospective, and analyze and interpret the information for 
     the purpose of determining whether the developments and 
     trends are likely to affect achievement of the priority goals 
     of the Federal Government.
       (7) Develop, review, revise, and recommend criteria for 
     determining information technology activities warranting 
     Federal support, and recommend Federal policies designed to 
     advance the development and maintenance of effective and 
     efficient information technology capabilities, including 
     human resources, at all levels of government, academia, and 
     industry, and the effective application of the capabilities 
     to national needs.
       (8) Any other functions and activities that the President 
     may assign to the Federal CTO.
       (c) Policy Planning; Analysis and Advice.--The Office shall 
     serve as a source of analysis and advice for the President 
     and heads of Federal departments and agencies with respect to 
     major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government 
     in accordance with the functions described in subsection (b).
       (d) Coordination of the Office With Other Entities.--
       (1) Federal cto on domestic policy council.--The Federal 
     CTO shall be a member of the Domestic Policy Council.
       (2) Federal cto on cyber security practice board.--The 
     Federal CTO shall be a member of the Federal Cybersecurity 
     Practice Board.
       (3) Obtain information from agencies.--The Office may 
     secure, directly from any department or agency of the United 
     States, information necessary to enable the Federal CTO to 
     carry out this section. On request of the Federal CTO, the 
     head of the department or agency shall furnish the 
     information to the Office, subject to any applicable 
     limitations of Federal law.
       (4) Staff of federal agencies.--On request of the Federal 
     CTO, to assist the Office in carrying out the duties of the 
     Office, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
     detail personnel, services, or facilities of the department 
     or agency to the Office.
       (e) Annual Report.--
       (1) Publication and contents.--The Federal CTO shall 
     publish, in the Federal Register and on a public Internet 
     website of the Federal CTO, an annual report that includes 
     the following:
       (A) Information on programs to promote the development of 
     technological innovations.
       (B) Recommendations for the adoption of policies to 
     encourage the generation of technological innovations.
       (C) Information on the activities and accomplishments of 
     the Office in the year covered by the report.
       (2) Submission.--The Federal CTO shall submit each report 
     under paragraph (1) to--
       (A) the President;
       (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (C) the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate.


          Amendment No. 63 Offered by Mr. McMahon of New York

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 389, after line 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 1025. EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE 
                   NAMING OF A NAVAL COMBAT VESSEL AFTER FATHER 
                   VINCENT CAPODANNO.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Father Vincent Capodanno was born on February 13, 1929, 
     in Staten Island, New York.
       (2) After attending Fordham University for a year, he 
     entered the Maryknoll Missionary Seminary in upstate New York 
     in 1949, and was ordained a Catholic priest in June 1957.
       (3) Father Capodanno's first assignment as a missionary was 
     working with aboriginal Taiwanese people in the mountains of 
     Taiwan where he served in a parish and later in a school. 
     After several years, Father Capodanno returned to the United 
     States for leave and then was assigned to a Maryknoll school 
     in Hong Kong.
       (4) Father Vincent Capodanno volunteered as a Navy Chaplain 
     and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Chaplain Corps of 
     the United States Naval Reserve in December 28, 1965.
       (5) Father Vincent Capodanno selflessly extended his combat 
     tour in Vietnam on the condition he was allowed to remain 
     with the infantry.
       (6) On September 4, 1967, during a fierce battle in the 
     Thang Binh District of the Que-Son Valley in Vietnam, Father 
     Capodanno went among the wounded and dying, giving last rites 
     and caring for the injured. He was killed that day while 
     taking care of his Marines.
       (7) On January 7, 1969, Father Vincent Capodanno was 
     awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for comforting the 
     wounded and dying during the Vietnam conflict. For

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     his dedicated service, Father Capodanno was also awarded the 
     Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit 
     Citation, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam 
     Service Medal, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, and the 
     Vietnam Campaign Medal.
       (8) In his memory, the U.S.S. Capodanno was commissioned on 
     September 17, 1973. It is the only Naval vessel to date to 
     have received a Papal blessing by Pope John Paul II in 
     Naples, Italy, on September 4, 1981.
       (9) The U.S.S. Capodanno was decommissioned on July 30, 
     1993.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of the Navy should name a combat vessel of the 
     United States Navy the ``U.S.S. Father Vincent Capodanno'', 
     in honor of Father Vincent Capodanno, a lieutenant in the 
     Navy Chaplain Corps.


           Amendment No. 70 Offered by Mr. Tonko of New York

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 79, after line 6, insert the following:

     SEC. 244. SENSE OF CONGRESS AFFIRMING THE IMPORTANCE OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATION SEMICONDUCTOR 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The next generation of weapons systems, battlefield 
     sensors, and intelligence platforms will need to be lighter, 
     more agile, consume less power, and have greater 
     computational power, which can only be achieved by decreasing 
     the feature size of integrated circuits to the nanometer 
     scale.
       (2) There is a growing concern in the Department of Defense 
     and the United States intelligence community over the 
     offshore shift in development and production of high capacity 
     semiconductors. Reliance on providers of semiconductors in 
     the United States high tech industry will mitigate the 
     security risks of such an offshore shift.
       (3) The use of extreme-ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is 
     recognized in the semiconductor industry as critical to the 
     development of the next generation of integrated circuits.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should establish research and 
     development facilities to take the lead in producing the next 
     generation of integrated circuits;
       (2) the Department of Defense should support the 
     establishment of a public-private partnership of defense 
     laboratory scientists and engineers, university researchers, 
     integrated circuit designers and fabricators, tool 
     manufacturers, material and chemical suppliers, and metrology 
     and inspection tool fabricators to develop extreme-
     ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) technologies on 300 micrometer 
     and 450 micrometer wafers; and
       (3) the targeted feature size of integrated circuits for 
     EUVL development in the United States should be the 15 
     nanometer node.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
McKeon) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I urge the committee to adopt the 
amendments en bloc, all of which have been examined by both the 
majority and the minority.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend and colleague, the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. First I would like to take the opportunity 
to salute my dear friend, Chairman Skelton, for being the kind of 
leader on a committee as challenging as providing for the men and women 
of the United States military, to ensure the listening ear to those of 
us who represent soldiers and their families across America. I think 
our State of Texas can count itself as having the highest population, 
one of the highest populations of current and active duty military as 
well as veterans. I thank the ranking member for his leadership.
  In saying that, before we honor them on Memorial Day, I believe that 
this legislation is a tough initiative on providing for the families 
and the men and women of the United States military. I also think it's 
important to note that the Defense Department can be a job creator, 
create opportunities for Americans across this Nation. And my amendment 
simply asks that a report be provided to the Congressional Black Caucus 
towards establishing a report on the numbers of small, medium, minority 
and women-owned businesses that are doing business with the Defense 
Department. There are 57.4 million Americans employed by small 
businesses.
  This amendment will be beneficial to small businesses by providing 
cohesive information in this sector and by encouraging and 
strengthening competition between businesses. More importantly, with 
this report I would like to encourage the Department of Defense to get 
out beyond the Beltway and to establish outreach centers or outreach 
programs that would explain to these small businesses, whether in 
Appalachia or whether in the Delta, whether in Houston, whether in 
urban centers, how to do business effectively, efficiently, and with 
integrity with the Department of Defense. This amendment creates jobs.
  And as I look for greater opportunities, Mr. Chairman, I would like 
to add that I believe that we are moving in the right direction to 
eliminate Don't Ask, Don't Tell. To my dismay, it has been 
characterized as breaking a trust, a breach of our responsibility to 
our military. It is not. It is giving everyone a chance to be an 
American, to swear to the oath of service. I believe it's an important 
step for liberty in our Nation.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment, 
although I will not oppose the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is 
recognized for 10 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I am happy to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions).
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate and respect the debate 
that's going on today, and I want to thank the Rules Committee for 
making in order an amendment to this bill.
  Mr. Chairman, currently private health care providers are treating 
brain injury patients with new and innovative treatments with 
remarkable results. And I am disappointed, however, to report that many 
of these treatments are currently not available within the military and 
veterans medical facilities across this country for our heroes who are 
suffering from traumatic brain injuries.
  I have engaged the military now at the senior military leadership for 
quite some time, and I am not satisfied with the military's response to 
TBI, traumatic brain injuries. With that said, in an effort to further 
aid our military members and to fix this delinquency, I introduced the 
TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Treatment Act, H.R. 4568, in February of 
this year. I am offering it as an amendment today.
  The TBI Treatment Act establishes a 5-year pay for performance pilot 
program. Essentially, what would happen is that any member of the 
military or who is being treated today by the Veterans' Administration 
would be able to ask for being able to go outside the military system 
to a private or free enterprise market system and to be able to have 
the latest innovative procedures applied to them.
  Private health care providers would be authorized and reimbursed to 
provide proven treatments to active duty soldiers and veterans at no 
cost to the patient. I believe, and I believe the Members of this body 
believe, that it is important to work with the military leadership 
however they need help in getting to the correct answer.

                              {time}  1500

  I am asking for each of us today as Members to look very carefully at 
this issue and to join me in supporting this amendment. This amendment 
helps to expedite these groundbreaking treatments to make sure that, 
effective immediately and quickly, our Nation's veterans, who are 
suffering from TBI and the myriad of problems that come with that, will 
receive the most leading-edge answers available in medicine today.
  So I ask my colleagues to please join with me in this bipartisan 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I also note as I stand that I am opposed to the 
provisions known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell changes. Yesterday at the 
Rules Committee we had a rather vigorous debate, and at the end of that 
debate when I had an opportunity to talk with members of the committee 
who were there, I said, Please tell me about the

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debate that took place in the committee. There was none. It should have 
been in the committee.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield the gentleman 1 additional minute.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Chairman, I believe that this issue really demanded 
an opportunity for the members of the Armed Services Committee to fully 
debate and vet and lead the way on this issue rather than it being part 
of a political issue that is dominated by the Democratic Party.
  I believe that the members of the military, honored heroes of this 
great Nation, should not be a part of a political agenda but rather be 
a part of good policy for this Nation. I think it's a slap in the face 
to the members of the military to be driven down a road that is driven 
by a political agenda from the left in this country rather than wise 
policy. I am disappointed. I related that to the committee and its 
leadership yesterday, and I will say it on the floor of the House 
today, that I believe that when we go forth in dealing with the 
military, we should go forth altogether and not as a political agenda.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield 1 minute to my colleague, the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. McMahon).
  Mr. McMAHON. Mr. Chairman, I thank you for the minute. I have a 
longer statement which I will submit to the Record.
  I rise today to urge my colleagues to adopt the sense of Congress in 
this amendment which would recognize Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, a 
decorated hometown hero from my district in Staten Island, in Brooklyn, 
New York, for his military accomplishments and his commitment to faith. 
We would like the Department of the Navy to commission a Navy destroyer 
in his name.
  Father Capodanno, to put it in summation, received a Congressional 
Medal of Honor for his heroism in the line of fire in Vietnam. He was 
sent there as a chaplain, but he quickly became much more than a 
chaplain as he became the friend and accompanier of every soldier on 
the battlefield.
  He could have come home after a year's service, but instead he stayed 
and earned the name of ``the grunt padre,'' because with his fellow 
Marines, he raced into battle and was at their side all the way.
  On the morning of September 4, 1967, during Operation Swift in the 
Thang Binh district of the Que Son Valley, the 1st Battalion, 5th 
Marines encountered a large North Vietnamese unit of approximately 
2,500 men.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield the gentleman an additional 15 seconds.
  Mr. McMAHON. On that day, Father Capodanno lost his life. He could 
have come home. But as a great priest, as a great man of faith, he 
stayed by his fellow soldiers and gave his life that day. He won the 
Congressional Medal of Honor. We are asking the Navy to name a ship 
after him. I thank the chairman.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to adopt a sense of Congress 
recognizing Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, a decorated hometown hero 
from my district for his military accomplishments and commitment to his 
faith. We would like the Department of Navy to commission a Navy 
Destroyer in his name.
  On June 7, 1957, Father Capodanno was ordained by the late Cardinal 
Spellman and shortly after, fervently devoted eight years of Catholic 
Missionary service to the needy peoples of Taiwan and Hong Kong.
  Volunteering his services as Navy Chaplain on December 28, 1965, 
Father Capodanno received his commission as a Lieutenant in the 
Chaplain Corps of the United States Naval Reserve.
  After completing orientation at the Naval Chaplain's School, Newport, 
Rhode Island, Lieutenant Capodanno requested duty with the Marines in 
Vietnam.
  His first assignment was the First Marine Division in 1966, where he 
immediately began making his presence in the combat operation of Chu 
Lai a regular part of his duties as Battalion Chaplain.
  To stay with his men, Chaplain Capodanno relinquished thirty days of 
Christmas holiday leave and after serving one year, he extended his 
tour of duty for six months as the condition that he be allowed to 
remain with the infantry.
  Father Capodanno's greatest desire was just that--to remain with his 
troops and to give them moral support.
  Then on the morning of September 4, 1967, the decision was no longer 
his to make. During Operation Swift in the Thang Binh District of the 
Que Son Valley the 1st battalion, fifth Marines encountered a large 
North Vietnamese unit of approximately 2500 men.
  Father Capodanno went among the wounded and dying, giving last rites 
and taking care of his Marines. Wounded once in the face and having his 
hand almost severed, he went to help a wounded corpsman only yards from 
an enemy machinegun and was killed.
  For his selfless acts and bravery beyond the call of duty, a man 
fellow marines referred to on the battlefield as the ``the `grunt' 
padre,'' Father Vincent R. Capodanno was awarded the Medal of Honor 
posthumously.
  In 1973, Father Capodanno had a ship commissioned in his honor. The 
USS Capodanno's lifespan was just as decorated as her namesake's, being 
the only naval vessel to be blessed by the Pope and saving 
approximately 22 lives in her first deployment as a search and rescue 
vessel in the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, this ship was 
decommissioned and then sold to Turkey in 2005:
  Today, Father Capodanno's legacy in the Navy goes untold. The people 
of New York's 13th District and I would be incredibly honored if the 
Department of Navy the recognize these amazing accomplishments by 
commissioning the next Navy Destroyer in the memory of Father 
Capodanno, an American Hero.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Burton).
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. I thank Mr. McKeon and Chairman Skelton for 
allowing our amendment to be a part of this en bloc amendment. 
Congresswoman Napolitano and I introduced this amendment, and we have, 
I think, 57 or 58 cosponsors. And I'd like to tell the Members why this 
is such an important amendment.
  Last summer, a 25-year-old Hoosier Army specialist on his second tour 
of duty in Iraq named Chancellor Keesling died by suicide in Baghdad. 
His mother and father went to Dover Air Force base, and they received 
their son. He got a full military honor burial and a 21-gun salute. The 
family received all kinds of letters of condolence from the Secretary 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs and a three-star general, but 
they did not receive any kind of a comment or letter of condolence from 
the President of the United States, the Commander in Chief. And I think 
it's very important that this policy be changed.
  It's been the policy for a long time that if a person dies by suicide 
in the military, the Commander in Chief does not send a letter of 
condolence to the family. But the family's the one that's really 
suffering. And right now with members of the military serving one, two, 
and maybe even three tours of duty in Afghanistan or Iraq or around the 
world, there's tremendous pressure on them. Tremendous pressure. And a 
lot of them succumb to the pressures and commit suicide.
  Now this is not an isolated case. In 2008, there were 260 suicides, 
140 in the Army; 41 in the Navy, 38 in the Air Force and 41 in the 
Marines. In 2009, it was 160 in the Army, 47 in the Navy, 34 in the Air 
Force and 42 in the Marines. And so far this year, 71 young men and 
women have committed suicide in the military.
  And I think it's only fitting and proper that the Commander in Chief, 
the President of the United States, who sends these young people into 
combat for extraordinarily long periods of time, ought to understand 
that the grieving families, like the Keeslings, deserve a letter from 
the Commander in Chief saying we understand the pressure that your son 
or daughter was under. We understand that they served their country 
well, and we want to express condolence to you for your loss and for 
the service they gave their country. After all, they voluntarily joined 
the service. They voluntarily served in combat and in combat areas. And 
because they couldn't handle the pressure, over months and months and 
sometimes years, they succumbed to that pressure. They should still 
receive condolence from the Commander in Chief.
  And I want to thank once again the ranking member and the chairman of 
the committee for supporting this, and I hope that the President, after 
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resolution is passed en bloc with the other amendments, will see fit to 
send letters of condolence to every young man and woman's family who 
died in the service of their country, whether they died in combat or by 
their own hand.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield 1 minute to my friend, the gentleman from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY. I want to thank the gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Burton, 
for his work on this, acknowledging the families of those who have died 
really in combat, because these suicides are a result of combat.
  And the greatest signature wound in this war on terrorism in Iraq and 
Afghanistan is a wound that involves both the psyche with traumatic 
brain injury, with the concussions they are serving as a result of 
these IEDs--improvised explosive devices--and the stress and strain of 
constantly worrying about your life being in jeopardy, which is 
posttraumatic stress.
  And there's nothing that is abnormal about having the stress of 
worrying about your life being taken, and these people have to live 
with it constantly nonstop because this country keeps asking them to go 
back and back and back and back again.
  This is something that's long overdue. I thank the gentleman from 
Indiana. Let's study, let's serve, let's make the commitment not to 
forget the families left behind as a result of these terrible 
tragedies.
  Mr. McKEON. May I inquire as to how much time we have left.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 3 minutes remaining; the 
gentleman from Missouri has 5\3/4\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield 2 minutes to my friend and colleague, the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko).
  Mr. TONKO. My amendment, to which I would like to speak, encourages 
the Department of Defense to help develop the next generation of 
semiconductors. It allows us to embrace the American intellect and put 
it into an investment towards better outcomes in our military.
  These new technologies will focus on scaling. Scaling of processors 
to the point that the next generation of weapons systems would be 
lighter, more agile, consume less power, and at the same time be more 
powerful.
  As important as our future weapons systems are, so, too, is it 
essential for us to maintain our global competitiveness in 
nanotechnology to achieve both of these goals for the military, and for 
business creation and innovation. We need to achieve these goals 
through the Department of Defense and having them critically involved.
  This amendment asks the Department of Defense to support the creation 
of a public-private partnership of defense laboratory scientists and 
engineers, university researchers, integrated circuit designers and 
fabricators, tool manufacturers, material and chemical suppliers, and 
metrology and inspection tool fabricators to develop extreme 
ultraviolet lithography technologies on 300- and 450-micrometer wafers.
  A partnership of such would bring all the stakeholders and financial 
resources to one location and would be vital to our Nation if we're 
going to compete in the global race for the next generation of 
semiconductors.
  I ask my colleagues to support this very key amendment.
  Mr. McKEON. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the 
gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).
  Mr. LANGEVIN. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I rise in strong support of the Watson-Langevin amendment. I am happy 
to be working with Chairwoman Watson to join strong cybersecurity 
authorities with important updates to our federal information security 
policies, otherwise known as the FISMA Act, which is long outdated and 
needs this updating provision.
  But a portion of our amendment is drawn from my Executive Cyberspace 
Authorities Act and focuses on coordination of efforts to secure 
Federal networks, develop smarter cyberpolicies, and lead the world in 
standards and practices for responsible actions in cyberspace.
  Clearly, cybersecurity and our cybervulnerabilities is one of the 
biggest threats facing the country today. We're so interconnected by 
use of the Internet, but it also provides real vulnerabilities because 
of cyberpenetrations.
  The provisions in this act follow recommendations by the CSI's 
Commission on Cyber Security, which I cochaired. By establishing a 
national office for cyberspace and the executive office of the 
President, this office will include strong authorities over agency 
information security policies, and responsibility for coordinating the 
defense of our Federal networks and establishing a national strategy 
for international engagement.
  Again, this will provide the right authorities for the 
cybercoordinator, who now would become the cyberdirector and do 
incredible work in making sure that we have the right authorities in 
place to make sure that all of our departments and agencies are secure 
as possible in cyberspace.
  So I want to thank the committee for including my amendment in the en 
bloc package, and I urge Members to support this passage. I, again, 
want to thank Chairman Watson for her work on this amendment. We joined 
forces, and it's going to take us in the right direction in securing 
the Nation's cyberspace.

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  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Again, because we weren't given the opportunity to have more than 5 
minutes to debate Don't Ask, Don't Tell, I would like to continue on 
with my diatribe.
  I have a letter from General Casey, Chairman of the Army. He says:
  ``My views on the repeal of section 654 of title 10''--which is the 
Murphy amendment--``United States Code, have not changed since my 
testimony.''
  He was opposed to that when he testified before our committee.
  ``I continue to support the review and timeline offered by Secretary 
Gates.
  ``I remain convinced that it is critically important to get a better 
understanding of where our soldiers and families are on this issue and 
what the impacts on readiness and unit cohesion might be, so that I can 
provide informed military advice to the President and the Congress.
  ``I also believe that repealing the law before the completion of the 
review will be seen by the men and women of the Army as a reversal of 
our commitment to hear their views before moving forward.''
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri has 2 minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. SKELTON. The gentleman from Indiana spoke about the challenge of 
those returning from the Gulf and facing the depression that often ends 
in suicide. The gentleman from Rhode Island did the same.
  The tragedy of a serviceman or woman and suicide came home to many of 
us in the State of Missouri not long ago when a young marine from 
Sedalia, Missouri, suffered that tragedy. It breaks the heart of not 
just the family but of all who knew him.
  I think it's up to us to do our very best to continue to study this 
issue and make preparation for those who come home so that these 
tragedies can be put behind us that they can come back to a grateful 
Nation and warm and loving home and fit in and continue to perform 
their duties in uniform and duties at home. So those of us who knew 
this young marine from Sedalia understand fully the comments of the 
gentleman from Rhode Island and the comments of the gentleman from 
Indiana.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, how much time remains?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2 minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield 1 minute at this time to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Kingston).

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  Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I just find it so appalling that the defense committee, which has 
always had a strong bipartisan relationship and a problem-solving 
ability, has only been given 10 minutes to uproot a long-standing 
policy on Don't Ask, Don't Tell, 5 minutes per side, to make a major 
social change in America, a change that will change the dynamic in the 
barracks, in the field, the morale, the tension.
  What will you do about spousal benefits in the face of DOMA, Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell? It would certainly be unfair to have somebody in 
combat and not cover his husband. So you are going to have spousal 
benefits.
  And when you do that, what do you do about the Defense of Marriage 
Act, DOMA? That's the law of the land. You will have to change the 
State laws to allow same-sex marriages. That's how profound this change 
is today that we will be voting on after a 10-minute debate.
  What about the issue of religious freedom? We have already seen the 
military uninvite people like Tony Perkins and Franklin Graham for 
speaking at prayer breakfasts.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield the gentleman 15 additional seconds.
  Mr. KINGSTON. If you just cut out everything else on the repeal of 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell and say what do you do about the spouse benefits 
and what do you do about the religious freedom that's so important to 
all soldiers, how do you deal with that, you need more than 10 minutes.
  I appeal to all Members of Congress, wherever you are on this, to 
realize we need more than 10 minutes and reject the amendment so we can 
get it.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has again expired.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to, again, 
the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston).
  Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the gentleman.
  I wanted to say, we have an issue with military chaplains who 
actually work for their denomination. They do not necessarily answer 
straight to the military. They are supposed to have their loyalty to 
their denomination.
  If their denomination believes a certain thing that is not in 
alignment with a potential new policy of the defense, then they are 
going to be censored. How do you deal with that censorship matter and 
that freedom of religion issue? Again, Tony Perkins, a marine, a 
chaplain, the president of Family Research Council, and Franklin 
Graham, son of Billy Graham, have both been uninvited already because 
of their views. They are politically incorrect.
  So the military invited them to speak at prayer breakfasts and they 
were uninvited. It would not have happened without this debate. That's 
why we need more than 10 minutes.
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this amendment to 
H.R. 5136. This is a good addition to the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and one that will go a long way 
toward improving our federal information security posture.
  This language is nearly identical to H.R. 4900, the Federal 
Information Security Amendments Act of 2010, which was introduced by 
Ms. Watson on March 22, 2010. That bill was just ordered favorably 
reported by tile Committee on Oversight & Government Reform last week 
by a voice vote.
  The Federal Information Security Management Act was enacted in 2002 
as part of the E-Government Act. FISMA requires federal agencies to 
assess the state of their information security management each year by 
conducting periodic risk assessments, categorizing risk, maintaining a 
detailed inventory of all information systems, and training employees 
in security awareness. While FISMA has been an effective tool in 
improving information security, GAO continues to report persistent 
weaknesses that this legislation is intended to address.
  Cyber threats and attacks against information systems have continued 
to grow in both volume and intensity in recent years. In 2009 the U.S. 
electrical grid was reportedly infiltrated by hackers and denial of 
service attacks brought down the websites of a number of federal 
agencies including the Department of State, the Secret Service and the 
Federal Trade Commission. Cyber attacks are escalating quickly and we 
must do more to defend the Federal government against them.
  This amendment represents an important step toward remedying the 
problem. It codifies multiple policy recommendations made by the Obama 
administration, public-private sector working groups and GAO for fixing 
information security deficiencies throughout the federal government.
  Among other things, it would permanently elevate the significance of 
cyber security to the executive level by establishing a National Office 
for Cyberspace, with a director to be appointed by the President and 
confirmed by the Senate. This amendment also requires agencies to begin 
automated and continuous monitoring of their information technology 
systems, a requirement that the Obama administration issued guidance on 
in April. It also includes provisions codifying the position of chief 
technology officer and establishing a national strategy to engage with 
the international community on information security.
  In closing, I want to take the time to acknowledge two of my 
colleagues from California. First, I want to thank Ms. Watson, for 
introducing H.R. 4900 and offering this amendment. Second, I thank Mr. 
Issa for working with us in a bipartisan manner to improve this 
amendment and move it forward in the legislative process. This is a 
good amendment and I strongly urge the rest of my colleagues to join me 
in supporting it.
  Ms. GIFFORDS. Mr. Chair, since 9/11, we have put an increased focus 
on tearing down boundaries to intel sharing and building networks that 
ensure critical information reaches decision makers. Information 
sharing on the battlefield saves lives and intelligence sharing along 
our border promotes national security.
  The longstanding barriers that built roadblocks between local law 
enforcement, Federal agencies and the Department of Defense are slowly 
crumbling. Critical information is beginning to flow but stovepipes 
remain.
  Each day in places all along the border, illegal immigrants are 
smuggling guns, drugs and people into the United States. And each day, 
the Border Patrol apprehends people here illegally from places like 
North Korea, Iran, and Syria.
  All along the border at military outposts charged with training our 
best and our brightest, ground forces and UAV pilots learn to identify 
targets, track movements and pass actionable intelligence.
  But stovepipes within the system continue to prevent some sharing of 
potentially crucial data.
  My amendment is focused on alleviating some of that urgent need for 
effective and efficient intelligence sharing. This need is recognized 
by our military leaders, program managers, intel analysts, and law 
enforcement officials.
  As our military trains for battle and conducts field exercises in 
preparation for deployments, they collect data points that can be 
crucial to locating and stopping smuggling lanes into our country.
  If only they were permitted to share that information with the people 
who can target these smuggling trails and shut traffickers down.
  That is the goal of this amendment.
  Whether it is soldiers from Fort Huachuca who uncover tunnel networks 
while learning to fly UAVs, or A-10 pilots from Davis-Monthan 
transiting out to the Goldwater Range, or Navy exercises on the Pacific 
or Gulf coasts that locate and intercept submersibles, this information 
must be shared and fused with the ground and airborne intelligence 
already flowing into se ors along the border.
  My amendment will permit exactly that by authorizing those who 
routinely conduct training operations to share with Joint Task Force 
North any of the critical data they collect.
  We know that more information, more intelligence and more resources 
will help stop smugglers, guns, drugs and human cargo from crossing the 
border and lead to captures and convictions that make our country more 
secure.
  I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment.
  Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Chair, I am proud to have joined with my friend from 
Texas, Mr. Sessions, in introducing this amendment which will provide 
our servicemembers that are affected by Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 
with access to cutting-edge treatments. As we all know, TBIs have 
become the ``signature wound'' of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
Record numbers of troops return to American soil in need of treatment 
and rehabilitation. While the Department of Defense has been a leader 
in providing treatment to our wounded warriors, it has been slow to 
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  This amendment would establish a five-year ``pay for performance'' 
innovative treatment pilot program. The pilot program would allow 
healthcare providers outside of the Department of Defense to treat 
active duty military personnel and veterans with cutting-edge TBI 
treatments not offered at military medical facilities. The private 
healthcare providers would only receive reimbursement from the 
Department of Defense if the treatment was proven to be successful. 
Servicemembers and veterans who voluntarily opt into this program would 
do so at no cost.
  I see this amendment as a win-win. Not only will our troops receive 
access to innovative therapies, but it encourages the private sector to 
invest in new and inventive treatments for TBI. The amendment also 
requires the Department of Defense to maintain a database to track the 
effectiveness of such treatments. It is my hope that after the 
conclusion of this five-year pilot, the Department of Defense will 
begin providing proven therapies at military medical facilities.
  Our men and women in uniform deserve the best treatments available. 
This common-sense amendment would help to expand access to new 
therapies in a fiscally responsible way. I encourage all of my 
colleagues to join with me to support this amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton).
  The amendments en bloc were agreed to.


                Amendment No. 13 Offered by Mr. McGovern

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 13 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. McGOVERN. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 13 offered by Mr. McGovern:
       Add at the end of subtitle F of title X, the following:

     SEC. 1065. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OBESITY AND 
                   FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress find the following:
       (1) According to the April 2010 report, ``Too Fat to 
     Fight'', more than 100 retired generals and admirals wrote 
     that, ``[o]besity among children and young adults have 
     increased so dramatically that they threaten not only the 
     overall health of America but the future strength of our 
     military.''
       (2) Twenty-seven percent, over 9,000,000, 17-24-year-olds 
     in the United States are too fat to serve in the military.
       (3) Between 1995 and 2008, the military had 140,000 
     individuals who showed up at the centers for processing but 
     failed their entrance physicals because they were too heavy.
       (4) Being overweight is now the leading medical reason for 
     rejection from military service.
       (5) Between 1995 and 2008, the proportion of potential 
     recruits who failed their physicals each year because they 
     were overweight rose nearly 70 percent.
       (6) The military annually discharges over 1,200 first-term 
     enlistees before their contracts are up because of weight 
     problems.
       (7) The military must then recruit and train their 
     replacements at a cost of $50,000 for each man or woman.
       (8) Training replacements for those discharged because of 
     weight problems adds up to more than $60,000,000 annually.
       (10) Overweight adolescents are more likely to become 
     overweight adults.
       (11) Overweight adolescents and overweight adults are at 
     risk of developing obesity-related, life-threatening diseases 
     including cancer, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, 
     arthritis, and breathing problems.
       (12) According to the American Public Health Association, 
     ``left unchecked, obesity will add nearly $344 billion to the 
     nations annual health care costs by 2018 and account for more 
     than 21 percent of health care spending''.
       (13) Overweight and undernourished adolescents face 
     academic challenges due to poor health behaviors, resulting 
     in even greater risk to their future health and earing and 
     the Nation's economic growth and worldwide competition.
       (14) For decades military leaders have championed efforts 
     to improve the nutrition of young people in America.
       (15) During World War II, 40 percent of rejected recruits 
     were turned away because of poor or under nutrition.
       (16) The preamble to the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751) states ``It is hereby declared to 
     be the policy of Congress, as a measure of national security, 
     to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's 
     children and to encourage the domestic consumption of 
     nutritious agricultural commodities and other food, by 
     assisting the States, through grants in aid and other means, 
     in providing an adequate supply of food and other facilities 
     for the establishment, maintenance, operation and expansion 
     of nonprofit school lunch programs''.
       (17) Over 17 million children were food insecure, or 
     hungry, in 2008, according to data collected by the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       (18) The Federal Child Nutrition Programs under the Richard 
     B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 
     and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) 
     are proven to be effective in combating both hunger and 
     obesity.
       (19) President Obama has called for a historic investment 
     in the Federal Child Nutrition Programs in order to respond 
     to 2 of the greatest child health challenges of our time, 
     hunger and poor nutrition.
       (20) Two hundred twenty-one Members of Congress signed a 
     letter to Speaker Pelosi in support of President Obama's 
     budget request for the Federal Child Nutrition Programs.
       (21) This same letter requested identification of possible 
     offsets for the new investments in these important anti-
     hunger and nutrition programs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) reducing domestic childhood obesity and hunger is a 
     matter of national security;
       (2) obesity and hunger will continue to negatively impact 
     recruitment for Armed Forces without access to physical 
     activity, healthy food, and proper nutrition;
       (3) Congress should act to reduce childhood obesity and 
     hunger;
       (4) the Federal Child Nutrition Programs under the Richard 
     B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 
     and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) 
     should be funded at the President's request; and
       (5) the increases in funding for such programs should be 
     properly offset.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, hunger and obesity are serious problems in this 
country. Over 49 million Americans go hungry every year, 17 million of 
which are children. Now we have a new problem--obesity. Most people 
think obesity is a simple problem of eating the wrong food, and this is 
mostly correct. But there are many cases where obese people are also 
hungry, that they are feeding themselves and their families with empty 
calories simply because they are inexpensive.
  We must address hunger and obesity, and I am pleased that the First 
Lady is working on these issues. But now obesity is a national security 
issue. Twenty-seven percent of young adults are too fat to serve in the 
military and being overweight is now the leading cause for rejection 
from military service.
  Our amendment is simple. It says that hunger and obesity are national 
security problems and must be addressed, and it says that we should do 
so in part with the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act. The 
school lunch program was created in World War II because 40 percent of 
the rejected recruits were underweight. In fact, the preamble to the 
School Lunch Act states that the school lunch program was created ``as 
a measure of national security.''
  Healthy school meals, along with more exercise and better access to 
food at home, will help combat the national security crisis of obesity.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I 
will not oppose the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman 
from Missouri (Mrs. Emerson).
  Mrs. EMERSON. Thank you, Ranking Member McKeon.
  My colleague, Jim McGovern, made a couple of remarks with regard to 
the challenges the military is facing with regard to potential 
enlistees.
  I could go down and continue talking about some of these, but one of 
the most interesting facts is that every year the military annually 
discharges over 1,200 first-term enlistees before their contracts are 
up because of weight problems. Then the military must recruit and train 
their replacements at a cost of $50,000 for each man or woman.

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  This begs the question, and which is why this amendment from my 
colleague is so very important, and that is because 16 million children 
or 22.5 percent of all children in the United States live in a home 
where access to food is an uncertainty. In these homes, child nutrition 
programs literally serve as a lifeline to proper nutrition and a better 
future.
  We know that hungry children are sick more often. They suffer growth 
impairment and even developmental impairment. They do poorer in school, 
they are less prepared to join the workforce, and for purposes of this 
debate, they are less prepared to serve their country in the Armed 
Forces.
  The facts of life for too many of our children are hard to hear but 
they are, in fact, true.
  The first step in achieving greater success must be to ensure 
adequate funds are dedicated to this challenge.
  I support the sense of Congress language in this amendment calling 
for a $1 billion increase in funding for the child nutrition programs, 
and I share its belief that we need to pay for it.
  I would like to thank my colleagues, Jim McGovern of Massachusetts 
and Sanford Bishop of Georgia, for their leadership on this issue.
  To support the goals of this important program, I would ask 
colleagues to support the sense of Congress language and continue 
working to make this message a reality.
  The reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act must be a tool for 
reducing the number of hungry and obese children in the United States. 
GAO recently analyzed domestic food assistance and found: (quote) 
``participation in 7 of the programs we reviewed--including WIC, the 
National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and SNAP--
is associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes consistent 
with programs' goals, such as raising the level of nutrition among low-
income households, safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the 
nation's children, and strengthening the agricultural economy.'' These 
are goals I believe we can all support.
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentlelady from 
Missouri for her leadership and her cosponsorship of this amendment.
  I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop).
  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to join Representatives McGovern and 
Emerson as an original cosponsor of this bipartisan amendment, which 
affirms the intention of Congress to combat domestic childhood obesity 
and hunger in the interest of our national security.
  According to the July 2009 Trust for America's Health Report, the 
percentage of obese and overweight children ages 10 to 17 is at or 
above 30 percent in 30 States. Seven of the top 10 States are in the 
South, with my State of Georgia ranked third, with 37.3 percent of 
obese and overweight youngsters.
  Obesity is especially prevalent in the African American and Latino 
communities. Overweight and obese teens are at risk of developing 
diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke, arthritis and breathing 
problems and American children are disproportionately impacted.
  In a recent report, Too Fat to Fight, over 100 retired generals and 
admirals wrote that obesity among children and young adults has 
increased so dramatically that it threatens not only our Nation's 
health but the future of our military. Between 1995 and 2008, the 
military had 140,000 individuals, a 70 percent increase, who showed up 
at the centers for processing but failed their entrance physicals 
because they were too heavy, and 1,200 enlistees were discharged before 
their contracts were up. And now being overweight is the leading 
medical cause for rejection from military service.
  Mr. Chairman, proper nutrition, healthy food, ending hunger and 
access to physical activity for our youth are vital to ensuring that 
our Nation's military remains strong into the future.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important amendment and the 
strong effort to support and maintain a strong national defense by 
assuring strong and healthy servicemembers.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Forbes), a member of the committee.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 3 minutes.
  Mr. FORBES. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  I would like to thank the ranking member for yielding that time.
  Mr. Chairman, I was excited, as I was reading some articles in my 
office before I came over here, the leadership of the House has finally 
moved us up to where we now have an 18 percent approval rating across 
the country.
  That means that only 82 percent of the Americans feel that this body 
doesn't have a clue about where we need to go or why. The reason is 
because, as hard as they try to find it, there is one thing they can't 
find in any of these walls and under any these chairs, and that is just 
simple common sense.

                              {time}  1530

  Because, Mr. Chairman, when they go to buy something, they know the 
first thing they need to do is ask how much does it cost? And yet we 
pass a health care bill, and we don't even really look at all the 
facts. We just want to get out of here. And later we find out it costs 
a whole lot more than what we thought it would, and we just come back 
up and say, well, that's just too bad. And we're getting ready to do 
the same thing, because when they take any action in their business, 
one of the first things they want to do is say, What's the effect going 
to be on that particular action?
  Mr. Chairman, as we look at this provision on trying to remove the 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that is currently the policy for DOD, we 
hear our Chiefs of Staff in one voice: Admiral Roughead saying, just 
wait and get the facts before you make a decision. Just some common 
sense. We hear General Schwartz, the Chief of Staff of the Department 
of Air Force saying, just wait and get the facts. Let us do the study 
before you make a decision. Just some common sense. We have General 
Conway who says, just wait and get the facts before you make a 
decision. Just some common sense. And we have General Casey from the 
Army saying, just get the facts before you make a decision. Let us 
complete the study. Just some common sense.
  But what some individuals want to do on this House floor is--same 
thing we do with so many other things--bury the common sense: let's 
just push forward, we'll get the facts later, let's just pass the 
provision now. And that's why, Mr. Chairman, I hope that this body will 
protect this authorization bill and not pass the amendment to remove 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of the time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 1\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, if we want to do something that is common 
sense, we should pass this amendment before us.
  Hunger and obesity are critical issues to our military and to the 
health and well-being of our Nation. Sixty-nine years ago, military 
recruits were turned away because they were undernourished. Today they 
are rejected because they are fat. The school lunch program allows our 
children to eat during the school day. We must improve it so that more 
nutritious meals are served at schools and so that every child has 
access to school meals.
  We talk a lot about health care in this Chamber. I should point out 
to my colleagues that according to the American Public Health 
Association: ``Left unchecked, obesity will add nearly $344 billion to 
the Nation's annual health care costs by 2018 and account for more than 
21 percent of health care spending.''
  This is a health issue. This is a commonsense issue. This is a 
national security issue. This amendment expresses the House's support 
for this effort to end hunger and to make sure our young people have 
nutritious meals. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the McGovern-
Emerson-Bishop amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  I support this amendment; I think it's a good thing. I think that our

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whole country could use a little help in this area.
  Now, back to Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Again, I think it's very 
important that we do as Mr. Forbes said, a little common sense. When we 
tell the military we're going to get their viewpoint and then we say, 
never mind, we're going to move ahead, your viewpoint really doesn't 
matter, I think that that's a big mistake.
  I think this amendment is a good one, but I think only giving us 10 
minutes to debate Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a mistake.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Massachusetts will be postponed.


            Amendments En Bloc No. 2 Offered by Mr. Skelton.

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 1404, I offer 
amendments en bloc No. 2.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 2 offered by Mr. Skelton consisting of 
amendments numbered 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, and 45 printed in House Report 
111-498:


           Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Burton of Indiana

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 452, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 1065. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL LETTERS 
                   OF CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE DIED BY SUICIDE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) suicide is a growing problem in the Armed Forces that 
     cannot be ignored;
       (2) a record number of military suicides was reported in 
     2008, with 128 active-duty Army and 48 Marine deaths 
     reported;
       (3) the number of military suicides during 2009 is expected 
     to equal or exceed the 2008 total;
       (4) long-standing policy prevents President Obama from 
     sending a condolence letter to the family of a member of the 
     Armed Forces who has died by suicide;
       (5) members of the Armed Forces sacrifice their physical, 
     mental, and emotional well-being for the freedoms Americans 
     hold dear;
       (6) the military family also bears the cost of defending 
     the United States, with military spouses and children 
     sacrificing much and standing ready to provide unending 
     support to their spouse or parent who is a member of the 
     Armed Forces;
       (7) the loss of a member of the Armed Forces to suicide 
     directly and tragically affects military spouses and 
     children, as well as the United States;
       (8) much more needs to be done to protect and address the 
     mental health needs of members of the Armed Forces, just as 
     they serve to protect and defend the freedoms of the United 
     States;
       (9) a presidential letter of condolence is not only about 
     the deceased because it also serves as a sign of respect for 
     the grieving family and an acknowledgment of the family for 
     their personal loss; and
       (10) a lack of acknowledgment and condolence from the 
     President only leaves these families with an emotional vacuum 
     and a feeling that somehow their sacrifices have been less 
     than the sacrifices of others.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the current policy that prohibits sending a 
     presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member 
     of the Armed Forces who has died by suicide only serves to 
     perpetuate the stigma of mental illness that pervades the 
     Armed Forces; and
       (2) the President, as Commander-in-Chief, should overturn 
     the policy and treat all military families equally.


         Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Holden of Pennsylvania

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBAT MEDEVAC BADGE.

       (a) Army.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 357 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 3757. Combat Medevac Badge

       ``(a) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Army shall issue a 
     badge of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 
     Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of the Army 
     served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, as a pilot or 
     crew member of a helicopter medical evacuation ambulance and 
     who meets the requirements for the award of that badge.
       ``(b) Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall prescribe requirements for eligibility for the Combat 
     Medevac Badge.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``3757. Combat Medevac Badge''.

       (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 567 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 6259. Combat Medevac Badge

       ``(a) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a 
     badge of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 
     Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of the Navy 
     or Marine Corps served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, 
     as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical evacuation 
     ambulance and who meets the requirements for the award of 
     that badge.
       ``(b) Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     shall prescribe requirements for eligibility for the Combat 
     Medevac Badge.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``6259. Combat Medevac Badge''.

       (c) Air Force.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 857 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 8757. Combat Medevac Badge

       ``(a) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall issue 
     a badge of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 
     Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of the Air 
     Force served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, as a pilot 
     or crew member of a helicopter medical evacuation ambulance 
     and who meets the requirements for the award of that badge.
       ``(b) Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall prescribe requirements for eligibility for the 
     Combat Medevac Badge.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``8757. Combat Medevac Badge''.

       (d) Award for Service Before Date of Enactment.--In the 
     case of persons who, while a member of the Armed Forces, 
     served in combat as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter 
     medical evacuation ambulance during the period beginning on 
     June 25, 1950, and ending on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall 
     issue the Combat Medevac Badge--
       (1) to each such person who is known to the Secretary 
     before the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (2) to each such person with respect to whom an application 
     for the issuance of the badge is made to the Secretary after 
     such date in such manner, and within such time period, as the 
     Secretary may require.


        Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Pomeroy of North Dakota

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. CODIFICATION AND CONTINUATION OF JOINT FAMILY 
                   SUPPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Codification and Continuation.--Chapter 88, of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1788 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1788a. Joint Family Support Assistance Program

       ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     continue to carry out the program known as the `Joint Family 
     Support Assistance Program' for the purpose of providing to 
     families of members of the armed forces the following types 
     of assistance:
       ``(1) Financial and material assistance.
       ``(2) Mobile support services.
       ``(3) Sponsorship of volunteers and family support 
     professionals for the delivery of support services.
       ``(4) Coordination of family assistance programs and 
     activities provided by Military OneSource, Military Family 
     Life Consultants, counselors, the Department of Defense, 
     other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, and non-
     profit entities.
       ``(5) Facilitation of discussion on military family 
     assistance programs, activities, and initiatives between and 
     among the organizations, agencies, and entities referred to 
     in paragraph (4).
       ``(6) Non-medical counseling.
       ``(7) Such other assistance that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) Locations.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
     the program in at least six

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     areas of the United States selected by the Secretary. Up to 
     three of the areas selected for the program shall be areas 
     that are geographically isolated from military installations.
       ``(c) Resources and Volunteers.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide personnel and other resources of the Department 
     of Defense necessary for the implementation and operation of 
     the program and may accept and utilize the services of non-
     Government volunteers and non-profit entities under the 
     program.
       ``(d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
     procedures for the operation of the program and for the 
     provision of assistance to families of members of the Armed 
     Forces under the program.
       ``(e) Relation to Family Support Centers.--The program is 
     not intended to operate in lieu of other family support 
     centers, but is instead intended to augment the activities of 
     the family support centers.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter I of such chapter is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 1788a the 
     following new item:

``1788a. Joint Family Support Assistance Program.''.
       (c) Repeal of Superceded Provision.--Section 675 of the 
     John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 119 Stat. 2273; 10 U.S.C. 1781 
     note) is repealed.


             Amendment No. 26 Offered by Mr. Latham of Iowa

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 6__. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING AGE AND SERVICE 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR 
                   SERVICE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the amendments made to section 12731 of title 10, 
     United States Code, by section 647 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 
     122 Stat. 160) were intended to reduce the minimum age at 
     which members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
     would begin receiving retired pay according to time spent 
     deployed, by three months for every 90-day period spent on 
     active duty over the course of a career, rather than limiting 
     qualifying time to such periods wholly served within the same 
     fiscal year, as interpreted by the Department of Defense; and
       (2) steps should be taken to correct this erroneous 
     interpretation by the Department of Defense in order to 
     ensure reserve component members receive the full retirement 
     benefits intended to be provided by such section 12731.


        Amendment No. 27 Offered by Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 274, after line 13, insert the following:
       (E) neurology;
       Page 274, line 14, strike ``(E)'' and insert ``(F)''.
       Page 274, line 15, strike ``(F)'' and insert ``(G)''.
       Page 274, line 16, strike ``(G)'' and insert ``(H)''.
       Page 274, line 17, strike ``(II)'' and insert ``(I)''.


       Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VI, add the following new section:

     SEC. 6_. REPORT ON PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR 
                   RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE 
                   PROFESSIONALS FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air 
     Force shall submit to Congress a report on their staffing 
     needs for health care professionals in the active and reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces. The report shall specifically 
     identify the positions in most critical need for additional 
     health care professionals, including the number of physicians 
     needed and whether additional behavioral health 
     professionals, such as psychologists and psychiatrists, are 
     needed to treat members of the Armed Forces for the growing 
     concerns of post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic 
     brain injury. The report shall include recommendations for 
     providing incentives for health care professionals with more 
     than 20 years of clinical experience to join the active or 
     reserve components, including whether changes in age or 
     length of service requirements to qualify for partial retired 
     pay for non-regular service could be used as a recruitment or 
     retention incentives.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
McKeon) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I urge the committee to adopt the 
amendments en bloc, all of which have been examined by both the 
majority and the minority.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Harman).
  Ms. HARMAN. I thank the esteemed Chairman Skelton, my dear friend, 
for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, over eight terms in Congress I have served on every 
security committee, including three terms on the Armed Services 
Committee whose bill I am once again proud to support.
  As a rookie Member of Congress in 1993, I sat in the most junior 
chair on the HASC, just a few feet away from the witness table. Then-
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Colin Powell, testified in favor of the 
Clinton administration's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. I drew a deep 
breath and told the general that I thought Don't Ask, Don't Tell was 
unconstitutional. I opposed it then, and I oppose it now.
  No good has ever come of that policy. And I applaud the personal 
courage of current Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen who told 
Congress, ``No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being 
troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young 
men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow 
citizens.''
  The en bloc amendment which we are now debating includes language I 
coauthored with Rules Committee Chair Slaughter to give victims of 
military sexual trauma the ability to seek a base transfer. MST is an 
epidemic which subjects a growing number of servicemembers to serious 
assault and rape. It is horrifying that women in our military are more 
likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in 
Iraq or Afghanistan. MST must end, and this bill makes a very good 
start.
  Let me make some general comments about our national security. We 
can't wish away the threats facing our Nation. We, like generations of 
Americans before us, must rise to meet them. We must be realistic about 
our vulnerabilities, about the capabilities of our adversaries, and of 
our allies to help us. We must be wise enough to recognize that we will 
not prevail through military might alone.
  Our military, diplomatic, and development efforts are tools to an 
end--security, and eventually peace. These are dangerous times, and 
they require a tough response. We have the strategy in this bill, we 
have the strength in men and women who serve courageously in our 
military and intelligence services, and we have our values. We will not 
fail.
  Support this bill. Support the Murphy amendment. Support the en bloc 
amendment.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I 
am not opposed to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is 
recognized for 10 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Tim Murphy), sponsor of one of the amendments.
  Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. I thank the ranking member for 
yielding.
  One of the amendments in there I'd like to talk about here.
  According to a RAND study, there are more than several hundred 
thousand potential cases of post-traumatic stress disorder in our 
veterans from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and suicide rates 
among them are also higher than that of the general population. The 
Department of Defense has rightly doubled its budget for treatment and 
research of PTSD and traumatic brain injury and set higher goals for 
the number of behavior health providers. And although care has also 
been supplemented through TRICARE and contract providers, the military 
remains understaffed to meet the needs.
  Combat veterans should not be placed on a waiting list, especially 
dealing with mental health problems and suicide. And servicemembers who 
need care can only get care if they are near care. Now, a huge 
investment has been made into many of the great clinicians in medical 
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of their careers. Stipends, bonuses, educational expenses are paid in 
hopes we can recruit and retain them for 20 or 30 years, although many 
do not remain that long. Sometimes we discourage those from signing up 
later in their careers who, because of their age, they can't remain for 
20 years or so. Yet there are those who are at the peak of their career 
who we could look to not only to fill the immediate needs with highly 
skilled and ready-trained experiences, but to provide mentorship and 
training to those starting out in their medical and behavioral medicine 
careers.
  This amendment simply calls upon the Surgeons General of the Army, 
Navy, and Air Force to report on other incentives that can be offered 
to recruit and retain those with 20 or more years of nonmilitary 
clinical experience to serve in active or reserve duty. This might 
include, but is not limited to, offering a 10-year retirement instead 
of the traditional 20- or 30-year retirement.
  I might add that we are very proud of our servicemen and -women and 
want to make it very clear that all of us in Congress--and I know all 
the military--are absolutely dedicated to making sure that we take care 
of all of their wounds, whether they are visible or invisible wounds of 
war. We are proud of their service, and we will continue to support 
them. And along those lines, I hope my colleagues will also support 
this amendment.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the 
gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Pomeroy).
  Mr. POMEROY. I thank my friend, the chairman, for yielding.
  I rise in support of amendment No. 23, which reauthorizes the Joint 
Family Support Assistance Program. This program has been providing 
critical support to the unsung heroes of the global war on terror, the 
families left behind of deploying Guard and Reserve soldiers.
  As the Department of Defense stated in its report to Congress on the 
implementation of this program: ``The Guard and Reserve are 
experiencing significantly increased mobilizations as a result of the 
global war on terrorism, and families who have previously had limited 
exposure to the demands resulting from separations due to military 
deployments must now deal with the likelihood of longer and often 
multiple deployments to the servicemember.''
  Issues like single parenting, keeping a house running through all 
kinds of weather conditions, traumatized children missing a parent, all 
of these issues have been dealt with through the scopes of these joint 
family support systems programs. They work by compiling a Military 
OneSource program, one location coordinating the many resources 
available within our local community in support of these families, a 
one-stop shop able to make certain there is coordination for military, 
Federal, State and local resources.
  For families on military bases who are deployed, it's very clear the 
support systems are there and what they are. For families of Guard and 
Reserve soldiers, especially spread across rural areas like North 
Dakota, it's less clear sometimes where the support can come from.
  I am so proud of the North Dakota National Guard and Reserve families 
that have stood in support of their deploying soldiers, and we've had a 
bunch of them--3,500 soldiers, 1,800 airmen on multiple deployments. We 
need to support their families, and I urge permanent authorization of 
this program.
  Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the Pomeroy Amendment to 
permanently reauthorize the Joint Family Support Assistance Program, 
JFSAP.
  This program has been providing critical support to the unsung heroes 
of Global War on Terror families of deployed soldiers.
  Since its inception three years ago, the JFSAP program has been 
providing critical support to Guard and Reserve families, especially 
those families who do not live near military installations. Since the 
beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the Guard and Reserve 
have seen a significant increase in deployments. Many of these service 
members and their families do not live near military installations and 
therefore do not have access to many of the family support functions 
available on those bases.
  As the Department of Defense stated in its initial report to Congress 
on the implementation of this program, ``The Guard and Reserve are 
experiencing significantly increased mobilization as a result of the 
Global War on Terrorism, and families who have previously had limited 
exposure to the demands resulting from separations due to military 
deployments, must now deal with the likelihood of longer and often 
multiple deployments of the service member.'' These families are now 
coping with the stress of separation from a loved one for up to a year, 
which can lead to many difficult issues. A spouse may now be faced with 
single parenting for the first time, children being separated from one 
or both of their parents may have a difficult time coping with that 
separation and when the service member returns home they sometimes have 
a difficult time readjusting to civilian life. Families located on or 
near a military installation have access to a wide range of programs to 
deal with these issues, which may not necessarily be the case for Guard 
and Reserve families spread across the country, especially in rural 
States like North Dakota.
  The Joint Family Support Assistance Program, JFSAP program works by 
compiling Military One Source programs into one location and 
coordinating those programs with resources that maybe available in the 
local community. By having a one stop shop that is able to help 
coordinate military, Federal, State, and local resources this program 
is able to provide families with comprehensive support for many of the 
issues that regularly arise due to the deployment of a loved one. 
Without a coordinated program families are faced with the requirement 
to seek this assistance out through a patchwork of entities increasing 
the possibility that they do not receive aid when they need it most.
  Once fully implemented the JFSAP in North Dakota will offer a 
Military OneSource Specialist to coordinate programs, a Financial 
Military Life Consultant, MFLC, to help families with financial issues, 
a Youth MFLC to help coordinate services for children, an Adult MFLC to 
assist with the needs of service members, spouses and other family 
members and an Operation Military Kids consultant to help set up 
programs and activities for the children of service members. The North 
Dakota National Guard has seen significant deployments since September 
11, 2001 deploying more than 3,500 soldiers and over 1,800 Airmen, many 
of those individuals have been deployed multiple times. This program's 
continuation is vital to providing the services and support that those 
families deserve.
  The N.D. Nat'l Guard Families know there will be more deployments on 
the future which means the work of this program has that begun.
  This critical program was originally authorized in the 2007 National 
Defense Authorization Act for three years and it must now be 
reauthorized. My amendment would make this program permanent so that it 
can be allowed to continue to provide critical support for Guard and 
Reserve families. I believe that this amendment will have broad 
bipartisan support and I urge its passage.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Hunter), a member of the committee.
  Mr. HUNTER. I thank the ranking member for yielding.
  America right now is locked in combat against a dangerous enemy in 
Afghanistan, facing the constant threat of ambush and roadside bombs. 
The last thing our soldiers and marines need is any unnecessary or 
harmful distractions.
  As a marine who has served downrange in both Iraq and Afghanistan, I 
have personally witnessed that the current policy of Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell works and the repeal of current law does not work. I have lived 
with, eaten with, dived for cover with, and fought with my fellow 
marines overseas three times. Some military lawyers may think that this 
amendment looks good on paper, but in effect it will destroy the combat 
readiness of our fighting force. Our focus right now should be on 
achieving victory and returning our military home safely.
  While America possesses the best military equipment in the entire 
world and the most technologically advanced weaponry on Earth, the true 
strength of our might is derived from the core set of values and 
principles that is shared by our frontline combat troops. It is these 
shared beliefs that lead to the comradery and the instinct of our 
troops to risk their lives to protect one another every single day.

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  The commandant of the Marine Corps stands opposed to repealing 
current law, and each of the other service chiefs have expressed 
concerns with taking any action on Don't Ask, Don't Tell until the 
year-long study under way at the Pentagon is completed. With all due 
respect, Secretary of Defense Gates and the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen, have and are performing a great 
service to our Nation, but they work for this administration and as 
such are required to follow President Obama's lead and not necessarily 
speak for the men and women who have volunteered to fight for our 
Nation and put themselves in harm's way.
  Evidently, the White House and congressional Democrats think they are 
doing our military a favor by rewarding them for victory in Iraq and 
continued hard fighting in Afghanistan by forcing a liberal social 
agenda on them and furthermore ignoring our military's input on this 
matter by not having this vote after the Pentagon study is completed so 
that at least this would be an informed vote. Our time would be better 
spent on evaluating the real threats facing our military in 
Afghanistan, starting with the roadside bomb threat and ensuring our 
troops have the resources that they need.
  The debate on Don't Ask, Don't Tell is just another distraction on 
these and other priorities, and I urge my colleagues here in the House 
to vote ``no'' on this amendment. We need to listen to our military 
leaders, listen to the commandant of the Marine Corps and the actual 
generals and admirals in charge of our military fighting for us, not 
people who work for this administration and are going to tow the line 
for this administration. We've got to do what's right. Support the 
military. We need victory, not social change, in the military.

                              {time}  1545

  The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will note that the gentleman from 
Missouri has 6 minutes remaining and the gentleman from California has 
5\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Latham), the sponsor of one of the amendments 
en bloc.
  Mr. LATHAM. I thank the gentleman from California, my good friend.
  Mr. Chairman, the amendment I offered to my colleagues, along with 
the gentleman from Oklahoma, is included in the block of amendments we 
are considering.
  I thank the Rules Committee, the chairman--Mr. Skelton--and the 
ranking member for considering this amendment, which addresses an issue 
brought to my attention by members of the Iowa National Guard.
  The 2008 Defense Authorization Act included a provision narrowing the 
gap between active duty and reserve retirement benefits by allowing 
Guard and Reserve members to begin receiving retired pay earlier than 
the age of 60 if they had spent significant periods of time in 
deployments. This provision was based on legislation that I introduced, 
the National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act.
  The intent of the original legislation was to reduce the retirement 
age for time spent deployed, by 3 months for every 90 days spent on 
active duty over the course of a career, as an incentive to retain our 
best and brightest men and women. However, an erroneous legal 
interpretation has limited the qualifying time to 90-day periods wholly 
served within the same fiscal year, which causes many members of the 
Guard and Reserve to lose credit for some of the months that they've 
served.
  My amendment states that it is the sense of Congress that steps 
should be taken to correct this interpretation in order to ensure 
Reserve component members receive the full retirement benefits that 
they have earned. The committee has indicated in its report that it 
believes the current interpretation of the law to be inaccurate. I look 
forward to working with the committee and the Department of Defense to 
address and to correct this issue of fairness to our guardsmen and 
reservists who are being asked to meet increasing demands.
  I urge my colleagues to support this effort.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the 
ranking member on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Buyer).
  Mr. BUYER. I want to congratulate both of you on a job well done on 
your bill.
  To my friend Ike Skelton, Ike, I support the policy that you came up 
with years ago when I first came to Congress 18 years ago--the DOD's 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell--and we should not be repealing it.
  In a unified voice, all of the service chiefs have asked us to give 
them time to properly seek out the right answers on how to move forward 
regarding a major policy shift that will affect every soldier, sailor, 
airman, and marine.
  Mr. Chairman, our heroes are performing valiantly in a two-front war. 
Now is not the time for Congress to be voting on an amendment to repeal 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Now is the time to strengthen our resolve to 
support our servicemen and -women and to help them fight and defeat 
terrorism around the world.
  Now, the Constitution permits Congress to discriminate. We actually 
are designated with the power to raise and support armies, to provide 
and maintain a Navy, and to make the rules for government regulation 
for land and naval forces. There is nothing in the Constitution that 
guarantees a citizen the right to serve in the Armed Forces. As a 
matter of fact, pursuant to the powers conferred by section 8 of 
Article I of the Constitution, it lies within the discretion of 
Congress to establish qualifications for and conditions for service in 
the Armed Forces. You can't be too tall. You can't be too short. You 
can't be overweight. I mean, we make these decisions. Why?
  The purpose of the military is to kill and break things. Unit 
cohesion is pretty important. The conduct of military operations 
requires the members of the Armed Forces to make extraordinary 
sacrifices, including the ultimate sacrifice, in order to provide for 
the common defense of this Nation. Success in combat requires military 
units that are characterized by high morale, good order and discipline 
and unit cohesion.
  One of the most critical elements in combat capability is unit 
cohesion defined at the small unit level, which is the bonds of trust 
among individual servicemembers that make the combat effectiveness of 
our military unit greater than the sum of the combat effectiveness of 
the individual unit members, themselves.
  Military life is fundamentally different from civilian life in that 
the extraordinary responsibilities of the Armed Forces, the unique 
conditions of military service, and the critical role of unit cohesion 
require that the military community, while subject to civilian control, 
exist in a specialized society. The military society is characterized 
by its own laws, rules, customs, and traditions, including numerous 
restrictions on personal behavior that would not be acceptable in 
civilian society.
  The standards of conduct for members of the Armed Forces regulate a 
member's life for 24 hours each day, beginning at the moment the member 
enters military status and not ending until that person is discharged 
or otherwise separated from the Armed Forces. Those standards of 
conduct, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice, apply to a 
member of the Armed Forces at all times if the member has military 
status, whether or not the individual is on base or not or in uniform 
or not.
  The pervasive application of the standards of conduct is necessary 
because members of the Armed Forces must be ready at all times for 
worldwide deployment to a combat environment. The worldwide deployment 
of the United States military forces, the international 
responsibilities of the United States and the potential for involvement 
of the Armed Forces in actual combat routinely make it necessary for 
members of the Armed

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Forces involuntarily to accept living conditions and work conditions 
that are often spartan, primitive and that are characterized by forced 
intimacy with little or no privacy.
  The prohibition against homosexual conduct is a longstanding element 
of military law that continues to be necessary in unique circumstances 
of the military service. Tolerance does not require a moral 
equivalency.
  Do not repeal this.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to reclaim my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Missouri?
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri has 6 minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California 
(Mrs. Davis).
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Thank you, Mr. Skelton, for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I would just like to correct a couple of issues that 
Mr. McKeon and others have brought up.
  The committee has held hearings on Don't Ask, Don't Tell. In fact, my 
subcommittee has held two hearings on this very topic. Every Member of 
the House and even those not on the committee were welcomed to attend. 
Unfortunately, most of the Republicans who have criticized this process 
failed to show up to either hearing.
  The Members who did attend the second hearing, held on March 3 of 
this year, heard one of the cochairs of the DOD working group say, 
``The issue is not whether but how best'' to implement repeal.
  All along, the purpose of the study has been ``how'' to implement 
repeal, not ``if'' to end this policy. That is the purpose of the 
working group's meetings, and that is why it is so important for our 
servicemembers and their families to participate in whatever activities 
they choose which are related to this.
  I just wanted to make that correction, Mr. Chairman.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY. I want to thank Chairman Skelton and Mr. McKeon for 
their good work on this legislation, helping to provide for our 
soldiers, sailors, airmen, coastguardsmen, and for all of those who 
serve our country in this war on terrorism.
  Mr. Chairman, as we approach Memorial Day, I want to thank our 
servicemen and -women for their service to our great country.
  When they come home, the war that they fought on our behalf sometimes 
just begins. It begins for them personally. That is the war to try to 
cope, to cope with the many challenges health-wise that they have been 
encumbered with because of their service to our country, and they 
shouldn't have to worry one bit that they don't have us to back them up 
100 percent. They need to know that we are there for them just as they 
have been for us.
  That is why, in this legislation, we have the best and the latest in 
medicine for brain research and for neuroscience technology in order to 
make sure that the signature wounds in this war, traumatic brain injury 
and posttraumatic stress disorder, are researched properly and that 
they are researched at the evidence-based level by the Department of 
Defense.
  Our soldiers deserve no less than the best when it comes to making 
sure that their challenges and their wounds are addressed. The 
Department of Defense needs to do that.
  We make it a priority in this authorization bill. When we do that in 
this bill, we also do that for this country because, just as they did 
overseas, they are not only going to kick down the doors over there; 
they are going to kick down the doors here at home when it comes to 
advancing mental health and neuroscience for all Americans.
  What we are learning is thanks to these great soldiers who are 
serving this country so proudly. God bless all of our men and women. 
Let them know that we stand behind them over there and when they get 
back here at home as well.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri has 3 minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield 1 minute to a friend, the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  Mr. ANDREWS. I thank the chairman for yielding.
  Certainly, the debate the minority keeps bringing up about Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell is very important, and we will have that vigorous debate.
  Mr. Chairman, I think many Americans don't really place whether gays 
and lesbians can serve in the military as the number one thing they 
worry about in national security. I think they're probably more worried 
about something like a nuclear IED going off in Times Square.
  It is important to look at the work that the two parties have done 
together that is reflected in this bill to prevent that day from 
happening. There is a program which identifies, gathers up, secures, 
and eventually disposes of the material that could make a nuclear bomb 
which would make that horror story happen.
  In 2008, we devoted $199 million to that program. Frankly, it was 
lagging behind. We weren't identifying, securing, or disposing of 
enough of it. This year, we are putting $559 million into that, which 
means more nuclear material will be identified, locked down, disposed 
of, and the risk that we will have a terrible situation like I just 
described will be diminished.
  This is the real work of the defense committee, and it deserves 
everyone's support.
  Mr. SKELTON. I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Driehaus).
  Mr. DRIEHAUS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, we will soon be considering an amendment, the Pingree 
amendment, which would strip away competition in the F-35, the Joint 
Strike Fighter, with the competitive engine program.
  This Congress, on nine different occasions, has stood up for 
competition, and as recently as this Congress with the Weapon Systems 
Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, where the House passed the conference 
report 411-0. In section 202, we talk about the acquisition strategies 
to ensure competition throughout the life cycle of major defense 
acquisition programs.
  It is estimated, Mr. Chairman, that 5,000 engines will be ordered for 
the Joint Strike Fighter--5,000 engines. The proponents of this 
amendment would have us do away with the competition despite the fact 
that this Congress has invested almost $3 billion in this competition 
today. Now that we are up and ready, now that the competitive engine is 
ready to move forward, they want to say, Stop. Stop the race before it 
even starts.
  We know better than that, Mr. Chairman. We know better because we 
learned on the F-15 and on the F-16. We know that this will reduce 
costs in the long term. As my grandmother would say, this is a penny 
wise and a pound foolish.
  Also, just this year, in March of 2010, the GAO report suggests that 
this goes beyond financial speculation. We know that this is going to 
save money. Beyond the finances, there are nonfinancial benefits--
better performance, increased reliability, and improved contractor 
responsiveness.
  This is critically important. If for the next couple of decades we 
are going to rely upon this knowledge for our men and women in uniform, 
we need to make sure that it is reliable. We need to make sure that 
there is competition.
  I urge my colleagues to reject the Pingree amendment.

                              {time}  1600

  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton).
  The amendments en bloc were agreed to.


            Amendment No. 80 Offered by Ms. Pingree of Maine

  The Acting CHAIR. (Mr. Blumenauer). It is now in order to consider 
amendment No. 80 printed in House Report 111-498.

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  Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 80 offered by Ms. Pingree of Maine:
       Page 35, strike line 9 and all that follows through page 
     37, line 13, and insert the following:
       (b) Certifications.--Not later than January 15, 2011--
       (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
     Technology, and Logistics shall certify in writing to the 
     congressional defense committees that--
       (A) each of the 11 scheduled system development and 
     demonstration aircraft planned in the schedule for delivery 
     during 2010 has been delivered to the designated test 
     location;
       (B) the initial service release has been granted for the 
     F135 engine designated for the short take-off and vertical 
     landing variant;
       (C) facility configuration and industrial tooling 
     capability and capacity is sufficient to support production 
     of at least 42 F-35 aircraft for fiscal year 2011;
       (D) block 1.0 software has been released and is in flight 
     test; and
       (E) the Secretary of Defense has--
       (i) determined that two F-35 aircraft from low-rate initial 
     production 1 have met established criteria for acceptance; 
     and
       (ii) accepted such aircraft for delivery; and
       (2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall 
     certify in writing to the congressional defense committees 
     that--
       (A) the F-35C aircraft designated as CF-1 has effectively 
     accomplished its first flight;
       (B) the 394 F-35 aircraft test flights planned in the 
     schedule to occur during 2010 have been completed with 
     sufficient results;
       (C) 95 percent of the 3,772 flight test points planned for 
     completion in 2010 were accomplished; and
       (D) the conventional take-off and land variant low 
     observable signature flight test has been conducted and the 
     results of such test have met or exceeded threshold key 
     performance parameters.
       Page 49, strike line 7 and all that follows through page 
     52, line 3, and insert the following (and redesignate section 
     214 as section 213):

     SEC. 212. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR AN ALTERNATIVE 
                   PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR THE F-35 JOINT STRIKE 
                   FIGHTER PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Funds for an Alternative 
     Propulsion System for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter 
     Program.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for the development or procurement of an alternate 
     propulsion system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program 
     until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a certification in writing that the 
     development and procurement of the alternate propulsion 
     system--
       (1) will--
       (A) reduce the total life-cycle costs of the F-35 Joint 
     Strike Fighter program; and
       (B) improve the operational readiness of the fleet of F-35 
     Joint Strike Fighter aircraft; and
       (2) will not--
       (A) disrupt the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program during 
     the research, development, and procurement phases of the 
     program; and
       (B) result in the procurement of fewer F-35 Joint Strike 
     Fighter aircraft during the life-cycle of the program.
       (d) Offsets.--
       (1) Navy joint strike fighter f136 development.--The amount 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 201(2) for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation for the Navy is hereby 
     decreased by $242,500,000, with the amount of the decrease to 
     be derived from the amounts available for the Joint Strike 
     Fighter (PE #0604800N) for F136 development.
       (2) Air force joint strike fighter f136 development.--The 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(3) for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation for the Air Force 
     is hereby decreased by $242,500,000, with the amount of the 
     decrease to be derived from the amounts available for the 
     Joint Strike Fighter (PE #0604800F) for F136 development.
       Page 286, strike line 17 and all that follows through page 
     288, line 23, and insert the following:

     SEC. 802. DESIGNATION OF F135 ENGINE DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   PROCUREMENT PROGRAM AS MAJOR SUBPROGRAM.

       (a) Designation as Major Subprograms.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall designate the engine development 
     and procurement program described in subsection (b) as a 
     major subprogram of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft major 
     defense acquisition program, in accordance with section 2430a 
     of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Description.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     engine development and procurement program is the F135 engine 
     development and procurement program.
       (c) Original Baseline.--For purposes of reporting 
     requirements referred to in section 2430a(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the major subprogram designated under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the Milestone B 
     decision for the subprogram as the original baseline for the 
     subprogram.
       (d) Actions Following Critical Cost Growth.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), to the extent 
     that the Secretary elects to restructure the F-35 Lightning 
     II aircraft major defense acquisition program subsequent to a 
     reassessment and actions required by subsections (a) and (c) 
     of section 2433a of title 10, United States Code, during 
     fiscal year 2010, and also conducts such reassessment and 
     actions with respect to the F135 engine development and 
     procurement program (including related reporting based on the 
     original baseline as defined in subsection (c)), the 
     requirements of section 2433a of such title with respect to 
     the major subprogram designated under subsection (a) shall be 
     considered to be met with respect to the major subprogram.
       (2) Limitation.--Actions taken in accordance with paragraph 
     (1) shall be considered to meet the requirements of section 
     2433a of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the 
     major subprogram designated under subsection (a) only to the 
     extent that designation as a major subprogram would require 
     the Secretary of Defense to conduct a reassessment and take 
     actions pursuant to such section 2433a for such a subprogram 
     upon enactment of this Act. The requirements of such section 
     2433a shall not be considered to be met with respect to such 
     a subprogram in the event that additional programmatic 
     changes, following the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     cause the program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit 
     cost of such a subprogram to increase by a percentage equal 
     to or greater than the critical cost growth threshold (as 
     defined in section 2433(a)(5) of such title) for the 
     subprogram.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentlewoman 
from Maine (Ms. Pingree) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Maine.
  Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Chairman, this amendment prohibits any 
further funding for the alternate F-35 engine.
  In 2001, Pratt & Whitney won the award for the primary engine for the 
Joint Strike Fighter through a competitive bidding process. This 
process was set up to save millions in taxpayer dollars. Since then, 
Congress has authorized an astonishing $1.3 billion of unrequested 
funds for the development of this extra unnecessary engine. The Bush 
administration opposed this program. The Obama administration opposes 
this program. And yet if this amendment fails today, we will continue 
to fund a defense program that is a complete waste of money.
  I could not put it any better than the Secretary of Defense put it 
himself: Given the many pressing needs facing our military and the 
fiscal challenges facing our country, we cannot afford a ``business as 
usual'' approach to the defense budget. Tough choices must be made by 
both the Department and Congress to ensure that current and future 
military capabilities can be sustained over time. This means programs 
and initiatives of marginal or no benefit, like the F136 engine, are 
unaffordable luxuries.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' and finally end this wasteful, 
unnecessary program.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from 
Connecticut (Mr. Larson) and thank him for his leadership on this 
incredibly important issue.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Connecticut 
will control the balance of the time.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. I would inquire of the Chair how much time 
we have on each side.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Connecticut has 3\1/2\ minutes 
remaining. There will be 5 minutes for an opponent.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition to 
the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 15 seconds.
  I strongly believe that a $110 billion noncompetitive sole source 25-
40 year contract should not be permitted. Therefore, I strongly support 
the inclusion of funding to complete the development of the F-136 
competitive engine for the Joint Strike Fighter.

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  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. At this time I yield 45 seconds to the 
distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Cardoza).
  Mr. CARDOZA. I thank my friend for yielding.
  I rise today in support of the Pingree amendment to the National 
Defense Authorization Act. I understand and respect the passions 
expressed by my friends on both sides of this issue, but I believe 
today we must stand firmly on the side of fiscal responsibility and 
refuse to fund a redundant engine that our military leaders and our 
Commander in Chief all said is unnecessary and unwarranted.
  When I am back home in my district, I often hear my constituents say 
that we never cut anything, and we never can say no. Today I am saying 
no, and I think this House should as well. I don't think we need two 
engines on this plane.
  I believe that we need to save $3 billion every time we get a chance. 
Today we can make a difference for this deficit. Our country cannot 
afford to waste precious tax dollars funding this program the military 
says they don't need.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Smith), the chairman of the Air and Land Forces 
Subcommittee of the committee.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, the second engine is all about 
fiscal responsibility and saving the taxpayers money. The Pentagon 
themselves funded this program for 10 years, and they funded it because 
they knew that competition mattered.
  One thing has already been said in this debate that simply isn't 
true: The first engine was not competitively bid. It was the engine 
that Lockheed had when they won the bid. There was no competition. They 
didn't win that. That is why the Pentagon originally created the second 
engine program, to make sure that over the 30- to 40-year lifecycle of 
a $100 billion program, they had options.
  A GAO study on the competitive engine program for the F-16 from the 
early 1980s showed savings of almost 20 percent over the lifetime of 
that program. Those of us who for years have supported this second 
engine program, have support it precisely because we want to save the 
taxpayers money.
  The simple argument is competition works, and being penny-wise and 
pound-foolish doesn't. We have already spent $3 billion. To save $2 
billion on the front end, we risk a $100 billion program. Please oppose 
this amendment.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Skelton), the distinguished chairman of the Armed 
Services Committee.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I speak in favor of the committee 
position, which is to have an alternate engine for the F-35. If one 
looks at the graph of the F-16 alternate engine program, one will 
clearly notice that from the mid-1980s, the cost of the engines went 
down because of the competition. Competition is important. Single 
source often causes a steep increase in price.
  Last year, this House passed the Weapons System Acquisition Reform 
Act, which requires more competition in Department of Defense programs, 
not less. What this position of the Armed Services Committee does is 
live up to that reform act, requiring more competition. It is as simple 
as that.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much 
time we have remaining.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Serrano). Both sides have 2\3/4\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. I yield 45 seconds to the distinguished 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Westmoreland).
  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Chairman, let me say that there has been some 
competition in the engine for the F-35, and that competition is when 
the bids were due. That bid was perfectly legal and honest and upfront, 
and the bid was awarded.
  Now we have got somebody that actually has a contract for 14 of the 
28 military aircraft engines, sole source, complaining about 
competition. They lost the competition.
  Mr. Chairman, if they lost the competition in an open and honest bid, 
having the sole source of 14 of the 28 military aircraft engines, what 
can be the argument?
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Conaway), a member of committee.
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for yielding.
  I want to speak in favor of competition. Competition works. Our work 
on the IMPROVE Act shows that. I am against this amendment. There was 
no competition. Under Secretary Ashton Carter, on the record in front 
of the committee, said there was no competition between these two 
engines. Competition works. It drives down the costs, and we need those 
cost savings over the term of a 40-year program.
  I rise in opposition to amendment #80 offered by Representative 
Pingree and others. The Pingree amendment would result in a sole source 
contract to a single engine manufacturer for the Joint Strike Fighter. 
But few can argue with the premise that competition is good for the 
taxpayer.
  In fact, the Department of Defense has training materials for its 
acquisition workforce to teach them the benefits of competition and how 
to cultivate it. For example, here are a few highlights from DoD's 
required training on competition, dated May 5, 2010. These training 
materials capture the benefits of competition: Drives cost savings; 
Improves quality of product/service; Enhances solutions and the 
industrial base; Promotes fairness and openness leading to public 
trust; Prevents waste, fraud, and abuse, because contractors know they 
must perform at a high level or else be replaced; Healthy competition 
is the lifeblood of commerce--it increases the likelihood of 
efficiencies and innovations.
  It also notes what the key drivers of competition are. Principally, 
it's the law! The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 requires 
competition in contracting. Competition isn't an alternative, it's 
required!
  The emphasis on competition comes from the top. On March 4, 2009 in a 
memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, 
President Barak Obama stated, ``It is the policy of the Federal 
Government that executive agencies shall not engage in noncompetitive 
contracts except in those circumstances where their use can be fully 
justified and where appropriate safeguards have been put in place to 
protect the taxpayer.'' Yet, we have yet to see such a justification, 
nor have we seen any evidence of additional safeguards being put into 
place.
  In fact, in DoD's training materials, they note what circumstances 
lead to barriers to competition. In this instance, none of these 
circumstances apply:
  Unique/critical mission or technical requirements (We have 2 
contractors capable of meeting technical requirements.)
  Industry move toward consolidation (We still have 2 viable engine 
manufacturers.)
  Urgent requirements in support of war operations (The JSF is not 
being procured to support today's operations.)
  Congressional adds or earmarks (Unless this amendment passes, 
Congress will not have directed funding for the engine to go to a 
particular manufacturer.)
  Proprietary data rights developed at private expense (Does not apply. 
These are new engines.)
  Insufficient technical data packages (Does not apply.)
  Contracting personnel shortages and increased workload (The 
competitive engine was funded by DoD until 2006 and continues to be 
funded by Congress. There is no increase in work load.) Time Restraints 
(The competitive engine is already under development and there is time. 
At best, the F-25 will not reach initial operational capability for 2-4 
years.)
  But the emphasis on competition comes not only from the President. 
This Congress, just one year ago, unanimously passed the Weapon Systems 
Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. The bill states that:
  Major Defense Acquisition Programs shall adopt acquisition strategies 
that ensure competition . . . At prime & subcontract level throughout 
program life-cycle
  When a decision is made to award maintenance & sustainment contract 
for major weapon system, DoD will ensure to maximum extent possible & 
consistent with law that the sustainment contract be competitively 
awarded.
  Likewise, less than one month ago, this Congress passed the IMPROVE 
Acquisition Act of 2010, by a vote of 417-3. This bill also

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focused on the need to expand the industrial base, provide training on 
competition, and to ensure competition is maintained in services 
contracts.
  What's more, since DoD stopped funding the competitive engine in 
2006, Congress has provided funding for the competitive engine in 2007, 
2008, 2009, and 2010. Nothing has changed. A vote to oppose the Pingree 
amendment is a vote to support the policy Congress has clearly 
articulated--competition is good, it's the law, and it's required for 
the F-35 engine.
  It's also interesting to note that of the 33 members who co-sponsored 
this amendment, 24 of them have voted for every single piece of 
legislation I just cited (when they cast a vote). None voted against 
the Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act. In fact, Ms. Pingree, voted 
for each of these bills while she's been in Congress, and was also co-
sponsor of the Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act in the House.
  We cannot send a mixed message. Competition is possible here. We 
should not direct funding to a single source. I urge my colleagues to 
oppose the amendment.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as 
I may consume.
  All across America, families are tightening their belts, making do 
with less. They expect the same from Congress. Imagine their utter 
frustration when they hear Congress is pushing forward an unwanted and 
unnecessary $3 billion program. Only in Washington, D.C., could a 
company that lost the competition in the private sector and already 
controls 88 percent of the military engine market come seeking a 
government-directed subsidy and call that competition. I guess 
competition in this town means buying two of everything with the 
taxpayers' money.
  The Marines, the Navy, and the Air Force have all said they don't 
want it. They don't need it. The President has called this program an 
example of unnecessary defense programs that do nothing to keep us 
safe.
  Why are we moving ahead with it? If we can't cut spending here, where 
can we cut it? If we don't make the tough choices to rein in wasteful 
spending now, when will we make them?
  This is about whose side you are on. Are you on the side of excessive 
spending, or are you on the side of saving the taxpayers money and 
supporting our troops?
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Buyer).
  Mr. BUYER. I have heard it all. To say that competition causes 
wasteful use of taxpayers' money is a perfidious argument. Are you 
kidding me?
  I defended Connecticut when it came to Electric Boat. You came to the 
floor and you argued about competition, competition against Newport 
News. I am glad we did, now that we have got welding problems with 
those submarines.
  Now you think sole source and competition is bad? Are you kidding me, 
Mr. Chairman? Do not be dishonest. Let's be honest about the debate, 
all right? Let's defend our industrial base. That is what is extremely 
important. Let's also protect the Transatlantic Alliance.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 30 seconds to the gentleman 
from Georgia (Mr. Scott), the vice chair of the Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Trade Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs.
  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I want to speak on something that 
we have not touched upon, and that is what we need to touch upon the 
most, and that is what is in the best interests of our national 
security.
  Here we are debating this issue: Do we want to put the future of an 
engine production in the hands of one monopoly company for 30 years and 
put $100 billion in it?
  Ladies and gentlemen, by the year 2035, the F-35 will account for 95 
percent of our entire aircraft fleet for our fighter squadrons. It is 
very important that we have this balanced in the hands of more than one 
manufacturer. We need to vote down this amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Connecticut has 30 seconds 
remaining.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. I yield the balance of my time to the 
distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Rooney).
  Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment.
  Ladies and gentlemen, we were sent here in a Republic to represent 
you as trustees with issues like this. I am new to Congress, but this 
is a wasteful spending earmark.
  We have 27 planes that use one engine that had a competitive bid, and 
now we are talking about adding a second engine to our F-35 for $2.9 
billion. Why? Because we slipped in an earmark in 1996, and nobody in 
Congress, the Congress with the great approval rating, has ever decided 
to take it out.
  The time to change Washington is now, and this is a perfect example 
of why. Vote yes on the amendment.
  I rise today in strong support of the Pingree/Rooney/Larsen 
amendment. With a $1.6 trillion dollar deficit the ``extra'' engine is 
a luxury we cannot afford.
  I would like to point out a few things very briefly:
  (1) this is a $2.9 billion dollar program the DOD does not want or 
need.
  (2) We can build 53 jets for the cost of the ``extra'' engine
  (3) There are 27 aircraft that operate with a sole source engine.
  (4) Sole sourced engines are the norm.
  (5) The F-16 is the only other aircraft in the history of U.S. 
military aviation with two simultaneous engine manufacturers.
  (5a) There was fair competition for the bid; the incumbent engine won 
but here we are also funding the second place engine too. The 
``everybody gets a trophy philosophy has to end. Everyone doesn't get 
an ``A.'' We can't afford it.
  (6) The Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps service chiefs do not want 
this extra engine.
  (7) There has been support from both Bush and Obama administrations 
to end this wasteful program.
  (8) Independent agencies including the GAO and OMB have found that 
there is no evidence to support the extra engine will produce any 
significant cost savings, despite earlier projections.
  This extra engine is a luxury we simply cannot afford and I urge my 
colleagues to vote Yes on the Amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 1\1/4\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Pence).
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the efforts to 
eliminate the engine competition for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. In 
the interest of full disclosure, let me say how proud I am of the more 
than 4,000 Hoosier employees of Rolls Royce who worked to develop this 
engine. But that is not why I am here.
  I am here because I really do believe, as the Heritage Foundation has 
cited, that the essential choice between us today is competition or 
sole-source contracting. Either we can require two companies to engage 
in head-to-head competition each year for the next 30 years, or we can 
give one company a sole-source contract worth $100 billion for the next 
30 years. Which do you think is more in the interests of the taxpayers?
  Oppose this amendment.
  I rise in opposition to efforts to eliminate the engine competition 
for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
  In the interests of full disclosure, let me say first how proud I am 
of the more than 4,000 Hoosier employees of Rolls Royce, which teamed 
with General Electric to develop the F136 engine for the F-35.
  But let's look at the facts regarding this competitive engine 
program, which began 15 years ago and today is 70 percent complete,.
  History tells us that competition serves the taxpayer well and this 
is no less the case when it comes to fighter engines.
  In its study, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found 
that the F-16 engine competition yielded savings of 21 percent in 
overall lifecycle costs. Using that as a model, we might anticipate a 
20 percent benefit from the JSF engine competition, but it would only 
need to generate 1 percent to 2 percent cost benefit to recoup the 
remaining investment needed to complete the F136 program.
  In addition to the outstanding opportunity for cost savings, 
competition also improves operational readiness and contractor 
responsiveness.
  Building the F-35 using two interchangeable engines from two separate 
manufacturers provides insurance against fleet-wide engine

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problems down the road. As the Heritage Foundation noted recently, 
without the F136, it is estimated that by 2035 nearly 90 percent of our 
fighters will use a single engine, the F135 baseline engine.
  A competing engine program also hedges against the risks posed by 
testing failures, required redesigns, cost growth and delays in the 
primary engine program. And because it is a follow-on program, the F136 
provides growth paths for propulsion systems and technological 
innovation that can address problems that arise such as potential 
aircraft weight growth.
  The essential choice before us is between competition and sole source 
contracting. Either we can require two companies to engage in head-to-
head competition each year for the next 30 years--or give one company a 
sole source contract worth $100 billion for the next 30 years. Which do 
you think is most likely to control costs and deliver the best engine 
to the American taxpayer?
  The answer is clear: competition provides an important cost-control 
mechanism in defense procurement, it encourages innovation, and 
mitigates risk.
  I urge my colleagues to support competition and military flexibility, 
and oppose the Pingree Amendment.

                              {time}  1615

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, Members should ask themselves these 
questions in deciding this issue: When it comes to saving money, would 
you rather have two people competing or one for your business?
  When it comes to protecting the fleet, the ability to fly, would you 
rather rely upon one company or two to keep the fleet flying?
  When it comes to competition, should you presume that competition 
works or presume that it shouldn't?
  To save money, to protect the fleet, to promote competition, we 
should oppose this amendment.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McIntyre ), a member of the 
committee.
  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would add $20 billion to 
the deficit by eliminating the savings that GAO says will occur with 
competition. Congress is not required to give a rubber stamp to the 
Department of Defense, which is opposed to other programs like the 
formation of the U.S. Special Operations Command and funding for the V-
22 Osprey.
  If this amendment passes, our national security will be put at grave 
risk as 90 percent of our fighter jet fleets will be dependent on just 
one engine. That's not wise and it's not fair.
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chair, I support the provisions in this bill that 
support a second engine for the F-35.
  The Air Force will soon shift its air-to-ground, air-to-air, and air-
supremacy roles to the F-35, and the F-35 will eventually number more 
than a thousand jet fighters, or 95 percent of the fighter force 
structure.
  To power these aircraft, the Air Force will require some 2500-3000 
engines at a cost of more than $100 billion.
  We are fortunate to have two excellent engine manufacturers, Pratt 
Whitney and GE. Both started out as candidates for the F-35 engine.
  The question now comes: Do we need and want a second engine, produced 
by GE?
  More specifically--
  Do we want to sole source, run this program out 25 years or more, 
without price competition?
  In addition to price competition, do we want competition on 
innovation, reliability, and durability?
  Do we want to run the operational risk of having no back-up if 
problems show up in one engine?
  Do we want to keep competition in the defense production base?
  A second engine for the F-35 makes sense and saves money.
  I urge the House to leave intact the second engine provisions in the 
defense authorization bill before us today.
  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Chair, as a member of the House Armed Services 
Committee and a strong supporter of the Joint Strike Fighter 
alternative engine program, I rise today in opposition to the Pingree/
Larson Amendment.
  This amendment, which would redirect funding for the program, is 
about terminating jobs, killing competition and giving a $100 billion 
monopoly to one contractor who is already $2.5 billion (50 percent) 
over budget.
  This amendment would add $20 billion to the deficit by eliminating 
the savings GAO says will occur with competition.
  Supporting this amendment means making the choice to give one company 
a sole source contract for the next 30 years versus having two 
companies compete head-to-head every year, resulting in the best price 
and best engine.
  There was no competition for this program. The engines for every 
major weapons program in history have been competed--except for the 
Joint Strike Fighter, the largest defense program ever.
  Congress is not required to give a rubber stamp to the Defense 
Department, which has been proven wrong in its opposition to several 
key programs, including development of the Predator, creation of the 
U.S. Special Operations Command and funding for the V-22 Osprey.
  If this amendment passes, our national security will be put at grave 
risk, as the U.S. and Allied forces will depend entirely on one engine 
for 90 percent of their fighter jet fleets.
  And, there will be job loss. We must maintain our support of the 
competitive engine program to sustain the thousands of jobs in the 
United States that are a result of this program.
  I am pleased to join both the Armed Services Committee Chairman and 
Ranking Member, and the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Air & Land 
Forces, the Sea Power & Expeditionary Forces Subcommittees, and the 
Acquisition Reform Panel in opposing this amendment.
  My colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee and I approved 
funding for the alternative engine program to continue, and the 
Department of Defense's own analysis states that ``the estimated costs 
of a competitive engine acquisition strategy are projected to be 
approximately equivalent to a sole-source scenario.'' If that is the 
case, I am confident the benefits of a competitive engine strategy 
warrant continued support.
  Therefore, I strongly oppose the Pingree/Larson amendment and I rise 
in support of keeping jobs, sustaining competition, and our country's 
national security.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. Pingree).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Maine will 
be postponed.


                 Amendment No. 82 Offered by Mr. Inslee

  The Acting CHAIR. (Mr. Blumenauer). It is now in order to consider 
amendment No. 82 printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 82 offered by Mr. Inslee:
       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. CONSIDERATION OF UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN 
                   EVALUATION OF OFFERS FOR KC-X AERIAL REFUELING 
                   AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement To Consider Unfair Competitive Advantage.--
     In awarding a contract for the KC-X aerial refueling aircraft 
     program (or any successor to that program), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, in evaluating any offers submitted to the 
     Department of Defense in response to a solicitation for 
     offers for such program, consider any unfair competitive 
     advantage that an offeror may possess.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after submission of 
     offers in response to any such solicitation, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on any unfair competitive advantage that any offeror 
     may possess.
       (c) Requirement to Take Findings Into Account in Award of 
     Contract.--In awarding a contract for the KC-X aerial 
     refueling aircraft program (or any successor to that 
     program), the Secretary of Defense shall take into account 
     the findings of the report submitted under subsection (b).
       (d) Unfair Competitive Advantage.--In this section, the 
     term ``unfair competitive advantage'', with respect to an 
     offer for a contract, means a situation in which the cost of 
     development, production, or manufacturing is not fully borne 
     by the offeror for such contract.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Washington (Mr. Inslee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.

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  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Mr. Chairman, we, all Americans, believe in a strong national 
defense; and all Americans believe in a fair, level playing field in 
economic competition.
  And in the competition for the procurement contract for the Air Force 
tanker to preserve national defense infrastructure, to preserve 
fairness, we need to amend this bill to ensure that unfair competitive 
advantage, illegal subsidies, in fact, are taken into consideration in 
this bidding process.
  We have prepared an amendment that will do that, that will insist 
that in this bidding process that it be conducted fairly; that when any 
bidder, domestic or foreign, has an unfair competitive advantage, that 
is taken into consideration.
  Now, why do we need to do this?
  Well, there's 50,000 American jobs at stake, and nothing in 
international law compels us to provide a stimulus program for France. 
We are required to do this because we know American aerospace workers 
can compete if they have a level playing field with workers in Europe.
  Our bill is, number one, fair. It applies to both domestic and 
foreign bidders. Number two, it's WTO compliant.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Kansas 
(Mr. Tiahrt).
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Chairman, every day it becomes more and more 
difficult to create and keep jobs here in America. We've got the best 
aerospace workers in the world. But over the last few years, 65,000 
aerospace jobs have left America and migrated to France.
  The European Government has subsidized building jets, and finally the 
World Trade Organization ruled that those start-up subsidies are 
illegal.
  And now our own Pentagon is buying a new air refueling tanker a new 
jet, and they have decided to turn their backs on the American 
aerospace workers by ignoring these illegal start-up subsidies and 
putting another 65,000 jobs at risk.
  This amendment is about fairness to the American aerospace workers. 
It simply says, in spite of all the lobbying efforts that have occurred 
by the French, Mr. Secretary, if you insist on receiving a bid from the 
French, then you have to take into consideration the dollar impact of 
the illegal subsidies. Support this amendment, and it's a matter of 
fairness to the American aerospace workers.
  Mr. Chairman, for the purposes of a colloquy, I yield to the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Inslee).
  Mr. Inslee, is it your intention and your understanding that the 
language in the amendment regarding the unfair competitive advantage 
describes illegal subsidies such as illegal launch aid provided by EADS 
and Airbus by the European governments as ruled by the World Trade 
Organization?
  Mr. INSLEE. Yes. And it is our intent, with this amendment, to ensure 
that illegal and unfair competitive advantages, such as the launch aid 
provided to EADS/Airbus by the European governments, are factored into 
the bid price of recipients of those illegal subsidies.
  Mr. TIAHRT. Thank you. That's also my intent and understanding of 
this language.
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim time in opposition to this 
amendment, although I am not opposed to it.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Alabama is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BONNER. It's interesting listening to both sides of this debate. 
We actually, I think, see this amendment in two different ways, and yet 
we are going to end up being on the same side.
  This amendment, as it has been revised, is far superior to the form 
in which it existed less than 24 hours ago. The amendment now applies 
in an evenhanded way to both competitors in the tanker competition and, 
for that reason, I think we have made the amendment better.
  However, allow me to offer a word of caution to my colleagues that 
merits our consideration. As my colleagues know, this ongoing 
procurement process that, in fact, was mandated by Congress, is just 
weeks away, July 9, in fact, from where both companies are going to 
turn in their final bid. And unless we muddy this process up, we are 
only a few months away from selecting a winner and finally moving 
forward to building the replacement for the Air Force's 50-plus-year-
old fleet of tankers.
  The word of caution to my friends is this: Congress needs to be very 
careful that we do not inadvertently build obstacles or additional 
delay into this program. After all, our warfighters have waited long 
enough.
  And we must be extremely careful that we maintain a level playing 
field that is essential for vigorous competition. We all know that 
competition will dramatically increase the odds of a better tanker at a 
better price, and there are only two companies in the world that are 
qualified to build these tankers.
  To that point, on Tuesday of this week, the Department of Defense 
reiterated that ``we would not have welcomed EADS North America's 
participation into this important competition unless they were a 
company in good standing with the Department of Defense.''
  Those of us who support EADS' bid have long argued for a level 
playing field, one in which both sides can compete fairly. Some on one 
side, however, appear to fear that fair competition is not possible 
unless it is a sole-source contract, a blank check signed by the 
American taxpayer.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from Alabama (Mr. Bright), my friend and my distinguished colleague who 
serves on this committee of jurisdiction.
  Mr. BRIGHT. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to thank the Armed Services, 
Rules, and Ways and Means Committees for intervening on this amendment 
to make it much less harmful than it was originally written.
  The committees recognize, as do I, that the Fair Defense Competition 
Act, on which this amendment is based, is deeply flawed and would have 
significant international trade implications. Considering the fact that 
the original bill has been deemed unworkable, I hope we can put this 
issue to rest and proceed to get our warfighters the best tanker 
available for the best value to the taxpayer.
  For nearly a decade, the Defense Department has sought to replace its 
aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers. There have been numerous 
problems with that process, and a source selection effort that should 
have ended years ago is only now getting close to final resolution.
  If anything, Congress should avoid doing anything that would 
complicate an already drawn out competition. The Department of Defense 
should be able to award a contract based on the merits and the best 
value, without political or parochial considerations.
  That said, I do not believe this particular amendment will have a 
significant impact on the process. The American warfighter and taxpayer 
deserves the best possible aerial refueling tanker. Let's get out of 
the way and let the Department of Defense make a decision based on the 
facts, not distractions.
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, we can give a $35 billion contract for the 
next generation tanker to an American company, Boeing, creating an 
estimated 62,000 to 70,000 U.S. jobs over the life of the contract. Or 
we can give the contract to a European company, Airbus/EADS, thus 
creating tens of thousands of jobs in Europe.
  This should be an easy call, a no-brainer. In fact, the decision is 
even clearer. We now know that Airbus has been provided almost $6 
billion in illegal subsidies from European governments, subsidies which 
have cost us an estimated 65,000 U.S. aerospace jobs.
  The amendment before us directs the Department of Defense to take any 
unfair competitive advantage into account in the Air Force tanker 
competition. The Pentagon should not be rewarding bad behavior. U.S. 
taxpayers

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should not be asked to pay for an overseas jobs creation program for 
the European aerospace industry.
  I urge my colleagues, support this amendment, stand up for American 
workers and basic fairness in tanker competition.
  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Chairman, I would just like to respond briefly to the 
gentlelady from Connecticut, our friend and distinguished colleague, to 
set the record straight.
  When EADS wins the competition this time, as they did the previous 
time, they intend to create almost 48,000 jobs in the United States, 
many of which, quite honestly, will be in my district in Alabama. But 
they will be in all 50 States. So this is not a competition between 
American jobs and European jobs. This is American jobs throughout the 
country between two great competitors.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. INSLEE. I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. 
Carnahan).
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Chairman, during this time of record unemployment, 
granting a $35 billion contract to a company that has received over $5 
billion in illegal subsidies, according to the WTO, makes no common 
sense.
  In the end, this is about what is fair for the American taxpayer, 
fair for companies. Tens of thousands of Boeing employees and suppliers 
throughout the U.S. have been affected by these continual subsidies 
provided by European governments that have put American workers at a 
disadvantage.
  I call on every Member of this House to support full and fair 
competition in the tanker program to support American workers.
  Mr. BONNER. In response to my friend from Missouri, and in agreement 
that we need to be assured of fair competition, that's why I do not 
oppose this amendment. I believe this amendment was made better last 
night.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. INSLEE. I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. 
Dicks).
  Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I want my friend from Alabama to recognize 
that nobody would have objected to him getting additional time.
  The biggest point here is that Airbus received $5.7 billion in 
subsidy from the governments of Europe. This gives it an unfair 
advantage in the bidding on this airplane, and that's why we want the 
Secretary of Defense to at least take that into account.
  The WTO has already determined that this was an illegal subsidy that 
harmed the United States of America and has cost us thousands of jobs. 
We must pass this amendment.

                              {time}  1630

  Mr. BONNER. With that, I would like to respond to my distinguished 
chairman and my friend from Washington State with this point. The WTO 
has only had an interim ruling, and everyone knows that. And within 
weeks, the WTO should be able to consider the complaint of the European 
Union against Boeing.
  To that point, $16.6 billion in R&D subsidies have been recorded for 
Boeing versus $3.7 billion for Airbus, $2 billion in export-related tax 
subsidies, $6 billion in local and State government subsidies, and $2 
billion in foreign government subsidies for moving manufacturing jobs 
out of your State, my friend, into Japan and into Italy.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. INSLEE. I just want my colleagues to realize there is a clear 
difference between these two bidders. One has been adjudicated as 
having received over $5 billion of illegal subsidies. That is the same 
contractor that will take tens of thousands of jobs to Europe that 
would otherwise be in the United States of America. It is untenable in 
today's world for the Pentagon to not take that into consideration.
  Here is one message to the people who are doing such a great job for 
us in the Department of Defense. We realize the hour of this debate, 
but we will not finish until this is taken into consideration.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Inslee).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington 
will be postponed.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 111-498 on 
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
  Amendment No. 1 by Mr. Skelton of Missouri.
  Amendment No. 4 by Mr. Marshall of Georgia.
  Amendment No. 13 by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts.
  The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for any electronic vote 
after the first vote in this series.


                 Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Skelton

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Skelton) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 421, 
noes 0, not voting 16, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 310]

                               AYES--421

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (SC)
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Bordallo
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Christensen
     Chu
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Critz
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Djou
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Fallin
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garamendi
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Hall (NY)
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Harper
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack

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     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Norton
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olson
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pingree (ME)
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shadegg
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sullivan
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Berkley
     Boren
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Deutch
     Graves
     Gutierrez
     Herger
     Lowey
     Melancon
     Nadler (NY)
     Pierluisi
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan
     Schiff


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  1703

  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 310, had I been present, I 
would have voted ``aye.''


                Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Marshall

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia 
(Mr. Marshall) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 423, 
noes 0, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 311]

                               AYES--423

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (SC)
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Bordallo
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Christensen
     Chu
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Critz
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Djou
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Fallin
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garamendi
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Harper
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Norton
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olson
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pingree (ME)
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shadegg
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sullivan
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Boren
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Cardoza
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Deutch
     Graves
     Herger
     Melancon
     Olver
     Pierluisi
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan
     Shuster


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  1711

  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                Amendment No. 13 Offered by Mr. McGovern

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr.

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McGovern) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the 
ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 341, 
noes 85, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 312]

                               AYES--341

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
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     Alexander
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                             NOT VOTING--11

     Boren
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Graves
     Klein (FL)
     Melancon
     Pierluisi
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan
     Schmidt


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  1720

  Messrs. TIAHRT and HOEKSTRA changed their vote from ``aye'' to 
``no.''
  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


            Amendments En Bloc No. 3 Offered by Mr. Andrews

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 1404, as the 
designee of the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, I offer 
amendments en bloc No. 3.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 3 offered by Mr. Andrews consisting of 
amendments numbered 29, 34, 40, 46, 48, 52, and 54 printed in House 
Report 111-498:


         Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. Pascrell of New Jersey

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 279, after line 16, insert the following:
       (e) Cognitive Impairment Screenings.--Until the 
     comprehensive policy under subsection (a) is implemented, the 
     Secretary shall use the same cognitive screening tool for 
     pre-deployment and post-deployment screening to compare new 
     data to previous baseline data for the purposes of detecting 
     cognitive impairment (as described in section 1618(e)(6) of 
     the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10 
     U.S.C. 1071 note)) for each member of the Armed Forces--
       (1) who returns from a deployment in support of a 
     contingency operation; and
       (2) who completed a neurocognitive assessment prior to the 
     implementation of a new pre-deployment and post-deployment 
     screening tool.
       (f) Conclusion of Studies on Cognitive Assessment Tools.--
     Not later than September 30, 2011, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall complete any outstanding comparative studies on the 
     effectiveness of various cognitive screening tools, including 
     existing tools used for pre-deployment and post-deployment 
     screenings, for the implementation of the comprehensive 
     policy under subsection (a).


          Amendment No. 34 Offered by Ms. Harman of California

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 1648. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION AND PRIORITY FOR 
                   APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF A PERMANENT 
                   CHANGE OF STATION OR UNIT TRANSFER BASED ON 
                   HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS FOR VICTIM OF SEXUAL 
                   ASSAULT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 39 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 672 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 673. Consideration of application for permanent change 
       of station or unit transfer for members on active duty who 
       are the victim of a sexual assault

       ``(a) Expedited Consideration and Priority for Approval.--
     To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary concerned 
     shall provide for the expedited consideration and approval of 
     an application for consideration of a permanent change of 
     station or unit transfer submitted by a member of the armed 
     forces serving on active duty who was a victim of a sexual 
     assault or other offense covered by section 920 of this title 
     (article 120) so as to reduce the possibility of retaliation 
     against the member for reporting the sexual assault.

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       ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretaries of the military 
     departments shall issue regulations to carry out this 
     section, within guidelines provided by the Secretary of 
     Defense.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 672 the following new item:

``673. Consideration of application for permanent change of station or 
              unit transfer for members on active duty who are the 
              victim of a sexual assault''.


      Amendment No. 40 Offered by Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 579. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF ARMY COMBAT ACTION BADGE.

       (a) Authority To Award.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     award the Army Combat Action Badge (established by order of 
     the Secretary of the Army through Headquarters, Department of 
     the Army Letter 600-05-1, dated June 3, 2005) to a person 
     who, while a member of the Army, participated in combat 
     during which the person personally engaged, or was personally 
     engaged by, the enemy at any time during the period beginning 
     on December 7, 1941, and ending on September 18, 2001 (the 
     date of the otherwise applicable limitation on retroactivity 
     for the award of such decoration), if the Secretary 
     determines that the person has not been previously recognized 
     in an appropriate manner for such participation.
       (b) Procurement of Badge.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     make arrangements with suppliers of the Army Combat Action 
     Badge so that eligible recipients of the Army Combat Action 
     Badge pursuant to subsection (a) may procure the badge 
     directly from suppliers, thereby eliminating or at least 
     substantially reducing administrative costs for the Army to 
     carry out this section.


             Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Space of Ohio

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title V (page 151, after line 
     12), add the following new section:

     SEC. 523. SECURE ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATE OF 
                   RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 
                   214).

       Section 596 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1168 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Election to Forward Certificate to 
     VA Offices--'' before ``The Secretary of Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Secure Method of Electronic Delivery.--
       ``(1) Development and implementation.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall develop and implement a secure electronic 
     method of forwarding the DD Form 214 to the appropriate 
     office specified in subsection (a)(2). The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the method permits such 
     offices to access the forms electronically using current 
     computer operating systems.
       ``(2) Authority to cease delivery.--In developing the 
     secure electronic method of forwarding DD Forms 214, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the 
     information provided is not disclosed or used for 
     unauthorized purposes and may cease forwarding the forms 
     electronically to an office specified in subsection (a)(2) if 
     demonstrated problems arise.''.


           Amendment No. 48 Offered by Mr. Walz of Minnesota

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike subtitle F of title VI and insert the following new 
     subtitle:

           Subtitle F--Alternative Career Track Pilot Program

     SEC. 661. PILOT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE CAREER TRACK 
                   FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS TO FACILITATE AN 
                   INCREASED COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC AND 
                   PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND CAREER-BROADENING 
                   ASSIGNMENTS.

       (a) Program Authorized.--Chapter 39 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 672 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 673. Alternative career track for commissioned 
       officers pilot program

       ``(a) Program Authorized.--(1) Under regulations prescribed 
     pursuant to subsection (g) and approved by the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of a military department may establish 
     a pilot program for an armed force under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary under which an eligible commissioned officer, 
     while on active duty--
       ``(A) participates in a separate career track characterized 
     by expanded career opportunities extending over a longer 
     career;
       ``(B) agrees to an additional active duty service 
     obligation of at least five years to be served concurrently 
     with other active duty service obligations; and
       ``(C) would be required to accept further active duty 
     service obligations, as determined by the Secretary, to be 
     served concurrently with other active duty service 
     obligations, including the active duty service obligation 
     accepted under subparagraph (B), in connection with the 
     officer's entry into education programs, selection for career 
     broadening assignments, acceptance of additional special and 
     incentive pays, or selection for promotion.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may waive an active duty service obligation accepted under 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) to facilitate the 
     separation or retirement of a participant in the program.
       ``(3) The program shall be known as the `Alternative Career 
     Track Pilot Program' (in this section referred to as the 
     `program').
       ``(b) Eligible Officers.--Commissioned officers with 
     between 13 and 18 years of service are eligible to volunteer 
     to participate in the program.
       ``(c) Number of Participants.--No more than 50 officers of 
     each armed force may be selected per year to participate in 
     the program.
       ``(d) Alternative Career Elements of Program.--(1) The 
     Secretaries of the military departments may establish 
     separate basic pay and special and incentive pay and 
     promotion systems unique to the officers participating in the 
     program, without regard to the requirements of this title, 
     title 37, or administrative year group cohort designation..
       ``(2) The Secretaries of the military departments may 
     establish separation and retirement policies for officers 
     participating in the program without regard to grade and 
     years of service requirements established under this title.
       ``(3) Participants serving in a grade below brigadier 
     general or rear admiral (lower half) may serve in the grade 
     without regard to the limits on the number of officers in the 
     grade established under this title.
       ``(e) Treatment of General and Flag Officer Participants.--
     (1) A participant serving in a grade above colonel, or 
     captain in the Navy, but below lieutenant general or vice 
     admiral, shall be--
       ``(A) counted for purposes of general officer and flag 
     officer limits on grade and the total number serving as 
     general officers and flag officers, if the participant is 
     serving in a position requiring the assignment of a military 
     officer; but
       ``(B) excluded from limits on grade and the total number 
     serving as general officers and flag officers, if the 
     participant is serving in a position not typically occupied 
     by a military officer.
       ``(2) A participant serving in the grade of lieutenant 
     general, vice admiral, general, or admiral shall be counted 
     for purposes of general officer and flag officer limits on 
     grade and the total number serving as general officers and 
     flag officers.
       ``(f) Return to Standard Career Path; Effect.--(1) The 
     Secretaries of the military departments retain the authority 
     to involuntarily return an officer to the standard career 
     path.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned 
     may return an officer to the standard career path at the 
     request of the officer.
       ``(3) If the program is terminated pursuant to paragraph 
     (4) or (5) of subsection (i), officers participating in the 
     program at the time of the termination shall be returned to 
     the standard career path with appropriate adjustments to 
     their administrative record to ensure they are not penalized 
     for participating in the pilot program.
       ``(4) An officer returned to the standard career path under 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall retain the grade, date-of-
     rank, and basic pay level earned while a participant in the 
     program but shall revert to the special and incentive pay 
     authorities established in title 37 upon the expiration of 
     the agreement between the Secretary and the officer providing 
     any special and incentive pays under the program. Subsequent 
     increases in the officer's rate of monthly basic pay shall 
     conform to the annual percentage increases in basic pay rates 
     provided in the basic pay table.
       ``(5) Services will adjust the participating officer's 
     cohort year group to the appropriate year to ensure the 
     officer remains competitive for all promotions and command 
     opportunities in their standard career path.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--(1) The Secretaries of the military 
     departments, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives an annual report 
     containing the findings and recommendations of the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments 
     concerning the progress of the program for each armed force.
       ``(2) The Secretary of a military department, with the 
     consent of the Secretary of Defense, may include in the 
     report for a year a recommendation that the program be made 
     permanent for an armed force under the jurisdiction of that 
     Secretary.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military 
     department shall prescribe regulations to carry out the 
     program. The regulations shall be subject to the approval of 
     the Secretary of Defense.

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       ``(i) Commencement; Duration.--(1) Before authorizing the 
     commencement of the program for an armed force, the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned, with the consent of the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
     containing the detailed program structure of the alternative 
     career track, associated personnel and compensation policies, 
     implementing instructions and regulations, and a summary of 
     the specific provisions of this title and title 37 to be 
     waived under the program. The authority to conduct the 
     program for that armed force commences 120 days after the 
     date of the submission of the report.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the military department concerned, 
     with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, may authorize 
     revision of the program structure, associated personnel and 
     compensation policies, implementing instructions and 
     regulations, or laws waived, as submitted by the Secretary 
     under paragraph (1). The Secretary of the military department 
     concerned, with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, 
     shall submit the proposed revisions to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
     The revisions shall take effect 120 days after the date of 
     their submission.
       ``(3) If the program for an armed force has not commenced 
     before December 31, 2015, as provided in paragraph (1), the 
     authority to commence the program for that armed force 
     terminates.
       ``(4) No officer may be accepted to participate in the 
     program after December 31, 2026.
       ``(5) The Secretary of the military department concerned, 
     with the consent of the Secretary of Defense, may terminate 
     the pilot program for an armed force before the date 
     specified in paragraph (4). Not later than 90 days after 
     terminating the pilot program, the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing 
     the reasons for the termination.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 672 the following new item:

``673. Alternative career track for commissioned officers pilot 
              program.''.


           Amendment No. 52 Offered by Mr. Carson of Indiana

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 5__. MATTERS COVERED BY PRESEPARATION COUNSELING FOR 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR SPOUSES.

       Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``job placement 
     counseling for the spouse'' and inserting ``inclusion of the 
     spouse when counseling regarding the matters covered by 
     paragraphs (9), (10), and (16) is provided, job placement 
     counseling for the spouse, and the provision of information 
     on survivor benefits available under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs'';
       (2) in paragraph (9), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, including information on budgeting, saving, 
     credit, loans, and taxes'';
       (3) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and employment'' and 
     inserting ``, employment, and financial'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(16) Information on home loan services and housing 
     assistance benefits available under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and counseling on 
     responsible borrowing practices.''; and
       (5) in paragraph (17), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, and information regarding the means by which 
     the member can receive additional counseling regarding the 
     member's actual entitlement to such benefits and apply for 
     such benefits''.


            Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Hare of Illinois

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 219, after line 5, insert the following:

     SEC. 599. REPORT ON EXPANSION OF NUMBER OF HEIRLOOM CHEST 
                   AWARDED TO SURVIVING FAMILIES.

       The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the heirloom chest policy of 
     the Army, including--
       (1) a detailed explanation of such policy;
       (2) the plans of the Secretary to continue the heirloom 
     chest program; and
       (3) an estimate of the procurement costs to expand the 
     number of such chests to additional family members.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
McKeon) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, this en bloc amendment represents a 
contribution by Members in both parties: very thoughtful, a lot of 
excellent ideas the committee is pleased to support. So I would urge 
the committee to adopt the amendments en bloc, each of which has been 
examined by both the majority and the minority.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  Mr. SHUSTER. I thank the gentleman from California for yielding.
  I rise in support of the en bloc amendments, but I rise in opposition 
to the Murphy amendment, which will repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, which 
is the current law for the U.S. military.
  Our Nation is at war, and after making the continuous sacrifice of 
fighting two wars over the course of 8 years, the men and women of our 
military deserve to be heard. This December, the Pentagon's Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell Working Group will return a survey of over 300,000 of our 
members of our military concerning that policy. We should listen to the 
men and women in uniform first before we act in the Congress.
  This decision should not be based on a campaign promise made to a 
particular constituent base, but on thoughtful consideration of 
readiness, morale, and cohesion. We owe that to the men and women who 
serve us in harm's way.
  In the committee, we have heard from all four of our service chiefs 
expressing their concerns on this amendment, and it is unanimous. The 
Chiefs and Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen recently sent a letter to 
the chairman of the committee, Chairman Skelton, saying that they 
believe in the strongest possible terms that the Department must, prior 
to any legislative action, be allowed the opportunity to conduct a 
thorough, objective, and systematic assessment of the impact of such a 
policy change, develop an attentive comprehensive implementation plan, 
and provide the President and the Congress with the results of this 
effort in order to ensure that this step is taken in the most informed 
and effective manner. That is Admiral Mullen and Secretary Gates.
  Further, Admiral Roughead has sent a letter. It says he shares the 
views of Secretary Gates that the best approach would be to complete 
the Department of Defense review before there is any legislative change 
made.
  Further, General Schwartz has said that as a matter of keeping faith 
with those currently serving in the Armed Forces, that the Secretary of 
Defense commissioned review be completed before any legislative act is 
done to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  General Casey has the same type of response. He goes further saying, 
``Repealing the law before the completion of the review will be seen by 
the men and women of the Army as a reversal of our commitment to hear 
their views before moving forward.''
  And, finally, General Conway stated that he believes the current 
policy works, and at this point his best military advice to the House 
committee and to the Secretary and to the President would be to keep 
the law as it stands today.
  In addition, Congress is giving up its powers, surrendering, 
abdicating its constitutional authority to the executive branch in 
order to appease a political agenda.

                              {time}  1730

  This amendment, as drafted, puts a conditional future on an important 
defense policy and law, which would then only be decided by the 
administration.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield the gentleman 1 additional minute.
  Mr. SHUSTER. I believe Congress should maintain its authority to 
review and debate this policy implication of repealing Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell before a final decision is made. We owe that to the men and women 
of the Armed Forces.
  To my colleagues, I urge them: Don't shoot before we aim. I urge a 
``no'' vote on the Murphy amendment.


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                                     The Secretary of Defense,

                                   Washington, DC, April 30, 2010.
     Hon. Ike Skelton,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing in response to your letter 
     of April 28 requesting my views on the advisability of 
     legislative action to repeal the so-called ``Don't Ask Don't 
     Tell'' statute prior to the completion of the Department of 
     Defense review of this matter.
       I believe in the strongest possible terms that the 
     Department must, prior to any legislative action, be allowed 
     the opportunity to conduct a thorough, objective, and 
     systematic assessment of the impact of such a policy change; 
     develop an attentive comprehensive implementation plan, and 
     provide the President and the Congress with the results of 
     this effort in order to ensure that this step is taken in the 
     most informed and effective manner. A critical element of 
     this effort is the need to systematically engage our forces, 
     their families, and the broader military community throughout 
     this process. Our military must be afforded the opportunity 
     to inform us of their concerns, insights, and suggestions if 
     we are to carry out this change successfully.
       Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to 
     change this policy prior to the completion of this vital 
     assessment process. Further, I hope Congress will not do so, 
     as it would send a very damaging message to our men and women 
     in uniform that in essence their views, concerns, and 
     perspectives do not matter on an issue with such a direct 
     impact and consequence for them and their families.
     Adm. Michael G. Mullen,
       Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
     Robert M. Gates,
       Secretary of Defense.
                                  ____



                                    Chief of Naval Operations,

                                                     May 26, 2010.
     Hon. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. McKeon: As a follow-up to our phone call today, 
     the following represents my personal views about the proposed 
     amendment concerning section 654 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       I testified in February about the importance of the 
     comprehensive review that began in March and is now well 
     underway within the Department of Defense. We need this 
     review to fully assess our force and carefully examine 
     potential impacts of a change in the law. I have spoken with 
     Sailors and fellow flag officers alike about the importance 
     of conducting the review in a thoughtful and deliberate 
     manner. Our Sailors and their families need to clearly 
     understand that their voices will be heard as part of the 
     review process. and I need their input to develop and provide 
     my best military advice.
       I share the view Secretary Gates that the best approach 
     would be to complete the DOD review before there is any 
     legislation to change the law. My concern is that legislative 
     changes at this point, regardless of the precise language 
     used, may cause confusion on the status of the law in the 
     Fleet and disrupt the review process itself by leading 
     Sailors to question whether their input matters. Obtaining 
     the views and opinions of the force and assessing them in 
     light of the issues involved will be complicated by a 
     shifting legislative backdrop and its associated debate.
           Sincerely,
                                                      G. Roughead,
     Admiral, U.S. Navy.
                                  ____

                                      Department of the Air Force,


                                 Office of the Chief of Staff,

                                     Washington, DC, May 26, 2010.
     Hon. Buck P. McKeon,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Representative McKeon: The President has clearly 
     articulated his intent for the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DA/
     DT) law to be repealed, and should this law change, the Air 
     Force will implement statute and policy faithfully. However, 
     as I testified to you and the HASC at the AF Posture hearing 
     on 23 February 2010, my position remains that DOD should 
     conduct a review that carefully investigates and evaluates 
     the facts and circumstances, the potential implications, the 
     possible complications, and potential mitigations to 
     repealing this law.
       Further I believe it is important, a matter of keeping 
     faith with those currently serving in the Armed Forces, that 
     the Secretary of Defense commissioned review be completed 
     before there is any legislation to repeal the DA/DT law. Such 
     action allows me to provide the best military advice to the 
     President, and sends an important signal to our Airmen and 
     their families that their opinion matters. To do otherwise, 
     in my view, would be presumptive and would reflect an intent 
     to act before all relevant factors are assessed, digested and 
     understood.
           Sincerely
                                               Norton A. Schwartz,
     General, USAF Chief of Staff
                                  ____

                                                        U.S. Army,


                                           The Chief of Staff,

                                                     May 26, 2010.
     Hon. John McCain,
     Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Service, U.S. Senate, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator McCain: My views on the repeal of section 654 
     of Title 10, United States Code, have not changed since my 
     testimony. I continue to support the review and timeline 
     offered by Secretary Gates.
       I remain convinced that it is critically important to get a 
     better understanding of where our Soldiers and Families are 
     on this issue, and what the impacts on readiness and unit 
     cohesion might be, so that I can provide informed military 
     advice to the President and the Congress.
       I also believe that repealing the law before the completion 
     of the review will be seen by the men and women of the Army 
     as a reversal of our commitment to hear their views before 
     moving forward.
           Sincerely,
                                             George W. Casey, Jr.,
     General, United States Army.
                                  ____

                                                     May 26, 2010.
     Hon. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon,
     Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman McKeon: During testimony, I spoke of the 
     confidence I had as a Service Chief in the DoD Working Group 
     that Secretary Gates laid out in the wake of President 
     Obama's guidance on ``Don't Ask--Don't Tell.'' I felt that an 
     organized and systematic approach on such an important issue 
     was precisely the way to develop ``best military advice'' for 
     the Service Chiefs to offer the President.
       Further, the value of surveying the thoughts of Marines and 
     their families is that it signals to my Marines that their 
     opinions matter.
       I encourage the Congress to let the process the Secretary 
     of Defense created to run its course. Collectively, we must 
     make logical and pragmatic decisions about the long-term 
     policies of our Armed Forces--which so effectively defend 
     this great Nation.
           Very Respectfully,

                                              James T. Conway,

                                       General, U.S. Marine Corps,
                                   Commandant of the Marine Corps.

  Mr. ANDREWS. I yield myself 2 minutes before I yield to my friend 
from New Jersey.
  Mr. Chairman, the minority, for understandable reasons, wants to 
continue talking about the Murphy amendment, which is not on the floor.
  Again, to set the record straight, the Murphy amendment has reflected 
the views of the joint Chiefs of Staff and of the Secretary of Defense 
for a very long time. The question has been not ``if'' we are going to 
repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell but when and how.
  The Murphy amendment says that the policy will not be repealed. It 
will stay in effect until such time as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff and the Secretary of Defense certify that nothing about that 
repeal will in any way undermine the security of the country, the 
efficiency of the Armed Forces or their effectiveness.
  Now, the minority wants to keep talking about this. I think the 
American people, Mr. Chairman, are a lot more interested in some of the 
terrorism threats this country is actually facing.
  By the way, one of the reasons those terrorism threats are more 
difficult is that we don't have enough Arabic speakers in the 
intelligence units of our Armed Forces. At least several dozen, perhaps 
several hundred, Arabic-speaking persons have been expelled from the 
Armed Forces because of their sexual orientation. That doesn't strike 
me as a particularly good way to protect national security.
  Beyond that, though, a good way to protect national security, which 
is in this bill, is to strengthen our special forces. This legislation 
spends $9.8 billion on our Special Operations Command, the highest in 
the history of the country.
  So, when we call upon brave Americans to kick down that door or to do 
a commando raid in any dark corner of the world, which is going to 
prevent a terrorist attack in this country, this bill supports them. 
Both parties support that and both bills fund it. That is the issue 
that is actually before the American people.
  At this time, I yield 2 minutes to someone who has done tremendous 
work on dealing with brain injuries and other traumas associated with 
brain injuries, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).
  Mr. PASCRELL. I thank my friend from New Jersey for yielding.

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  Mr. Chairman, 7 years into war, we are still not properly screening 
and treating our troops for traumatic brain injury, known as the 
signature injury of those wars. This is unacceptable.
  My amendment today builds on the requirements for the cognitive 
screening outline in the 2008 defense authorization bill, which most of 
us voted for, to identify soldiers for possible brain injury.
  My amendment ensures the same tool is used for pre-and post-
deployment cognitive screenings. It requires the Department of Defense 
to complete comparative studies in order to find the best cognitive 
screening tool for our troops. The fiscal year 2008 defense 
authorization bill required predeployment and postdeployment screenings 
of soldiers' cognitive ability.
  It is right in the law. Congress passed it. The President at that 
time, President Bush, signed it. Two years later, the law has not been 
fulfilled. The Department of Defense has implemented predeployment 
screening using a computerized tool known as ANAM, the Automated 
Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics.
  The Army released a memo in November 2008, which just came to our 
attention 2 months ago. It states, ``Routine postdeployment ANAM 
testing is not authorized.'' We came upon this totally by accident. 
This is not what Congress passed in bipartisan support.
  As a result, less than 1 percent of the 550,000 members of the Armed 
Forces have been given postdeployment cognitive screenings. This is in 
violation of the intent of the 2008 defense authorization.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I yield 1 additional minute to the gentleman from New 
Jersey.
  Mr. PASCRELL. Instead of using the same test, the military uses a 
simple questionnaire for postdeployment screenings--a written 
questionnaire.
  These assessments are not comparable. They do not detect changes to a 
soldier's brain. Just like in sports, the key to pre- and postinjury 
assessment is to use the same tool. When you have a baseline, you are 
better able to compare.
  As cochair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, I recognize 
the need to help both our military and civilian populations in 
addressing brain injury. My amendment, which is endorsed by the Iraq 
and Afghanistan Veterans of America, which has bipartisan support, 
ensures our troops are given the proper cognitive screenings today and 
in the future.
  I ask my colleagues to support my amendment.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Pence).
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Murphy 
amendment.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. ANDREWS. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman may state his parliamentary inquiry.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Is the Murphy amendment before the committee at this 
point?
  The Acting CHAIR. The Committee is debating en bloc amendments as 
previously announced.
  Mr. ANDREWS. The gentleman said he was rising in opposition to the 
Murphy amendment. Would those remarks be in order at this time?
  The Acting CHAIR. That is a hypothetical question at this stage of 
the proceedings.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I understand. Thank you.
  Excuse me for interrupting, sir.
  Mr. PENCE. I'm pleased to yield to the gentleman from New Jersey for 
a parliamentary inquiry at any time.
  I rise in opposition to the Murphy amendment.
  Let me say I do so because I believe the American people don't want 
to see the American military used to advance a liberal political 
agenda, especially when the men and women who serve in the military 
haven't had a say in the matter, and they have been promised to have a 
say. We've received correspondence from leading voices in the American 
military who have suggested, were the Congress today to enact this 
legislation, it would break faith with our men and women in uniform.
  Now, let me concede to the point. I was raised by a combat veteran. I 
did not wear the uniform of the United States, but I have strong 
objections to repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. I believe that that 
compromise of 17 years ago has been a successful compromise. It has 
preserved unit cohesion. It has preserved morale. It has enabled us to 
go forward with readiness and recruitment without interruption. It, of 
course, itself, was a compromise that represented an historic change 
from the policy of the American military.
  Yet what is being advanced here today in repealing Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell would represent a fundamental change in the nature and in the 
culture of our military. It ought to be carefully and thoroughly 
explored among the men and women who are doing the work in uniform, and 
it is being explored today.
  The Department of Defense has commissioned, as we all know here, a 
confidential survey of some 350,000 servicemen and their families--
100,000 active duty, 70,000 duty spouses, 100,000 reserve component 
military, 80,000 reserve component spouses--to determine their input on 
the effects and concerns if Don't Ask, Don't Tell is repealed. Yet here 
we are in Congress, even though this survey will not be completed until 
August and the report, itself, will not be delivered to Congress until 
December, and we are hurrying along what is, for all intents and 
purposes, the legislation that will enable the full repeal of Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell.
  I urge my colleagues in Congress to take a breath, to stop, 
particularly here, as we stand just a few days before that day in which 
we, all of us, Republicans and Democrats, will set aside all politics, 
and we will remember those who did not come home.
  Why can't we today also show respect for the men and women who wear 
the uniform today and listen to what they have to say?
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield the gentleman 1 additional minute.
  Mr. PENCE. I urge my colleagues to oppose the Murphy amendment.
  Let me say again: The American people don't want the American 
military used as a vehicle to advance a liberal political agenda, 
especially when the men and women who serve in our military haven't had 
a say in the matter. That is what this Congress is poised to do today. 
Make no mistake about it.
  I urge my colleagues, regardless of what one thinks about social 
issues and social values, to respect our military. Let's respect men 
and women in uniform. Let's hear them out before we introduce such an 
enormous change in the culture and in the practice of the American 
military, one that would be represented by the repeal of Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, before I yield to my friend, I yield 
myself 90 seconds.
  The gentleman from Indiana's point about the servicemembers being 
listened to is absolutely right, which is why Mr. Murphy's amendment 
says--I will comment since he did--if after hearing the comments of the 
servicemembers the Secretary of Defense and the chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff believe that there would be an impairment of their 
ability to defend the country, they would not certify to the change in 
the policy.
  There is an echo in this debate, which is a quote from prior debate: 
The President's move would seriously impair the morale of the Army at a 
time when our Armed Forces should be at their strongest and most 
efficient. Such an action is most unfortunate, the Senator declared.
  The quote is taken from Senator Lister Hill in 1948. The issue was 
the racial integration of the Armed Forces in 1948. I think this is the 
same issue.
  Mr. PENCE. Would the gentleman yield?
  Mr. ANDREWS. Yes, I would yield.
  Mr. PENCE. I thank the gentleman for the courtesy.
  Mr. Chairman, I would simply pose a question to the gentleman: Did 
not the

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author of this amendment say that it is not whether we will repeal 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell but how and when, from recent press reports?
  Mr. ANDREWS. Reclaiming my time, I don't know precisely what the 
author said--he will speak--but I do know that Secretary Gates and 
Admiral Mullen have said that. Admiral Mullen has said he feels repeal 
is the right policy. The issue is when and how, which is what Mr. 
Murphy's amendment addresses.
  I would at this time be happy to yield 2 minutes to my friend who is 
focused on the issue of departing servicemembers, when they separate 
from service, and their knowing their rights and opportunities, the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Carson).
  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, thousands of active duty 
servicemembers are returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq every year, 
many of these individuals serving continuously, having enlisted right 
out of high school or college.
  For years, they have lived a structured military life on bases and 
abroad. This structure makes for a well-disciplined and a well-trained 
military force, but it can also make for a difficult transition back to 
civilian life. Many returning servicemembers have no experience with 
saving or budgeting or with credit, taxes, and/or mortgages. As a 
result, many military families are falling into unmanageable debt, 
bankruptcy, and foreclosure.
  My amendment, which is part of this en bloc amendment, seeks to 
alleviate these concerns. It simply expands the military's existing 
preseparation counseling program to include a personal finances 
component. When this takes effect, military families will reenter 
civilian life with the information they need to build a stable, long-
term financial future.
  I encourage all of my colleagues to support our military families by 
supporting this amendment.
  Secondly, Mr. Chairman, throughout both of our Democratic and 
Republican administrations, the White House has maintained a policy 
against providing letters of condolences to the families of suicide 
victims. This is a major issue for my constituency, which I have been 
working on for months.
  I have had a number communications with the White House and with the 
Department of Defense expressing these concerns. Fortunately, the 
President was kind enough to send a personal letter of condolence to a 
local family who was affected by suicide.
  I would like to wholeheartedly thank President Obama for this 
meaningful gesture, and I encourage him to continue on this path and to 
finally overturn this misguided White House policy.
  Our men and women in uniform sacrifice for our country both 
physically and mentally, but despite the occasional exception, the 
current policy ignores the sacrifice these men and women make, and it 
disregards the suffering of their families.

                              {time}  1745

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Mr. Chairman, let me read again, in case I inadequately expressed it 
before. This is the letter from Secretary Gates that he told Chairman 
Skelton two days ago that he still stands by strongly:
  Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to change 
this policy prior to the completion of this vital assessment process.
  This is a process that was set in place when the President made his 
comments at the State of the Union that he wanted the Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell policy repealed before the end of the year. The Secretary took him 
at his word and set up a process. The process would go out to all of 
the military and their spouses and give them a chance to respond. The 
military would then have a chance to go over that and give their best 
military advice to the President and to the Congress as to how we 
should move forward at that time. That report is due by the first of 
December.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield the balance of my 
time to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi), who has had some 
important personal experience with the issue contained in the Murphy 
amendment.
  Mr. GARAMENDI. I thank my colleague from New Jersey for yielding.
  I was elected in a special election last November. One of my 
opponents was an extraordinary young man, an African American. Raised 
in Fairfield, California, he went to West Point. Very successful, he 
served in Iraq two tours and came out a captain. He took his team there 
twice. On both those tours, all of them were in very dangerous 
circumstances.
  He came home. He came back to America and could no longer tolerate 
the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. He came out of the closet. An 
extraordinary loss. Fortunately, I had another idea about who might be 
the next Congressman. But this man could have been a general leading 
the entire Army, an extraordinary person.
  We lost that talent because of this policy, and it is time for this 
policy to end. If only the President had the power that Truman did when 
he said, enough already, we are going to integrate the Army.
  We need to complete that integration. The Murphy amendment is 
absolutely essential.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, I know we have differences of opinion on this, and we 
all have stories, as we just heard from my good friend Mr. Garamendi 
from my home State. We have stories on both sides of the issue. The 
problem is, those are one person here, one person here. Maybe we talk 
to 10. Maybe we talk to 20. But we have 2.5 million people serving, and 
all of them should have a chance to have input. That is what they were 
promised. That is what they were told. Now we are short-circuiting that 
process.
  So all I am saying is we should respect all of the people and their 
families that are serving now in the armed services and follow through 
with the things we said.
  When I talked the other day to Admiral Roughead, the Chief of Naval 
Operations, his concern was that if we take action now with the vote on 
this Murphy amendment tonight which repeals Don't Ask, Don't Tell, he 
said it is going to cause confusion in the force, because we just hired 
this company to go out and do the survey, to follow through on this 
process that has been started. They are going to be going out into the 
field asking questions.
  What he said is, this is going to cause confusion, because as one of 
the other Chiefs said, the headline, once this passes, if it passes, 
will be ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell is repealed.'' So when the survey goes 
out into the field, when they put together focus groups and the surveys 
and all the things they are doing in response to this process that has 
been started, it is moot.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman's time has expired.
  The gentleman from New Jersey has 15 seconds remaining.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I yield the balance of my time to my friend from 
California (Mr. Garamendi).
  Mr. GARAMENDI. I am sure the admiral is able to read the amendment 
and would understand it doesn't go into effect until the command 
structure, including the President of the United States, says it is 
okay and the review has been completed.
  Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this important amendment 
and I thank my friend from New Jersey, Bill Pascrell, for allowing me 
to work with him on this issue. The Department of Defense and the RAND 
Corporation have recently estimated that 20 percent of our military 
personnel who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have suffered a 
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
  Because symptoms of TBI often go unnoticed, at least initially, it is 
difficult to know exactly how many troops are living with this 
disability. If not diagnosed early on, TBIs can lead to memory loss, 
severe headache disorders, and alcohol and drug abuse.
  Neurocognitive assessment has been proven to be an effective tool in 
detecting and measuring the severity of TBI. This is why the fiscal 
year 2008 National Defense Authorization required the Department of 
Defense to screen ALL military personnel for TBI both before and after 
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screenings are to be compared with pre-deployment (or baseline) 
assessments to determine whether or not the servicemember is suffering 
from a TBI.
  Unfortunately, too many of our men and women returning from the wars 
in Iraq and Afghanistan are still not being screened for TBI. 
Servicemembers that have been screened post-deployment are currently 
given a self-assessment checklist, in which the results are not even 
comparable to their pre-deployment neurocognitive screenings. Not to 
mention that because the checklist is self-administered, the results 
are typically inaccurate since these troops either do not realize or do 
not want to admit that they are living with a TBI.
  I am pleased that this year's Defense Authorization includes language 
requiring the Department of Defense to implement a comprehensive 
screening and assessment policy by the end of 2011. However, until this 
policy is fully implemented, thousands of our men and women in uniform 
are returning from combat without the necessary screenings to ensure 
that they receive proper treatment.
  This amendment, which I am proud to have introduced with Congressmen 
Pascrell, Andrews, Cole, Ortiz, Coffman and Joe Wilson, will ensure 
that until the Department of Defense has put in place a comprehensive 
screening policy, all of our military personnel will receive 
neurocognitive assessments both before and after deployment. The 
amendment requires that the same neurocognitive tool used for pre-
deployment assessment also be used for post-deployment evaluation. 
Using the same test allows physicians to compare the baseline screening 
with the post-deployment results to determine whether a TBI does in 
fact exist. The current system of using different tools for pre- and 
post-deployment screenings is like comparing apples to oranges. It is 
essential that our men and women who put themselves in harm's way to 
protect us every day receive immediate and appropriate care.
  There are currently a number of neurocognitive tools available for 
the Department of Defense to use for screenings. Several of the 
branches have initiated comparative studies assessing the effectiveness 
of the various tools, however, most have yet to be completed. The 
amendment also requires the Department of Defense to oversee the 
completion of all outstanding studies and conduct an analysis of the 
options available.
  Though TBIs are difficult to detect because no one symptom exists, it 
is imperative that the Department of Defense take every possible 
measure to diagnose and treat our troops effected by TBI. This is why I 
strongly support this amendment and I encourage all of my colleagues to 
do the same.
  Mr. HARE. Mr. Chair, I'd like to begin by thanking my friend Chairman 
Skelton, for his unwavering commitment to our Nation's defense and the 
warfighter.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of my amendment included in En 
Bloc package 3.
  Mr. Chair, my amendment simply asks the Army Secretary to report to 
Congress with the details of the Heirloom Chest policy, plans to 
continue the program and a cost estimate of expanding it.
  The Heirloom Chest is presented by the Army to families in memory of 
soldiers who have fallen in the defense of our Nation. Under the Army's 
policy, in the case of separated, divorced, or unmarried parents, the 
chest is given to only one surviving parent.
  While I applaud the Army's efforts to support surviving families, I 
believe this policy ignores the loss that both parents share and has 
also unintentionally put added strain on bereaving parents.
  Mr. Chair, the intent of my amendment is to ensure the sacrifice of 
both surviving parents is properly recognized. Families of the fallen 
have made the ultimate sacrifice, and it is our duty to honor the 
sacrifice of all survivors.
  I urge my colleagues to support this en bloc amendment and the 
underlying bill.
  The Acting CHAIR. All time has expired.
  The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  The amendments en bloc were agreed to.


            Amendments En Bloc No. 4 Offered by Mr. Skelton

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 1404, I offer 
amendments en bloc No. 4, including modifications to amendment No. 18.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 4 offered by Mr. Skelton consisting of 
amendments numbered 12; 17; 18, as modified; 25; 28; 35; 37; and 44 
printed in House Report 111-498:


           Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Owens of New York

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 27, line 3, strike ``and''.
       Page 27, line 8, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 27, after line 8, insert the following:
       (5) for each item included in the list of equipment 
     described in paragraph (3)--
       (A) an updated average procurement unit cost for each year 
     of the covered five-year period; and
       (B) the updated total Army acquisition objective.


           Amendment No. 17 Offered by Mr. Polis of Colorado

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 3_. EXCEPTION TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROCUREMENT 
                   REQUIREMENT.

       Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (Public Law 110-140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``No Federal agency'' and inserting ``(a) 
     Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
     Federal agency''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not prohibit a 
     Federal agency from entering into a contract to purchase a 
     generally available fuel that is not an alternative or 
     synthetic fuel or predominantly produced from a 
     nonconventional petroleum source, if--
       ``(1) the contract does not specifically require the 
     contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or 
     fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source;
       ``(2) the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an 
     alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional 
     petroleum source; and
       ``(3) the contract does not provide incentives for a 
     refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or 
     increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum 
     source.''.


          Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Dingell of Michigan

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 84, after line 24, insert the following:

     SEC. 315. INFORMATION SHARING RELATING TO INVESTIGATION OF 
                   EXPOSURE TO DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION AT 
                   CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Secretary of the Navy and Commandant of the Marine 
     Corps are responsible for the identification and timely 
     sharing of all relevant records relating to the Camp Lejeune 
     base-wide drinking-water systems, including all records of 
     which the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``ATSDR'') 
     may not be aware and all records that are in the possession 
     of the Department of Defense, and all contractors, sub-
     contractors, and consultants of the Department but may no 
     longer be located at the Camp Lejeune base.
       (2) On April 28, 2009, during a Camp Lejeune Community 
     Assistance Panel (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
     ``CAP'') meeting, it was stated by the ATSDR that it had 
     recently discovered electronic data on a ``hundred or more 
     underground storage and above-ground storage tanks'' housed 
     on a Naval Facilities Engineering Command Internet web 
     portal.
       (3) This revelation occurred after the ATSDR requested in 
     2005 that all relevant data for its health studies be turned 
     over from the Department of Defense to the agency, and the 
     response by the Department's CAP representative was that the 
     information was ``not new, just newly found.''
       (4) On March 22, 2010, the ATSDR stated in a letter to the 
     Navy and Marine Corps that the ATSDR was informed for the 
     first time of an electronic database containing approximately 
     700,000 records of analytical data.
       (5) In a response letter, dated March 26, 2010, the Navy 
     stated that ``the Marine Corps is neither in a position to 
     determine the relevance of information nor does it have the 
     subject matter expertise to determine the relevance of 
     documents in all cases.''.
       (6) It is necessary that the Secretary of the Navy be 
     required to add or assign personnel with the relevant 
     expertise to complete the transfer of all documents and 
     materials pertaining to the contaminated drinking water at 
     Camp Lejeune.
       (7) Discovery of such records must not rely on specific 
     requests from the ATSDR but on a shared goal of ensuring the 
     scientific accuracy of the current health study and the 
     responsibility of the Secretary of Defense to provide such 
     information.
       (b) Requirement.--By not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide ATSDR with an electronic inventory of all existing 
     documents, records, and electronic data pertaining to the 
     CERCLA listed and RCRA listed contamination sites at Camp 
     Lejeune and all existing documents, records, and electronic 
     data pertaining to the contaminated drinking water at Camp 
     Lejeune. If after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense generates new documents, records and 
     electronic data, or comes

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     into possession of existing documents, records or electronic 
     data not previously included in the electronic inventory, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall provide ATSDR with an updated 
     electronic inventory incorporating the newly located or 
     generated documents, records and electronic data. The 
     Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that Department of Defense 
     personnel with appropriate experience and expertise, 
     including in the area of environmental engineering and the 
     conduct of water modeling, working in conjunction with ATSDR, 
     are utilized to identify, compile, and submit existing and 
     new documents, records, and electronic data in Navy and 
     Marine Corps records and electronic libraries that would 
     assist the ATSDR in gathering data relating to the 
     contamination and remediation of Camp Lejeune base-wide 
     drinking-water systems.


          Amendment No. 25 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 284, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 727. POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER COUNSELING FOR 
                   CIVILIAN VICTIMS OF THE FORT HOOD SHOOTING AND 
                   OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall make available to each 
     civilian victim of a shooting on a military installation in 
     the United States, including the shooting at Fort Hood on 
     November 5, 2009, extensive counseling for post-traumatic 
     stress disorder.


      Amendment No. 28 Offered by Mr. Etheridge of North Carolina

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 633, after line 10, add the following:

     SEC. 2815. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO ASSIST 
                   WITH DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXPANSION 
                   OF A MILITARY INSTALLATION.

       Section 2391(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:

     ``If the proposed or actual establishment or expansion of a 
     military installation would otherwise qualify a State or 
     local government for assistance under this paragraph and is 
     the result of base realignment and closure activities 
     authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), the Secretary may make grants, 
     conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement funds 
     available under Federal programs administered by agencies 
     other than the Department of Defense in order to assist the 
     State or local government with development of the public 
     infrastructure (including construction) required by the 
     proposed or actual establishment or expansion.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``in planning 
     community adjustments and economic diversification'' and 
     inserting ``as provided in paragraph (1)''.


           Amendment No. 35 Offered by Mr. Putnam of Florida

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 1065. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING RECREATIONAL HUNTING 
                   AND FISHING ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
        (a) military installations that permit public access for 
     recreational hunting and fishing should continue to permit 
     such hunting and fishing where appropriate;
       (b) permitting the public to access military installations 
     for recreational hunting and fishing benefits local 
     communities by conserving and promoting the outdoors and 
     establishing positive relations between the civilian and 
     defense sectors;
       (c) any military installations that make recreational 
     hunting and fishing permits available for purchase should 
     provide a discounted rate for active and retired members of 
     the Armed Forces and veterans with disabilities; and
       (d) the Department of Defense, all of the service branches, 
     and military installations that permit public access for 
     recreational hunting and fishing should promote access to 
     such installations by making the appropriate accommodations 
     for members of the Armed Forces and veterans with 
     disabilities.


          Amendment No. 37 Offered by Mr. Chandler of Kentucky

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 599, strike lines 8 through 13.


        Amendment No. 44 Offered by Ms. Richardson of California

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 99, after line 23, insert the following:

     SEC. 336. REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE STUDY ON STRATEGIC SEAPORTS.

       The Commander of the United States Transportation Command 
     shall update the study entitled ``PORT LOOK 2008 Strategic 
     Seaports Study''. In updating the study under this section, 
     the commander shall consider the infrastructure in the 
     vicinity of a strategic port, including bridges, roads, and 
     rail, and any issues relating to the capacity and condition 
     of such infrastructure


    Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Dingell of Michigan, as Modified

  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the modification to amendment 
No. 18.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Page 84, after line 24, insert the following:

     SEC. 315. INFORMATION SHARING RELATING TO INVESTIGATION OF 
                   EXPOSURE TO DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION AT 
                   CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA.

       By not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the 
     Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry with an 
     electronic inventory of all existing documents, records, and 
     electronic data pertaining to the CERCLA listed and RCRA 
     listed contamination sites at Camp Lejeune and all existing 
     documents, records, and electronic data pertaining to the 
     contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune. If after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     generates new documents, records and electronic data, or 
     comes into possession of existing documents, records or 
     electronic data not previously included in the electronic 
     inventory, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide the Agency 
     for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry with an updated 
     electronic inventory incorporating the newly located or 
     generated documents, records and electronic data. The 
     Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that Department of Defense 
     personnel with appropriate experience and expertise, 
     including in the area of environmental engineering and the 
     conduct of water modeling, working in conjunction with the 
     Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, are 
     utilized to identify, compile, and submit existing and new 
     documents, records, and electronic data in Navy and Marine 
     Corps records and electronic libraries that would assist the 
     Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in gathering 
     data relating to the contamination and remediation of Camp 
     Lejeune base-wide drinking-water systems.

  Mr. McKEON (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent to dispense with the reading.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from California?
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
McKeon) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I urge the committee to adopt the 
amendments en bloc, all of which have been examined by both the 
majority and the minority.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my colleague, the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Etheridge).
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the en bloc amendments to 
the National Defense Authorization Act and in support of the underlying 
bill.
  We in North Carolina are rightly proud of our military, and we 
understand that as they serve us, we must provide them with what they 
need to get their job done. This bill does just that, authorizing funds 
for troops, for our veterans, and for our military families.
  My amendment, which I offered with my colleagues Mr. Kissell and Mr. 
Bishop of Georgia, would enhance our support for the military and the 
communities they live in. It would reinforce Congress' commitment to 
the quality of life for America's soldiers, officers, civilians, and 
their families.
  Supporting our troops means supporting military families and the 
communities they call home. Military facilities bring significant 
benefits to our communities, but they also bring significant strain on 
those communities. Our amendment clarifies that when the military plans 
rapid growth in an area, the Department can join with the affected 
community to prepare for that growth. It empowers our communities to 
make strategic planned investments to respond to the strategic planned 
transition for BRAC.
  I thank the chairman for including it in the en bloc amendment, and I 
urge my colleagues to support the amendment and the authorization bill.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Putnam), who is the author of one of the amendments.
  Mr. PUTNAM. I thank the ranking member and the chairman from Missouri 
for their support of this and their

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inclusion of it in the en bloc amendment.
  It is a small change in the big scheme of things, but one which I 
believe will have a tremendous impact, not only on our active duty 
personnel, but on our men and women who are returning.
  It is rooted in an experience in watching the success of these 
wounded warrior projects, where we have special opportunity hunts for 
men and women who are returning back to the States and getting 
reacquainted with the sport that they love so much.
  There are over 400 military installations across the country that 
allow for recreational hunting and fishing on their property. They are 
managed individually by the local commanders. They allow the public to 
access these areas by providing a tremendous benefit to those 
neighboring communities by allowing them to share in the natural 
resources. By allowing the public to access these areas and enjoy these 
lands, the Department of Defense helps to establish positive 
relationships between the Department and the civilian population.
  Last month, the President launched his great outdoors conservation 
initiative, where recreational hunters and fishermen are recognized for 
having led the charge in the area of conservation, and the benefit of 
these military installations should be considered in that initiative. 
The greater access we have to enjoy the outdoors and promote these 
activities will help to promote conservation for future generations and 
healthier lifestyles.
  I want to point out that in addition to the access, you have the 
accessibility issues. Hydraulic lifts, wheelchair-accessible duck 
blinds, docks, hunting stands, are minor improvements that mean a great 
deal to those men and women who are coming home. Only 20 of those 400 
sites though are currently accessible for our disabled, and I believe 
we cannot underestimate the value of making those improvements to give 
them the opportunity to share in those outdoor experiences.
  Mr. Chairman, we should support the military installations which 
provide these opportunities for the public and for our veterans and 
encourage them to continue to do so, where appropriate, and urge the 
Department of Defense to make more of these facilities accessible for 
our veterans.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
  I rise in support of the bill for the purpose of engaging in a 
colloquy with the chairman. I would like to discuss the important role 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration plays in our national 
security. In fact, I had legislation that established NASA as a 
national security asset.
  Chairman Skelton, would you agree that our national security space 
programs are closely linked to NASA and that termination of the human 
spaceflight program could result in serious consequences for our space 
launch?
  Further, do you agree that NASA's space programs have made important 
contributions to our national and homeland security, economic security, 
international standing, and technological competitiveness?
  Finally, it is my hope that the Department of Defense will carefully 
assess the national security assets that may be possessed by NASA.
  Mr. SKELTON. I certainly thank the gentlelady from Texas for her 
observations.
  Yes, of course, I agree that NASA space programs have made important 
contributions to our national security. In specific response to your 
concern, the industrial base required for reliable space launch could 
be placed at risk by the proposed changes in the human spaceflight 
program. Further, I understand the department is carefully evaluating 
the impact of those changes.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
  My colleagues and I who are working on this issue appreciate your 
view. Transferring funds from the human spaceflight program to unproven 
commercial space efforts designed to carry humans and cargo into space 
is unreasonable and may be an unreasonable risk that this country 
should not take at this time. I hope that we can work together on this 
issue to ensure the continuation of human spaceflight programs.
  Thank you, Mr. Skelton, for supporting NASA.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Gohmert).
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Chairman, we heard our colleague across the aisle 
talking about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Obviously, this is supposed to 
be about a block of amendments, and I don't have objection to those, so 
I would like to use this time to address that issue.
  This body, leaders in this body, the White House, from the President 
to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Secretary of Defense, have 
promised our men and women who wear the uniform that their opinion will 
be considered.

                              {time}  1800

  A survey and study are being done.
  Now, we've heard about individual cases where this person ended up 
getting out. As we heard, he couldn't keep his sexual urges private, 
and so he had to make them overt and therefore he was out-processed.
  The policy has been, as long as the sexuality is a private matter, 
then it doesn't damage the mission of the military. But when it becomes 
overt, whether it's an officer having a heterosexual affair, or whether 
it's overt homosexuality, through the history of the military, it has 
been a problem to the ongoing morale of the military and accomplishment 
of the mission. Anything that detracts from the mission should be 
eliminated.
  So the message here is, the hundreds of people that have urged me, 
please fight for us and what we believe in, because I've heard from so 
many, if you push this through, we're out. We're done.
  We hear some isolated cases, but please, let's don't do damage to the 
military and break our promise to them, let's wait till the study is 
completed.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 
1404, I hereby give notice that the amendments numbered 15 and 62 may 
be offered out of order.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Pomeroy). The gentleman's request is noted.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Cohen), my friend and colleague.
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, before I begin, I would like to Commend 
Congressmen Polis and Langevin for their work on this important 
amendment.
  The amendment we've offered will play an important role in 
safeguarding a healthy American environment and ensuring American 
taxpayers are not forced to subsidize the production of highly 
polluting energy resources.
  Let me be clear. This amendment in no way restricts Federal agencies' 
ability to procure readily available fuels. Instead, it clarifies that 
under section 526 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, 
Federal agencies may purchase fuel that is not predominantly derived 
from higher carbon content sources like tar sands and coal to liquid.
  Turning coal into liquid fuel produces up to twice as much greenhouse 
gas pollution per unit of energy as conventional petroleum fuel, and 
fuel processed from tar sands generates 14-42 percent more greenhouse 
gas pollution per unit of energy compared to production of conventional 
petroleum fuels.
  Further, the extraction or production of these fuels is also 
incredibly destructive to an environment that is already suffering.
  The Federal Government should not play an inappropriate role 
subsidizing the production of these outdated, dirty energy sources, 
especially as we work to move our Nation toward a clean energy future.
  However, today most, if not all, publicly available fuel containing 
tar sands oil contains only small amounts of that resource. Therefore, 
this

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amendment would not affect the ability of the Defense Department or 
other Federal agencies to continue to process tar sands oil.
  However, section 526 has successfully protected taxpayers from costly 
and destructive subsidies of highly polluting fuel production and will 
continue to encourage deployment of clean energy production from 
domestic sources.
  This amendment passed by unanimous recorded vote last year, and I, 
along with my colleagues, Congressmen Polis and Langevin, urge a 
``yes'' vote today.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Akin).
  Mr. AKIN. Mr. Chairman, it's a treat to be able to rise and say the 
en bloc amendment is fine, just as most of what is in the bill is fine.
  Unfortunately, there is an amendment that's being offered which 
threatens to poison the entire package and to do great damage to our 
military, and that is an issue that you've heard from earlier this day, 
the idea of repealing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell legislation.
  Now, the way it works currently in the military is that if you happen 
to be homosexual and you want to serve in the military, that's fine. 
And as long as your particular sexual tastes don't get in the way of 
performing the mission, there's no problem.
  The point is that the military has a job to protect our citizens, and 
we don't want things getting in the way of that. If you were to commit 
adultery, you could be discharged because that gets in the way of our 
performing our mission.
  Now, we face an amendment here, which is opposed by all of our 
military leadership, which says we're going to repeal Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell.
  What, then, does that look like?
  I mean, currently the policy is you could be gay, and as long as it 
doesn't get in the way of doing your job, everything is fine.
  So now we're going to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. So what exactly 
are we asking?
  Are we asking the military then to protect or condone homosexual 
behavior if it does get in the way of performing the mission?
  What exactly are we talking about?
  Are we talking about creating separate dormitories, for instance, if 
we have sexual harassment?
  What will this have to do with recruitment? People that have a 17-
year-old kid that may be wanting to sign up, what will this do to 
recruitment?
  What's it going to do to the morale of the troops?
  What's it going to do to small-unit cohesion?
  And, also, the other piece of the military is about these soldiers 
that are giving their time and lives are confined to very tight areas 
and pushed together in very difficult circumstances over long periods 
of time. What is the effect of that?
  And all of these questions are sitting out there, and the military 
leadership is saying, yeah, we don't know the answer to those 
questions. Give us some time to take a look at it. We don't want you to 
pass this until we can see what's going on with this.
  Now, I have three sons. They've graduated Naval Academy. All of them 
went Marine Corps. One survived his experience in 2005 in Fallujah.
  And when our sons and daughters are serving and laying their lives or 
their bodies on the line so that we can live in peace and freedom, that 
is a very sacred kind of sacrifice they're making for us. So why would 
we belittle that by jumping into something?
  We're being asked to pass something that we don't even know what 
we're passing. We don't understand the implications or how it would 
look. And yet we're going to jump into this for, what, some sort of 
political deal to satisfy some vocal but small minority using the lives 
of our own children?
  I will not have any part of betraying the interest of our kids just 
for political purposes.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Dingell), my friend and colleague.
  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Chairman, I thank my good friend from Missouri for 
his kindness to me, for his support of this amendment, and for the 
yielding of this time.
  This is an amendment which is to deal with a very important injustice 
done to marines by the Department of the Navy, and you may read more 
about it in my remarks as they are extended.
  In a nutshell, people in the Marine Corps are being hurt, injured, 
poisoned, given cancer and other things by the way the Department of 
the Navy has run the posts and has provided contaminated water to the 
members of the Marine Corps and to their families. This will at least 
begin the process of getting information to these marines about what 
has happened and why it is that they are suffering this way, and see to 
it that we are taking a step forward to have the Marine Corps deliver 
some of the information that they're supposed to deliver under 
agreement.
  I urge my colleagues to vote for the amendment, and I thank my friend 
from Missouri.
  Mr. Chair, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the 
amendment I have offered with my colleagues, Congressmen Stupak and 
Miller, pertaining to the historic water contamination at Marine Corps 
Base Camp Lejeune.
  I would like to thank Chairman Skelton for his willingness to work 
with me on this important issue.
  Mr. Chair, I am offering this amendment on behalf of the marines and 
veterans that were exposed to the toxic drinking water at Camp Lejeune 
between 1957 and 1987 and whose lives have been forever changed because 
of it. There's Jerry Ensminger, whose daughter Janey was carried to 
term at Camp Lejeune and died at age 9 after a long and heart-wrenching 
battle with childhood leukemia. There's Jim Fontella and Mike Partain, 
two among the dozens of former Lejeune residents battling breast 
cancer, a disease rarely found among males. These are the poisoned 
patriots who have lent their stories and their voices to the others who 
have not spoken out. They want answers about the water contamination 
and our amendment will help provide them.
  Put simply, our amendment would require the Department of the Navy to 
fulfill its obligation under an existing memorandum of understanding 
with the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry--that is, to share all relevant 
environmental information pertaining to historic water contamination at 
Camp Lejeune. In addition, it requires the Navy to use its in-house 
experts to help ATSDR gather this information.
  This amendment constitutes a small piece of a larger quest to get 
answers for our former marines and their families who were exposed to 
the highly toxic chemicals, TCE, PCE, and benzene. The fact is, 23 
years after the contaminated wells were shut down, there is still much 
unknown. How much and to what extent were housing areas exposed to the 
contaminants? When did the contamination take place? What is the extent 
of the exposure to the specific chemicals? And finally, is there a link 
between the exposure to the toxic water and illnesses experienced by 
former Camp Lejeune residents? Our amendment will ensure that ATSDR--
mandated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act to assess human health effects of exposures to toxic 
chemicals at Superfund sites--has the information it needs to complete 
its studies and answer these questions.
  Mr. Chair, it is unfortunate we must require something as simple this 
by statute. But after 23 years, we have had enough delay from the 
Defense Department. Ironically, I first came to know about this problem 
when the Defense Department came before the Energy and Commerce 
Committee seeking broad exemptions from the Clean Air Act, the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act, and CERCLA, among others. The military wanted these 
exemptions in the name of readiness, public health be damned. To say 
the least, it is troubling to think about where ATSDR's studies would 
be or what terrible tragedies would await our servicemembers in the 
future if the Department of Defense were exempt from CERCLA.
  In closing, I'd ask my colleagues to look at the bigger picture when 
considering this amendment. With Memorial Day approaching this weekend, 
what could be a more fitting tribute to our servicemembers and veterans 
than to uphold the sacred trust they place in our Government when they 
sign up to serve and potentially make the ultimate sacrifice for our 
Nation?
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.

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  I have another letter to read, and I'd like to insert it into the 
Record.
  This is from General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., United States Marine Corps, 
Retired. He sent an identical letter, I believe, to the chairman.
  He says: ``I write to convey my appreciation for your strong stance 
relative to efforts to repeal the current law which exclude homosexuals 
from serving openly in the armed services. You and I both know that 
such action is not in the best interest of our Nation or its Armed 
Forces. While each member of the HASC has many constituencies to serve, 
some very vocal, it may be that your largest is the 2.8 million men and 
women in uniform, together with the family members who support them and 
who number at least that many. In sharp contrast to homosexual 
activists, these volunteers in uniform serve silently and obediently 
and rely on the reasoned judgment of their leaders and even more so, 
perhaps, of those empowered to `raise armies, provide and maintain a 
navy, and to make the rules for the governance thereof' to speak and to 
represent them.
  ``Secretary Gates has put into motion an effort to at least give this 
element of your constituents an opportunity to be heard relative to 
their concerns about implementation. The very large majority of 
servicemembers who are not homosexual, at least 97 percent or more, 
deserve to be heard before any peremptory, uninformed action is taken 
to impose the sexuality of a minority on them. I believe strongly that 
a moratorium on discharges being advocated by some in the Senate and on 
your committee as well could be tantamount to muzzling those most 
affected by such peremptory action. I appreciate the stand you have 
taken to prevent this.''
  I would like to enter General Mundy's letter into the Record.
  Mr. Chairman, there have been comments made that perhaps the Chiefs 
support this action that will be taking place tonight on this vote, 
tonight or tomorrow, whenever we get to that amendment. But I must 
reiterate, I spoke to them on the phone and they followed up with a 
letter and, to a person, they all oppose us taking action before the 
recommended procedure that the Secretary has set in place.

                                       General Carl E. Mundy, Jr.,


                             United States Marine Corp (Ret.),

                                                     May 19, 2010.
     Hon. ``Buck'' McKeon,
     Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee, Rayburn House 
         Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman McKeon: I write to convey my appreciation 
     for your strong stance relative to efforts to repeal the 
     current law which excludes homosexuals from serving openly in 
     the Armed Services. You and I both know that such action is 
     not in the best interests of our nation or its Armed Forces. 
     While each member of the HASC has many constituencies to 
     serve--some very vocal--it may be that your largest is the 
     2.8 million men and women in uniform together with the family 
     members who support them and who number at least that many. 
     In sharp contrast to homosexual activists, these volunteers 
     in uniform serve silently and obediently and rely on the 
     reasoned judgment of their leaders and even more so, perhaps, 
     of those empowered to ``. . . raise armies, provide and 
     maintain a navy, and to make the rules for the governance 
     thereof' to speak for and to represent them.
       Secretary Gates has put into motion an effort to at least 
     give this element of your constituents an opportunity to be 
     heard relative to their concerns about implementation. The 
     very large majority of servicemembers who are not 
     homosexual--at least 97% or more--deserve to be heard before 
     any peremptory, uninformed action is taken to impose the 
     sexuality of a minority on them. I believe strongly that a 
     moratorium on discharges being advocated by some in the 
     Senate and on your Committee as well would be tantamount to 
     muzzling those most affected by such peremptory action. I 
     appreciate the stand you have taken to prevent this.
       Last year, my Service, the Marine Corps, discharged 
     something over 32,400 men and women from active service. 
     Seventy-eight of those were discharged for matters related to 
     homosexuality--less than one-quarter of one percent. Within 
     that small number, more than half were still in Entry Level 
     Training with less than a year in service--young trainees 
     still in the reality-shock of Boot Camp or the immediate 
     months following--who can barely be considered qualified, 
     much less skilled or even of a maturity old enough to drink 
     alcohol. And within that small number, three were discharged 
     without any active service at all while still in the Delayed 
     Entry Program awaiting assignment to active duty. Claims of a 
     hemorrhage of skills due to the injustice of the law are 
     simply not supported by cases like these. And in my 
     experience, if not by admission of homosexuality--factual, or 
     not at their still emerging state of maturity--most of these 
     young people--homesick, disillusioned, or stunned by the 
     shock of Recruit Training--would seek another means of 
     gaining discharge.
       As a final note, let me convey my concern that in counter-
     balance to whatever number of homosexual advocate voices you 
     hear, the voices of the thousand retired military officers 
     who gave their advice professionally and with dignity and 
     respect to the President and members of Congress on this 
     subject last year--together with the 160 more who have lent 
     their names since--should not be ignored. This is the largest 
     number of officers to have collectively conveyed their views 
     and recommendations in the history of our nation. And in 
     spite of the efforts of activists to impugn the character and 
     legitimacy of these officers as out of touch, a number of 
     those offering their advice commanded Divisions in combat or 
     held other significant command or staff positions as recently 
     as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This body of 
     professional advice matters, since the signers base our 
     judgments on experience, and have no special interest agenda 
     other than the effectiveness of our Armed Forces.
       I want to again offer my admiration for your courageous and 
     principled stand on behalf of the men and women of our armed 
     services on this issue. I hold the strongest hope that you 
     will continue to allow the voices of those in uniform to be 
     heard on this important subject, and will continue to oppose 
     efforts to impose a moratorium on discharges, which is 
     tantamount to de-facto repeal of a law that has, and does 
     serve the armed forces well.
           Sincerely,
                                                Carl E. Mundy, Jr.

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 
1404, I hereby give notice that amendment Nos. 68 and 81 may be offered 
out of order.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman's request is noted.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise today, as we debate 
the defense authorization bill, to discuss the concept of humanity 
because I believe the men and women of the United States military have 
a sense of compassion for humanity and courage, and the broadness of 
their humanity causes them to sacrifice on behalf of the American 
people. Today I stand here and thank them.
  And then I want to acknowledge, as well, the vast civilian support 
staff that are found on the Nation's military bases and bases around 
the world. I got a good sense of that when I joined, sadly, my fellow 
colleagues at Ft. Hood a few months ago, mourning the loss of a 
civilian and soldiers at the hands of a terrorist. I was able to see 
civilians and soldiers coming together expressing concern for each 
other.
  I saw the mourning of those families who had lost their fallen 
heroes, their soldiers. And, yes, I saw the civilian staff mourn, as 
well, over the losses that had occurred amongst their fellow workers 
and colleagues, soldiers, and a civilian, and those who were also 
injured.
  As we mourned, it came to my attention that we must take care of all 
of them. Sergeant Kimberly Munley, who was a sergeant, a Fort Hood 
police sergeant to whom was attributed the success of bringing down 
this particular dangerous person, despite being shot herself; or a 19-
year-old nutritionist who put a tourniquet on a wounded soldier and 
carried them out for medical care, even though she was also wounded.
  So I am grateful that the committee has accepted my amendment, and I 
ask my colleagues to support the idea of more or continued post-
traumatic stress disorder counseling for the civilians on this base, 
and to ensure that that happens, if ever such a tragedy occurs again, 
to be able to provide Airborne staff on military bases with that kind 
of support system. I have promised the Fort Hood community that I would 
return, and I intend to do so to check on how they're doing.
  But it is important that we stand here today as we look toward 
Memorial Day, mourning those lost, to be able to say to those here that 
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or provide them with the services necessary to support those possibly 
suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health 
issues due to work-related violence on our military installations.
  I started out quickly, Mr. Chairman, by talking about humanity, and I 
finish by saying, I've heard all of the talk about Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell. It is interesting to note that the Secretary of Defense, the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, as well as the President, recognize the 
importance of acknowledging this necessary change in our military.
  But I am reminded of the history of integrating the military when 
President Truman said it was the right thing to do to provide the 
opportunity for Americans who happened to be of African American 
heritage to serve.
  We know it is distinctive, but there is a reason for Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell to be eliminated, and it is that every decent human being needs 
the right to serve his or her country if they are willing to take the 
Oath of Service.
  This is the right thing to do. Repeal it. It's time. The Murphy 
amendment is right and the process is in keeping with the respect of 
the opinion of those active duty soldiers who will be surveyed for 
their view. However now is the time to end this discrimination. My 
constituent Ensign Provost might have lived if his sexual orientation 
had not been misused to create an atmosphere that it was alright to 
take his life because he lived in fear of reprimand and dismissal. He 
was willing to serve his country but our country did not respect his 
humanity or his service.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment (#25) to H.R. 5136--
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.''
  My amendment would make available post-traumatic stress counseling 
for civilian victims of a shooting on a military installation base in 
the United States, including the shooting at Fort Hood.
  Every branch of the United States Armed Forces has a civilian 
workforce. The civilian workforce, also called ``civil service,'' 
provides stability in various types of jobs at a military installation. 
That allows for the continuation of military operations in a peace or 
wartime environment. Civil service personnel serve in roles that 
provide an important support system allowing the Armed Services to 
operate at the highest levels.
  There are many ways to serve our country without actually enlisting 
in the military. One of those ways is to work in a military civilian 
job with the Armed Services. There are many, many thousands of 
individuals serving in jobs in fields such as medicine, recreation, 
education, engineering, food services, and many other important areas 
in which civilians provide valuable support for our military 
operations. The Army alone employs more that 250,000 civilians on its 
bases and installations around the world.
  Civilians, like soldiers, are sometimes placed in harm's way and many 
work in challenging environments. One incident that recently presented 
unimaginable challenges and consequences for both soldiers and 
civilians was the shooting at Fort Hood. We understand that civilians 
stand in the same vulnerable shoes as soldiers when events like the 
Fort Hood event occur.
  Enlisted personnel, National Guards, reservists and veterans with 
PTSD have lived through traumatic events that caused them to fear for 
their lives, bear witness to horrible things, and feel helpless and 
hopeless. PTSD symptoms usually start soon after the traumatic event, 
but they may not manifest until months or years later. If provided 
proper medical care, about half, 40 percent to 60 percent, of people 
who develop PTSD get better at some time.
  Although veterans who served in combat are most frequently afflicted 
by PTSD, events such as the Fort Hood shooting highlight the physical 
and psychological dangers facing military personnel in all roles. 
Consequently, it is vital to extend to our civilian personnel the same 
benefits and support that we give to our active duty military. 
Civilians and military members on Fort Hood have equal responsibility 
to protect our Nation and, as such, it is morally imperative that we 
honor these civilians by providing them with equal support in the 
aftermath of such traumatic incidents.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this simple but 
important amendment.
  Mr. MILLER of North Carolina. Mr. Chair, for 30 years, the water that 
our former Marines and their families drank, cooked with, and bathed in 
at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune was contaminated with highly 
toxic chemicals, including benzene, TCE, and PCE.
  The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR, at the 
Centers for Disease Control is currently working on several health 
studies to determine just what effect this water had on the men and 
women serving at Lejeune.
  For years the discussion about Camp Lejeune centered on TCE and PCE 
exposure, but recently the conversation turned to benzene. Benzene is a 
known carcinogen. This new emphasis on benzene has come about because 
new documents, recently discovered, show that marines' exposure to 
benzene at Camp Lejeune was far greater than previously thought.
  And these documents are not the only ``newly found'' documents.
  ATSDR's health studies must rely on having accurate data about what 
people were exposed to, as well as where and when these toxins were in 
the water. If you don't get the water modeling right, you can't do the 
rest of the studies. We are at a crucial point--we must get this right 
now.
  In every memorandum of understanding between the Navy and ATSDR, the 
Navy was supposed to provide ATSDR with an inventory of all available 
data related to water contamination at Camp Lejeune; that inventory has 
never been provided.
  Nobody disputes that the Navy has provided open access to their 
library and records to ATSDR, but access is not enough. The Navy is the 
expert on what documents they have and they must take responsibility 
for ensuring that all relevant documents are provided to ATSDR.
  This amendment will ensure that no crucial documents will surface 
after these health studies have been completed.
  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Chair, I urge Members to support the Dingell/Stupak/
Miller amendment to H.R. 5136, the Defense Authorization Act. I wish to 
thank my colleagues Congressmen Dingell and Miller for their work to 
bring this amendment to the floor.
  As Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and 
Investigations Subcommittee, I held a hearing in 2007 on the 
contaminated water wells at Camp Lejeune and how the Department of 
Defense did not appropriately respond to the discovery of volatile 
organic compounds within the drinking water from 1957 to 1987.
  During the hearing, we listened to soldiers formerly stationed at 
Camp Lejeune who, along with members of their families who lived on the 
base, have encountered significant health problems they believe is tied 
to their exposure to TCE, PCE, benzene and other toxins.
  These volatile organic compounds may be the cause of increased 
incidences of cancer and birth defects among women, children, 
employees, and soldiers stationed at Camp Lejeune.
  Because Camp Lejeune is a Superfund site, the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR, is responsible for conducting 
health studies to determine the connections between the contaminated 
drinking water and incidences of cancer and birth defects.
  Now, even after more than six years of data discovery efforts by 
ATSDR, a complete record of available data necessary for ATSDR's health 
studies appears to remain incomplete.
  This situation is unacceptable and I hope my colleagues will support 
our amendment to send a clear message that Congress expects this issue 
to be resolved expeditiously.
  Our amendment requires the Navy to provide ATSDR with a complete 
inventory of all relevant data by putting in place additional personnel 
with experience and expertise in water modeling and environmental 
engineering who will work with ATSDR to bring this matter to a close.
  This information sharing task is a shared goal between the agencies 
because it will ensure the scientific accuracy of the health studies 
ATSDR is tasked with completing.
  I ask Members to support our amendment and send a clear signal on 
what we expect from Federal agencies in responding to our service men 
and women who have suffered from the Camp Lejeune legacy.
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the Polis/
Langevin/Cohen amendment that has been included in the En Bloc 
amendment No. 4. Unfortunately--despite what proponents of this 
amendment are saying--I do not believe that this amendment does 
anything to alleviate the draconian problems of section 526 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
  Even if this amendment passes, Americans will still not be able to 
increase the supply of fuels from alternative sources derived from 
resources available in the United States. Oil shale will remain trapped 
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not be able to use clean carbon captured coal-to-liquid for fuel.
  The amendment intends to create an exception under section 526 for 
generally available fuel not predominately produced from a 
nonconventional petroleum source, and all federal agencies--including 
DoD--will still be able to purchase Canadian fuels with traces of oil 
sands that may create more of a carbon footprint than completely 
conventional fuel. However, I am concerned that ``predominantly from a 
nonconventional source'' is not defined in this amendment. This 
stipulation could expose gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel produced from 
crude oil--with significant components of oil sands--to the prohibition 
in section 526.
  Mr. Chair, even under the provisions of this amendment, DoD--as well 
as every other federal agency--won't be able to utilize any of the 
sources of fuel that may be totally derived from clean domestic 
alternatives we have readily available.
  This is precisely why I offered an amendment to the Rules committee 
on this bill; to provide a waiver to the Secretary of Defense to be 
freed from the handcuffs of section 526. I support a full repeal of 
section 526 because the cost of refined product for DoD has increased 
by over 500 percent in the last ten years when volume only increased by 
30 percent. I offered my amendment--that was rejected by House 
Democrats--as a middle ground to not stifle domestic energy innovation 
and to save taxpayer dollars.
  Mr. Chair, I fear that this amendment does nothing to rectify the 
underlying problem with section 526 that prevents the Federal 
Government from utilizing domestic resources to reduce fuel costs, so I 
must oppose this amendment and ask all my colleagues to do the same.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton).
  The amendments en bloc were agreed to.


               Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Gutierrez

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 21 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 21 offered by Mr. Gutierrez:
       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. DEBARMENT OF BP AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) Contracts With BP and Its Subsidiaries.--If the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that BP or any of its 
     subsidiaries performing any contract with the Department of 
     Defense is no longer a responsible source (as defined in 
     section 2302 of title 10, United States Code), the Secretary 
     shall determine, not later than 90 days after making such 
     determination, whether BP or its subsidiaries should be 
     debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
       (b) Debar.--In this section, the term ``debar'' has the 
     meaning given that term by section 2393(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Illinois (Mr. Gutierrez) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois.
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Chairman, in 2009 the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration fined BP $87 million for hundreds of safety 
violations at a Texas City refinery, many of which were originally 
identified after the 2005 explosion and then ignored there.
  As recently as 2 months ago, BP was fined another $3 million for 
violations at the Toledo, Ohio refinery similar to those identified in 
the 2005 Texas City refinery explosion. Again, just like in 2005, no 
steps were taken to correct the safety violations.
  This blatant disregard for workers' lives shows that BP is a bad 
partner for the U.S. Government.
  I rise today to say that BP stands for too many broken promises, too 
many broken lives and too many broken laws.
  My amendment is a simple, commonsense amendment that would require 
that the Secretary of Defense consider disbarring BP if it finds that 
BP is not a responsible source.
  As a Federal contractor, BP must meet Federal acquisition regulation 
standards as a responsible source. What's the definition of a 
responsible source? It includes the provision that a prospective 
contractor must have ``a satisfactory record of integrity and business 
ethics.'' As we've already defined, they do not uphold that standard.
  As well, they must have a satisfactory performance record. To take 
that definition from the Webster's dictionary, integrity is ``firm 
adherence to a code or standard of values.'' BP clearly does not meet 
the standard set by even the lowest code of values.
  The history that I've talked about cannot be ignored. In March of 
2005, before the recent explosion, at a BP Texas refinery, 15 people 
lost their lives; 180 were injured. Investigators from the U.S. 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Protection Board believed this explosion 
could have been avoided had it not been for organizational and safety 
deficiencies at all levels of BP Corporation.
  And when they polluted in Alaska, the EPA and every government 
official encouraged the U.S. Attorney to indict them criminally for 
their abuse of safety standards.
  Now, let me just say, this comes straight, straight from BP's code of 
conduct. BP code of conduct. It's right here. I've got it right down 
from the Internet, and here's what it says.

                              {time}  1815

  Our code of conduct is the cornerstone of our commitment to 
integrity. Integrity?
  An important consideration is how BP addresses integrity. Quote--this 
comes from right here. It says, ``code of conduct is the cornerstone of 
our commitment to integrity.'' Moreover, within their code of conduct, 
BP states that they are ``committed to providing all BP employees . . . 
with a safe and secure work environment where no one is subject to 
unnecessary risk.''
  You know what it further says here right from their manual and code 
of conduct? It says right here on page 72, it says right here, Make 
sure you know what to do if an emergency occurs at your place of work.
  Right from their BP manual and code of conduct. Clearly, they are not 
meeting their code of conduct.
  But it gets worse. This comes from this very manual, which I am going 
to add to the Record. Quote, ``We aim for no accidents, no harm to 
people, and no damage to the environment.''
  Zero for three. I didn't make this up. It's in their code of conduct.
  And if we are supposed to be responsible and make sure that 
contractors--$2 billion we buy from BP every year. I say we buy not $1 
more of their oil. They have been irresponsible, and they don't even 
meet their own code of conduct that comes down from their own Web site.
  Mr. Chair, I think we have an obligation, a responsibility to the 
American taxpayers to respond. And what does my simple amendment say? 
It says the Secretary of Defense should consider disbarring them if he 
finds they don't meet the code of conduct which should be administered 
to every provider of goods to the American people on which we spend the 
American taxpayers' dollars.

                      Our Commitment to Integrity


                      Health, safety and security

       BP is committed to providing all Bp employees--and those of 
     other companies working on our premises--with a safe and 
     secure work environment where no one is subject to 
     unnecessary risk.
       We recognize that safe operations depend not only on 
     technically sound plant and equipment, but also on competent 
     people and an active HSSE culture. No activity is so 
     important that it cannot be done safely.
       Simply obeying safety rules is not enough. BP's commitment 
     to safety means each of us needs to be alert to safety risks 
     as we go about our jobs.


                      Basic rules you must follow

                                 Always

       Comply with the requirements of the HSSE management system 
     at your work location--including the use of relevant 
     standards, instructions and processes--and with the golden 
     rules of safety.
       Stop any work that becomes unsafe.
       Only undertake work for which you are trained, competent, 
     medically fit and sufficiently rested and alert to carry out.

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       Make sure you know what to do if an emergency occurs at 
     your place of work.
       Help ensure that those who work with you--employees, 
     contractors and other third parties--act consistently with 
     BP's HSSE commitments.
       Promptly report to local BP management any accident, 
     injury, illness, unsafe or unhealthy condition, incident, 
     spill or release of material to the environment, so that 
     steps can be taken to correct, prevent or control those 
     conditions immediately. Never assume that someone else will 
     report a risk or concern.
       Seek advice and help if: You are ever unclear about your 
     HSSE obligations; You have a concern about a potential or 
     actual breach of HSSE law or a BP HSSE requirement.


                                 Never

       Undertake work when your performance is impaired by alcohol 
     or other drugs, legal or illegal, prescribed or otherwise.
       Possess, use or transfer illegal drugs or other substances 
     on company premises.
       Use threats, intimidation or other violence at work, or 
     bring weapons--including those carried for sporting 
     purposes--onto company premises.

  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to seek the time in opposition 
although I am not opposed to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. I would just like to make a couple of points.
  The Secretary would first have to determine that BP was not a 
responsible source. If the Secretary determines that BP was not a 
responsible source, the Secretary would already be authorized to 
consider debarment. The Secretary is not obligated to debar BP or any 
of its subsidiaries in any circumstance.
  Having said that, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Gutierrez).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois 
will be postponed.


                 Amendment No. 42 Offered by Ms. Eshoo

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 42 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 42 offered by Mr. Eshoo:
       At the end of subtitle C of title IX, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 923. AUDITS OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BY GOVERNMENT 
                   ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

       (a) Audits.--Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


 ``audits of intelligence community by government accountability office

       ``Sec. 508.  (a) In General.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), the Director of National Intelligence shall 
     ensure that personnel of the Government Accountability Office 
     designated by the Comptroller General are provided with 
     access to all information in the possession of an element of 
     the intelligence community that the Comptroller General 
     determines is necessary for such personnel to conduct an 
     analysis, evaluation, or investigation of a program or 
     activity of an element of the intelligence community that is 
     requested by one of the congressional intelligence 
     committees.
       ``(b) Audits of Programs Involving Sources and Methods.--
     (1) If the Director of National Intelligence determines that 
     a portion of an analysis, evaluation, or investigation to be 
     conducted by the Comptroller General that is requested by a 
     committee of Congress with jurisdiction over the subject of 
     such analysis, evaluation, or investigation involves a matter 
     that is subject to the reporting requirements of section 503 
     or intelligence sources or methods, such portion may be 
     redacted from such analysis, evaluation, or investigation and 
     provided exclusively to the congressional intelligence 
     committees.
       ``(2) If the Director of National Intelligence redacts a 
     portion of an analysis, evaluation, or investigation under 
     paragraph (1), the Director shall inform the committee of 
     Congress that requested such analysis, evaluation, or 
     investigation of the redaction.
       ``(c) Notice of Analysis, Evaluation, or Investigation and 
     Procedures.--Not later than 15 days before initiating an 
     analysis, evaluation, or investigation of an element of the 
     intelligence community, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the congressional intelligence committees a notice that 
     includes--
       ``(1) a description of the analysis, evaluation, or 
     investigation to occur and the purposes of such analysis, 
     evaluation, or investigation;
       ``(2) the names of the personnel who will conduct such 
     analysis, evaluation, or investigation and the level of 
     security clearance possessed by such personnel; and
       ``(3) the procedures to be used in the course of such 
     analysis, evaluation, or investigation for examining 
     classified information, including a description of all 
     facilities and materials that will be used.
       ``(d) Discussion of Procedures.--(1) Prior to initiating an 
     analysis, evaluation, or investigation of an element of the 
     intelligence community, the Comptroller General, in 
     consultation with the congressional intelligence committees, 
     shall discuss with the Director of National Intelligence the 
     procedures for conducting such analysis, evaluation, or 
     investigation.
       ``(2) Not later than five days after the discussion 
     referred to in paragraph (1), the Director of National 
     Intelligence may submit to the Comptroller General a written 
     comment suggesting any changes or modifications to the 
     procedures referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Confidentiality.--The Comptroller General shall 
     maintain the same level of confidentiality for a record made 
     available during the course of an analysis, evaluation, or 
     investigation involving sources or methods as is required of 
     the head of the element of the intelligence community from 
     which such record is obtained. An officer or employee of the 
     Government Accountability Office shall be subject to the same 
     statutory penalties for unauthorized disclosure or use of a 
     record as an officer or employee of the element of the 
     intelligence community that provided the Comptroller General 
     or such officer or employee of the Government Accountability 
     Office with access to such record.
       ``(f) Workpapers.--All workpapers of the Comptroller 
     General and all records and property of any element of the 
     intelligence community that the Comptroller General uses 
     during the course of an analysis, evaluation, or 
     investigation involving sources or methods shall remain in 
     facilities provided by the element of the intelligence 
     community providing such records and property.
       ``(g) Provision of Supplies.--The head of each element of 
     the intelligence community that is a subject of an analysis, 
     evaluation, or investigation by the Comptroller General 
     involving sources or methods shall provide the Comptroller 
     General with suitable and secure offices and furniture, 
     telephones, and access to copying facilities, for purposes of 
     such analysis, evaluation, or investigation.
       ``(h) Procedures for Protection of Information.--The 
     Comptroller General, in consultation with the congressional 
     intelligence committees, shall establish procedures to 
     protect from unauthorized disclosure all classified and other 
     sensitive information furnished to the Comptroller General in 
     the course of conducting an analysis, evaluation, or 
     investigation involving sources and methods.
       ``(i) Submission of Names of Personnel Conducting Analysis, 
     Evaluation, or Investigation.--Prior to initiating an 
     analysis, evaluation, or investigation involving sources and 
     methods, the Comptroller General shall provide the Director 
     of National Intelligence and the head of each element of the 
     intelligence community that is a subject of such analysis, 
     evaluation, or investigation with the name of each officer 
     and employee of the Government Accountability Office who has 
     obtained appropriate security clearance and to whom, upon 
     proper identification, the head of such element shall make 
     available records and information during the course of such 
     analysis, evaluation, or investigation.
       ``(j) Cooperation.--The head of each element of the 
     intelligence community that is a subject of an analysis, 
     evaluation, or investigation shall cooperate fully with the 
     Comptroller General and provide timely responses to requests 
     by the Comptroller General for documentation and information 
     made pursuant to this section.
       ``(k) Rule of Construction.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), nothing in this section or any other 
     provision of law shall be construed to restrict or limit the 
     authority of the Comptroller General to audit, evaluate, or 
     obtain access to the records of an element of the 
     intelligence community absent specific statutory language 
     restricting or limiting such audits, evaluations, or access 
     to records.''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentlewoman 
from California (Ms. Eshoo) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer my amendment No. 42 to this 
National Defense Authorization Act.
  Mr. Chairman, what brings me to the floor is something that I think 
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concern every single Member of the House. We all know that our number 
one obligation as Members of Congress is to secure our country. And as 
a member of the House Intelligence Committee, it matters not Republican 
or Democrat, we stand shoulder to shoulder. We may debate different 
things. We all know, and the full House knows, that this is our first 
and top obligation. In order to carry that obligation out, that duty 
done well, as a member of the House Intelligence Committee we must do 
effective oversight. We have to do investigations. It is the way we do 
our work.
  The reason I offer this amendment is because, unlike all the rest of 
the committees of the House who can use the GAO, dispatch the 
Government Accountability Office into the executive branch to make the 
kinds of determinations on financial issues, financial management, 
personnel, acquisitions, information technology, whatever it might be, 
the House Intelligence Committee is not allowed to do that. And in 
attempting to do it, it has drawn the ire of the administration.
  Now, I am a Democrat. We have a Democratic administration. I think 
the administration is ill-advised in this. These are the prerogatives 
of the Congress and the jurisdictions of our committees. I think that 
we need to be able to have the tools that the GAO has, with all of the 
safeguards in place relative to sources and methods and those things 
that are the most sensitive in the intelligence community. But I don't 
believe that the executive branch should be telling the legislative 
branch what tools we should have and to make that decision for us. That 
speaks to the separation of powers, and it also speaks to what we, as 
Members of Congress, in terms of our duty have to carry out and to do.
  So my amendment really corrects this flaw, and I think it's an 
important provision that would restore the GAO's role in congressional 
oversight. I don't think this is a question of whether the information 
is too sensitive for the GAO. They have the security clearances. They 
have dealt with things before, and nothing has ever happened.
  So as I said, I believe this issue goes directly to the heart of one 
of the most important functions of the Congress, and that is effective 
oversight. That's what this amendment is about.
  I want to thank, in particular, Chairman Howard Berman for his work 
on this issue from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and also my 
colleagues from the House Intelligence Committee who are sponsoring 
this amendment: Congressman Holt, Congressman Tierney of Massachusetts, 
Congressman Thompson of California, and Congresswoman Schakowsky of 
Illinois.
  I rise to offer my amendment #42, to the FY2011 National Defense 
Authorization Act. This Amendment would require the Director of 
National Intelligence to cooperate with GAO inquiries initiated by 
committees of jurisdiction.
  Oversight of matters in the intelligence community--including 
financial management, personnel systems, acquisitions, and information 
technology--is a fundamental prerogative of Congress. GAO plays a 
critical role helping committees examine the functions of government 
agencies in an objective, thorough manner.
  But despite this expertise, the intelligence community refuses to 
allow GAO in the door, even when the intelligence committees--the 
committees that have jurisdiction over them--have asked them to 
investigate. The Administration has even threatened to veto the 
Intelligence Authorization Bill because it contained a provision that 
would restore GAO's role in Congressional oversight.
  The co-sponsors of this amendment have joined me in rejecting the 
Administration's flawed legal analysis that would exempt the 
intelligence community from GAO's review--even though they review every 
other federal agency.
  This is not a question of whether the information is too sensitive 
for GAO. GAO has evaluated a number of national security programs, 
including ones that have sensitive intelligence implications like 
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance programs which are known 
as ISR platforms. GAO has issued classified reports on the Iraq war and 
parts of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. Their 
personnel have the appropriate security clearances and they know how to 
safeguard sensitive information.
  In an abundance of caution, the amendment lays out additional 
safeguards that GAO must follow to be able to have access to our 
nation's intelligence information.
  I believe this issue is one that goes directly to the heart of one of 
the most important functions of the Congress, and that is oversight. 
This also goes to the very core of the principle of Separation of 
Powers.
  My amendment would make clear to the intelligence community that they 
cannot bar the door to Congressional oversight, and it is Congress, not 
the Executive branch that determines which tools we get to use.
  In particular, I'd like to thank Chairman Berman of the House Foreign 
Affairs Committee and HPSCI members Representatives Holt, Tierney, 
Thompson of California, and Schakowsky for co-sponsoring this 
amendment. I urge the adoption of the amendment.
  At this point I would like to yield to Mr. Berman, my trusted and 
distinguished colleague from California.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for the 1\1/2\ minutes 
remaining in favor of the amendment.
  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Chairman, the Eshoo amendment cuts right to the heart 
of our constitutional authority: Congressional oversight of matters, in 
this case, within the intelligence community--basic functions, 
financial management, acquisitions, information technology--a 
fundamental prerogative of this body, a prerogative that should not be 
limited to the intelligence committees.
  Bottom line, GAO plays a critical role in helping the committees 
examine day-to-day functions of government agencies within their 
jurisdiction, and its expertise needs to be brought to bear on the 
intelligence community. This is particularly true after the 2004 
reforms that established the ODNI. There is no community that has 
undergone more bureaucratic overhaul and tumult, any agency within the 
Federal Government, than within the intelligence community.
  The notion that committees of appropriate jurisdiction are blocked 
from investigating areas within their domain for oversight purposes, 
having nothing to do--we clearly exempt the sources and methods issues 
from this oversight--makes no sense. It is an insult to the 
prerogatives of the Congress. And to the extent that the administration 
argues this should be solely within their prerogative, they don't fully 
understand our institutional role in Congress.
  I don't understand how anyone in this body who is interested in 
dealing with waste, with fraud, with duplication would want to limit 
the GAO's authority to go into appropriate areas within the 
intelligence community.
  I urge an ``aye'' vote.

                              {time}  1830

  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I seek the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I think the first and probably most 
important point to make on this amendment is that it does not belong on 
this bill and it imperils the whole bill.
  This issue about whether to expand GAO's authority to be able to 
investigate the intelligence community, which has been an issue in the 
fiscal year 2010 intelligence authorization bill, has been the subject 
of veto threats from the administration and is one of, if not the 
reason, here 4 months before the end of the fiscal year we still do not 
have an intelligence authorization bill.
  So it does not belong here. This is the DOD authorization bill. It is 
being discussed in another forum where it should, the intelligence 
authorization bill, and if it gets added to the DOD authorization bill, 
it puts in danger this entire bill because just today, the 
administration sent another email which confirmed the veto threat over 
this provision.
  So however Members feel about the particular issue one way or 
another, I would suggest that you ought to be very careful about 
endangering the whole bill over this provision.
  Second point I'd make is this is not a change to be taken lightly. As 
the gentlelady, my colleague on the Intelligence Committee mentioned, 
the GAO has not had this power, authority

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before since the modern intelligence community has existed. Congress 
after Congress of both parties, President after President of both 
parties have rejected this, I would suggest, for some very good 
reasons.
  So this is not a step to be taken lightly.
  I think the only argument one can make is that the current 
intelligence committees are incapable of performing their oversight 
responsibilities and therefore they have to get this other entity, GAO, 
in to help them do that. I don't agree with that position. I think the 
intelligence committees in the House and the Senate are capable of 
performing their job. Now, I get frustrated. I don't agree with 
everything that the majority chooses to do, but I believe that the 
committee is perfectly capable of oversight of the intelligence 
community as we were tasked to do in the House rules and by statute.
  These committees were created in the 1970s to fill a very unique 
role, and to undermine them by saying they are incapable of performing 
their job which, without bringing GAO and investigators and so forth, I 
think is a mistake.
  I also believe, Mr. Chairman, that this amendment may undermine the 
role of the DNI at a time that is very sensitive for the role of the 
DNI. Because if you look at the amendment itself, it says the 
Comptroller General decides what he needs access to, has control over 
how these investigations will be conducted. Now, the amendment says 
that you can have discussions with the DNI, but the decision is with 
the Comptroller General, further undermining the DNI's control over 
classified material. I think that's a mistake.
  There are other flaws, in my view, in this amendment. But the bottom 
line is it undermines the bill. It does not belong here. And it is a 
step that previous Congresses, previous Presidents have not chosen to 
take because of the sensitivity of the material and the unique role 
that the select committees on intelligence play.
  Therefore, I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will 
reject this amendment. I urge them to do so.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. All time for debate on the amendment has expired.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Is it in order to propound a unanimous consent request 
at this point?
  The Acting CHAIR. Any request to extend time must be congruent on 
both sides.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I would make a unanimous consent request to extend for 
each side 1 minute.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from New Jersey?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I would yield 1 minute to the Speaker of the House, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).
  Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman for yielding and his leadership on 
this important bill before us.
  I commend Congresswoman Eshoo for her attention to this important 
matter, her leadership in bringing this amendment to the floor.
  Mr. Chairman, as you all know, protecting American people is our 
first responsibility. Their security is what we take an oath to uphold, 
protect, and defend. In order to do that, we recognize the importance 
of intelligence gathering to preventing violence and to protecting the 
American people, especially in this age when we're fighting terrorism 
at home and abroad.
  The issue before us is if the responsibilities of Congress can be 
honored without the knowledge that we are entitled to. This is a very 
important issue. We all recognize, as the gentleman said, the 
importance of having information be kept secret when it's in our 
national security interest to do so. Not to overdo that to the extent 
of having Congress not have the information it needs to do its job of 
proper oversight to protect the American people.
  We are preventing harm. And if we're going to prevent harm, we have 
to have information to do so. And the members of the Intelligence 
Committee have a responsibility to hold that information close. This 
doesn't apply to every piece of information of intelligence that comes 
to the committee, but it does say that the GAO has a proven track 
record of conducting thorough and professional investigations. Their 
work has informed the Congress and led to significant changes that have 
enhanced our government's effectiveness. GAO staff are professionals 
who protect information held by the intelligence community. A vote for 
this amendment is a vote for enhancing intelligence oversight. It is a 
vote for Congress.
  I urge our colleagues to support the Eshoo amendment.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I certainly agree with the 
distinguished Speaker about the importance of our role in national 
security and the importance of Congress' role in overseeing the 
intelligence community. I agree that national security is the first job 
of the Federal Government.
  I also agree with both the gentleladies from California that 
oversight can be improved from the Congress. As a matter of fact, I've 
had legislation, which has not been allowed to be voted on the floor, 
to make clear the notification requirements and statute about what any 
administration must notify Congress about, the information it must give 
us.
  I'd also have to point out that the
9/11 Commission made a number of very important recommendations on how 
we can improve oversight in this Congress. Unfortunately, that have not 
been adopted. Now, they adopted a kind of a hybrid panel of the 
Appropriations Committee, but that was not at all what the 9/11 
Commission, the WMD Commission recommend we do to improve oversight.
  I think we should focus on making our committees of oversight more 
effective rather than bringing in this other entity, the General 
Accounting Office, that has historically never had a role with the 
intelligence community, and that the President says he will veto the 
bill over if we allow it to happen.
  Let's look at ourselves, improve ourselves first before we start 
bringing in others.
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Chair, as Chairman of the Oversight and Government 
Reform Committee, I support the amendment offered by Ms. Eshoo because 
it will strengthen government accountability and enhance critical 
oversight of the intelligence community. The amendment provides 
necessary clarification regarding the authority of the General 
Accountability Office, GAO, to receive information from the 
intelligence community. Congress relies on the GAO as a force 
multiplier in carrying out the investigative and oversight functions 
vested in the Legislative Branch. The GAO helps inform the Congress and 
all Executive agencies about areas and programs within the federal 
government that are performing well, and those that need to be improved 
or are vulnerable to waste, fraud, and abuse.
  This amendment will allow GAO to carry out these vital functions 
without unwarranted interference from intelligence community agencies. 
As Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro previously noted, this 
authority does not represent an overhaul of existing oversight 
mechanisms for the intelligence community. Instead, ``The proposed 
legislative provisions in essence reaffirm GAO's existing authority in 
order to address the lack of cooperation GAO has received from certain 
elements of the IC [intelligence community] in carrying out work at the 
specific request of the intelligence committees, and other committees 
of jurisdiction as defined by the rules of the Senate and House.'' The 
intelligence community will function more effectively, and better 
protect the security of this country if this amendment is adopted.
  Despite my strong support for the amendment and its important goals, 
I should note my concern with the way in which the amendment is 
drafted. This provision should clearly identify the authority of any 
committee of Congress with jurisdiction over the identified subject to 
request evaluation or analysis of an intelligence community component, 
not only the congressional intelligence committees, except in the case 
of matters concerning intelligence sources and methods.
  I thank Ms. Eshoo and the other sponsors of this important amendment 
for bringing it before the House, and I urge all Members to support it.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. I yield back the balance of my time.

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  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California 
will be postponed.


                Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Sarbanes

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 47 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. SARBANES. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 47 offered by Mr. Sarbanes:
       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY ACT 
                   AMENDMENTS.

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

     ``SEC. 45. SERVICE CONTRACT INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.

       ``(a) Service Contract Inventory Requirement.--
       ``(1) Guidance.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall develop and disseminate guidance to aid 
     executive agencies in establishing systems for the collection 
     of information required to meet the requirements of this 
     section and to ensure consistency of inventories across 
     agencies.
       ``(2) Report.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall submit a report to Congress on the status of 
     efforts to enable executive agencies to prepare the 
     inventories required under paragraph (3), including the 
     development, as appropriate, of guidance, methodologies, and 
     technical tools.
       ``(3) Inventory contents.--Not later than December 31, 
     2010, and annually thereafter, the head of each executive 
     agency required to submit an inventory in accordance with the 
     Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 
     105-270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note), other than the Department of 
     Defense, shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget 
     an annual inventory of service contracts awarded or extended 
     through the exercise of an option or a task order, for or on 
     behalf of such agency. For each service contract, the entry 
     for an inventory under this section shall include, for the 
     preceding fiscal year, the following:
       ``(A) A description of the services purchased by the 
     executive agency and the role the services played in 
     achieving agency objectives, regardless of whether such a 
     purchase was made through a contract or task order.
       ``(B) The organizational component of the executive agency 
     administering the contract, and the organizational component 
     of the agency whose requirements are being met through 
     contractor performance of the service.
       ``(C) The total dollar amount obligated for services under 
     the contract and the funding source for the contract.
       ``(D) The total dollar amount invoiced for services under 
     the contract.
       ``(E) The contract type and date of award.
       ``(F) The name of the contractor and place of performance.
       ``(G) The number and work location of contractor and 
     subcontractor employees, expressed as full-time equivalents 
     for direct labor, compensated under the contract, using 
     direct labor hours and associated cost data collected from 
     contractors.
       ``(H) Whether the contract is a personal services contract.
       ``(I) Whether the contract was awarded on a noncompetitive 
     basis, regardless of date of award.
       ``(b) Form.--Reports required under this section shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       ``(c) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which the inventory under subsection (a)(3) is required to 
     be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget, the head 
     of each executive agency shall--
       ``(1) make the inventory available to the public; and
       ``(2) publish in the Federal Register a notice that the 
     inventory is available to the public.
       ``(d) Government-wide Inventory Report.--Not later than 90 
     days after the deadline for submitting inventories under 
     subsection (a)(3), and annually thereafter, the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress 
     and make publicly available on the Office of Management and 
     Budget website a report on the inventories submitted. The 
     report shall identify whether each agency required to submit 
     an inventory under subsection (a)(3) has met such requirement 
     and summarize the information submitted by each executive 
     agency required to have a Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 
     section 901 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(e) Review and Planning Requirements.--Not later than 180 
     days after the deadline for submitting inventories under 
     subsection (a)(3) for an executive agency, the head of the 
     executive agency, or an official designated by the agency 
     head shall--
       ``(1) review the contracts and information in the 
     inventory;
       ``(2) ensure that--
       ``(A) each contract in the inventory that is a personal 
     services contract has been entered into, and is being 
     performed, in accordance with applicable laws and 
     regulations;
       ``(B) the contracts do not include to the maximum extent 
     practicable functions that are closely associated with 
     inherently governmental functions;
       ``(C) the agency is not using contractor employees to 
     perform inherently governmental functions;
       ``(D) the agency has specific safeguards and monitoring 
     systems in place to ensure that work being performed by 
     contractors has not changed or expanded during performance to 
     become an inherently governmental function;
       ``(E) the agency is not using contractor employees to 
     perform critical functions in such a way that could affect 
     the ability of the agency to maintain control of its mission 
     and operations; and
       ``(F) there are sufficient internal agency resources to 
     manage and oversee contracts effectively;
       ``(3) identify contracts that have been poorly performed, 
     as determined by a contracting officer, because of excessive 
     costs or inferior quality; and
       ``(4) identify contracts that should be considered for 
     conversion to--
       ``(A) performance by Federal employees of the executive 
     agency in accordance with agency insourcing guidelines 
     required under section 736 of the Financial Services and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-
     8, division D) and section 46 of this Act; or
       ``(B) an alternative acquisition approach that would better 
     enable the agency to efficiently utilize its assets and 
     achieve its public mission.
       ``(f) Report on Actions Taken in Response to Annual 
     Inventory.--Not later than one year after submitting an 
     annual inventory under subsection (a)(3), the head of each 
     executive agency submitting such an inventory shall submit to 
     the Office of Management and Budget a report summarizing the 
     actions taken pursuant to subsection (e), including any 
     actions taken to consider and convert functions from 
     contractor to Federal employee performance. The report shall 
     be included as an attachment to the next annual inventory and 
     made publicly available in accordance with subsection (c).
       ``(g) Submission of Service Contract Inventory Before 
     Public-private Competition.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 2011, if an 
     executive agency has not submitted to the Office of 
     Management and Budget the inventory required under subsection 
     (a)(3) for the prior fiscal year, the agency may not begin, 
     plan for, or announce a study or public-private competition 
     regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 
     function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other 
     administrative regulation or directive until such time as the 
     inventory is submitted for the prior fiscal year.
       ``(h) GAO Reports on Implementation.--
       ``(1) Report on guidance.--Not later than 120 days after 
     submission of the report by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget required under subsection (a)(2), the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall report on the 
     guidance issued and actions taken by the Director. The report 
     shall be submitted to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) Reports on inventories.--
       ``(A) Initial inventory.--Not later than September 30, 
     2011, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit a report to the Committees named in the preceding 
     paragraph on the initial implementation by executive agencies 
     of the inventory requirement in subsection (a)(3) with 
     respect to inventories required to be submitted by December 
     31, 2010.
       ``(B) Second inventory.--Not later than September 30, 2012, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the same 
     Committees on annual inventories required to be submitted by 
     December 31, 2011.
       ``(3) Periodic briefings.--The Comptroller General shall 
     provide periodic briefings, as may be requested by the 
     Committees, on matters related to implementation of this 
     section.
       ``(i) Executive Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `executive agency' has the meaning given the term in section 
     4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     403).''.

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       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections in section 1 
     of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 45. Service contract inventory requirement.''.

       (3) Repeal of superseded law.--Section 743(c) of the 
     Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 
     2010 (Public Law 111-117; 123 Stat. 3216) is amended by 
     striking ``and annually thereafter,''.
       (b) Prohibition Against Direct Conversions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 43(a)(1) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 439) is amended by striking 
     ``10 or more''.
       (2) Guidance.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall issue guidance to all Federal 
     agencies other than the Department of Defense to ensure that 
     no function last performed by Federal employees is converted 
     to contractor performance without complying with the 
     requirements of section 43 of such Act, as amended by this 
     section.
       (c) Guidelines on Insourcing New and Contracted Out 
     Functions.--
       (1) In general.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.), as amended by subsection (a), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 46. GUIDELINES ON INSOURCING NEW AND CONTRACTED OUT 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       ``(a) Guidelines Required.--(1) The heads of executive 
     agencies subject to the Federal Activities Inventory Reform 
     Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) shall 
     devise and implement guidelines and procedures to ensure that 
     consideration is given to using, on a regular basis, Federal 
     employees to perform new functions and functions that are 
     performed by contractors and could be performed by Federal 
     employees.
       ``(2) The guidelines and procedures required under 
     subparagraph (A) may not include any specific limitation or 
     restriction on the number of functions or activities that may 
     be converted to performance by Federal employees.
       ``(b) Special Consideration for Certain Functions.--The 
     guidelines and procedures required under paragraph (1) shall 
     provide for special consideration to be given to using 
     Federal employees to perform any function that--
       ``(1) is performed by a contractor and--
       ``(A) has been performed by Federal employees at any time 
     during the previous 10 years;
       ``(B) is a function closely associated with the performance 
     of an inherently governmental function;
       ``(C) has been performed pursuant to a contract awarded on 
     a non-competitive basis; or
       ``(D) has been performed poorly, as determined by a 
     contracting officer during the 5-year period preceding the 
     date of such determination, because of excessive costs or 
     inferior quality; or
       ``(2) is a new requirement, with particular emphasis given 
     to a new requirement that is similar to a function previously 
     performed by Federal employees or is a function closely 
     associated with the performance of an inherently governmental 
     function.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Certain Functions From Competitions.--
     The head of an executive agency may not conduct a public-
     private competition under Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76 or any other provision of law or regulation 
     before--
       ``(1) in the case of a new agency function, assigning the 
     performance of the function to Federal employees;
       ``(2) in the case of any agency function described in 
     paragraph (2), converting the function to performance by 
     Federal employees; or
       ``(3) in the case of an agency function performed by 
     Federal employees, expanding the scope of the function.
       ``(d) Deadline.--(1) The head of each executive agency 
     shall implement the guidelines and procedures required under 
     this subsection by not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection.
       ``(2) Not later than 210 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Government Accountability 
     Office shall submit a report on the implementation of this 
     subsection to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(1) The term `inherently governmental functions' has the 
     meaning given such term in subpart 7.5 of part 7 of the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(2) The term `functions closely associated with 
     inherently governmental functions' means the functions 
     described in section 7.503(d) of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       ``(f) Applicability.--This subsection shall not apply to 
     the Department of Defense.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections in section 1 
     of such Act, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 46. Guidelines on insourcing new and contracted out 
              functions.''.

       (3) Repeal of superseded law.--Subsection (b) of section 
     739 of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2008 (Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2030) is repealed.
       (d) Conversion of Functions to Performance by Federal 
     Employees.--
       (1) Decision to insource.--The Office of Management and 
     Budget shall not establish any numerical goal, target, or 
     quota for the conversion to performance by Federal employees 
     of functions previously performed by contractors unless such 
     goal, target, or quota is based on considered research and 
     analysis.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) Report to congress.--The Office of Management and 
     Budget shall submit to Congress a report on the aggregate 
     results of the efforts of each Federal agency to convert 
     functions from contractor performance to performance by 
     Federal agency employees made during fiscal year 2010. Such 
     report shall include--
       (i) agency decisions for converting such functions to 
     Federal employee performance;
       (ii) the basis and rationale for the agency decisions;
       (iii) the number of contractor employees whose functions 
     were converted to performance by Federal employees.
       (B) Comptroller general report.-- Not later than 120 days 
     after the submittal of the report under paragraph (1), the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of the 
     report.
       (3) Department of defense.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall apply to the Department of Defense.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. SARBANES. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  This amendment, amendment number 47, I believe, in the queue, would 
bring standards of good government and good government practice to 
procurement across the Federal agencies. What it does, in fact, is it 
takes a set of standards that has been put in place already with 
respect to the Department of Defense as a result of the DOD 
authorization bill of 2008, as well as standards that were built into 
appropriations bills applying to other agencies over the last couple of 
years, and it makes it clear that those are going to be authorized 
standards going forward to apply to non-DOD agencies as well now as to 
DOD agencies.
  As many people know, over the last few years, the impulse to contract 
services out on the part of the Federal Government went too far. And in 
fact, studies have demonstrated that, for example, the Department of 
Defense's service contractor workforce grew from 732,000 in 2000 to 1.3 
million in 2006, a huge increase. And this kind of phenomenon was not 
limited to the Department of Defense. We saw it in other agencies--the 
Department of Homeland Security and other places across the Federal 
workforce.
  Secretary Gates, recognizing that things have gone too far in this 
direction, is looking for a better balance and has already declared 
that DOD will examine this reliance on contractors and begin to bring 
more of a balance back into the equation. So what this amendment would 
do is take that same approach, those same standards and apply them 
across the board to non-DOD agencies.
  It includes a number of provisions. Very briefly, I will go over 
those.
  The first is it would close a loophole that allowed certain work 
performed by Federal employees to be contracted out without determining 
whether in fact that would result in any savings. Well, that's the kind 
of analysis that needs to be done. And so we would close that loophole.
  It would create a contractor inventory. Right now we don't really 
have a sense of which contracts are out there, what kind of outsourcing 
has been done. We need to get a handle on that, have an inventory, so 
we can make better decisions and informed judgements going forward.
  It would also seek to bring some analysis as to when it's appropriate 
to bring back in-house some of these functions and operations that have 
been outsourced according to very reasonable and rational standards.

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  And the last thing it would do is improve oversight and transparency. 
It would prevent any agency from establishing arbitrary quotas or 
targets or numerical goals with respect to what should be outsourced or 
not. In other words, what this seeks to do is bring a rational analysis 
back to whether something should be outsourced or not outsourced. It 
doesn't try to tilt the presumption in one direction or another. It 
just says let's look at this on a careful basis and determine when it 
makes sense, when it can generate savings, when it's a good thing for 
the Federal Government to do, and when it may not be such a good thing 
to do.
  So I urge support of this amendment because I do believe it will 
bring commonsense good government provisions back into the mix and will 
make those permanent for all government agencies across the board.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chair, I seek time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. LAMBORN. At this time I'd like to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Issa).
  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Sarbanes, I am sure, is well-intended with this 
amendment. But I hope the Chair will take note that this amendment is 
wholly outside the jurisdiction of this committee. And for that reason, 
it would be subject to a rule, if the rule allowed it.
  More importantly, it is very clear that although well-intended, it 
falls short of its intended mark. Mr. Sarbanes in his comments, 
rightfully so, said he wanted to establish standards. But I am sure the 
gentleman wants to establish a standard.

                              {time}  1845

  This amendment would establish every agency having a different 
standard. We already have the Office of Management and Budget and other 
agencies working to define inherently governmental in a uniform way, 
and that is critical. We do not want to bring in anything which is less 
expensive to do out-of-house and is not necessary to bring in-house.
  I share with the gentleman the desire to make sure that which must be 
done by the government, that which is so special that we definitely do 
not want profit fitting into the equation, we want it done by the 
government.
  I never again want to consider anything being outsourced simply 
because we don't have the will to build the resources in-house, 
particularly when it often can cost more, not less, to outsource.
  So I would hope that the gentleman would withdraw his amendment, one, 
because it's outside the jurisdiction of this committee; and, two, 
because there is a time and a place to get a standard. We already have 
an effort under way by this administration to establish a single 
standard, one that could be uniformly executed that would save money 
and save confusion.
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time is remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 1 minute remaining.
  Mr. SARBANES. I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Lynch).
  Mr. LYNCH. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of 
the amendment offered by my friend and colleague, Mr. Sarbanes of 
Maryland.
  This amendment ensures due diligence on the part of Federal agencies 
by requiring cost comparisons before any work can be awarded to 
contractors at non-Department of Defense agencies.
  I just want to point out that this is what DOD is doing now, and 
those of us on the Oversight Committee, who saw the problems that were 
created by recklessly contracting out core government responsibilities 
in the Iraq reconstruction era, think this is a great idea. We think 
that this is an idea that will make sure that we do effective cost 
analysis and also measure the appropriateness of whether or not a core 
government's function should be contracted out to begin with.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  The trouble is, this is not working so great for the Department of 
Defense, and to take it to all the other departments of government is 
not a good idea.
  We were promised that we would have a cost analysis that the validity 
of analysis and cost models would be provided, and that really hasn't 
been provided. So we have these glowing claims that this is going to 
save money, but we haven't seen the analysis backing that up.
  What we do know is that there will be people in the private sector 
losing their jobs. Now, sure, it will get transferred to the government 
service, but are we comparing apples to apples or apples to oranges?
  The claims that this will save money, I am not sure they take into 
account such things as health care coverage and pensions and things 
like that that a Federal employee would receive on top of their salary.
  I also question the long-term strategic use, especially in the 
Defense Department, of the great amounts of in-sourcing that are being 
talked about, because the most innovation that we get comes 
historically from the private sector.
  People that are in government are well-intentioned, they do their 
best, but there just sometimes is not that same cutting-edge innovation 
and technology improvement in government service that we see with 
people working in the private sector.
  The competition is so intense, that can drive innovation in the 
private sector. So to give that up for core competencies, core things 
that should be done by the private sector is something that I see as 
not good for the long-term strategy of the defense industry.
  For that reason, too, I really have to question this impulse to take 
something that's really not working that great and apply it to all of 
government just because you know of a few examples where maybe a 
contractor was paid too much.
  I agree with Representative Issa. We need to first of all step back 
and see if this is even working in the Department of Defense. And to 
assume that it is, on very skimpy or scant evidence, and apply it to 
the entire government is just way too premature and hasty. I would urge 
a ``no'' vote on this amendment.
  I know it's well-intentioned, but I would urge strongly everyone to 
oppose it.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SARBANES. I yield the balance of my time to my colleague from New 
Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 15 seconds.
  Mr. ANDREWS. The committee supports this amendment because we support 
Mr. Sarbanes' approach of merit-driven decision-making. The OMB will 
oversee this process. We believe it will improve quality and protect 
the taxpayers. We support the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland 
will be postponed.


            Amendments En Bloc No. 5 Offered by Mr. Andrews

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 1404, as the 
designee of the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, I offer 
amendments en bloc No. 5.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 5 offered by Mr. Andrews consisting of 
amendments numbered 5, 6, 7, 11, 14, 19, 31, and 33 printed in House 
Report 111-498:


            Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Bordallo of Guam

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of division A of the bill, insert the following 
     new title:


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         TITLE XVII--GUAM WORLD WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT

     SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Guam World War II Loyalty 
     Recognition Act''.

     SEC. 1702. RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFERING AND LOYALTY OF THE 
                   RESIDENTS OF GUAM.

       (a) Recognition of the Suffering of the Residents of 
     Guam.--The United States recognizes that, as described by the 
     Guam War Claims Review Commission, the residents of Guam, on 
     account of their United States nationality, suffered 
     unspeakable harm as a result of the occupation of Guam by 
     Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II, by 
     being subjected to death, rape, severe personal injury, 
     personal injury, forced labor, forced march, or internment.
       (b) Recognition of the Loyalty of the Residents of Guam.--
     The United States forever will be grateful to the residents 
     of Guam for their steadfast loyalty to the United States of 
     America, as demonstrated by the countless acts of courage 
     they performed despite the threat of death or great bodily 
     harm they faced at the hands of the Imperial Japanese 
     military forces that occupied Guam during World War II.

     SEC. 1703. PAYMENTS FOR GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS.

       (a) Payments for Death, Personal Injury, Forced Labor, 
     Forced March, and Internment.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations authorized to be appropriated under section 
     1706(a), after receipt of certification pursuant to section 
     1704(b)(8) and in accordance with the provisions of this 
     title, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make payments as 
     follows:
       (1) Residents injured.--The Secretary shall pay compensable 
     Guam victims who are not deceased before any payments are 
     made to individuals described in paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
     follows:
       (A) If the victim has suffered an injury described in 
     subsection (c)(2)(A), $15,000.
       (B) If the victim is not described in subparagraph (A) but 
     has suffered an injury described in subsection (c)(2)(B), 
     $12,000.
       (C) If the victim is not described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) but has suffered an injury described in subsection 
     (c)(2)(C), $10,000.
       (2) Survivors of residents who died in war.--In the case of 
     a compensable Guam decedent, the Secretary shall pay $25,000 
     for distribution to eligible survivors of the decedent as 
     specified in subsection (b). The Secretary shall make 
     payments under this paragraph after payments are made under 
     paragraph (1) and before payments are made under paragraph 
     (3).
       (3) Survivors of deceased injured residents.--In the case 
     of a compensable Guam victim who is deceased, the Secretary 
     shall pay $7,000 for distribution to eligible survivors of 
     the victim as specified in subsection (b). The Secretary 
     shall make payments under this paragraph after payments are 
     made under paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Distribution of Survivor Payments.--Payments under 
     paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) to eligible survivors 
     of an individual who is a compensable Guam decedent or a 
     compensable Guam victim who is deceased shall be made as 
     follows:
       (1) If there is living a spouse of the individual, but no 
     child of the individual, all of the payment shall be made to 
     such spouse.
       (2) If there is living a spouse of the individual and one 
     or more children of the individual, one-half of the payment 
     shall be made to the spouse and the other half to the child 
     (or to the children in equal shares).
       (3) If there is no living spouse of the individual, but 
     there are one or more children of the individual alive, all 
     of the payment shall be made to such child (or to such 
     children in equal shares).
       (4) If there is no living spouse or child of the individual 
     but there is a living parent (or parents) of the individual, 
     all of the payment shall be made to the parents (or to the 
     parents in equal shares).
       (5) If there is no such living spouse, child, or parent, no 
     payment shall be made.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this title:
       (1) Compensable guam decedent.--The term ``compensable Guam 
     decedent'' means an individual determined under section 
     1704(a)(1) to have been a resident of Guam who died or was 
     killed as a result of the attack and occupation of Guam by 
     Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II, or 
     incident to the liberation of Guam by United States military 
     forces, and whose death would have been compensable under the 
     Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 (Public Law 79-224) if a 
     timely claim had been filed under the terms of such Act.
       (2) Compensable guam victim.--The term ``compensable Guam 
     victim'' means an individual determined under section 
     1704(a)(1) to have suffered, as a result of the attack and 
     occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces 
     during World War II, or incident to the liberation of Guam by 
     United States military forces, any of the following:
       (A) Rape or severe personal injury (such as loss of a limb, 
     dismemberment, or paralysis).
       (B) Forced labor or a personal injury not under 
     subparagraph (A) (such as disfigurement, scarring, or burns).
       (C) Forced march, internment, or hiding to evade 
     internment.
       (3) Definitions of severe personal injuries and personal 
     injuries.--The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall 
     promulgate regulations to specify injuries that constitute a 
     severe personal injury or a personal injury for purposes of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of paragraph (2).

     SEC. 1704. ADJUDICATION.

       (a) Authority of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
     is authorized to adjudicate claims and determine eligibility 
     for payments under section 1703.
       (2) Rules and regulations.--The chairman of the Foreign 
     Claims Settlement Commission shall prescribe such rules and 
     regulations as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its 
     functions under this title. Such rules and regulations shall 
     be published in the Federal Register.
       (b) Claims Submitted for Payments.--
       (1) Submittal of claim.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1) 
     and subject to paragraph (2), the Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission may not determine an individual is eligible for a 
     payment under section 1703 unless the individual submits to 
     the Commission a claim in such manner and form and containing 
     such information as the Commission specifies.
       (2) Filing period for claims and notice.--All claims for a 
     payment under section 1703 shall be filed within one year 
     after the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission publishes 
     public notice of the filing period in the Federal Register. 
     The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall provide for 
     the notice required under the previous sentence not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this title. 
     In addition, the Commission shall cause to be publicized the 
     public notice of the deadline for filing claims in newspaper, 
     radio, and television media on Guam.
       (3) Adjudicatory decisions.--The decision of the Foreign 
     Claims Settlement Commission on each claim shall be by 
     majority vote, shall be in writing, and shall state the 
     reasons for the approval or denial of the claim. If approved, 
     the decision shall also state the amount of the payment 
     awarded and the distribution, if any, to be made of the 
     payment.
       (4) Deductions in payment.--The Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission shall deduct, from potential payments, amounts 
     previously paid under the Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 
     (Public Law 79-224).
       (5) Interest.--No interest shall be paid on payments 
     awarded by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
       (6) Remuneration prohibited.--No remuneration on account of 
     representational services rendered on behalf of any claimant 
     in connection with any claim filed with the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission under this title shall exceed one 
     percent of the total amount paid pursuant to any payment 
     certified under the provisions of this title on account of 
     such claim. Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlawful 
     and void. Whoever demands or receives, on account of services 
     so rendered, any remuneration in excess of the maximum 
     permitted by this section shall be fined not more than $5,000 
     or imprisoned not more than 12 months, or both.
       (7) Appeals and finality.--Objections and appeals of 
     decisions of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall 
     be to the Commission, and upon rehearing, the decision in 
     each claim shall be final, and not subject to further review 
     by any court or agency.
       (8) Certifications for payment.--After a decision approving 
     a claim becomes final, the chairman of the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission shall certify it to the Secretary of 
     the Treasury for authorization of a payment under section 
     1703.
       (9) Treatment of affidavits.--For purposes of section 1703 
     and subject to paragraph (2), the Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission shall treat a claim that is accompanied by an 
     affidavit of an individual that attests to all of the 
     material facts required for establishing eligibility of such 
     individual for payment under such section as establishing a 
     prima facie case of the individual's eligibility for such 
     payment without the need for further documentation, except as 
     the Commission may otherwise require. Such material facts 
     shall include, with respect to a claim under paragraph (2) or 
     (3) of section 1703(a), a detailed description of the injury 
     or other circumstance supporting the claim involved, 
     including the level of payment sought.
       (10) Release of related claims.--Acceptance of payment 
     under section 1703 by an individual for a claim related to a 
     compensable Guam decedent or a compensable Guam victim shall 
     be in full satisfaction of all claims related to such 
     decedent or victim, respectively, arising under the Guam 
     Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 (Public Law 79-224), the 
     implementing regulations issued by the United States Navy 
     pursuant thereto, or this title.

     SEC. 1705. GRANTS PROGRAM TO MEMORIALIZE THE OCCUPATION OF 
                   GUAM DURING WORLD WAR II.

       (a) Establishment.--Subject to section 1706(b) and in 
     accordance with this section, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall establish a grants program under which the Secretary 
     shall award grants for research, educational, and media 
     activities that memorialize the

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     events surrounding the occupation of Guam during World War 
     II, honor the loyalty of the people of Guam during such 
     occupation, or both, for purposes of appropriately 
     illuminating and interpreting the causes and circumstances of 
     such occupation and other similar occupations during a war.
       (b) Eligibility.--The Secretary of the Interior may not 
     award to a person a grant under subsection (a) unless such 
     person submits an application to the Secretary for such 
     grant, in such time, manner, and form and containing such 
     information as the Secretary specifies.

     SEC. 1706. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Guam World War II Claims Payments and Adjudication.--
     For purposes of carrying out sections 1703 and 1704, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated $126,000,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2013, to the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. Not more than 5 percent 
     of funds made available under this subsection shall be used 
     for administrative costs.
       (b) Guam World War II Grants Program.--For purposes of 
     carrying out section 1705, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2013.


           Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Coffman of Colorado

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE PRIORITY FOR RARE EARTH 
                   NEODYMIUM IRON BORON MAGNETS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) There is an urgent need to restore the United States 
     capability to manufacture sintered neodymium iron boron 
     magnets for use in defense applications and there is an 
     urgent need to eliminate the domestic supply-chain 
     vulnerability related to these key materials in the defense 
     supply-chain.
       (2) An April 14, 2010 report by the Government 
     Accountability Office entitled ``Rare Earth Materials in the 
     Defense Supply Chain'' demonstrates--
       (A) the ``United States is not currently producing 
     neodymium iron boron magnets,'' a key rare earth material;
       (B) that future availability of neodymium is largely 
     controlled by Chinese suppliers;
       (C) that alternatives to rare earth materials could reduce 
     the demand and dependence on rare earth materials in 10 to 15 
     years, but these materials might not meet current application 
     requirements;
       (D) where rare earth materials are used in defense systems, 
     the materials are responsible for the functionality of the 
     component and would be difficult to replace without losing 
     performance;
       (E) fin actuators used in precision-guided munitions are 
     specifically designed around the capabilities of neodymium 
     iron boron rare earth magnets, which are primarily available 
     from Chinese suppliers;
       (F) the DDG-51 Hybrid Electric Drive Ship Program uses 
     permanent-magnet motors using neodymium magnets from China; 
     and
       (G) future generations of some defense system components, 
     such as transmit and receive modules for radars, will 
     continue to depend on rare earth materials.
       (3) The United States has the technological capability to 
     restore its neodymium iron boron manufacturing capability.
       (4) Worldwide supplies or rare earth materials, including 
     neodymium, are expected to tighten significantly within the 
     next 3-5 years.
       (5) A domestic effort to restore domestic sintered 
     neodymium iron boron magnet manufacturing capability, 
     including efforts to qualify those magnets for use in defense 
     applications, will take between 3-5 years and should begin 
     immediately to avoid future weapon system delivery 
     disruption.
       (b) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a plan to establish a domestic source of 
     sintered neodymium iron boron magnets for use in the defense 
     supply chain.
       (c) Sintered Neodymium Iron Boron Magnets.--For the 
     purposes of subsection (b), the capability to manufacture 
     sintered neodymium iron boron magnets includes the alloying, 
     pressing, and sintering of magnet materials. It does not 
     include manufacturing magnets from standard shapes or 
     imported blocks of neodymium. The Secretary's plan shall not 
     allow the grinding or reprocessing of neodymium to be 
     considered a ``domestic source of sintered neodymium iron 
     boron magnets''.


      Amendment No. 7 Offered by Ms. Shea-Porter of New Hampshire

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 1047. STUDY ON COMMON ALIGNMENT OF WORLD REGIONS IN 
                   DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WITH INTERNATIONAL 
                   RESPONSIBILITIES.

       (a) Study Required.--The President shall commission a study 
     to assess the need for and implications of a common alignment 
     of world regions in the internal organization of departments 
     and agencies of the Federal Government with international 
     responsibilities.
       (b) Participating Departments and Agencies.--The following 
     departments and agencies, at a minimum, shall participate in 
     the study:
       (1) The Department of Defense, including the combatant 
     commands.
       (2) The Department of State.
       (3) The United States Agency for International Development.
       (4) The Department of Justice.
       (5) The Department of Commerce.
       (6) The Department of the Treasury.
       (7) The intelligence community.
       (8) Such other departments and agencies as the President 
     considers appropriate.
       (c) Cooperation and Access.--The heads of the departments 
     and agencies participating in the study shall provide full 
     cooperation with, and access to appropriate information to, 
     the team carrying out the study.
       (d) Matters Covered.--The study required under subsection 
     (a) shall, at a minimum, assess--
       (1) the problems resulting from different geographic 
     boundaries within the various departments and agencies;
       (2) potential obstacles to implementing a common alignment;
       (3) the advantages and disadvantages of a common alignment; 
     and
       (4) impediments to interagency coordination because of 
     differing regional authority levels.
       (e) Report.--The President shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the study required under subsection (a) not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


          Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Kratovil of Maryland

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 406, after line 4, insert the following:

     SEC. 1038. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO GIVE MIRANDA 
                   WARNINGS TO AL QAEDA TERRORISTS.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated in this Act 
     or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense 
     shall be used in violation of section 1040 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
     111-84; 123 Stat. 2454; 10 U.S.C. 801 note).


       Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ELECTIONS 
                   IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Limitation.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act may be made available to support the holding of 
     elections in Afghanistan unless and until the President 
     submits a certification described in subsection (b) to the 
     congressional officials specified in subsection (c).
       (b) Certification Described.--A certification described in 
     this subsection is certification in writing that contains a 
     determination of the President of the following:
       (1) The Afghanistan Independent Election Commission has the 
     professional capacity, personnel, skills, independence, and 
     legal authority to conduct and oversee free, fair, and honest 
     elections.
       (2) The Afghanistan Independent Election Commission, to the 
     extent possible, has been purged of all members and staff who 
     committed or were otherwise participants in any fraud of the 
     2009 presidential elections, including covering up the 
     electoral fraud or otherwise were negligent in investigating 
     allegations of electoral fraud.
       (3) The Afghan Electoral Complaints Commission is a 
     genuinely independent body with all the authorities that were 
     invested in it under Afghanistan law as of December 31, 2009, 
     and with no members appointed by President Hamid Karzai.
       (c) Congressional Officials Specified.--The congressional 
     officials specified in this subsection are the following:
       (1) The Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) The majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
       (3) The Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Chairman and ranking member of the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (4) The Chairman and ranking member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Chairman and ranking member of the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.


          Amendment No. 19 Offered by Mr. Conyers of Michigan

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON THE STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE 
                   SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION OF AN INCIDENTS AT SEA 
                   AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this

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     Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report evaluating naval security 
     in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the strategic 
     benefits of the successful negotiation of a multilateral or 
     bilateral Incidents at Sea military-to-military agreement 
     including the United States and the Government of Iran aimed 
     at defusing tension and preventing accidental naval conflict 
     in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Such an 
     assessment should consider and evaluate the effect that such 
     an agreement might have on commercial, military, and other 
     naval traffic in the region, as well as other United States 
     regional strategic interests.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.


           Amendment No. 31 Offered by Ms. Lee of California

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 323, after line 11, insert the following:

     SEC. 839. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COST SAVINGS THROUGH 
                   REDUCTIONS IN WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Secretary of Defense has undertaken meaningful 
     efforts to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse through 
     contractor oversight and new policies and procedures aimed at 
     increasing emphasis on ethics, governance, and fraud 
     prevention.
       (2) The Government Accountability Office report dated 
     December 16, 2009, on the status of 3,099 recommendations 
     made to the Department of Defense by the Government 
     Accountability Office between 2001 and 2008, indicates that 
     the Department of Defense has implemented 1,871, or 61 
     percent, of the recommendations.
       (3) The Government Accountability Office estimates that the 
     implementation of these recommendations yielded the Federal 
     Government a savings of $89 billion from 2001 through 2007, 
     averaging $12.7 billion in annual financial benefit.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) there is potential for additional and significant cost 
     savings through further reductions by the Secretary of 
     Defense in waste, fraud, and abuse, particularly with regard 
     to contracting processes; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense should make implementation of 
     the remaining Government Accountability Office 
     recommendations an utmost priority of the Department of 
     Defense.


         Amendment No. 33 Offered by Ms. Schakowsky of Illinois

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 12XX. RECOMMENDATIONS ON OVERSIGHT OF CONTRACTORS 
                   ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Recommendations Required.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special Inspector 
     General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall, in consultation 
     with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the 
     Inspector General of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and the Inspector General of the 
     Department of State--
       (1) issue recommendations on measures to increase oversight 
     of contractors engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan 
     that have a record of engaging in waste, fraud, or abuse;
       (2) report on the status of efforts of the Department of 
     Defense, the United States Agency for International 
     Development, and the Department of State to implement 
     existing recommendations regarding oversight of such 
     contractors; and
       (3) report on the extent to which military and security 
     contractors or subcontractors engaged in activities relating 
     to Afghanistan have been responsible for the deaths of Afghan 
     civilians.
       (b) Elements of Recommendations.--The recommendations 
     issued under subsection (a)(1) shall include--
       (1) recommendations for reducing the reliance of the United 
     States on--
       (A) military and security contractors or subcontractors 
     engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan that have been 
     responsible responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians; 
     and
       (B) Afghan militias or other armed groups that are not part 
     of the Afghan National Security Forces; and
       (2) recommendations for prohibiting the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of State, or the United States Agency 
     for International Development from entering into contracts 
     with contractors engaged in activities relating to 
     Afghanistan that have a record of engaging in waste, fraud, 
     or abuse.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
McKeon) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, again, this is an example of Members from 
both sides of the aisle making well thought out, constructive 
contributions on a whole range of issues that we think improve the 
bill. Both the majority and minority have examined each of the 
provisions in the en bloc amendment. We support each of them.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. At this time I would like to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Coffman).
  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Chairman, the Department of Defense is 
facing a near-term shortage of key ``rare earth'' materials necessary 
to support our defense weapon systems, and rare Earth magnets are 
especially critical. Over 97 percent of rare earth production is 
controlled by China.
  Currently the United States does not have a manufacturer of 
neodymium-iron-boron rare Earth magnets, yet they are found in our 
precision guided munitions, ships, aircraft, and other critical weapons 
systems.
  One key finding of the recent Government Accountability Office report 
on rare earth materials in the defense supply chain was that the 
Chinese-sourced ``neo'' magnets are being included in weapons platforms 
delivered to the Department of Defense. America is not currently 
producing these magnets. The time to address this problem is now.
  This amendment will help restore America's ability to produce 
domestic neo magnets. It requires the Department of Defense to develop 
a plan for establishing this domestic capability and submit it to the 
congressional defense committees.
  I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the Coffman-Ellsworth 
amendment.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, it's my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) who has taken a leading 
interest in evaluating both the quality and financial impact of our 
activities in Afghanistan, very often doing yeoman's work on tedious 
detail.
  Mr. McGOVERN. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I also want to 
thank the chairman and ranking member for including this amendment in 
the en bloc.
  Mr. Chairman, McGovern-Jones-Welch is a straightforward, bipartisan 
amendment. It requires the President to certify that the Afghanistan 
Independent Election Commission and the Afghan Electoral Complaints 
Commission have the professional capacity, legal authority and 
independence to carry out and oversee free, fair and honest elections, 
absent the fraud that characterized the 2009 presidential elections, 
before U.S. taxpayer dollars can support the next round of elections. I 
don't think that that's too much to ask.
  I was in Afghanistan just after the 2009 elections. I didn't meet 
anyone who thought that those elections were honest. The Embassy told 
me they were a fraud. The U.N. said they were a fraud. The Afghan 
people knew they were a fraud. Even President Karzai conceded that they 
were massively fraudulent. And $200 million of U.S. taxpayer money went 
into those elections. Just think about it, $200 million. I don't want 
to see history repeat itself. I don't want the American taxpayer ripped 
off again.
  More is at stake than the waste of money. The U.S. military strategy 
depends on an honest, competent Afghan government that can win the 
loyalty of the people. If September's parliamentary elections are also 
fraudulent, the result could be even greater local and regional 
turmoil.
  No matter where you stand on our policy on Afghanistan, let's make 
sure that the September elections are free, fair and honest. This 
amendment strengthens our leverage. Our uniformed men and women are 
fighting and dying in Afghanistan. The least we can ask is that the 
Afghan government carries out free, fair and honest elections.

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               [From the Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2010]

                        U.S. Lost in Afghan Vote

                        (By Peter W. Galbraith)

       Will we ever learn? In 2009, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, 
     who will meet with President Obama in Washington this week, 
     ripped off American taxpayers for about $200 million. This is 
     what the United States contributed to support presidential 
     elections that Karzai himself admits were massively 
     fraudulent. Now, the United Nations and the Obama 
     administration propose to fund Afghanistan's parliamentary 
     elections in September, even though new rules pushed through 
     by Karzai--over the opposition of parliament--make fraud even 
     more likely this time.
       Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission, or IEC, a 
     body appointed by Karzai and subservient to his wishes, was 
     deeply implicated in the 2009 fraud. The commission and its 
     staff either produced the phony tallies--which gave Karzai 
     more than 1 million of his 3 million votes--or collaborated 
     with those who did. In many instances, the commission 
     reported pro-Karzai results from polling centers that never 
     existed.
       Fortunately, Afghanistan also had in place a truly 
     independent body, the Electoral Complaints Commission, which 
     was empowered to investigate fraud. Three members of that 
     commission were appointed by the United Nations, and none of 
     its members was chosen by Karzai. After investigating the 
     election, the group tossed out enough phony Karzai votes to 
     force the president into a runoff with the second-highest 
     vote-getter, Abdullah Abdullah. In the end, that second 
     election wasn't held because Abdullah withdrew after the IEC 
     adopted procedures that made fraud even more likely in the 
     runoff.
       The fact that Karzai retained the presidency didn't mollify 
     him. Angered by the complaint commission's actions after the 
     first round of last year's vote, and determined to gain full 
     control over Afghanistan's election machinery, Karzai issued 
     a decree in February giving himself the authority to appoint 
     all five members of the Electoral Complaints Commission. He 
     also stripped the group of its power to initiate reviews of 
     suspicious ballots on its own. In the parliamentary 
     elections, the group will be allowed to act only on 
     complaints referred to it by members of the provincial 
     election commissions, all of whom are appointed by Karzai.
       The United Nations, which is supposed to help the Afghans 
     hold honest elections, and the United States, which will pick 
     up most of the tab for them, have responded far too meekly to 
     Karzai's power grab. Staffan de Mistura, the new head of the 
     U.N. mission in Afghanistan, negotiated a deal with Karzai 
     under which two U.N.-nominated international election experts 
     were appointed to the complaints commission, and one of them 
     will have veto power. Because of this compromise, De Mistura 
     is recommending that Western donors proceed with funding the 
     election. The Obama administration, wishing to move beyond a 
     recent harsh exchange of words with Karzai (during which 
     Karzai bizarrely alleged that foreigners, including the U.S. 
     and the U.N., were responsible for fraud in the last 
     election), seems inclined to agree.
       But the proposed compromise is a sham. Karzai's three 
     appointees can outvote the two U.N. choices, and the 
     compromise does not restore the Electoral Complaints 
     Commission's power to initiate independently reviews of 
     suspicious votes.
       There is only one positive note I've seen in the whole 
     mess, and that is that Karzai unexpectedly appointed Fazel 
     Ahmad Manawi as the new head of the IEC, replacing a chairman 
     deeply implicated in the fraud. This was a pleasant surprise. 
     I met Manawi, a respected Islamic scholar from the Panjshir 
     Valley, an opposition stronghold, when I was deputy head of 
     the U.N. mission in 2009. At the time, he was one of seven 
     members of the IEC, and he was clearly a person of integrity, 
     casting the sole vote against the decision to ratify Karzai's 
     fraudulent election. But Manawi remains only one vote on a 
     commission stacked with Karzai loyalists, and the leading 
     candidate for the position of chief electoral officer is 
     Zekria Barakzai, a smooth-talking IEC official who was a 
     public apologist for the fraud.
       Much more is at stake in Afghanistan's elections than the 
     waste of millions more U.S. dollars. Our counterinsurgency 
     strategy depends on an honest and competent Afghan government 
     that can win the loyalty of the population. During eight 
     years in office, the Karzai administration has been 
     ineffective and corrupt. Since Karzai's disputed reelection, 
     many Afghans also question his legitimacy.
       If September's parliamentary elections are fraudulent, it 
     could lead to an ethnically based civil war. Afghanistan's 
     opposition dominates the parliament and has come out strongly 
     against the new electoral procedures. The parliament is the 
     one national institution that effectively represents 
     Afghanistan's non-Pashtun minorities; the speaker of the 
     lower house is an ethnic Tajik who was the runner-up to 
     Karzai in the 2004 elections.
       The Obama administration, now that it has tenuously patched 
     up relations with Karzai after his anti-American tirades last 
     month, is reluctant to confront the Afghan president over 
     electoral procedures. This reluctance is shortsighted. 
     Insisting on procedures for honest elections now will be far 
     less costly, both in lives and money, than having another 
     crooked election that ends up with U.S. troops mired in even 
     greater chaos and a broadening civil war. The Taliban will be 
     the only true winner of yet another phony election in 
     Afghanistan.
       Peter W. Galbraith was deputy special representative of the 
     secretary-general of the United Nations to Afghanistan from 
     June to September 2009.

  Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlelady from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky) who has done very careful 
work on making sure that the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction is fully discharging very important functions.
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I rise in support of this en bloc amendment, which includes my 
amendment to improve oversight of contractors in Afghanistan. The 
United States employs over 100,000 contractors in Afghanistan, and we 
need to ensure that we have adequate oversight. Reckless behavior by 
contractors can endanger our mission in Afghanistan, and failure to 
adequately oversee money can leave billions of taxpayer dollars 
vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse.
  My amendment requires the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction to report to Congress on existing contractor oversight 
and make recommendations for increasing oversight and preventing 
contractors with a history of waste, fraud and abuse from getting 
future contracts.
  I would like to thank Chairman Skelton for supporting this amendment, 
as well as cosponsors Congressmen McGovern, Conyers, Hinchey and Moran.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time each side has 
left on this amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 6\1/2\ minutes 
and the gentleman from California has 8\1/2\ minutes.
  Without objection, the gentleman from Missouri will control the time.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. AKIN. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  It is very important that we take assessment of the excellent ideas 
in this bill that both parties support. Much of the debate this 
afternoon and this evening has obviously been consumed by points of 
controversy, but there are some major points of consensus that each 
side should be proud of supporting.
  Number one, each side is vigorously supporting a significant pay 
increase for the men and women who wear the uniform of our country. 
Each side is supporting a very significant increase in the quality of 
housing, education and health care for the servicemembers and for their 
families.

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  Each side is supporting a significant step toward our Navy, reaching 
the point where our admirals tell us it ought to be.
  In 2008, our Navy had authorized and at sea in the fleet 286 ships. 
Under this bill, our Navy will have authorized and at sea in the fleet 
293 ships, a gain of seven ships. Mr. Taylor, in particular, has worked 
very hard on this point with the full bipartisan support of the 
Republican side. Our admirals tell us that the optimal size of the Navy 
they would like to see us have is 313 ships. So we have a ways to go, 
but progress is being made.
  I mentioned earlier the legislation before the House authorizes $9.8 
billion for our Special Operations Command. In the toughest 
neighborhoods in the world, in the toughest circumstances in the world, 
it is the men and women under the command of SOCOM who do the toughest 
work, and the bill on both sides supports them very substantially.
  Also, as I mentioned before, this bill dramatically upgrades the 
amount of money we spend on identifying, securing, and disabling 
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that could be used to form a nuclear improvised explosive device. This 
is very much consistent with the administration's policy and broadly 
embraced by both sides.
  So, Mr. Chairman, I just want you and others observing tonight to 
understand that it is the nature of debate that we do dwell--as we have 
these many hours this afternoon--on points of disagreement, and they 
are profound points of disagreement; but it is very important that 
people understand the points of agreement that are before us. Whether 
it is compensation for our servicemembers and their families, their 
health care, their housing, their job and educational opportunities, 
whether it is the end strength of our Navy--which, frankly, is a 
bipartisan commitment to bring us up to those 313 ships--whether it is 
the end strength of our Armed Forces; in 2008, the end strength of our 
Armed Forces was in the neighborhood of 1.4 million people, active 
duty, Guard and Reserve, a little over that. This legislation before us 
tonight would have the end strength of our Armed Forces exceed 1.5 
million people in our active duty, Guard and Reserve.
  So, Mr. Chairman, I again want to say that it is healthy, it is 
expected, it is anticipated that the floor of this Chamber will be a 
place where our points of disagreement are vigorously and honestly 
pursued. But as a compliment to both sides of the aisle, to Mr. McKeon 
and Chairman Skelton, the legislative product that is before us tonight 
has many, many, many more points of consensus, and we're looking 
forward to building on those points of consensus.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California 
will control the time.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. May I inquire as to how much time we have left on each 
side.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 8\1/2\ minutes 
remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I yield myself 2 minutes.
  I also wanted to make reference to the excellent work that's been 
done in this bill in the area of our missile defense program. Now, 
there are obviously disagreements over what the structure of that 
program ought to be; but when one looks at the fortification of 
defenses that we already have at Fort Greely and other places, when one 
looks at the additional investment that we are making in the successful 
regional-range missile programs that have tested and been quite 
efficient, I think that the accurate conclusion is that we are 
fortifying the defenses which have been proven to work in the missile 
defense field, we are building upon those successes, and we are 
preparing ourselves for a future generation of defenses that are 
effective both in a regional context and in the context of 
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
  The nonproliferation strategy really has two aspects: it is to be 
prepared to defend ourselves if a strike occurs, but it is to 
discourage the proliferation of nuclear capability around the world, as 
the administration has done in the Security Council negotiations with 
Iran and it has done with its layered defense missile strategy. So, 
again, I think this is another point where there is more consensus than 
disagreement.
  There is disagreement between the two sides over the best way to 
pursue an effective ballistic missile defense. I don't think there is a 
disagreement over whether the pursuit of a ballistic missile defense is 
in the interest of the country. It most certainly is.
  I would conclude at this point, Mr. Chairman, where I began. We know 
that the cornerstone of our country's defense is not found in this 
Chamber. It is found at bases throughout the world, both in the 
Continental United States and at forward-operating bases and other 
places overseas. We are profoundly grateful to the men and women who 
volunteer to serve this country. We, on a bipartisan basis, are 
expressing our gratitude where it counts: compensation, support for 
families, education, health care, and other opportunities.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Akin).
  Mr. AKIN. Just to respond briefly here on the subject of missile 
defense, I know we are working with some en bloc amendments. We're 
comfortable with those amendments. There is some disagreement on 
missile defense, and I think at least a considerable vulnerability that 
many people on our side are very concerned with was the decision not to 
build a ground base system in Poland and the radar in the Czech 
Republic, but instead, to suggest that the Aegis class cruisers could 
cruise around in the ocean and take care of the mission to stop 
ballistic missiles, particularly a longer range ballistic missile 
possibly equipped with a nuclear warhead coming out of Iran.
  The fact of the matter is that the Aegis class missiles do not have 
the velocity necessary to stop a longer-range ballistic missile. And 
the only way we had to do that was, quite simply, the ground-based 
system, which is a 20-ton missile; the Aegis class missiles are more 
two ton. So there is a factor-of-10 difference in the weight of the 
missile. Obviously, the much larger missile can develop the velocity it 
needs to go after a very high-flying, fast-moving ballistic missile 
that could come from Iran as early as in the next few years.
  And so there is a serious concern that, in terms of missile defense, 
we do not really have protection over Western Europe and our troops 
that are stationed in Western Europe. Of more concern to us was some 
level of obfuscation that we received from the Pentagon as to what the 
real capabilities of this potentially Standard Block 3 missile--it's 
called the Standard Block 3, 2A--and what sort of velocities that could 
attain. From the most reliable sources that I personally have been able 
to discuss this with and keeping things within the nonclassified 
setting, that missile we have very little hope will ever develop the 
velocity necessary to take out a high-flying ballistic missile.
  So we have a big gap in our ballistic missile capabilities, and that 
gap is the size of Europe. And we are betting on the development of a 
missile that just does not have the physical size or capabilities of 
developing the velocities we need to protect Europe. We don't think 
that's good strategy. We think that's a weakness in the bill.
  I still support the bill, it's a good bill--unless we put bad 
amendments on it. This block of amendments is okay, but we do have some 
weaknesses.
  Mr. ANDREWS. May I inquire of the Chair how much time is remaining on 
each side.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 30 seconds 
remaining. The gentleman from California has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I reserve.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Mississippi (Mr. Taylor).
  Mr. TAYLOR. First let me say that I agree with my chairman and the 
ranking member on the need to defeat the Murphy amendment.
  But to Mr. Akin's point, number one, in the past 20 years, the 
Panamanians, the Filipinos, and even our fellow Americans in Puerto 
Rico have asked us to leave. If you put your missile defense in Poland 
or Czechoslovakia, you are one election away from having spent billions 
of dollars and being asked to leave. If you put your missile defense on 
ships you can get to within 12 miles of the Iranian coast, you don't 
have to ask anyone's permission to fire it. It's there. And if you 
think about it, all of our known enemies have a coastline. That's why 
it makes sense to put our missile defense on a ship because you put the 
ship between our Nation and our enemies.
  I thank the gentleman very, very much for yielding me the minute, and 
I thank the gentleman for asking a great question.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

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  Again, back to this point, I think we weren't concerned on the 
missile defense about putting them on the ships, what we're concerned 
about is we don't have the missile to put on the ships. And there will 
be a gap in the time that we don't have the other missiles before we 
get the missiles for the ships. So I think that's a concern we have, 
and hopefully that will be worked out, that we will have a missile 
instead of just a planned missile.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I yield myself the balance of my time.
  First of all, I would like to thank the gentleman from California for 
yielding his time to the gentleman from Mississippi. We appreciate that 
very much.
  I will just conclude by pointing out that we've heard some 
disagreements here about the nature of ballistic missile defense. But 
to my core point, there is much in this bill that has been embraced by 
both sides of the aisle because both sides of the aisle have a profound 
respect for the men and women who serve and a profound appreciation for 
the core duty we have to preserve and defend the country.
  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Chair, the Department of Defense is 
facing a near-term shortage of key ``rare earth'' materials necessary 
to support our defense weapon systems, and rare earth magnets are 
especially critical. Over 97% of rare earth production is controlled by 
China.
  Currently, the United States does not have a manufacturer of 
neodymium iron boron rare earth magnets, yet they are found in our 
precision guided munitions, ships, aircraft, and other critical weapons 
systems.
  Due to my concern over this critical security issue, last year I 
requested a Government Accountability Office, GAO, study on rare earth 
materials in the defense supply chain as part of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. Released on April 14, 2010, the 
recent GAO Report on Rare Earth Metals in the Defense Supply Chain has 
highlighted the near-term need for a sustainable supply chain of rare 
earths in the United States, both for critical American national 
defense and industrial applications.
  One key finding of the GAO report was their determination that some 
U.S. defense contractors are currently utilizing ``neo'' magnets from 
Chinese sources and incorporating them into the weapons platforms 
delivered to the Department of Defense. At present, we have almost no 
alternatives to these Chinese components, as the United States is not 
currently producing these magnets. Though America is not currently 
producing these magnets, we have the technological know-how to do so, 
combined with significant deposits of rare earths.
  The time to address this problem is now.
  This essential amendment will help restore America's ability to 
produce domestic ``neo'' magnets. It requires the Department of Defense 
to develop a plan for establishing a domestic neodymium iron boron 
magnet capability, and submit it to the Congressional defense 
committees.
  We cannot allow our nation to be dependent on a foreign source of 
these critical components. This amendment will help revitalize our 
domestic manufacturing sector and contribute directly to our national 
security.
  I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the Coffman-Ellsworth 
amendment.
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chair, I thank Congresswoman Schakowsky for her 
leadership on this amendment--and on the many issues surrounding 
private contractors.
  Mr. Chair, this amendment is all about accountability and stopping 
waste, fraud and abuse. It's long past time that we increased and 
improved the monitoring and oversight of private contractors, 
especially military, defense and security contractors.
  This amendment, like the provision in my bill, H.R. 5015, places 
these contractors under the audit and review of our existing Inspectors 
General, and allows the Special IG for Reconstruction in Afghanistan to 
make concrete recommendations to the Pentagon, State Department and 
USAID on how to bring to account and even stop doing business with 
those contractors with records of waste, fraud and abuse--let alone a 
record of abusing and killing innocent civilians.
  Mr. Chair, this amendment is good for the American taxpayer. It's 
good for our national security. And it's good for our reputation and 
standing abroad.
  It is a win-win amendment.
  I ask my colleagues to support the Schakowsky-McGovern-Hinchey-
Conyers-Moran amendment on expanding the oversight over and 
accountability of private contractors in Afghanistan.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time and 
urge support of the en bloc amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  The amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 
1404, I hereby give notice that amendment No. 79 may be offered out of 
order.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman's request is noted.


            Amendments En Bloc No. 6 Offered by Mr. Andrews

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 1404, as the 
designee of the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, I offer 
amendments en bloc No. 6, including modifications to amendment No. 50.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 6 offered by Mr. Andrews consisting of 
amendments numbered 39; 41; 43; 50, as modified; 51, and 57 printed in 
House Report 111-498:


          Amendment No. 39 Offered by Mr. Lipinski of Illinois

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. PROCUREMENT OF ARTICLES, MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES 
                   FOR USE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Requirement.--In procuring articles, materials, or 
     supplies for use outside of the United States, including 
     procurements for military construction projects, the 
     Department of Defense shall solicit bids from United States 
     sources.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     articles, materials, or supplies to be procured are--
       (1) not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United 
     States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities;
       (2) needed on an urgent basis and not acquired on a regular 
     basis; or
       (3) perishable, or will otherwise degrade because of the 
     time involved in shipping.


             Amendment No. 41 Offered by Mr. Braley of Iowa

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

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

     SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON LONG-TERM COSTS OF OPERATION IRAQI 
                   FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The United States has been engaged in military 
     operations in Afghanistan since October 2001 and in military 
     operations in Iraq since March 2003.
       (2) According to the Congressional Research Service, 
     through fiscal year 2009, Congress has appropriated 
     $944,000,000,000 for the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of State, and for medical costs paid by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs. This amount includes 
     $683,000,000,000 for Iraq and $227,000,000,000 for 
     Afghanistan.
       (3) Over 90 percent of Department of Defense funds for 
     operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have been provided as 
     emergency funds in supplemental or additional appropriations.
       (4) The Congressional Budget Office and the Congressional 
     Research Service have stated that future war costs are 
     difficult to estimate because the Department of Defense 
     provides little information on costs incurred to date, does 
     not report outlays or actual expenditures for war because war 
     and baseline funds are mixed in the same accounts, and 
     because of a lack of information from the Department of 
     Defense on many of the key factors that determine costs, 
     including personnel levels or the pace of operations.
       (5) Over 2 million United States troops have served in Iraq 
     and Afghanistan since the beginning of the conflicts.
       (6) Over 4,400 United States troops and Department of 
     Defense civilian personnel have been killed in Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom and over 1,060 United States troops and 
     Department of Defense civilian personnel have been killed in 
     Operation Enduring Freedom.
       (7) Over 1,340 service members have suffered amputations as 
     a result of their service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
       (8) More than 243,685 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have 
     been treated for mental health conditions, more than 129,654 
     Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have been diagnosed with Post-
     Traumatic Stress Disorder, and approximately 30,000 have a 
     confirmed Traumatic Brain Injury diagnosis.
       (9) Approximately 46 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan 
     veterans have sought treatment at Department of Veterans 
     Affairs hospitals and clinics.
       (10) The Independent Review Group on Rehabilitative Care 
     and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed Army Medical 
     Center

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     and National Naval Medical Center identified Traumatic Brain 
     Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, increased survival of 
     severe burns, and traumatic amputations as the four signature 
     wounds of the current conflicts.
       (11) The Independent Review Group report also states that 
     the recovery process ``can take months or years and must 
     accommodate recurring or delayed manifestations of symptoms, 
     extended rehabilitation and all the life complications that 
     emerge over time from such trauma''.
       (b) Report Requirement; Scenarios.--Not later than the date 
     on which the budget of the United States Government is 
     submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, for fiscal year 2012, the President, with contributions 
     from the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and 
     the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall 
     submit a report to Congress containing an estimate of the 
     long-term costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
     Enduring Freedom. The report shall contain estimates for the 
     following scenarios:
       (1) The number of personnel deployed in support of 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom is 
     reduced from current levels to approximately 150,000 by the 
     end of fiscal year 2011, 65,000 by the end of fiscal year 
     2012, and 30,000 by the end of fiscal year 2013, and remains 
     at that level through fiscal year 2020.
       (2) The number of personnel deployed in support of 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom is 
     increased from current levels to approximately 235,000 by the 
     end of fiscal year 2010, is reduced to 230,000 by the end of 
     fiscal year 2011, is reduced to 195,000 by the end of fiscal 
     year 2012, is reduced to 135,000 by the end of fiscal year 
     2013, is reduced to 80,000 by the end of fiscal year 2014, is 
     reduced to 60,000 by the end of fiscal year 2015, and remains 
     at that level through fiscal year 2020.
       (3) An alternative scenario, defined by the President and 
     based on current war and withdrawal plans, which takes into 
     account expected troop levels and the expected length of time 
     that troops will be deployed in support of Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
       (c) Special Considerations.--The estimates required for 
     each scenario shall make projections through at least fiscal 
     year 2020, shall be adjusted appropriately for inflation, 
     shall be based on historical trends, and to the maximum 
     extent practicable shall take into account and specify the 
     following:
       (1) The total number of troops expected to be activated and 
     deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan during the course of 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. This 
     number shall include all troops deployed in the region in 
     support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
     Freedom and activated reservists in the United States who are 
     training, backfilling for deployed troops, or supporting 
     other Department of Defense missions directly or indirectly 
     related to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
     Freedom. This number shall also break down activations and 
     deployments of Active Duty, Reservists, and National Guard 
     troops.
       (2) The number of troops, including National Guard and 
     Reserve troops, who have served and who are expected to serve 
     multiple deployments.
       (3) The number of contractors and private military security 
     firms that have been utilized and are expected to be utilized 
     during the course of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
       (4) The number of veterans currently suffering and expected 
     to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic 
     Brain Injury, or other mental injuries.
       (5) The number of veterans currently in need of and 
     expected to be in need of prosthetic care and treatment 
     because of amputations incurred during Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
       (6) The current number of pending Department of Veterans 
     Affairs claims from Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, and the 
     total number of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans expected to 
     seek disability compensation benefits from the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       (7) The total number of troops who have been killed and 
     wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan to date, including noncombat 
     casualties, the total number of troops expected to suffer 
     injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the total number of 
     troops expected to be killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
     including noncombat casualties.
       (8) Funding already appropriated for the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of State, and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for costs related to the wars in Iraq and 
     Afghanistan. This shall include an account of the amount of 
     funding from regular Department of Defense, Department of 
     State, and Department of Veterans Affairs budgets that has 
     gone and will go to Iraq and Afghanistan.
       (9) Current and future operational expenditures, including 
     funding for combat operations; deploying, transporting, 
     feeding, and housing troops (including fuel costs); 
     deployment of National Guard and Reserve troops; the 
     equipping and training of Iraqi and Afghani forces; 
     purchasing, upgrading, and repairing weapons, munitions and 
     other equipment; and payments to other countries for 
     logistical assistance.
       (10) Past, current, and future cost of government 
     contractors and private military security firms.
       (11) Average annual cost for each troop and combat brigade 
     deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
     Enduring Freedom, including room and board, equipment and 
     body armor, transportation of troops and equipment (including 
     fuel costs), and operational costs.
       (12) Current and future cost of combat-related special pays 
     and benefits, including reenlistment bonuses.
       (13) Current and future cost of activating National Guard 
     and Reserve forces and paying them on a full-time basis.
       (14) Current and future cost for reconstruction, embassy 
     operations and construction, and foreign aid programs for 
     Iraq and Afghanistan.
       (15) Current and future cost of bases and other 
     infrastructure to support United States troops in Iraq and 
     Afghanistan.
       (16) Current and future cost of providing healthcare for 
     returning veterans. This estimate shall include the cost of 
     mental health treatment for veterans suffering from Post-
     Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, and 
     other mental problems as a result of their service in 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. This 
     estimate shall also include the cost of lifetime prosthetics 
     care and treatment for veterans suffering from amputations as 
     a result of their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
     Operation Enduring Freedom.
       (17) Current and future cost of providing Department of 
     Veterans Affairs disability benefits for lifetime of 
     veterans.
       (18) Current and future cost of providing survivors' 
     benefits to survivors of service members.
       (19) Cost of bringing troops and equipment home at the end 
     of the wars, including cost of demobilizing troops, 
     transporting troops home (including fuel costs), providing 
     transition services from active duty to veteran status, 
     transporting equipment, weapons, and munitions (including 
     fuel costs), and an estimate of the value of equipment which 
     will be left behind.
       (20) Cost to restore the military and military equipment, 
     including the National Guard and National Guard equipment, to 
     full strength after the wars.
       (21) Cost of the administration's plan to permanently 
     increase the Army and Marine Corps by 92,000.
       (22) Amount of money borrowed to pay for the wars in Iraq 
     and Afghanistan, and the sources of that money.
       (23) Interest on borrowed money, including interest for 
     money already borrowed and anticipated interest payments on 
     future borrowing for the war in Iraq and the war in 
     Afghanistan to the extent all spending associated with the 
     war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan have been and will be 
     financed with borrowed money.


         Amendment No. 43 Offered by Mr. Murphy of Connecticut

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WAIVERS UNDER BUY 
                   AMERICAN ACT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIRED 
                   TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL REPORT.

        Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is 
     amended in subsection (c)(2)(A) by striking clause (vi) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(v) An itemized list of all waivers granted with respect 
     to such articles, materials, or supplies under the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), including--
       ``(I) an analysis of the domestic capacity to supply the 
     articles, materials, or supplies; and
       ``(II) an analysis of the reasons for an increase or 
     decrease in the number of waivers granted from fiscal year to 
     fiscal year.''.


            Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

  The text of the amendment is as follows:
       At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following:
       Whereas, on January 12, 2010, the nation of Haiti was hit 
     by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, adversely affecting nearly 
     3,000,000 people;
       Whereas the United States Government has provided millions 
     of dollars in humanitarian assistance to meet immediate needs 
     on the ground and plans to give more over the next year;
       Whereas the United States Armed Forces have diligently 
     worked to aid the people of Haiti during their time of need, 
     providing humanitarian aid and logistical support;
       Whereas the United States Armed Forces, civilians, and 
     charitable groups have led the charge in an effort to 
     maintain civility and bring some small semblance of hope to 
     the devastated nation;
       Whereas members of the United States Armed Forces serve as 
     the premier ambassadors of liberty, freedom, and goodwill 
     when tasked with a humanitarian mission;

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       Whereas the generosity of the people of the United States 
     is known the world over and the United States flag is 
     universally recognized as a symbol of that generosity; and
       Whereas the United States Government has provided more aid 
     to the nation of Haiti than all other nations combined: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) commends the United States Armed Forces for their 
     commitment to completing their humanitarian mission in Haiti; 
     and
       (2) encourages the President to order the United States 
     flag to be flown over all military and civilian outposts in 
     Haiti under the United States' jurisdiction.


          Amendment No. 51 Offered by Ms. Edwards of Maryland

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE EFFECTS ON DOMESTIC JOBS IN 
                   PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS OF DEFENSE CAPABILITY.

       Section 2505(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``title)'' the following: ``, 
     including the effects on domestic jobs,''.


        Amendment No. 57 Offered by Mr. Price of North Carolina

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. EXTENSION OF REGULATIONS ON CONTRACTORS PERFORMING 
                   PRIVATE SECURITY FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Extension of Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State, shall issue regulations to 
     extend and apply the requirements of section 862 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
     (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) to additional areas 
     as designated under paragraph (2) and as listed in paragraph 
     (3).
       (2) Additional areas designated.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall designate as additional areas for purposes of this 
     section any area--
       (A) that is an area within a foreign country or an area 
     covering all or part of more than one foreign country;
       (B) that is not an area of combat operations as designated 
     under subsection (c) of section 862 of such Act; and
       (C) in which significant military operations, as designated 
     by the Secretary, are being carried out by United States 
     Armed Forces.
       (3) Additional areas listed.--In addition to any areas 
     designated by the Secretary under paragraph (2), the 
     following areas shall be considered additional areas listed 
     in this paragraph for purposes of this section:
       (A) The Horn of Africa region.
       (B) Yemen.
       (C) The Philippines.
       (D) Haiti.
       (b) Extension Timelines.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations applicable to the additional areas--
       (1) designated under subsection (a)(2), not later than 
     March 1, 2012; and
       (2) listed in subsection (a)(3), not later than March 1, 
     2011.
       (c) Report on Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the dates specified in subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the 
     regulations prescribed under this section. The report shall 
     include--
       (1) a complete list of additional areas designated by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a)(2), and a detailed description 
     of the criteria used to make the designation;
       (2) the total number of contractors performing private 
     security functions in each additional area designated under 
     subsection (a)(2) or listed in subjection (a)(3); and
       (3) an assessment of the long-term options for reducing the 
     use of contractors for private security functions, including 
     the use of Government personnel to provide such functions.
       (d) Private Security Functions.--Notwithstanding section 
     864 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 
     (P.L. 110-181), as amended by section 813 of the NDAA for FY 
     2010 (P.L. 111-84), in this section, the term ``private 
     security functions'' means activities engaged in by a 
     contractor as follows:
       (1) Guarding of personnel, facilities, or property of a 
     Federal agency.
       (2) Any other activity for which personnel are required to 
     carry weapons in the performance of their duties.
       Page 304, line 15, strike ``and''.
       Page 304, line 21, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 304, after line 21, insert the following:
       ``(C) the desirability and feasibility of including in the 
     common databases identified under section 861(b)(4) 
     information about contracts subject to the regulations 
     required by section 839 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (providing for extending and 
     applying the requirements of section 862 to additional areas 
     designated or listed in that section 839).


     Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia, as Modified

  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the modification to amendment 
No. 50.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Page 452, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 1065. SENSE OF CONGRESS ENCOURAGING THE PRESIDENT TO 
                   ORDER THE UNITED STATES FLAG TO BE FLOWN OVER 
                   UNITED STATES MILITARY AND CIVILIAN OUTPOSTS IN 
                   HAITI DURING EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) On January 12, 2010, the nation of Haiti was hit by a 
     magnitude 7.0 earthquake, adversely affecting nearly 
     3,000,000 people.
       (2) The United States has provided millions of dollars in 
     humanitarian assistance to meet immediate needs on the ground 
     and plans to give more over the next year.
       (3) The Armed Forces have diligently worked to aid the 
     people of Haiti during their time of need, providing 
     humanitarian aid and logistical support.
       (4) The Armed Forces, civilians, and charitable groups have 
     led the charge in an effort to maintain civility and bring 
     some small semblance of hope to the devastated nation.
       (5) Members of the Armed Forces serve as the premier 
     ambassadors of liberty, freedom, and goodwill when tasked 
     with a humanitarian mission.
       (6) The generosity of the people of the United States is 
     known the world over and the United States flag is 
     universally recognized as a symbol of that generosity.
       (7) The United States has provided more aid to the nation 
     of Haiti than all other nations combined.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Congress--
       (1) commends the Armed Forces for their commitment to 
     completing their humanitarian mission in Haiti; and
       (2) encourages the President to order the United States 
     flag to be flown over all military and civilian outposts in 
     Haiti under United States jurisdiction.

  Mr. McKEON (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent that we dispense with the reading.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from California?
  There was no objection.

                              {time}  1915

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
McKeon) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Again, we appreciate the efforts of Members on both 
sides of the aisle in working through a wide array of problems in a 
very thoughtful way. Each of these amendments has been reviewed and 
accepted by both the minority and majority staff. We thank the Members 
for their efforts.
  At this time, I yield 5 minutes to the author of one of the en bloc 
amendments, the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Braley).
  Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey for 
yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, the amendment that I have offered is an amendment that 
makes great sense, especially given the enormous costs that American 
taxpayers have paid for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
Freedom.
  One of the things we know is that there is a price for war. Sixty-
five years ago, my father was in route from Guam to Iwo Jima as an 18-
year-old marine. At that time, the world had been at war for a little 
over 5 years. Well, here in the United States, we have been at war, 
basically, since September 11 of 2001.
  My amendment offers a simple, commonsense solution that requires the 
administration to submit a report to Congress on the long-term costs of 
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  As I mentioned, we have been engaged in a war in Afghanistan for 
almost 9 years now and in Iraq for 7 years, and the Department of 
Defense has yet to submit a long-term estimate of the cost of these 
wars. The previous administration failed to submit a cost estimate 
despite a statutory reporting requirement for a cost estimate for 
fiscal years 2006 through 2011 that was required in the fiscal year 
2005 defense appropriations bill.
  According to the Congressional Research Service, through fiscal year 
2009, Congress has appropriated at least $944 billion in Iraq and 
Afghanistan,

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and we have lost over 4,400 American lives in Iraq and over 1,060 lives 
in Afghanistan. Because of this immense cost, the American people 
deserve to have an honest estimate about how much these wars are going 
to cost us over the long term. This is especially critical on the issue 
of future health care costs.
  My amendment addresses an important issue. This goes back to an 
Oversight Subcommittee hearing we had after the Walter Reed Building 18 
fiasco in 2007. At that hearing, retired Lieutenant General Chip 
Roadman, a former Air Force surgeon general and a member of the 
Independent Review Group, told me, ``We recognize the cost is immense, 
and it is our moral obligation to address those issues.''
  In the Independent Review Group report, the four signature injuries 
of these wars were identified. Posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic 
brain injury, increased survival of severe burns, and traumatic 
amputations are the four signature wounds. The recovery process for 
these signature wounds ``can take months or years and must accommodate 
recurring delayed manifestations of symptoms, extended rehabilitation 
and all the life complications that emerge over time from such 
trauma.'' We don't have a good understanding today of how much it is 
going to cost to take care of these wounded veterans, and we need to 
acknowledge the true cost.
  Already, over 1,300 servicemembers have suffered amputations as a 
result of their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 243,000 have 
been treated for mental health conditions. Over 129,000 have been 
diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. These numbers will only 
continue to grow. We also know, according to the U.S. Life Tables, Mr. 
Chairman, the life expectancy of an 18- to 19-year-old male is 58 
years. That means almost 60 years of treatment and care for many of 
these wounded veterans. That is why we need an honest and accurate 
assessment of the true cost of the war.
  My amendment requires the President to estimate the number of 
veterans expected to suffer from these signature wounds and the cost it 
is going to take to treat them and to provide them with the care they 
deserve.
  That is why this amendment is a commonsense, transparent requirement. 
It is long overdue, and it is going to give the American taxpayers, who 
are footing the bill for these deserving veterans, a better idea of 
what the long-term cost is actually going to be. That is why I urge 
everyone to support it.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, at this time, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Broun).
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment that is 
included in this en bloc amendment. It includes my language, which 
encourages the President of the United States to order that the U.S. 
flag be flown at the American outpost in Haiti. It is to be flown at 
this outpost as we continue to assist in our earthquake relief.
  I would like to thank Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member McKeon for 
their hard work on this bill and for including my amendment in this en 
bloc package.
  As the United States extends a helping hand to our neighbor nation of 
Haiti, I am disheartened that the President has decided that our 
service men and women should not work in their outpost under the 
American flag and that he has ordered that the American flag cease to 
fly over that outpost.
  The American flag is a symbol that our men and women in uniform are 
promoting the American spirit of rebuilding hope, prosperity, and 
opportunity. As a marine and naval medical officer, I understand that 
it is critical for morale that our military should work under the 
American flag, especially when our presence in a foreign country is 
under peaceful conditions.
  As a sign of respect and support for the selfless efforts of the 
service men and women, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I request that my full statement be entered into the 
Record.
  Mr. Chair, I would like to thank Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member 
McKeon for their hard work on this critical bill, which is the life-
blood for those defending our freedoms at home and abroad. And thank 
you gentlemen, for allowing me to offer this amendment before the 
House.
  I rise today in support of my amendment which encourages the 
President to order the flag of the United States to be flown over all 
military and civilian outposts in Haiti during earthquake relief 
efforts.
  As Memorial Day approaches, Americans will be honoring those brave 
souls who, as Abraham Lincoln said in the Gettysburg Address, ``gave 
the last full measure of devotion'' to our nation, by flying the 
American Flag at their homes and places of business.
  However, there is one place where the flag will not be waving, and 
that is in the Republic of Haiti, on American outposts where our 
servicemen and women are leading humanitarian efforts to aid those 
adversely effected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that devastated the 
island nation.
  The President has decided that the stars and stripes would be viewed 
with disdain in Haiti. That our servicemen and women providing basic 
essentials would be viewed as an occupying force if they did it under 
our flag. So he has ordered the Department of Defense not to fly our 
flag in Haiti, for fear of being viewed unfavorably by the rest of the 
world.
  I strongly disagree with the President, and I believe he could not be 
more wrong about how the world views the United States and our flag. I 
submit that every member of this body will agree with me when I say 
that when tasked with a mission of mercy, there are no better 
ambassadors for the United States than our men and women in uniform. In 
Berlin after World War II, and most recently in places like The 
Philippines, Bolivia, Djibouti, and Colombia, it has been our service-
members who have delivered hope to those who have none.
  In all these places our Flag has flown proudly over these merchants 
of mercy. The situation is no different in Haiti, our servicemen and 
women are still giving hope to an impoverished people, they should be 
allowed to do this under the symbol that embodies all that we hold 
dear.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment that honors our 
military and their efforts in Haiti, and encourages the President to 
allow them to serve under our proud flag.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to the time remaining on 
both sides?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 5\1/2\ minutes 
remaining, and the gentleman from California has 8\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, at this time, I am pleased to yield 3 
minutes to a gentleman who is an Appropriations subcommittee chairman 
and who has taken the lead on making sure that the use of private 
contractors is done properly, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. 
Price).
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of an amendment extending 
oversight and accountability for security contractors overseas, for 
contractors performing security functions, as one element of this en 
bloc amendment.
  The gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) joins me in this 
effort, and I also want to acknowledge the leadership of other Members, 
especially that of Ms. Schakowsky, in this critical area of defense 
policy.
  This amendment is brief and straightforward. It would simply extend a 
section of the fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill that 
strengthened the oversight of private security contractors in Iraq and 
Afghanistan to additional areas in which there is or could be a 
significant security contractor presence.
  I don't need to recount here, Mr. Chairman, the arguments in favor of 
greater oversight and accountability for armed contractors, 
particularly those operating in areas in which our military is 
operating. The high-profile incidents of contractor misconduct that 
have punctuated our campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan should speak for 
themselves.
  In responding to these incidents, Congress has come a long way toward 
improving Federal management and oversight of private security 
contractors, most notably through several important reforms, including 
those in the fiscal 2008 defense authorization bill. These reforms, 
many of which were drawn from my broader contractor accountability 
legislation, have been

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credited with improving both the operational capabilities of the Armed 
Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and Congress' ability to conduct 
effective oversight of private security contractors.
  As our military faces new and emerging threats in other areas of the 
world, it is critical that these effective oversight measures be 
maintained and extended. This amendment seeks to do just that by 
extending several of the key reforms enacted in 2008 to additional 
areas with significant contractor presence. The amendment lists four 
such areas by name, but its broader intent is to give the Defense 
Department, the State Department, and USAID the tools and authority 
they need to apply these coordination and oversight mechanisms to any 
area in which our military is conducting significant operations.
  I want to thank Chairman Skelton, Ranking Member McKeon and the Armed 
Services Committee for their leadership in drafting this legislation as 
well as for their support and cooperation in the effort to improve 
transparency and accountability in the use of contractors.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, it is my pleasure at this point to yield 1 
minute to a gentleman who has been in the forefront of trying to 
promote American jobs through this bill, the gentleman from Connecticut 
(Mr. Murphy).
  Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Chew on this fact.
  In 2007, there were 14,000 waivers granted to the Buy American law by 
DOD. One year later, in 2008, that number jumped to 65,000. That's a 1-
year 450 percent increase in Buy American waivers that likely cost tens 
of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of U.S. manufactured jobs.
  That's why the amendments being offered in this block by myself, by 
Representative Edwards, and by Representative Lipinski are so 
important, because we need to start shining a light on this outrageous 
flow of U.S. defense jobs overseas.
  My amendment would specifically require DOD to explain large 
increases in waiver approvals from one year to the next, and it would 
require the DOD to explain if they even looked for American-made 
products before they granted these waivers. We want to grow American 
manufacturing. We need to start with the billions and billions of 
American taxpayer dollars spent at the Department of Defense.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and 
colleague, the gentlewoman from Maryland (Ms. Edwards).
  Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I want to thank especially Chairman Skelton and the House Armed 
Services Committee for their leadership on this issue and for their 
continued commitment to what it takes for our servicemembers and their 
families.
  I want to thank most especially my colleagues, Representatives 
Lipinski from Illinois and Chris Murphy from Connecticut, for working 
with us, for working together to advance provisions that bolster 
domestic job creation. There are no better advocates for domestic job 
growth than these two gentlemen.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today to urge a ``yes'' vote on this en bloc 
amendment as well as on the underlying legislation.
  Most specifically, the amendment that I led directs the Department of 
Defense to start accounting for the domestic employment impact of major 
defense acquisition programs. With the DOD's spending billions of 
dollars a year, it is necessary that we are able to analyze the impact 
of this spending on our economy.
  The amendments led by my two colleagues are as equally important. 
They seek to ensure that our domestic companies are included on 
procurement opportunities for use by the DOD overseas. The amendments 
also strengthen transparency of the Buy American waiver process. Taken 
together, these provisions close major loopholes and fix major 
deficiencies.
  I urge a ``yes'' vote on this en bloc amendment.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, at this point, I am privileged to yield 1 
minute to another champion of growth of American jobs here from the 
runner-up city in this year's Stanley Cup finals, the gentleman from 
Chicago, Illinois (Mr. Lipinski).
  Mr. LIPINSKI. I would like to commend Chairman Skelton and Ranking 
Member McKeon for all of their work on this bill and for our troops.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of three Buy American 
amendments that I've offered, I along with Ms. Donna Edwards and Mr. 
Chris Murphy. These amendments would bolster national security, and 
they would create American jobs--two critical goals for America.
  In this recession, the loss of our manufacturing base to countries 
such as China has only sped up. This is bad enough when it involves 
consumer goods, but depending on foreign companies to supply America's 
military weakens our national security.
  When the Buy American Act was first passed in 1933, it exempted goods 
used abroad because of shipping time and expense, but that has changed, 
and it is time American manufacturers competed for these contracts. In 
2008, the DOD spent over $8 billion on products used abroad. My 
amendment would give U.S. companies a chance to compete by requiring 
the DOD to solicit bids from American suppliers.
  This and the other Buy American amendments will strengthen our 
national security and will create American jobs. I urge my colleagues 
to support these amendments, the en bloc amendments.
  Go, Hawks.

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  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  It has been a while since I read any of these letters. Maybe some 
people haven't heard of these letters yet, so I would like to read 
them. We are only given 5 minutes to discuss Don't Ask, Don't Tell, so 
we have to talk about it when we get an opportunity, because this is 
something that I think is going to affect the 2.5 million people in the 
military plus their families. So we have very strong feelings about 
this. It is unfortunate that the majority has only given us 5 minutes 
in which to express our views and have a chance to let the people of 
America know what is happening here.
  This is a letter from Secretary Gates that was written April 30, and 
then 2 days ago he reaffirmed his stand, that he still stands by what 
he wrote to Chairman Skelton:
  ``Dear Mr. Chairman, I am writing in response to your letter of April 
28th requesting my views on the advisability of legislative action.''
  So he is talking about the possibility that the Murphy amendment 
would be made in order for this legislation taken to repeal the so-
called Don't Ask, Don't Tell statute prior to the completion of the 
Department of Defense review of this matter.
  ``I believe in the strongest possible terms that the Department must, 
prior to any legislative action, be allowed the opportunity to conduct 
a thorough, objective, and systematic assessment of the impact of such 
a policy change, develop an attentive, comprehensive plan, and provide 
the President and the Congress with the results of this effort in order 
to ensure that this step is taken in the most informed and effective 
manner.
  ``A critical element of this effort is the need to systematically 
engage our forces, their families, and the broader military community 
throughout this process. Our military must be afforded the opportunity 
to inform us of their concerns, insights, and suggestions if we are to 
carry out this change successfully.
  ``Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to change 
this policy prior to the completion of this vital assessment process. 
Further, I hope Congress will not do so, as it would send a very 
damaging message to our men and women in uniform that in essence their 
views, concerns, and perspectives do not matter on an issue

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with such direct impact and consequence for them and their families.''
  Signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mullen, and 
Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense.
  May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes 
remaining; the gentleman from New Jersey has 1 minute remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I will continue to yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  What the Secretary is saying here is there was a process set in 
place. The President, in the State of the Union, said he wanted the 
repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell by the end of this year. The Secretary, 
in response, set up a process whereby the military could be contacted, 
their opinions could be heard, the opinions of all of them that are 
contacted could be taken under advisement by the Chairman, by each of 
the Chiefs. They could give their best military advice to the 
Secretary, which he could then give to the Congress and to the 
President as to how we proceed on this matter.
  That was supposed to be done before December of this year. They are 
on track to do it. This month, a company was hired by competitive bid 
to go into the field to interview people, which they will do with 
various methods, to give us a comprehensive answer as to what people 
feel about this. They will survey 350,000 people.
  Now, if this passes tonight, if this amendment passes, I know the 
amendment says nothing will take place prior to that study being handed 
in, but we all know, it is like we say we are going to talk to you, but 
we have already made the decision. So, go ahead, tell us whatever you 
want. It is like they will know that their opinions really don't matter 
because the vote has already taken place, the decision has already been 
made, and they are left out of the loop.
  As the Chiefs of the various services told me, this disrespects the 
military, and it should not be done. Each of them have stated on the 
phone to me and in letters that this should not be done.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, through the Chair I would say to my friend 
from California, we have only Mr. Kennedy left to speak, and I believe 
we have the right to close on this. So does the gentleman intend to 
speak again?
  Mr. McKEON. How much time do I have left?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. I would be happy to yield 1 minute to my good friend from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Mr. McKeon and obviously 
Mr. Andrews for their great stewardship of this important legislation 
and say the real Don't Ask, Don't Tell question that we have for our 
military is don't ask how many antidepressants you are on because this 
Nation had to call you up, not once, not twice, but three and four 
times.
  The real Don't Ask, Don't Tell question is don't ask how many parents 
or how many wives are at home waiting with their children, worried 
about their families getting called up over and over and over again 
because we won't up the standing military so that we don't have to 
overextend these tours of duty over and over and over again, creating 
the largest generation of military men and women who are going to be 
permanently scarred because of their overextension of service of duty. 
That is the real Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  The Don't Ask, Don't Tell is what is the long-term cost to this 
country, mental health-wise, for this terrible neglect of our men and 
women in uniform.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman from Rhode Island has 
expired.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I yield the gentleman 30 additional seconds.
  Mr. KENNEDY. I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey, because 
one more thing you won't hear the answer to is that 72 percent of the 
health care for veterans is going to be the private insurance market, 
and thanks to this gentleman, Mr. Andrews, and many others, who led the 
way for the private insurance market covering, with no preexisting 
condition, no annual or lifetime caps, those 72 percent of veterans out 
there today are going to have their cognitive neurological disorders, 
the traumatic brain injury, covered, covered, covered by the private 
insurance system, thanks to this gentleman from New Jersey, Mr. 
Andrews, and his colleagues on the Democratic side.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate my friend from Rhode Island's 
passion, and I share that with him. I have very deep concerns about the 
military. They have been asked over and over again, and they have 
responded over and over and over again. I have been to funerals and I 
have looked into the parents' eyes and talked to them. I also know in 
war there are no unwounded, as somebody more eloquent than I stated, 
and that is one of the tragedies.
  The other tragedy is what happened on 9/11, where we were attacked, 
and now we have been engaged in this worldwide war on terrorism. It is 
not something we asked for. It is just something that our Nation has 
responded from the days of the creation of this Nation, when the men 
rode to the sound of the guns, when they died at Valley Forge, frozen 
to death, starved to death. They have sacrificed for years.
  I am saying, give them an opportunity to have their say, to follow 
through with the plan that has been set.
  I yield back my time.
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to the time remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 30 seconds.
  Mr. ANDREWS. I thank the gentleman from California for yielding the 
time to the gentleman from Rhode Island, and I would say, of course we 
recognize our duty to listen to those who serve in uniform. We also 
recognize our duty to raise their pay, to give them the tools and 
weapons necessary to do their job, to support their families, and to 
give them the strategy that works to defend this country. This bill 
does all of those things. We should support the bill and support the en 
bloc amendment before the body.
  I yield back the balance of our time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  The amendments en bloc were agreed to.


                Amendment No. 62 Offered by Mr. McMahon

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 62 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. McMAHON. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 62 offered by Mr. McMahon:
       Page 284, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 727. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   THE CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED RECOMMENDATIONS OF 
                   THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Section 717 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1073 
     note) directed the Secretary of Defense to enter into a 
     contract with the Institute of Medicine of the National 
     Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and make 
     recommendations regarding the credentials, preparation, and 
     training of licensed mental health counselors.
       (2) In the study, the Institute of Medicine of the National 
     Academy of Sciences recommends permitting counselors to 
     practice independently under the TRICARE program.
       (3) In addition, the Institute of Medicine of the National 
     Academy of Sciences recommends that TRICARE implement a 
     comprehensive quality management system for all of its mental 
     health professionals.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should implement the requirements of 
     subsection (a) of such section 717 by not later than December 
     31, 2010, because such implementation will increase the 
     urgently needed mental health staff of the Department of 
     Defense and ensure that members of the Armed Forces will 
     receive timely and confidential

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     post-deployment screenings with a mental health professional.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. McMahon) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. McMAHON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank the House Committee on Armed Services, led by 
the great gentleman from Missouri, for recognizing the significance of 
the increasing suicide rates in our armed services and the need to 
increase mental health professionals to combat this disturbing trend. I 
would also like to thank my colleagues, Congressman Tom Rooney, Harry 
Teague and Ben Lujan for their partnership with me on this amendment 
and on veterans' mental health issues we have tackled in a very 
bipartisan fashion.
  Mr. Chairman, serving in the military can have lingering effects on 
servicemembers and the families that support them. For this reason, the 
mental health care needs of the TRICARE population are large and 
diverse, requiring a skilled group of professionals to diagnose and 
treat a variety of disorders. Unfortunately, these professionals do not 
currently exist, and the mental health needs of our servicemen and -
women are, quite frankly, not being met.
  But Congress can help increase this pool by implementing the 
recommendations of the congressionally mandated Institute of Medicine 
study, which makes recommendations for permitting counselors to 
practice independently under the TRICARE program. In addition, the 
committee recommends that TRICARE implement a comprehensive quality 
management system for all its mental health professionals.
  Under current TRICARE rules, mental health counselors are required to 
practice under a physician's supervision, and their patients must be 
referred to them by a physician in order for their services to be 
eligible for reimbursement. This requirement distinguishes them from 
other mental health professionals who practice without such 
restrictions.
  This amendment would encourage the Secretary of Defense to implement 
these goals by the end of the year and to increase mental health 
professionals available to our men and women in uniform. We need to 
provide the coverage, but we also need to provide the professionals who 
can provide the care.
  We see in so many cases the high rates of suicides of our returning 
warriors, and we must address this. Eventually, this increase will 
reduce the stigma of seeking mental health treatment and reduce the 
aberrantly high levels of suicide in the armed services, as I 
mentioned.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I don't oppose the amendment, but I rise to 
claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Again, if we had been given the time to discuss Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell, we could have spent more time talking about all of the good 
things in the bill. But only having 5 minutes to discuss that, we have 
to use whatever time we can to explain to people what is going on.
  When I talked to members of the Joint Chiefs a couple of days ago, 
one of them said one of the reasons that he opposes doing anything 
right now in opposition to the plan that was set up earlier this year 
was because, he says, I am here. I understand the innuendoes around the 
Hill. I understand the process of the amendment, and I understand that 
it doesn't really kick in until later. But, he said, the people in the 
field, the service people that we promised to hear from before we take 
action, don't understand that.

                              {time}  1945

  And he said, the headline will read, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repealed.
  Well, they don't even have to wait for us. The Senate already did it. 
The breaking news alert on Fox News is: ``The Senate Armed Services 
Committee votes to repeal military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy on 
gays.'' And then if we follow through and do the same thing tonight 
with the Murphy amendment, that will be the headline. So the young men 
and women in Afghanistan, when they're watching on Fox News, that's 
what they're seeing right now.
  So then when we do get around to this company that we hired to make 
this survey to reach out to 350,000 of our servicepeople and their 
families, when they hear the question they're going to say, what, 
you're asking us now, after the decision?
  What kind of respect is that to show to our young men and women who 
are out there laying their life on the line?
  They signed a contract. They joined the military. They're an all-
volunteer force. And they signed under certain circumstances, and now 
those are going to be changed without any input from them.
  Oh, yeah. We're going to follow through with the charade. We will 
have the survey, it will be turned in in December, but the die is 
already cast if that amendment passes tonight. And I don't think that 
is the way that we should be treating our military, especially the 
people on this committee.
  Our responsibility is to look out for those young men and young women 
that are out there defending us and defending freedom around the world. 
And the lack of respect to give them the opportunity to have input on 
this very important issue, one that we've lived with now for 17 years, 
that has to be changed now, just doesn't make sense.
  A Member earlier this evening talked about common sense and the lack 
of it that we see around here. And one of the reasons why we're given 
an 18 percent vote of approval from the American people, because we 
show a lack of common sense, we show a lack of respect. This amendment 
will show a lack of respect to the young men and young women in uniform 
and their families.
  Again, let me read from Admiral Roughead's letter, the admiral, he's 
the Chief of Naval Operations.
  He says, I share the view of Secretary Gates that the best approach 
would be to complete the Department of Defense review before there is 
any legislation to change the law. My concern is that legislation 
changes at this point, regardless of the precise language used in 
this--and this amendment was written very carefully--may cause 
confusion on the status of the law in the fleet and disrupt the review 
process itself by leading sailors to question whether their input 
matters.
  And he is right on target.
  Obtaining the views and opinions of the force and assessing them in 
the light of the issues involved will be complicated by a shifting 
legislative backdrop and its associated debate.
  I plead with you to give the time necessary to have the evaluation, 
to follow the process that's been set.
  What are we afraid of?
  Is something going to happen that you think is going to change this 
process?
  Why not let them have their input? Why not follow through with the 
process that was set by the Secretary?
  The company that's been hired to go out and reach out to these 
350,000 of our 2.5 million serving, let's follow through with the 
process; let's respect our young men and women in uniform and follow 
through with the process that has been determined.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McMAHON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the remainder of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, I must apologize to my good friend, the gentleman from 
California, because perhaps my New York accent wasn't, my pronunciation 
wasn't clear enough, or perhaps I did not speak loudly enough.
  The amendment that I am proposing seeks to provide to our returning 
warriors when they come home and when they continue their lives here in 
this country, to get the mental health treatment that they need that 
they cannot currently have.

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  Mr. Chairman, the issue that I spoke to in my remarks dealt with a 
very important issue, and that is how to make sure that this country 
provides the mental health services for our returning warriors. I did 
not think that that issue would be one that would be picked up, in my 
eloquence, by Fox News. I'm not quite sure how it dealt with the other 
issues, but I just want to be clear, and I want the record to be clear 
that I was speaking to amendment 62, which is, I think, a very 
important issue, a very important issue that everyone in this body 
addresses and deals with, and that is providing adequate mental health 
services for our returning warriors. That's all I spoke to.
  That being said, at this time, I yield the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. McMahon).
  The amendment was agreed to.


            Amendments En Bloc No. 7 Offered by Mr. Skelton

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 1404, I offer 
amendments en bloc No. 7.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc.
  Amendments en bloc No. 7 offered by Mr. Skelton consisting of 
amendments numbered 38, 49, 53, 60, 72, 73, and 75 printed in House 
Report 111-498:


    Amendment No. 38 Offered by Ms. Herseth Sandlin of South Dakota

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 415, after line 25, insert the following:

     SEC. 1047. REQUIRED REPORTS CONCERNING BOMBER MODERNIZATION, 
                   SUSTAINMENT, AND RECAPITALIZATION EFFORTS IN 
                   SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.

       (a) Air Force Report.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than 360 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
     the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, and the 
     Comptroller General of the United States a report that 
     includes--
       (A) a discussion of the cost, schedule, and performance of 
     all currently planned efforts to modernize and keep viable 
     the existing B-1, B-2, and B-52 bomber fleets and a 
     discussion of the forecasted service-life and all sustainment 
     challenges that the Secretary of the Air Force may confront 
     in keeping those platforms viable until the retirement of 
     such aircraft;
       (B) a discussion, presented in a comparison and contrast 
     type format, of the scope of the 2007 Next-Generation Long 
     Range Strike Analysis of Alternatives guidance and subsequent 
     Analysis of Alternatives report tasked by the Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics in the 
     September 11, 2006, Acquisition Decision Memorandum, as 
     compared to the scope and directed guidance of the year 2010 
     Long Range Strike Study effort currently being conducted by 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Office of 
     the Secretary of Defense's Cost Assessment and Program 
     Evaluation Office;
       (C) a discussion of an objectivity and sufficiency review 
     of the final report issued subsequent to the 2010 Long Range 
     Strike study effort currently being conducted by the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation 
     Office;
       (D) a discussion of the progress of efforts to field a next 
     generation long-range strike platform, including a review 
     of--
       (i) the next generation long-range strike requirements 
     development and validation;
       (ii) the threshold and objective key performance 
     parameters;
       (iii) the acquisition strategy, the acquisition oversight 
     strategy, projected life-cycle costs, the cost-risk analysis, 
     the technology readiness levels of planned capabilities; and
       (iv) the development, testing, production and fielding 
     timelines;
       (E) a discussion of the costs, development, testing, 
     fielding and operational employment challenges, capability 
     gaps, limitations and shortfalls of the Secretary of 
     Defense's plan to field a long-range, penetrating, 
     survivable, persistent and enduring ``family of systems'' as 
     compared to the development, testing, fielding and 
     operational employment of a singular platform that 
     encompasses all the required aforementioned characteristics; 
     and
       (F) a discussion of the planning efforts for developing and 
     fielding a transformational long-range strike capability in 
     the 2035 timeframe.
       (2) Preparation of report.--The report under paragraph (1) 
     shall be prepared by the Institute for Defense Analyses and 
     submitted to the Secretary of the Air Force for submittal by 
     the Secretary in accordance with that paragraph.
       (b) Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation Report.--The 
     Director of the Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation of the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees, the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office, and the Comptroller General of 
     the United States a report that includes--
       (1) the assumptions and estimated life-cycle costs of the 
     Department's long-range, penetrating, survivable, persistent, 
     and enduring ``family of systems'' platforms; and
       (2) the assumptions and estimated life-cycle costs of the 
     Next Generation Platform program, as planned and approved by 
     the Secretary of Defense, prior to the cancellation of the 
     program on April 6, 2009.
       (c) CBO Report.--Not later than 360 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Congressional Budget Office 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees and to 
     the Comptroller General of the United States a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a life-cycle-cost analysis of the costs of modernizing 
     and sustaining the current fleet of B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers 
     to meet future long-range strike requirements compared to the 
     costs of development, testing, fielding, and operational 
     employment of a singular Next Generation Bomber platform to 
     replace the existing fleet of B-1, B-2 and B-52 platforms;
       (2) a life-cycle-cost analysis of the costs of the 
     Secretary of Defense's plan to field a long-range, 
     penetrating, survivable, persistent, and enduring ``family of 
     systems'' compared to the costs of developing, testing, 
     fielding and operational employment of a singular Next 
     Generation Bomber platform;
       (3) a life-cycle-cost analysis of the costs the Secretary 
     of Defense's plan to field a long-range, penetrating, 
     survivable, persistent and enduring ``family of systems'' 
     compared to the costs of modernizing and sustaining the 
     current fleet of B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers to meet future 
     long-range strike requirements; and
       (4) the results of an objectivity and sufficiency review of 
     the cost analysis described in subsection (b)(1).
       (d) Access to Programmatic Information.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of the Air Force shall provide prompt access to programmatic 
     information requested by agency personnel for the purpose of 
     producing a report required under this section, including any 
     and all classified information pertaining to the Department's 
     ``family of systems'' programs.
       (2) Prompt access defined.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term ``prompt access'' means access provided not later 
     than 15 business days after receiving a request.


        Amendment No. 49 Offered by Mr. Childers of Mississippi

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 528, after line 17, insert the following:

     SEC. 1523. REPORT ON MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     procurement of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles.
       (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An evaluation of potential cost benefits and 
     manufacturing efficiencies with respect to mine resistant 
     ambush protected vehicles.
       (2) An evaluation of the advisability and feasibility of 
     sustained low-level production of mine resistant ambush 
     protected vehicles across the industrial base as part of a 
     long-term sustainment fleet integration strategy.


           Amendment No. 53 Offered by Mr. Foster of Illinois

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 452, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 1065. STUDY ON OPTIMAL BALANCE OF MANNED AND UNMANNED 
                   AERIAL VEHICLE CAPABILITY.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     commission a study by an independent, non-profit organization 
     on the optimal balance between manned and unmanned aerial 
     vehicle forces of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Selection.--The independent, non-profit organization 
     selected for the study under paragraph (1) shall be qualified 
     on the basis of having performed work in the fields of 
     national security and combat systems.
       (b) Matters Included.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) With respect to each military department (but in 
     particular the Air Force), an assessment of the feasibility 
     and desirability of a more rapid transition from manned to 
     unmanned vehicles for a range of operations, including combat 
     operations.
       (2) An evaluation of the current ability of each military 
     department to resist attacks mounted by foreign militaries 
     with significant investments in research and development and 
     deployment of unmanned combat drones, including an assessment 
     of each military department's ability to defend against--
       (A) a large enemy force of unmanned aerial vehicles; and
       (B) any other relevant unmanned scenario the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.

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       (3) An analysis of--
       (A) current and future capabilities of foreign militaries 
     in developing and deploying unmanned systems; and
       (B) vulnerabilities to drone systems revealed in past war 
     games and other strategy materials.
       (4) Conclusions on the matters described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) and what the independent, non-profit organization 
     conducting the study determines is the optimal balance of 
     investment in development and deployment of manned versus 
     unmanned platforms.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2011, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
     of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
     report that includes the study under subsection (a).
       (d) Form.--
       (1) Study.--The study under subsection (a) shall include a 
     classified annex with respect to the matters described in 
     subsection (b)(3).
       (2) Report.--The report under subsection (c) may include a 
     classified annex.


          Amendment No. 60 Offered by Mr. Lujan of New Mexico

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 679, after line 25, insert the following:

     SEC. 3115. ENHANCING PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYMENT THROUGH 
                   TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security 
     shall encourage technology transfer activities at the 
     national security laboratories (as defined in section 3281 of 
     the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
     2471)) that lead to the creation of new private-sector 
     employment opportunities.
       (b) Reports.--Not later than January 31 of each year, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report detailing the 
     number of new private-sector employment opportunities created 
     as a result of the previous years' technology transfer 
     activities at each national security laboratory.


          Amendment No. 72 Offered by Mr. Hinchey of New York

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. PROCUREMENT OF PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES.

       (a) Contract Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure that each contract awarded by the Department of 
     Defense that includes the procurement of photovoltaic 
     devices, including contracts described in subsection (b), 
     includes a provision requiring the photovoltaic devices to 
     comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
       (b) Contracts Described.--The contracts described in this 
     subsection include, but are not limited to, energy savings 
     performance contracts, utility service contracts, land 
     leases, and private housing contracts.
       (c) Definition of Photovoltaic Devices.--In this section, 
     the term ``photovoltaic devices'' means devices that convert 
     light directly into electricity through a solid-state, 
     semiconductor process.


          Amendment No. 73 Offered by Mr. Hinchey of New York

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following new section:

     SEC. 839. REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN 
                   TO USE EMPLOYEES AND NOT INDEPENDENT 
                   CONTRACTORS FOR PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES.

       (a) Requirement.--Any contract in Iraq or Afghanistan for 
     the procurement of private security services shall contain a 
     requirement that, in the case of any contractor using 
     individuals who are United States citizens and required to 
     have a United States security clearance to perform private 
     security services under the contract, the contractor shall 
     use employees and not independent contractors for the 
     provision of such services.
       (b) Contract in Iraq or Afghanistan.--In this section, the 
     term ``contract in Iraq or Afghanistan'' means a contract 
     with the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or 
     the United States Agency for International Development, a 
     subcontract at any tier issued under such a contract, or a 
     task order or delivery order at any tier issued under such a 
     contract (including a contract, subcontract, or task order or 
     delivery order issued by another Government agency for the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of State, or the United 
     States Agency for International Development), if the 
     contract, subcontract, or task order or delivery order 
     involves work performed in Iraq or Afghanistan for a period 
     longer than 14 days.
       (c) Private Security Services.--In this section, the term 
     ``private security services'' means activities engaged in by 
     a contractor under a contract in Iraq or Afghanistan and 
     includes--
       (1) guarding of personnel, facilities, or property of a 
     Federal agency, the contractor or subcontractor, or a third 
     party;
       (2) any other activity for which personnel are required to 
     carry weapons in the performance of their duties; and
       (3) training in any activity covered by paragraph (1) or 
     (2).
       (d) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of State, or the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development may waive the 
     requirement in subsection (a) with respect to a contract of 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or the 
     United States Agency for International Development, 
     respectively, if the Secretary concerned or the 
     Administrator--
       (1) determines in writing that a waiver is necessary in the 
     interests of national security; and
       (2) submits to Congress a notification of such waiver.


          Amendment No. 75 Offered by Mr. Connolly of Virginia

  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 12XX. REQUIREMENT TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM 
                   IN AFRICA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, shall monitor and evaluate the 
     impact of United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Combined 
     Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's (CJTF-HOA) activities to 
     counter violent extremism in Africa, including civil affairs, 
     psychological operations, humanitarian assistance, and 
     operations to strengthen the capacity of partner nations.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     following:
       (1) An evaluation of the impact of CJTF-HOA's activities 
     described in subsection (a) to advance United States security 
     objectives in the Horn of Africa, including the extent to 
     which CJTF-HOA's activities--
       (A) disrupt or deny terrorist networks;
       (B) combat violent extremist ideology;
       (C) are aligned with USAFRICOM's mission; and
       (D) complement programs conducted by the United States 
     Agency for International Development.
       (2) USAFRICOM's efforts to monitor and evaluate the impact 
     of CJTF-HOA's activities described in subsection (a), 
     including--
       (A) the means by which CJTF-HOA follows up on such 
     activities to evaluate the effectiveness of such activities;
       (B) USAFRICOM's specific assessments of CJTF-HOA's 
     activities; and
       (C) a description of plans by the Secretary of Defense to 
     make permanent CJTF-HOA's presence in Djibouti.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
McKeon) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I urge the committee to adopt the 
amendments en bloc, all of which have been examined by both the 
majority and the minority.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Hinchey).
  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment that will ensure that 
the Department of Defense supports the growing domestic solar energy 
industry. The Department of Defense, as we know, is the largest 
consumer of energy on this planet. Fortunately, the Pentagon is 
beginning to more fully understand just how important energy is to our 
national security. As the Department purchases solar panels to address 
very serious energy security concerns at defense installations around 
our country, we must ensure that those purchases support American 
renewable energy manufacturing jobs rather than those at other 
companies in other countries.
  The Buy American Act requires products purchased directly by the 
Federal Government to contain at least 50 percent American content. 
This amendment applies the Buy American Act to the procurement of solar 
panels purchased indirectly by the Department through subcontracts such 
as Energy Savings Performance Contracts, land leases, and utility 
service contracts. Establishing real energy security at our defense 
installations is critical to our national security.

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  This amendment is a commonsense approach to ensuring that, as the 
Department makes key investments in renewable energy, American 
manufacturing jobs are supported and increased.
  I urge the support of my colleagues, and I express my deep gratitude 
to Chairman Skelton for his steadfast support for our national defense.
  My second amendment will help strengthen our Nation's oversight over 
armed security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan and eliminate a tax 
loophole that has been used by the defense contractor Blackwater. For 
too long, the private armies of defense contractors have undermined our 
Nation's mission in Afghanistan and Iraq through the conduct of their 
personnel.
  The key to American success is the ability of U.S. forces to win 
support from the Afghan and Iraqi people, many of whom do not 
distinguish between armed security contractors and the U.S. military. 
For this reason, every time a contractor kills or injures innocent 
civilians, the very people we seek to protect, it is a devastating blow 
to our country's strategy to protect the local population.
  Let us recall one example. On May 5 of last year, two independent 
contractors working for Paravant, a Blackwater front company, fired 
their weapons, killing two Afghan civilians and wounding a third. 
Adding insult to injury by classifying workers in Iraq as independent 
contractors rather than employees, Blackwater appears to have avoided 
at least $31 million in employment-related taxes.
  This amendment, sponsored by myself and Schakowsky and Moran, is an 
amendment that requires armed private security contractors who are 
using U.S. citizens in Iraq or Afghanistan to hire those individuals as 
direct employees rather than independent contractors. The amendment is 
narrow and it is focused. It applies only to U.S. citizens who are 
required to have security clearances for armed security contracts in 
Iraq or Afghanistan. The amendment also contains a national security 
waiver provision.
  This amendment will help close the door on a tax loophole and ensure 
contractors have full responsibility and better oversight over 
employees. I urge support for this amendment, and I again thank 
Chairman Skelton for his work on this bill and deep commitment to the 
men and women of the United States military.
  Mr. McKEON. I will reserve my time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my friend, the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran).
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman.
  I want to speak specifically to this amendment that addresses a 
duplicitous employment practice by private security contractors in 
Afghanistan. Last year, four employees of Paravant, a Blackwater 
subsidiary, were involved in a shooting incident where a number of 
Afghan civilians, one was killed, others were wounded. A subsequent 
investigation found that Paravant employees were not classified as 
employees but were, instead, classified as independent contractors. 
Then it was revealed that Paravant classified them as independent 
contractors in order to avoid taking responsibility for their actions.
  Raytheon, who was the main contractor on the Afghan Border Police 
contract, attempted to sever ties with them, but they were rebuffed 
because this company claimed to have no responsibility for or oversight 
over the four in question, even though they had hired them and were 
paying for them. This can't be permitted. There has to be 
responsibility for private contractors. They can't be free agents doing 
what they want over there. They are recognized as working for the 
American Government. We need to make employers responsible for their 
employees.
  This is a duplicitous method of avoiding taxes, but most importantly, 
direct responsibility for the actions of private security contractors. 
It needs to be ended. And I support the other amendments that address 
the accountability and oversight over private security contractors.
  Mr. McKEON. May I inquire of the chairwoman what the time is 
remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR (Ms. McCollum). The gentleman from Missouri has 4\1/
2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 10 minutes 
remaining.

                              {time}  2000

  Mr. McKEON. Madam Chairwoman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Again, I am sorry that we weren't given more time to debate Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell, but in using the time that I do have, I would like to 
read a couple more letters into the Record. This first one is from the 
American Legion, from the national commander, and this is a letter that 
he sent to President Obama.
  ``Dear Mr. President, The American Legion is concerned about reports 
that you might seek an amendment in Congress which would end the 
military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy,'' which amendment will be 
before us shortly this evening.
  ``As the Nation's largest wartime veterans organization, we feel 
strongly that the current policy has served the U.S. military well for 
17 years and it would not be wise to make a major cultural change in 
the middle of two wars and with tension rising on the Korean Peninsula. 
Moreover, the Department of Defense has already directed a study on the 
policy, and it would be premature to act before the commission 
conducting the study releases its finding. It defies logic.''
  I will put that letter in the Record.

                                              The American Legion,
                                   Indianapolis, IN, May 25, 2010.
     Hon. President Barack Obama,
     The White House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. President, The American Legion is concerned about 
     reports that you might seek an amendment in Congress which 
     would end the military's ``don't ask, don't tell'' (DADT) 
     policy.
       As the nation's largest wartime veterans organization, we 
     feel strongly that the current policy has served the U.S. 
     military well for 17 years and it would not be wise to make a 
     major cultural change in the middle of two wars and with 
     tension rising on the Korean peninsula. Moreover, the 
     Department of Defense has already directed a study on the 
     policy and it would be premature to act before the commission 
     conducting the study releases its findings. It defies logic.
       House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton, who 
     sat on the committee when DADT was implemented, opposes its 
     repeal. Additionally, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James 
     Conway and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey have also 
     voiced concerns about the impact such a change would have on 
     the current forte structure.
       The military is a unique environment, in which DADT has 
     worked well without diminishing our nation's war-fighting 
     capability. Indeed, the core purpose of our military is to 
     fight and win our nation's wars. We believe that repealing 
     the DADT policy at this time may well be detrimental to the 
     security of our nation. Therefore, we urge you to postpone 
     any such decision until the wisdom of this action has been 
     fully studied.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Clarence E. Hill,
                          National Commander, The American Legion.

  The second one is from the National Military Family Association. The 
letter says, ``The National Military Family Association has long been 
an advocate for improving the quality of life of our military family 
members who have sacrificed greatly in support of our Nation. While our 
association does not have a position on the Don't Ask, Don't Tell 
policy, we are pleased that Secretary Gates has appointed a working 
group charged to look at the true views and attitudes of our 
servicemembers and their families if that policy is repealed. We 
believe inclusion of servicemembers and their families in the process 
is imperative and that the review process must be allowed to run its 
course.
  ``Our association agrees with Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen that 
the Department of Defense must be allowed, prior to any legislative 
action, the opportunity to complete the assessment of the impact of 
such a policy change, and most importantly, develop an attentive 
comprehensive implementation plan. Our servicemembers and their 
families deserve no less.''
  I will include that letter in the Record.


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                                                     May 21, 2010.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     Minority Leader, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Representative Boehner: The National Military Family 
     Association has long been an advocate for improving the 
     quality of life of our military family members, who have 
     sacrificed greatly in support of our Nation. While our 
     Association does not have a position on the Don't Ask, Don't 
     Tell policy, we are pleased that Secretary Gates has 
     appointed a working group charged to look at the true views 
     and attitudes of our service members and their families if 
     that policy is repealed. We believe inclusion of service 
     members and their families in the process is imperative and 
     that the review process must be allowed to run its course.
       Our Association agrees with Secretary Gates and Admiral 
     Mullen that the Department of Defense must be allowed, prior 
     to any legislative action, the opportunity to complete the 
     assessment of the impact of such a policy change, and most 
     importantly, develop an attentive comprehensive 
     implementation plan. Our service members and their families 
     deserve no less.
       We join with Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen in opposing 
     any legislation that seeks to change this policy prior to 
     completion of the assessment process. Should you have any 
     questions please contact Kathleen Moakler, Government 
     Relations Director.
       The National Military Family Association is the only 
     national organization whose sole focus is the military family 
     and whose goal is to influence the development and 
     implementation of policies that will improve the lives of the 
     families of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast 
     Guard, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health 
     Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration. For over 40 years, its staff and volunteers, 
     comprised mostly of military family members, have built a 
     reputation for being the leading experts on military family 
     issues.
           Sincerely,
                                              Joyce Wessel Raezer,
                                               Executive Director.

  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the 
gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Childers).
  Mr. CHILDERS. I want to thank Chairman Skelton and the Armed Services 
Committee for bringing this important legislation to the floor and for 
allowing me to introduce this amendment.
  The uncertainty of whether or not a company will be awarded a 
military contract, as well as the finite period of time required to 
fulfill a contract, means that many times contractors are stuck in a 
cycle of ramping up and ramping down employment and, consequently, 
hiring, laying off, and rehiring employees. My amendment addresses this 
issue in the production of the various types of MRAPs our soldiers use 
for transportation and protection from IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  The First District of Mississippi calls itself home to Navistar 
Defense, which produces the MRAP. Last year, Navistar was forced to lay 
off hundreds of employees when one of its contracts ended. More 
recently, Navistar was awarded another contract, requiring them to 
rehire 800 employees in order to meet the production deadlines put in 
place by the military. But the majority of these employees will be laid 
off again in October when the contract is completed.
  My amendment ensures that the Department of Defense begins to look at 
ways that we can meet our military needs while at the same time making 
contracting decisions that save taxpayer money and keep skilled workers 
employed for sustainable amounts of my time.
  I urge my colleagues to pass this amendment.
  Mr. McKEON. May I inquire again of the time remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 7\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. Madam Chairwoman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Connolly).
  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. I thank the ranking member for his 
graciousness. And I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the management 
of this bill. I appreciate the bipartisan leadership the committee has 
provided on these issues. Let me also thank you for working with the 
House Foreign Affairs Committee and myself on this amendment, which 
requires the Secretary of Defense to establish monitoring and 
evaluation metrics for its activities in the Horn of Africa, 
specifically the Combined Joint Task Force.
  Among other things, this task force partners with the Navy and 
CENTCOM forces to conduct maritime security operations to protect 
shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia, the Gulf of Oman, the 
Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean. The task force currently 
does not use any form of metric to evaluate the effectiveness of its 
activities. According to a GAO report, the task force is not currently 
evaluating whether its activities are, in fact, achieving the desired 
results. This amendment would make that requirement.
  I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their support of the 
amendment and urge its adoption.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. The Chair would like to remind those in the Chamber 
to keep their conversations down to a minimum. Even the Chair had a 
difficult time hearing the last speaker.
  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my colleague, the 
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the majority leader.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the chairman for yielding.
  I want to thank the chairman, who is one of the giants on behalf of 
national security, military defense, quality of life for our troops, 
who for decades has been one of the outstanding spokespersons for 
making sure that we had the defense we needed and that our troops had 
the equipment, the resources, the quality of life that we would expect 
to have our young people have. So I congratulate him. I thank Mr. 
McKeon, as well, for his cooperative spirit in bringing this bill to 
the floor.
  Democrats in Congress have worked closely with President Obama to 
fight our enemies, promote our interests, and support our troops and 
their families, compiling a record of securing our Nation in stronger 
and smarter ways. We have strengthened America's military by putting 
new and better weapons into the battlefield, like more aerial drones. 
We have killed or captured much of the top leadership of al Qaeda and 
the Taliban. And for the first time, there is a clear plan for a way 
forward in Afghanistan, which, frankly, was neglected for years under 
the previous administration.
  Democrats, often in the face of Republican opposition, have increased 
funding for human intelligence collection, cybersecurity, and security 
for our skies, our ports, and our borders. All of this was necessary 
and appropriate. We are looking out for our troops, our veterans, and 
our families.
  Again, I say there is no Member of this body, and almost every 
Member, indeed, of this body on both sides of the aisle has worked 
together to maintain the quality of life for our troops and give them 
the resources they need; none more so than Chairman Skelton, however.
  Democrats are making sure that our troops get the body armor and 
mine-resistant vehicles they need when they are in the field, and the 
health care and opportunity for college education they deserve when 
they return home. That's good for them and it's good for our country.
  Today's defense authorization bill builds on that record, authorizing 
crucial national security programs for fiscal year 2011. It promotes 
efforts to disrupt and destroy terrorist networks and strengthens the 
ability of our special forces to act directly against terrorist 
organizations. It increases our international cooperation against 
terrorists, especially against the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  At the same time, it also insists on accountability, requiring 
semiannual reports from the administration on the status of the Taliban 
and the capacity of the Afghan Government and security forces. That 
accountability is important and necessary.
  Because the threats we face have changed in a post-Cold War world, 
this bill also supports ballistic missile defense and nuclear 
counterproliferation, including the President's effort to secure all of 
the world's known vulnerable nuclear material in the next 4 years. The 
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convened here in Washington was an extraordinary step forward in that 
effort.
  Further, this bill invests in the well-being of our troops and the 
strength of our Armed Forces. It keeps TRICARE strong and ensures that 
the military families can keep their children on TRICARE policies up to 
the age of 26, just as all Americans can do under the health reform law 
that we passed.
  It also reduces strain on our forces by providing for 7,000 more 
personnel for the Army and 500 for the Air Force, while helping all of 
the services rebuild the equipment and weapons systems that have been 
severely worn down by two wars. Now, maybe because there is an 
agreement on that we haven't talked about it very much.
  Finally, the bill strengthens our military by providing for a process 
to repeal a discriminatory provision. Now, I want my friends to listen 
to this, and they are not going to be happy with me. I am 70 years of 
age. I was in college in the late fifties and early sixties. Now, Bill 
Clinton was in college in the late sixties. His generation of Americans 
were motivated by the Vietnam war one way or the other. Now, frankly, I 
was a member of the State senate and supported that effort in the State 
senate.
  But in the late fifties and early sixties, the motivating force for 
young people in this country was civil rights. It was about living out 
the promise of American equality. It was about a commitment of this 
country, which was the bedrock of this country, that all men were 
created equal and endowed not by us, but by their Creator with certain 
unalienable rights. And I will tell my friends, I have some rhetoric 
here that was used in 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, when 
there were some Americans you didn't have to ask, they didn't have to 
tell, because you knew they were African Americans. There was no hiding 
that. And we segregated them.
  And I heard Strom Thurmond stand on the floor of the Senate, he was a 
Democrat, speaking about discriminating against people because of the 
color of their skin. Separate but equal. I have heard the same 
rhetoric. Let me read some of it.
  ``The Army is the wrong place for social experiments. Keep African 
Americans in their place.''
  I was angered in the 1950s and 1960s when I saw that kind of rhetoric 
because I thought that was not the America that I was so proud of. Hear 
that language that was used back in 1948 and read the transcripts 
today.
  In 1990, I was the sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act. 
There was an amendment offered that said people with AIDS could not be 
waiters and waitresses. Why? Because people wouldn't come into 
restaurants if they knew that somebody with AIDS was serving them. Of 
course all the scientists, all the medical personnel said there was no 
way to transmit AIDS by handling plates or food. And I pulled out some 
rhetoric, interesting enough, from 1965, when the public accommodations 
law was considered on this floor. And guess what they said? They said, 
If we have African American waiters and waitresses, people won't come 
into our restaurant. That's why we don't have African American waiters 
and African American restaurants.
  That was not the America for which I stand.
  Strom Thurmond, however, said, and other Democrats--now, he didn't 
stay a Democrat, as all of you know, throughout his career--said no, we 
will keep people separate. And because you are driving down Route 1 
from New York to Florida, and you stop and your little girl asked when 
the Howard Johnson's comes by, ``Can I have an ice cream cone?'' And 
you say to your little child, ``I am sorry, you can't go in there. You 
are the wrong color. Can't stay at that hotel.''
  Now, in their era they thought they were being good Americans, I 
presume, and there were filibusters after filibusters to stop treating 
people as people with their God-given, unalienable rights.
  Ladies and gentlemen, look to your hearts and your conscience. Look 
at the debates of 1948.
  Is there one of us, is there one of us that would say General Powell, 
as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, undermined the morale and the 
effectiveness of the United States Army? Is there one of us? I will 
yield to anybody who wants to say that he undermined the morale of our 
services. No one? No one? This is not a social experiment any more than 
that was a social experiment.

                              {time}  2015

  Anymore than 1990 when we wanted to deal with those with 
disabilities. It was a social experiment. It was the bedrock of what 
America is.
  Now, I think it's unfortunate that we've spent so much time on this 
issue. Almost every speaker. In the beginning of my talk, I talked 
about the substance of this bill: fighting terrorists, keeping America 
safe, making sure that we have the strongest Armed Forces in the world 
bar none, that technically they are able to confront any enemy, 
anywhere, any time because we owe that to the American public to keep 
them safe. That is what we're committed to, a strong defense.
  Barry Goldwater said when this issue came up, I care whether they can 
shoot straight, not whether they are straight. Why? Because he wanted 
to look at the content of their character, the content of their 
ability, the content of their commitment to this country and to their 
service. They were patriots. And he thought if they're patriots and 
they shoot straight--now let me tell you, something, friends. I don't 
want anybody bothering me. I don't care who they are. You hear me? And 
I don't want any male member of the Armed Forces bothering any female 
member of the Armed Forces, and I don't want anybody else bothering 
anybody else. Why? Because that's against the law, and it's against 
morality.
  But I tell you, my friends, this bill is about our national security. 
This bill is about people who perform their service to our country. 
This bill is about making sure that America is safe. This bill is about 
making sure that we defeat terrorism and keep America safe. Let's focus 
on that. Let's not be distracted. Let's focus on protecting America, 
defeating terrorists, and taking care of our troops.
  Mr. McKEON. May I inquire how much time I have remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  You know, I listened raptly to the majority leader. I always try to. 
He always has a lot to say, and he says it very well. And that was a 
very eloquent speech, and because you are a Member of Congress and 
because we are Members of Congress, we can come here to the floor and 
we can express our opinion. I'm asking that the members of the armed 
services have the same opportunity before we have this vote tonight on 
the Murphy amendment.
  And the reference was made to General Powell. And I was not on the 
committee at the time. But when Don't Ask, Don't Tell was instituted, 
he was a strong proponent. And he also mentioned that he didn't believe 
the comparison held up between the blacks having civil rights and the 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  So while I think that your comments were very, very well spoken, I 
think all of us should have that opportunity to have that great debate. 
I just think that we should follow the process that's been established 
where the Secretary appoints this study. They make the study, and then 
after the study is presented to us in December, after the military has 
a chance to give their say, that after the study is released, we follow 
the process.
  I don't know why we're so afraid to stick with the policy, to listen 
to the members of the armed services, to give them the opportunities 
they have. I have letters from each of the Chairmen and the members of 
the Joint Chiefs saying we owe that to them. We should not break faith 
with them. They went out in good faith after the Secretary set that 
policy, and now we're short circuiting.
  I would be happy to yield to the majority leader.

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  Mr. HOYER. I thank my friend for yielding, and I agree with my 
friend. As a matter of fact, I talked to Bob Gates today, and I talked 
to him 2 weeks ago about this issue. I was concerned about this issue 
and shared his view that we certainly ought to solicit the views of how 
and why we ought to proceed.
  That is why I worked to make sure that this amendment, which was the 
exact same amendment adopted in the Senate Armed Services Committee a 
little earlier today, did in fact provide that both the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs Mike Mullen--who has made his comments on this pretty 
clear, as you know--Secretary Gates, and the President of the United 
States have to certify that the processes are in place. I understand 
the difference of opinion here is that, and I am sympathetic with your 
view.
  Mr. McKEON. Let me reclaim my time because here's what's actually 
going to happen. And as I talked to the chiefs on the phone, one of 
them said very clearly, Look. I know how this works around here. I know 
what this means. I know how the amendment was written, that we take the 
vote tonight and then we follow through the process. But it becomes a 
sham because the headline, as he said, would be ``Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell,'' is repealed. And it's already on the headline. I just saw the 
news alert. ``Senate votes to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'' He says, 
I understand that. But those troops out at the FOBs in Afghanistan, 
when they see it, when they hear it, they're going to see it's 
repealed. Why are you now asking me my opinion? It's done. It's a done 
deal.
  So while we may understand that by law that it will follow through 
this process, in reality, it will be set tonight. And that's why we 
should have had more than 10 minutes, 5 minutes on our side, to discuss 
this. All we were given was 5 minutes. And that's why we've had to take 
time.
  We could have spent time talking about all of the wonderful things in 
this bill, and yet we've had to talk because this thing is going to 
have more impact on our military and on our country.
  You smile, Mr. Leader. And if you really feel that, then why don't we 
just follow the process?
  And I'll be happy to yield.
  Mr. HOYER. I smile only because that rhetoric was the same rhetoric 
that was used in 1946.
  Mr. McKEON. Well, I'm sorry. I have not read that. And I'm not 
quoting from that same rhetoric. And as Colin Powell said, it is not 
the same.
  In fact, this is Mr. Powell's quote: ``Skin color is a benign, non-
behavioral characteristic. Sexual orientation is perhaps the most 
profound of human behavioral characteristics. Comparison of the two is 
a convenient but invalid argument.''
  Mr. Powell's comment.
  Mr. HOYER. I didn't quote Mr. Powell. I referred to him.
  Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Chairwoman, I yield 1 minute to my colleague, the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Foster).
  Mr. FOSTER. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of an amendment to optimize the 
technological posture of our Armed Forces, but I am also the son of a 
civil rights lawyer who wrote a lot of the enforcement language behind 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And I am proud to serve with our majority 
leader and the representative of the Pennsylvania Eighth district.
  I rise in support of an amendment which would direct the Secretary of 
Defense to commission an independent study assessing the optimal 
balance of manned versus unmanned aircraft, as well as whether our 
military is capable of defending against an enemy force consisting of 
unmanned aerial vehicles. I believe it's the duty of Congress to ask 
hard questions and to take the long view of matters on national 
security.
  In Afghanistan and Iraq, we've already seen how UAV technology has 
revolutionized warfare and how rapidly we can launch an attack half a 
world away without risking a single American life. Between 2002 and 
2008, the number of unmanned aircraft used by the Department of Defense 
increased from 167 to over 6,000. This year for the first time in 
history, the Air Force trained more UAV pilots than traditional fighter 
pilots.
  This amendment will help us optimize the balance between manned and 
unmanned aircraft, and I urge its support.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield 30 seconds to the Army colonel in the Reserve, 
Mr. Buyer from Indiana.
  Mr. BUYER. I want to thank Ike Skelton for, years ago, his thoughtful 
considerations to make this policy the law. And we should not be 
changing this policy. It is very clear that homosexuality is 
incompatible with military service. The purpose of the military: We 
kill and break things. We inculcate young men and women with values, 
and those values are extremely important.
  Now there are some that are trying to make this argument somehow that 
tolerance requires a moral equivalency. It does not when it comes to 
homosexuality. If in fact military is the inculcation of values, to say 
that we're going to say that sodomy now should be repealed from the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice is wrong.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from California 
controls the time.
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 1 minute remaining.
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Chair, I yield that time to the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Foster).
  Mr. FOSTER. Thank you for yielding an additional minute.
  As I was explaining that this year for the first time in history, the 
Air Force trained more UAV pilots than traditional fighter pilots. 
However, our fleet of unmanned aircraft has expanded, and we have also 
maintained and continued to build a large force of conventional manned 
aircraft.
  This study will help Congress better understand the optimal most 
cost-effective balance between the two for a range of operations. It 
will also help us determine the feasibility and desirability of a more 
rapid transition to unmanned aircraft for these operations.
  This study will also force the Department of Defense and Congress to 
confront the fact that the United States is not the only Nation capable 
of building and deploying these very effective, very lethal 
technologies. If the future of warfare lies in unmanned technology, 
will our military be prepared to defend the United States and its 
allies against attacks by enemies who possess large numbers of unmanned 
aircraft?
  It's my hope that this study will help Congress prioritize and plan 
for this future and adopt the most cost-effective mix of manned and 
unmanned aircraft. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and 
I thank Chairman Skelton for his hard work in bringing this amendment 
to the floor.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Gohmert).
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds.
  Mr. GOHMERT. I was shocked to hear the majority leader bring up the 
Americans with Disability Act. It was a wonderful thing that this 
Congress did in making all areas accessible to those with disability. 
But to bring it up in this debate next brings the question, will this 
majority not stop meddling with the military, and next we expect an 
extension of the ADA so that the military will next be required to put 
those who are disabled on the front lines to defend the Nation?
  It's time to stop meddling. Let the military do the job for which 
they were assigned and for which they volunteered. Put the military in 
charge.
  Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. Madam Chair, I rise today in strong support of 
amendment number 38 to the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal 
Year 2011.
  I would like to thank Chairman Skelton for including this amendment, 
which I introduced, in an en bloc package today.
  Representative John Fleming of Louisiana, a member of the Armed 
Services Committee's Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, is cosponsoring 
the amendment. I appreciate his

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support and the leadership he has shown on the issue of improving and 
protecting our nation's bomber fleet.
  This amendment requires reports from the Institute of Defense 
Analyses, the Congressional Budget Office and the Department of Defense 
that, taken together, will provide a comprehensive review of the 
sustainment and modernization requirements and costs related to the 
U.S. bomber force and long-range strike capability.
  Over the past year, as I've met with Air Force leaders, including 
Secretary Michael Donley and Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz, we 
have discussed the need to sustain and modernize our nation's current 
bomber fleet as the Air Force begins to develop a next-generation 
bomber and long-range strike capability needed to maintain a strategic 
deterrence.
  Since I was first elected to Congress in 2004, I have worked closely 
with the brave airmen at Ellsworth Air Force Base in my state of South 
Dakota. Ellsworth is home to two wings of B-1 bombers, and I know the 
important role those planes have played in Iraq and Afghanistan. These 
planes, and the other bombers in our fleet, project power across the 
globe in order to keep potential enemies at bay and also serve to 
protect and save the lives of troops fighting on the ground.
  As Members of Congress, we are charged with equipping our Armed 
Forces and are responsible for allocating taxpayer funds in the most 
fiscally responsible manner. This amendment ensures that we will 
accomplish both goals by better informing Congress and the Department 
of Defense on the best path forward for our nation's bomber fleet.
  I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered 
by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton).
  The amendments en bloc were agreed to.

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   Amendment No. 79 Offered by Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 79 
printed in House Report 111-498.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, I have an 
amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 79 offered by Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of 
     Pennsylvania:
       At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 5__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY CONCERNING 
                   HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Comprehensive Review on the Implementation of a Repeal 
     of 10 U.S.C. Sec.  654.--
       (1) In general.--On March 2, 2010, the Secretary of Defense 
     issued a memorandum directing the Comprehensive Review on the 
     Implementation of a Repeal of 10 U.S.C. Sec.  654 (section 
     654 of title 10, United States Code).
       (2) Objectives and scope of review.--The Terms of Reference 
     accompanying the Secretary's memorandum established the 
     following objectives and scope of the ordered review:
       (A) Determine any impacts to military readiness, military 
     effectiveness and unit cohesion, recruiting/retention, and 
     family readiness that may result from repeal of the law and 
     recommend any actions that should be taken in light of such 
     impacts.
       (B) Determine leadership, guidance, and training on 
     standards of conduct and new policies.
       (C) Determine appropriate changes to existing policies and 
     regulations, including but not limited to issues regarding 
     personnel management, leadership and training, facilities, 
     investigations, and benefits.
       (D) Recommend appropriate changes (if any) to the Uniform 
     Code of Military Justice.
       (E) Monitor and evaluate existing legislative proposals to 
     repeal 10 U.S.C. Sec.  654 and proposals that may be 
     introduced in the Congress during the period of the review.
       (F) Assure appropriate ways to monitor the workforce 
     climate and military effectiveness that support successful 
     follow-through on implementation.
       (G) Evaluate the issues raised in ongoing litigation 
     involving 10 U.S.C. Sec.  654.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (f) 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date on which the last of 
     the following occurs:
       (1) The Secretary of Defense has received the report 
     required by the memorandum of the Secretary referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) The President transmits to the congressional defense 
     committees a written certification, signed by the President, 
     the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, stating each of the following:
       (A) That the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have considered the 
     recommendations contained in the report and the report's 
     proposed plan of action.
       (B) That the Department of Defense has prepared the 
     necessary policies and regulations to exercise the discretion 
     provided by the amendments made by subsection (f).
       (C) That the implementation of necessary policies and 
     regulations pursuant to the discretion provided by the 
     amendments made by subsection (f) is consistent with the 
     standards of military readiness, military effectiveness, unit 
     cohesion, and recruiting and retention of the Armed Forces.
       (c) No Immediate Effect on Current Policy.--Section 654 of 
     title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect until 
     such time that all of the requirements and certifications 
     required by subsection (b) are met. If these requirements and 
     certifications are not met, section 654 of title 10, United 
     States Code, shall remain in effect.
       (d) Benefits.--Nothing in this section, or the amendments 
     made by this section, shall be construed to require the 
     furnishing of benefits in violation of section 7 of title 1, 
     United States Code (relating to the definitions of 
     ``marriage'' and ``spouse'' and referred to as the ``Defense 
     of Marriage Act'').
       (e) No Private Cause of Action.--Nothing in this section, 
     or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to 
     create a private cause of action.
       (f) Treatment of 1993 Policy.--
       (1) Title 10.--Upon the effective date established by 
     subsection (b), chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking section 654; and
       (B) in the table of sections at the beginning of such 
     chapter, by striking the item relating to section 654.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Upon the effective date 
     established by subsection (b), section 571 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 654 
     note) is amended by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Patrick J. Murphy) and a Member opposed each 
will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, I yield myself 
such time as I may consume.
  Madam Chair, when I served in Baghdad, my team did not care whether a 
fellow soldier was straight or gay. We cared if they could fire their 
M-4 assault rifle or run a convoy down Ambush Alley; could they do 
their job so that everybody in our unit would come home safely.
  With our military fighting two wars, why on Earth would we tell over 
13,500 able-bodied Americans that their services are not needed? This 
policy hurts our national security, and it has cost the American 
taxpayers over $1.3 billion already on this unjust policy.
  Our troops deserve a Congress that puts their safety and our 
collective national security over rigid partisan interests and a close-
minded ideology.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and support the brave 
men and women willing to take a bullet for our families.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McKEON. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. McKEON. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
chairman of the Armed Services Committee. But before doing that, I ask 
unanimous consent that the time for debate on amendment No. 79 offered 
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Patrick J. Murphy) be extended 
by 30 minutes, evenly divided between opponent and proponent.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from California?
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. I object.
  The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard.
  Mr. McKEON. Madam Chair, in that case, I yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished chairman of the committee, Mr. Skelton.
  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Chairman, the bill before us is an excellent piece 
of legislation; it's one of the best that our committee has written. 
It's strong on our attempt to quell terrorism, it takes care of the 
troops, and it looks after their families.

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  On this issue before us, inquiry was made of Secretary Gates and 
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen. A letter dated 
April 30 states: ``Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation that 
seeks to change this policy prior to the completion of this vital 
assessment process. Further, I hope Congress will not do so as it would 
send a very damaging message to our men and women in uniform that, in 
essence, their views, concerns, and perspectives do not matter on an 
issue with such direct impact and consequence for them and their 
families.''
  I oppose the amendment.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, I yield 30 
seconds to my fellow Blue Dog and strong leader on this issue, Mr. 
Matheson of Utah.
  Mr. MATHESON. Madam Chair, anyone who is willing to put on this 
country's uniform and put his or her life on the line to protect our 
freedoms deserves our respect and should not be subject to 
discrimination. Repealing this flawed policy is an important way for us 
to show that respect. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.


                        Parliamentary Inquiries

  Mr. WAMP. Madam Chairman, parliamentary inquiry.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his inquiry.
  Mr. WAMP. Could the Chair tell me if it might be in order for the 
time to be extended on this very, very important matter before the 
House at least equal to the time that might be taken by the Speaker of 
the House?
  The Acting CHAIR. Only by unanimous consent, which was just 
unsuccessful.
  Mr. WAMP. May I ask unanimous consent, then, that the time be 
extended equally so that the time that the Speaker may claim to speak 
on her side of this issue might be allotted to the minority?
  The Acting CHAIR. Can the gentleman state a specific amount of time?
  Mr. WAMP. I wish we could; we don't know. I just think 5 minutes per 
side is not sufficient on a matter this important before the House.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will restate his unanimous consent 
request.
  Mr. WAMP. I ask unanimous consent that the time on this amendment be 
extended by 15 minutes per side.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Tennessee?
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. I object.
  The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Madam Chair, I have a parliamentary 
inquiry.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his inquiry.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Do the records of the House contain the 
length of time of the speech made by the minority leader on the health 
care bill under a 1-minute recognition?
  The Acting CHAIR. The Chair cannot serve as historian.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. HUNTER. Madam Chair, parliamentary inquiry.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California will state his 
parliamentary inquiry.
  Mr. HUNTER. Is it proper for the gentleman who this amendment belongs 
to to object to debate on his own amendment?
  The Acting CHAIR. Any Member may object.
  Mr. HUNTER. Even to their own, which they should want to discuss, 
Madam Chair?
  The Acting CHAIR. Any Member may object.
  The gentleman from California is recognized.
  Mr. McKEON. Madam Chairwoman, may I yield 5 seconds to the sponsor of 
the amendment to say why you don't want it discussed fully?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman may yield.
  Mr. McKEON. The gentleman doesn't wish to respond?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized.
  Mr. McKEON. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Chairwoman, next Monday is Memorial Day. Americans will pause 
in many ways and in many places to honor and celebrate the courage, 
sacrifices, and patriotism of those who have served and are serving 
this Nation in the Armed Forces.
  The Hill newspaper yesterday carried a special insert entitled, ``A 
Tribute to the Troops.'' Among the contributors were Mrs. Michelle 
Obama and Dr. Jill Biden. They coauthored a piece emphasizing that ``it 
is our sacred obligation as Americans to take care of the men, women, 
and families who protect and serve this country.''
  I could not agree more with them. We do have a sacred obligation to 
those who care to serve. That is why today I rise in strong opposition 
to the amendment being offered by Representative Murphy that would have 
Congress act to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell even before the 
comprehensive review directed by the Secretary of Defense is completed 
and even before Congress has received the comprehensive views of those 
who will be most directly affected by any change in the law.
  They have unhesitatingly and selflessly responded in a magnificent 
manner, without hesitation, putting mission and Nation ahead of self 
and family. Now the proponents of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell want 
to rush a vote to the floor, disrupting the process that was put in 
place earlier this year to get input from those people most affected by 
this decision.
  After making the continuous sacrifice of fighting two wars over the 
course of 8 years, the men and women of our military deserve to be 
heard. Congress acting first is the equivalent of turning to our men 
and women in uniform and their families and saying, your opinions don't 
count.
  I've read into the Record letters from the chairmen of each of the 
services asking us to not do this. Don't disrespect the military. Give 
them the opportunity to have their input.
  The Secretary also sent us a letter, and his letter said: ``I believe 
in the strongest possible terms that the Department must, prior to any 
legislative action, be allowed the opportunity to conduct a thorough, 
objective, and systematic assessment of the impact of such a policy 
change. A critical element of this effort is the need to systemically 
engage our forces, their families, and the broader military community 
throughout this process. Our military must be afforded the opportunity 
to inform us of their concerns, insights, and suggestions if we're to 
carry out this change successfully. Therefore, I strongly oppose any 
legislation that seeks to change this policy prior to the completion of 
this vital assessment process.
  ``Further, I hope Congress will not do so as it would send a very 
damaging message to our men and women in uniform that, in essence, 
their views, concerns, and perspectives do not matter on an issue with 
such direct impact and consequence for them and their families.''
  Now, I know that this amendment and those proponents will say, well, 
we're going to take this vote, but we will still follow the process. We 
will have the survey. But you all know, I mean, you have to know that 
when the surveyors go out into the field, they're already going to have 
heard on the news--as was already reported on Fox News tonight--the 
Senate repealed Don't Ask, Don't Tell. So how are they given an 
opportunity to--I mean, this is a sham. It is a total sham from here 
forward if this amendment passes tonight.
  You have the chairman of the committee, a man who has devoted years 
of his life to our young men and women in uniform, and it's not an easy 
thing for him, but he stands up to say no on this amendment. I join him 
in saying no on this amendment. Most of the members of the committee--
if we had had a chance to bring this up in committee where it should 
have been, it wouldn't be here tonight.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, I yield 30 
seconds to the chairwoman of the Personnel Subcommittee on the House

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Armed Services Committee, Mrs. Davis from California.
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Chair, we are listening to our troops 
and military leaders. I held two hearings on this policy. DOD is 
gathering service and family member feedback. Remember, this process 
was set up to understand how to implement reform, not whether it should 
happen. That in 10, Madam Chair, is contained in the amendment.
  Don't Ask, Don't Tell weakens our national security by asking 
servicemembers to lie, firing them for being gay, and telling able 
recruits, We don't want you. Please, America can do better. Vote 
``yes.''
  Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Chair, I rise for a unanimous consent request.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his request.
  Mr. TAYLOR. I request unanimous consent to support the wishes of 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member McKeon in opposition to this 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Mississippi?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, I yield 30 
seconds to the gentleman from Michigan, a freshman Congressman, a 
former lieutenant commander of the United States Navy Reserve, Mr. 
Peters.
  Mr. PETERS. Madam Chair, as a former lieutenant commander in the 
United States Navy Reserve, I strongly support Representative Murphy's 
amendment. We must allow our military to recruit and retain any 
qualified, patriotic, and courageous American who wants to serve our 
country.
  During my service in the United States Navy Reserve, I served with 
many brave, patriotic, and dedicated men and women who were always 
ready to serve their country anytime and anywhere. I was never 
concerned about their sexual orientation, just their ability to serve 
the United States honorably. I urge passage of the Murphy amendment.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, I yield 30 
seconds to the gentleman from Minnesota, the highest ranking enlisted 
soldier ever to serve in the United States Congress, Command Sergeant 
Major Tim Walz.

                              {time}  2045

  Mr. WALZ. I thank the gentleman.
  Madam Chair, the greatest privilege I've had in my life has been in 
serving this Nation for almost 25 years in uniform. I know how 
important it is to fill our military with qualified professional and 
motivated volunteers. We are blessed in this Nation. That's exactly 
what we have. It is time for us to honor their professionalism and know 
that they are ready to end this discriminatory practice.
  I support this amendment because it allows for the study of 
implementation, and it allows the Department of Defense to implement it 
after their study is done.
  We do this all the time in the military. It took us 6 months to 
change from hats to berets. The process will be orderly. It will be 
right down the line the way it needs to be, and at the end of the day, 
don't question their ability to do it. I support the amendment.
  Mr. SHIMKUS. I have a unanimous consent request, Madam Chair.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his unanimous consent 
request.
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Chair, as a 20-year Army veteran, 5 years of 
active infantry and Airborne Ranger--I don't wear it on my sleeve--I 
support Ranking Member McKeon and Chairman Skelton. This is devastating 
to the warfighters and to the combat infantrymen.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Chair recognized the gentleman for a unanimous 
consent request, but not for debate.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, it is my great 
privilege to yield 30 seconds to my mentor on civil rights, the Freedom 
Rider and great civil rights leader, the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. 
John Lewis.
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Chair, ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'' What 
does it mean? It didn't make sense then, and it doesn't make sense now.
  Just like the military helped end segregation based on race, we 
should have put an end to Don't Ask, Don't Tell long ago. It is an 
affront to human dignity and to the dignity and the worth of every man 
and woman serving in our military.
  We cannot wait. We cannot be patient. We must end discrimination in 
the military, and we must end it now. Discrimination is wrong, and we 
must end it now.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, how much time is 
remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 1\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute 
to the Speaker, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).
  Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership 
and service to our country.
  Madam Chair, this weekend, on Memorial Day, America will come 
together to honor all those who have served our Nation in uniform, and 
those brave Americans have no better friend than the chairman of our 
Armed Services Committee, Mr. Skelton.
  Today, by repealing the discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, 
we also honor the service and sacrifice of all who dedicated their 
lives to protecting the American people. We honor the values of our 
Nation, and we close the door on fundamental unfairness.
  In 1993, I spoke on this same House floor, calling on the President 
``to act definitively to lift the ban that keeps patriotic Americans 
from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces because of their sexual 
orientation.'' Instead, despite everyone's good intentions, Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell was enacted--a policy which has been discriminatory to our 
brave men and women in uniform.
  Under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, more than 13,000 men and women in 
uniform have been discharged from the military. Thousands more have 
decided not to reenlist. Fighter pilots, infantry officers, Arabic 
translators, and other specialists have been discharged at a time when 
our Nation is engaged in two wars.
  That is why I support repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and that 
support has come from all over the country. Nearly 8 out of 10 
Americans want to end this era of discrimination.
  Admiral Mullen, the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said, ``It 
is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly 
would be the right thing to do. We have in place a policy which forces 
young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their 
fellow citizens.'' He went on to say, ``For me, personally, it comes 
down to integrity--theirs as individuals and ours as institutions.''
  General Colin Powell, who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs when this 
policy was implemented, has said that he now thinks this restrictive 
policy should be repealed.
  Then, in a letter to Congress, 51 retired generals, admirals, and a 
former Army Secretary called for the repeal of this policy, saying that 
they ``have dedicated our lives to defending the rights of our citizens 
to believe whatever they wish.''
  Passing this amendment today respects the timeline of the Pentagon's 
Implementation Study Group. Repeal would take place only after the 
study group completes its work in December 2010 and after the 
President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense all 
certify that repeal will not hurt military readiness or unit cohesion. 
No one in this body would jeopardize our national security.
  America has always been the land of the free and the home of the 
brave. We are so because of our brave men and women in uniform who have 
been willing to fight for our country. Let us honor their service by 
recommitting to the values they fight for on the battlefield.
  I urge my colleagues to vote for the repeal of this discriminatory 
policy of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and to make America more American.

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                            ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  I would like to acknowledge the leadership of several members in 
bringing this amendment to the floor today:
  Congressman Patrick Murphy. Before Congressman Murphy came to the 
House, he was a Captain in the 82nd Airborne Division and served as a 
paratrooper in the Iraq War. He understands the issue of military 
readiness and has demonstrated tremendous leadership on repealing a 
policy that harms our national security.
  Chairman Barney Frank.
  Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin.
  Congressman Jared Polis.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 30 seconds 
remaining.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, former Air Force 
Sergeant David Hall was walking into this gallery when I was walking in 
today.
  Sergeant Hall wasn't asked. Sergeant Hall didn't tell. Someone outed 
him for being gay, and he was kicked out of the Air Force. He had 
already served in the Middle East.
  He said to me, ``I assure you I am fit for military duty. Please stop 
discharging patriotic Americans who just want to serve the country they 
love.''
  Mr. SPRATT. Madam Chairman, I was a member of Congress and served on 
the House Armed Services Committee, when the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' 
policy was adopted. It was a clever solution, but the policy and its 
consequences deserve an updated review.
  The Secretary of Defense, Robert M. Gates, has proposed such a 
review. He told the House Armed Services Committee that he had managed 
several large institutions, like the Department of Defense and the 
Central Intelligence Agency, and had found that when imposing major 
policy changes, it was better not to cram change from the top-down, but 
to help it percolate from the bottom-up. What Secretary Gates proposed 
was a year-long review, bringing the troops into the dialog, and 
weighing issues like fraternization and problems not even apprehended 
at this point.
  In a letter to Chairman Ike Skelton dated April 30, Secretary Gates 
wrote: ``I believe in the strongest possible terms that the Department 
must, prior to any legislative action, be allowed the opportunity to 
conduct a thorough, objective, and systematic assessment of the impact 
of such a policy change; develop a comprehensive implementation plan, 
and provide Congress and the President with the results of this effort 
in order for it to be taken in the most informed and effective manner. 
A critical element of this effort is the need to systematically engage 
our forces, their families, and the broader military community 
throughout this process. Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation 
that seeks to change this policy prior to completion of this vital 
assessment process.''
  I basically agree with Secretary Gates and will vote to support the 
process of review that he and Admiral Mullen have laid out.
  Mr. HOLT. Madam Chair, as I listen to the arguments of those who wish 
to continue the policy of driving gay or lesbian soldiers, sailors, 
airmen, and marines out of military service, I am reminded that the 
people of the United States are a pragmatic people.
  Those who wish to exclude gays tell the American people that the 
inclusion of gays would harm the morale, cohesion, and effectiveness of 
the military in defending our nation. They ask everyone to ignore the 
unmistakable parallels between their arguments and the arguments made 
in the 1940's against the racial integration of the services. Never 
mind, they say, that the same arguments about morale, cohesion, and 
effectiveness were offered to preserve the despicable policy of racial 
segregation. Never mind, they say, that back then it was claimed that 
it would devastate our Army's effectiveness if white soldiers had to 
share a barracks or bunkhouse or showerhouse with a black man.
  Those who want to continue the practice of driving gays out of 
military service ask everyone to ignore that gays do and always have 
served in the U.S. military.
  Suddenly all of American history became clear to me. Now I understand 
the devastating effect of gays in our military. Now I understand why we 
failed to win our independence from the British. Although I could never 
understand before why the United States lost two wars to the Germans 
and the Axis, now I realize it was because our military could not be 
effective. The presence of gays, despite our nation's material and 
economic might, so crippled our military morale, cohesion, and 
effectiveness that we were helpless and hopeless. Now I understand that 
is what happens if we allow gays to serve in the defense of our nation.
  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Chair, I agree with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the time has 
come to repeal the current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, which 
dishonors men and women who are willing to give their lives in service 
to our country and also prevents capable men and women with vital 
skills from serving in the armed forces. However, I believe a vote 
today is premature.
  Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen indicated initially that the 
impact of such a drastic change in military and cultural policy should 
be thoroughly reviewed, studied, and appropriate policies developed by 
the Department of Defense before Congress takes legislative action. 
Such a review and policy development would be completed by December 1, 
2010.
  Therefore, I believe Congress should forgo legislative action until 
appropriately informed by the Pentagon's impact study, policy 
development, and implementation plan.
  Mr. ACKERMAN. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of the Murphy 
Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to repeal ``Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell.''
  The time to end this absurd policy is long past due. Since it was 
implemented in 1994, ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' has resulted in more 
than 13,000 gay and lesbian servicemembers being discharged for no 
reason other than their sexual orientation. As the United States has 
fought wars in Afghanistan and in Iraq, hundreds of mission-critical 
troops, including crucial Arabic and Farsi linguists, have been 
discharged because the Department of Defense believed they were gay. 
Such blatant discrimination is both morally wrong and, from a practical 
perspective, self-defeating.
  Last year, I received a letter from a gay soldier from Long Island 
who has bravely served our nation for more than twenty years in two 
branches of our military. Throughout his numerous tours of duty in 
Afghanistan and in Iraq, he has earned multiple bronze stars. Although 
he could retire, he did not want to leave the military when our nation 
needed him most. So, he volunteered for another combat zone deployment.
  In his letter, this soldier told me that he has served side-by-side 
with gay soldiers from the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia and 
has seen no evidence to suggest that these nations, which have no 
discriminatory policies against gay and lesbian servicemembers, have a 
problem with unit cohesion. In fact, an openly gay officer from 
Australia with whom he served was decorated with a U.S. medal at the 
end of his tour.
  This soldier concluded by asking if, after looking at his service 
record, I thought the military and our nation would be better off 
without his service. My answer is absolutely not. I thank him for his 
service and proudly cast my vote to allow him and all other gay and 
lesbian servicemembers to continue their service to our nation without 
living in fear of being discharged for simply being who they are. Our 
service men and women deserve a policy that honors the principles they 
protect. I stand with our nation's principles. I support the Murphy 
amendment.
  Mr. HONDA. Madam Chair, I rise today to support the Repeal of Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell. During his State of the Union address, President Obama 
declared that his administration would work with Congress to end the 
Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy of excluding openly lesbian, gay, 
bisexual, and transgender, LGBT, Americans from serving their country 
in the armed forces. I have long envisioned our country reaching this 
moment, and am thrilled that the 111th Congress will soon take another 
step forward in our long journey toward equality regardless of race, 
nationality, gender, and sexual orientation.
  Reflecting one of our country's last officially sanctioned forms of 
bigotry, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy stigmatizes patriotic 
Americans by excluding them from military life. This policy works to 
silence LGBT personnel among the ranks of our military, making them 
invisible to the American public they bravely volunteer to defend. 
Notwithstanding the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, countless veterans 
have served, and countless service members continue to serve selflessly 
in the defense of our nation. Yet while thousands of our men and women 
put their lives on the line to protect our freedom and liberty, many 
are dismissed once their orientation or identification becomes known. 
According to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, SLDN, over 1,200 
service personnel were unfairly stigmatized when discharged as being 
unfit for service in 2001. The contributions made by LGBT veterans and 
those in active duty in an atmosphere hostile to them underscores the 
tremendous sacrifices they make to serve this nation.
  Another reason for the repeal of this government-sanctioned 
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disproportionate impact on women and minorities. Servicemembers United 
compiled Department of Defense (DOD) data showing that in 2008, 45 
percent of troops discharged under Don't Ask, Don't tell were 
minorities, while minorities comprised 30 percent of the service. 
Similarly, women accounted for 34 percent of the discharges but were 
only 14 percent of the military. That a discriminatory policy has an 
even more discriminatory application is another reason to celebrate its 
abolishment.
  When President Obama called for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, 
Defense Secretary Gates reminded the Congress of their definitive role 
in changing the intolerant policy. I am proud that this Congress is 
acting. While I realize this repeal is still contingent on a completion 
of the DOD Study and certification from the President, I am confident 
that Don't Ask, Don't Tell is at its end. I appreciate the difficulty 
of the DOD's task and I commend their courage to take this step forward 
for our country. I am proud to cast a vote for repeal of Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell--we cannot let the opportunity to right this wrong pass us 
by.
  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Chair, it is time to repeal the ``Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell, Don't Pursue'' policy and to allow lesbian, gay and 
bisexual persons to serve openly in the military.
  From the initial introduction of this profoundly misguided policy in 
1993, I have never wavered in my belief that our nation's armed forces 
should not discriminate against otherwise qualified citizens on the 
basis of their sexual orientation. Today, at a time when our nation is 
engaged militarily in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the extent to which 
the so-called compromise ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy has damaged 
America's military readiness has become even more apparent than it was 
seventeen years ago.
  The policy against allowing lesbian, gay, and bisexual service 
members to serve openly has resulted in depriving our armed forces of 
the abilities, experience and dedication of thousands of qualified 
active duty personnel. This institutionalized discrimination is 
completely illogical and counter-productive as we grapple with an 
increasingly dangerous world, with our servicemembers serving all over 
the world
  The U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO, has documented the 
cost to our nation. In 2005, the GAO estimated the cost of 
discriminating against service members on the basis of their sexual 
orientation at nearly $200 million over the course of just the last 
decade. This estimate may, in fact, be too low, as the GAO itself 
acknowledged and as other studies conducted by reputable academic 
institutions like the Michael Palm Center at the University of 
California have documented.
  Advocates for the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy continue 
stubbornly to cite elusive factors to justify its inherent 
institutionalized discrimination. The most common argument is the 
specious insistence that ``unit cohesion'' among the armed forces will 
suffer if lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons are allowed to serve 
openly--an argument that even Richard Cheney, while serving as the 
Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, 
acknowledged in congressional testimony was ``a bit of an old chestnut 
to be tossed onto an open fire and consigned forever to the ashbin of 
history.''
  The fact is that many other nations--including trusted allies whose 
armed forces are respected around the world such as Great Britain, 
Israel, Australia, and Canada--have allowed their citizens to serve in 
their armed forces regardless of their disclosure of their sexual 
orientation. It is high time that the United States of America, which 
prides itself as a beacon of liberty and equality, joins their ranks.
  I urge the members of this House to vote to repeal this misguided and 
counterproductive and un-American policy.
  Mr. NADLER of New York. Madam Chair, I am pleased that today we are 
finally faced with an amendment on the floor to end the policy of Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell. Seventeen years ago, I introduced a bill to ban 
discrimination in the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual orientation. 
I commend Congressman Pat Murphy for his great efforts that have 
resulted in finally getting this amendment on the floor today.
  Now it is up to us to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell once and for all. 
I opposed this policy and voted against it at its inception, I have 
introduced legislation over the years to repeal it, and I am a proud 
co-sponsor of H.R. 1246, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act which 
would end this policy. And I stand before you today to support its 
inclusion in the Defense Authorization bill. Let us move promptly to 
end this discriminatory policy and ensure that all service members, 
regardless of sexual orientation, can enjoy the freedoms for which they 
so selflessly fight.
  This absurd and overtly discriminatory policy remains a stain on our 
national conscience and tarnishes the march toward equality for all 
Americans. And, in this time of incredible strain on our military, our 
nation's security depends upon the recruitment--and retention--of every 
person willing and able to serve. I entirely reject the argument that 
allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would undermine troop 
morale. We don't need any study to know that this canard is simple 
prejudice, for which there is no evidence whatsoever. We should act as 
President Truman did in 1948. No study--no delay. Just repudiate the 
prejudice and end the discrimination.
  To his great credit, President Obama has repeatedly declared his 
commitment to repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell and he supports our 
efforts today to do so.
  I appreciate the fact that the Department of Defense has also 
implemented regulatory changes concerning current enforcement of the 
policy, which should lead to fewer unwarranted discharges. But in order 
to repeal the policy we, Congress, must act, and that is exactly what 
we are doing here today. We owe it both to our service members and to 
LGBT Americans to move forward now without further delay.
  Mr. LEVIN. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of the amendment by 
Representative Murphy to repeal the ``Don't Ask Don't Tell'' policy.
  The Don't Ask Don't Tell policy is discriminatory and it harms U.S. 
military readiness. Over the last 17 years, our nation has paid a heavy 
price for pursuing this policy. Since 1993, more than 13,000 qualified, 
well trained men and women have been dismissed from the military simply 
because of their sexual orientation. These are men and women we could 
ill afford to lose, especially at a time when our armed forces are 
engaged in two major military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  This is why so many of this country's highest current and retired 
military leaders favor repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, including the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen. Admiral Mullen 
recently wrote, ``No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape 
being troubled by the fact that we have a policy which forces young men 
and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow 
citizens.'' Retired General Colin Powell and the former Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Shalikashvili also have urged 
repeal.
  The argument has been made that repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell would 
negatively affect military unit cohesion. The evidence simply does not 
support this. Many other countries--including Britain, Canada and 
Israel--successfully allow gays and lesbians to serve openly. In any 
case, the Murphy amendment specifically states that repeal will take 
place only after the President and our nation's military leaders 
certify that the Department of Defense has prepared the necessary 
policies and regulations to implement repeal and that these policies 
are consistent with military standards for readiness, effectiveness, 
unit cohesion, recruiting and retention.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Chair, I rise today to clarify why I 
was unable to vote on Thursday, May 27 and Friday, May 28 in favor of 
the so-called Murphy Amendment and the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011, respectively. I would also like to reaffirm 
in the strongest possible terms my support for repealing the law known 
as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'' which prohibits gay and lesbian service 
members from serving openly, as soon as possible.
  As you know, Congressman Patrick Murphy's amendment, which passed in 
the House of Representatives by a vote of 234-194, provides for a 
process to be set in place to implement the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell as soon as the Pentagon completes its review of the issue and 
President Obama, Defense Secretary Gates, and Admiral Mullen, Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, certify that repeal implementation will 
not negatively affect our military.
  During the Rules Committee's meeting on Wednesday to consider 
amendments to the Defense Authorization bill, I openly declared my 
support for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and for Congressman 
Murphy's amendment.
  Unfortunately, I had an official trip in my capacity as Co-Chairman 
of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki 
Commission) that was scheduled prior to the vote. The consideration of 
amendments to the Defense Authorization bill on the House floor was 
such that I was unable to vote. Had I been present and not on official 
travel, I would have voted in favor of the Murphy amendment's 
inclusion, as well as in favor of the final Defense Authorization bill.
  I commend my colleagues, Congressman Murphy, Senator Lieberman, and 
Senator Levin, for their leadership on this repeal effort.

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As I have said time and again, Don't Ask, Don't Tell threatens our 
national security and costs us millions of dollars each year to kick 
out dedicated and highly-skilled service members because of their 
sexual orientation and to retrain new ones.
  I am also heartened to hear that our colleagues in the Senate Armed 
Services Committee voted 16-12 to bring Senator Lieberman's companion 
amendment to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell to the Senate floor along 
with the Defense Authorization bill for consideration.
  It is indeed a historic day for our military, the American people, 
and our nation. What should have happened 17 years ago is now closer 
than ever before. By passing the Murphy amendment along with the 
Defense Authorization bill, the House of Representatives has pledged to 
fulfill its promise of upholding the values for which the United States 
stands by allowing gay and lesbian Americans to serve openly in the 
military.
  As we celebrate this victory, we are reminded of the long battle that 
has brought us to this point. I would be terribly remiss if I did not 
acknowledge the hard work and sacrifices of countless service members 
and veterans, many of whose lives have been negatively impacted by this 
bigoted law, as well as those military and policy leaders, advocacy 
organizations, and everyday Americans who have taken a stand against 
discrimination.
  Madam Chair, I am eternally grateful to the brave men and women in 
our Armed Forces who protect this nation and the American people each 
and every single day and look forward to Don't Ask, Don't Tell being 
repealed once and for all.
  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Chair, when the President 
announced his decision to repeal the current policy, known as ``Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell,'' earlier this year, the military service chiefs and 
the Secretary of Defense requested the opportunity to carry out the 
President's directive in an orderly manner that would assure the 
maintenance of discipline and morale in the Armed Forces. It was agreed 
to at that time, including by the President, that a survey would be 
sent to all the troops so that their input would be taken into account 
regarding how best to implement the new policy, and that a report with 
such recommendations as to how to best implement the new policy would 
be issued this December, before any legislative action was taken. I 
believe that process, which was agreed to by the President pursuant to 
the request of the service chiefs and the Secretary of Defense, should 
be followed.
  Breaking the agreement now by having this vote is most unfortunate, 
and I strongly disagree with the decision of the President, the 
Speaker, and the majority leadership to break that agreement today.
  Mr. FARR. Madam Chair, when we pass the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, we take a historic step to 
restore equality in the ranks of our military by voting to repeal Don't 
Ask Don't Tell.
  Looking back in our history, social change occurred because of 
leadership. President Obama, our military leaders and gay Americans 
have shown leadership to overturn this discriminatory policy. 
Comparable to the leadership shown by President Truman in 1948 when he 
issued Executive Order 9981 that ordered the integration of the armed 
forces, we can be proud that the civil rights of all Americans who want 
to serve in our All Volunteer Forces is preserved. During its 17 year 
history, DADT has discharged far too many highly qualified and trained 
Arab linguists, doctors and mission critical specialists in every field 
and in every service who simply wanted to serve their country. For the 
last 17 years I been a Member of Congress who has fought to overturn 
this policy that has prohibited openly gay men and women from serving 
in the military.
  Madam Chair, as we move forward in the legislative process, you may 
be assured of my continued strong support for repeal of Don't Ask Don't 
Tell.
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Chair, we've heard these arguments before.
  The Secretary of the Army said he was concerned about how the 
proposed change would affect ``the efficiency . . . of the Army.''
  A five-star General warned of ``social experiments'' and worried that 
with reform in military personnel policy ``. . . we may have difficulty 
attaining high morale.''
  Those are not quotations from 2010 about the right of gay and lesbian 
Americans to serve openly in the military. They're from more than 60 
years ago, during the debate over racial integration of the armed 
forces.
  Does anyone believe they were right? If so, please speak up.
  Is anyone prepared to argue that our military has suffered from the 
full participation of African-Americans in its ranks?
  I hope we all remember this history lesson as we prepare to vote on a 
repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, an embarrassment unworthy 
of a great country and a great military.
  It is responsible for the discharge of 13,000 honorable Americans, 
men and women who were told their service is dispensable . . . not 
because of how they behaved, but because of who they are.
  It does violence to cherished American values like equality, 
inclusion, and tolerance. And it damages our national security too.
  Given the military's recruitment challenges at a moment that we're 
still, unfortunately, fighting two wars . . . it is incomprehensible to 
me that we would reject any capable person who wishes to serve.
  It was particularly galling to watch as hundreds of language 
specialists who could speak Farsi and Arabic were dismissed just when 
they were needed most, when our occupation of Iraq began.
  The assertion that openly gay service members would undermine unit 
cohesion is just bunk, Madam Chair.
  It is an argument based on fear, not fact. The research suggests that 
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are comfortable serving side-by- side 
with fellow soldiers who happen to be gay or lesbian.
  To suggest otherwise is to insult our troops, as the author of the 
amendment Mr. Murphy has pointed out. Because the morale argument 
assumes our soldiers are so unprofessional--and even unpatriotic--that 
they would let another soldier's sexual orientation distract them from 
the mission.
  Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, may have 
put it best when he said, ``I cannot escape being troubled by . . . a 
policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in 
order to defend their fellow citizens. For me personally, it comes down 
to integrity--theirs as individuals and ours as an institution.''
  And now it comes down to our integrity, the integrity of those of us 
privileged to serve in the people's House.
  We must have the integrity to do what's right . . . to support our 
troops and strengthen our military . . . by repealing the cruel and un-
American Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Chair, when the President 
announced his decision to repeal the current policy, known as ``Don't 
Ask, Don't Tell,'' earlier this year, the military service chiefs and 
the Secretary of Defense requested the opportunity to carry out the 
President's directive in an orderly manner that would assure the 
maintenance of discipline and morale in the Armed Forces. It was agreed 
at that time, including by the President, that a survey would be sent 
to all the troops so that their input would be taken into account 
regarding how best to implement the new policy, and that a report with 
such recommendations as to how to best implement the new policy would 
be issued this December, before any legislative action was taken. I 
believe that that process, which was agreed to by the President 
pursuant to the request of the service chiefs and the Secretary of 
Defense, should be followed.
  Breaking the agreement now by having this vote is most unfortunate, 
and I strongly disagree with the decision of the President, the 
Speaker, and the majority leadership to break that agreement today.
  Mr. ACKERMAN. Madam Chair, several months ago I received a letter 
from a solider who lives in New York. The letter was very similar to 
those that many members of Congress receive from brave servicemen and 
women who reside in their districts. The letter spoke of multiple tours 
through Iraq and Afghanistan, of volunteering for more service even 
after completing enough tours to retire, and of the pride of a soldier 
who loves his country and is willing to sacrifice so much to defend it.
  But this letter was not quite the same as those that many of us here 
in the Capitol receive from time to time. You see, despite serving his 
country for more than 20 years, despite volunteering to serve in a 
combat zone to defend America's principles of freedom from tyranny and 
from persecution, and despite receiving two bronze stars for 
meritorious service to his country, the gay soldier who wrote this 
letter is required by United States law to lie about who he is or face 
being discharged from the military.
  For 16 years, ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' has placed an unthinkable and 
immoral burden on gay and lesbian servicemen and women, who, under 
United States law and unlike their heterosexual counterparts, must hide 
their sexual orientation and their partners from the military. Their 
partners are not eligible for the military spousal benefits to which 
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including health care and better housing. Madame Speaker, ``Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell'' is, by definition, a discriminatory policy.
  In the course of tonight's debate, several members have characterized 
the House of Representatives' impending vote to repeal ``Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell'' as a step forward for morality and equality. And it is. 
But, before we collectively pat ourselves on the back for a job well 
done, I would remind my colleagues that tonight's step forward is only 
a result of the giant leap backwards we took when we instituted the 
policy in the first place. Years from now, when our children read about 
``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' in their history books, what will they think 
of a government that so shamefully turned its back on gay servicemen 
and women in the interest of a political compromise?
  Madam Chair, politics is a business of grays. Seldom do we have the 
opportunity to vote on legislation that is black or white, moral or 
immoral, right or wrong. Tonight is the rare exception.
  For the thousands of gay servicemen and women who so bravely serve 
our country everyday but who live in constant fear of being discovered 
for who they are, for the principles of freedom and equality upon which 
the United States of America was founded, and in the interest of 
righting a wrong that has persisted for far too long, I rise in support 
of the amendment before us and for the patriotic soldier whose letter I 
enclose for the record; a letter in which he implores me: ``If and when 
this issue ever comes up for debate, and even for a vote in Congress, I 
respectfully ask you to remember all the gay military personnel who are 
right now risking our lives to defend the U.S. and its values.''
  Madam Chair, that moment has come.

     Hon. Gary Ackerman,
     Member of the House of Representatives, Rayburn House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Ackerman: I am a captain in the United 
     States Army Reserve, and am presently deployed to 
     Afghanistan. I am writing to you with regard to the 
     military's so-called ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' (DADT) policy. 
     As you may know, there is currently a strong push in Congress 
     to overturn DADT--under which otherwise qualified gay men and 
     women are still being involuntarily dismissed from service--
     and replace it with a policy of nondiscrimination on the 
     basis of sexual orientation. I strongly support this proposed 
     policy change. I would like to explain the basis for my 
     judgment.
       I am a veteran of both the U. S. Navy Reserve and the U. S. 
     Army Reserve. In the latter I have served as both a sergeant 
     and as a commissioned officer. Since the terrorist attacks of 
     September 11, 2001 I have completed tours of duty in 
     Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait. I was informed that I had 
     completed twenty good years of Reserve military service, and 
     had thus earned the right to retire. But I did not want to 
     retire with my country still at war. So I volunteered for 
     another combat zone deployment, and am serving once again in 
     Afghanistan. I have been at my current duty station------. I 
     recite this brief resume to let you know that I am no mere 
     observer of the military, but rather someone who has 
     dedicated much of my life to our national defense.
       Congressman Ackerman, I am also one of the many gay 
     military personnel who have served our country faithfully in 
     these times of terrorism and war. I want to give you my 
     personal perspective on why DADT is so wrong. First of all, 
     it is widely recognized that a married service member's 
     relationship with his or her spouse has a profound impact on 
     that service member's fitness for duty. Thus, straight 
     married service members are free, within the limits of 
     resource availability and operational constraints, to 
     maintain communications with their spouses. In fact, such 
     communication is actively encouraged. Regular phone calls, e-
     mail, and postal letters really help both the service member 
     and spouse get through the strain of combat zone deployments 
     in particular.
       Many gay service members have committed partners who, every 
     day, face the same stress and make the same sacrifices as do 
     their straight counterparts. But because of DADT, gay service 
     members and their partners have to constantly worry that an 
     overheard telephone call, an intercepted e-mail message, or 
     other type of compromised communication could lead to a 
     degrading, career-destroying investigation. It is wrong, I 
     believe, to place such additional burdens on the back of 
     American patriots.
       I write of these matters from personal experience. When the 
     9/11 terrorist attacks occurred I was in a serious long-term 
     relationship. But the extensive post-9/11 active duty I 
     performed put a serious strain on this relationship. The 
     relationship finally fell completely apart during my first 
     Afghanistan deployment in------.
       As you may know, the military has seen a troubling increase 
     in the service member suicide rate since 9/11. Furthermore, 
     the loss of a serious relationship is one of the critical 
     risk factors that may contribute to such suicides. I 
     experienced this particular risk factor and my situation was 
     compounded by its occurrence in a war zone. Six years later, 
     I can still vividly remember cradling my government-issue 
     pistol in my hands and fighting the urge to blow my own 
     brains out.
       I made it through that crisis. I completed my mission in 
     Afghanistan successfully, and in fact was decorated with a 
     Bronze Star Medal at the conclusion of that tour. I went on 
     to earn a second Bronze Star Medal in Iraq two years later, 
     and was promoted to------ shortly after that.
       What made that crisis particularly difficult was the 
     isolation imposed on me as a result of DADT. A straight 
     Soldier in a comparable crisis could turn to his commander, 
     his first sergeant, or a ``battle buddy'' for help and 
     advice. But such avenues are legally closed to gay troops. If 
     I, for example, had shared the details of my situation with 
     my commander--a decent and honorable man--he would have been 
     legally obligated to have initiated an investigation that 
     would have heaped even more stress upon me, disrupted my 
     unit's mission, and ultimately destroyed my career.
       I know that many would say that a gay service member in 
     such a situation could go to a chaplain in confidentiality. I 
     have great respect for our military chaplains and for all the 
     good work that they do. But I also believe that no service 
     member should feel forced to see a chaplain as his or her 
     only option. Every service member should have the right to 
     speak freely with a commander, a trusted noncommissioned 
     officer, or a battle buddy. I assert this not only as an 
     individual Soldier, but also as an officer with extensive 
     experience as a platoon leader and company commander. When I 
     have been in these command positions, I have had Soldiers 
     share with me some very personal information about their 
     families and home lives. I was glad that these Soldiers 
     trusted me, and this bond of trust and openness enabled me to 
     give each individual the counsel or moral support that was 
     needed. But what about gay troops? They are legally deprived 
     of such a relationship with a commander, a senior 
     noncommissioned officer, or a battle buddy. This is wrong. 
     These gay troops--especially those experiencing the stress of 
     combat zone duty--deserve access to such relationships. The 
     DADT policy shackles the hands of leaders like myself and 
     prevents us from properly supporting all our troops. This 
     policy puts service members and their loved ones at risk. 
     DADT is a shameful blot on our national honor.
       I know that many are wary of a repeal of DADT. Perhaps 
     some--particularly those who oppose homosexual conduct on 
     religious grounds--see such a policy change as the equivalent 
     of governmental approval of homosexual conduct. But this is 
     not so. Let me strike an analogy. Many religious individuals 
     are opposed, on biblical grounds, to divorce and remarriage. 
     But persons who have divorced and remarried are plentiful in 
     the armed services, and many serve alongside very 
     conservative religious persons every day. Respecting 
     divorced-and-remarried persons as military professionals does 
     not mean one agrees with their personal life choices, or that 
     the government is advocating such choices. To me, the main 
     issue is that we respect personnel who serve their country 
     honorably and who act with responsibility and integrity in 
     their personal lives. For example, in the military we will 
     punish a ``deadbeat dad'' who neglects to pay his child 
     support, but we support and respect the divorced father who 
     stays committed to his parental responsibilities. I believe 
     that we need to take a comparable stance towards gay service 
     members.
       There are also some who claim that repealing DADT will 
     negatively impact morale and discipline in our armed 
     services. But I have never seen a single shred of empirical 
     evidence to support such assertions. In fact, the available 
     evidence suggests that treating gay and straight troops 
     equally has no negative impact on military forces. Consider 
     the fact that many of our key allies in current combat and 
     security operations--nations such as the United Kingdom, 
     Canada, and Australia--do not discriminate on the basis of 
     sexual orientation in their armed services. These fighting 
     forces continue to perform admirably. Furthermore, troops 
     from these and other nondiscriminatory nations live and serve 
     side by side every day with U.S. troops in war zones. On this 
     current tour, for example, I personally have shared living 
     and bathing facilities with uniformed personnel from 
     Australia, Canada, Denmark, Spain, and the United Kingdom--
     never have I seen a U.S. serviceman run shrieking from the 
     showers because he feared that he might encounter an openly 
     gay individual from one of these allied nations. Last year I 
     met an openly gay chief petty officer from the Australian 
     navy. He had served as part of a U.S.-led multinational team 
     in Iraq. He told me that not only was his presence no problem 
     for the Americans, but they decorated him with a U.S. medal 
     at the end of his tour! Surely if Americans can accept a gay 
     Australian, they can also accept gay fellow Americans. People 
     who claim that the U.S. military cannot manage a policy of 
     sexual orientation nondiscrimination are not only ignoring 
     the realities of current operations, but they are also 
     essentially saying that American service personnel are less 
     professional than those of the U.K., Canada, and

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     other nondiscriminatory nations--I consider such an assertion 
     to be a highly offensive insult.
       Of course, my argument ultimately leads to a logical--and 
     fair--question: How do we manage this change in policy? The 
     answer is simple. Hold gay service members to exactly the 
     same standards we hold straight service members. If gay 
     individuals were to commit acts of sexual harassment, or 
     engage in any other type of activity that goes contrary to 
     military order, we would discipline them appropriately--and 
     separate them from the service if necessary. This happens to 
     straight service members when necessary; I myself once had to 
     discipline a straight male noncommissioned officer for his 
     inappropriate behavior towards a junior female Soldier. This 
     NCO accepted my counsel, corrected his behavior, and 
     completed his tour of duty successfully. On the other hand, 
     those gay individuals who conduct themselves with honor and 
     dignity, and who demonstrate respect for their fellow service 
     members, would continue to do their jobs. This is exactly the 
     policy that coalition militaries, many U. S. police 
     departments, and dozens of civilian corporations have been 
     following successfully for years. Are we really to believe 
     that this course of action is beyond the capability of the 
     U.S. military?
       In fact, I believe that the demise of DADT will happen as 
     smoothly and quietly as did similar policy changes in the 
     militaries of allied nations. Gay troops who have been 
     behaving in a professional manner prior to the demise of DADT 
     are not suddenly going to begin engaging in outrageous or 
     disruptive behavior. Today's gay troops, despite the burdens 
     of DADT, are putting their lives on the line every day to 
     defend this country; many of us have been tested in Iraq, 
     Afghanistan, Somalia, and other challenging locations. If the 
     military gets rid of DADT, we will continue to do our jobs 
     and take care of our battle buddies; we and our commanders 
     will simply have a terrible burden lifted from our shoulders.
       Congressman, after more than two decades of military 
     service--at sea and on land, from the Cold War era to the 
     Global War on Terror, in joint service and multinational 
     environments--I think I know the women and men of our armed 
     forces pretty well. I can tell you that every day U. S. 
     service members overcome barriers of difference--difference 
     in race, ethnic heritage, religion, regional origin, gender, 
     socioeconomic class, and other areas. Sexual orientation is 
     just another element in this complex equation. We are able to 
     overcome all these types of difference and form cohesive 
     teams by focusing on the basics: mutual respect, a solid work 
     ethic, personal integrity, and commitment to our common 
     missions. We are also able to recognize that a person whose 
     difference may initially unsettle us may also possess a 
     critical skill, a body of knowledge, or a depth of experience 
     that we need to accomplish these common missions. Can we 
     afford to lose a fluent Arabic linguist because she is a 
     lesbian? Can we afford to discard a combat seasoned 
     infantryman because he is gay?
       I have enclosed with this letter some documentation from my 
     combat zone service. My contributions have been modest 
     compared to the heroism shown by many of my sisters and 
     brothers in arms. Still, I am proud of what I have achieved. 
     I leave it to you to look at my record and determine whether 
     or not the military would be better off if I--and, for that 
     matter, thousands of people like me--were to be involuntarily 
     dismissed from duty.
       I am an ordinary guy who grew up in New York. My dad is a 
     retired New York City cop who was deeply impacted by the 9/11 
     terrorist attacks. Like any other deployed Soldier, I call my 
     folks at least once a week, and they worry about me just like 
     the parents of any Soldier. I don't want to turn the military 
     into some sort of gay utopia. I just want gay Soldiers, 
     Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen--together with 
     our loved ones--to have the sort of peace of mind that our 
     straight sisters and brothers take for granted.
       Congressman Ackerman, I read on your Web site about how you 
     stood up for Soldiers who were not getting their combat zone 
     tax exemption in Iraq. So I know you are a leader who 
     believes in taking care of the troops. Sir, I believe that 
     now is the time to give troops like me relief from the 
     injustice of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'' If and when this 
     issue comes up for debate, and even for a vote, in Congress, 
     I respectfully ask you to remember all the gay military 
     personnel who are right now risking our lives to defend the 
     United States and its values. If you have any questions or 
     comments about anything I have written, you may contact me 
     via e-mail. And please feel free to share this letter and its 
     enclosures, including my contact information, with any 
     individuals or organizations whom you deem appropriate.
           Sincerely, ------.

  Mr. WAXMAN. Madam Chair, I rise today in strong support of the 
amendment to repeal the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy of our 
nation's military, a discriminatory and self-defeating policy that I 
have opposed from its inception.
  Our restrictive policy undermines our national security. It has 
resulted in the discharge of more than 13,000 trained and qualified men 
and women from our armed forces. It has caused thousands more not to 
re-enlist and countless others not to serve at all.
  That these brave men and women are being denied the opportunity to 
serve their country is a grave injustice. And, we have been so 
misguided in our pursuit of this discriminatory policy that we have 
ignored the very real harm it causes our military personnel at a time 
when our nation is engaged in two wars and the need for talented and 
dedicated service members could not be greater.
  Twenty-five advanced militaries throughout the world, including our 
closest allies such as Israel, Canada, and Britain, allow gays and 
lesbians to serve and none have seen any damage to their readiness. In 
stark contrast, the United States military, because of ``Don't Ask, 
Don't Tell,'' has undermined its readiness by discharging capable 
fighter pilots, infantry officers, translators, and other highly 
trained specialists who are in high demand.
  Admiral Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said, ``we 
have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about 
who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.'' Today, many 
Americans defending our nation could be subject to a ``Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell'' dismissal. They should be able to serve without fear that their 
nation will punish them for being open about who they are.
  ``Don't Ask Don't Tell'' is contrary to the values this country 
stands for. America was founded on the principle of human dignity and 
on the belief that all men are created equal--and yet this policy 
perpetuates the absurd notion that some are more equal than others.
  Those who oppose the repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' are using 
the same language used by those who opposed the racial integration of 
our Armed Forces in 1948, fought the inclusion of women, and argued 
against the Civil Rights Act in 1965. The arguments are just as wrong 
today as they were then.
  I want to commend Speaker Pelosi and President Obama for their 
leadership on this issue, and I ask all of my colleagues to support 
repeal. Passage of this amendment will bring an end to this shameful 
inequity.
  Mr. RUSH. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of the Murphy 
amendment. By adopting this amendment the House, today, takes an 
important step in eliminating discrimination in our nation's armed 
forces.
  Madam Chair, critics of this amendment, and the repeal effort, have 
often stated that allowing open service will ``disrupt unit cohesion'' 
and lead to a breakdown in ``good order and discipline.'' These are the 
same arguments that were used in the 1940s to object to the integration 
of America's armed forces. Since that time, tens of thousands of 
African-Americans, myself included, have proudly served this nation 
that they love. Some have even risen to positions of distinction such 
as Colin Powell, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  Much in that same honorable tradition, Madam Chair, gay and lesbian 
service members have also served our country with distinction. Whether 
on land, sea, or in the air gay and lesbian Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, 
Marines and Coast Guardsmen have served, and continue to serve, 
professionally and admirably.
  Madam Chair, open service is a policy that is embraced by many of our 
key allies. In fact, in our current conflicts, American forces have 
served side by side with British, Canadian and Australian forces. These 
nations all permit open service and have demonstrated--through their 
soldiers' blood, sweat and tears--that they, too, are an effective 
fighting force.
  In fact, Madam Chair, 35 countries, thirty-five, allow for open 
service. That's 35 countries, on all six inhabited continents, that 
have moved past prejudice and bigotry. Now is the time for the United 
States to be the 36th country to join them.
  Of our NATO allies, Turkey and the United States are the only 
countries that have not yet allowed for open service. By passing this 
amendment, Madam Chair, the United States takes the first step in 
rectifying that situation.
  Madam Chair, I will close with a quote from one of our former 
colleagues that I seldom, if ever, agreed with: Republican Senator 
Barry Goldwater.
  In 1993, Senator Goldwater penned an op-ed for the Washington Post 
and the Los Angeles Times where he stated, ``It's no great secret that 
military studies have proved again and again that there's no valid 
reason for keeping the ban on gays.'' I ask my colleagues to remember 
Senator Goldwater's words and to vote ``yes'' on this amendment.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Madam Chair, Last week, the House of 
Representatives considered an amendment offered by Congressman Patrick 
Murphy to H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011, to repeal the Armed Forces personnel

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policy of ``don't ask, don't tell.'' Due to a death in the family, I 
was not present for the vote on the House floor. Had I been present, I 
would have voted against this amendment.
  While I believe no American should be denied the ability to serve 
their country because of their sexual orientation, it is important to 
balance this commitment to serve with the practical implications of 
this dramatic policy change.
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
repeatedly asked Congress to allow the Department of Defense the time 
to complete its comprehensive review of ``don't ask, don't tell'' 
before taking legislative action to change this policy. These requests 
were denied by the Majority, whose actions imply that Members of 
Congress are in a better position to determine personnel policies than 
military leaders themselves.
  We have a responsibility to consider the views of those men and women 
in uniform, and a duty to allow the leaders of our Armed Forces to 
finish their review before taking premature legislative action. By 
refusing to take into consideration the ongoing review by the 
Department of Defense, the Majority risks undermining the relationship 
between our elected leaders and the men and women serving our Nation. I 
have serious concerns with the potential for this preemptive decision 
to negatively impact our military's ability to recruit, retain, and 
ready servicemembers now and in the future.
  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Chair, I urge my 
colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of 
my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Patrick J. Murphy).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. McKEON. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
will be postponed.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 111-498 on 
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
  Amendment No. 82 by Mr. Inslee of Washington;
  Amendment No. 21 by Mr. Gutierrez of Illinois;
  Amendment No. 42 by Ms. Eshoo of California;
  Amendment No. 80 by Ms. Pingree of Maine;
  Amendment No. 79 by Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania;
  Amendment No. 47 by Mr. Sarbanes of Maryland.
  Except for amendments numbered 80 and 79, the Chair will reduce to 5 
minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this 
series.


                 Amendment No. 82 Offered by Mr. Inslee

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington 
(Mr. Inslee) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 410, 
noes 8, not voting 19, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 313]

                               AYES--410

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (SC)
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Bordallo
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Christensen
     Chu
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Cooper
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Critz
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Djou
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Fallin
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garamendi
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Norton
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olson
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pingree (ME)
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sullivan
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--8

     Brady (TX)
     Campbell
     Flake
     Hensarling
     Herger
     McClintock
     Paul
     Shadegg

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Bishop (UT)
     Boren
     Braley (IA)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Conyers
     Costa
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     DeFazio
     Graves
     Hastings (FL)
     Marshall
     Melancon
     Moore (KS)
     Pierluisi
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan
     Wu


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  2117

  Messrs. HERGER and SHADEGG changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''

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  Messrs. LUETKEMEYER and KING of Iowa changed their vote from ``no'' 
to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


               Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Gutierrez

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois 
(Mr. Gutierrez) on which further proceedings were postponed and on 
which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 372, 
noes 52, not voting 13, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 314]

                               AYES--372

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Bordallo
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Christensen
     Chu
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Critz
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Djou
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Fallin
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garamendi
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Norton
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olson
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pitts
     Platts
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--52

     Akin
     Alexander
     Baird
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bishop (UT)
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Broun (GA)
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Campbell
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Conaway
     Culberson
     Flake
     Fleming
     Franks (AZ)
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gingrey (GA)
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Hall (TX)
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Issa
     Johnson, Sam
     King (IA)
     Lamborn
     Linder
     Marchant
     Minnick
     Neugebauer
     Owens
     Paul
     Pence
     Petri
     Poe (TX)
     Price (GA)
     Rooney
     Scalise
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Sullivan
     Thornberry
     Visclosky
     Westmoreland
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Boren
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Graves
     Hastings (FL)
     Melancon
     Pierluisi
     Pingree (ME)
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan
     Sarbanes


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  2126

  Mrs. BLACKBURN and Ms. FOXX changed their vote from ``no'' to 
``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                 Amendment No. 42 Offered by Ms. Eshoo

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Eshoo) on which further proceedings were postponed and 
on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 218, 
noes 210, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 315]

                               AYES--218

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Bordallo
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carson (IN)
     Castor (FL)
     Chandler
     Christensen
     Chu
     Clarke
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Costa
     Courtney
     Critz
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Faleomavaega
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foster
     Frank (MA)
     Fudge
     Garamendi
     Giffords
     Gordon (TN)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Hall (NY)
     Hare
     Harman
     Heinrich
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hinchey
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     Kingston
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lynch
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Michaud
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)

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     Murphy (NY)
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Norton
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Petri
     Pingree (ME)
     Platts
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Rothman (NJ)
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shuler
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Wilson (OH)
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth

                               NOES--210

     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barrett (SC)
     Bean
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Carney
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Chaffetz
     Childers
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cole
     Conaway
     Cooper
     Costello
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     Dahlkemper
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Djou
     Donnelly (IN)
     Dreier
     Edwards (TX)
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Fallin
     Filner
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jordan (OH)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kirk
     Kline (MN)
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Marshall
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McCotter
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Minnick
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Olson
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paulsen
     Pence
     Perriello
     Peterson
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Reyes
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Wamp
     Watt
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Boren
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Graves
     Hastings (FL)
     Melancon
     Pierluisi
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  2134

  Messrs. LEWIS of California, CLEAVER, BOCCIERI, and DICKS changed 
their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Messrs. MOLLOHAN and CAPUANO changed their vote from ``no'' to 
``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


            Amendment No. 80 Offered by Ms. Pingree of Maine

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Maine 
(Ms. Pingree) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 193, 
noes 231, answered ``present'' 3, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 316]

                               AYES--193

     Altmire
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (TX)
     Braley (IA)
     Broun (GA)
     Brown, Corrine
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Camp
     Campbell
     Capito
     Capps
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Cassidy
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Christensen
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Courtney
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Deutch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ellison
     Eshoo
     Faleomavaega
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Garrett (NJ)
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Hall (NY)
     Hare
     Harman
     Heinrich
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Herseth Sandlin
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kagen
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Klein (FL)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Lance
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NY)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Mack
     Maloney
     Markey (CO)
     Matsui
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McDermott
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Perlmutter
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pingree (ME)
     Polis (CO)
     Posey
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rehberg
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ross
     Rush
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Sherman
     Speier
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sullivan
     Tanner
     Teague
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiahrt
     Titus
     Towns
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Watt
     Waxman
     Westmoreland
     Wu

                               NOES--231

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Bordallo
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Bright
     Brown (SC)
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capuano
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Castle
     Chandler
     Childers
     Chu
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Costello
     Crenshaw
     Critz
     Crowley
     Culberson
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (CA)
     Delahunt
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dingell
     Djou
     Donnelly (IN)
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Ehlers
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Etheridge
     Fallin
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garamendi
     Gerlach
     Goodlatte
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Heller
     Higgins
     Hill
     Hinojosa
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Israel
     Issa
     Jordan (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     King (IA)
     Kingston
     Kissell
     Kline (MN)
     Kucinich
     Lamborn
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Maffei
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Matheson
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McCotter
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Mica
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Norton
     Nunes
     Nye
     Olson
     Payne
     Pence
     Perriello
     Peters
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Pomeroy
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reichert
     Richardson
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)

[[Page 9696]]


     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Spratt
     Sutton
     Taylor
     Terry
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wasserman Schultz
     Watson
     Weiner
     Welch
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Slaughter
     Waters
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Boren
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Graves
     Hastings (FL)
     Melancon
     Pierluisi
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Two minutes remain in this vote.

                              {time}  2151

  Mr. CONYERS changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


   Amendment No. 79 Offered by Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Patrick J. Murphy) on which further proceedings were 
postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 234, 
noes 194, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 317]

                               AYES--234

     Ackerman
     Adler (NJ)
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boccieri
     Bordallo
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Cao
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carson (IN)
     Castor (FL)
     Chandler
     Christensen
     Chu
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Djou
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Driehaus
     Edwards (MD)
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Faleomavaega
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foster
     Frank (MA)
     Fudge
     Garamendi
     Giffords
     Gonzalez
     Gordon (TN)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Heinrich
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Lynch
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McMahon
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Michaud
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Norton
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Pingree (ME)
     Polis (CO)
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Teague
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Wilson (OH)
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth

                               NOES--194

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Austria
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carney
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Chaffetz
     Childers
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cole
     Conaway
     Costello
     Crenshaw
     Critz
     Culberson
     Davis (TN)
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Donnelly (IN)
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Fallin
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Guthrie
     Hall (TX)
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline (MN)
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Marshall
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCotter
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMorris Rodgers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Olson
     Ortiz
     Paulsen
     Pence
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Roskam
     Ross
     Royce
     Scalise
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Tanner
     Taylor
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Boren
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Graves
     Hastings (FL)
     Melancon
     Pierluisi
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan


                    Announcement By the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 5 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  2207

  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                    Announcement By the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will remind all persons in the gallery 
that they are here as guests of the House and that any manifestation of 
approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation of the rules of 
the House.


                Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Sarbanes

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 253, 
noes 172, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 318]

                               AYES--253

     Ackerman
     Adler (NJ)
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boccieri
     Bordallo
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Cao
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Cassidy
     Castor (FL)
     Chandler
     Childers
     Christensen
     Chu
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Conyers

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     Costello
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Djou
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foster
     Frank (MA)
     Fudge
     Garamendi
     Giffords
     Gonzalez
     Gordon (TN)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Heinrich
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTourette
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Lynch
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McMahon
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Michaud
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Norton
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree (ME)
     Platts
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shuler
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Taylor
     Teague
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Wilson (OH)
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth

                               NOES--172

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Austria
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Castle
     Chaffetz
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Cooper
     Costa
     Crenshaw
     Critz
     Culberson
     Dahlkemper
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Fallin
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Griffith
     Guthrie
     Hall (TX)
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jordan (OH)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latham
     Latta
     Lee (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCotter
     McHenry
     McKeon
     McMorris Rodgers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Minnick
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Olson
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Pence
     Petri
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Putnam
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Royce
     Scalise
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (TX)
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Boren
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Graves
     Hastings (FL)
     Linder
     Melancon
     Pierluisi
     Radanovich
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  2216

  Mr. BOYD changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Capuano) having assumed the chair, Ms. McCollum, Acting Chair of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 5136) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

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